This list is from SFGate / San Francisco Chronicle and is drawn from their nonfiction, architecture and nature lists.
- The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
- Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
- Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester
- City Building: Nine Planning Principles for the Twenty-First Century by John Lund Kriken
- Float!: Building on Water to Combat Urban Congestion and Climate Change by Koen Olthuis and David Keuning
- Bird Songs Bible: The Complete Illustrated Reference for North American Birds edited by Les Beletsky
- Rivers of California: Nature's Lifelines in the Golden State by Tim Palmer
I'm always looking for recommendations and notifications of book lists as they appear in various media outlets. If you see one that I haven't covered, please let me know at jdupuis at yorku dot ca or in the comments.
I am picking up a lot of lists from Largehearted Boy.
Earlier entries in this year's list of lists can be found here and the 2009 summary post here.
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Another list, this time from the Chapters.Indigo.ca site.
The Tiger: A True Story Of Vengeance And Survival by John Vaillant
The Wave: In The Pursuit Of The Rogues, Freaks And Giants Of The Ocean by Susan Casey
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to our Brains by Nicholas Carr
The Emperor…
If The New York Times list is the big one in the US and probably over all, then the Globe list is the big one in Canada. Interestingly, it's another list that's been a bit spotty on science coverage in the past but that seems to have reformed it's ways.
The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks
The Immortal…
Another list for your reading, gift giving and collection development pleasure.
You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto by Jaron Lanier
Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History by Kalee Thompson
Lunatic Express: Discovering the World... Via Its Most Dangerous…
Another list for your reading, gift giving and collection development pleasure.
The Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester
Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology by David Abram
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks…
Largehearted Boy's list of lists is fantastic.
What was your favorite science book in 2010? Mine has to be THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS. I have read a number of good science books for kids, too, including several Scientists in the Field titles like PROJECT SEAHORSE and KAKAPO RESCUE. Both have plenty appeal for grown-up readers.