Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life
By: Helen Scales
4.44
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
This is an inspiring tour of the world's oceans and 80 of its most notable inhabitants. Beautifully…
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1. American Primitive
By: Mary Oliver
4.39
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Her most acclaimed volume of poetry, American Primitive … read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
"there's a sickness worse than the risk of death and that's forgetting what we should never forget."-Mary Oliver, American Primitive
"Fear defeated me. And yet, not in faith and not in madness but with the courage I thought my dream deserved, I stepped outside."-Mary Oliver, American Primitive
"The sky, after all, stops at nothing, so something has to be holding our bodies in its rich and timeless stables or else we would fly away"-Mary Oliver, American Primitive
"To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it…"-Mary Oliver, American Primitive
2. Oranges
By: John McPhee
4.04
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A classic of reportage, Oranges was first conceived as a short magazine article about oranges and o… read more
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- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
3. Comet in Moominland (The Moomins, #2)
By: Tove Jansson , Elizabeth Portch
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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4. A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth
By: Samantha Weinberg
4.50
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Just before Christmas in 1938, the young woman curator of a small South African museum spotted a st… read more
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5. The Moomins and the Great Flood (The Moomins, #1)
By: Tove Jansson , David McDuff
3.77
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
The Moomins and the Great Flood is the first book about the Moomins, originally published in 1945. … read more
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6. Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #4)
By: Gail Carriger
3.44
Format: 330 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault. When a m… read more
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7. The Sea Is Not Made of Water: Life Between the Tides
By: Adam Nicolson
3.51
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Few places are as familiar as the shore – and few as full of mystery and surprise. In the sea is… read more
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- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
"The sea is not made of water. Creatures are its genes."-Adam Nicolson, The Sea Is Not Made of Water: Life Between the Tides
8. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
4.06
Format: 165 pages, Hardcover
From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collecti… read more
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- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
"It is this way with wonder: it takes a bit of patience, and it takes putting yourself in the right place at the right time. It requires that we be curious enough to forgo our small distractions in or…"-Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
9. The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
By: Hisashi Kashiwai
3.70
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series f… read more
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"Ah, Setchubai. "Plum Blossoms in the Snow." Perfect, and not just because of the name. It's a little sweet, but it'll go very well with the hotpot."-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"We get used to things too easily. You think something's tasty the first time you eat it, but then you start taking it for granted. Never forget your first impressions."-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"It's Swatow lace, I believe-- beautiful, isn't it? The design is titled "The Disc of the Moon"-- apparently it was inspired by the poem "Midnight Song" by the Tang-era poet Li Bai. I looked it up, an…"-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"Miyajima oysters, simmered Kurama-style, miso-glazed baked butterburs with millet cake, bracken and bamboo shoot stew, chargrilled moroko, breast of Kyoto-reared chicken with a wasabi dressing, and v…"-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
10. Ten Birds That Changed the World
By: Stephen Moss
3.97
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them… read more
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- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
11. Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
By: Michelle Nijhuis
4.10
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement—told through the lives and ideas of the peopl… read more
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- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
12. The Hills of Estrella Roja
By: Ashley Robin Franklin
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
In this delightfully creepy and unapologetically queer horror romp of a graphic novel, sometimes dr… read more
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13. Secrets of the Octopus
By: Sy Montgomery
4.43
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Remarkable new discoveries affirm the octopus as one of nature’s most intelligent and complex anima… read more
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- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
14. Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future
By: Gloria Dickie
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A New Yorker Best Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of 2023 A Scientific American Best… read more
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- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
"Whenever people had asked me which bear was my favorite, I had dithered and hedged. "I like them all equally," I would say, diplomatically. Sun bears were cute with lolling tongues. Grizzlies were em…"-Gloria Dickie, Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future
15. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
By: Sy Montgomery
4.07
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgome… read more
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- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
"Never give up on a turtle. Because turtles never give up."-Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
16. Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
By: Thor Hanson
4.06
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
*A New York Times Editor's Choice pick *Shortlisted for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Awards … read more
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- nature
- ecology
- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
17. How to Speak Whale: The Power and Wonder of Listening to Animals
By: Tom Mustill
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who wen… read more
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- nature
- ecology
- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
"What confounds this dilemma further is that individual animals within a species have varying cognitive abilities. To quote the Yosemite National Park ranger who, when asked why it was proving so hard…"-Tom Mustill, How to Speak Whale: The Power and Wonder of Listening to Animals
18. Beetle & the Hollowbones
By: Aliza Layne
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin tryi… read more
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19. Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
By: Leila Philip
3.79
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times Editors' Choice NPR Science Friday Book Club Selection An intimate and revelato… read more
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- ecology
- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
20. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
By: Katie Holten
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Inspiring. . . . insights that are scientific, intimate and surprising. . . . … read more
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- ecology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
21. Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life
By: Helen Scales
4.44
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
This is an inspiring tour of the world's oceans and 80 of its most notable inhabitants. Beautifully… read more
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- nature
- ecology
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- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
22. Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals around the World
By: Julia Rothman
4.53
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Bestselling author/illustrator Julia Rothman shares a delightfully illustrated guide to all the bea… read more
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- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
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- science
23. Ocean Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the World under the Sea
By: Julia Rothman
4.57
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Julia Rothman’s best-selling illustrated Anatomy series takes a deep dive into the wonders of the s… read more
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- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
24. Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day
By: Dan Nott
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
We use water, electricity, and the internet every day--but how do they actually work? And what’s th… read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
- science
25. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Library Binding
Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated … read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
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26. Around the World in 80 Trees
By: Jonathan Drori
4.57
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Trees are one of humanity's most constant yet most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tr… read more
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- ecology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
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- science
27. Around the World in 80 Birds
By: Mike Unwin
4.44
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the from the Sociable Weave… read more
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- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
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28. Anhelo de raíces
By: May Sarton
4.16
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
«En aquel primer fin de semana establecí el rito de la cena. Cuando me sentara a la mesa, tenía que… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
"Plants do not speak, but their silence is alive with change."-May Sarton, Anhelo de raíces
"In the end I knew I would have to trust to instinct, not estimates."-May Sarton, Anhelo de raíces
"I know that I myself have felt that prickling of the scalp that Emily Dickinson tells us is the sign of recognition before a true poem."-May Sarton, Anhelo de raíces
"Together they breathed deeply, like people who exaggerate their soul because they have no other riches.' May Sarton, quoting Jean Dominique"-May Sarton, Anhelo de raíces
29. The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Creatures
By: Joanna Bagniewska
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the familiar to the improbable, the gross to the endearing, The Modern Bestiary is a compendiu… read more
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- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
- science
30. Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity
By: Paul Strathern
3.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and … read more
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- nonfiction
"Динамиката на един велик град рядко се намира в равновесие. Функциониращите институции и установените нрави винаги ще са юзда за свободомислещите, визионерите и изобретателните."-Paul Strathern, Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity
31. The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel
By: Till Hein
3.67
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
With the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best sci… read more
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- animals
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- nature
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