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NPR Science Friday's Best Science Books

This is a list of the annual list of best science books by NPR's Science Friday program. It is based on the annual lists posted online from 2013-2019.
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (Steve Brusatte)
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
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Steve Brusatte
Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet (Clare L. Evans)
Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
2
Clare L. Evans
How to Change Your Mind (Michael Pollan)
How to Change Your Mind
3
Michael Pollan
The Dialogues: Conversations About the Nature of the Universe (Clifford V. Johnson)
The Dialogues: Conversations About the Nature of the Universe
4
Clifford V. Johnson
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures (Nicholas Pyenson)
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures
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Nicholas Pyenson
Rising: Dispatches From the New American Shore (Elizabeth Rush)
Rising: Dispatches From the New American Shore
6
Elizabeth Rush
Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood (Rose George)
Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
7
Rose George
The Dinosaur Artist (Paige Williams)
The Dinosaur Artist
8
Paige Williams
Chesapeake Requiem (Earl Swift)
Chesapeake Requiem
9
Earl Swift
In Search of the Canary Tree (Lauren E. Oakes)
In Search of the Canary Tree
10
Lauren E. Oakes
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities From the History of Medicine (Thomas Morris)
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities From the History of Medicine
11
Thomas Morris
Dispatches From Planet 3 (Marcia Bartusiak)
Dispatches From Planet 3
12
Marcia Bartusiak
Losing the Nobel Prize (Brian Keating)
Losing the Nobel Prize
13
Brian Keating
She Has Her Mother's Laugh (Carl Zimmer)
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
14
Carl Zimmer
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
15
John Carreyrou
Heart: A History (Sandeep Jauhar)
Heart: A History
16
Sandeep Jauhar
What the Eyes Don't See (Mona Hanna Attisha)
What the Eyes Don't See
17
Mona Hanna Attisha
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect (Judea Pearl)
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
18
Judea Pearl
The River of Consciousness (Oliver Sacks)
The River of Consciousness
19
Oliver Sacks
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space (Janna Levin)
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space
20
Janna Levin
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (Oliver Jeffers)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
21
Oliver Jeffers
The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science (Marcus Du Sautoy)
The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science
22
Marcus Du Sautoy
A Crack in Creation (Jennifer A. Doudna)
A Crack in Creation
23
Jennifer A. Doudna
Rigor Mortis (Richard Harris)
Rigor Mortis
24
Richard Harris
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War I (Liza Mundy)
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War I
25
Liza Mundy
American Wolf (Nate Blakeslee)
American Wolf
26
Nate Blakeslee
The Songs of Trees (David George Haskell)
The Songs of Trees
27
David George Haskell
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (Lydia Kang)
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
28
Lydia Kang
Teeth (Mary Otto)
Teeth
29
Mary Otto
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Dan Egan)
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
30
Dan Egan
Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods (Danna Staaf)
Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
31
Danna Staaf
The Polar Bear (Jenni Desmond)
The Polar Bear
32
Jenni Desmond
Time Travel (James Gleick)
Time Travel
33
James Gleick
The Confidence Game (Maria Konnikova)
The Confidence Game
34
Maria Konnikova
Being a Dog (Alexandra Horowitz)
Being a Dog
35
Alexandra Horowitz
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World Unabridged Edition (Rachel Ignotofsky)
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World Unabridged Edition
36
Rachel Ignotofsky
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
37
Dava Sobel
Felt Time: The Psychology of How We Perceive Time (Marc Wittmann)
Felt Time: The Psychology of How We Perceive Time
38
Marc Wittmann
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
39
Ed Yong
Hidden Life of Trees (Wohlleben)
Hidden Life of Trees
40
Wohlleben
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