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Scientific and Educational Books That Aren't Boring - Page 4

From Reddit: suggestions for scientific and educational books by authors who are entertaining and super enthusiastic about their field.
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The Secret Life of Trees: How They Live and Why They Matter (Colin Tudge)
The Secret Life of Trees: How They Live and Why They Matter
121
Colin Tudge
Parallel Worlds (Michio Kaku)
Parallel Worlds
122
Michio Kaku
Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up to (Dean Burnett)
Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To
123
Dean Burnett
The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor (Ken Silverstein)
The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor
124
Ken Silverstein
A Natural History of the Senses (Diane Ackerman)
A Natural History of the Senses
125
Diane Ackerman
Why Do Men Have Nipples?
Why Do Men Have Nipples?
126
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don'
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don'
127
Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Neil Shubin)
Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
128
Neil Shubin
How to Invent Everything (Ryan North)
How to Invent Everything
129
Ryan North
Salt (Mark Kurlansky)
Salt
130
Mark Kurlansky
And Then You're Dead (Cody Cassidy)
And Then You're Dead
131
Cody Cassidy
Failure Is Not an Option
Failure Is Not an Option
132
The Emperor of Scent (Chandler Burr)
The Emperor of Scent
133
Chandler Burr
Bad Science (Ben Goldacre)
Bad Science
134
Ben Goldacre
Entangled Life (Merlin Sheldrake)
Entangled Life
135
Merlin Sheldrake
How the Mind Works (Steven Pinker)
How the Mind Works
136
Steven Pinker
Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
137
On Trails: An Exploration (Robert Moor)
On Trails: An Exploration
138
Robert Moor
The Universe in Your Hand (Christophe Galfard)
The Universe in Your Hand
139
Christophe Galfard
Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
140
David Grann
The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel)
The Stranger in the Woods
141
Michael Finkel
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
142
David Grann
The Disappearing Spoon (Sam Kean)
The Disappearing Spoon
143
Sam Kean
Caesar's Last Breath (Sam Kean)
Caesar's Last Breath
144
Sam Kean
The Violinist's Thumb
The Violinist's Thumb
145
Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle (Ingrid Betancourt)
Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle
146
Ingrid Betancourt
Connections by James Burke
Connections by James Burke
147
Death's Acre (William Bass)
Death's Acre
148
William Bass
Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles (Robin Baker)
Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles
149
Robin Baker
The Hungry Brain (Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D.)
The Hungry Brain
150
Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D.
Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
Far From the Tree
151
Robin Benway
Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life (Various)
Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
152
Various
The Order of Time (Carlo Rovelli)
The Order of Time
153
Carlo Rovelli
The Alchemy of Air (Thomas Hager)
The Alchemy of Air
154
Thomas Hager
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions (David Quammen)
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions
155
David Quammen
Humble Pi (Matt Parker)
Humble Pi
156
Matt Parker
Fermat's Enigma (Simon Singh)
Fermat's Enigma
157
Simon Singh
The Ghost Map (Steven Johnson)
The Ghost Map
158
Steven Johnson
How We Got to Now (Steven Johnson)
How We Got to Now
159
Steven Johnson
The Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
The Psychopath Test
160
Jon Ronson
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