Boons 2010 Reading List
Explore Boons' 2010 reading list, featuring standout picks like Niall Ferguson's *The Ascent of Money* and Mary Roach's *Stiff*. Discover curated books on history, psychology, and language arts from our 2010 collection.
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.
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Sin and Syntax
by Constance Hale
An expert on contemporary copywriting offers advice on up-to-date writing styles, showing how to break through conventional modes to achieve a striking and hip style.
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The Ascent of Money
by Niall Ferguson
Chronicles the evolution of finance from its origins in Mesopotamia to the modern world's most recent upheavals, covering such topics as the stock market bubble that prompted the French Revolution and the theories behind common investment vehicles.
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Sociobiology
by Edward O. Wilson
When this work was first published it started a tumultuous round in the age-old nature versus nurture debate. It shows how research in human genetics and neuroscience has strengthened the case for biological understanding of human nature.
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Thaler, Richard H.
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