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Great Books by Great Explainers - Page 2

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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The Meaning of It All (Richard P. Feynman)
The Meaning of It All
41
Richard P. Feynman
Is Anyone Out There? the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Frank Drake)
Is Anyone Out There? the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
42
Frank Drake
Testament (Romer)
Testament
43
Romer
Asimov's Guide to the Bible
Asimov's Guide to the Bible
44
Legacy (Michael Wood)
Legacy
45
Michael Wood
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
46
Isaac Asimov
Asimov's New Guide to Science (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov's New Guide to Science
47
Isaac Asimov
In Search of Myths and Heroes (Wood)
In Search of Myths and Heroes
48
Wood
Merlin's Tour of the Universe (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Merlin's Tour of the Universe
49
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Startalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race... (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Startalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race...
50
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Asimov on Chemistry (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov on Chemistry
51
Isaac Asimov
Asimov on Numbers (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov on Numbers
52
Isaac Asimov
Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
53
Neil Degrasse Tyson
The Cosmic Connection (Carl Sagan)
The Cosmic Connection
54
Carl Sagan
The New Intelligent Man's Guide to Science (Isaac Asimov)
The New Intelligent Man's Guide to Science
55
Isaac Asimov
The Pluto Files (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
The Pluto Files
56
Neil Degrasse Tyson
The Sky Is Not the Limit (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
The Sky Is Not the Limit
57
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Ancient Lives (Romer)
Ancient Lives
58
Romer
Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
59
Isaac Asimov
Great Excavations (Romer)
Great Excavations
60
Romer
Romer's Egypt (Romer)
Romer's Egypt
61
Romer
Valley of the Kings (Romer)
Valley of the Kings
62
Romer
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