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Great Books by Great Explainers

A list of books by writers who consistently distill, explain, and illuminate a variety of complex and difficult topics without resorting to "dumbing down". Their books are a pleasure to read and reread.
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
1
Neil Degrasse Tyson
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
2
Bill Bryson
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
3
Dava Sobel
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
4
Carl Sagan
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
5
Richard Feynman
At Home (Bill Bryson)
At Home
6
Bill Bryson
Galileo's Daughter (Dava Sobel)
Galileo's Daughter
7
Dava Sobel
The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Carl Sagan)
The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
8
Carl Sagan
Made in America (Bill Bryson)
Made in America
9
Bill Bryson
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
10
The Mother Tongue (Bill Bryson)
The Mother Tongue
11
Bill Bryson
In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
In Search of the Dark Ages
12
Wood
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars (Dava Sobel)
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
13
Dava Sobel
Everything All at Once (Nye)
Everything All at Once
14
Nye
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
15
Burke
Six Easy Pieces (Richard Feynman)
Six Easy Pieces
16
Richard Feynman
The Planets (Dava Sobel)
The Planets
17
Dava Sobel
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (Bill Nye)
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
18
Bill Nye
Connections (Burke)
Connections
19
Burke
Letters From an Astrophysicist (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Letters From an Astrophysicist
20
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Origins (Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith)
Origins
21
Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith
The Story of England (Michael Wood)
The Story of England
22
Michael Wood
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour
23
Neil Degrasse Tyson
A More Perfect Heaven (Dava Sobel)
A More Perfect Heaven
24
Dava Sobel
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain
25
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
26
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
The Pinball Effect
27
James Burke
Civilization (Clark)
Civilization
28
Clark
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War
29
Michael Wood
Accessory to War (Neil Degrasse Tyson and Avis Lang)
Accessory to War
30
Neil Degrasse Tyson and Avis Lang
In Search of England (Wood)
In Search of England
31
Wood
Circles (James Burke)
Circles
32
James Burke
Six Not So Easy Pieces (Richard Feynman)
Six Not So Easy Pieces
33
Richard Feynman
The Knowledge Web (James Burke)
The Knowledge Web
34
James Burke
In Search of Shakespeare (Wood)
In Search of Shakespeare
35
Wood
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Michael Woods)
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
36
Michael Woods
Twin Tracks (James Burke)
Twin Tracks
37
James Burke
Unstoppable (Bill Nye)
Unstoppable
38
Bill Nye
Death by Black Hole (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Death by Black Hole
39
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Space Chronicles (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Space Chronicles
40
Neil Degrasse Tyson
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