Health and Science Books

Showing 1-50 of 1,031
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.13 — 800,112 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.37 — 223,873 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.34 — 113,577 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 6 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.17 — 31,439 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 238,843 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 210,026 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,245,327 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.34 — 165,763 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.49 — 216,160 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.32 — 50,249 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.51 — 169,653 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended Consequences This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended Consequences (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.03 — 11,754 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 34,046 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Gene: An Intimate History The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.35 — 55,352 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.20 — 88,796 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 health-and-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 244,737 ratings — published 1985
Rate this book
Clear rating
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.39 — 29,176 ratings — published 1987
Rate this book
Clear rating
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.33 — 93,672 ratings — published 2023
Rate this book
Clear rating
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.28 — 52,279 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.35 — 273,313 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.58 — 12,894 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 78,895 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.11 — 10,309 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.40 — 327,172 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.38 — 31,292 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.27 — 83,915 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Body: A Guide for Occupants The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.31 — 98,496 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,130 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
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 health-and-science)
avg rating 4.16 — 121,032 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,454 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 3.89 — 56,009 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 236,634 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.40 — 158,133 ratings — published 1980
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 476,225 ratings — published 1988
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.01 — 121,559 ratings — published 1859
Rate this book
Clear rating
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 14,056 ratings — published 1995
Rate this book
Clear rating
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.04 — 454,269 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.22 — 419,955 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.30 — 232,647 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 73,955 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,059 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,987 ratings — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.11 — 88,020 ratings — published 1990
Rate this book
Clear rating
What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City (One World Essentials) What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City (One World Essentials)
by (shelved 2 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.33 — 9,014 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 3.89 — 81,594 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.28 — 84,987 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 23,759 ratings — published 2024
Rate this book
Clear rating
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,214 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as health-and-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 14,046 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating