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The Well-Tempered Nerd: Great Books About Science - Page 2

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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Life on Earth (David Attenborough)
Life on Earth
David Attenborough
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Life on Other Worlds (H. Spencer Jones)
Life on Other Worlds
H. Spencer Jones
43
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age
Brian Fagan
44
The Lonely Crowd (David Riesman)
The Lonely Crowd
David Riesman
45
The Long Summer (Fagan)
The Long Summer
Fagan
46
Longitude (Dava Sobel)
Longitude
Dava Sobel
47
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
48
Mapping the Heavens (Natarajan)
Mapping the Heavens
Natarajan
49
Mind Fixers (Anne Harrington)
Mind Fixers
Anne Harrington
50
Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins (John Reader)
Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins
John Reader
51
The Naked Ape (Desmond Morris)
The Naked Ape
Desmond Morris
52
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes (Svante Pääbo)
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
Svante Pääbo
53
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
54
Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
Packing for Mars
Mary Roach
55
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
56
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
The Pinball Effect
James Burke
57
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe
58
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
59
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
60
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
61
Shoot for the Moon (James Donovan)
Shoot for the Moon
James Donovan
62
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
63
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
64
The Silent World (Jacque-Yves Cousteau)
The Silent World
Jacque-Yves Cousteau
65
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction
66
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard Feynman
67
The Trouble With Physics (Lee Smolin)
The Trouble With Physics
Lee Smolin
68
Twin Tracks (James Burke)
Twin Tracks
James Burke
69
We Are Not Alone (Sullivan)
We Are Not Alone
Sullivan
70
Wonderful Life (Stephen Jay Gould)
Wonderful Life
Stephen Jay Gould
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