Best Science Books for Non-Scientists

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106 reviews
½ 4.3
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lorax, seabear, lilithcat, ABVR, daschaich, stretch, prosfilaes, Percevan, dwacker, horacio.salazar, ManWithAnAgenda
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ABVR: The best explanation of what science is (and why it matters) that I've ever read.
horacio.salazar: Almost poetic. In this book Ssagan is like the Ray Bradbury of science.
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14,729 members
743 reviews
4.2
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raidergirl3, norabelle414, SylviaC, souloftherose, cej1027, GerrysBookshelf, horacio.salazar
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horacio.salazar: A book that redefines the way science stories can be told.
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3,659 members
48 reviews
4.1
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2,063 members
21 reviews
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jjwilson61, ABVR, stretch, prosfilaes, proserpinarex, horacio.salazar
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ABVR: Gould's second and best collection of essays: Uniformly good, with 5-6 among the best popular-science essays ever written.
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amarie, KimarieBee, AnnaClaire, raidergirl3, Percevan, electrice, horacio.salazar, mspixieears,ABVR ,Noisy ,thorold
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ABVR : A fascinating book, but one about technology . . . and technology rooted in the craft tradition, rather than science, at that.
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23,339 members
399 reviews
4.2
9 Members
stretch, lahochstetler, raidergirl3, sjmccreary, SylviaC, Percevan, souloftherose, martensgirl, horacio.salazar,lorax ,ABVR ,daschaich ,Noisy ,Ravic
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lorax: An error-ridden mess complete with random gratuitous homophobia.
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10,974 members
457 reviews
4.1
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6,497 members
112 reviews
½ 3.7
7 Members
KimarieBee, AnnaClaire, raidergirl3, reconditereader, EmScape, Percevan, horacio.salazar,lorax ,ABVR ,Noisy
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lorax: A very interesting book, but it's a biography, not a book about science.
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1,750 members
27 reviews
4.1
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2,646 members
29 reviews
3.9
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891 members
16 reviews
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lorax, ABVR, stretch, indigorising
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ABVR: A masterpiece of geological explanation, in prose with the beautiful simplicity of Shaker cabinetry.
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1,690 members
45 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
ABVR, daschaich, smcwl, indigorising, horacio.salazar
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horacio.salazar: A wonderful tour, told in a marvelous style. Great book!
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1,548 members
13 reviews
4.2
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485 members
11 reviews
3.8
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3,657 members
163 reviews
4.1
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1,953 members
34 reviews
3.9
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10,883 members
119 reviews
½ 4.3
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1,611 members
19 reviews
3.9
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783 members
36 reviews
4.1
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1,331 members
8 reviews
4.1
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1,538 members
31 reviews
½ 4.3
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1,664 members
13 reviews
4
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1,948 members
51 reviews
½ 3.5
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1,039 members
12 reviews
3.8
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1,533 members
10 reviews
3.9
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14,433 members
120 reviews
4.1
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1,139 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,199 members
24 reviews
3.8
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258 members
2 reviews
3.8
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1,579 members
15 reviews
4.1
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Edward, smcwl
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903 members
18 reviews
3.8
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1,073 members
14 reviews
3.9
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3,784 members
265 reviews
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ijustgetbored, norabelle414, souloftherose,lorax ,
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lorax : Pop-science books that base their humor on mocking actual scientists don't cut it in my book.
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1,730 members
36 reviews
4.2
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554 members
17 reviews
½ 3.4
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523 members
16 reviews
3.9
2 Members
seabear, horacio.salazar
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horacio.salazar: A classic. When the event at the end of the Cretaceous was news.
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2,729 members
32 reviews
4.1
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1,209 members
11 reviews
3.9
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3,554 members
54 reviews
½ 4.5
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1,264 members
13 reviews
3.9
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1,293 members
41 reviews
½ 4.3
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74 reviews
4.2
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6,363 members
59 reviews
4.1
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1,018 members
9 reviews
½ 4.3
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raperper
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791 members
15 reviews
4
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Bretzky1
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373 members
4 reviews
4.1
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hipdeep
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354 members
16 reviews
4.2
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inge87
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266 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
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Ravic
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204 members
6 reviews
½ 3.4
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EmScape
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bluepiano
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6 members
1 review
5
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seabear
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1,960 members
17 reviews
½ 3.6
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2,100 members
48 reviews
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hipdeep
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502 members
11 reviews
3.9
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daschaich
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396 members
2 reviews
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rbott
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103 members
4 reviews
4.2
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seabear
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74 members
2 reviews
4.1
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Bretzky1
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1 review
½ 3.5
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bluepiano
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935 members
11 reviews
3.8
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Ravic
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341 members
2 reviews
½ 3.5
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164 members
3 reviews
½ 4.3
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Bretzky1
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189 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
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daschaich
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183 members
9 reviews
3.9
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inge87
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135 members
1 review
½ 3.7
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hipdeep
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72 members
4 reviews
½ 3.7
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seabear
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793 members
20 reviews
½ 3.6
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seabear
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1 review
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daschaich
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1,025 members
10 reviews
½ 4.3
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hipdeep
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696 members
4 reviews
½ 3.6
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daschaich
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1,487 members
63 reviews
½ 3.6
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863 members
6 reviews
3.9
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seabear
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41 members
3.9
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Ravic
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23 members
2 reviews
½ 4.5
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hipdeep
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3,745 members
36 reviews
3.9
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seabear
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717 members
27 reviews
3.9
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hipdeep
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29 members
1 review
5
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ABVR
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ABVR: A good book about the beastie that may or may not inhabit Loch Ness. A great book about science as a way of thinking.
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7 members
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Ravic
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1,206 members
57 reviews
4
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seabear
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361 members
11 reviews
½ 3.4
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hipdeep
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112 members
5 reviews
½ 3.5
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927 members
34 reviews
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ABVR
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317 members
7 reviews
½ 3.7
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seabear
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109 members
1 review
½ 3.3
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hipdeep
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85 members
2 reviews
½ 4.6
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Ravic
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58 members
1 review
3.9
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801 members
48 reviews
½ 3.7
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hipdeep
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768 members
12 reviews
½ 3.5
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ABVR
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65 members
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Ravic