Recommendations for biology books

[TrevorC]

Hello everyone, i am really interested in biology and i would be happy if you could recommend any good books for me to read. I want to say that i am still a highschool student so as you can imagine my knowledge on the topic is very limited. 

[Evgenia]

Hello,

I am interested in genom, and savants specially. To advance my own body is my practical daily research.

Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science, James Dewey Watson

He is a genetist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 and was awarded Nobel Prize for it.

[TrevorC]

5 minutes ago, Evgenia said:

Hello,

I am interested in genom, and savants specially. To advance my own body is my practical daily research.

Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science, James Dewey Watson

He is a genetist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 and was awarded Nobel Prize for it.

Thank you very much, i will check it out!

[CharonY]

Actually, he is a biochemist and the book has little biology. Depends on how advanced you are, you may want to take a look at Campbell, Biology. If you are more interested in essays than biology, I can recommend most of Stephen Jay Gould's books (not cutting edge anymore, but very well written), Dawkin's Ancestor's Tale, maybe.

[TrevorC]

2 hours ago, CharonY said:

Actually, he is a biochemist and the book has little biology. Depends on how advanced you are, you may want to take a look at Campbell, Biology. If you are more interested in essays than biology, I can recommend most of Stephen Jay Gould's books (not cutting edge anymore, but very well written), Dawkin's Ancestor's Tale, maybe.

Thank you for the recommendations!

[StringJunky]

What areas are you interested in? Do you like text books style or general overviews written for a broad audience?

[Baron d'Holbach]

-The Growth of Biological Thought by Ernst Mayr 

-The Selfish Gene by Richdard Dawkins 

-Population Biology of Plants by John Harper

-Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

-The eighth day of creation by Horaces Judson (Very detail) 

-The Growth of Biological Thought by Ernst Mary

-Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 

[TrevorC]

14 hours ago, StringJunky said:

What areas are you interested in? Do you like text books style or general overviews written for a broad audience?

Anything you find interestng  

13 hours ago, Baron d'Holbach said:

-The Growth of Biological Thought by Ernst Mayr 

-The Selfish Gene by Richdard Dawkins 

-Population Biology of Plants by John Harper

-Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

-The eighth day of creation by Horaces Judson (Very detail) 

-The Growth of Biological Thought by Ernst Mary

-Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 

Thank you very much!