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Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only (Feb 2022) - Page 4

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Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
Popular or even technical science books that you thought were really well done.
Note: Please keep it to actual science - no politics or nutrition, unless the focus is very definitely on science. No science fiction, politics, history, religion, or self-help. Any book that doesn't meet the criteria will be removed.
I stopped after the first 240 books in the list though there's a more varied list waiting to be compiled!
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The Seven Daughters of Eve (Bryan Sykes)
The Seven Daughters of Eve (Bryan Sykes)
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
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Voyage of the Beagle (Charles Darwin)
Voyage of the Beagle (Charles Darwin)
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The New Way Things Work (David Macaulay)
The New Way Things Work (David Macaulay)
125
One Two Three…Infinity (George Gamow)
One Two Three…Infinity (George Gamow)
126
Billions & Billions (Carl Sagan)
Billions & Billions (Carl Sagan)
127
The Character of Physical Law (Richard Feynman)
The Character of Physical Law (Richard Feynman)
128
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
129
The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose)
The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose)
130
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality (Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jethá)
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality (Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jethá)
131
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (John Gribbin)
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (John Gribbin)
132
Fooled by Randomness (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
Fooled by Randomness (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
133
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
134
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
135
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Randy Shilts)
136
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe (Martin Rees)
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe (Martin Rees)
137
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions (David Quammen)
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions (David Quammen)
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E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (David Bodanis)
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (David Bodanis)
139
Annals of the Former World (John McPhee)
Annals of the Former World (John McPhee)
140
The Island of the Colorblind (Oliver Sacks)
The Island of the Colorblind (Oliver Sacks)
141
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Oliver Sacks)
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Oliver Sacks)
142
Scienceblind: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong (Andrew Shtulman)
Scienceblind: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong (Andrew Shtulman)
143
Phantoms in the Brain (V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee)
Phantoms in the Brain (V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee)
144
Dreams of a Final Theory (Steven Weinberg)
Dreams of a Final Theory (Steven Weinberg)
145
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
146
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
147
Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (Mary Roach)
Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (Mary Roach)
148
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Ed Yong)
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Ed Yong)
149
The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search (Thomas Hager)
The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search (Thomas Hager)
150
My Stroke of Insight (Jill Bolte Taylor)
My Stroke of Insight (Jill Bolte Taylor)
151
Why People Believe Weird Things (Michael Shermer)
Why People Believe Weird Things (Michael Shermer)
152
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Stephen Hawking)
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Stephen Hawking)
153
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (Francis S. Collins)
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (Francis S. Collins)
154
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Mike Brown)
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Mike Brown)
155
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality (Manjit Kumar)
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality (Manjit Kumar)
156
The Extended Phenotype (Richard Dawkins)
The Extended Phenotype (Richard Dawkins)
157
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Matthew Walker)
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Matthew Walker)
158
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
159
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World (Stephen Brusatte)
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World (Stephen Brusatte)
160
The Control of Nature (John McPhee)
The Control of Nature (John McPhee)
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