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Biology
12 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
12 posts
Where to Start with Daniel Lieberman: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Daniel Lieberman — how to approach The Story of the Human Body, his account of evolutionary mismatch and the root causes of modern chronic disease. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with David A. Sinclair: A Reading Guide
Where to start with David A. Sinclair — how to approach Lifespan, his essential book on the science of aging. A complete reading guide to the Harvard geneticist's work.
Where to Start with Richard Preston: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Richard Preston — how to approach The Hot Zone, his landmark narrative account of the 1989 Ebola outbreak in a Virginia primate facility, tracing the virus from its first appearances in Central Africa. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Robert M. Sapolsky: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Robert M. Sapolsky — how to approach Behave, his landmark synthesis of biology, neuroscience, and evolution as a unified explanation of human behaviour. A complete reading guide.
Best Books About Evolution and Biology: Essential Popular Science
The best books about evolution and biology — from The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker to The Gene and The Emperor of All Maladies. Essential popular science.
Best Books About Health: Essential Reading List
The best books about health — from Why We Sleep and Outlive to Being Mortal and The Omnivore's Dilemma. Science-based books that change how you understand your body.
Best Medical Books: Essential Reading on Medicine and the Body
The best medical books — from When Breath Becomes Air and The Emperor of All Maladies to Being Mortal and The Body. Medicine, death, and what it means to heal.
Best Novels About Science and Scientists: Fiction That Thinks Like a Scientist
The best novels about science and scientists — from Frankenstein to The Martian to The Overstory. Fiction that puts scientific thinking at the centre of the story.
Best Popular Science Books for Beginners: Start Here
The best popular science books for beginners — from A Brief History of Time and The Selfish Gene to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Sapiens. Start here.
Best Popular Science Books: Essential Reading List
The best popular science books — from A Brief History of Time and The Selfish Gene to The Emperor of All Maladies and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Science explained beautifully.
Where to Start with Mary Roach: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Mary Roach — whether to begin with Stiff, Gulp, Grunt, or Packing for Mars. A complete reading guide to the science humorist.
Where to Start with Siddhartha Mukherjee: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Siddhartha Mukherjee — whether to begin with The Emperor of All Maladies, The Gene, or The Song of the Cell. A complete reading guide.
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