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.

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
Internet for the People
The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies
Scent: A Natural History of Fragrance
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2 - The Pillars of Civilization
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work
Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
The History of the Computer
Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
The Life We're Looking for: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
The Secret Life of the Sea Otter
  • Nowhere Left to Go by Benjamin von Brackel
    Nowhere Left to Go: How Climate Change Is Driving Species to the Ends of the Earth

    Release date: Jul 19, 2022
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  • Between Us by Batja Mesquita
    Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions

    Release date: Jul 19, 2022
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  • Belonging by Geoffrey L. Cohen
    Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides

    Release date: Sep 13, 2022
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  • Lessons in Chemistry
    Dragon Teeth
    The Anthropocene Reviewed
    Bewilderment
    Transcendent Kingdom
    Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life
    Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention- and How to Think Deeply Again
    Her Hidden Genius
    Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
    What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
    The Overstory
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Miss Benson's Beetle
    A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden by Henry David ThoreauA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
    Best Nature Books
    910 books — 687 voters
    Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. CormenStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonThe C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanThe Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set by Donald Ervin KnuthDesign Patterns by Erich Gamma
    Essential Books of Computer Science
    195 books — 299 voters

    Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan Cain
    Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
    900 books — 915 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
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonMuhammad, the World-Changer by Mohamad JebaraSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
    Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
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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

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