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The Well-Tempered Nerd 2023 Edition: Great Books on Science, Nature, and Technology - Page 3

Our retired maverick English Teacher and self-professed science nerd gives an updated list of 103 books on science that are geared toward the general reading public and are marked by clarity, elegance, and a refusal to write "down" to their audience.
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The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine (Marty Jopson)
The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine
81
Marty Jopson
The Sea Around Us (Rachel Carson)
The Sea Around Us
82
Rachel Carson
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
83
Richard Dawkins
Shoot for the Moon (James Donovan)
Shoot for the Moon
84
James Donovan
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
85
Bill Bryson
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
86
Rachel Carson
The Silent World (Jacque-Yves Cousteau)
The Silent World
87
Jacque-Yves Cousteau
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
88
Elizabeth Kolbert
The Sixth Extinction (Richard Leakey & Roger Lewin)
The Sixth Extinction
89
Richard Leakey & Roger Lewin
The Skeptic's Guide to the Future (Novella)
The Skeptic's Guide to the Future
90
Novella
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (Steven Novella)
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
91
Steven Novella
Starry Messenger (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Starry Messenger
92
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Startalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race... (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Startalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race...
93
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
94
Richard Feynman
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age (B. Carlson)
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age
95
B. Carlson
The Third Wave (Toffler Alvin)
The Third Wave
96
Toffler Alvin
The Trouble With Physics (Lee Smolin)
The Trouble With Physics
97
Lee Smolin
Twin Tracks (James Burke)
Twin Tracks
98
James Burke
The War on Science (Shawn Otto)
The War on Science
99
Shawn Otto
We Are Not Alone (Sullivan)
We Are Not Alone
100
Sullivan
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour
101
Neil Degrasse Tyson
When the Rivers Run Dry (Fred Pearce)
When the Rivers Run Dry
102
Fred Pearce
Wonderful Life (Stephen Jay Gould)
Wonderful Life
103
Stephen Jay Gould
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