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Do you have any existing books you would recommend from your "tech and science books aimed at the scientific literate but non-specialist" category?

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So many. One I remember very fondly is "The beak of the Finch". https://www.amazon.com/Beak-Finch-Story-Evolution-Time/dp/06...

Years ago I bought this by mistake thinking it was a murder mystery. 50 pages in and I was really confused... good writing but no sign of a mystery. Reread the back cover more carefully and the penny dropped.

One of my favorites is "Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation". The Kindle version is currently on sale for 90% off, for the U.S. at least.

I discovered that one browsing a friend's bookshelf.

I also enjoyed "Napoleon's Buttons: 17 Molecules that Changed History".

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