I've come across a few good science-related-without-being-too-technical books lately. These are not brand new books, I just got around to reading them recently. I recommend them!
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson: A cholera outbreak in London in 1854, before anyone knew what caused cholera. Was it the air? Was it the water? What I like about this book is it is not just about disease or medicine but about the history (and future) of cities, plus a little medical detective work by John Snow and Henry Whitehead.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot: Doctors took the cells of a poor black tobacco farmer without her permission. Those cells (HeLa cells) revolutionized science and medicine and launched a multimillion dollar industry. Twenty years later, her family found out...this book is really interesting and written in a way that makes you want to keep reading. It is also being made into a movie.
Stiff: The curious lives of human cadavers by Mary Roach. I usually avoid anything having to do with dead bodies, but this actually looks interesting and potentially funny. I haven't read it yet but plan to read it soon.
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