The Science Masters series is a book series of short, non-mathematical books for a general audience written by scientists known for their popular writings. It was created by the literary agent John Brockman in the 1990s, and originally published by Basic Books.
Books include:
How Brains Think by William H. CalvinThe Human Brain: A Guided Tour by Susan Adele GreenfieldJust Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe by Martin J. ReesKinds of Minds by Daniel C. DennettLaboratory Earth: The Planetary Gamble We Can't Afford to Lose by Stephen H. SchneiderThe Last Three Minutes by Paul DaviesNature's Keepers: The New Science of Nature Management by Stephen BudianskyNature's Numbers by Ian StewartOne Renegade Cell: The Origins of Cancer by Robert A. WeinbergThe Origin of Humankind by Richard LeakeyThe Origin of the Universe by John D. BarrowThe Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work by Daniel HillisThe Periodic Kingdom by P.W. AtkinsThe Pony Fish's Glow: And Other Clues to Plan and Purpose in Nature by George C. Williams (in England as Plan and Purpose In Nature}River Out of Eden by Richard DawkinsThe Sixth Extinction Richard E. Leakey and Roger LewinThree Roads to Quantum Gravity by Lee SmolinTwins: Genes, Environment and the Mystery of Human Identity by Lawrence WrightWhat Evolution Is by Ernst MayrWhy Is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human Sexuality by Jared DiamondWords and Rules by Steven Pinker