Silent Spring
Rachel Carson's 1962 exposé revealed how DDT and chemical pesticides were poisoning wildlife and contaminating food supplies, sparking the modern environmental movement.
The Gene: An Intimate History
From Aristotle to CRISPR, a Pulitzer Prize-winning oncologist weaves science, history, and his family's struggle with mental illness into a gripping story of heredity and human identity.
Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces, from the Big Bang to black holes, quarks to quantum mechanics, and the search for life in the universe.
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bill Bryson's witty journey through human anatomy reveals how your body creates a million red blood cells every second and why we take this miraculous vessel for granted.
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing
Learn how Warren Buffett's mentor teaches you to protect your capital, find undervalued stocks, and harness market irrationality using margin of safety and the Mr. Market concept.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? An economist turns conventional wisdom on its head by revealing the surprising incentives behind cheating, crime, parenting, and sports.
Cosmos
Carl Sagan's groundbreaking journey through 15 billion years of cosmic evolution reveals how science and civilization grew together, transforming matter into consciousness.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
How did our species go from unremarkable apes to world dominators? Learn why Homo sapiens outlasted six other human species and what our future holds.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Why did geography, not genetics, determine which civilizations conquered the world? Pulitzer Prize winner reveals how environment shaped 13,000 years of human history.
A People's History of the United States
American history told through the voices of workers, women, Native Americans, and the marginalized. See how grassroots movements shaped the nation from 1492 to the present.