A short history of nearly everything / Bill Bryson.

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Stuff matters : exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world / Mark Miodownik.

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The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science / Natalie Angier.

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Monkeys, myths and molecules : separating fact from fiction in the science of everyday life / Dr. Joe Schwarcz.

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The skeptics' guide to the universe : how to know what's really real in a world increasingly full of fake / Dr. Steven Novella with Bob Novella, Cara Santa Maria, Jay Novella, and Evan Bernstein.

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At the edge of uncertainty : 11 discoveries taking science by surprise / Michael Brooks.

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The knowledge : how to rebuild our world from scratch / Lewis Dartnell.

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Death by black hole : and other cosmic quandaries / Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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"Is this thing on?" : a friendly guide to everything digital : for newbies, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming / Abby Stokes ; illustrations by Michael Slan and Susan Hunt Yule.

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Accidental astronomy : how random discoveries shape the science of space / Chris Lintott.

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