A Decade of Hit Books

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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,971 books — 3,657 voters
The Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererLab Girl by Hope JahrenGathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Nonfiction Books about Plants
440 books — 153 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom StandageSalt by Mark KurlanskyCod by Mark KurlanskyCooked by Michael Pollan
A History of Food
196 books — 29 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,921 books — 2,287 voters

Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo LeviThe Maine Woods by Henry David ThoreauHungry Ghosts by Jasper BeckerThe Spanish Temper by V.S. PritchettThe Saddest Pleasure by Moritz Thomsen
Paul Theroux's Favourite Travel Books
28 books — 4 voters