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A list of "cultural histories of" taken-for granted, everyday food and other consumable items.

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1	Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky 3.75 avg rating — 81,637 ratings score: 7,047, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 3.99 avg rating — 100,374 ratings score: 6,692, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The American Translator: From San Francisco to Battlefields in Iraq by Ahmed Alshuwaikhat 4.83 avg rating — 141 ratings score: 5,400, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.04 avg rating — 474,405 ratings score: 4,810, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 3.84 avg rating — 124,760 ratings score: 3,673, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 4.21 avg rating — 437,061 ratings score: 3,582, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 35,344 ratings score: 3,289, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson 3.91 avg rating — 45,116 ratings score: 2,895, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky 3.92 avg rating — 26,300 ratings score: 2,398, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski 3.75 avg rating — 1,515 ratings score: 1,999, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor 4.19 avg rating — 9,645 ratings score: 1,910, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 58,226 ratings score: 1,895, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Goya y las Pinturas Negras desde la psicología de Jung by Javier De Prada Pareja (Goodreads Author) 4.86 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 1,700, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel 3.99 avg rating — 78,279 ratings score: 1,693, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Spice: The History of a Temptation by Jack Turner 3.64 avg rating — 2,592 ratings score: 1,524, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg 3.71 avg rating — 2,575 ratings score: 1,508, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay 3.79 avg rating — 74,359 ratings score: 1,468, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 60,641 ratings score: 1,399, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World by Dan Koeppel 3.81 avg rating — 5,548 ratings score: 1,335, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation by Kirsten Fischer 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 1,300, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 6,414 ratings score: 1,296, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Home: A Short History of an Idea by Witold Rybczynski 3.94 avg rating — 1,740 ratings score: 1,010, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester 3.81 avg rating — 14,401 ratings score: 1,008, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 3,137 ratings score: 980, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English by John McWhorter 3.83 avg rating — 7,286 ratings score: 956, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are by Henry Petroski 3.52 avg rating — 1,396 ratings score: 925, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 13,010 ratings score: 840, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Story of English by Robert McCrum 4.09 avg rating — 2,417 ratings score: 835, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life In Nineteenth-Century England by Daniel Pool 3.85 avg rating — 5,828 ratings score: 792, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	A People's History of the United States: Highlights from the Twentieth Century by Howard Zinn 4.11 avg rating — 549 ratings score: 755, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 13,626 ratings score: 741, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 5,632 ratings score: 735, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 2,669 ratings score: 735, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski 3.79 avg rating — 671 ratings score: 734, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language ― A Witty Linguistics Book on How Thousands of Tongues Evolved from One Source by John McWhorter 3.99 avg rating — 3,339 ratings score: 706, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails by Wayne Curtis (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 3,195 ratings score: 706, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash by Susan Strasser 3.81 avg rating — 470 ratings score: 695, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D. Coe 3.80 avg rating — 1,578 ratings score: 692, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 57,931 ratings score: 679, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Calendar : The 5000 Year Struggle to Align the Clock and the Heavens and What Happened to the Missing Ten Days by David Ewing Duncan 3.85 avg rating — 1,121 ratings score: 653, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Smithsonian Book of Books by Michael Olmert 4.18 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 640, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide by Mary Lou Heiss 3.93 avg rating — 677 ratings score: 631, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Tea: The Drink that Changed the World by Laura C. Martin (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 585 ratings score: 629, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton 3.83 avg rating — 5,573 ratings score: 547, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Library: A World History by James W.P. Campbell 4.42 avg rating — 483 ratings score: 535, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure by Adam Leith Gollner 3.82 avg rating — 1,150 ratings score: 533, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 27,406 ratings score: 522, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee by Stewart Lee Allen 3.63 avg rating — 2,131 ratings score: 519, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 16,278 ratings score: 490, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 4.19 avg rating — 892,903 ratings score: 484, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Social Life of Coffee: The Emergence of the British Coffeehouse by Brian Cowan 3.76 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 476, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston 4.12 avg rating — 9,363 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain by Ronald Hutton 4.17 avg rating — 404 ratings score: 469, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Books: A Living History by Martyn Lyons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 440 ratings score: 466, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Clay: The History and Evolution of Humankind's Relationship with Earth's Most Primal Element by Suzanne Staubach 3.69 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 461, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Christopher Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 32,255 ratings score: 453, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors by Lizzie Collingham 3.92 avg rating — 1,273 ratings score: 452, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Sex in History by Reay Tannahill 3.89 avg rating — 1,200 ratings score: 450, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Food in History by Reay Tannahill 3.97 avg rating — 1,621 ratings score: 442, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw by Witold Rybczynski 3.69 avg rating — 798 ratings score: 431, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat (New York Review Books Classics) by Carl van Vechten 3.53 avg rating — 299 ratings score: 417, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself by Daniel J. Boorstin 4.11 avg rating — 11,930 ratings score: 393, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America's Most Cherished Holiday by Stephen Nissenbaum 3.89 avg rating — 1,259 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Cats are not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics by Laura L. Gould 3.80 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 8,025 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Rum: The Epic Story Of The Drink That Conquered The World by Charles A. Coulombe 3.71 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 2,355 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Pizza: A Slice of American History by Liz Barrett (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann 4.05 avg rating — 98,724 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse 3.81 avg rating — 636 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages by Anne Mendelson 3.62 avg rating — 559 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It by David M. Ewalt (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 5,206 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World by Amir D. Aczel 3.33 avg rating — 517 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Coffee House: A Cultural History by Markman Ellis 3.66 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 375, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Origins and Ancient History of Wine by Patrick E. McGovern (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870 by Liza Picard 4.03 avg rating — 1,471 ratings score: 373, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West by Beatrice Hohenegger 3.81 avg rating — 246 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Tastes of Paradise by Wolfgang Schivelbusch 4.07 avg rating — 1,409 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar by Peter Macinnis (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 148 ratings score: 360, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	A Social History of Tea by Jane Pettigrew 4.02 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 353, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard W. Wrangham 3.88 avg rating — 4,202 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity by Virginia Smith 3.50 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa Kaltenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,879 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	American Wop - Beaver Buffalo Buttons Brass Boxing and Beer: That's why you're here! by Jack Tar (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	A History of the Wife: An Intellectually Vigorous Cultural History of Marriage―From Medieval Europe to Contemporary America by Marilyn Yalom 3.84 avg rating — 1,667 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Strange Chemistry: The Stories Your Chemistry Teacher Wouldn't Tell You by Steven Farmer (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Nose: A Profile of Sex, Beauty, and Survival by Gabrielle Glaser 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall 4.30 avg rating — 240,620 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain by David Shenk (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 3,163 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Difference Engine : Charles Babbage And The Quest To Build The First Computer by Doron Swade 3.75 avg rating — 316 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Checkered Fences by Alma Hudson (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Eye by Simon Ings 4.02 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	99 Drams of Whiskey: The Accidental Hedonist's Quest for the Perfect Shot and the History of the Drink by Kate Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 295 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet by Andrew Blum (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 3,966 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times by Don Kladstrup 4.07 avg rating — 722 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine by Sarah Lohman 3.95 avg rating — 2,831 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 1,887 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Pagan Britain by Ronald Hutton 4.17 avg rating — 518 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Kirkyard Moon by Rhys Shaw (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket by Trevor Corson 3.78 avg rating — 2,626 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars