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The Well-Tempered Nerd 2023 Edition: Great Books on Science, Nature, and Technology - Page 3

Our retired maverick English Teacher and self-professed science nerd gives an updated list of 103 books on science that are geared toward the general reading public and are marked by clarity, elegance, and a refusal to write "down" to their audience.
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The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine (Marty Jopson)
The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine (Marty Jopson)
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The Sea Around Us (Rachel Carson)
The Sea Around Us (Rachel Carson)
83
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
84
Shoot for the Moon (James Donovan)
Shoot for the Moon (James Donovan)
85
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
86
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
87
The Silent World (Jacque-Yves Cousteau)
The Silent World (Jacque-Yves Cousteau)
88
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction
89
The Sixth Extinction (Richard Leakey & Roger Lewin)
The Sixth Extinction (Richard Leakey & Roger Lewin)
90
The Skeptic's Guide to the Future (Novella)
The Skeptic's Guide to the Future (Novella)
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (Steven Novella)
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (Steven Novella)
92
Starry Messenger (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Starry Messenger (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
93
Startalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race... (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Startalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race... (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
94
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
95
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age (B. Carlson)
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age (B. Carlson)
96
The Third Wave (Toffler Alvin)
The Third Wave (Toffler Alvin)
97
The Trouble With Physics (Lee Smolin)
The Trouble With Physics (Lee Smolin)
98
Twin Tracks (James Burke)
Twin Tracks (James Burke)
99
The War on Science (Shawn Otto)
The War on Science (Shawn Otto)
100
We Are Not Alone (Sullivan)
We Are Not Alone (Sullivan)
101
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
102
When the Rivers Run Dry (Fred Pearce)
When the Rivers Run Dry (Fred Pearce)
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Wonderful Life (Stephen Jay Gould)
Wonderful Life (Stephen Jay Gould)
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