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Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only (Feb 2022) - Page 4

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Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
Popular or even technical science books that you thought were really well done.
Note: Please keep it to actual science - no politics or nutrition, unless the focus is very definitely on science. No science fiction, politics, history, religion, or self-help. Any book that doesn't meet the criteria will be removed.
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The Seven Daughters of Eve (Bryan Sykes)
The Seven Daughters of Eve
121
Bryan Sykes
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
122
Simon Winchester
Voyage of the Beagle (Charles Darwin)
Voyage of the Beagle
123
Charles Darwin
The New Way Things Work (David Macaulay)
The New Way Things Work
124
David Macaulay
One Two Three…Infinity (George Gamow)
One Two Three…Infinity
125
George Gamow
Billions & Billions (Carl Sagan)
Billions & Billions
126
Carl Sagan
The Character of Physical Law (Richard Feynman)
The Character of Physical Law
127
Richard Feynman
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
128
Burke
The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose)
The Emperor's New Mind
129
Roger Penrose
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality (Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jethá)
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
130
Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jethá
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (John Gribbin)
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality
131
John Gribbin
Fooled by Randomness (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
Fooled by Randomness
132
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
133
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
134
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
135
Randy Shilts
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe (Martin Rees)
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
136
Martin Rees
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions (David Quammen)
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions
137
David Quammen
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (David Bodanis)
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
138
David Bodanis
Annals of the Former World (John McPhee)
Annals of the Former World
139
John McPhee
The Island of the Colorblind (Oliver Sacks)
The Island of the Colorblind
140
Oliver Sacks
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Oliver Sacks)
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
141
Oliver Sacks
Scienceblind: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong (Andrew Shtulman)
Scienceblind: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong
142
Andrew Shtulman
Phantoms in the Brain (V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee)
Phantoms in the Brain
143
V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee
Dreams of a Final Theory (Steven Weinberg)
Dreams of a Final Theory
144
Steven Weinberg
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
145
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
146
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (Mary Roach)
Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
147
Mary Roach
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
148
Ed Yong
The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search (Thomas Hager)
The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search
149
Thomas Hager
My Stroke of Insight (Jill Bolte Taylor)
My Stroke of Insight
150
Jill Bolte Taylor
Why People Believe Weird Things (Michael Shermer)
Why People Believe Weird Things
151
Michael Shermer
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Stephen Hawking)
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
152
Stephen Hawking
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (Francis S. Collins)
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
153
Francis S. Collins
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Mike Brown)
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
154
Mike Brown
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality (Manjit Kumar)
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
155
Manjit Kumar
The Extended Phenotype (Richard Dawkins)
The Extended Phenotype
156
Richard Dawkins
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Matthew Walker)
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
157
Matthew Walker
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table
158
Primo Levi
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World (Stephen Brusatte)
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World
159
Stephen Brusatte
The Control of Nature (John McPhee)
The Control of Nature
160
John McPhee
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