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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 478,377 ratings — published 1988
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 421,882 ratings — published 2003
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 192,507 ratings — published 1976
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 206,483 ratings — published 2017
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,256,602 ratings — published 2011
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 158,691 ratings — published 1980
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 803,366 ratings — published 2010
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 195,462 ratings — published 2014
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 121,921 ratings — published 1859
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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)
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avg rating 4.10 — 102,196 ratings — published 1999
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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)
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avg rating 4.29 — 80,246 ratings — published 1995
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 239,706 ratings — published 2003
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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)
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avg rating 4.37 — 225,610 ratings — published 2017
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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 4019 times as science)
avg rating 4.26 — 217,517 ratings — published 1985
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The Gene: An Intimate History The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 55,633 ratings — published 2016
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 114,115 ratings — published 2010
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 79,209 ratings — published 2014
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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 3341 times as science)
avg rating 3.92 — 56,170 ratings — published 2010
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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 3309 times as science)
avg rating 4.05 — 245,890 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)
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avg rating 4.04 — 456,603 ratings — published 1997
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The Grand Design The Grand Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3229 times as science)
avg rating 4.06 — 77,356 ratings — published 2010
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 66,665 ratings — published 2014
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 56,120 ratings — published 2009
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 40,568 ratings — published 2004
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3008 times as science)
avg rating 4.17 — 586,739 ratings — published 2011
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 2981 times as science)
avg rating 4.18 — 286,936 ratings — published 2015
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2908 times as science)
avg rating 4.26 — 87,218 ratings — published 2018
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2875 times as science)
avg rating 4.03 — 29,879 ratings — published 1962
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2851 times as science)
avg rating 4.31 — 99,133 ratings — published 2019
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2837 times as science)
avg rating 3.90 — 283,056 ratings — published 2006
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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 2828 times as science)
avg rating 4.17 — 31,630 ratings — published 2016
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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 40,950 ratings — published 1987
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 2587 times as science)
avg rating 4.29 — 52,481 ratings — published 1979
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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 2582 times as science)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,262 ratings — published 2010
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 39,450 ratings — published 1994
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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)
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avg rating 4.09 — 41,720 ratings — published 1986
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The Universe in a Nutshell The Universe in a Nutshell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 45,280 ratings — published 2001
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 88,751 ratings — published 2015
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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)
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avg rating 4.38 — 31,669 ratings — published 2017
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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 2393 times as science)
avg rating 4.32 — 50,790 ratings — published 2020
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2336 times as science)
avg rating 4.21 — 40,205 ratings — published 2018
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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 2334 times as science)
avg rating 4.06 — 44,804 ratings — published 2008
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Physics of the Impossible Physics of the Impossible (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2276 times as science)
avg rating 4.10 — 41,454 ratings — published 2008
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The Order of Time The Order of Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2258 times as science)
avg rating 4.13 — 38,334 ratings — published 2017
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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries (Paperback)
by (shelved 2224 times as science)
avg rating 4.10 — 32,242 ratings — published 2006
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (Paperback)
by (shelved 2210 times as science)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,006 ratings — published 1999
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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 2206 times as science)
avg rating 4.21 — 30,858 ratings — published 1994
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Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2142 times as science)
avg rating 4.04 — 28,791 ratings — published 2008
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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 2093 times as science)
avg rating 4.16 — 121,350 ratings — published 1994
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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2091 times as science)
avg rating 3.94 — 30,743 ratings — published 2012
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Arthur C. Clarke
“I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.”
Arthur C. Clarke

Richard Dawkins
“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here.We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds, how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?”
Richard Dawkins, Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder

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