Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction (David Suzuki Institute)
By: Britt Wray
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New Yorker and Science News What happens when you tr…
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1. Outcast (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, #4)
By: Michelle Paver
4.34
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling story of friendship, survival, and the need to belong. For two moons Torak has hidde… read more
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- animals
2. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
By: Lydia Kang , Nate Pedersen
4.00
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Discover 67 shocking-but-true medical misfires that run the gamut from bizarre to deadly. Like when… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
"Unfortunately, the theory that 'more is better' is a really, really crappy theory when it comes to arsenic."-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
"It is perhaps oddly appropriate that the symbol for the god Mercury was the caduceus—two snakes entwined on a winged rod. The symbol is commonly and incorrectly associated with the medical establishm…"-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
3. Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
By: John J. Ratey , Edward M. Hallowell
4.12
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowe… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"Families, by and large, like most groups, resist change. If one member of a family wants to move away, this is regarded as a betrayal, for example. If one member of a family is fat and tries to lose …"-John J. Ratey, Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
4. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
By: Mary Roach
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
5. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
By: John Vaillant
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It's December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far… read more
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- history
- animals
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- nature
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6. Wolf Brother (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, #1)
By: Michelle Paver , Geoff Taylor
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Six thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. Only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion… read more
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7. This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society
By: Kathleen McAuliffe
3.76
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Based on a wildly popular Atlantic article: an astonishing investigation into the world of microbes… read more
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8. Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)
By: Eden Robinson
3.82
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
With striking originality and precision, Eden Robinson, the Giller-shortlisted author of the classi… read more
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"He wasn't going to be alone after she died, but the world was going to be a lonelier place without her."-Eden Robinson, Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)
9. Ghost Hunter (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, #6)
By: Michelle Paver
4.26
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
Her cry rips the souls from your marrow. With her spear she snares them. She devours them. Eostra t… read more
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10. 1066: The Year That Changed Everything
By: Jennifer Paxton
3.57
Format: 432 pages, Audio CD
If you were to look back at hundreds of years of history in search of the one critical moment after… read more
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11. Oath Breaker (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, #5)
By: Michelle Paver
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling story about friendship, loyalty, and revenge When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted … read more
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12. Soul Eater (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, #3)
By: Michelle Paver
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
Torak has survived the summer and his heart-stopping adventure in the Seal Islands. He and Wolf are… read more
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13. Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
By: Bill Schutt , None
4.32
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
For centuries scientists have written off cannibalism as a bizarre phenomenon with little biologica… read more
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14. Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
By: Jennifer Wright
3.55
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A humorous book about history's worst plagues--from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio--and … read more
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15. Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
By: Peter Godfrey-Smith
3.66
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A philosopher dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness Peter Godfrey-Smith is … read more
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16. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists … read more
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17. Spirit Walker (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #2)
By: Michelle Paver , Geoff Taylor
4.24
Format: 185 pages, Paperback
A cry echoed through the Forest. He froze. It was not the yowl of a vixen, or a lynx seeking a mate… read more
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18. Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts
By: Emily Anthes
4.21
Format: 539 pages, Hardcover
For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecat… read more
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19. Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World
By: Michael Pollan
3.72
Format: 2 pages, Audible Audio
Listening time = 2h 2m Pollan takes us on a journey through the history of the drug, which was f… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
20. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
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- history
- biology
- evolution
- animals
- natural history
- palaeontology
- nonfiction
- nature
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21. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
By: Steve Brusatte
4.20
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more
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- history
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- animals
- natural history
- palaeontology
- nonfiction
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"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs at Yale's Peabody Museum may not bill itself as a place of spiritual pilgrimage, but that's sure what it feels like to me."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...let's not forget about those birds--they are dinosaurs, they survived, they are still with us. The dinosaur empire may be over, but the dinosaurs remain."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...another trove of spectacular fossils, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia...provide unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of dinosaurs and early birds."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
22. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
By: Suzanne Simard
4.22
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their conne… read more
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"Plants are attuned to one another's strengths and weaknesses, elegantly giving and taking to attain exquisite balance. There is grace in complexity, in actions cohering, in sum totals."-Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
"Such a marvel, the tenacity of the buds to surge with life every spring, to greet the lengthening days and warming weather with exuberance, no matter what hardships were brought by winter."-Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
"This Mother Tree was the central hub that the saplings and seedlings nested around, with threads of different fungal species, of different colors and weights, linking them, layer upon layer, in a str…"-Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
"I was lucky to become one of the first in the new generation of women in the logging industry, but what I found was not what I had grown up to understand. Instead I discovered vast landscapes cleared…"-Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
23. The Mysteries
By: Bill Watterson
3.76
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie Bestseller. From Bill Watterson, bests… read more
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24. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
25. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
By: Bob Joseph
4.57
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to… read more
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- history
26. The Black God's Drums
By: P. Djèlí Clark
4.01
Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition
Creeper, a scrappy young teen, is done living on the streets of New Orleans. Instead, she wants to … read more
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27. Trickster Drift (Trickster, #2)
By: Eden Robinson
4.29
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
Following the Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted Son of a Trickster comes Trickster Drift, the sec… read more
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28. Return of the Trickster (Trickster, #3)
By: Eden Robinson
4.12
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
The third and final book of the brilliant and captivating Trickster Trilogy, from the bestselling a… read more
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29. Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction (David Suzuki Institute)
By: Britt Wray
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New Yorker and Science News What happens when you tr… read more
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- history
- biology
- evolution
- animals
- natural history
- palaeontology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
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30. Tamed: Ten Species That Changed Our World
By: Alice Roberts
4.07
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals for survival.… read more
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