Cosmology
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by:
Brian Greene
4.10 avg rating — 101,036 ratings 4. 
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
by:
Brian Greene
4.13 avg rating — 40,010 ratings 5. 
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
by:
Carl Sagan
4.34 avg rating — 38,702 ratings 
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Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
by:
Michio Kaku
4.21 avg rating — 22,366 ratings 10. 
Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
by:
Kip S. Thorne
4.23 avg rating — 13,357 ratings 11. 
The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
by:
Steven Weinberg
4.10 avg rating — 13,115 ratings 12. 
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
by:
Michio Kaku
4.15 avg rating — 23,942 ratings 
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Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
by:
Lisa Randall
3.93 avg rating — 5,389 ratings 16. 
The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
by:
Roger Penrose
4.16 avg rating — 8,351 ratings 17. 
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality
by:
John Gribbin
4.06 avg rating — 21,372 ratings 
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From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time
by:
Sean Carroll
4.06 avg rating — 6,757 ratings 20. 
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
by:
Brian Greene
4.11 avg rating — 20,663 ratings 21. 
The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos
by:
Jaime Green
3.99 avg rating — 1,094 ratings 
24. 
The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Our Understanding of the Universe
by:
Julian Barbour
4.11 avg rating — 3,492 ratings 
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The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications
by:
David Deutsch
4.14 avg rating — 5,776 ratings 
28. ![The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe[s] Report](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347278841i/310330._SX100_.jpg)
The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe[s] Report
by:
Timothy Ferris
4.07 avg rating — 2,398 ratings 
30. 
Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos
by:
Lisa Kaltenegger
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,252 ratings 
33. 
The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design
by:
Leonard Susskind
4.15 avg rating — 2,828 ratings 34. 
The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory: Take Your Understanding of Physics into a Whole New Dimension!
by:
George Musser
3.78 avg rating — 361 ratings 35. 
39. 
The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins
by:
Alan Guth
4.10 avg rating — 1,887 ratings 
41. 
Seeing in the Dark : How Amateur Astronomers Are Discovering the Wonders of the Universe
by:
Timothy Ferris
4.12 avg rating — 433 ratings 42. 
A Briefer History of Time: The Science Classic Made More Accessible
by:
Stephen Hawking
4.26 avg rating — 42,070 ratings 43. 
The Mind's Sky: Human Intelligence in a Cosmic Context
by:
Timothy Ferris
3.84 avg rating — 161 ratings 44. 
The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
by:
Shing-Tung Yau
3.99 avg rating — 836 ratings 45. 
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing 3.94 avg rating — 30,330 ratings
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Dark Cosmos: In Search of Our Universe's Missing Mass and Energy
by:
Dan Hooper
4.02 avg rating — 264 ratings 47. 
The Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #1)
by:
Larry Gonick
4.27 avg rating — 3,550 ratings 48. 
Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars
by:
Lee Billings
3.87 avg rating — 952 ratings 
50. 
The Case of the Missing Neutrinos: And Other Curious Phenomena of the Universe
by:
John Gribbin
3.73 avg rating — 101 ratings 51. 
The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
by:
Sean Carroll
4.05 avg rating — 4,398 ratings 
53. 
Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos
by:
Seth Lloyd
4.01 avg rating — 2,081 ratings 
55. 
Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei
by:
David Merritt
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 55. 
Faerie Unfolding: The Cosmic Expression of the Divine
by:
The Silver Elves
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality
by:
Richard Panek
3.93 avg rating — 8,053 ratings 
63. 
Stephen Hawking : Quest for a Theory of Everything - The Story of His Life and Work
by:
Kitty Ferguson
3.83 avg rating — 525 ratings 
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Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
by:
Michio Kaku
4.10 avg rating — 40,954 ratings 
68. 
Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe
by:
Roger Penrose
3.92 avg rating — 290 ratings 
71. 
The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything
by:
John Gribbin
3.84 avg rating — 467 ratings 72. 
The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
by:
Sean Carroll
4.18 avg rating — 9,959 ratings 
76. 
Reality is Not What it Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity
by:
Carlo Rovelli
4.33 avg rating — 15,940 ratings 77. 
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
by:
Lisa Randall
3.68 avg rating — 3,476 ratings 
80. 
Supersymmetry: Unveiling The Ultimate Laws Of Nature
by:
Gordon L. Kane
3.62 avg rating — 188 ratings 81. 
The Accelerating Universe: Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant, and the Beauty of the Cosmos
by:
Mario Livio
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 100 ratings 82. 
Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation
by:
João Magueijo
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,895 ratings 83. 
The Motion Paradox: The 2,500-Year Old Puzzle Behind All the Mysteries of Time and Space
by:
Joseph Mazur
3.37 avg rating — 83 ratings 
85. 
The Telescope in the Ice: Inventing a New Astronomy at the South Pole
by:
Mark Bowen
4.12 avg rating — 110 ratings 86. 
Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe
by:
Ian Stewart
4.08 avg rating — 547 ratings 87. 
Three Steps to the Universe: From the Sun to Black Holes to the Mystery of Dark Matter
by:
David Garfinkle
3.79 avg rating — 52 ratings 
87. 
The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us 4.02 avg rating — 1,026 ratings
87. 
A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos
by:
Geraint F. Lewis
4.21 avg rating — 211 ratings 87. 
Letters From The Universe: The Framework of Everything and a Cosmic Guidance to Love, Life and Beyond
by:
Geo Douglas
4.38 avg rating — 60 ratings 
87. 
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
by:
Dava Sobel
3.59 avg rating — 3,470 ratings 
87. 
Stephen Hawking On Trial: Confronting the Big Bang
by:
Pierre St. Clair
3.46 avg rating — 41 ratings 
87. 
Secrets of the Moon: Myth and Mysticism, History and Science
by:
Andrew M. Osiow
4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings 87. 
Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences
by:
D.W. Pasulka
3.94 avg rating — 1,261 ratings