Best books in Science
Physics, biology, evolution and cosmology — without unnecessary simplification. The books in this category were recommended by people who read science for pleasure and understand the difference between honest popularization and scientific sensationalism. Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and Bill Gates are a constant presence.
Lifespan
David Sinclair
recommended by 2 people
Dream Machine
M. Mitchell Waldrop
recommended by 2 people
Guarded Gate
Daniel Okrent
recommended by 2 people
Thing Explainer Ebook Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
Randall Munroe
recommended by 2 people
A brief history of time
Stephen Hawking
recommended by 2 people
Living within limits
Garrett Hardin
recommended by 2 people
100 Plus
Sonia Arrison
recommended by 1 person
1491
Charles C. Mann
recommended by 1 person
The Ecological Approach To Visual Perception
James J. Gibson
recommended by 1 person
The art of scientific investigation
W. I. B. Beveridge
recommended by 1 person
Harvesting the Biosphere
Vaclav Smil
recommended by 1 person
The transformed cell
Steven A. Rosenberg
recommended by 1 person
Immortality Key
Brian C. Muraresku
recommended by 1 person
The Ancient City
Peter Connolly
recommended by 1 person
Lab Girl
Hope Jahren
recommended by 1 person
The Strange Order of Things
António Damásio
recommended by 1 person
The evolution of cooperation
Robert Axelrod
recommended by 1 person
The evolution of human sexuality
Donald Symons
recommended by 1 person
Evolution of Everything
Matt Ridley
recommended by 1 person
The fever
Sonia Shah
recommended by 1 person
Information
James Gleick
recommended by 1 person
A Life Decoded
J. Craig Venter
recommended by 1 person
Magic of Reality
Richard Dawkins
recommended by 1 person
Hot Hand
Ben Cohen
recommended by 1 person