This was such a fascinating book. I've come back to it many times and have referenced it in conversation frequently.

Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr. 417. I thought I reviewed this but cannot find the review. I learned so much! It was so interesting! I immediately bought a copy for the library (read this as an ARC on netgalley). And fyi, that's exactly how the title appears on the cover.
This is pretty much exactly how I like my nonfiction: long enough to cover the subject fully but not long-winded, informative but not dry, and pulling in relevant information from a lot of different areas or subjects. (Who would have thought the invention of the fireplace would have a direct result on the ways we have historically used cussing?)