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NPR Science Friday's Best Science Books

This is a list of the annual list of best science books by NPR's Science Friday program. It is based on the annual lists posted online from 2013-2019.
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (Steve Brusatte)
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Steve Brusatte
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Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet (Clare L. Evans)
Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
Clare L. Evans
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How to Change Your Mind (Michael Pollan)
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
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The Dialogues: Conversations About the Nature of the Universe (Clifford V. Johnson)
The Dialogues: Conversations About the Nature of the Universe
Clifford V. Johnson
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Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures (Nicholas Pyenson)
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures
Nicholas Pyenson
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Rising: Dispatches From the New American Shore (Elizabeth Rush)
Rising: Dispatches From the New American Shore
Elizabeth Rush
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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood (Rose George)
Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Rose George
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The Dinosaur Artist (Paige Williams)
The Dinosaur Artist
Paige Williams
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Chesapeake Requiem (Earl Swift)
Chesapeake Requiem
Earl Swift
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In Search of the Canary Tree (Lauren E. Oakes)
In Search of the Canary Tree
Lauren E. Oakes
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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities From the History of Medicine (Thomas Morris)
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities From the History of Medicine
Thomas Morris
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Dispatches From Planet 3 (Marcia Bartusiak)
Dispatches From Planet 3
Marcia Bartusiak
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Losing the Nobel Prize (Brian Keating)
Losing the Nobel Prize
Brian Keating
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh (Carl Zimmer)
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
Carl Zimmer
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
John Carreyrou
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Heart: A History (Sandeep Jauhar)
Heart: A History
Sandeep Jauhar
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What the Eyes Don't See (Mona Hanna Attisha)
What the Eyes Don't See
Mona Hanna Attisha
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect (Judea Pearl)
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
Judea Pearl
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The River of Consciousness (Oliver Sacks)
The River of Consciousness
Oliver Sacks
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Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space (Janna Levin)
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space
Janna Levin
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (Oliver Jeffers)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Oliver Jeffers
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The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science (Marcus Du Sautoy)
The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science
Marcus Du Sautoy
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A Crack in Creation (Jennifer A. Doudna)
A Crack in Creation
Jennifer A. Doudna
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Rigor Mortis (Richard Harris)
Rigor Mortis
Richard Harris
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War I (Liza Mundy)
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War I
Liza Mundy
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American Wolf (Nate Blakeslee)
American Wolf
Nate Blakeslee
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The Songs of Trees (David George Haskell)
The Songs of Trees
David George Haskell
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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (Lydia Kang)
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
Lydia Kang
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Teeth (Mary Otto)
Teeth
Mary Otto
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Dan Egan)
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan
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Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods (Danna Staaf)
Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
Danna Staaf
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The Polar Bear (Jenni Desmond)
The Polar Bear
Jenni Desmond
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Time Travel (James Gleick)
Time Travel
James Gleick
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The Confidence Game (Maria Konnikova)
The Confidence Game
Maria Konnikova
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Being a Dog (Alexandra Horowitz)
Being a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz
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Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World Unabridged Edition (Rachel Ignotofsky)
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World Unabridged Edition
Rachel Ignotofsky
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The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars (Dava Sobel)
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
Dava Sobel
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Felt Time: The Psychology of How We Perceive Time (Marc Wittmann)
Felt Time: The Psychology of How We Perceive Time
Marc Wittmann
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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
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Hidden Life of Trees (Wohlleben)
Hidden Life of Trees
Wohlleben
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