Biological Sciences Books

Last updated: December 31, 2011

1. Guns, Germs & Steel : The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond and Doug Ordunio Published: July 13, 1999 Score: 19.75
2. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Published: May 9, 2003 Score: 15.03
3. The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton Published: March 1, 2011 Score: 8.95
4. My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor Published: May 12, 2008 Score: 8.41
5. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward Published: September 22, 2009 Score: 7.99
6. Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan Published: October 18, 2005 Score: 7.45
7. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Published: April 17, 2003 Score: 6.18
8. Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems by Cesar Millan and Melissa Jo Peltier Published: September 18, 2007 Score: 5.93
9. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann Published: October 10, 2006 Score: 5.41
10. How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer Published: January 14, 2010 Score: 4.52
11. Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Jennifer S. Holland Published: June 28, 2011 Score: 2.86
12. The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (Null) by Norman Doidge Published: December 18, 2007 Score: 2.71
13. The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design by Richard Dawkins Published: September 17, 1996 Score: 2.7
14. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series) by Susan Orlean Published: December 16, 2011 Score: 2.65
15. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Vintage) by Leonard Mlodinow Published: May 5, 2009 Score: 2.56
16. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE: A Year of Food Life by Barbara (with Steven L. Hopp & Camille Kingsolver) Kingsolver and Richard A. Houser Score: 2.31
17. Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman Published: May 31, 2011 Score: 2.31
18. The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins Published: May 25, 2006 Score: 2.21
19. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach Published: April 6, 2009 Score: 2.05
20. Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz Published: September 15, 2009 Score: 2.02
21. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan Published: May 28, 2002 Score: 1.69
22. Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog (Thorndike Nonfiction) by Ted Kerasote Published: November 1, 2007 Score: 1.59
23. Human Anatomy & Physiology with MasteringA&P™ (8th Edition) by Elaine N. Marieb and Katja N. Hoehn Published: July 2, 2010 Score: 1.58
24. The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle and Derek Jacobi Published: May 26, 2006 Score: 1.46
25. Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Vintage) by Neil Shubin Published: January 6, 2009 Score: 1.35