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I am pitching an idea to my principal for a science/literature class. I am looking for some ideas of titles or authors so I can start putting together a reading list for the class. These would be high school seniors....the higher end of the spectrum (kids having already taken chem, physics, anatomy etc and done well) Bascally looking for stuff that is relevant and generally high interest.

Ideas so far:

E.O. Wilson - Lots of good titles here
Watson - The Double Helix
Ernst Mayr - One Long Argument
Lynn Margulis - Lots of options here
Dawkins - Lots of options...but semi dangerous right now for small town U.S.

Obviously the list is life science heavy...need some more in the earth sci/physics/cosmos realm...Hawking? Greene? I jsut dont know these works all that well.

Thanks much