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The Best Science and Nature Books of 2019 (A Year-End List Aggregation)

“What are the best Science and Nature books released in 2019?” We looked at 224 of the top Science and Nature books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 29 books, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Science and Nature” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 175+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

Our other Best Of 2019 Articles:

Our Other Years: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

Happy Scrolling!



Top 29 Best Science and Nature Books From 2019



29 .) Because Internet: Understanding The New Rules of Language written by Gretchen McCulloch

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Science Friday

The internet isn’t the first technology to alter how we communicate, but it is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. The programmers behind the apps and platforms we use decide how our conversations are structured



28 .) Bottle of Lies written by Katherine Eban

Lists It Appears On:

  • Science Friday
  • Kirkus Reviews

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale—The Jungle for pharmaceuticals Many have hailed the widespread use



27 .) Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution written by Beth Gardiner

Lists It Appears On:

  • Guardian
  • Library Journal

Nothing is as elemental, as essential to human life, as the air we breathe. Yet around the world, in rich countries and poor ones, it is quietly poisoning us. Air pollution prematurely kills seven million people every year, including more than one hundred



26 .) Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come written by Richard Preston

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Goodreads

The 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever–but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses–from the #1 bestselling author



25 .) Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus written by Steven Strogatz

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Five Books 2

From preeminent math personality and author of The Joy of x, a brilliant and endlessly appealing explanation of calculus – how it works and why it makes our lives immeasurably better. Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound.



24 .) Midnight at Chernobyl written by Adam Higginbotham

Lists It Appears On:

  • Science Friday
  • Amazon

–THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER– ‘An invaluable contribution to history.’ Serhii Plokhy, Evening Standard ‘Tells the story of the disaster and its gruesome aftermath with thriller-like flair. Midnight in Chernobyl is wonderful and chilling … written wit



23 .) No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us written by Rachel Louise Snyder

Lists It Appears On:

  • Library Journal 2
  • Kirkus Reviews

“A seminal and breathtaking account of why home is the most dangerous place to be a woman . . . A tour de force.” -Eve Ensler “Terrifying, courageous reportage from our internal war zone.” -Andrew Solomon “Extraordinary.” -New York Times ,“Editor’s Choice”



22 .) Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber written by Mike Isaac

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Evening Standard

New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller A New York Times technology correspondent presents the dramatic story of Uber, the Silicon Valley startup at the center of one of the great venture capital power struggles of our time. In June 2017, Travis



21 .) The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays written by Esmé Weijun Wang

Lists It Appears On:

  • Smithsonian Magazine
  • NPR

Powerful, affecting essays on mental illness, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and a Whiting Award An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, Th



20 .) The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last written by Azra Raza

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Smithsonian Magazine 2

A world-class oncologist’s devastating and deeply personal examination of cancer We have lost the war on cancer. We spend $150 billion each year treating it, yet — a few innovations notwithstanding — a patient with cancer is as likely to die of it as one



19 .) The Ice at the End of the World written by Jon Gertner

Lists It Appears On:

  • Science Friday
  • Library Journal

Greenland: a remote, mysterious, ice-covered rock with a population of just 56,000, has evolved from one of earth’s last physical frontiers to its largest scientific laboratory. Locked within that vast ‘white desert’ are some of our planet’s most profound



18 .) The Mosquito: A Human History Of Our Deadliest Predator written by Timothy C. Winegard

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • NPR

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate Why was gin



17 .) The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead In A Reckless Age written by Bina Venkataraman

Lists It Appears On:

  • NPR
  • Science Friday

We live in a time of instant gratification, where we have forgotten to consider the long-term consequences of our actions. Whether it’s decision about out health, our finances or our jobs, we lack the tools we need to choose what’s best for the future. In



16 .) The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir written by Steffanie Strathdee

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Goodreads

A “fascinating and terrifying” (Scientific American) memoir of one woman’s extraordinary effort to save her husband’s life-and the discovery of a forgotten cure that has the potential to save millions more. Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her husban



15 .) The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter written by Paul J. Steinhardt

Lists It Appears On:

  • Five Books 2
  • Five Books 4

One of the most fascinating scientific detective stories of the last fifty years, an exciting quest for a new form of matter. “A riveting tale of derring-do” (Nature), this book reads like James Gleick’s Chaos combined with an Indiana Jones adventure. When



14 .) This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption are Ruining the American West. written by Christopher Ketcham

Lists It Appears On:

  • Kirkus Reviews 2
  • National Outdoor Book Awards

A hard-hitting look at the battle now raging over the fate of the public lands in the American West–and a plea for the protection of these last wild places The public lands of the western United States comprise some 450 million acres of grassland, steppe



13 .) Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World written by David Owen

Lists It Appears On:

  • Library Journal
  • Science Friday

Millions of Americans suffer from hearing loss. Faced with the cost and stigma of hearing aids, the natural human tendency is to do nothing and hope for the best, usually while pretending that nothing is wrong. In Volume Control, David Owen argues this ina



12 .) We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast written by Jonathan Safran Foer

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Goodreads

Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of human-caused climate change truly believe it? If we did, surely we would be roused to ac



11 .) Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death written by Caitlin Doughty and Dianné Ruz

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Amazon

Best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition. Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. The best questions come from kids. What wo



10 .) Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past written by Sarah Parcak

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Science Friday
  • Kirkus Reviews 2

National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the exciting new world of space archaeology, a growing field that is sparking extraordinary discoveries from ancient civilizations across the globe. In Archaeology from Spac



9 .) Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait written by Bathsheba Demuth

Lists It Appears On:

  • Library Journal
  • NPR
  • Kirkus Reviews 2

A groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between capitalism, communism, and Arctic ecology since the dawn of the industrial age. Whales and walruses, caribou and fox, gold and oil: through the stories of these animals and resources, Bathsheba Demut



8 .) How To: Absurd Scientific Advice For Common Real-World Problems written by Randall Munroe

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Goodreads
  • NPR

The world’s most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the #1 New York Times bestsellers What If? and Thing Explainer For any task you might want to do, there’s a right way, a wrong wa



7 .) The Body: A Guide for Occupants written by Bill Bryson

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Goodreads
  • Smithsonian Magazine 2

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER _______ ‘A directory of wonders.’ – The Guardian ‘Jaw-dropping.’ – The Times ‘Classic, wry, gleeful Bryson…an entertaining and absolutely fact-rammed book.’ – The Sunday Times ‘It is a feat of narrative skill to bak



6 .) Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men written by Caroline Criado Perez

Lists It Appears On:

  • Guardian
  • Five Books 2
  • Goodreads
  • Smithsonian Magazine 2

THE #3 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives ‘A rallying cry to fight back’ Sunday Times ‘Press this into the hands of everyone you know. It is utterly brilliant!’ Helena Kennedy ‘A game-changer; an uncom



5 .) Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves written by Frans de Waal

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Goodreads
  • Kirkus Reviews 2
  • Library Journal

Mama’s Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals– beginning with Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. Her story and others like it show that humans are not the only species wi



4 .) Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime written by Sean Carroll

Lists It Appears On:

  • Amazon
  • Goodreads
  • symmetry
  • GeekWire

Quantum physics is not mystifying. Its implications may be mind-bending, and not yet fully understood, but the theory is illuminating. It is the best explanation of reality we have. And no, God does not play dice with the universe. Spanning the history of



3 .) Superior: The Return of Race Science written by Angela Saini

Lists It Appears On:

  • Guardian
  • Library Journal
  • Smithsonian Magazine 2
  • Science Friday

“In Superior award-winning science writer Angela Saini explores the concept of race, past and present. She examines the dark roots of race research and how race has again crept gently back into science and medicine. And she investigates the people who use



2 .) The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming written by David Wallace-Wells

Lists It Appears On:

  • Smithsonian Magazine
  • Goodreads
  • NPR
  • Kirkus Reviews 2

“The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon.”–Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominate



1 .) Underland: A Deep Time Journey written by Robert MacFarlane

Lists It Appears On:

  • Guardian
  • Goodreads
  • Amazon
  • Library Journal
  • NPR
  • Kirkus Reviews 2
  • National Outdoor Book Awards

The unmissable new book from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Old Ways and The Lost Words ‘You’d be crazy not to read this book’ The Sunday Times ‘Underland is a magnificent feat of writing, travelling and thinking that feels genuine




The 175+ Additional Best Science and Nature Books Released In 2019



# Books Authors Lists
30 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: The World as You’ve Never Seen It Before Patricia Schultz
Fodor’s Travel
31 100 Things to Know About Numbers, Computers & Coding Alex Frith (illustrated Federico Mariani and Parko Polo) Five Books
32 101 Outdoor Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up.
National Outdoor Book Awards
33
150 Nature Hot Spots in California: The Best Parks, Conservation Areas and Wild Places.
National Outdoor Book Awards
34 50 Things to Do with a Penknife Matt Collins
Waterstones
35 A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century Jason DeParle
Library Journal 2
36 A History of Video Games in 64 Objects
Den of Geek
37
A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence: How Algorithms Are Shaping Our Lives and How We Can Stay in Control
Strategy + Business
38 A PILGRIMAGE TO ETERNITY: FROM CANTERBURY TO ROME IN SEARCH OF A FAITH Timothy Egan
Kirkus Reviews 2
39 A Short Philosophy of Birds Philippe J. Dubois, Elise Rousseau
Waterstones
40 A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures Eric Schwitzgebel Five Weeks
41 A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter Andrew Hui Five Weeks
42 Agency: GeekWire
43 AMS Page-A-Day Calendar Evelyn Lamb (American Mathematical Society) symmetry
44 AN ELEGANT DEFENSE: THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW SCIENCE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: A TALE IN FOUR LIVES Matt Richtel
Kirkus Reviews
45 Ansel Adams’ Yosemite: The Special Edition Prints
Fodor’s Travel
46 At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds Dan Hooper symmetry
47 B is for Baby Atinuke; illustrated by Angela Brooksbank
North Olympic Library System
48 Becoming Beauvoir: A Life Kate Kirkpatrick Five Weeks
49 Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram Isha Sesay
Library Journal 2
50 Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society Goodreads
51 Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Goodreads
52 Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
Smithsonian Magazine 2
53 Cabin Porn: Inside Zach Klein
Fodor’s Travel
54 Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Ronan Farrow
Library Journal 2
55 Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration Emily Bazelon
Library Journal 2
56 Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Den of Geek
57 Chilling Adventures in Sorcery
Den of Geek
58 Clearing the Air: The Beginning and End of Air Pollution Tim Smedley
Five Books 2
59
Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World
Strategy + Business
60 Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide To Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth To Preschool Emily Oster NPR
61 Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again Eric Topol
Science Friday
62 Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Goodreads
63 Don’t be Evil: How big tech betrayed its founding principles – and all of us Rana Foroohar
Evening Standard
64 Down from the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear Bryce Andrews
Library Journal
65 Down in the Valley Laurie Lee
Waterstones
66
Drawn to the Deep: The Remarkable Underwater Explorations of Wes Skiles.
National Outdoor Book Awards
67 Dune: Deluxe Edition Frank Herbert
Den of Geek
68 Eating the Sun: Small Musings on a Vast Universe
Smithsonian Magazine 2
69 Eight Master Lessons of Nature Gary Ferguson
Waterstones
70 Einstein’s Shadow: A Black Hole, a Band of Astronomers, and the Quest to See the Unseeable Seth Fletcher symmetry
71 Einstein’s Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes Chris Impey symmetry
72 Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum Lee Smolin symmetry
73 Einstein’s War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I Matthew Stanley symmetry
74 EMPTY PLANET: THE SHOCK OF GLOBAL POPULATION DECLINE Darrell Bricker
Kirkus Reviews 2
75
End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World’s Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals
Smithsonian Magazine 2
76 Exhalation: Stories: GeekWire
77
Extinct Monsters to Deep Time: Conflict, Compromise, and the Making of Smithsonian’s Fossil Halls
Smithsonian Magazine
78 Fables and Futures: Biotechnology, Disability, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves George Estreich
Science Friday
79 FENTANYL, INC.: HOW ROGUE CHEMISTS ARE CREATING THE DEADLIEST WAVE OF THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC Ben Westhoff
Kirkus Reviews
80 Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America.
National Outdoor Book Awards
81 Fire, Ice, and Physics: The Science of Game of Thrones Rebecca C. Thompson (with foreword by Sean Carroll) symmetry
82 Firefly: The Big Damn Cookbook Chelsea Monroe-Cassel
Den of Geek
83 Fodor’s Inside Guides
Fodor’s Travel
84 Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Kevin Noble Maillard; illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
North Olympic Library System
85 Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness Philip Goff Five Weeks
86 Gideon: The Ninth Tamsyn Muir
Den of Geek
87
Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century
Smithsonian Magazine
88 Good To Go: What The Athlete In All Of Us Can Learn From The Strange Science Of Recovery Christie Aschwanden NPR
89 Gravity’s Century: From Einstein’s Eclipse to Images of Black Holes Ron Cowen symmetry
90
Grinnell: America’s Environmental Pioneer and his Restless Drive to Save the West.
National Outdoor Book Awards
91 Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity Goodreads
92 Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut’s Story of Invention Kathryn D. Sullivan symmetry
93 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition
Den of Geek
94 Horizon Guardian
95 How To Be an Antiracist Ibram X Kendi
Library Journal 2
96 How To Build A Dragon Or Die Trying: A Satirical Look At Cutting-Edge Science Paul Knoepfler and Julie Knoepfler NPR
97 How to do nothing: Resisting the attention economy Jenny Odell
Evening Standard
98
Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery
Smithsonian Magazine
99
Imagined Life: A Speculative Journey Among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures and Supergravity Animals:
GeekWire
100 In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle With Opioids Travis Rieder NPR
101 In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch Amazon
102
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Goodreads
103 Inner Ranges: An Anthology of Mountain Thoughts.
National Outdoor Book Awards
104 Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars David Stabler (illustrated Anoosha Syed) Five Books
105 Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America Christopher Leonard
Library Journal 2
106 Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To Goodreads
107
Light From the Void: Twenty Years of Discovery With NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory:
GeekWire
108
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
Strategy + Business
109 Lost Feast: Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food Lenore Newman
Science Friday
110 Making With States of Matter Anna Claybourne Five Books
111 Mammal Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species.
National Outdoor Book Awards
112 Matter: A Very Short Introduction Geoff Cottrell symmetry
113 MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE: A THERAPIST, HER THERAPIST, AND OUR LIVES REVEALED Lori Gottlieb
Kirkus Reviews
114 Mindf*ck: Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Plot to Break the world Christopher Wylie
Evening Standard
115 Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson
Den of Geek
116 Moths: A Complete Guide to Biology and Behavior David Lees and Alberto Zilli
Science Friday
117 My First Book of New York Ingela P. Arrhenius
Fodor’s Travel
118 Ness Robert Macfarlane, Stanley Donwood
Waterstones
119 Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction Goodreads
120 No Shadow of a Doubt: The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Daniel Kennefick symmetry
121 Opium: How An Ancient Flower Shaped And Poisoned Our World John H. Halpern and David Blistein NPR
122 Origins: How Earth’s History Shaped Human History
Smithsonian Magazine 2
123 OUR WILD CALLING: HOW CONNECTING WITH ANIMALS CAN TRANSFORM OUR LIVES―AND SAVE THEIRS Richard Louv
Kirkus Reviews 2
124 Parkland: Birth of a Movement Dave Cullen
Library Journal 2
125
Peary’s Arctic Quest: Untold Stories from Robert E. Peary’s North Pole Expeditions
Smithsonian Magazine
126 Philosophy for Polar Explorers Erling Kagge
Waterstones
127 Planetarium: Welcome to the Museum Raman Prinja (illustrated Chris Wormell) Five Books
128 Proving Einstein Right: The Daring Expeditions That Changed How We Look at the Universe S. James Gates Jr. and Cathie Pelletier symmetry
129 Resistance Reborn: Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Rebecca Roanhorse
Den of Geek
130 Return to Sender Paul Kelly
Fodor’s Travel
131 River of Redemption: Almanac of Life on the Anacostia.
National Outdoor Book Awards
132 Savage Gods Paul Kingsnorth
Five Books 3
133 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe
Library Journal 2
134 Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami On America’s Shores Orrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey NPR
135 Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
Smithsonian Magazine
136
Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth
Smithsonian Magazine
137 Seashaken Houses Tom Nancollas
Waterstones
138 Seven Worlds One Planet Jonny Keeling, Scott Alexander
Waterstones
139
Sierra Summits: A Guide to Fifty Peak Experiences in California’s Range of Light.
National Outdoor Book Awards
140 Six Impossible Things: The ‘Quanta of Solace’ and the Mysteries of the Subatomic World John Gribbin
Five Books 2
141 Slime: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us Ruth Kassinger
Library Journal
142 Small World Ishta Mercurio, illustrated NPR
143 Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher Armand D’Angour Five Weeks
144 Solitary
Smithsonian Magazine
145 Star Trek: The Official Guide to the Animated Series Aaron Harvey, Rich Schepis, and Saturday Morning Trek
Den of Geek
146 Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy
Den of Geek
147 Strange Planet: GeekWire
148 Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table Kit Chapman
Science Friday
149 Surfacing Kathleen Jamie
Five Books 3
150 The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
Den of Geek
151 THE ADVENTURES OF ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT Andrea Wulf
Kirkus Reviews 2
152 The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Guardian
153 The Almanac Lia Leendertz
Waterstones
154 The Andromeda Evolution: GeekWire
155 The Archive Of Alternate Endings Lindsey Dragger NPR
156
The Art of Game of Thrones, The Official Book of Design From Seasons 1 to 8
Den of Geek
157 The Art Of Statistics: How To Learn From Data David Spiegelhalter NPR
158
The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid
Den of Geek
159 The Bacteria Book: The Big World of Really Tiny Microbes Steve Mould Five Books
160 The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb Sam Kean
Science Friday
161 The Bee Bible Sally Coulthard
Waterstones
162 The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition Ursula K. Le Guin
Den of Geek
163 The City in the Middle of the Night Charlie Jane Anders
Den of Geek
164 The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California Mark Arax
Library Journal
165 THE EDGE OF EVERY DAY: SKETCHES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA Marin Sardy
Kirkus Reviews
166 The Element in the Room: Investigating the Atomic Ingredients that Make Up Your Home Mike Barfield (illustrated Lauren Humphrey) Five Books
167 The End of Forgetting: Growing Up with Social Media Kate Eichhorn
Science Friday
168
The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption
Smithsonian Magazine 2
169 The Future of Another Timeline Annalee Newitz
Den of Geek
170 The Gendered Brain Gina Rippon
Five Books 4
171 The Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim.
National Outdoor Book Awards
172
The Greatest Beach: A History of the Cape Cod National Seashore
Smithsonian Magazine
173 The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present David Treuer
Library Journal 2
174 The Hedgehog Handbook Sally Coulthard
Waterstones
175 The Hidden World of the Fox Adele Brand
Waterstones
176 THE HUMAN SWARM: HOW OUR SOCIETIES ARISE, THRIVE, AND FALL Mark W. Moffett
Kirkus Reviews
177 The Light in the Dark Horatio Clare
Waterstones
178 The Lost Forest.
National Outdoor Book Awards
179 The Making of Planet of the Apes
Den of Geek
180 The Mastermind: The hunt for the world’s most prolific criminal Evan Ratliff
Evening Standard
181 The Moon: A History for the Future Oliver Morton
Five Books 4
182
The Number of the Heavens: A History of the Multiverse and the Quest to Understand the Cosmos:
GeekWire
183 The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel
Smithsonian Magazine
184 THE OUTLAW OCEAN: JOURNEYS ACROSS THE LAST UNTAMED FRONTIER Ian Urbina
Kirkus Reviews 2
185
The Pacific Alone: The Untold Story of Kayaking’s Boldest Voyage.
National Outdoor Book Awards
186 The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook: Salmon, Crab, Oysters, and More Naomi Tomky
Fodor’s Travel
187 The Phantom of Eternia
Den of Geek
188 The Prisoner: The Uncertainty Machine
Den of Geek
189 The Private Life of the Hare John Lewis-Stempel
Waterstones
190
The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths, and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World
Smithsonian Magazine 2
191 The Remarkable Life of the Skin Monty Lyman
Five Books 2
192
The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone’s Underdog
Amazon
193 The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Naoko Abe
Science Friday
194
The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things.
National Outdoor Book Awards
195 THE SEINE: THE RIVER THAT MADE PARIS Elaine Sciolino
Kirkus Reviews 2
196 The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation Alex Dehgan
Five Books 4
197 The Trouble with Gravity: Solving the Mystery Beneath Our Feet Richard Panek symmetry
198 The Undefeated Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
North Olympic Library System
199 THE UNDYING: PAIN, VULNERABILITY, MORTALITY, MEDICINE, ART, TIME, DREAMS, DATA, EXHAUSTION, CANCER, AND CARE Anne Boyer
Kirkus Reviews
200 The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Math Reveals Nature’s Deepest Secrets Graham Farmelo symmetry
201
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Three
Den of Geek
202 The Way Home: Tales From a Life Without Technology Mark Boyle
Five Books 3
203 The Women of the Moon: Tales of Science, Love, Sorrow and Courage Daniel Altschuler and Fernando Ballesteros
Science Friday
204 The World Michael Politza
Fodor’s Travel
205 This is How You Lose the Time War Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Den of Geek
206 THIS VIEW OF LIFE: COMPLETING THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION David Sloan Wilson
Kirkus Reviews
207 Time Song: Searching for Doggerland Julia Blackburn
Five Books 3
208 Tools and Weapons: The promise and peril of the digital age Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne
Evening Standard
209
Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers.
National Outdoor Book Awards
210 Vroom! Barbara McClintock
North Olympic Library System
211 Walk This Underground World Kate Baker
Fodor’s Travel
212 Warrior of the Altaii Robert Jordan
Den of Geek
213 Waters of the World Sarah Dry
Five Books 4
214 Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work: Seven Spiritual Practices in a Scientific Age Rupert Sheldrake
Five Books 3
215
We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity
Smithsonian Magazine
216 WHEN DEATH BECOMES LIFE: NOTES FROM A TRANSPLANT SURGEON Joshua D. Mezrich
Kirkus Reviews
217 WHY YOU LIKE IT: THE SCIENCE AND CULTURE OF MUSICAL TASTE Nolan Gasser
Kirkus Reviews
218 Wildheart: The Daring Adventures of John Muir.
National Outdoor Book Awards
219 Wintering Stephen Rutt
Waterstones
220 Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries Kristine Hansen
Fodor’s Travel
221 With the Fire on High
Smithsonian Magazine
222 Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction
Den of Geek
223 You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks Evan Turk
North Olympic Library System
224 Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal
Smithsonian Magazine


25 Best Science and Nature Book Sources/Lists



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Amazon
Den of Geek
Evening Standard
Five Books
Five Books 2
Five Books 3
Five Books 4
Five Weeks
Fodor’s Travel
GeekWire
Goodreads
Guardian
Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews 2
Library Journal
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