Entropy demystified

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1. flubertNov 2020

     - Entropy Demystified: The Second Law Reduced To Plain Common Sense 

   (https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Demystified-Second-Reduced-Co...)

     - A Farewell to Entropy 

   (https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Entropy-Statistical-Thermody...)

     - Discover Entropy and the Second Law 

   (https://www.amazon.com/Discover-Entropy-Second-Law-Thermodyn...)

     - Entropy And The Second Law: Interpretation And Misss-Interpretationsss 

   (https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Second-Law-Interpretation-Mis...)

     - Information, Entropy, Life and the Universe 

   (https://www.amazon.com/Information-Entropy-Life-Universe-Wha...)

     - Entropy: The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth 

   (https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Truth-Whole-Nothing-But/dp/98...)

     - Four Laws That Do Not Drive The Universe, The: Elements Of Thermodynamics For The Curious And Intelligent 

   (https://www.amazon.com/Four-Laws-That-Drive-Universe/dp/9813...)

     - TIME'S ARROW (?): The Timeless Nature of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 

   (https://www.amazon.com/TIMES-ARROW-Timeless-Entropy-Thermody...)

     - Entropy for Smart Kids and their Curious Parents 

   (https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Smart-their-Curious-Parents/d...)
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2. codesushi42Sep 2019
   The best book on the subject:

   https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Demystified-Second-Reduced-Re...

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3. ccosmJul 2024
   "I have largely avoided the second law of thermodynamics, which says that entropy always increases. While fascinating, this is so problematic that a good explanation would require another book!"

   For those interested I am currently reading "Entropy Demystified" by Arieh Ben-Naim which tackles this side of things from much the same direction.

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