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That is an excellent book. But we read it in August, 2019. Here is a link to our discussion.
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes by Adam RutherfordA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World � and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling RönnlundFactfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World � and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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On the theme of viruses, here's a book written in the shadow of the AIDS epidemic (1991) that I think is really well done. "The Invisible Invaders" by Peter Radetsky. /book/show/1....
I also would like to read plant of Viruses by Carl Zimmer.
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I loved this book, "Why We Sleep"! However, we already read this book back in November, 2018.
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This is a wonderful book--I thought it was so engaging! However, we already read this book in August, 2018.
I would like to nominate My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student by anthropologist Rebekah Nathan
How the Brain Lost Its Mind: Sex, Hysteria, and the Riddle of Mental IllnessHacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
Ribbon of Darkness: Inferencing from the Shadowy Arts and Sciences
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This book does not seem to be widely available. It's available as a print on demand from Amazon, but it seems pretty expensive for a 130 page paper. And it only has two reviews on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. So, not widely read.
I'm sorry, I'm going to disallow it.
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A Planet of Viruses is a very good book. But we already read it, in July 2013. Here is the discussion thread: /topic/show/...
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
The Invisible Invaders: Viruses and the Scientists Who Pursue Them
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student
Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick
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We already read this, in May 2015. Here is the discussion thread.
My suggestions are:Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum
Hollywood Wants to Kill You: The Peculiar Science of Death in the Movies
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to DepressionThe End of Memory: A Natural History of Aging and Alzheimer’s
Sophie wrote: "Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox"One of my favourite scientists and books. Highly recommend this.
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Science and Inquiry
Books mentioned in this topic
Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History (other topics)Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (other topics)
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (other topics)
The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression (other topics)
The End of Memory: A Natural History of Aging and Alzheimer’s (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Brenda Maddox (other topics)Brenda Maddox (other topics)
Rebekah Nathan (other topics)
David Reich (other topics)
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