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Scientific and Educational Books That Aren't Boring - Page 3

From Reddit: suggestions for scientific and educational books by authors who are entertaining and super enthusiastic about their field.
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Tropical Nature (Adrian Forsyth)
Tropical Nature
81
Adrian Forsyth
Cadillac Desert (Marc Reisner)
Cadillac Desert
82
Marc Reisner
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
83
The Brain: The Story of You (David Eagleman)
The Brain: The Story of You
84
David Eagleman
How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain (Lisa Feldman Barrett)
How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain
85
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Phantoms in the Brain
Phantoms in the Brain
86
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
87
Rose George
The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking (Simon Singh)
The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking
88
Simon Singh
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Dan Egan)
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
89
Dan Egan
The Conquest of Bread (Peter Kropotkin)
The Conquest of Bread
90
Peter Kropotkin
Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault
Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault
91
The God Particle (Leon Lederman)
The God Particle
92
Leon Lederman
The Mismeasure of Man (Stephen Jay Gould)
The Mismeasure of Man
93
Stephen Jay Gould
The State and Revolution (Vladimir Lenin)
The State and Revolution
94
Vladimir Lenin
Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan (Eiji Yoshikawa)
Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan
95
Eiji Yoshikawa
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
96
Dee Brown
Ignition: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (John D. Clark)
Ignition: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
97
John D. Clark
Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves (James Nestor)
Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
98
James Nestor
The Vikings (Magnus Magnusson)
The Vikings
99
Magnus Magnusson
Europe: A Natural History (Tim Flannery)
Europe: A Natural History
100
Tim Flannery
Hidden Life of Trees (Wohlleben)
Hidden Life of Trees
101
Wohlleben
Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island (Will Harlan)
Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island
102
Will Harlan
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
103
Hope Jahren
Crows: Encounters With the Wise Guys of the Avian World (Candace Savage)
Crows: Encounters With the Wise Guys of the Avian World
104
Candace Savage
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
105
Richard Preston
Crisis in the Red Zone (Richard Preston)
Crisis in the Red Zone
106
Richard Preston
The Demon in the Freezer (Richard Preston)
The Demon in the Freezer
107
Richard Preston
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World (Stephen Brusatte)
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World
108
Stephen Brusatte
The Vagina Bible (Jennifer Gunter)
The Vagina Bible
109
Jennifer Gunter
Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems (Abhijit V. Banerjee)
Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
110
Abhijit V. Banerjee
Range (David Epstein)
Range
111
David Epstein
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
112
Daniel Kahneman
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (Matt Ridley)
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
113
Matt Ridley
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
114
Michael Pollan
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Cathy O'Neil)
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
115
Cathy O'Neil
Invisible Women (Caroline Criado-Pérez)
Invisible Women
116
Caroline Criado-Pérez
October Sky
October Sky
117
Rocket Boys (Homer Hickam)
Rocket Boys
118
Homer Hickam
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
119
Kate Moore
Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection, From Soul to Psychedelics (Julie Holland)
Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection, From Soul to Psychedelics
120
Julie Holland
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