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1375060 No.1375060 [Reply] [Original]

What are some cool nonfiction books that follow the history of one object or subject or whatnot?

My mom's super into books that follow the origin and history of a specific topic. I.e. history of the penis, history of books, history of colour, etc.

I need to come up with a Christmas gift to buy her ten minutes before I give it to her, and this is a hard topic to search for.
Anything related to 'the history of books' will help, too, as that's her favourite.

Pic related.

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1375074

another pic related.

>> No.1375107

I am now accepting any advice on books my mom would like.

She has a PHD in Religious Studies, a diverse background in art history and native studies, and prefers weird and whacky takes on history/the world. Also is the matriarch of a large family and loves books on motherhood n'shiiit.

She gave me one book idea. It sucked and I don't want to get her said book. Not to mention it cost $30, you can only buy it online, and I'm broke and only have until Saturday.

>> No.1375122

Yeah, I'm just going to keep bumping this.

>> No.1375134

I'm looking for a book where there's sexual tension between a mother and her son, maybe because the father has died. is there a book like this?

>> No.1375154

>>1375107
>PHD in religious studies
wow does she also own organic furniture?

>> No.1375168

>>1375154
no... is that a problem?

>> No.1375193

You guys suck at this.

>> No.1375197

>>1375195
>fruedian

>fruedian

>fruedian

>shit-for-brains

>> No.1375195

>>1375193
oh shut the fuck up, no one cares bout your fruedian relationship with your mother

>> No.1375204

>>1375197
sya thta to myy phace mofo

>> No.1375219

Salt
Cod
Bialys
Castration
god there was a whole fad for them starting in the 90s and continuing until a few years ago, do you want me to go on?

>> No.1375226

>She has a PHD in Religious Studies,
Something by Elaine Pagels or Jaroslav Pelikan or John Dominic Crossan

>a diverse background in art history and native studies,
Something by TJ Clark

>and prefers weird and whacky takes on history/the world.
Our Kind by Marvin Harris. Or The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Richard Hofstadter

>Also is the matriarch of a large family and loves books on motherhood n'shiiit.
Something by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. (Yes, that's how she spells her last name.)

>> No.1375234

>>1375219
I think she has all of those except the one on Bialys... whatever that is. Thanks!

>>1375226
You rule. Thank you!

>> No.1375244

Get her Osprey's Men-at-Arms #333, Armies of Medieval Russia 750-1250.

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1375285

I have decided to get her this instead.

It's awesome.

>> No.1375296

>>1375285

why are you asking /lit/ for suggestions if you're just going to get her something from urban outfitters?

>> No.1375299

>>1375296
It's from Urban Outfitters?

Way to commercialize my book choice, fucking asshole.
Go back to choking on Derrida's mummified codpiece.