• Introduction to the Physics of Fluids and Solids (1975)
• From Atoms to Quarks (1980)
• The Moment of Creation (1983)
• Meditations at 10,000 Feet (1986)
• The Dark Side of the Universe (1989)
• Reading the Mind of God: In Search of the Principle of Universality (1989)
• 1,001 Things Everyone Should Know About Science (1992)
• A Scientist in the City (1994)
• The Edge of the Unknown: 101 Things You Don't Know about Science and No One Else Does Either (1996) ISBN 0-395-72862-2
• Are We Unique: A Scientist Explores the Complexity of the Human Brain (1997)
• Other Worlds: The Solar System and Beyond? (1999)
• The Laws of Nature (2002)
• The Nature of Science: An A-Z Guide to the Laws and Principles Governing Our Universe (2003) ISBN 0-618-31938-7
• Human Nature: A Blueprint for Managing the Earth — By People, for People (2004) ISBN 0-8050-7248-9
• Why Science? (2007)

Co-authored

• (with Harold Morowitz, co-author) The Facts of Life? (1992)
• (with Robert Hazen, co-author) Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy. (1991);
• (with Robert Hazen, co-author) The Sciences: An Integrated Approach. (1995)

Edited

• The Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (2002)