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#103
Cover 2

Why Some Like It Hot

Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity
  • Gary Paul Nabhan
31 read
#104
Cover 7

Dead Men Do Tell Tales

Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist
  • William R. Maples
  • Michael Browning
31 read
#105
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
  • Randall Munroe
4.19591 reads
#106
Girl Sleuth
Girl Sleuth
  • Melanie Rehak
4.753 reads
#107
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
  • Sheryl Sandberg
3.75119 reads
#108
The life of super-Earths how the hunt for alien worlds and artificial cells will revolutionize life on our planet
The life of super-Earths how the hunt for alien worlds and artificial cells will revolutionize life on our planet
  • Dimitar Sasselov
42 reads
#109
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
  • Mary Roach
3.93109 reads
#110
Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception
Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception
  • Charles Seife
2.885 reads
#111
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow
  • Wade Davis
4.177 reads
#112
The Hundred Year Diet: America's Voracious Appetite for Losing Weight
The Hundred Year Diet: America's Voracious Appetite for Losing Weight
  • Susan Yager
21 read
#113
The Riddle of the Labyrinth
The Riddle of the Labyrinth
  • Margalit Fox
4.389 reads
#114
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
  • Walter Álvarez
4.52 reads
#115
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
  • Neil Gaiman
3.8356 reads
#116
The Overachievers
The Overachievers
  • Alexandra Robbins
45 reads
#117
Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide
Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide
  • Josh Katz
43 reads
#118
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
  • Mary Roach
3.92117 reads
#119
Talking Hands
Talking Hands
  • Margalit Fox
4.52 reads
#120
Cut Me Loose
Cut Me Loose
  • Leah Vincent
31 read
#121
Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World
Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World
  • Rutger Bregman
3.97107 reads
#122
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
  • Sam Kean
3.9420 reads
#123
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
  • Kate Moore
4.19178 reads
#124
The Philadelphia Chromosome
The Philadelphia Chromosome
  • Jessica Wapner
4.55 reads
#125
Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve
Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve
  • Ben Blatt
3.836 reads
#126
The Ghost Map: A Street, an Epidemic and the Two Men Who Battled to Save Victorian London
The Ghost Map: A Street, an Epidemic and the Two Men Who Battled to Save Victorian London
  • Steven Johnson
3.9184 reads
#127
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
  • Cris Beam
42 reads
#128
The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
  • Simon Winchester
3.85124 reads
#129
Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey
Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey
  • Rachel Simon
3.675 reads
#130
Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek
Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek
  • Maya Van Wagenen
3.5318 reads
#131
The Caped Crusade
The Caped Crusade
  • Glen Weldon
4.3118 reads
#132
The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time
The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time
  • Judith Shulevitz
11 read
#133
Vitamania
Vitamania
  • Catherine Price
4.53 reads
#134
Sexual Selections
Sexual Selections
  • Marlene Zuk
41 read
#135
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
  • Kate Summerscale
3.338 reads
#136
In the President's Secret Service
In the President's Secret Service
  • Ronald Kessler
2.677 reads
#137
The ramen king and I
The ramen king and I
  • Andy Raskin
31 read
#138
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Anatomy of a Trend

Anatomy of a Trend
  • Henrik Vejlgaard
31 read
#139
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
  • Margot Lee Shetterly
3.89148 reads
#140
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Strange Creations

Strange Creations: Aberrant Ideas of Human Origin from Ancient Astronauts to Aquatic Apes
  • Donna Kossy
31 read
#141
The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire
  • Michael Pollan
4.0263 reads
#142
Soonish
Soonish
  • Kelly Weinersmith
  • Zach Weinersmith
4.0150 reads
#143
Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case
Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case
  • Debbie Nathan
4.756 reads
#144
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
  • Kory Stamper
4.3734 reads
#145
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
  • Cathy O'Neil
3.73128 reads
#146
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
  • John Carreyrou
4.43509 reads
#147
The Boy in the Moon
The Boy in the Moon
  • Ian Brown
4.54 reads
#148
Consequence: A Memoir
Consequence: A Memoir
  • Eric Fair
51 read
#149
Conan Doyle for the Defense
Conan Doyle for the Defense
  • Margalit Fox
4.135 reads
#150
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
  • Joshua Hammer
3.3222 reads
#151
Diet Cults: The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of US
Diet Cults: The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of US
  • Matt Fitzgerald
3.754 reads
#152
Salt: A World History
Salt: A World History
  • Mark Kurlansky
3.6499 reads
#153
Paperback Crush
Paperback Crush
  • Gabrielle Moss
3.8119 reads
#154
The Woman Who Smashed Codes
The Woman Who Smashed Codes
  • Jason Fagone
4.327 reads
#155
Cover 4

Spy Dust

Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools & Operations That Helped Win the Cold War
  • Antonio J. Méndez
  • Jonna Méndez
  • Bruce Henderson
41 read
#156
Educated: A Memoir
Educated: A Memoir
  • Tara Westover
4.431,054 reads
#157
The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue
The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue
  • David Sax
2.52 reads
#158
All the Single Ladies
All the Single Ladies
  • Rebecca Traister
431 reads
#159
The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, & Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of C
The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, & Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of C
  • Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
3.314 reads
#160
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation
  • Alan Lew
4.259 reads
#161
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
  • Gretchen McCulloch
4.0786 reads
#162
Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
  • Sam Kean
4.1814 reads
#163
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
  • Ryan North
4.1948 reads
#164
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
  • Sy Montgomery
3.781 reads
#165
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
  • Marlene Zuk
3.439 reads
#166
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
  • Cheryl Strayed
4.25117 reads
#167
The Other Talmud the Yerushalmi: Unlocking the Secrets Of the Talmud of Israel for Judaism Today
The Other Talmud the Yerushalmi: Unlocking the Secrets Of the Talmud of Israel for Judaism Today
  • Judith Z. Abrams
31 read
#168
A World Without "Whom"
A World Without "Whom"
  • Emmy J. Favilla
  • BuzzFeed
3.675 reads
#169
I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
  • Rachel Bloom
3.8244 reads
#170
The Poison Squad
The Poison Squad
  • Deborah Blum
3.8213 reads
#171
My Planet
My Planet
  • Mary Roach
3.1112 reads
#172
The fires of Vesuvius : Pompeii Lost and Found
The fires of Vesuvius : Pompeii Lost and Found
  • Mary Beard
3.755 reads
#173
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
  • Sam Kean
3.6729 reads
#174
The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks
The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks
  • Sam Maggs
3.0716 reads
#175
The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
  • Sam Kean
411 reads
#176
Unseen City
Unseen City
  • Nathanael Johnson
3.867 reads
#177
Big Friendship
Big Friendship
  • Aminatou Sow
  • Ann Friedman
3.7930 reads
#178
A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town
A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town
  • Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling
3.5535 reads
#179
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
  • Lulu Miller
4.04135 reads
#180
Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman
Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman
  • Abby Stein
44 reads
#181
The Strange Case of Dr. Couney
The Strange Case of Dr. Couney
  • Dawn Raffel
4.255 reads
#182
Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
  • Aaron Lansky
4.25 reads
#183
Cover 2

Moving Violations

Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence
  • John Hockenberry
41 read
#184
Weird Life
Weird Life
  • David Toomey
42 reads
#185
What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
  • Randall Munroe
4.32122 reads
#186
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
  • Lori Gottlieb
4.37330 reads
#187
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
  • David Graeber
3.98142 reads
#188
Transformer
Transformer
  • Nick Lane
44 reads
#189
Book Collectors
Book Collectors
  • Delphine Minoui
  • Lara Vergnaud
3.53 reads
#190
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
  • John Berendt
3.79208 reads
#191
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
  • Oliver Burkeman
3.8971 reads
#192
The Schmuck in My Office
The Schmuck in My Office
  • Jody Foster
  • Michelle Joy
41 read
#193
Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life
Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life
  • Stewart D. Friedman
31 read
#194
Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
  • Robert M. Sapolsky
4.6316 reads
#195
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
  • Dara Horn
4.6222 reads
#196
Doppelganger
Doppelganger
  • Naomi Klein
4.2193 reads
#197
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
  • Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.53240 reads
#198
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The Gates of Prayer

The Gates of Prayer: Twelve Talks on Davvenology
  • Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
51 read
#199
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
  • Joshua Foer
3.84183 reads
#200
The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart
The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart
  • Bill Bishop
3.759 reads
#201
Lab Girl
Lab Girl
  • Hope Jahren
3.9987 reads
#202
For Small Creatures Such as We
For Small Creatures Such as We
  • Sasha Sagan
3.9313 reads