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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 485,950 ratings — published 1988
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 8425 times as science)
avg rating 4.22 — 428,813 ratings — published 2003
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
by (shelved 7180 times as science)
avg rating 4.16 — 195,173 ratings — published 1976
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7079 times as science)
avg rating 4.08 — 211,662 ratings — published 2017
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 6897 times as science)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,293,035 ratings — published 2011
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6629 times as science)
avg rating 4.40 — 161,194 ratings — published 1980
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5951 times as science)
avg rating 4.13 — 816,380 ratings — published 2010
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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 5828 times as science)
avg rating 4.14 — 198,314 ratings — published 2014
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5329 times as science)
avg rating 4.01 — 123,312 ratings — published 1859
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 4807 times as science)
avg rating 4.09 — 103,160 ratings — published 1999
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 4799 times as science)
avg rating 4.29 — 81,651 ratings — published 1995
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4167 times as science)
avg rating 4.06 — 244,149 ratings — published 2003
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 232,606 ratings — published 2017
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The Gene: An Intimate History The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4053 times as science)
avg rating 4.35 — 56,915 ratings — published 2016
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 4045 times as science)
avg rating 4.26 — 220,455 ratings — published 1985
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3796 times as science)
avg rating 4.34 — 116,318 ratings — published 2010
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3624 times as science)
avg rating 4.15 — 80,748 ratings — published 2014
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3369 times as science)
avg rating 3.92 — 57,098 ratings — published 2010
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 3317 times as science)
avg rating 4.05 — 250,108 ratings — published 1985
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 3306 times as science)
avg rating 4.04 — 464,729 ratings — published 1997
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The Grand Design The Grand Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3236 times as science)
avg rating 4.06 — 78,056 ratings — published 2010
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3218 times as science)
avg rating 3.98 — 68,376 ratings — published 2014
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3157 times as science)
avg rating 4.16 — 56,609 ratings — published 2009
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3048 times as science)
avg rating 4.17 — 601,675 ratings — published 2011
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 3046 times as science)
avg rating 4.12 — 41,083 ratings — published 2004
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 2988 times as science)
avg rating 4.18 — 291,776 ratings — published 2015
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2948 times as science)
avg rating 4.26 — 89,458 ratings — published 2018
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2915 times as science)
avg rating 4.02 — 30,524 ratings — published 1962
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2889 times as science)
avg rating 4.31 — 102,088 ratings — published 2019
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2884 times as science)
avg rating 4.17 — 32,664 ratings — published 2016
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2850 times as science)
avg rating 3.90 — 285,702 ratings — published 2006
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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 2735 times as science)
avg rating 4.03 — 41,546 ratings — published 1987
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 2629 times as science)
avg rating 4.29 — 53,221 ratings — published 1979
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 2597 times as science)
avg rating 4.33 — 40,131 ratings — published 1994
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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 2585 times as science)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,903 ratings — published 2010
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 2531 times as science)
avg rating 4.09 — 42,102 ratings — published 1986
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The Universe in a Nutshell The Universe in a Nutshell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 45,737 ratings — published 2001
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2499 times as science)
avg rating 4.37 — 33,036 ratings — published 2017
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2457 times as science)
avg rating 4.06 — 90,681 ratings — published 2015
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2453 times as science)
avg rating 4.32 — 53,224 ratings — published 2020
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2368 times as science)
avg rating 4.21 — 42,046 ratings — published 2018
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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 2344 times as science)
avg rating 4.06 — 45,125 ratings — published 2008
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The Order of Time The Order of Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2314 times as science)
avg rating 4.13 — 39,788 ratings — published 2017
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Physics of the Impossible Physics of the Impossible (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2287 times as science)
avg rating 4.09 — 41,819 ratings — published 2008
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (Paperback)
by (shelved 2238 times as science)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,277 ratings — published 1999
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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries (Paperback)
by (shelved 2228 times as science)
avg rating 4.10 — 32,545 ratings — published 2006
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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 2226 times as science)
avg rating 4.20 — 31,422 ratings — published 1994
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Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2175 times as science)
avg rating 4.04 — 29,408 ratings — published 2008
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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 2124 times as science)
avg rating 4.50 — 180,874 ratings — published 2013
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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Paperback)
by (shelved 2109 times as science)
avg rating 4.16 — 123,162 ratings — published 1994
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Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
1,966 books — 2,141 voters
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
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1,161 books — 810 voters

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The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce
“The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.


From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.”
Frederick Lewis Donaldson

Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
Albert Einstein, The World As I See It

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