“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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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–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
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“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”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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“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
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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
| # | 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 |
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