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Some suggestions below. Although you might think some of these books sound boring, they really are great books that introduce you all sorts of things beyond just the main topic.
Stiff by Mary Roach: You'll learn all about cadavers.
Disappearing Spoon: You'll learn about the periodic table (much more interesting than it sounds).
Tulipomania by Mike Dash: You'll realize you should have been able to have foreseen the tech and housing bubbles and ensuing crashes (although it's too late).
Batavia's Graveyard by Mike Dash: Although it's about a shipwreck (the Essex recommendation above is excellent, btw), you'll learn quite a bit about culture and economics in the time of the East Indian Trading Company.
Salt by Mark Kurlansky: You'll learn all about salt.
Mitch
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