Popular Science Books That Make You Think
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The Hunting Hypothesis: A Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man
by:
Robert Ardrey
4.06 avg rating — 86 ratings 102. 
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The Social Contract: A Personal Inquiry into the Evolutionary Sources of Order and Disorder
by:
Robert Ardrey
4.07 avg rating — 114 ratings 
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Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis
by:
Rowan Jacobsen
4.31 avg rating — 734 ratings 
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Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind
by:
Richard Fortey
3.87 avg rating — 1,162 ratings 
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The Great Dinosaur Debate: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction
by:
Robert T. Bakker
4.23 avg rating — 2,232 ratings 
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological & Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
by:
Adrienne Mayor
3.86 avg rating — 1,108 ratings 
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by:
Jared Diamond
4.04 avg rating — 445,096 ratings 121. 
The Lost Civilisations of the Stone Age : A Journey Back to Our Cultural Origins
by:
Richard Rudgley
3.82 avg rating — 264 ratings 121. 
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
by:
Mark Kurlansky
3.92 avg rating — 24,365 ratings 123. 
Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts
by:
Emily Anthes
3.73 avg rating — 1,027 ratings 123. 
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Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design
by:
Perry Marshall
4.06 avg rating — 265 ratings 127. 
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
by:
Matt Ridley
4.06 avg rating — 27,646 ratings 127. 
Eleven Blue Men and Other Narratives of Medical Detection
by:
Berton Roueché
4.44 avg rating — 176 ratings 
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The Medical Detectives: The Classic Collection of Award-Winning Medical Investigative Reporting
by:
Berton Roueché
4.17 avg rating — 1,423 ratings 131. 
The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man
by:
Peter Tompkins
3.97 avg rating — 3,248 ratings 131. 
The Orange Man and Other Narratives of Medical Detection
by:
Berton Roueché
4.41 avg rating — 32 ratings 133. 
Before the Flood: The Biblical Flood as a Real Event and How It Changed the Course of Civilization
by:
Ian Wilson
3.74 avg rating — 125 ratings 
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The Secret Influence of the Moon: Alien Origins and Occult Powers
by:
Louis Proud
3.78 avg rating — 45 ratings 135. 
Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
by:
Martin J. Blaser
4.16 avg rating — 3,749 ratings 137. 
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live & Why They Matter
by:
Colin Tudge
3.95 avg rating — 2,033 ratings 137. 
The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
by:
Larry Zuckerman
3.61 avg rating — 556 ratings 139. 
The New Killer Diseases: How the Alarming Evolution of Germs Threatens Us All
by:
Elinor Levy
3.80 avg rating — 102 ratings 139. 
Alien Agenda: Investigating the Extraterrestrial Presence Among Us
by:
Jim Marrs
3.99 avg rating — 1,095 ratings 141. 
The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead
by:
Heather Pringle
4.10 avg rating — 866 ratings 141. 
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
by:
Ben Goldfarb
4.28 avg rating — 4,974 ratings 143. 
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Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (Ft Press Science Series)
by:
David P. Clark
3.73 avg rating — 1,028 ratings 
149. 
Phantasms of the Living (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge) (Volume 1)
by:
Edmund Gurney
4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings 151. 
Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life
by:
Nick Lane
4.25 avg rating — 3,636 ratings 151. 
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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 
155. 
Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
by:
Carl Zimmer
4.20 avg rating — 5,906 ratings 155. 
What Is a Woman?: One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation
by:
Matt Walsh
4.47 avg rating — 1,859 ratings 
157. 
Rats, Lice, and History: A Chronicle of Pestilence and Plagues
by:
Hans Zinsser
4.02 avg rating — 566 ratings 
160. 
Napoleon's Buttons: 17 Molecules That Changed History
by:
Penny Le Couteur
3.98 avg rating — 7,044 ratings 161. 
What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?: How Money Really Does Grow on Trees
by:
Tony Juniper
4.21 avg rating — 411 ratings 162. 
Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and What You Can Do about It
by:
Martin Blank
4.09 avg rating — 68 ratings 163. 
The Neglected Sun: Why the Sun Precludes Climate Catastrophe
by:
Fritz Vahrenholt
4.40 avg rating — 47 ratings 164. 
The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today
by:
Rob Dunn
3.91 avg rating — 1,260 ratings 165. 
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Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction
by:
Britt Wray
3.93 avg rating — 290 ratings 167. 
Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
by:
Chris D. Thomas
3.90 avg rating — 619 ratings 
169. 
The Worst of Times: How Life on Earth Survived Eighty Million Years of Extinctions
by:
Paul B. Wignall
3.71 avg rating — 100 ratings 170. 
Tales From The Underground: A Natural History Of Subterranean Life
by:
David W. Wolfe
4.06 avg rating — 170 ratings 171. 
The Goldilocks Planet: The 4 billion year story of Earth's climate
by:
Jan Zalasiewicz
4.10 avg rating — 111 ratings 172. 
25 Myths That Are Destroying the Environment: What Many Environmentalists Believe and Why They Are Wrong
by:
Daniel B. Botkin
3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings 173. 
Restless Creatures: The Story of Life in Ten Movements
by:
Matt Wilkinson
3.80 avg rating — 110 ratings 174. 
175. 
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
by:
Ed Yong
4.18 avg rating — 30,339 ratings 176. 
178. 
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health 4.28 avg rating — 946 ratings
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Terra Preta: How the World's Most Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change and Reduce World Hunger
by:
Ute Scheub
3.62 avg rating — 34 ratings 
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When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time 4.11 avg rating — 1,505 ratings
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative 3.97 avg rating — 14,022 ratings
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The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath our Feet 4.14 avg rating — 144 ratings
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Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution, Expanded Edition
by:
Donna Hart
3.67 avg rating — 87 ratings 187. 
How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls: Animal Movement and the Robots of the Future
by:
David L. Hu
4.25 avg rating — 168 ratings