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The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author 290 reviews Richard Dawkins
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Possibly my favorite read of all time
+ Neo-Darwinian Genetic Evolution of Altruism and Social Behaviour that shook Group Selectionists + Dissecting "The Selfish Gene"
Wow. When I finished this book, I did something I had never done before: I read the same book again. The second time through, I underlined things and scribbled thoughts on the inside covers and in the margins and wrote emails to friends about questions forming in my mind. After that second pass, ...
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1075 reviews Jared Diamond
W. W. Norton, 2005
A profound and lasting classic
+ History; It's What's for Dinner + Fascinating! + Great subject and treatment - shakey science
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design 342 reviews Richard Dawkins
W. W. Norton, 1996
The Blind Watchmaker
+ A good Dawkins primer + Why Does Blind Produce Design? + Excellent book + A Good Introduction To and Defense of Evolution
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The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy 4 reviews Stephen Hawking, 2004
Physics! History! Math!
It does not get any better than this. Plus the images are stunning.
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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program) 83 reviews Kip S. Thorne
W. W. Norton & Company, 1995
The science behind the movie "Contact"
+ The people behind the Science + Einstein's legacy not that outrageous + A detailed history of the science of physics + Relativity Explained
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A Briefer History Of Time 65 reviews Stephen; Hawking, S. W.; Mlodinow, Leonard Hawking
Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2005
Non-Fiction for Science Fiction Lovers
+ Wonderful + Brief, informative, enjoyable + Great read!!!
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The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy 4 reviews Stephen Hawking, 2004
Physics! History! Math!
It does not get any better than this. Plus the images are stunning.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1075 reviews Jared Diamond
W. W. Norton, 2005
A profound and lasting classic
+ History; It's What's for Dinner + Fascinating! + Great subject and treatment - shakey science
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design 342 reviews Richard Dawkins
W. W. Norton, 1996
The Blind Watchmaker
+ A good Dawkins primer + Why Does Blind Produce Design? + Excellent book + A Good Introduction To and Defense of Evolution
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The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author 290 reviews Richard Dawkins
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Possibly my favorite read of all time
+ Neo-Darwinian Genetic Evolution of Altruism and Social Behaviour that shook Group Selectionists + Dissecting "The Selfish Gene"
Wow. When I finished this book, I did something I had never done before: I read the same book again. The second time through, I underlined things and scribbled thoughts on the inside covers and in the margins and wrote emails to friends about questions forming in my mind. After that second pass, ...
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A Briefer History Of Time 65 reviews Stephen; Hawking, S. W.; Mlodinow, Leonard Hawking
Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2005
Non-Fiction for Science Fiction Lovers
+ Wonderful + Brief, informative, enjoyable + Great read!!!
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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program) 83 reviews Kip S. Thorne
W. W. Norton & Company, 1995
The science behind the movie "Contact"
+ The people behind the Science + Einstein's legacy not that outrageous + A detailed history of the science of physics + Relativity Explained
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