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Books that make science accessible to the general public, are engaging and leave you feeling more enlightened.
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Cosmos
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4.40 avg rating — 156,822 ratings
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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4.29 avg rating — 79,154 ratings
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A Brief History of Time
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4.21 avg rating — 471,419 ratings
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
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4.34 avg rating — 38,979 ratings
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The Grand Design
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4.06 avg rating — 76,849 ratings
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
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The Universe in a Nutshell
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4.19 avg rating — 44,929 ratings
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Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
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4.05 avg rating — 10,834 ratings
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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
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4.19 avg rating — 21,285 ratings
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Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
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4.30 avg rating — 17,688 ratings
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The Selfish Gene
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Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 190,334 ratings
score: 179,
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The Origin of Species
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4.01 avg rating — 120,839 ratings
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
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4.20 avg rating — 22,840 ratings
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A Briefer History of Time
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4.26 avg rating — 42,407 ratings
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
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4.17 avg rating — 18,274 ratings
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
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Randall Munroe (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 192,953 ratings
score: 162,
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 202,338 ratings
score: 158,
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
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4.37 avg rating — 219,493 ratings
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Gratis geld voor iedereen
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Rutger Bregman (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 42,137 ratings
score: 99,
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
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4.01 avg rating — 847,975 ratings
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 793,350 ratings
score: 97,
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The Case for Mars
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4.11 avg rating — 2,962 ratings
score: 96,
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
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4.49 avg rating — 787,418 ratings
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 87,694 ratings
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Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
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3.96 avg rating — 40,507 ratings
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Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
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3.95 avg rating — 32,859 ratings
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Red Moon
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3.37 avg rating — 4,846 ratings
score: 81,
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New York 2140
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3.60 avg rating — 15,503 ratings
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The Hunt for Vulcan: ...And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe
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4.05 avg rating — 2,116 ratings
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
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4.13 avg rating — 40,237 ratings
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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4.34 avg rating — 1,222,938 ratings
score: 76,
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
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4.19 avg rating — 282,186 ratings
score: 75,
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert..Summarized
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3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings
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