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Scientific and Educational Books That Aren't Boring - Page 2

From Reddit: suggestions for scientific and educational books by authors who are entertaining and super enthusiastic about their field.
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I Am a Strange Loop (Douglas R. Hofstadter)
I Am a Strange Loop
41
Douglas R. Hofstadter
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
42
Rebecca Skloot
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Frans De Waal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
43
Frans De Waal
The Soul of an Octopus (Sy Montgomery)
The Soul of an Octopus
44
Sy Montgomery
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (David Bodanis)
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
45
David Bodanis
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
46
Yuval Noah Harari
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff)
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
47
Shoshana Zuboff
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Adrienne Maree Brown)
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
48
Adrienne Maree Brown
Love's Executioner (Irvin D. Yalo)
Love's Executioner
49
Irvin D. Yalo
How to Change Your Mind (Michael Pollan)
How to Change Your Mind
50
Michael Pollan
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD)
The Body Keeps the Score
51
Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Jason Hickel)
Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
52
Jason Hickel
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
53
Nathaniel Philbrick
Dark Emu (Bruce Pascoe)
Dark Emu
54
Bruce Pascoe
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
55
Elizabeth Kolbert
The Deep History of Ourselves (Joseph E. Ledoux)
The Deep History of Ourselves
56
Joseph E. Ledoux
The Blind Watchmaker (Richard Dawkins)
The Blind Watchmaker
57
Richard Dawkins
The Ancestor's Tale (Richard Dawkins)
The Ancestor's Tale
58
Richard Dawkins
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
59
Richard Dawkins
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
60
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
61
Viktor Frankl
Modern Man in Search of a Soul (C.G. Jung)
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
62
C.G. Jung
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
63
Friedrich Nietzsche
Beyond Good and Evil (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Beyond Good and Evil
64
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Carl Sagan)
The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
65
Carl Sagan
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
66
Carl Sagan
The Future of the Mind (Michio Kaku)
The Future of the Mind
67
Michio Kaku
The War on Normal People (Andrew Yang)
The War on Normal People
68
Andrew Yang
Stuff Matters (Mark Miodownik)
Stuff Matters
69
Mark Miodownik
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
70
Richard Feynman
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
71
James W. Loewen
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History (Penny Le Couteur)
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
72
Penny Le Couteur
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
73
Malcolm Gladwell
A (Brief) History of Vice (Robert Evans)
A (Brief) History of Vice
74
Robert Evans
Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account (Miklos Nyiszli)
Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
75
Miklos Nyiszli
The Truth About Animals (Lucy Cooke)
The Truth About Animals
76
Lucy Cooke
The Butchering Art (Lindsey Fitzharris)
The Butchering Art
77
Lindsey Fitzharris
The Elements We Live by (Anja Røyne)
The Elements We Live By
78
Anja Røyne
Microbe Hunters (Paul De Kruif)
Microbe Hunters
79
Paul De Kruif
All That Remains (Professor Sue Black)
All That Remains
80
Professor Sue Black
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