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Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
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Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
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How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond
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How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
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Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
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The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal
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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
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Astronomical: From Quark-stars to Wormholes, the Weird Science of Our Universe
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
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4.22 avg rating — 420,358 ratings
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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
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
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A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers
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Elemental: How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
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The Planets
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex
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What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses
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The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet
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The Cloudspotter's Guide
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The Undercover Economist Strikes Back: How to Run-or Ruin-an Economy
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3.92 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
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The Undercover Economist
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