John M.’s 'history-microhistory' books on Goodreads (42 books)

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checkbox	position 47	cover	title Pineapple: King of Fruits	author Beauman, Fran	isbn 0099469448	isbn13 9780099469445	asin 0099469448	num pages 512 pp	avg rating 3.70	num ratings 43	date pub 2005	date pub edition Dec 19, 2006	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 12, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 46	cover	title The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down	author Woodard, Colin	isbn 015603462X	isbn13 9780156034623	asin 015603462X	num pages 383 pp	avg rating 3.88	num ratings 10,836	date pub 2007	date pub edition Jun 30, 2008	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 04, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 45	cover	title Planet Palm: How Palm Oil Ended Up in Everything — And Endangered the World	author Zuckerman, Jocelyn C.	isbn 1620975238	isbn13 9781620975237	asin 1620975238	num pages 339 pp	avg rating 3.95	num ratings 219	date pub May 21, 2021	date pub edition May 25, 2021	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Apr 02, 2024	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position 44	cover	title A History of Tea: The Life and Times of the World's Favorite Beverage	author Martin, Laura C. *	isbn 0804851123	isbn13 9780804851121	asin 0804851123	num pages 232 pp	avg rating 3.94	num ratings 420	date pub Sep 04, 2018	date pub edition Sep 04, 2018	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 28, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 43	cover	title The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary	author Winchester, Simon	isbn 0060839783	isbn13 9780060839789	asin 0060839783	num pages 242 pp	avg rating 3.84	num ratings 118,252	date pub Sep 28, 1998	date pub edition 2005	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 23, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 42	cover	title Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil	author Mueller, Tom	isbn 0393070212	isbn13 9780393070217	asin 0393070212	num pages 238 pp	avg rating 3.77	num ratings 3,983	date pub Jan 01, 2011	date pub edition Dec 05, 2011	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 18, 2024	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position 41	cover	title Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused	author Dash, Mike	isbn 060980765X	isbn13 9780609807651	asin 060980765X	num pages 273 pp	avg rating 3.66	num ratings 2,784	date pub Feb 01, 2000	date pub edition Jan 30, 2001	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 18, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 40	cover	title Spice: The History of a Temptation	author Turner, Jack	isbn 0375707050	isbn13 9780375707056	asin 0375707050	num pages 384 pp	avg rating 3.64	num ratings 2,494	date pub Aug 02, 2004	date pub edition Aug 09, 2005	John's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started May 12, 2024	date read May 17, 2024	date added Mar 18, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 39	cover	title Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug	author Sedgewick, Augustine	isbn 0143110748	isbn13 9780143110743	asin 0143110748	num pages 448 pp	avg rating 3.59	num ratings 1,463	date pub Oct 05, 2021	date pub edition Apr 06, 2021	John's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Aug 15, 2024	date read Aug 28, 2024	date added Mar 11, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 38	cover	title Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America	author Ruhlman, Michael	isbn 1419729535	isbn13 9781419729539	asin 1419729535	num pages 320 pp	avg rating 3.78	num ratings 3,165	date pub May 16, 2017	date pub edition May 29, 2018	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 10, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 37	cover	title Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers	author Cadbury, Deborah	isbn 1610390512	isbn13 9781610390514	asin 1610390512	num pages 384 pp	avg rating 3.76	num ratings 1,661	date pub Jan 01, 2010	date pub edition Oct 25, 2011	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 10, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 35	cover	title Sugar: A Bittersweet History	author Abbott, Elizabeth *	isbn 1590206479	isbn13 9781590206478	asin 1590206479	num pages 464 pp	avg rating 3.72	num ratings 407	date pub Jan 01, 2008	date pub edition Sep 27, 2011	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 10, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 34	cover	title Pomodoro!: A History of the Tomato in Italy	author Gentilcore, David	isbn 023115206X	isbn13 9780231152068	asin 023115206X	num pages 272 pp	avg rating 3.47	num ratings 55	date pub 2010	date pub edition Jun 15, 2010	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 10, 2024	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position 33	cover	title A Short History of Drunkenness	author Forsyth, Mark *	isbn 0241359244	isbn13 9780241359242	asin 0241359244	num pages 256 pp	avg rating 3.97	num ratings 3,637	date pub Nov 02, 2017	date pub edition Jan 22, 2019	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 06, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 32	cover	title Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit	author Estabrook, Barry	isbn 1449423450	isbn13 9781449423452	asin 1449423450	num pages 256 pp	avg rating 3.95	num ratings 4,428	date pub Jun 07, 2011	date pub edition Apr 24, 2012	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 28, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 30	cover	title The Library: A Fragile History	author Pettegree, Andrew	isbn 1541603729	isbn13 9781541603721	asin	num pages 544 pp	avg rating 3.84	num ratings 1,542	date pub Nov 09, 2021	date pub edition Oct 17, 2023	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 27, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 29	cover	title The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World	author Zuckerman, Larry	isbn 0865475784	isbn13 9780865475786	asin 0865475784	num pages 336 pp	avg rating 3.61	num ratings 544	date pub Jun 01, 1998	date pub edition Oct 25, 1999	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 27, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 28	cover	title The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables	author Alexander, Adam	isbn 191529424X	isbn13 9781915294241	asin 191529424X	num pages 306 pp	avg rating 3.86	num ratings 356	date pub Sep 29, 2022	date pub edition Sep 07, 2023	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 27, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position 27	cover	title Gods, Wasps and Stranglers: The Secret History and Redemptive Future of Fig Trees	author Shanahan, Mike *	isbn	isbn13	asin B01MPZB4RQ	num pages 208 pp	avg rating 4.11	num ratings 499	date pub unknown	date pub edition Nov 01, 2016	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 27, 2024	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view
checkbox	position 26	cover	title Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History	author Alexander, William *	isbn 1538753332	isbn13 9781538753330	asin 1538753332	num pages 320 pp	avg rating 3.98	num ratings 1,265	date pub Jun 06, 2022	date pub edition Jun 06, 2023	John's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 27, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view

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