Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Winners

Winners

	It's All in Your Head by Suzanne O'Sullivan 4.09 avg rating — 3,524 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande 4.48 avg rating — 172,405 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life by George Monbiot 4.17 avg rating — 4,371 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 17,372 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

nominees

	The Cell: A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life by Jack Challoner (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 44 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells by Helen Scales 4.08 avg rating — 734 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code by Matthew Cobb 3.95 avg rating — 298 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Death on Earth: Adventures in Evolution and Mortality by Jules Howard 3.68 avg rating — 193 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Body by Darwin: How Evolution Shapes Our Health and Transforms Medicine by Jeremy Taylor 3.84 avg rating — 56 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind by David J. Linden (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 671 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.38 avg rating — 890,235 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	I, Superorganism: Learning to Love Your Inner Ecosystem by Jon Turney 3.53 avg rating — 47 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Claxton: Field Notes from a Small Planet by Mark Cocker 4.13 avg rating — 167 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life by Nick Lane 4.17 avg rating — 4,918 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Man Who Planted Trees: Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet by Jim Robbins (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 810 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil by Paul Bloom (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 3,147 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Four Fields by Tim Dee 3.78 avg rating — 93 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Dispelling the Darkness: The Voyage of Alfred Russel Wallace and Evolution Without Darwin by John van Wyhe 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World by Ben-Erik van Wyk 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Compatibility Gene by Daniel M. Davis (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 349 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery by George Johnson 3.67 avg rating — 960 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk 3.68 avg rating — 1,497 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Birds and People by Mark Cocker 4.41 avg rating — 64 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson 4.01 avg rating — 3,990 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Life of a Leaf by Steven Vogel 4.11 avg rating — 63 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary by Caspar Henderson 4.07 avg rating — 1,244 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Nature's Compass: The Mystery of Animal Navigation by James L. Gould 3.61 avg rating — 33 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Kangaroo by John Simons 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Green Universe: A Microscopic Voyage Into the Plant Cell by Stephen Blackmore 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Creation: How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself by Adam Rutherford really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 709 ratings Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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