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The Well-Tempered Nerd: Great Books About Science

Our maverick English Teacher and self-professed science nerd lists 70 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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Alcohol in Space (Carberry)
Alcohol in Space (Carberry)
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Awakenings (Oliver Sacks)
Awakenings (Oliver Sacks)
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Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (Simon Singh)
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (Simon Singh)
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The Black Hole War (Leonard Susskind)
The Black Hole War (Leonard Susskind)
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Stephen Hawking)
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Stephen Hawking)
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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Greatest Legacy (Kip S. Thorne)
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Greatest Legacy (Kip S. Thorne)
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Brief Answers to Big Questions (Stephen Hawking)
Brief Answers to Big Questions (Stephen Hawking)
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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
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Carl Sagan'S Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective by Car
Carl Sagan'S Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective by Car
10
Circles (James Burke)
Circles (James Burke)
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Connections (Burke)
Connections (Burke)
12
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
13
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
14
The Day We Found the Universe (Marcia Bartusiak)
The Day We Found the Universe (Marcia Bartusiak)
15
The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World
16
The Dinosaur Heresies (Robert Bakker)
The Dinosaur Heresies (Robert Bakker)
17
THE DOUBLE HELIX by James D. Watson
THE DOUBLE HELIX by James D. Watson
18
The Drunken Botanist (Amy Stewart)
The Drunken Botanist (Amy Stewart)
19
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
20
Extraterrestrial (Avi Loeb)
Extraterrestrial (Avi Loeb)
21
Factfulness (Hans Rosling)
Factfulness (Hans Rosling)
22
The Five Ages of the Universe (Adams & Laughlin)
The Five Ages of the Universe (Adams & Laughlin)
23
Footsteps (Bruce Norman)
Footsteps (Bruce Norman)
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
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The Gene (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Gene (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
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The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
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The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped (Margot Lee Shetterly)
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The Hubble Wars (Eric J. Chaisson)
The Hubble Wars (Eric J. Chaisson)
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Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warp
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warp
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
34
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (John Gribbin)
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (John Gribbin)
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Infinite Powers (Steven Strogatz)
Infinite Powers (Steven Strogatz)
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Is Anyone Out There? the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Frank Drake)
Is Anyone Out There? the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Frank Drake)
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Issac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Issac's Storm (Erik Larson)
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The Knowledge Web (James Burke)
The Knowledge Web (James Burke)
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Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
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