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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,991 books — 1,284 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottThe Code Book by Simon SinghZero by Charles Seife
Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 667 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
443 books — 299 voters
The Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangLove on the Brain by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Theorem by Camilla IsleyLove, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Romance Novels with STEM Heroines
326 books — 271 voters

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusLove, Theoretically by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Algorithm by Camilla IsleyThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Theorem by Camilla Isley
52 Book Club 2024: #6 Women In STEM
254 books — 252 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterChaos by James GleickThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Information by James Gleick
Complexity
161 books — 164 voters

Einstein by Walter IsaacsonGenius by James GleickThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. KuhnTesla by Margaret CheneySurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman/What Do You Care What Other... by Richard P. Feynman
Scientists and Philosophers
233 books — 157 voters
Math Curse by Jon ScieszkaHow Much Is a Million? by David M. SchwartzSir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy NeuschwanderAdventures of Wallanders by Alex LetnerThe Grapes of Math by Greg Tang
Top Rated Educational Math Books for Children
145 books — 115 voters

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanThe Math Olympian by Richard HoshinoGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyHeavenly Mathematics by Glen van Brummelen
Books Scientists Should Read Before The Age of 20
183 books — 84 voters
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMarch by John LewisEinstein by Walter Isaacson
Non-Fiction read in 2017
476 books — 83 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Popular Science Books Written By Women
181 books — 71 voters
The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsWhy Buddhism Is True by Robert WrightMeditations by Marcus AureliusDarwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett
Sam Harris' Recommended Reading
190 books — 65 voters

Rosalind Franklin by Brenda MaddoxHidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyNobel Prize Women in Science by Sharon Bertsch McGrayneThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLise Meitner by Ruth Lewin Sime
Biographies About Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
87 books — 63 voters
It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyWe Got Zombies on the Lawn Again, Ma by Donnie SmithBuck by M.K. AsanteOrphan Train by Christina Baker KlineThe Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
Best Books of 2013 that are NOT erotica!
71 books — 51 voters

The Power of Shamanism and Energy Medicine by Sheldon ShalleyThe Kybalion by Three InitiatesThe Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. HallThe Enneads by PlotinusThe Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean by Maurice Doreal
Library of Gnosis
146 books — 50 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzatiWhat I Learned Losing a Million Dollars by Jim PaulThe (Mis)Behavior of Markets by Benoît B. MandelbrotThinking and Deciding by Jonathan Baron
Nassim Nicholas Taleb Book Recommendations
88 books — 49 voters

Abstract Algebra by David S. DummitLinear Algebra Done Right by Sheldon AxlerPrinciples of Mathematical Analysis by Walter RudinReal and Complex Analysis by Walter RudinThe Princeton Companion to Mathematics by Timothy Gowers
Mathematics · Computer Science · Statistical Science · Machine Learning
143 books — 30 voters
Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnellThe Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah HeiligmanSummer Birds by Margarita EngleThe Tree Lady by H. Joseph HopkinsManfish by Jennifer Berne
Picture Book Biographies of Scientists
85 books — 27 voters

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyMath Curse by Jon ScieszkaOne Grain of Rice by DemiThe Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah HeiligmanStacey the Math Whiz by Ann M. Martin
Mathematics in the Title
249 books — 27 voters
An Introduction to Statistical Learning by Gareth JamesIntroduction to Linear Algebra by Gilbert StrangCalculus by Michael SpivakHow to Think Like a Mathematician by Kevin HoustonPrinciples of Mathematical Analysis by Walter Rudin
Mathematics Prelims (University of Oxford)
77 books — 21 voters

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1 by Donald Ervin KnuthEuclid's Elements by EuclidConcrete Mathematics by Ronald GrahamGeometry and the Imagination by David Hilbert
BLL*** (MAA Library Recommendations) 4.01+
65 books — 18 voters
A Survey of Physical Theory by Max PlanckBirth of a Theorem by Cédric VillaniLady Luck by Warren WeaverLove and Math by Edward FrenkelWhat Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods by Richard Courant
Rigorous Popular Science Books
17 books — 10 voters

History of Iron Technology in India by Vibha TripathiEssays on Indic History by Vijender SharmaRevisiting The Educational Heritage Of India by Sahana SinghThe Beautiful Tree by DharampalINDIAS GLORIOUS SCIENTIFIC TRADITION by Suresh Soni
Indian Contributions to Science, Education, and Philosophy
34 books — 9 voters
The Princeton Companion to Mathematics by Timothy GowersMathematics by A.D. AleksandrovProofs from THE BOOK by Martin AignerEuclid's Elements by EuclidWhat Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods by Richard Courant
General Mathematics (MMath)
50 books — 7 voters

The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 3 by Richard P. FeynmanIntroduction to Quantum Mechanics by David J. GriffithsTheoretical Nuclear Physics by John M. BlattThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesDark Sun by Richard Rhodes
UK/US Nuclear Security for Physicists
14 books — 5 voters
The Complete Guide to Bathrooms by Black & DeckerDeath of the Cosset by Kimberly Jane OswaldNeon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 by Yoshiyuki SadamotoNeon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 2 by Yoshiyuki SadamotoNeon Genesis Evangelion, Volume 3 (Neon Genesis Evangelion (Viz) by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
VintiqueBooks
46 books — 2 voters

Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms by John H. HubbardVisual Complex Analysis by Tristan NeedhamOrdinary Differential Equations by Vladimir I. ArnoldLinear Algebra Done Right by Sheldon AxlerThe Cauchy-Schwarz Master Class by J. Michael Steele
3blue1brown recommendations
16 books — 2 voters
Penelope Strudel by Brendan KearneyEscape Room Adventures by Alex WoolfIvy and Bearlock Holmes by Kristyna LittenThe Magician’s Library by Kia Marie HuntThe Case of the Missing Flower (Ivy and Bearlock Holmes Book 1) by Kristyna Litten
Primary School Puzzlers
88 books — 2 voters

En el principio fue el número by Francisco Javier Mateos MarotoEl Infinito by Francesc Rossell I PujósNúmeros irracionales by Bartolo LuqueTodo es número ¿Es matemática la realidad? by Manuel AlfonsecaParadojas y axiomas by Nelo Alberto Maestre Blanco
Grandes ideas de las matemáticas (2019)
39 books — 1 voter
La proporción áurea. El lenguaje matemático de la belleza by Fernando CorbalánMatemáticos, espías y piratas informáticos. Codificación y cr... by Joan Gómez UrgellésLos números primos by Enrique GraciánCuando las rectas se vuelven curvas - Las geometrías no eucli... by Joan Gómez UrgellésLa secta de los números. El teorema de Pitágoras. by Claudi Alsina
El mundo es matemático - RBA (2010)
40 books — 1 voter

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