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General Interest

Here you will find books on exciting topics of general interest that are easily understandable to a broad audience without subject expertise. From beautifully illustrated books for amateur astronomers and inspiring books for armchair philosophers to general management books, from books exploring current politics to those shedding light on public health emergencies and social movements, whether you are looking for popular psychology books or titles to explain our sustainable development challenges, Springer offers popular science and general interest books for everybody! Get them to expand your own knowledge or that of a friend.

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Astronomy

At the universities, astronomy became a field of study right around 1800. Since then, not only scientists but also a broad public have been following the latest findings on the cosmos, its planets, and stars with great interest. Astronomy and its sub-disciplines at Springer include astrophysics, astrobiology, extraterrestrial physics, cosmology and space science. Our publications include reference works, textbooks, monographs, proceedings, popular science, and open access content. Well-known titles in the field of astronomy are Living Reviews in Relativity, The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, and the Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Society partners include Max Planck Society, The International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation. Watch the video featuring voices of our authors and top-read journals and books from our Astronomy portfolio. 

Business, Politics and Society

Discover our collection of popular science and general interest books in business, politics and society.

Life Sciences

Discover our collection of popular science and general interest books in Life Sciences.  Learn more about Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Marine Ecology, Plant Sciences and  Zoology.

Math, Computer Science, Nature & Technology

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Medicine and Health

Discover our collection of popular science and general interest books in medicine and health.

Physics

Discover our collection of popular science and general interest books in physics.

Psychology

Discover our collection of popular science and general interest books in psychology.

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