{"id":239768,"date":"2024-07-04T16:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/the-best-science-non-fiction-books-of-2024-so-far-from-helen-scales-to-allison-pugh\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:15:29","slug":"the-best-science-non-fiction-books-of-2024-so-far-from-helen-scales-to-allison-pugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/the-best-science-non-fiction-books-of-2024-so-far-from-helen-scales-to-allison-pugh\/","title":{"rendered":"The best science non-fiction books of 2024 so far, from Helen Scales to Allison Pugh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"A man is lying in a hammock in the sun, he is reading a book on his digital tablet. 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