Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
By: Steven Johnson
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one hundred years. All the advances of mod…
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1. The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains
By: Robert H. Lustig
4.11
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
"Explores how industry has manipulated our most deep-seated survival instincts."--David Perlmutter,… read more
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- audiobook
- health
- nonfiction
- sociology
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2. What to Eat
By: Marion Nestle
4.03
Format: 624 pages, Paperback
How we choose which foods to eat is growing more complicated by the day, and the straightforward, p… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- health
3. Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
By: None
3.36
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and king of "immersion journalism" A.J. Jacobs tackles his most c… read more
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- nonfiction
- health
4. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
By: Peter Attia
4.37
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challeng… read more
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- audiobook
- health
- medicine
- nonfiction
- science
5. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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- science
- history
- health
- medical
- historical
- medicine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
6. Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
By: Rebecca Boyle
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An intimate look at the Moon and its relationship to life on Earth--from the primordial soup to the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
7. Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
By: Michelle Nijhuis
4.10
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement—told through the lives and ideas of the peopl… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
8. How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
By: Michael Greger
4.29
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestsel… read more
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- audiobook
- health
- medicine
- nonfiction
- science
9. Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs
By: Benjamin Herold
3.89
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, hist… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- sociology
- audiobook
10. A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging
By: Lauren Markham
4.08
Format: 263 pages, ebook
A provocative, virtuosic inquiry that reveals how the valorization of migrations past is intimately… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
11. Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
By: Jamie Metzl
3.99
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
Passionate, provocative, and highly illuminating, Hacking Darwin is the must read book about the fu… read more
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- science
- medicine
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- technology
12. Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream
By: David Leonhardt
4.28
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American D… read more
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- history
- sociology
- audiobook
13. The World Before Us: How Science is Revealing a New Story of Our Human Origins
By: Tom Higham
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
'Fascinating and entertaining. If you read one book on human origins, this should be it' Ian Morris… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
14. The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist's Warning
By: Peter J. Hotez
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
Dr. Peter Hotez discusses how an anti-vaccine movement became a dangerous political campaign promot… read more
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- science
- history
- health
- medical
- medicine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You
By: Sean B. Carroll
3.80
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Fascinating and exhilarating--Sean B. Carroll at his very best.--Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
16. A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About)
By: Spike Carlsen
3.77
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
A simple walk around the block set journalist Spike Carlsen, bestselling author of A Splintered His… read more
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- audiobook
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
- science
"This awesome world isn't just a spectator sport. It's symbiotic; it influences us, and we influence it." from A Walk Around the Block (Harper One)"-Spike Carlsen, A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About)
"We find ourselves in the wake of a global pandemic. COVID-19 has opened my eyes to many things; the least of which is how many more people are now walking around the block for exercise, mental health…"-Spike Carlsen, A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About)
"I reflect on Bicycle Bob Silverman, who prodded and pushed Montreal into being one of the best biking cities in the world. I think about Dan Buettner and the Blue Zones gang, who’ve shown entire citi…"-Spike Carlsen, A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About)
17. Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
By: Steven Johnson
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one hundred years. All the advances of mod… read more
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- science
- history
- health
- medical
- historical
- technology
- medicine
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
18. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more
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- history
- health
- medical
- medicine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars
By: Jo Marchant
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A Best Book of 2020 NPR A Best Book of 2020 The Economist A Top Ten Best Science Book of 2020 Smit… read more
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- history
- science
- audiobook
20. Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America
By: Jonathan Vigliotti
4.26
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of This Changes Everything and Saving Us , a character-driven and shocking up-close loo… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir
By: Sherry Turkle
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
“A beautiful book… an instant classic of the genre.” —Dwight Garner, New York Times • A New York Ti… read more
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- technology
- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The way we live now is an experiment in which we are the human subjects -- treated as objects by the technology we have created. Our apps use us as much as we use our apps. We are treated as objects …"-Sherry Turkle, The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir
