Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
By: Jason M. Colby
4.15
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and his own family history, Jason M. Col…
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By: Dan Flores
3.41
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
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2. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
By: Sy Montgomery
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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3. The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea
By: Philip Hoare
3.83
Format: 496 pages,
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4. The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named Luna
By: Michael Parfit , Suzanne Chisholm
4.67
Format: 121 pages, Hardcover
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5. Desert Solitaire
By: Edward Abbey
4.00
Format: None pages,
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6. Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
By: John Hargrove , Howard Chua-Eoan
3.62
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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7. Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us
By: Alexandra Morton
3.67
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
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8. History of Wolves
By: Emily Fridlund
3.73
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
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9. Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity
By: David Kirby
3.82
Format: 148 pages,
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10. Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them
By: None
4.06
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
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By: Chris Carter
4.46
Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition
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12. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
By: Jennifer Ackerman
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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13. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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14. The Twilight World
By: Werner Herzog
3.87
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
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15. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
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By: Nick Pyenson
3.79
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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17. Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
By: Jason M. Colby
4.15
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
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18. Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
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4.19
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
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19. Gay Science: The Totally Scientific Examination of LGBTQ+ Culture, Myths, and Stereotypes
By: Rob Anderson
4.23
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Comedian Rob Anderson examines queer stereotypes and LGBTQ+ culture with humorous explanations borr… read more
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20. Endangered Orcas: The Story of the Southern Residents
By: Monika Wieland Shields
4.78
Format: 402 pages, Paperback
The Southern Resident killer whales are icons of the Pacific Northwest, a beloved population of orc… read more
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21. The Bright Sword
By: Lev Grossman
4.06
Format: 673 pages, Hardcover
A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, onl… read more
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