Some pop-sci books that failed to make my head hurt

A Listmania! list by Sally-Anne "mynameissally" (Leicestershire, United Kingdom)
 
The Selfish Gene
1.  The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
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  "A very convincing account of how life-kind came to this."
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The Blind Watchmaker
2.  The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
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  "Richard Dawkins knows all any of us need to know about god."
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Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder (Penguin Press Science)
3.  Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder (Penguin Press Science) by Richard Dawkins
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  "It doesn't hurt the rainbow - it just wants to be understood."
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Climbing Mount Improbable (Penguin science)
4.  Climbing Mount Improbable (Penguin science) by Richard Dawkins
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  "Now that's the kind of mountain I'm willing to try to climb."
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
5.  Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley
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  "What a clever idea for a book on the geneome."
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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
6.  The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
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  "Answers a lot of puzzling questions."
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Biography of a Germ
7.  Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen
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  "This is morbidly fascinating and it's like reading a thriller - can't put it down."
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Fly: An Experimental Life
8.  Fly: An Experimental Life by Martin Brookes
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  "Can this be science?  Surely it's too interesting!"
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The Diversity of Life (Penguin Press Science)
9.  The Diversity of Life (Penguin Press Science) by Edward O Wilson
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  "Oh boy, are we in trouble!  If you want to know how much, read this."
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The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants
10.  The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants by Erich Hoyt
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  "I've loved ants ever since I read this."
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Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce
11.  Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce by Douglas Starr
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  "Good grief!  It's unbelievable!  You have to read this - especially if you're a blood donor."
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The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis: Most Credible Theory of Human Evolution
12.  The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis: Most Credible Theory of Human Evolution by Elaine Morgan
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  "I find this fairly convincing."
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
13.  Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth by James Lovelock
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  "There's no supernatural mumbo jumbo in this book.  Lovelock is a scientist!"
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Wonderful Life: Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
14.  Wonderful Life: Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould
The list author says:
  "I detest Gould's style of writing: gushing, over-emotional, unconvincing.  Even so, I quite enjoyed this book."
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Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life
15.  Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life by John Emsley
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  "Reading this book was the best I've ever enjoyed chemistry ... and I didn't even get my eye brows blown off!"
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Chaos: Making a New Science
16.  Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick
The list author says:
  "This made my head ache a bit but nothing that couldn't be sorted out with a couple of aspirins."
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A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes
17.  A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
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  "This book represents the limits of my ability to understand complicated things.  This is where I fail.  It caused a fair throbbing in the temples but it passed after a week or so."
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Wild Weather
18.  Wild Weather by Donal MacIntyre
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  "Not just about wild weather.  Also global climate and how it influences local weather."
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Collins Gem - Weather
19.  Collins Gem - Weather by Storm Dunlop
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  "Read this and you won't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows."
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The God Delusion
20.  The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The list author says:
  "This argument concerns us all.  Dawkins gives the rational, scientific side more clearly and persuasively than anyone else I've read: the grown-up argument - the argument for sanity."
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