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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 189,970 ratings — published 1976
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 120,651 ratings — published 1859
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The Gene: An Intimate History The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 54,476 ratings — published 2016
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 30,750 ratings — published 2016
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 30,170 ratings — published 2017
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 55,645 ratings — published 2009
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 41,307 ratings — published 1986
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 27,752 ratings — published 1999
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Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 28,300 ratings — published 2008
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 48,211 ratings — published 2020
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 111,987 ratings — published 2010
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,217,341 ratings — published 2011
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 77,870 ratings — published 2014
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 28,498 ratings — published 2004
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 390 times as biology)
avg rating 4.31 — 96,326 ratings — published 2019
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 791,785 ratings — published 2010
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 86,341 ratings — published 2015
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Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution Is True (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 25,821 ratings — published 2008
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The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 5,802 ratings — published 2015
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 27,058 ratings — published 2016
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 33,320 ratings — published 2022
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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 17,243 ratings — published 1993
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 218,465 ratings — published 2017
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The Double Helix The Double Helix (Paperback)
by (shelved 281 times as biology)
avg rating 3.84 — 19,831 ratings — published 1968
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Biology Biology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 276 times as biology)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,112 ratings — published 1987
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The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science) The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science)
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avg rating 4.12 — 9,522 ratings — published 1982
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The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 14,441 ratings — published 2022
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What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 7,557 ratings — published 1944
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 16,275 ratings — published 2016
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The Epigenetics Revolution The Epigenetics Revolution (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 5,344 ratings — published 2011
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 16,904 ratings — published 1995
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 232 times as biology)
avg rating 4.06 — 58,856 ratings — published 2001
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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (Paperback)
by (shelved 229 times as biology)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,407 ratings — published 1991
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as biology)
avg rating 4.06 — 235,867 ratings — published 2003
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 38,929 ratings — published 2018
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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 3,661 ratings — published 2005
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 20,159 ratings — published 2012
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 10,181 ratings — published 1989
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as biology)
avg rating 4.28 — 40,131 ratings — published 2021
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Molecular Biology of the Cell Molecular Biology of the Cell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 2,520 ratings — published 1983
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 203 times as biology)
avg rating 4.16 — 7,184 ratings — published 2018
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River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as biology)
avg rating 3.98 — 8,856 ratings — published 1995
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Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 197 times as biology)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,303 ratings — published 2009
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Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 194 times as biology)
avg rating 4.59 — 12,432 ratings — published 2021
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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Paperback)
by (shelved 187 times as biology)
avg rating 4.17 — 16,674 ratings — published 1993
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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 186 times as biology)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,361 ratings — published 2017
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Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as biology)
avg rating 4.08 — 54,352 ratings — published 2014
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The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as biology)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,363 ratings — published 1974
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The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science) The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science)
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avg rating 4.21 — 6,196 ratings — published 1992
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Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To (Hardcover)
by (shelved 180 times as biology)
avg rating 4.13 — 25,763 ratings — published 2019
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Becca Fitzpatrick
“What was up with class today? It was watered-down porn. He practically had you and Patch on top of your lab table, horizontal, minus your clothes, doing the Big Deed.”
Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush

Oliver Sacks
“If we wish to know about a man, we ask 'what is his story--his real, inmost story?'--for each of us is a biography, a story. Each of us is a singular narrative, which is constructed, continually, unconsciously, by, through, and in us--through our perceptions, our feelings, our thoughts, our actions; and, not least, our discourse, our spoken narrations. Biologically, physiologically, we are not so different from each other; historically, as narratives--we are each of us unique.”
Oliver Sacks, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales

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