17 best-selling science books like Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices by Noah Whiteman

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Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices

By: Noah Whiteman

3.73

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted—and addicted—…

If you liked the science plot in Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices by Noah Whiteman , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic

By: Emily Monosson

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi―and how to avert further loss ac… read more

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Cover of How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes by Cody Cassidy

2. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes

By: Cody Cassidy

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

A detailed guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to maki… read more

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Cover of Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben  Goldfarb

3. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

By: Ben Goldfarb

4.45

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more

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4. The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance

By: Dan Egan

4.23

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times best-selling author on the source of great bounty—and now great peril—all over t… read more

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Cover of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon

5. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

By: Cat Bohannon

4.32

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more

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Cover of The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder by Douglas Preston

6. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

By: Douglas Preston

3.81

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more

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7. Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices

By: Noah Whiteman

3.73

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted—and addicted—… read more

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

8. 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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Cover of What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman

9. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

By: Jennifer Ackerman

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a… read more

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Cover of Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World by Joe Roman

10. Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World

By: Joe Roman

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A “fascinating” exploration (Elizabeth Kolbert) of how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by ani… read more

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Cover of Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World by Theresa MacPhail

11. Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World

By: Theresa MacPhail

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An eye-opening exploration of allergies, from their first medical description in 1819 to the cuttin… read more

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Cover of Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa Kaltenegger

12. 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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Cover of How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World by Deb Chachra

13. How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World

By: Deb Chachra

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdo… read more

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"We’re accustomed to thinking about making the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable sources as one that we are doing under duress, making a sacrifice to stave off disaster. But that’s not wh…"

-Deb Chachra, How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World

Cover of Calm Your Mind with Food: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety by Uma Naidoo

14. Calm Your Mind with Food: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety

By: Uma Naidoo

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A revolutionary look at the surprising connections between anxiety, immunity, and gut health, with … read more

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Cover of Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way by Roma Agrawal

15. Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way

By: Roma Agrawal

3.63

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Shortlisted for the 2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize A structural engineer examines the sev… read more

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Cover of Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia by Gregory J. Wallance

16. Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia

By: Gregory J. Wallance

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the late nineteenth century, close diplomatic relations existed between the United States and Ru… read more

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Cover of Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance by Azam Ahmed

17. Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance

By: Azam Ahmed

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A riveting true story of a mother who fought back against the drug cartels in Mexico, pursuing her … read more

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Cover of Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality by Venki Ramakrishnan

18. Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

By: Venki Ramakrishnan

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"Utterly fascinating." —Bill Bryson A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we a… read more

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Cover of Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins by Lee Berger

19. Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins

By: Lee Berger

4.31

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A true-life scientific adventure story, this thrilling book takes the reader deep into South Africa… read more

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"Protein is more stable than DNA over time, and so this new technology offers a fresh way to study fossils."

-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins

"By almost any definition, Homo naledi is not human. But if the present archaeological record reflects the complexity of Homo sapiens accurately, it means that naledi was significantly more complex th…"

-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins

"Their synchrotron, a super-powerful x-ray machine, can harness the radiation of überfast subatomic particles in order to -- among many other things -- look inside solid objects. It's spectacular scie…"

-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins

Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite by Chris Balakrishnan

20. How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite

By: Chris Balakrishnan

3.63

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, y… read more

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Cover of Kingdom of Play: What Ball-bouncing Octopuses, Belly-flopping Monkeys, and Mud-sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself by David Toomey

21. Kingdom of Play: What Ball-bouncing Octopuses, Belly-flopping Monkeys, and Mud-sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself

By: David Toomey

3.76

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Inside of a Dog and The Soul of an Octopus , a fascinating, charming, and revelatory… read more

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20 best-selling audiobook books like Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices by Noah Whiteman

Transform Your Habits

Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic

Emily Monosson

3.87

Transform Your Habits

How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes

Cody Cassidy

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

Ben Goldfarb

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance

Dan Egan

4.23

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Emily Monosson

3.87

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The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

Amanda Montell

3.54

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

Zoë Schlanger

4.37

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Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

Shannon Reed

3.71

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