General/Survey books on science--for amatures

Explore the best general and survey books on science for amateurs. Discover engaging, easy-to-understand titles that make complex topics accessible for curious minds.

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Cosmos

 

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A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such …
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The dragons of Eden

 

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Six Easy Pieces

 

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The Demon-Haunted World

by Carl Sagan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the renowned astronomer and author of Cosmos comes a “powerful [and] stirring defense of informed rationality” (The Washington Post …
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Flatland

by Edwin Abbott Abbott

A humorous examination with serious overtones of the concepts of space, time, and dimension.