Mortified : Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic.
by David Nadelberg
I am a nosy person by nature. I love looking at other peoples' photo albums, strangers' high school yearbooks, correspondence between people I've never met, etc.
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: & Other Lessons from the Crematory
by Caitlin Doughty
One part coming-of-age as a mortician memoir, and another part examination of funeral rituals across the world, and all parts hilariously macabre. You do not have to share the author's fascination with death to be engrossed by this book.
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
by Jenny Lawson
The most laugh out loud, hilarious memoir I have ever read. I recommend it to everyone looking to take their mind of the grim reality of the world. Side splitting laughter will ensue. Dark humor for the win!
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
by Alfred Lansing
Non-fiction at it's best! Based on first-hand interviews and personal diaries from the journey, this book was first published in 1959. It is written like a thriller.