A Short History of Nearly Everything
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages,
In Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, ans…
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1. Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
By: Stephen Hawking , Kip S. Thorne , None
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Ever since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- popular science
- physics
- science
"Why are black holes so different from all other objects in the macroscopic Universe? Why are they, and they alone, so elegantly simple? If I knew the answer, it would probably tell me something very …"-Stephen Hawking, Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
2. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.08
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit … read more
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- science
- history
- nonfiction
- popular science
- physics
- audiobook
"….. Neptune, the outermost planet. No, it’s not Pluto. Get over it."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
"Bosons, by the way, are named for the Indian scientist Satyendra Nath Bose."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
"Nonetheless, they remind us that ignorance is the natural state of mind for a research scientist."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
"I don't know about you, but the planet Saturn pops into my mind with every bite of a hamburger I take."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
4. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
"Consistency is the playground of dull minds"-Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
"Money is the most universal and most efficient system of mutual trust ever devised."-Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
"There are no gods, no nations, no money and no human rights, except in our collective imagination."-Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
"Obesity is a double victory for consumerism. Instead of eating little, which will lead to economic contraction, people eat too much and then buy diet products - contributing to economic growth twice …"-Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
5. Thinking, Fast and Slow
By: Daniel Kahneman
4.18
Format: 499 pages, Hardcover
In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of th… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"A compelling narrative fosters an illusion of inevitability."-Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow
"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking of it."-Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow
"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it."-Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow
"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it"-Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow
6. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.35
Format: 26 pages,
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Timesbestseller and international ph… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
7. The Selfish Gene
By: Richard Dawkins
4.16
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
"The Selfish Gene" caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was … read more
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- history
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- popular science
- science
"Chance" is just a word expressing ignorance"-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"What shall it profit a male if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his immortal genes?"-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry."-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"I am an enthusiastic Darwinian, but I think Darwinism is too big a theory to be confined to the narrow context of the gene."-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
8. A People's History of the United States
By: Howard Zinn
3.00
Format: None pages,
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the Unit… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
9. The God Delusion
By: Richard Dawkins
3.90
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A preeminent scientist - and the world's most prominent atheist - asserts the irrationality of beli… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"نؤمن بنظريةالتطور لان الادلة تدعمها وسنرفضها بين ليلة وضحاها عندما تظهر ادلة تنفيها"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"لا تلقن اطفالك بل علمهم طريقة التفكير المستقلة وكيفية التاكد من الادلة وكيف يمكنهم مخالفتك فى الرأي"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"As J. B. S. Haldane said when asked what evidence might contradict evolution, 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
10. A Short History of Nearly Everything
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages,
In Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, ans… read more
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- science
- history
- humor
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- physics
- audiobook
11. Outliers: The Story of Success
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world o… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution
By: Paul C.W. Davies
4.23
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
An elegant, witty, and engaging exploration of the riddle of time, which examines the consequences … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- popular science
- physics
- science
" David Park is a physicist and philosopher at Williams College in Massachusetts with a lifelong interest in a time which he too thinks doesn't pass. For Park, the passage of time is not so much an il…"-Paul C.W. Davies, About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution
"Perhaps there are many "nows" of varying duration, depending on just what it is we are doing. We must face up to the fact that, at least in the case of humans, the subject experiencing subjective tim…"-Paul C.W. Davies, About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution
"Until now, I've been writing about "now" as if it were literally an instant of time, but of course human faculties are not infinitely precise. It is simplistic to suppose that physical events and men…"-Paul C.W. Davies, About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution
"Psychologists have devised some ingenious ways to help unpack the human "now." Consider how we run those jerky movie frames together into a smooth and continuous stream. This is known as the "phi phe…"-Paul C.W. Davies, About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution
13. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
By: Roger Penrose
3.82
Format: 295 pages, Paperback
Roger Penrose, one of the most accomplished scientists of our time, presents the only comprehensive… read more
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14. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Freakonomics, #1)
By: Steven D. Levitt , Stephen J. Dubner
4.58
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have i… read more
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15. Cosmos
By: Carl Sagan
4.39
Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousn… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
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"We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
"Civilization is a product of the cerebral cortex."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
"Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
"We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
16. Hyperspace
By: Michio Kaku
4.18
Format: 342 pages,
How many dimensions do you live in? Three? Maybe that's all your commonsense sense perception perce… read more
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17. A Brief History of Time
By: Stephen Hawking , Phạm Văn Thiều , None
4.21
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book … read more
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"God abhors a naked singularity."-Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time
"There should be no boundary to human endeavor."-Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time
"Cuando miramos al universo, lo vemos tal como fue en el pasado"-Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time
"If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?"-Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time
18. Three Roads To Quantum Gravity
By: Lee Smolin
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
"It would be hard to imagine a better guide to this difficult subject."--Scientific American In Thr… read more
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19. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
By: Jared Diamond
3.68
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
'Diamond has written a book of remarkable scope . . . one of the most important and readable works … read more
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20. Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
By: Michio Kaku
3.75
Format: 273 pages,
A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible--from death rays and force fields to inv… read more
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21. A Briefer History of Time
By: Stephen Hawking , Leonard Mlodinow
4.26
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scie… read more
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"What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise."-Stephen Hawking, A Briefer History of Time
"It is just that modern physicists seem to have more imaginative ways of naming new particles and phenomena - they no longer restrict themselves to Greek!"-Stephen Hawking, A Briefer History of Time
"طالما أن الكون له بداية سيكون في استطاعتنا افتراض أن له خالقًا. أما إذا كان الكون حقا مكتملا في حد ذاته، وليس له حد ولا حرف، فلن تكون له بداية ولا نهاية: فهو ببساطة موجود."-Stephen Hawking, A Briefer History of Time
"There is a good chance that the study of the early universe and the requirements of mathematical consistency will lead us to a complete unified theory within the lifetime of some of us who are around…"-Stephen Hawking, A Briefer History of Time
