Genetics for Non-Scientists
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
by:
Matt Ridley
4.06 avg rating — 27,646 ratings 3. 
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
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Sam Kean
4.01 avg rating — 10,631 ratings 
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Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins
by:
Steve Olson
3.94 avg rating — 1,054 ratings 10. 
The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease and Inheritance
by:
Nessa Carey
4.05 avg rating — 5,312 ratings 11. 
The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess: Race, Religion, and DNA
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Jeff Wheelwright
3.43 avg rating — 194 ratings 12. 
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic History
by:
Bryan Sykes
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,556 ratings 13. 
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
by:
Robert Kolker
4.15 avg rating — 139,637 ratings 14. 
The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene and the Quest to Cure Cancer at the Genetic Level
by:
Jessica Wapner
4.29 avg rating — 1,063 ratings 15. 
Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome
by:
Nessa Carey
3.93 avg rating — 1,051 ratings 16. 
Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene
by:
Masha Gessen
3.80 avg rating — 205 ratings 
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland
by:
Bryan Sykes
3.86 avg rating — 2,138 ratings 19. 
A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution 4.13 avg rating — 6,305 ratings
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Once a Wolf: The Science Behind Our Dogs' Astonishing Genetic Evolution
by:
Bryan Sykes
3.48 avg rating — 311 ratings 21. 
Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
by:
Val McDermid
4.10 avg rating — 12,181 ratings 
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Watch out for Toxo!: The Secret Guide to Practical Science
by:
Jaroslav Flegr
4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings 
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How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution 4.22 avg rating — 1,785 ratings
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The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA
by:
Mark Schultz
3.86 avg rating — 465 ratings 22. 
DNA Nation: How the Internet of Genes is Changing Your Life
by:
Sergio Pistoi
4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings 22. 
The Blooding: A True Story of the Narborough Village Murders
by:
Joseph Wambaugh
3.98 avg rating — 2,125 ratings 22. 
The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans
by:
Eben Kirksey
3.83 avg rating — 318 ratings 22. 
Science in Black and White: How Biology and Environment Shape Our Racial Divide
by:
Alondra Oubré
4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings 
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DNA Is Not Destiny: The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship between You and Your Genes
by:
Steven J. Heine
4.13 avg rating — 242 ratings 
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The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are
by:
Libby Copeland
4.01 avg rating — 3,112 ratings 39. 
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The Lost King of France: How DNA Solved the Mystery of the Murdered Son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
by:
Deborah Cadbury
4.20 avg rating — 2,415 ratings 41. 
The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It
by:
Ricki Lewis
3.95 avg rating — 239 ratings 41. 
The Monk in the Garden : The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics 3.83 avg rating — 418 ratings
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Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code
by:
Matthew Cobb
3.93 avg rating — 336 ratings 
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Bigfoot, Yeti, and the Last Neanderthal: A Geneticist's Search for Modern Apemen
by:
Bryan Sykes
3.95 avg rating — 167 ratings 46. 
Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science
by:
John Brockman
3.61 avg rating — 351 ratings 47. 
The Age of Genomes: Tales from the Front Lines of Genetic Medicine
by:
Steven M. Lipkin
3.73 avg rating — 91 ratings 48. 
Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them
by:
Gina Kolata
3.98 avg rating — 1,331 ratings 
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The Progressive Gene: How Genetics Influence the Morality of the Left it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Lamarck's Revenge: How Epigenetics Is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Evolution's Past and Present
by:
Peter D. Ward
3.28 avg rating — 96 ratings 52. 
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
by:
Adam Rutherford
4.03 avg rating — 11,640 ratings 53. 
Herding Hemingway's Cats: Understanding how our genes work
by:
Kat Arney
3.96 avg rating — 492 ratings 54. 
Beyond the Pale: Folklore, Family and the Mystery of Our Hidden Genes
by:
Emily Urquhart
3.88 avg rating — 347 ratings 55. 
A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History
by:
Nicholas Wade
3.73 avg rating — 1,541 ratings 56. 
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
by:
David Reich
4.13 avg rating — 5,852 ratings 57. 
Blood, Bullets, and Bones: The Story of Forensic Science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA
by:
Bridget Heos
3.84 avg rating — 963 ratings 58. 
The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome
by:
Alondra Nelson
3.97 avg rating — 269 ratings 59. 
The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures 3.81 avg rating — 1,640 ratings
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The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
by:
Jeremy Narby
4.18 avg rating — 7,318 ratings 
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Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
by:
Spencer Wells
3.77 avg rating — 1,142 ratings 