Great reads about Life Sciences (35 books)

Great reads about Life Sciences

Great reads about Life Sciences.

1	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 140,599 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Goodreads Author) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 56,678 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Plagues and Peoples by William Hardy McNeill 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,335 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Evolution: The Story of Life by Douglas Palmer 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 3,252 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Germ Theory: Medical Pioneers in Infectious Diseases by Robert Gaynes 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 7,396 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 825 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Exploring the Way Life Works: The Science of Biology by Mahlon Hoagland 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Human Body by Robert Winston 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Darwin for Beginners by Jonathan Miller 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance by Scott Powers 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Brain: The Complete Mind by Michael Sweeney 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 30,870 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Campbell Biology by Jane B. Reece 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 3,460 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss by Claire Nouvian 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 270 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Double Helix by James D. Watson 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 5,780 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife by David Burnie (Editor) 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 227 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman (Goodreads Author) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 4,148 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 And The Search For The Virus That Caused It by Gina Kolata 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 2,156 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique by Michael S. Gazzaniga 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 625 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Perspectives on Animal Behavior by Judith Goodenough 4.71 of 5 stars 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea by Carl Zimmer (Goodreads Author) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 1,019 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are by Frans de Waal 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 849 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 1,733 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	DNA: The Secret of Life by James D. Watson 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 593 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 6,647 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease and Inheritance by Nessa Carey 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution by Nick Lane 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 756 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Advice for a Young Investigator by Santiago Ramón y Cajal 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Wij zijn ons brein: van baarmoeder tot Alzheimer by Dick Swaab 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 408 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Sociobiology: The New Synthesis by Edward O. Wilson 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 348 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 27,008 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars