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Books like Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

12 books with a reading profile close to Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli. Outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True

by Richard Dawkins

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Richard Dawkins tackles questions that children ask about the world, such as who the first person was, what the sun is, why there are seasons, what causes earthquakes and rainbows, and why bad things happen.
2

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

by Ed Yong

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Ed Yong examines the complex symbiosis between animals and the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that inhabit their bodies.
3

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Neil deGrasse Tyson assembles a collection of essays that explain the laws governing the universe and the history of scientific discovery.
4

THE DAY AFTER

by Brian Tyler Cohen

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

The author of “Shameless” looks at the relationship Republicans and Democrats have to power and prescribes ways for it to be used after Donald Trump’s presidency.
5

THE INVISIBLE COUP

by Peter Schweizer

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Peter Schweizer argues that current patterns of mass migration are not accidental shifts in population but are instead calculated tools of political warfare.
6

What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures

by Malcolm Gladwell

Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible

Malcolm Gladwell’s collection compiles his journalism from The New Yorker, focusing on how minor peculiarities in behavior or design dictate large-scale outcomes.
7

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

by Jason Reynolds

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Jason Reynolds adapts Ibram X.
8

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

by James W. Loewen

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

James W.
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Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

by Neil Shubin

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Neil Shubin explains how the structure of the human body originates from ancient aquatic ancestors.
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

by Mary Roach

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Mary Roach examines the practical applications of human remains in scientific research and historical experimentation.
11

Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

by Matt Ridley

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Matt Ridley organizes the history of the human species by dedicating one chapter to a specific gene found on each pair of chromosomes.
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World

by Peter Wohlleben

Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible

Peter Wohlleben details the biological social structures of forests by explaining how trees act as communal organisms rather than solitary plants.

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