19 must-read nonfiction books like The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life by Nathalie A. Cabrol

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The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life

By: Nathalie A. Cabrol

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One of the world’s leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos t…

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Cover of Things from the Flood (Tales from the Loop, #2) by Simon Stålenhag

1. Things from the Flood (Tales from the Loop, #2)

By: Simon Stålenhag

4.35

Format: 130 pages, Hardcover

The Loop is closed. Life is returning to normal when the pastoral countryside is suddenly flooded b… read more

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2. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

By: Kelly Weinersmith

4.06

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more

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  • science
  • astronomy
  • nonfiction
  • space
"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."

-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"

-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

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3. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

By: Zoë Schlanger

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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4. 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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  • science
  • astronomy
  • nonfiction
  • space
Cover of Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars by Avi Loeb

5. Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars

By: Avi Loeb

3.51

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

“The world's leading alien hunter” — New York Times Magazine From acclaimed Harvard astrophysicist… read more

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  • science
  • astronomy
  • nonfiction
  • space
Cover of Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa Kaltenegger

6. Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos

By: Lisa Kaltenegger

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in… read more

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  • science
  • astronomy
  • nonfiction
  • space
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7. The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes

By: Paul Halpern

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Our books, our movies—our imaginations—are obsessed with extra dimensions, alternate timelines, and… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Our Accidental Universe: Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to Aliens by Chris Lintott

8. Our Accidental Universe: Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to Aliens

By: Chris Lintott

4.20

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents an… read more

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  • science
  • astronomy
  • nonfiction
  • space
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9. This Is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life

By: Rahul Jandial

3.82

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating dive into the purpose and potential of dreams Dreaming is one of the most deeply mis… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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10. The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi

By: Boyce Upholt

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping history of the Mississippi River―and the centuries of human meddling that have transform… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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11. Autocracy, Inc.

By: Anne Applebaum

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

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12. Bright Objects

By: Ruby Todd

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A young widow grapples with the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and its tumultuous consequenc… read more

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Cover of Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs by Luis Elizondo

13. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs

By: Luis Elizondo

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World by Edward Dolnick

14. Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World

By: Edward Dolnick

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A historical adventure story about the eccentric Victorians who discovered dinosaur bones, leading … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans

15. Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich

By: Richard J. Evans

4.27

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Through a connected set of biographical portraits of key Nazi figures that follows power as it radi… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Kent State: An American Tragedy by Brian VanDeMark

16. Kent State: An American Tragedy

By: Brian VanDeMark

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A definitive history of the fatal clash between Vietnam War protestors and the National Guard, illu… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine by Daniel J. Levitin

17. I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine

By: Daniel J. Levitin

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levi… read more

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  • science
Cover of The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life by Nathalie A. Cabrol

18. The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life

By: Nathalie A. Cabrol

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One of the world’s leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos t… read more

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  • planetary science
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • science
Cover of Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones

19. Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King

By: Dan Jones

4.61

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author returns with a biography examining the dramatic life and unpa… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. The Paranormal Ranger: A Navajo Investigator's Search for the Unexplained

By: Stanley Milford Jr.

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A Navajo Ranger’s chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the pa… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of It's a Gas: The Sublime and Elusive Elements That Expand Our World: A Rollicking Science Adventure with Odd and Essential Elements, the Invisible Forces Shaping Our World by Mark Miodownik

21. It's a Gas: The Sublime and Elusive Elements That Expand Our World: A Rollicking Science Adventure with Odd and Essential Elements, the Invisible Forces Shaping Our World

By: Mark Miodownik

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters presents a rollicking guided tour of the sec… read more

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14 best-selling science books like The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life by Nathalie A. Cabrol

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4.06

Transform Your Habits

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4.37

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Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

Rebecca Boyle

3.95

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3.51

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4.51

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Erik Larson

4.24

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Amy Tan

4.14

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4.37

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