The Weirdest Nonfiction Books I've Ever Read

Rust: The Longest War

Jonathan Waldman

The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration

Sarah Everts

In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms

Doug Bierend

Flying Blind: One Man’s Adventures Battling Buckthorn, Making Peace with Authority, and Creating a Home for Endangered Bats

Don Mitchell

Homing: On Pigeons, Dwellings, and Why We Return

Jon Day

Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther

Craig Pittman

Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami

Roben Farzad

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus

Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

Caitlin Doughty

Sex, Lies, and Handwriting: A Top Expert Reveals the Secrets Hidden in Your Handwriting

Michelle Dresbold