Any good books just to gain more knowledge in the sciences?

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<p>I am about to finish my junior year, and have just completed the AP Bio course. I am interested in gaining more knowledge and factual information in the sciences or maths. Are there any good books or internet websites that I could use to gain more knowledge?</p>

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<p>physicsforums.com</p>

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<p>A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson </p>

<p>Simply brilliant book</p>

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<p>I amazon'd the book and it looks interesting. Is it good for leisure reading?</p>

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<p>Bump :)</p>

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<p>[url=<a href="http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html%5DHyperPhysics%5B/url"&gt;http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html]HyperPhysics[/url&lt;/a&gt;]
books for fun but science related, or pop science, or good textbooks?
for fun but science related, i read "surely you're joking mr feynman" and "what do you care what other people think"
good textbooks, feynman's lectures in physics. </p>

<p>sorry my list is physics-centric :( hth though.</p>

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<p>I got this "Chemistry for Dummies" book going into my junior year lol. I found it at Barnes and Nobles.</p>

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<p>If you like Bio, anything by Matt Ridley (Genome, The Agile Gene, etc.) is good. I'm also a fan of Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion, the Selfish Gene, etc.).</p>

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<p>Brian Greene - The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos
Richard Gott - Time Travel in Einstein's Universe
Seconding Richard Dawkins and Short History of Nearly Everything.</p>