#Science

Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared Diamond

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

sci-fi fiction

Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

by Richard Feynman

memoir

The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

Campbell Biology

by Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

fiction

Psychology

by David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall

Stiff

by Mary Roach

The Body

by Bill Bryson

The Gene

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

The Sixth Extinction

by Elizabeth Kolbert

Thinking in Systems

by Donella H. Meadows

self-help

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson takes his ultimate journey — into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us.

Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond argues that the gaps in power and technology between human societies originate in environmental differences, not in racial or cultural superiority. He traces how geography, agriculture, and animal domestication shaped the modern world.

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission — and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself are finished. Problem is, he doesn't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment.

sci-fi fiction

Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical — and sometimes devastating — breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural, and Scientific Revolutions.

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

by Richard Feynman

The outrageous memoirs of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, recounting his adventures from cracking safes at Los Alamos to playing bongo drums in Brazil, from picking locks to decoding Mayan hieroglyphics. A celebration of curiosity, mischief, and the joy of figuring things out.

memoir

The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Siddhartha Mukherjee crafts a sweeping "biography" of cancer, tracing the disease from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago to the cutting-edge research of today. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a masterful blend of science, history, and human stories.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cancer cells were taken without her knowledge in 1951 and became one of the most important tools in medicine. Known as HeLa cells, they helped develop the polio vaccine and countless other breakthroughs, yet Henrietta's family never knew.

Campbell Biology

by Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr

The gold standard introductory biology textbook used in colleges worldwide. Campbell Biology covers everything from cellular biology to ecology with stunning visuals, clear explanations, and a focus on scientific inquiry.

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. In 1960s America, when she's reluctantly becomes the host of a cooking show, she uses it as a platform to teach chemistry to housewives across the nation.

fiction

Psychology

by David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall

The most widely used introductory psychology textbook. Myers and DeWall cover the full spectrum of psychological science — from neuroscience and development to social psychology and psychological disorders — with engaging writing and real-world applications.

Stiff

by Mary Roach

Mary Roach explores the strange and fascinating afterlife of human bodies donated to science. From crash-test cadavers to body farms to head transplants, she investigates what happens to us after we die with her signature blend of humor and scientific rigor.

The Body

by Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson takes readers on a head-to-toe tour of the human body, exploring how it works, what can go wrong, and the remarkable science behind our biology. With his trademark humor and curiosity, Bryson turns anatomy into an endlessly entertaining read.

The Gene

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the history of the gene from Gregor Mendel's garden to the frontiers of CRISPR, weaving together science, history, and his own family's experience with genetic illness. It's a sweeping narrative about the code that makes us who we are.

The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins' landmark work presents a gene-centered view of evolution, arguing that organisms are mere "survival machines" built by their genes. The book introduced the concept of the "meme" and revolutionized how we think about natural selection.

The Sixth Extinction

by Elizabeth Kolbert

Elizabeth Kolbert investigates the current mass extinction event caused by human activity, traveling to rainforests, coral reefs, and research stations around the world. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a gripping and sobering look at the species we're losing and why.

Thinking in Systems

by Donella H. Meadows