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Sam Kean: Amazon KDP author data
Sam Kean has 31 books on Amazon, 30 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #1), mostly in Anatomy, Genetics, Science & Medicine.
31Books on Amazon
30Listed in 30 days
4.5Average rating
| Median price | $13.95 |
|---|---|
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.73 – $18.94 |
| Median reviews | 1,063 |
| Total reviews | 32,065 |
| New books (30 days) | 2 |
| Breakout books (30 days) | 2 |
What stands out
- 97% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
Sam Kean's best-ranked books
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by Sam Kean
- Price$12.45
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,499
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by Sam Kean
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,499
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The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
by Sam Kean
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,063
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
by Sam Kean
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,234
- Published2014-05
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)
by Sam Kean
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews545
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Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations
by Sam Kean
- Price$26.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews399
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Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations
by Sam Kean
- Price$11.10
- Rating4.4
- Reviews399
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The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History
by Sam Kean
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews85
- Published2026-09
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The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished from History
by Sam Kean
- Price$19.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews85
- Published2026-09
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The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
by Sam Kean
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,096
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About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.