3.45 avg rating — 22 ratings

"Reading a book about reference books seems a little strange to some. But it was great. "

3.93 avg rating — 51,645 ratings

"Because Mary Roach's writing is so enjoyable and humorous, I forgot the topics can be gross/strange until I start describing to someone the book I'm reading."

4.22 avg rating — 108,513 ratings

"People seem to get squirmy about death so the idea of reading a book with 'lessons from the crematory' may strike some as odd. "

3.92 avg rating — 56,248 ratings

"A book that goes through the period table of elements? And it's a full-length book? And it's good? Yes."

3.76 avg rating — 29,704 ratings

"A.J. Jacobs goes to great lengths to do his experiments/research, in this case reading through the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z. I've told people about one of his books and they've reacted, "He did what!?" so seems a good fit on this list. "

4.06 avg rating — 240,226 ratings