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Very thoroughly researched and annotated; it reveals a lot of new information and debunks a lot of old myths.

Fascinating look at life in the medical profession.

Also good, but inaccurately titled; it should have said "Global Economic History Since the Industrial Revolution".

It's by Randall Munroe, what else do you need to know?

A thorough if somewhat superficial survey of time travel in the movies.

Detailed, well-researched history of Polynesian-Western contact and relations. As a New Zealander I was interested in this, although American or European readers with no personal connection may be less so.

If you're a fan of the movie, or of Stanley Kubrick and/or Arthur C. Clarke in general, you should read this.

The first volume of a thorough study of Doctor Who, with a combined fannish and scholarly point of view that I enjoyed.