Biology & Medicine
942 books, ranked by score.
2007–2026The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
Recommended by 220 · mentioned by 431220 recommend · 431 mention220 recommend · 431220 recommend
2017–2026Why We Sleep
Matthew P. Walker, Matthew Walker
Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 378202 recommend · 378 mention202 recommend · 378202 recommend
2008–2026The Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 22730 recommend · 227 mention30 recommend · 22730 recommend
2010–2026The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
Recommended by 118 · mentioned by 202118 recommend · 202 mention118 recommend · 202118 recommend
2016–2026The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
Recommended by 90 · mentioned by 14290 recommend · 142 mention90 recommend · 14290 recommend
2008–2025Good calories, bad calories
Gary Taubes
Recommended by 91 · mentioned by 13291 recommend · 132 mention91 recommend · 13291 recommend
2007–2026The origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind
Julian Jaynes
Recommended by 52 · mentioned by 10652 recommend · 106 mention52 recommend · 10652 recommend
2010–2026The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Nessa Carey
Recommended by 77 · mentioned by 9877 recommend · 98 mention77 recommend · 9877 recommend
2015–2026The vital question
Nick Lane
Recommended by 66 · mentioned by 8466 recommend · 84 mention66 recommend · 8466 recommend
2007–2026The China Study
T. Colin Campbell, PhD, T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 8830 recommend · 88 mention30 recommend · 8830 recommend
2008–2026Limits to Growth
Donella H. Meadows, Dennis Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Dennis L. Meadows
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 7819 recommend · 78 mention19 recommend · 7819 recommend
2008–2026Molecular Biology of the Cell
Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, David O Morgan
Recommended by 49 · mentioned by 7749 recommend · 77 mention49 recommend · 7749 recommend
2007–2024The Blank Slate
Steven Pinker
Recommended by 42 · mentioned by 7742 recommend · 77 mention42 recommend · 7742 recommend
2013–2026How Not to Die
Michael Greger, Gene Stone
Recommended by 54 · mentioned by 7254 recommend · 72 mention54 recommend · 7254 recommend
2007–2026The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Oliver Sacks
Recommended by 61 · mentioned by 7761 recommend · 77 mention61 recommend · 7761 recommend
2007–2026Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 7417 recommend · 74 mention17 recommend · 7417 recommend
2014–2026Being Mortal
Atul Gawande
Recommended by 56 · mentioned by 7156 recommend · 71 mention56 recommend · 7156 recommend
2007–2026The Blind Watchmaker
Richard Dawkins
Recommended by 38 · mentioned by 6838 recommend · 68 mention38 recommend · 6838 recommend
2012–2025Bad Pharma
Ben Goldacre
Recommended by 42 · mentioned by 6442 recommend · 64 mention42 recommend · 6442 recommend
2011–2026Why we get fat
Gary Taubes
Recommended by 45 · mentioned by 6345 recommend · 63 mention45 recommend · 6345 recommend
2008–2026In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan
Recommended by 40 · mentioned by 6140 recommend · 61 mention40 recommend · 6140 recommend
2020–2026Breath
James Nestor
Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 5941 recommend · 59 mention41 recommend · 5941 recommend
2017–2026Behave
Robert M. Sapolsky
Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 5737 recommend · 57 mention37 recommend · 5737 recommend
2010–2026The 4-Hour Body
Timothy Ferriss
Recommended by 32 · mentioned by 6232 recommend · 62 mention32 recommend · 6232 recommend
2016–2026The obesity code
Jason Fung
Recommended by 45 · mentioned by 5945 recommend · 59 mention45 recommend · 5945 recommend
2013–2026The master and his emissary
Iain McGilchrist
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 5330 recommend · 53 mention30 recommend · 5330 recommend
2009–2026The double helix
James D. Watson, Grover Gardner narrator, Alexander Gann, Jan Witkowski
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 5217 recommend · 52 mention17 recommend · 5217 recommend
2009–2024Bad Science
Ben Goldacre
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 5135 recommend · 51 mention35 recommend · 5135 recommend
2008–2024The Mindbody Prescription
John E. Sarno
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 4734 recommend · 47 mention34 recommend · 4734 recommend
2013–2026Healing Back Pain
John E. Sarno
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 5036 recommend · 50 mention36 recommend · 5036 recommend
2020–2026A Thousand Brains
Jeff Hawkins
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 4723 recommend · 47 mention23 recommend · 4723 recommend
2017–2026Other Minds
Peter Godfrey-Smith
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 4534 recommend · 45 mention34 recommend · 4534 recommend
2009–2026Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 4515 recommend · 45 mention15 recommend · 4515 recommend
2009–2026Spark
John J. Ratey
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 4034 recommend · 40 mention34 recommend · 4034 recommend
2023–2026Outlive
Peter Attia, Bill Gifford
Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 4226 recommend · 42 mention26 recommend · 4226 recommend
2019–2024Lifespan
David Sinclair, Matthew D. LaPlante
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 4118 recommend · 41 mention18 recommend · 4118 recommend
2016–2026Why greatness cannot be planned
Kenneth O. Stanley
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3823 recommend · 38 mention23 recommend · 3823 recommend
2013–2026The machinery of life - 2. ed.
David S. Goodsell
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 3835 recommend · 38 mention35 recommend · 3835 recommend
2010–2026Animal liberation
Peter Singer
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3623 recommend · 36 mention23 recommend · 3623 recommend
2008–2026The Extended Phenotype
Richard Dawkins, Wolfgang Mayer
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 3620 recommend · 36 mention20 recommend · 3620 recommend
2012–2023How to Create a Mind
Ray Kurzweil
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 3610 recommend · 36 mention10 recommend · 3610 recommend
2016–2026The secret of our success
Joseph Patrick Henrich
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 3520 recommend · 35 mention20 recommend · 3520 recommend
2010–2023Anatomy of an Epidemic
Robert Whitaker
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 2716 recommend · 27 mention16 recommend · 2716 recommend
2018–2026Who we are and how we got here
David Reich
Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 3426 recommend · 34 mention26 recommend · 3426 recommend
2010–2025Sex at Dawn
Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jethá
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 3419 recommend · 34 mention19 recommend · 3419 recommend
2016–2025The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Dennis Boutsikaris
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 3527 recommend · 35 mention27 recommend · 3527 recommend
2009–2026The Red Queen
Matt Ridley
Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 3228 recommend · 32 mention28 recommend · 3228 recommend
2018–2026The Wizard and the Prophet
Charles C. Mann
Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 3328 recommend · 33 mention28 recommend · 3328 recommend
2009–2023Brain Rules
John Medina
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 3420 recommend · 34 mention20 recommend · 3420 recommend
2014–2026The big fat surprise
Nina Teicholz
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 3119 recommend · 31 mention19 recommend · 3119 recommend
2007–2025How the Mind Works
Steven Pinker
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3123 recommend · 31 mention23 recommend · 3123 recommend
2008–2026Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 3316 recommend · 33 mention16 recommend · 3316 recommend
2009–2026The Dragons of Eden
Carl Sagan
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 3018 recommend · 30 mention18 recommend · 3018 recommend
2009–2025The Brain That Changes Itself
Norman Doidge
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 2922 recommend · 29 mention22 recommend · 2922 recommend
2021–2026How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
Bill Gates
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 3222 recommend · 32 mention22 recommend · 3222 recommend
2021–2026The Real Anthony Fauci
Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 319 recommend · 31 mention9 recommend · 319 recommend
2008–2025Darwin's dangerous idea
Daniel C. Dennett
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 3016 recommend · 30 mention16 recommend · 3016 recommend
2012–2026The Population Bomb
Paul R. Ehrlich
Recommended by 1 · mentioned by 291 recommend · 29 mention1 recommend · 291 recommend
2007–2025The moral animal
Wright, Robert
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 2822 recommend · 28 mention22 recommend · 2822 recommend
2008–2026The botany of desire
Michael Pollan, Sébastien Marty
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 3021 recommend · 30 mention21 recommend · 3021 recommend