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Science Communication Books
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Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.73 — 758 ratings — published 2009
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.86 — 6,488 ratings — published 2017
Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.77 — 492 ratings — published 2015
Investigating Science Communication in the Information Age: Implications for Public Engagement and Popular Media (Communicating Science in the Information Age)
by (shelved 6 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.11 — 9 ratings — published 2008
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,268,081 ratings — published 2011
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.08 — 207,919 ratings — published 2017
Science Communication: A Practical Guide for Scientists (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.69 — 16 ratings — published 2012
Science In Public: Communication, Culture, And Credibility (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.80 — 60 ratings — published 1998
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.51 — 174,435 ratings — published 2013
Effective Science Communication 2016 (IOP Expanding Physics)
by (shelved 4 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.90 — 10 ratings — published
Successful Science Communication: Telling It Like It Is (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published 2011
Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.53 — 993 ratings — published 2009
Escape from the Ivory Tower: A Guide to Making Your Science Matter (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.81 — 160 ratings — published 2010
Am I Making Myself Clear?: A Scientist's Guide to Talking to the Public (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.49 — 90 ratings — published 2009
The Science Writers' Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Pitch, Publish, and Prosper in the Digital Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.35 — 165 ratings — published 2013
Introducing Science Communication: A Practical Guide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.25 — 4 ratings — published 2009
Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: A Guide to Effective Engagement (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.81 — 88 ratings — published
Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.26 — 87,909 ratings — published 2018
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.29 — 80,631 ratings — published 1995
Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.40 — 159,375 ratings — published 1980
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.22 — 423,847 ratings — published 2003
A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.21 — 480,692 ratings — published 1988
Lab Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.98 — 72,016 ratings — published 2016
Connection: Hollywood Storytelling Meets Critical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.05 — 102 ratings — published 2013
Handbook for Science Public Information Officers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.32 — 28 ratings — published 2015
Journalism, Science and Society (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.73 — 11 ratings — published 2007
A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.86 — 189 ratings — published 1997
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.95 — 74,631 ratings — published 2007
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,931 ratings — published 2010
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.35 — 204,305 ratings — published 2025
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.11 — 15,556 ratings — published 2022
Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,471 ratings — published 2022
The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having―or Being Denied―an Abortion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,458 ratings — published 2020
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,089 ratings — published 2010
The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.31 — 99,916 ratings — published 2019
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.34 — 169,754 ratings — published 2019
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.13 — 806,900 ratings — published 2010
The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—And Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,853 ratings — published 2017
The Scientist's Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively Throughout Your Scientific Career (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.41 — 325 ratings — published 2016
The Sense of Wonder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,773 ratings — published 1965
The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.91 — 86 ratings — published 2002
Writing Science in Plain English (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.08 — 262 ratings — published 2013
A Scientist's Guide To Talking With The Media: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.70 — 27 ratings — published 2006
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,235 ratings — published 2014
Science Communication: Culture, Identity and Citizenship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,090 ratings — published 2007
The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and into the Limelight (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.87 — 15 ratings — published 2015
Explaining Research: How to Reach Key Audiences to Advance Your Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.09 — 11 ratings — published 2010
slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 4.08 — 6,997 ratings — published 2008
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-communication)
avg rating 3.86 — 24,199 ratings — published 2011
“Not only is it important to ask questions and find the answers, as a scientist I felt obligated to communicate with the world what we were learning.”
― Brief Answers to the Big Questions
― Brief Answers to the Big Questions
“In other words, I had seen the skeletons hidden in the closet, and now, regretfully, I wished that I had interviewed them instead.”
― Ground Control: An Argument for the End of Human Space Exploration
― Ground Control: An Argument for the End of Human Space Exploration











