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These are non-fiction books with the subject relating to physics or a field of physics: everything from the basics to quantum mechanics to biophysics to turbulence
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Introduction to Electrodynamics
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
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Classical Mechanics
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
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Modern Quantum Mechanics
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Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
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Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity
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Sean Carroll (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 534 ratings
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Principles of Quantum Mechanics
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The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
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Isaac Newton
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Reality is Not What it Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity
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Existential Rationalism: Handling Hume's Fork
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4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics
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Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics
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4.48 avg rating — 137 ratings
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 3
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Gravitation
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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Solid State Physics
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Introduction to Elementary Particles
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The Meaning of Relativity
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Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals
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An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory
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A Brief History of Time
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
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Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 198,899 ratings
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The Grand Design
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4.06 avg rating — 76,771 ratings
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Kai Bird (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 56,340 ratings
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
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4.13 avg rating — 40,177 ratings
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The Order of Time
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4.13 avg rating — 37,074 ratings
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The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Quanta and Fields
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Sean Carroll (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 536 ratings
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Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
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Sean Carroll (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 5,947 ratings
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The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
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Sean Carroll (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 4,412 ratings
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The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
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Sean Carroll (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 10,022 ratings
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From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time
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Sean Carroll (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 6,791 ratings
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Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
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Dreams of a Final Theory: The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
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How to Build a Time Machine
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The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge
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3.92 avg rating — 291 ratings
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Physical Biology of the Cell
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The Quantum Enigma: Finding the Hidden Key
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The Oxford Solid State Basics
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Physical Reality: Philosophical Essays on Twentieth-Century Physics
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Stephen Toulmin (Editor)
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Thought-Provoking Quotes & Contemplations from Famous Physicists
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Murat Durmus (Goodreads Author)
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Modern Physics
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Existential Rationalism: Handling Hume's Fork
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Marcel Eschauzier (Goodreads Author)
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Existential Rationalism: Handling Hume's Fork
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Existential Rationalism: Handling Hume's Fork
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Existential Rationalism: Handling Hume's Fork
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Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science
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3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Classical Mechanics
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Mathematical Methods for Physicists
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Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics
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Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics (Dover Books on Physics)
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4.29 avg rating — 151 ratings
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Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 5, Statistical Physics, Part 1
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Albert Einstein: A Biography
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Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions
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4.29 avg rating — 185 ratings
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The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
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A First Course in General Relativity
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Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 1, Mechanics
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
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Optics
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
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Thermal Physics (2nd Edition)
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Theoretical Physics (Dover Books on Physics)
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 201,718 ratings
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 6, Fluid Mechanics
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Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 2, The Classical Theory of Fields
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Chaos: Making a New Science
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James Gleick (Goodreads Author)
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 1
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Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity
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In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 2
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The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything
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13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything
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Introduction to Solid State Physics
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Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
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The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
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Classical Electrodynamics
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The End of Everything
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Why Does E=mc²?
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Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World
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David Bodanis (Goodreads Author)
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E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
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Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
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We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
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The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
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What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
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Adam Becker (Goodreads Author)
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In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
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Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World
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Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
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Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time
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The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational Waves
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Time Travel: A History
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James Gleick (Goodreads Author)
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The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins
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Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos
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Understanding Physics
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The Boy Who Played with Fusion: Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting, and How to Make a Star
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A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations
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What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
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Jeffrey O. Bennett (Goodreads Author)
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