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Cover of A Short History of Nearly Everything

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

4.2

2003

Cover of Bad Science

Bad Science

Ben Goldacre

4.1

2008

Cover of Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

4.3

1997

Cover of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Malcolm Gladwell

3.9

2005

Cover of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg

4.0

2011

Cover of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

John Gray

3.5

1998

Cover of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard Feynman

4.3

1984

Cover of The Art of Happiness

The Art of Happiness

Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler

4.1

1998

Cover of The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

H.G. Wells

3.7

1896

Cover of What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Randall Munroe

4.2

2014

Cover of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink

4.0

2008

Cover of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

4.4

2011

Cover of The Grand Design

The Grand Design

Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow

4.0

2010

Cover of The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

4.3

1995

Cover of Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Mary Roach

3.8

2008

Cover of Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

Mary Roach

3.9

2010

Cover of The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

Richard Dawkins

4.2

2009

Cover of Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

Mary Roach

3.9

2013

Cover of 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

Sam Kean

3.9

2010

Cover of Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Seth Godin

3.9

2010

Cover of Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

4.2

2009

Cover of Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Jon Kabat-Zinn

4.1

1994

Cover of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality

Brian Greene

4.1

2003

Cover of Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

Seth Godin

3.8

2008

Cover of The Universe in a Nutshell

The Universe in a Nutshell

Stephen Hawking

4.1

2001

Cover of Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

Michio Kaku

4.1

2008

Cover of The Shock of the Fall

The Shock of the Fall

Nathan Filer

3.8

2013

Cover of Chaos: Making a New Science

Chaos: Making a New Science

James Gleick

4.0

1987

Cover of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Elizabeth Kolbert

4.1

2014

Cover of Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

René Descartes, Donald A. Cress

3.7

1637

Cover of A Briefer History of Time

A Briefer History of Time

Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow

4.2

2005

Cover of Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

4.3

1994

Cover of The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

Norman Doidge

4.2

2007

Cover of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

John Medina

4.0

2008

Cover of Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement

Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement

Anthony Robbins, Kenneth H. Blanchard, Jason Winters

4.2

1986

Cover of An Instance of the Fingerpost

An Instance of the Fingerpost

Iain Pears

3.9

1997

Cover of The Undercover Economist

The Undercover Economist

Tim Harford

3.8

2005

Cover of Valhalla Rising (Dirk Pitt, #16)

Valhalla Rising (Dirk Pitt, #16)

Clive Cussler

3.9

2001

Cover of A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

Lawrence M. Krauss, Richard Dawkins

3.9

2012

Cover of What Do You Care What Other People Think?

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

Richard Feynman

4.3

1988

Cover of 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

Neil Shubin

4.0

2008

Cover of My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

Jill Bolte Taylor

3.9

2006

Cover of Why Evolution Is True

Why Evolution Is True

Jerry A. Coyne

4.2

2008

Cover of The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

Sam Harris

3.9

2010

Cover of Come Back, Amelia Bedelia

Come Back, Amelia Bedelia

Peggy Parish, Wallace Tripp

4.3

1971

Cover of Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

William Styron

4.0

1990

Cover of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Leonard Mlodinow

3.9

2008

Cover of Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

Geoff Colvin

4.0

2008

Cover of Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe

Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe

Simon Singh

4.1

2004

Cover of Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee, Oliver Sacks

4.3

1998

Cover of Hallucinations

Hallucinations

Oliver Sacks

3.9

1995

Cover of The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work

The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work

Shawn Achor

4.2

2010

Cover of Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

Albert Einstein, Nigel Calder, Robert W. Lawson

4.2

1916

Cover of Discourse on Method

Discourse on Method

René Descartes, Donald A. Cress

3.7

1637

Cover of The Consolations of Philosophy

The Consolations of Philosophy

Alain de Botton

4.0

2000

Cover of Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

Michio Kaku

4.0

2011

Cover of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing

Christiane Northrup

4.3

1994

Cover of Black Holes and Baby Universes

Black Holes and Baby Universes

Stephen Hawking

4.1

1993

Cover of The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

Neil A. Fiore

3.9

1988

Cover of The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God

The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God

Lee Strobel

4.1

2004

Cover of The Map That Changed the World

The Map That Changed the World

Simon Winchester

3.8

2001

Cover of The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself

The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself

Daniel J. Boorstin

4.1

1983

Cover of The House of God

The House of God

Samuel Shem, John Updike

4.0

1978

Cover of The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves

The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves

Dan Ariely

3.9

2012

Cover of Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Daniel C. Dennett

3.9

2006

Cover of Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

Marc Weissbluth

3.9

1987

Cover of Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

Giulia Enders, Jill Enders

4.0

2014

Cover of On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep

On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep

Gary Ezzo

3.6

1993

The Light Eaters

The Light Eaters

Zoë Schlanger

4.0

2024

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