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.

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The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb
The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America
The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life
Prove It: A Scientific Guide for the Post-Truth Era
Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations
Strata: Stories from Deep Time
A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea's Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures
Death by Astonishment: Confronting the Mystery of the World's Strangest Drug
We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate
The Origin of Language: How We Learned to Speak and Why
  • The Internet Stack by Amrit Tiwana
    The Internet Stack

    Release date: Sep 16, 2025
    An accessible journey through the seam that connects the digital world of the Internet to our physical world.


    The stack—the conduit between our digital
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    Giveaway dates: Aug 29 - Sep 12, 2025

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  • Super Natural by Alex   Riley
    Super Natural: How Life Thrives in Impossible Places
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    Release date: Sep 23, 2025
    Journey through Earth’s most extreme, seemingly hostile environments—and marvel at the remarkable creatures that call them home.

    From scorching deserts
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    Availability: 10 copies available, 2673 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Aug 26 - Sep 14, 2025

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  • The Genius Bat by Yossi Yovel
    The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal

    Release date: Oct 14, 2025
    More than 20% of Earth's mammals are bats. From fruit eaters to vampire bats, enter for a chance to win a copy of this fascinating and fun account. ...more
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    Giveaway dates: Aug 16 - Sep 15, 2025

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  • The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
    Abundance
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
    Elon Musk
    Playground
    No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
    The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
    Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Train Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1)
    Notes on Infinity
    The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1)
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonStiff by Mary RoachGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
    Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
    3,934 books — 1,932 voters
    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
    580 books — 483 voters

    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth SchmittJust Love Her by Raz Mihal
    Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
    4,082 books — 1,472 voters
    Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickReady Player One by Ernest ClineCount Zero by William Gibson
    Best cyberpunk books
    208 books — 447 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
    1,830 books — 3,587 voters

    A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Origin of Species
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Gene: An Intimate History

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