Science

Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”) is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding of how the physical world works. Through controlled methods, science uses observable physical evidence of natural phenomena to collect data, and analyzes this information to explain what and how things work.

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The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice
The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of  America's Bird
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Two Heads: A Graphic Exploration of How Our Brains Work with Other Brains
How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain
Lessons in Chemistry
Bewilderment
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention- and How to Think Deeply Again
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Miss Benson's Beetle
Migrations
Transcendent Kingdom
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Her Hidden Genius
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
The Overstory
  • A Better Ape by Victor Kumar
    A Better Ape: The Evolution of the Moral Mind and How It Made Us Human

    Release date: May 01, 2022
    Humans are moral creatures. Among all life on Earth, we alone experience rich moral emotions, follow complex rules governing how we treat one another, ...more
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    Giveaway dates: May 15 - May 30, 2022

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  • A Cure for Darkness by Alex   Riley
    A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It
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    Release date: Mar 01, 2022
    A fascinating, “rich, and generous” ( Financial Times ) look at the treatment of depression by an award-winning science writer that blends popular s ...more
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  • Wonders All Around by Bruce McCandless III
    Wonders All Around: The Incredible True Story of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II and the First Untethered Flight in Space
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    Release date: Jul 09, 2021
    A Men’s Journal “Best New Books of 2021” Selection
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  • A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Cosmos
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #1)
    The Origin of Species
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCoraline by Neil GaimanA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
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    Muhammad, the World-Changer by Mohamad JebaraThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWhy They Stay by Anne MichaudThe Search for Mother Missing by Janine VanceGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
    Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
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    Hopebreaker by Dean F. WilsonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanSoulless by Gail Carriger
    Best Steampunk and Gaslight Works
    311 books — 442 voters
    The Martian by Andy WeirRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
    best hard science fiction
    376 books — 672 voters

    The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
    Works of Pure Genius
    674 books — 755 voters
    Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
    Modern Science Nonfiction
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