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Books Guaranteed to Make You Smarter

This roundup of books that make you smarter has something for every type of curious mind, with subjects ranging from world maps to memory tricks to the odd wonders of the human digestive system. Check out our list of nonfiction books to make you smarter below, complete with publishers' descriptions.
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Moonwalking With Einstein (Joshua Foer)
Moonwalking With Einstein
1
Joshua Foer
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
2
Elizabeth Kolbert
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
3
Stephen Hawking
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Randall Munroe)
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
4
Randall Munroe
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
5
Ibram X. Kendi
What You Should Know About Politics...But Don't: A Non-Partisan Guide to the Issues That Matter (Jessamyn Conrad)
What You Should Know About Politics...But Don't: A Non-Partisan Guide to the Issues That Matter
6
Jessamyn Conrad
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
7
Isabel Wilkerson
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
8
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness (Godfrey-Smith)
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
9
Godfrey-Smith
Think Like a Freak (Sreven Levitt)
Think Like a Freak
10
Sreven Levitt
Consider the Fork (Bee Wilson)
Consider the Fork
11
Bee Wilson
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
12
Yuval Noah Harari
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
13
Lynne Truss
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
14
Daniel Kahneman
Hidden Figures (Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
15
Shetterly
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
16
Oliver Sacks
Stuff Matters
Stuff Matters
17
A Mind for Numbers (Barbara Oakley)
A Mind for Numbers
18
Barbara Oakley
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Charles Duhigg)
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
19
Charles Duhigg
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
20
Michael Pollan
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind (Michio Kaku)
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
21
Michio Kaku
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'
22
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Carol Dweck)
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
23
Carol Dweck
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are (Dewaal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are
24
Dewaal
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
25
Gulp. (Mary Roach)
Gulp.
26
Mary Roach
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders (Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, and Dylan Thuras)
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
27
Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, and Dylan Thuras
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
28
Alexander
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Tim Marshall)
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
29
Tim Marshall
Being Wrong (Kathryn Schulz)
Being Wrong
30
Kathryn Schulz
Thing Explainer (Randall Munroe)
Thing Explainer
31
Randall Munroe
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
32
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
33
Jared Diamond
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
34
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I (Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
35
Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Susan Cain)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
36
Susan Cain
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
37
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier ( Sierra Leone)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier ( Sierra Leone)
38
Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
39
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
40
Barbara Ehrenreich
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