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Scientific and Educational Books That Aren't Boring - Page 5

From Reddit: suggestions for scientific and educational books by authors who are entertaining and super enthusiastic about their field.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (Jon Ronson)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
161
Jon Ronson
The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction (Larry Young, Brian Alexander)
The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction
162
Larry Young, Brian Alexander
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
163
Steven D. Levitt
The Triumph of Seeds (Thor Hanson)
The Triumph of Seeds
164
Thor Hanson
Feathers : The Evolution of a Natural Miracle (Thor Hanson)
Feathers : The Evolution of a Natural Miracle
165
Thor Hanson
Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees (Thor Hanson)
Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
166
Thor Hanson
Under the Knife (Van Der Laar)
Under the Knife
167
Van Der Laar
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Mary Roach)
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
168
Mary Roach
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
169
Robert Kolker
Peak: Secrets From the New Science of Expertise (K. Anders Ericsson)
Peak: Secrets From the New Science of Expertise
170
K. Anders Ericsson
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Angela Duckworth)
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
171
Angela Duckworth
Survival of the Sickest (Sharon Moalem)
Survival of the Sickest
172
Sharon Moalem
The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier (Ian Urbina)
The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
173
Ian Urbina
Lost Connections (Johan Hari)
Lost Connections
174
Johan Hari
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
175
Tom Wolfe
The Power of Habit (Charles Duhigg)
The Power of Habit
176
Charles Duhigg
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
177
The Invention of Nature (Andrea Wulf)
The Invention of Nature
178
Andrea Wulf
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (Simon Winchester)
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
179
Simon Winchester
The World Without Us (Alan Weisman)
The World Without Us
180
Alan Weisman
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (Toby Wilkinson)
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
181
Toby Wilkinson
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates (Adrienne Mayor)
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates
182
Adrienne Mayor
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Charles C. Mann)
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
183
Charles C. Mann
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
184
Anne Fadiman
Chasing the Scream (Johann Hari)
Chasing the Scream
185
Johann Hari
Why Does He Do That? (Lundy Bancroft)
Why Does He Do That?
186
Lundy Bancroft
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
187
Erik Larson
Big Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About It (Simon Singh)
Big Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About It
188
Simon Singh
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
189
Longitude (Dava Sobel)
Longitude
190
Dava Sobel
Origins (Lewis Dartnell)
Origins
191
Lewis Dartnell
The Hollow Crown (Dan Jones)
The Hollow Crown
192
Dan Jones
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Col. Chris Hadfield)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
193
Col. Chris Hadfield
Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms (Hannah Fry)
Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
194
Hannah Fry
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets (Simon Singh)
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
195
Simon Singh
Why Fish Don't Exist (Lulu Miller)
Why Fish Don't Exist
196
Lulu Miller
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