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Science books people recommend most.

If you could recommend only one book in Science, what would it be and why?

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Fantasy 24
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Science 8
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Biographies & Memoirs 1
Business & Leadership 1
Health, Fitness & Dieting 1
Personal development 1
History & Politics 0
Mindfulness & Mental health 0
Personal finance 0
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Sports 0
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The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters

by Sean B. Carroll

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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

by Jared M. Diamond

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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life

by Prof Richard Dawkins

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First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human

by Jeremy DeSilva

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The Dragons of Eden

by Carl Sagan

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The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

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Darwin's Cathedral

by David Sloan Wilson

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The Greatest Show on Earth

by Richard Dawkins

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