Around the World in 80 Plants
By: Jonathan Drori
4.43
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Often beautiful, sometimes deadly, but constantly ingenious, plants are the sources of life and del…
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1. Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)
By: Helen Scales
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Seashells, stretching from the deep past into the present day, are touchstones leading into fascina… read more
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- nature
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
"Molluscs aren’t mathematicians."-Helen Scales, Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)
2. The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest
By: Jeffrey Ford , Neil Gaiman , Carol Emshwiller , Tanith Lee , Jane Yolen , Ellen Datlow , Katherine Vaz , Delia Sherman , Patricia A. McKillip , Gregory Maguire , Nina Kiriki Hoffman , Terri Windling , Charles de Lint , Charles Vess , Michael Cadnum , Kathe Koja , Emma Bull , M. Shayne Bell , None , Midori Snyder , Carolyn Dunn
4.09
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
One of our most universal myths is that of the Green Man, the spirit who stands for Nature in its m… read more
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3. The Book of the Bird: Birds in Art
By: Angus Hyland
4.16
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The Book of the Birdcelebrates the bird in art with an elegant, international collection of paintin… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- nature
4. Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field
By: John Lewis-Stempel
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
What really goes on in the long grass? Meadowland gives an unique and intimate account of an Englis… read more
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5. Nature Anatomy
By: Julia Rothman
3.50
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
See the world in a new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman celebrates the diverse curiosities … read more
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6. Coal: A Human History
By: Barbara Freese
4.11
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds … read more
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7. A Natural History of the Senses
By: Diane Ackerman
3.83
Format: 35 pages, Trade Paperback
Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations wi… read more
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8. The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
By: Susan Orlean
4.22
Format: 160 pages,
The Orchid Thiefis Susan Orlean's tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered f… read more
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9. The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature
By: David George Haskell
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Hardcover
A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of forest. In this wholly orig… read more
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10. The Lost Spells
By: Robert Macfarlane
4.49
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The follow-up to the internationally bestselling sensation The Lost Words, The Lost Spells is a bea… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
"Loss is the tune of our age, hard to miss and hard to bear. Creatures, places and words disappear, day after day, year on year. But there has always been singing in the dark times-- and wonder is nee…"-Robert Macfarlane, The Lost Spells
11. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
By: Thomas Halliday
4.13
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microb… read more
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- nature
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
"In their own sweepstake fashion, hippopotamuses will reach Malta, Sicily and Crete over the water, and become dwarfed to tiny forms. In many islands, dwarf elephants will roam. With a single, large n…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
"To talk of the first humans is to hammer a signpost into an ancient river saying 'no humans beyond this point', no matter the ever flowing stream around it's base. There is nothing essential to human…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
12. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury
By: Geraldine DeRuiter
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays … read more
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- nonfiction
13. 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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- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
14. Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
By: Amy Jeffs
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
By the bestselling author of Storyland.Sheer cliffs, salt spray, explosive sea spume, thunderous cl… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
15. The Lost Rainforests of Britain
By: Guy Shrubsole
4.30
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
From the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Who Owns England?, a mesmerising chronicle of our forgo… read more
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- nature
- history
- travel
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
"This was the very heart of Wales' rainforest zone, where the oceanic climate conspires to make conditions perfect for the rich profusion of plant life that we'd spent the past week exploring. Yet her…"-Guy Shrubsole, The Lost Rainforests of Britain
16. The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion -- Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
By: Peter Wohlleben
3.75
Format: 7 pages, Audio CD
Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of… read more
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- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
"La ciencia es contraria a la sensibilidad de los animales hasta que ésta ya no pueda negarse. ¿No sería mejor argumentar, por si acaso, lo contrario, para no maltratar innecesariamente a los animales?"-Peter Wohlleben, The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion -- Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
"Si de verdad somos la especie más inteligente de este planeta -algo que presupongo-, ¿entonces por qué la ciencia no recorrió hace tiempo el camino inverso? ¿Por qué esforzarse durante años en enseña…"-Peter Wohlleben, The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion -- Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
17. Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
By: Bethany Brookshire
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats t… read more
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- nature
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
18. 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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- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
19. Autumn Chills: Tales of Intrigue from the Queen of Crime
By: Agatha Christie
3.90
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
An all-new collection of autumn-themed mysteries from the master of the genre.Autumn is the season … read more
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20. The Golden Mole: and Other Living Treasure
By: Katherine Rundell
4.42
Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition
The world is more astonishing, more miraculous and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In … read more
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- nature
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
"We live in a world of such marvels. We should wake in the morning and as we put on our trousers we should remember the seahorse and we should scream with awe and not stop screaming until we fall asle…"-Katherine Rundell, The Golden Mole: and Other Living Treasure
21. Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents: How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and Love You Deserve
By: Sherrie Campbell
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Heal the pain of growing up with emotionally abusive parents, and take the first steps toward the l… read more
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- nonfiction
22. Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
By: Tiya Miles
3.56
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning historian shows how girls who found self-understanding in the natural world became… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
23. 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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- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
24. How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 40 Edible Wild Plants
By: Ellen Zachos
4.36
Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition
This on-the-go guide is perfect for new foragers eager to learn about the edible plants they're mos… read more
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- gardening
- nonfiction
- nature
25. 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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- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
26. Around the World in 80 Plants
By: Jonathan Drori
4.43
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Often beautiful, sometimes deadly, but constantly ingenious, plants are the sources of life and del… read more
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- nature
- history
- travel
- biology
- natural history
- gardening
- plants
- nonfiction
- environment
- 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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- travel
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
28. Around the World in 80 Books
By: David Damrosch
3.63
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works … read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- history
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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- history
- biology
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
30. Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation
By: Tim Birkhead
3.85
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey throug… read more
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- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
31. A Year of Birdsong: 52 Stories of Songbirds
By: Dominic Couzens
4.50
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Fascinating stories about birdsong for every week of the year. Leading bird expert Dominic Couze… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
