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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.21 — 482,261 ratings — published 1988
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.01 — 122,533 ratings — published 1859
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.90 — 284,341 ratings — published 2006
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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 6 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.14 — 196,924 ratings — published 2014
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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 6 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.10 — 102,582 ratings — published 1999
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.13 — 809,697 ratings — published 2010
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.08 — 208,989 ratings — published 2017
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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 5 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.09 — 41,906 ratings — published 1986
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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 4 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.21 — 41,096 ratings — published 2018
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.88 — 28,296 ratings — published 2016
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Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.08 — 56,298 ratings — published 2014
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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.06 — 44,959 ratings — published 2008
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Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.15 — 24,293 ratings — published 1994
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.40 — 159,863 ratings — published 1980
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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 4 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.05 — 247,992 ratings — published 1985
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.16 — 193,743 ratings — published 1976
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Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,949 ratings — published 2018
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The Ghost Map The Ghost Map (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.89 — 56,592 ratings — published 2006
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Hidden Figures Hidden Figures (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.96 — 114,344 ratings — published 2016
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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 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.17 — 32,061 ratings — published 2016
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Human Universe Human Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.28 — 5,308 ratings — published 2014
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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 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.16 — 122,169 ratings — published 1994
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Does Anything Eat Wasps? And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask Does Anything Eat Wasps? And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.53 — 1,661 ratings — published 2000
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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 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.26 — 218,882 ratings — published 1985
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The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,655 ratings — published 2001
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.15 — 79,892 ratings — published 2014
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Physics of the Impossible Physics of the Impossible (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.09 — 41,633 ratings — published 2008
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The Quantum Universe: Everything That Can Happen Does Happen The Quantum Universe: Everything That Can Happen Does Happen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.76 — 4,729 ratings — published 2011
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The Cloudspotter's Guide The Cloudspotter's Guide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,865 ratings — published 2006
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The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,696 ratings — published 2011
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,505 ratings — published 2007
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Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,474 ratings — published 2010
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Biology as Ideology: The Doctrine of DNA Biology as Ideology: The Doctrine of DNA (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,045 ratings — published 1991
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.22 — 425,363 ratings — published 2003
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The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.01 — 10,424 ratings — published 2021
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The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,101 ratings — published 2022
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.31 — 59,735 ratings — published 2005
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.26 — 88,368 ratings — published 2018
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Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,784 ratings — published 2020
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Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,541 ratings — published 2021
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How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.62 — 1,612 ratings — published 2004
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.28 — 41,544 ratings — published 2021
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.19 — 118,701 ratings — published 2015
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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)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.37 — 229,279 ratings — published 2017
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How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.89 — 6,705 ratings — published 2020
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The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.65 — 12,536 ratings — published 2019
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.03 — 12,190 ratings — published 2016
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Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 3.92 — 8,192 ratings — published 2017
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.26 — 13,845 ratings — published 2014
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as science-fact)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,290 ratings — published 1989
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