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I'll stick to recommending science communication books (those that don't require a deep background on biological concepts):
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For books that everyone studying biology ends up reading, my candidate would be Lehninger's Principles of Biochemistry, by Nelson & Cox but that's a textbook.
Anybody interested in this sort of stuff would do well to check out some of the writings of Richard Lewontin on science and society (NB Lewontin, a pioneer of modern evolutionary biology, is an avowed Marxist).
Today's your lucky day. One of the best books I've read:
http://www.amazon.com/Dialectical-Biologist-Richard-Levins/dp/067420283X
easy to understand for a layman but hugely influential. There's also a followup book which I haven't read but is probably excellent.
http://www.amazon.com/Biology-Under-Influence-Dialectical-agriculture/dp/1583671579/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41BqJjrwY6L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL320_SR214%2C320_&refRID=0Z4QTS33J5JGVA4YV9GY