The best nonfiction books of 2020
A professor of law at Yale University chooses 10 of his favorites, which range over topics such as Neanderthals, Simulmatics and John Maynard Keynes
By Stephen Carter / Bloomberg
In the tough times of 2020, I’ve found myself drawn to nonfiction that made me look at the familiar in a different way. I’ve collected my favorite 10 books of the year here. The first 9 are in random order, followed by my pick for the best nonfiction book of the year.
Why We Swim
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, by James Nestor.
So many of us are drawn to the water, for recreation, for beautiful vistas, for food. And then there’s those who go to swim. In elegant prose, Tsui explores her own love of plunging into the water, and combines history, psychology, and interviews to explain the same emotion in others. Also, why humans are like salmon.
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