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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 471,795 ratings — published 1988
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.16 — 190,455 ratings — published 1976
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.22 — 416,379 ratings — published 2003
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,224,682 ratings — published 2011
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.17 — 573,860 ratings — published 2011
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.14 — 193,092 ratings — published 2014
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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 32 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.05 — 242,419 ratings — published 1985
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.04 — 449,794 ratings — published 1997
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.08 — 202,555 ratings — published 2017
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.01 — 890,303 ratings — published 2005
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.19 — 853,572 ratings — published 2008
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.40 — 156,941 ratings — published 1980
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.96 — 617,633 ratings — published 2005
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.37 — 219,861 ratings — published 2017
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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.06 — 44,590 ratings — published 2008
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.10 — 101,575 ratings — published 1999
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.13 — 793,910 ratings — published 2010
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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.03 — 40,541 ratings — published 1987
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.12 — 130,121 ratings — published 2008
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The Gene: An Intimate History The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.35 — 54,693 ratings — published 2016
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.29 — 51,997 ratings — published 1979
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.34 — 112,405 ratings — published 2010
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 19 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.19 — 282,482 ratings — published 2015
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.29 — 79,228 ratings — published 1995
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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 The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.92 — 55,520 ratings — published 2010
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.01 — 848,310 ratings — published 2000
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.99 — 65,274 ratings — published 2014
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.09 — 41,395 ratings — published 1986
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.95 — 59,799 ratings — published 2010
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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 16 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.18 — 30,946 ratings — published 2016
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,280 ratings — published 2007
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.90 — 280,881 ratings — published 2006
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.84 — 93,586 ratings — published 2008
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.26 — 85,516 ratings — published 2018
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.36 — 199,113 ratings — published 2018
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.13 — 34,435 ratings — published 2016
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.97 — 52,104 ratings — published 2012
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Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.21 — 30,432 ratings — published 1994
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.85 — 59,826 ratings — published 2008
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.30 — 28,685 ratings — published 1999
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.38 — 30,455 ratings — published 2017
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.06 — 236,601 ratings — published 2003
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.27 — 215,199 ratings — published 1985
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Fermat's Enigma Fermat's Enigma (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.30 — 33,042 ratings — published 1997
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 3.95 — 156,321 ratings — published 2011
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.16 — 55,753 ratings — published 2009
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How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.17 — 22,516 ratings — published 2019
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The Grand Design The Grand Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.06 — 76,892 ratings — published 2010
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.08 — 469,396 ratings — published 2012
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as pop-sci)
avg rating 4.00 — 133,912 ratings — published 2009
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