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Below are some of my favorite books (4-5 Stars) that I have read over the past few years on topics in Biology, as well as other areas of science. I highly recommend you give one of these a shot next time you are looking for a good read. Links to Amazon listings can be reached by clicking on the book image. You can also follow me on Goodreads.
The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Published: May 2016
Pages: 608
Focus: Genetics
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Published: May 2010
Pages: 592
Focus: Oncology/Medicine
The Song of the Cell: The Transformation of Medicine and the New Human
The Song of the Cell: The Transformation of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Published: October 2022
Pages: 496
Focus: Cell Biology
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Elizabeth Kolbert
Published: February 2014
Pages: 336
Focus: Climate Change/Paleontology
Under A White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Under A White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Elizabeth Kolbert
Published: April 2022
Pages: 272
Focus: Climate Change
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
Riley Black
Published: April 2022
Pages: 304
Focus: Geology/Paleontology
Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
Sam Kean
Published: July 2017
Pages: 384
Focus: Chemistry/History
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World From the Periodic Table of the Elements
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World From the Periodic Table of the Elements
Sam Kean
Published: July 2010
Pages: 400
Focus: Chemistry/History
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
Published: February 2015
Pages: 464
Focus: Paleoanthropology
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong
Published: June 2022
Pages: 464
Focus: Evolution/The Senses
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
Ed Yong
Published: August 2016
Pages: 368
Focus: Microbiology
Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor
Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor
Brian Keating
Published: April 2018
Pages: 352
Focus: Cosmology/Space/Physics
Non-Science Author & Book Series Recommendations
Not everything I read is in the realm of science. Here are a few of some of my favorite book series and individual works that I have read and enjoyed over the past few years.
Authors/Book Series
Authors/Book Series
Tom Clancy
Jack Ryan Series (Books 1-18 read)
George R. R. Martin
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
The Hedge Knight Series
Stephen King
The Dark Tower Series (Books 1-7)
James S. A. Corey
The Expanse Series (Books 1-9 + Novellas)
Margaret Atwood
The MaddAddam Series (Books 1-3)
Pierce Brown
Red Rising Series (Books 1-6)
Matt Dinniman
Dungeon Crawler Carl Series (Books 1-7)
Authors/Individual Books
Authors/Individual Books
Andy Weir
The Martian
Artemis
Project Hail Mary
Stephen King
The Stand
11/22/63
Neal Stephenson
Seveneves
Malcolm Gladwell
The Bomber Mafia
Sam Kean
The Bastard Brigade
Blake Crouch
Dark Matter
Recursion
Upgrade
Wayward Pines Trilogy
Annie Jacobsen
Nuclear War
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