Best Science Books for Non-Scientists

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7,109 utenti
106 recensioni
½ 4.3
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lorax, seabear, lilithcat, ABVR, daschaich, stretch, prosfilaes, Percevan, dwacker, horacio.salazar, ManWithAnAgenda
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ABVR: The best explanation of what science is (and why it matters) that I've ever read.
horacio.salazar: Almost poetic. In this book Ssagan is like the Ray Bradbury of science.
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11,671 utenti
211 recensioni
3.9
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14,788 utenti
744 recensioni
4.2
7 Members
raidergirl3, norabelle414, SylviaC, souloftherose, cej1027, GerrysBookshelf, horacio.salazar
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horacio.salazar: A book that redefines the way science stories can be told.
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3,666 utenti
48 recensioni
4.1
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2,068 utenti
21 recensioni
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6 Members
jjwilson61, ABVR, stretch, prosfilaes, proserpinarex, horacio.salazar
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ABVR: Gould's second and best collection of essays: Uniformly good, with 5-6 among the best popular-science essays ever written.
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9,264 utenti
183 recensioni
3.9
8 Members
amarie, KimarieBee, AnnaClaire, raidergirl3, Percevan, electrice, horacio.salazar, mspixieears,ABVR ,Noisy ,thorold
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ABVR : A fascinating book, but one about technology . . . and technology rooted in the craft tradition, rather than science, at that.
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23,380 utenti
399 recensioni
4.2
9 Members
stretch, lahochstetler, raidergirl3, sjmccreary, SylviaC, Percevan, souloftherose, martensgirl, horacio.salazar,lorax ,ABVR ,daschaich ,Noisy ,Ravic
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lorax: An error-ridden mess complete with random gratuitous homophobia.
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10,996 utenti
458 recensioni
4.1
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6,504 utenti
112 recensioni
½ 3.7
7 Members
KimarieBee, AnnaClaire, raidergirl3, reconditereader, EmScape, Percevan, horacio.salazar,lorax ,ABVR ,Noisy
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lorax: A very interesting book, but it's a biography, not a book about science.
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1,752 utenti
28 recensioni
4.1
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2,648 utenti
29 recensioni
3.9
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892 utenti
16 recensioni
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4 Members
lorax, ABVR, stretch, indigorising
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ABVR: A masterpiece of geological explanation, in prose with the beautiful simplicity of Shaker cabinetry.
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1,690 utenti
45 recensioni
½ 3.6
5 Members
ABVR, daschaich, smcwl, indigorising, horacio.salazar
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horacio.salazar: A wonderful tour, told in a marvelous style. Great book!
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3,968 utenti
137 recensioni
3.9
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486 utenti
11 recensioni
3.8
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3,676 utenti
163 recensioni
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1,955 utenti
34 recensioni
3.9
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4,793 utenti
64 recensioni
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10,889 utenti
121 recensioni
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1,614 utenti
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785 utenti
36 recensioni
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1,333 utenti
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1,542 utenti
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1,666 utenti
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1,535 utenti
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14,470 utenti
120 recensioni
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1,142 utenti
26 recensioni
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1,207 utenti
24 recensioni
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259 utenti
2 recensioni
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1,583 utenti
15 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Edward, smcwl
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906 utenti
18 recensioni
3.8
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1,076 utenti
14 recensioni
3.9
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3,791 utenti
265 recensioni
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3 Members
ijustgetbored, norabelle414, souloftherose,lorax ,
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lorax : Pop-science books that base their humor on mocking actual scientists don't cut it in my book.
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1,733 utenti
36 recensioni
4.2
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554 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 3.4
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2 Members
seabear, horacio.salazar
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horacio.salazar: A classic. When the event at the end of the Cretaceous was news.
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2,732 utenti
32 recensioni
4.1
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1,210 utenti
11 recensioni
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3,567 utenti
54 recensioni
½ 4.5
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1,265 utenti
13 recensioni
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1,297 utenti
41 recensioni
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4,365 utenti
74 recensioni
4.2
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6,371 utenti
59 recensioni
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795 utenti
15 recensioni
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Bretzky1
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375 utenti
4 recensioni
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hipdeep
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354 utenti
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inge87
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lorax
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267 utenti
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Ravic
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204 utenti
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EmScape
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44 utenti
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bluepiano
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6 utenti
1 recensione
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seabear
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1,969 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 3.6
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2,104 utenti
48 recensioni
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hipdeep
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503 utenti
11 recensioni
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daschaich
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396 utenti
2 recensioni
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rbott
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183 utenti
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inge87
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103 utenti
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seabear
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74 utenti
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Bretzky1
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bluepiano
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936 utenti
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Ravic
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342 utenti
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Bretzky1
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inge87
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135 utenti
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hipdeep
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72 utenti
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seabear
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794 utenti
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seabear
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daschaich
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hipdeep
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697 utenti
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daschaich
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63 recensioni
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seabear
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lorax
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41 utenti
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Ravic
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23 utenti
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hipdeep
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3,752 utenti
36 recensioni
3.9
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seabear
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718 utenti
27 recensioni
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hipdeep
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289 utenti
4 recensioni
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daschaich
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29 utenti
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ABVR
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ABVR: A good book about the beastie that may or may not inhabit Loch Ness. A great book about science as a way of thinking.
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7 utenti
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Ravic
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1,208 utenti
57 recensioni
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seabear
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361 utenti
11 recensioni
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hipdeep
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112 utenti
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ABVR
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318 utenti
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seabear
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109 utenti
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hipdeep
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85 utenti
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Ravic
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802 utenti
48 recensioni
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hipdeep
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768 utenti
12 recensioni
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ABVR
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66 utenti
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Ravic
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12,606 utenti
384 recensioni
4.2