Zoology
Description: Zoology by Robert L. Dorit offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of animals, covering fundamental concepts and diverse species for beginners in one- or two-term courses
ISBN: 0030305047
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I used to read books on physics, but I think I learned an order of magnitude more about the world we live in from the above book, and it didn't require more than a high school level understanding of chemistry and biology. I read three more books on various topics in biology afterwards.
Otherwise, if you are the sort of person who can stomach a theoretical book, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed is really the kind of book that takes a while to get through, but you start seeing things differently afterwards. It discusses how large organizations can mean well and do evil.