Michael Levin suggested reads
1. 
Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle
by:
Andreas Wagner
3.82 avg rating — 719 ratings 2. 
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The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul: Learning and the Origins of Consciousness
by:
Simona Ginsburg
4.37 avg rating — 30 ratings 4. 
The Elements of Experimental Embryology
by:
Gavin de Beer
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating 5. 
The Tinkerer's Accomplice: How Design Emerges from Life Itself
by:
J. Scott Turner
4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings 6. 
The Extended Organism: The Physiology of Animal-Built Structures
by:
J. Scott Turner
4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings 7. 
How the Leopard Changed Its Spots : The Evolution of Complexity
by:
Brian Goodwin
3.77 avg rating — 128 ratings 
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The Origins of Evolutionary Innovations: A Theory of Transformative Change in Living Systems
by:
Andreas Wagner
4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings 10. 
At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity 4.02 avg rating — 1,427 ratings
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The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution 4.18 avg rating — 278 ratings
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An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine (Dover Books on Biology)
by:
Claude Bernard
4.05 avg rating — 85 ratings 13. 
The Touchstone of Life: Molecular Information, Cell Communication, and the Foundations of Life 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
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A Foray Into the Worlds of Animals and Humans: With a Theory of Meaning 4.06 avg rating — 264 ratings
20. 
Life Itself: A Comprehensive Inquiry Into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life
by:
Robert Rosen
4.17 avg rating — 81 ratings 
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