A list of hand-picked curation to explore the universe above the world within us. All this comes with a promise of coffee with the reader of these books at a Barriques closest to you once the COVID stuff is gone. Stay Safe. Bid Big.

1. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson: Explore the universe through the compelling celebrity physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. It does not matter if you are a novice or geek, this book is sure to open your eyes to something you did not know.

2. The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors by David George Haskell : A Pulitzer Prize finalist, David Haskell writes eloquently about the natural world. The biological networks that surround all species are fascinating, Explore trees around the world and their connection with the world around them including fungi, bacterial communities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants. You will understand how every living being is not only sustained by biological connections but is made from these relationships.

3. The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next by Lee Smolin : In this groundbreaking book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that physics - the basis for all other sciences - has lost its way. For more than two centuries, our understanding of the laws of nature expanded rapidly. But today, despite our best efforts, we know nothing more about these laws than we knew in the 1970s. Why is physics suddenly in trouble? And what can we do about it?

4. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow: Ever since the invention of behavioral economics as a subject by the Chicago school of thought, writers have used amazing examples to explain human motivation and behavior using economic theories. The Drunkards Walk is a standout book that reveals the science that has fascinated mathematicians about the everyday common choices that people make. You cant put this book down once you open it.

5. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel: This is a dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clock-making, and opens a new window on our world.

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