Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester (464 pages)
Good book about the history of
land ownership. The author goes from telling the history of the plot of land he
just bought (from the breakup of Pangea no less) to the troubles that occur
when one civilization comes upon a country that already has inhabitants.
Polio: An American Story by David M. Oshinsky (352 pages)
Book about the struggle to find
a vaccine to polio. I heard this book discussed on a podcast that was talking
about COVID-19 and the rollout of its vaccine and the similarities are very
striking. A good book about the people who not only invented/perfected/made the
vaccine but also those who suffered from the disease.
Read by Tim Emmel

