Science

Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding of how the physical world works. Through controlled methods, science uses observable physical evidence of natural phenomena to collect data, and analyzes this information to explain what and how things work. ...more

The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie
The Madness Pill: One Doctor's Quest to Understand Schizophrenia
You've Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy
The Book of Cannabis: The History and Future of the Plant and the Drug
Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI
On the Future of Species: Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence
How to Talk to AI (and How Not To)
Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health
Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works
The Age of Alchemy: How Early Innovators Shaped Modern Chemistry
Chain Reaction: The Wondrous Chemistry of Everyday Life
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary
Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History
The Story of Stories: The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art
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    Kobuk the Destroyer: And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering

    Release date: Sep 08, 2026
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    The Homeowner’s Solar Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before Installing a Home Energy System
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    Hello, World!: A Brief History of Programming in 90 Languages
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  • Raising Hare: A Memoir
    Abundance
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
    Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Train Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1)
    Playground
    Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5)
    Elon Musk
    Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
    Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5)
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    No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
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    Salt by Mark KurlanskyAt Home by Bill BrysonTHE AMERICAN TRANSLATOR by Ahmed AlshuwaikhatGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
    Histories of the Everyday
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    The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George Orwell
    Works of Pure Genius
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    Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFirst Time Dad by James        MacdonaldThe Path of Lies and Riddles by J.N.M.  VerboekendLean In by Sheryl Sandberg
    Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
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    A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Origin of Species
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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