Non-Fiction Books Focused on S.T.E.A.M.

Updated April 27, 2026
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This way up : when maps go wrong (and why it matters)
Cooper-Jones, Mark
Paper Book
*AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!* *AUDIO BOOK NARRATED BY MARK COOPER-JONES AND JAY FOREMAN*  *An Audible Most Anticipated Listen!* The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men! ...
The giant leap : why space is the next frontier in the evolution of life
Scharf, Caleb
Paper Book
A leading astrobiologist argues that space travel is an evolutionary event at least as important as life's first journey from sea to land "The Giant Leap is a detailed and provocative exploration of what it means for life as we know it to escape the...
A short history of nearly everything 2.0
Bryson, Bill
Paper Book
THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER, UPDATED FOR 2025 * A wonder-filled quest to understand everything that has happened in the history of the Earth, from the Big Bang theory to the rise of civilization and beyond--revised to reflect the last two decades of scientific advancement ...
The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer
Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
Paper Book
Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, adapted as a documentary from Ken Burns on PBS, this New York Times bestseller is "an extraordinary achievement" (The New Yorker)--a magnificent,...
Chamber divers : the untold story of the D-day scientists who changed special operations forever
Lance, Rachel
Paper Book
The previously classified story of the eccentric researchers who invented cutting-edge underwater science to lead the Allies to D-Day victory In August 1942, more than 7,000 Allied troops rushed the beaches of Normandy, France, in an all but-forgotten landing. Only a small...
Empire of AI : dreams and nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
Hao, Karen
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable Book * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction * A New York Times Bestseller * Named a Best Book of the Year by Smithsonian, Scientific American, and Elle * Winner of the Porchlight Business Book Award
Replaceable you : adventures in human anatomy
Roach, Mary
Paper Book
The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what's available--sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet...

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