namericanwordcat's votes on the list Top Science Books

Listopia > namericanwordcat's votes on the list Top Science Books (46 Books)

1	The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin 4.01 avg rating — 123,669 ratings namericanwordcat rated it 4 stars See Review	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
2	Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein 4.20 avg rating — 23,232 ratings	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
3	The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 195,834 ratings	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
4	The Double Helix by James D. Watson 3.83 avg rating — 20,253 ratings	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
5	Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective by Carl Sagan 4.25 avg rating — 2,210 ratings	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
6	The Insect Societies by Edward O. Wilson 4.69 avg rating — 182 ratings	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
7	The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg 4.10 avg rating — 13,429 ratings	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
8	Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 4.06 avg rating — 56,347 ratings namericanwordcat added it to to-read See Review	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
9	The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould 4.06 avg rating — 9,398 ratings	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
10	The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks 4.05 avg rating — 251,121 ratings	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
11	Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey 4.16 avg rating — 21,305 ratings	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
12	The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World by Shelley Emling 3.84 avg rating — 1,449 ratings	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
13	Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World's Most Mysterious Continent by Gabrielle Walker (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,258 ratings	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
14	An Ocean of Air: a Natural History of the Atmosphere [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2007] Gabrielle Walker by Gabrielle Walker (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 583 ratings	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
15	Snowball Earth: The Story of the Great Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life as We Know It by Gabrielle Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 422 ratings	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
16	The Hot Topic: What We Can Do About Global Warming – A Concise and Persuasive Science Guide to Climate Change Solutions by Gabrielle Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 143 ratings	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
17	Geek Nation by Angela Saini (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 371 ratings	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
18	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 819,553 ratings namericanwordcat added it to to-read See Review	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
19	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel 3.99 avg rating — 77,414 ratings	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
20	Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel 3.76 avg rating — 30,599 ratings	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
21	The Planets by Dava Sobel 3.64 avg rating — 4,868 ratings	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
22	The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars by Dava Sobel 3.60 avg rating — 3,603 ratings	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
23	A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos by Dava Sobel 3.66 avg rating — 2,147 ratings	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
24	Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach 4.06 avg rating — 245,378 ratings namericanwordcat added it to to-read See Review	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
25	Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach 3.95 avg rating — 61,069 ratings	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
26	Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach 3.93 avg rating — 52,511 ratings	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
27	Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach 3.60 avg rating — 41,193 ratings	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
28	Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach 3.94 avg rating — 23,907 ratings	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
29	My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places by Mary Roach 3.67 avg rating — 4,019 ratings namericanwordcat added it to to-read See Review	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
30	Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed by Carl Zimmer (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,282 ratings	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
31	Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body by Jo Marchant 4.09 avg rating — 3,790 ratings	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
32	Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets by Jo Marchant 4.09 avg rating — 569 ratings	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
33	The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant 3.95 avg rating — 397 ratings	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
34	Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures by Virginia Morell 4.13 avg rating — 2,509 ratings	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
35	Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings by Virginia Morell 4.12 avg rating — 128 ratings	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
36	Blue Nile: Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery by Virginia Morell 3.23 avg rating — 61 ratings	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
37	Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures by Richard E. Leakey 4.14 avg rating — 254 ratings	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
38	Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts by Emily Anthes (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,036 ratings	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
39	Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz 3.63 avg rating — 18,468 ratings	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
40	A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 7,974 ratings namericanwordcat added it to purchased-to-read See Review	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
41	The Odyssey of KP2: An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species by Terrie M. Williams 4.22 avg rating — 415 ratings	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
42	The Hunter's Breath: On Expedition with the Weddell Seals of the Antarctic by Terrie M. Williams 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings	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
43	The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum 4.02 avg rating — 37,872 ratings	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
44	Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death by Deborah Blum 3.69 avg rating — 1,192 ratings	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
45	Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection by Deborah Blum 4.26 avg rating — 951 ratings namericanwordcat added it to purchased-to-read See Review	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
46	Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 4.12 avg rating — 3,475 ratings	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