Curiosities and wonders.
Click on any of these subject headings, and you'll find more books about each subject. Sometimes those books will have even more, different subject headings. For instance, one of the titles that comes up in a subject search of "Curiosities and wonders" is the eBook of Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, which also links to the subject "Voyages and travels." One more click, and you can find yourself entertained for hours with books you might not have found otherwise.
Here are some subject headings that have provided us with some interesting stepping off points for searches, and examples of the eclectic cornucopia of books you might find within:
File under Curiosities and Wonders
The Wonder Trail: True Stories From Los Angeles to the End of the World by Steve Hely
F Is For France: A Curious Cabinet of French Wonders by Piu Eatwell
Spurious Correlations by Tyler Vigen
A People's History of the Peculiar: A Freak Show of Facts, Oddities & Astounding Truths From Across the Planet Earth by Nick Belardes [eBook]
Knowledge Is Beautiful by David McCandless
Mrs. Wakeman vs. the Antichrist and Other Strange-But-True Tales From American History by Robert Damon Schneck
Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery by Christopher O'Brien
National Geographic Guide to the World's Supernatural Places: More Than 250 Spine-Chilling Destinations Around the Globe by Sarah Bartlett
Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can't or Won't Show You by Harriet Baskas
Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down To Its Kids by Ken Jennings
File under Monsters
Medieval Monsters by Damien Kempf & Maria L. Gilbert
The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates by Nick Redfern
File under Mail art
Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi, Stefanie Posavec
File under World history - Pictorial works
The Infographic History of the World by Valentina D'Efilippo and James Ball
The Looks of Love: 50 Moments in Fashion That Inspired Romance by Hal Rubenstein
File under Social life and customs
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill
Rhapsody in Schmaltz: Yiddish Food and Why We Can't Stop Eating It by Michael Wex
Dime Stories by Tony Fitzpatrick
Fed, White, and Blue: Finding America With My Fork by Simon Majumdar
Tea & Antipathy: An American Family in Swinging London by Anita Miller
File under Art and society
File under Edible insects
The Insect Cookbook: Food For a Sustainable Planet by Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp, and Marcel Dicke
The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook: 40 Ways to Cook Crickets, Grasshoppers, Ants, Water Bugs, Spiders, Centipedes, and Their Kin by David George Gordon
Knowledge Is Beautiful by David McCandless
Mrs. Wakeman vs. the Antichrist and Other Strange-But-True Tales From American History by Robert Damon Schneck
Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery by Christopher O'Brien
National Geographic Guide to the World's Supernatural Places: More Than 250 Spine-Chilling Destinations Around the Globe by Sarah Bartlett
Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can't or Won't Show You by Harriet Baskas
Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down To Its Kids by Ken Jennings
File under Monsters
Medieval Monsters by Damien Kempf & Maria L. Gilbert
The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates by Nick Redfern
File under Mail art
Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi, Stefanie Posavec
File under World history - Pictorial works
The Infographic History of the World by Valentina D'Efilippo and James Ball
The Looks of Love: 50 Moments in Fashion That Inspired Romance by Hal Rubenstein
Vespa: The Story of a Cult Classic in Pictures by Günther Uhlig
File under Visual communication
The Best American Infographics
The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge by Manuel Lima
Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words From Around the World by Ella Frances Sanders
File under Visual communication
The Best American Infographics
The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge by Manuel Lima
Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words From Around the World by Ella Frances Sanders
File under Social life and customs
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill
Rhapsody in Schmaltz: Yiddish Food and Why We Can't Stop Eating It by Michael Wex
Dime Stories by Tony Fitzpatrick
Fed, White, and Blue: Finding America With My Fork by Simon Majumdar
Tea & Antipathy: An American Family in Swinging London by Anita Miller
The Other Paris by Luc Sante
The Real Traviata: The Song of Marie Duplessis by René Weis
This Victorian Life by Sarah Chrisman [eBook]
Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant
Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair by Christopher Oldstone-Moore
Box Girl: My Part-Time Job As An Art Installation by Lilibet Snellings
Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor
Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling Through Hollywood History by Mark Bailey
Truth be told, the subject "Social life and customs" is a bit of a cheat on our part. In the library catalog, you'll usually find it modified by another term such as "Paris (France) - Social life and customs - 20th century." If you try a subject search of "Social life etc." in the classic catalog, you will be advised to search by "Manners and customs," another delightful search byway, but not as comprehensive.
The Real Traviata: The Song of Marie Duplessis by René Weis
This Victorian Life by Sarah Chrisman [eBook]
Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant
Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair by Christopher Oldstone-Moore
Box Girl: My Part-Time Job As An Art Installation by Lilibet Snellings
Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor
Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling Through Hollywood History by Mark Bailey
Truth be told, the subject "Social life and customs" is a bit of a cheat on our part. In the library catalog, you'll usually find it modified by another term such as "Paris (France) - Social life and customs - 20th century." If you try a subject search of "Social life etc." in the classic catalog, you will be advised to search by "Manners and customs," another delightful search byway, but not as comprehensive.
Undermining: A Wild Ride Through Land Use, Politics, and Art in the Changing West by Lucy R. Lippard
Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age by Jonathon Keats
Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine edited by Judith A. Barter
Learning To Love You More by Harrell Fletcher & Miranda July
File under Love songs - History and criticism
Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s by Lori Majewski, Jonathan Bernstein
The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built by Jack Viertel
Love Songs: The Hidden History by Ted Gioia
Hear My Sad Story: The True Tales That Inspired "Stagolee," "John Henry," and Other Traditional American Folk Songs by Richard Polenberg
Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age by Jonathon Keats
Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine edited by Judith A. Barter
Learning To Love You More by Harrell Fletcher & Miranda July
File under Love songs - History and criticism
Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s by Lori Majewski, Jonathan Bernstein
The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built by Jack Viertel
Love Songs: The Hidden History by Ted Gioia
Hear My Sad Story: The True Tales That Inspired "Stagolee," "John Henry," and Other Traditional American Folk Songs by Richard Polenberg
The Insect Cookbook: Food For a Sustainable Planet by Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp, and Marcel Dicke
The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook: 40 Ways to Cook Crickets, Grasshoppers, Ants, Water Bugs, Spiders, Centipedes, and Their Kin by David George Gordon
You can also search by subject in the library catalog, without clicking into an item record, but unless you know the subject heading already, you might get a message like this one, circled in red:
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