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The 22 Books All Biologists Should Read

This list is taken from the article Carter, J.L. and Mayer, W.V., 1988. Reading beyond the textbook: Great books of biology. BioScience, 38(7), pp.490-492. It is based on a survey of 108 biologists known by the author. The list is arranged from most suggested book to least suggested.
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The Double Helix (James Watson)
The Double Helix (James Watson)
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The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
3
The Lives of a Cell (Lewis Thomas)
The Lives of a Cell (Lewis Thomas)
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Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
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Ever Since Darwin
Ever Since Darwin
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The Panda'S Thumb
The Panda'S Thumb
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A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
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The Growth of Biological Thought (Ernst Mayr)
The Growth of Biological Thought (Ernst Mayr)
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
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Microbe Hunters
Microbe Hunters
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The Mismeasure of Man (Stephen Jay Gould)
The Mismeasure of Man (Stephen Jay Gould)
12
Voyage of the Beagle (Charles Darwin)
Voyage of the Beagle (Charles Darwin)
13
The Medusa and the Snail (Lewis Thomas)
The Medusa and the Snail (Lewis Thomas)
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On Human Nature (Edward O. Wilson)
On Human Nature (Edward O. Wilson)
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Science and Human Values (Jacob Bronowski)
Science and Human Values (Jacob Bronowski)
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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
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The Population Bomb (Paul R. Ehrlich)
The Population Bomb (Paul R. Ehrlich)
18
The Dragons of Eden (Carl Sagan)
The Dragons of Eden (Carl Sagan)
19
What Is Life? With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches by E
What Is Life? With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches by E
20
The Two Cultures (C. P. Snow)
The Two Cultures (C. P. Snow)
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Rosalind Franklin and DNA (Anne Sayre)
Rosalind Franklin and DNA (Anne Sayre)
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Sociobiology (E O Wilson)
Sociobiology (E O Wilson)
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