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Best Popular Science for the non-scientist
A Listmania! list by T. Bobley "Tibley Bobley" (UK)

1. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

The list author says:
	"Clear, convincing, rational as ever. Richard Dawkins, bless him - if the term 'saint' has any meaning, Dawkins should be considered the patron saint of all seekers after truth!"

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2. The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Charles Darwin

The list author says:
	"Darwin is the author and "The Origin of Species" is the book that started the most recent phase of rational, scientific thinking. Real revelations."

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3. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

The list author says:
	"A stimulating read about how life evolved from the single-cell to today's complexity and variety."

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4. The Origins of Virtue (Penguin Press Science) by Matt Ridley

The list author says:
	"Richard Dawkins said that if he'd written a second volume of the Selfish Gene, focusing on humans, this would have been it."

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5. The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley

The list author says:
	"Ever wondered what sex is for? Forget romance - think gene war and the fight against parasites and disease."

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6. Mendel's Demon: Gene Justice and the Complexity of Life by Mark Ridley

The list author says:
	"Or could sex be the explanation for the evolution of complexity? Random shuffling of genes to concentrate copying errors? Matt & Mark both have me convinced. I think they must both be right!"

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7. Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley

The list author says:
	"Brilliant idea for a book about genes: pick out one fascinating gene on each chromosome and shine a spot-light on it. It's a better read than most novels."

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8. Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen

The list author says:
	"This is about Borrelia burgdorferi - the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. It's one of the best written and most fascinating books I've read."

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9. The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants by Erich Hoyt

The list author says:
	"I've always been quite fond of ants but this is the book that taught me to love and respect them. Too interesting for words."

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10. Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce by Douglas Starr

The list author says:
	"It should be entitled "The Shocking Truth About Blood: the glory, the wonder, the shame, the exploitation ...". Read it and gasp."

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11. The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis: Most Credible Theory of Human Evolution by Elaine Morgan

The list author says:
	"Very convincing. I felt considerably more aquatic after reading it. Seriously though, it's very well researched and argued."

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12. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth by James Lovelock

The list author says:
	"Lovelock is considered by some to be a bit of a new-age wacko. He's not though. He's a serious scientist. Read this and judge for yourself."

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13. Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life by John Emsley

The list author says:
	"Best and most comprehensible chemistry book I've ever read. If they taught you to hate chemistry at school, read this and be converted."

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14. The Shocking History of Phosphorus: A Biography of the Devil's Element by John Emsley

The list author says:
	"What an amazing history. What bizarre, grotesque and fantastic uses humans have found for phosphorus - and that was before they even found out what it was good for."

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15. Wild Weather by Donal MacIntyre

The list author says:
	"Have you ever read a really dry, technical, boring book about weather? This book is the complete opposite of that sort of book. Unbelievably easy and interesting - and full of beautiful pictures."

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16. Ice Age: How a Change of Climate Made Us Human (Penguin Press Science) by John Gribbin

The list author says:
	"This is about climate change. It's very good and easy to understand. However, it has very little to say about how climate change made us human. Great little book but misleading title."

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17. Impossibility: The Limits of Science and the Science of Limits by John D. Barrow

The list author says:
	"All things are possible? Oh no they're not! Read this excellent book and find out why. It points out all the limits to what's possible, that make science possible (and useful)."

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18. The Song Of The Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions by David Quammen

The list author says:
	"Extinction is for ever. There's an extraordinary variety of life on Planet Earth and it's a shame to destroy it. We're doing an awful lot of damage. Read this to find out how much."

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19. Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice To All Creation: Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex by Olivia Judson

The list author says:
	"Learn about the evolutionary biology of sex with the least hard work imaginable. An easy, entertaining read that will sneakily fill your head with information whilst keeping you amused."

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20. Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures by Carl Zimmer

The list author says:
	"There are things in here to make you shudder and squirm. Get over it! It's jolly interesting and this book could convert your revulsion to fascination."

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21. The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (Penguin Science) by Steven Pinker

The list author says:
	"A book about psycholinguistics that's easy to understand. Who'd've thought? I remember liguistics being very stodgy and impenetrable. So this is a treat - easypeasy and very enlightening."

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The God Delusion

The Selfish Gene

The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

Mendel's Demon: Gene Justice and the Complexity of Life

Biography of a Germ

The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants

Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce

The Shocking History of Phosphorus: A Biography of the Devil's Element

Wild Weather

Ice Age: How a Change of Climate Made Us Human (Penguin Press Science)

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