Reddit reviews Bel Canto Bully: The Life and Times of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja

I read a fair amount of pop history, and there's lots of good pop history! The "good stuff" tends to be quieter and not published by Certain Big Names and will cover more niche topics, or just generally make more modest arguments. I review pop history regularly on Saturday Sources. Honestly I tend to be harder on the academic history. Some recentish pop history I've liked (loosely defined as "costs less than $30")

• This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason
  
  
• Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service I should be posting this review this Sat if I get my review together
  
  
• Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record
  
  
• [The Great American Cereal Book: From Apple Jacks to Wheaties] (http://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Cereal-Book-Breakfast/dp/0810997991/) breaks my rule because out of print, used copies are pricy for a reason... Happy Cereal Day.
  
  
• Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
  
  
• Bel Canto Bully: The Life and Times of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja