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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,264,191 ratings — published 2011
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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 473,570 ratings — published 1988
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,002,058 ratings — published 2021
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Seveneves Seveneves (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.00 — 123,997 ratings — published 2015
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 478,623 ratings — published 2006
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 191,025 ratings — published 1976
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.86 — 87,994 ratings — published 1992
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Blindsight (Firefall, #1) Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.01 — 52,667 ratings — published 2006
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
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avg rating 4.30 — 167,739 ratings — published 2015
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 417,804 ratings — published 2003
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Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 32,948 ratings — published 1996
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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 40,636 ratings — published 1987
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 203,578 ratings — published 2017
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Artemis Artemis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.69 — 317,769 ratings — published 2017
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Saturn Run Saturn Run (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.91 — 16,024 ratings — published 2015
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Contact Contact (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 151,380 ratings — published 1985
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 59,925 ratings — published 2010
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 121,188 ratings — published 1859
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 157,408 ratings — published 1980
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Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 30,568 ratings — published 1994
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Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
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avg rating 3.96 — 40,625 ratings — published 1993
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Wherever Seeds May Fall (Seeds, #1) Wherever Seeds May Fall (Seeds, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,747 ratings — published 2021
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.51 — 166,366 ratings — published 2013
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The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.91 — 269,715 ratings — published 1969
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,522 ratings — published 1994
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Tau Zero Tau Zero (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.83 — 16,781 ratings — published 1970
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The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics (Theoretical Minimum #1) The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics (Theoretical Minimum #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,537 ratings — published 2013
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The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2) The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.40 — 212,943 ratings — published 2008
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Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,048,930 ratings — published 1990
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Timescape Timescape (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.72 — 11,498 ratings — published 1980
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Quarantine Quarantine (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,221 ratings — published 1992
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Eon (The Way, #1) Eon (The Way, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.88 — 30,095 ratings — published 1985
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Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.23 — 53,397 ratings — published 2004
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.20 — 22,893 ratings — published 1916
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Moving Mars (Queen of Angels, #3) Moving Mars (Queen of Angels, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.85 — 7,812 ratings — published 1993
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.61 — 8,043 ratings — published 1964
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.99 — 65,645 ratings — published 2014
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Reality is Not What it Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity Reality is Not What it Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.33 — 16,292 ratings — published 2014
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Principles of Biochemistry Principles of Biochemistry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,519 ratings — published 1970
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3zekiel 3zekiel (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 4,985 ratings — published 2019
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.14 — 193,637 ratings — published 2014
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The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,161 ratings — published 2020
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Cold Eyes Cold Eyes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.42 — 3,476 ratings — published 2021
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The Ministry for the Future The Ministry for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.87 — 41,283 ratings — published 2020
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Testing Statistical Hypotheses (Springer Texts in Statistics) Testing Statistical Hypotheses (Springer Texts in Statistics)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.65 — 17 ratings — published 1979
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Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Volume 49: Enumerative Combinatorics, Volume 1 Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Volume 49: Enumerative Combinatorics, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 32 ratings — published 1986
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,274 ratings — published 1989
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Analysis on Manifolds Analysis on Manifolds (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 68 ratings — published 1991
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Unifying Themes in Complex Systems: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Complex Systems Unifying Themes in Complex Systems: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Complex Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2003
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Dynamics Of Complex Systems (Studies in Nonlinearity) Dynamics Of Complex Systems (Studies in Nonlinearity)
by (shelved 2 times as hard-science)
avg rating 3.90 — 31 ratings — published 1997
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William A. Dembski
“Regardless of one's point of view, it's quite easy to see that Darwinism is not in the same league as the hard sciences. For instance, Darwinists will often compare their theory favorably to Einsteinian physics, claiming that Darwinism is just as well established as general relativity. Yet how many physicists, while arguing for the truth of Einsteinian physics, will claim that general relativity is as well established as Darwin’s theory? Zero.”
William A. Dembski, Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing

Clyde DeSouza
“No, Krish . . . we’re not playing God. We’re only attempting to set things right.”
Clyde DeSouza, Maya

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