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Neil deGrasse Tysonbook recommendations

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson's reading list: 18 recommended books

The Bible Book Cover - Recommendations

The Bible

The Wealth of Nations Book Cover - Recommendations

The Wealth of Nations

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

The Art of War Book Cover - Recommendations

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

The Prince Book Cover - Recommendations

The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli

The Great Gatsby Book Cover - Recommendations

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Origin of Species Book Cover - Recommendations

The Origin of Species

The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

Gulliver's Travels Book Cover - Recommendations

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift

How to Lie with Statistics Book Cover - Recommendations

How to Lie with Statistics

How to Lie with Statistics

Darrell Huff

An Appetite for Wonder Book Cover - Recommendations

An Appetite for Wonder

An Appetite for Wonder

Richard Dawkins

The Principia Book Cover - Recommendations

The Principia

Isaac Newton

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Book Cover - Recommendations

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil de Grasse Tyson

The System of the World Book Cover - Recommendations

The System of the World

The System of the World

Neal Stephenson

Unstoppable Book Cover - Recommendations

Unstoppable

Bill Nye

Manxmouse Book Cover - Recommendations

Manxmouse

Paul Gallico

One Two Three . . . Infinity Book Cover - Recommendations

One Two Three . . . Infinity

One Two Three . . . Infinity

George Gamow

Starry Messenger Book Cover - Recommendations

Starry Messenger

Starry Messenger

Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Almagest Book Cover - Recommendations

The Almagest

Claudius Ptolemy

Age of Reason Book Cover - Recommendations

Age of Reason

Thomas Paine

Quotes & Sources

Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Almagest
"The crowning achievement of a geocentric universe. Of course, the whole concept was wrong, but it was interestingly wrong."

Neil deGrasse Tyson on The System of the World
"To learn that the universe is a knowable place."

Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Great Gatsby
"I can’t do that. I’m sorry. I’ll never be a novelist."

Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Origin of Species
"To learn of our kinship with all other life on Earth."

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