The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author290 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, ...
  
  











  



  
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1075 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
  
  











  



  
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design342 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
  
  











  



  
The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy4 reviews
Stephen Hawking, 2004

Physics! History! Math!

It does not get any better than this. Plus the images are stunning.
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
A Briefer History Of Time65 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!!!
  
  











  



  
The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy4 reviews
Stephen Hawking, 2004

Physics! History! Math!

It does not get any better than this. Plus the images are stunning.
  
  











  



  
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1075 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
  
  











  



  
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design342 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
  
  











  



  
The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author290 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, ...
  
  











  



  
A Briefer History Of Time65 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!!!
  
  











  



  
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