18 Nonfiction Reading Prompts - hosted by seaglass

Math / Science
Read a book about math or science. A dive into a particular subject or field, a biography, etc.
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Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ

Giulia Enders

273 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction health science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

224 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics by Basil Mahon, Nancy Forbes

Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics

Basil Mahon, Nancy Forbes

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative slow-paced
Fieldwork Fail by Jim Jourdane, Jessica Groenendijk

Fieldwork Fail

Jim Jourdane, Jessica Groenendijk

80 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction comics science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You by Sylvia Tara

The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You

Sylvia Tara

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction health science informative medium-paced
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh

The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

Simon Singh

253 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics science adventurous slow-paced
My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek

My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs

Brian Switek

256 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction science adventurous informative slow-paced
In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall

In the Shadow of Man

Jane Goodall

302 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

nonfiction nature science adventurous informative slow-paced
Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchauspé

Glucose Revolution

Jessie Inchauspé

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction health science self help informative inspiring fast-paced
A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain by Sara Manning Peskin

A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain

Sara Manning Peskin

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science emotional informative medium-paced