The Non-Fiction One 2021 - hosted by charlieeee

The Science One
Read a book on any science topic you’re interested in: psychology; mathematics; chemistry; the science of swearing; death; natural history; the ocean; SPACE.

It doesn’t need to be a dense academic text - anything science goes!
All books added
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures by Nick Pyenson

Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures

Nick Pyenson

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative medium-paced
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage

Sydney Padua

317 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical science fiction adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls

Kate Moore

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science emotional slow-paced
Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants by Richard Mabey

Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants

Richard Mabey

336 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative slow-paced
The Cabaret of Plants: Forty Thousand Years of Plant Life and the Human Imagination by Richard Mabey

The Cabaret of Plants: Forty Thousand Years of Plant Life and the Human Imagination

Richard Mabey

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science informative reflective slow-paced
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Simon Singh

412 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science informative medium-paced
Too Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs by Brian J. Ford

Too Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs

Brian J. Ford

528 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative medium-paced
Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood by Rose George

Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood

Rose George

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Caroline Criado Pérez

426 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism gender science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution by Carolyn Merchant

The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution

Carolyn Merchant

384 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction feminism nature science sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced