I’ll start first:
“The Order of Time” by Carlo Rovelli
“Light Eaters” by Zoë Schlanger
I have read and abandoned Stephen Hawking for being too academic, and Tyson for being too stimulating. If you can think of other nonfic science with a relaxed tone, please share. Would love to hear your thoughts regardless.
by OrbitReady
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not necessarily non-fiction, but Alan Lightman has some excellent collections. Einstein‘s dream is absolutely a go to 4 some solid paradoxes.
*Mother Mary Comes To Me* by Arundhati Roy. Reads almost exactly like her fiction work. If you haven’t already I’d read *The God of Small Things* beforehand.
Everything is Tuberculosis and The Anthroposcene Reviewed by John Green
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg
All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks
Reality is Not What it Seems also by Rovelli is also really nice.
**The Alchemy of Air** Book by Thomas Hager
Ok not EXACTLY non-fic (but as understand it, walks right up to the line, or… the further into the book you go the more speculative it becomes) but *When We Cease to Understand the World* by Benjamin Labatut was incredibly well-written. I read like 95% non-fiction and stumbled upon this and thought I’d give it a try and it totally sucked me in.
Tapestries of Life: Uncovering the Lifesaving Secrets of the Natural World by Anne Sverdrup Thygeson. It’s definitely info-heavy, but reads beautifully. It really captivated me and remains a favourite of mine.