I have come to the conclusion that Kiwi likes dense, detailed books! Proof of that is Pipe Dreams: the Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet, by Chelsea Wald. There are a lot of humans on this planet and many (and I do mean many) do not live where there are adequate, or even any, means to dispose of our waste. What is the answer? How can it be managed? Lots of ideas here, along with some witty writing, you'll have a lot to think about!

I enjoy movies, I enjoy trivia, I've enjoyed reading the Mental Floss magazine, so this book, The Curious Movie Buff: a Miscellany of Fantastic Films from the Past Fifty Years, by Jennifer M. Wood and the team at Mental Floss, was an easy pick for me. I'll admit to skimming some of the chapters (horror movies, for one) but overall, this was a good read. Lots of fun facts here, and behind the scenes information, too ... comments on why a film became a cult classic, what makes for a block buster, what movies were turned down and then went on to be a smash at the box office and so on. If you like movies, you should enjoy this book.

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