Science

Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding of how the physical world works. Through controlled methods, science uses observable physical evidence of natural phenomena to collect data, and analyzes this information to explain what and how things work. ...more

When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary
True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink
Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness
Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness
The Hunger Code: Resetting Your Body's Fat Thermostat in the Age of Ultra-Processed Food
The Ocean's Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
Radio Universe: How to Explore Space Without Leaving Earth
In Search of Sea Dragons: A Fossil Hunter’s Odyssey
A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
I Told You So!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right
The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind
Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection
Traversal
In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
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    Estrogen, Interrupted: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Perimenopause

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    Snake Men: Rebels, Reptiles, and the Race to Name the Creatures of Earth
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    Raising Hare: A Memoir
    The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
    The Polymorph
    Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5)
    No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
    Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    Elon Musk
    Playground
    Dune by Frank HerbertLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyOn Destiny by Aileen ErinNot Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. TaylorLight Bringer by Pierce Brown
    Space Opera
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    Outliers by Malcolm GladwellFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
    Sociology Books
    559 books — 418 voters

    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
    Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
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    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCoraline by Neil GaimanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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    855 books — 909 voters

    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
    Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
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    Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterHeretical Fishing by Haylock JobsonBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazA Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
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    A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Origin of Species
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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