Einstein by Walter IsaacsonThe Strangest Man by Graham Farmelo
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The Modern Alchemist by Iona MillerAlchemical Manual for This Millennium by Aaity OlsonThe Janus Faces of Genius by Betty Jo Teeter DobbsPauli and Jung by David LindorffModern Alchemy by Mark Morrisson
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95 books — 82 voters
Franklin Merrell-Wolff's Experience and Philosophy by Franklin Merrell-WolffThe Music of Pythagoras by Kitty FergusonEssays and Lectures by Ralph Waldo EmersonThe Republic by PlatoThe Greek Philosophers from Thales to Aristotle by W.K.C. Guthrie
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957 books — 1,422 voters

The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian GreeneAbout Time by Paul C.W. DaviesQuintessence by Lawrence M. KraussWarped Passages by Lisa RandallThe Whole Shebang by Timothy Ferris
Cosmology
215 books — 188 voters
Divine Harmony by John StrohmeierThe Transcendental Philosophy of Franklin Merrell-Wolff by Ron LeonardTycho and Kepler by Kitty FergusonChen Tuan by Hua-Ching NiFranklin Merrell-Wolff's Experience and Philosophy by Franklin Merrell-Wolff
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233 books — 157 voters

Hyperspace by Michio KakuA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneThe Tao of Physics by Fritjof CapraPoetry of the Universe by Robert Osserman
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters