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Science-Y Titles That Aren't Sci-Fi

I am not a SciFi fan but I love reading books with characters who are interested in Science.
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Ada Twist Scientist (Andrea Beaty)
Ada Twist Scientist
1
Andrea Beaty
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
2
Paulo Coelho
The Antidote for Everything (Kimmery Martin)
The Antidote for Everything
3
Kimmery Martin
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
4
Neil Degrasse Tyson
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind
5
Sylvia Nasar
Below Zero (Ali Hazelwood)
Below Zero
6
Ali Hazelwood
The Bride Test (Helen Hoang)
The Bride Test
7
Helen Hoang
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction
8
Chemistry (Weike Wang)
Chemistry
9
Weike Wang
The Chemistry of Death (Simon Beckett)
The Chemistry of Death
10
Simon Beckett
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
11
Dave Eggers
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
12
Becky Chambers
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
13
Liza Mundy
Conjure Women (AFIa Atakora)
Conjure Women
14
AFIa Atakora
Doctor Who: Summer Falls (James Goss)
Doctor Who: Summer Falls
15
James Goss
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
16
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective (Donald J. Sobol)
Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective
17
Donald J. Sobol
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Douglas R. Hofstadter)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
18
Douglas R. Hofstadter
The Heart of Henry Quantum (Pepper Harding)
The Heart of Henry Quantum
19
Pepper Harding
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
20
Margot Lee Shetterly
Honey Girl (Morgan Rogers)
Honey Girl
21
Morgan Rogers
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
22
Stephenie Meyer
I Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I Robot
23
Isaac Asimov
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
24
Elif Batuman
Iggy Peck Architect (Andrea Beaty)
Iggy Peck Architect
25
Andrea Beaty
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
26
Rebecca Skloot
The Kiss Quotient (Helen Hoang)
The Kiss Quotient
27
Helen Hoang
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
28
Hope Jahren
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
29
Bonnie Garmus
Libertie (Kaitlyn Greenidge)
Libertie
30
Kaitlyn Greenidge
Little Gods (Meng Jin)
Little Gods
31
Meng Jin
The Love Hypothesis (Ali Hazelwood)
The Love Hypothesis
32
Ali Hazelwood
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
33
Andy Weir
The Most Magnificent Thing (Ashley Spires)
The Most Magnificent Thing
34
Ashley Spires
The Other Einstein (Marie Benedict)
The Other Einstein
35
Marie Benedict
Perfect Chemistry (Simone Elkeles)
Perfect Chemistry
36
Simone Elkeles
Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
37
Barbara Kingsolver
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
38
Blake Crouch
Rosie Revere, Engineer (Andrea Beaty)
Rosie Revere, Engineer
39
Andrea Beaty
Rules of Attraction
Rules of Attraction
40
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