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Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only (Feb 2022) - Page 5

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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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Spillover : Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (David Quammen)
Spillover : Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
161
David Quammen
The Strangest Man (Graham Farmelo)
The Strangest Man
162
Graham Farmelo
A Devil's Chaplain
A Devil's Chaplain
163
Why Does E=Mc²? (And Why Should We Care?) (Brian Cox, Jeffrey R. Forshaw)
Why Does E=Mc²? (And Why Should We Care?)
164
Brian Cox, Jeffrey R. Forshaw
The Descent of Man (Charles Darwin)
The Descent of Man
165
Charles Darwin
The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper
The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper
166
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science (Natalie Angier)
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science
167
Natalie Angier
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It (Gina Kolata)
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
168
Gina Kolata
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Mary Roach)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
169
Mary Roach
Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams (Gleb Tsipursky)
Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams
170
Gleb Tsipursky
The Black Hole War (Leonard Susskind)
The Black Hole War
171
Leonard Susskind
Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators (William Stolzenberg)
Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators
172
William Stolzenberg
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
173
Kate Moore
Stumbling on Happiness (Daniel Gilbert)
Stumbling on Happiness
174
Daniel Gilbert
Gorillas in the Mist (Diane Fossey)
Gorillas in the Mist
175
Diane Fossey
Free Will (Sam Harris)
Free Will
176
Sam Harris
Survival of the Sickest (Sharon Moalem)
Survival of the Sickest
177
Sharon Moalem
13 Things That Don't Make Sense (Michael Brooks)
13 Things That Don't Make Sense
178
Michael Brooks
Consilience (E.O. Wilson)
Consilience
179
E.O. Wilson
Connections (Burke)
Connections
180
Burke
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature (Steven Pinker)
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature
181
Steven Pinker
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm
182
Erik Larson
The First Three Minutes (Steven Weinberg)
The First Three Minutes
183
Steven Weinberg
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don'
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don'
184
Nature's Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematics (Ian Stewart)
Nature's Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematics
185
Ian Stewart
Why Is Sex Fun? the Evolution of Human Sexuality (Jared Diamond)
Why Is Sex Fun? the Evolution of Human Sexuality
186
Jared Diamond
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (Daniel C. Dennett)
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
187
Daniel C. Dennett
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Da
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Da
188
The Believing Brain
The Believing Brain
189
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) by Tavris and Aronson
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) by Tavris and Aronson
190
Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007)
Einstein: His Life and Universe
191
2007
In the Shadow of Man (Jane Goodall)
In the Shadow of Man
192
Jane Goodall
The World Until Yesterday (Jared Diamond)
The World Until Yesterday
193
Jared Diamond
The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World (Andrea Wulf)
The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World
194
Andrea Wulf
What Is This Thing Called Science? by AF Chalmers
What Is This Thing Called Science? by AF Chalmers
195
Basin and Range (John McPhee)
Basin and Range
196
John McPhee
Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life
Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life
197
The Fractal Geometry of Nature (Benoit Mandelbrot)
The Fractal Geometry of Nature
198
Benoit Mandelbrot
Manifesto of the Free People's Union (Jakub Lasak)
Manifesto of the Free People's Union
199
Jakub Lasak
Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients (Ben Goldacre)
Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients
200
Ben Goldacre
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