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.

  • Notes on Complexity by Neil Theise
    Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being
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    Release date: May 23, 2023
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    Availability: 15 copies available, 2877 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jul 04 - Jul 24, 2024

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  • Blood by Jen Gunter
    Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation

    Release date: Jan 23, 2024
    “This book is the brilliant and long needed corrective that we have waited for." —comedian Samantha Bee
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    Availability: 5 copies available, 5864 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jul 10 - Jul 24, 2024

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  • Narcissistic Abuse by Vanessa Reiser
    Narcissistic Abuse: A Therapist’s Guide to Identifying, Escaping, and Healing from Toxic and Manipulative People

    Release date: Oct 29, 2024
    Licensed therapist and narcissism expert Vanessa Reiser offers a guide to identifying narcissistic abuse, especially in interpersonal relationships, s ...more
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  • A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
    Best General Science Books
    553 books — 523 voters
    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
    1,123 books — 741 voters

    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCosmos by Carl Sagan
    Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
    363 books — 321 voters
    Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
    Modern Science Nonfiction
    406 books — 337 voters

    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
    Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
    1,779 books — 3,756 voters
    Mindset by Carol S. DweckOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieDrive by Daniel H. Pink
    Growth Mindset
    376 books — 403 voters


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