If you loved
Books like Grunt
A witty, eye-opening exploration of the messy, unglamorous science of keeping human beings alive in the most extreme conditions imaginable. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Grunt.
- fascinating
- energetic
- morbidly amusing
- sobering
- 01
Gulp
Mary Roach
An unforgettable, taboo-breaking tour through the surreal and fascinating mechanics of the human digestive system.
- 02
Packing for Mars
Mary Roach
A hilariously grounded look at the deeply unglamorous, bodily realities of sending fragile humans into the void.
- 03
Gut
Giulia Enders
A delightfully quirky and surprisingly affectionate tour through the body's most underappreciated and misunderstood organ system.
- 04
The Bomber Mafia
Malcolm Gladwell
A conversational yet sobering exploration of how idealistic innovation inevitably collides with the brutal pragmatism of war.
- 05
Soonish
Kelly Weinersmith
A hilarious, comic-studded joyride through the weird, wild, and highly improbable technologies of tomorrow.
- 06
Rogue heroes
Ben Macintyre
A riveting, psychologically sharp plunge into the audacious origins of modern special forces.
- 07
I Contain Multitudes
Ed Yong
A joyous, mind-bending plunge into the invisible ecosystems that secretly run our bodies and our world.
- 08
Dark Archives
Megan Rosenbloom
A fascinating, respectful descent into the macabre intersection of medical history and rare book collecting.
- 09
Stuff Matters
Mark Miodownik
A joyful, eye-opening tour through the hidden miracles of the everyday objects we touch, use, and ignore.
- 10
Good to Go
Christie Aschwanden
An inquisitive and accessible exploration of the physiological realities of athletic recovery and the mind-body connection.
- 11
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
A delightfully witty, bite-sized tour of the cosmos that makes the mind-boggling scale of science feel like a fun conversation with a very smart friend.
- 12
What doesn't kill us
Scott Carney
An invigorating exploration of how pushing our physical limits can unlock the hidden resilience of our evolutionary past.
