The Science of Gardening: Discover How Your Garden Really Grows (DK Science of)
By: Stuart Farrimond
4.04
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Exploding myths and providing key takeaway advice for gardeners at any level, this book provides a …
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1. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
By: Ed Yong
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Ma… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
- science
"I was struck by how different everything seemed with microbes in mind."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"The brutal contract of natural selection ensures that if one partner is unnecessary, it gets dumped."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"As palaeontologist Andrew Knoll once said, "Animals might be evolution's icing, but bacteria are really the cake."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"There’s a popular saying among doctors: There’s no such thing as alternative medicine; if it works, it’s just called medicine."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
2. Answered Prayers - The Unfinished Novel
By: Truman Capote
4.31
Format: 517 pages, Paperback
Although Truman Capote's last novel was unfinished at the time of his death, its surviving portions… read more
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3. Desert Solitaire
By: Edward Abbey
4.00
Format: None pages,
When Desert Solitairewas first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude an… read more
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4. The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
By: Olivia Laing
4.07
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore a walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual pla… read more
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- gardening
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
"One of the operations by which capitalism perpetuates itself is displacement, the determined and absolute separation of the product from the site of production, so that when we buy petrol or peat fro…"-Olivia Laing, The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
5. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
By: Margaret Renkl
4.37
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “h… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
- science
6. The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide
By: Steven W. Thrasher
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From preeminent LGBTQ scholar, social critic, and journalist Steven W. Thrasher comes a powerful an… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
7. Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
By: Salman Rushdie
4.10
Format: 209 pages, Hardcover
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply pers… read more
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- nonfiction
"Waiting is thinking, and to think deeply is, very often, to change one’s mind."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"I don’t usually think of my books as prophecies. I’ve had some trouble with prophets in my life, and I’m not applying for the job."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"To have a room of one’s own, one must have money. (I don’t think Virginia Woolf ever went to India, but her dictum stands, even there, even for men.)"-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"An intimacy of strangers. That's a phrase I've sometimes used to express the joyful thing that happens in the act of reading, that happy union of the interior lives of author and reader."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
8. Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
By: Douglas W. Tallamy
4.37
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, sparked a national conversation about the li… read more
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- gardening
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
9. Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History
By: Rebecca Struthers
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning watchmaker—one of the few practicing the art in the world today—chronicles the inv… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"Gli orologi non creano il tempo, ma ne misurano la nostra percezione culturale."-Rebecca Struthers, Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History
"La natura è stata il nostro primo orologio e continua a scandire il tempo per coloro che se ne accorgono. Sono state la convivenza e la frequentazione diretta con la natura a far sì che l’umanità svi…"-Rebecca Struthers, Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History
"Il concetto di tempo è inseparabile dalla nostra cultura. Nella lingua inglese, per esempio, la parola time (tempo) è la più usata. Nelle culture occidentali e capitaliste è qualcosa che abbiamo o no…"-Rebecca Struthers, Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History
10. Melmoth
By: Sarah Perry
3.43
Format: None pages, Audiobook
For centuries, the mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe, searching for those whose com… read more
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"I wonder, when God permitted us to fall, if He knew we'd fall so far."-Sarah Perry, Melmoth
"So we have free will I suppose." "More's the pity. I always thought it would be rather relaxing to have one's life organised by the Fates."-Sarah Perry, Melmoth
"This melancholy company is curiously consoling. It is restful to be exempted from the obligation to find, in every spire and pinnacle of the mother of cities, reason to wonder and delight."-Sarah Perry, Melmoth
"My reader, my dear- you know her, you have been waiting for her: it is the witness, the wandering woman- the punished world's wickedness unfolds! Oh beloved one, my companion- it is I, Melmoth, whose…"-Sarah Perry, Melmoth
11. 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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- nonfiction
- science
"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
12. The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments: Using Locally Sourced Materials to Make Mineral and Biological Extracts and Ferments
By: Nigel Palmer
4.10
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Revitalize your garden―and go beyond compost―by making your own biologically diverse inoculants and… read more
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- gardening
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
"There's no such thing as good and bad bacteria or fungi. It's not good and bad. It's just whether there's too much of it or too little of it and things are out of balance, so the 'bad things' have an…"-Nigel Palmer, The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments: Using Locally Sourced Materials to Make Mineral and Biological Extracts and Ferments
13. Vegetables Love Flowers: Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty
By: Lisa Mason Ziegler
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Fight garden pests and increase your yields the natural way with this tried and true technique! Pla… read more
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- gardening
- nonfiction
- nature
- reference
14. Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
By: Chris van Tulleken
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body. It’s not you, it’s the… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
15. Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing
By: Emily Lynn Paulson
3.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
She signed up for the sisterhood, free cars, and the promise of a successful business of her own. I… read more
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- nonfiction
16. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
- science
17. Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life
By: Vivian Tu
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
When Vivian Tu started working on Wall Street fresh from undergrad, all she knew was that she was m… read more
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- nonfiction
"Because a lack of basic financial literacy keeps our working class working."-Vivian Tu, Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life
"No, you're not going to be able to save your way to rich. But you can save yourself out of a paycheck-to-paycheck cycle. And that is the very first step to feeling truly confident in your personal fi…"-Vivian Tu, Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life
"If this is you, think of what truly makes you feel good, happy, safe, healthy. Remind yourself that you earn money to be able to make those feelings a reality, and while you do have to spend to get t…"-Vivian Tu, Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life
"If you find yourself enacting this "nothing matters, so why bother" attitude toward money, first, you need to recognize that, as a human being, you have agency and you have value. YYou can do things …"-Vivian Tu, Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life
18. Clear
By: Carys Davies
3.92
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote is… read more
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19. Anchored
By: Deb Dana
3.96
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Discover your body’s neural pathways to calmness, safety, and connection. An intense conversation,… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
20. Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
By: Dasha Kiper
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
These “moving and often surprising” ( The Wall Street Journal ) case histories meld science and sto… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
21. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
By: Jeff Tweedy
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more
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- nonfiction
22. Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet
By: George Monbiot
4.41
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
"This remarkable book, staring curiously down at the soil beneath our feet, points us convincingly … read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
- science
"Charity is what happens when government fails."-George Monbiot, Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet
"Obesity is a communicable disease. Its vectors are corporations."-George Monbiot, Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet
"Campaigners, chefs, and food writers rail against “intensive farming,"-George Monbiot, Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet
23. Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age
By: Bruce Feiler
3.95
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
A New York Times bestseller! A pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life's biggest tran… read more
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- nonfiction
"Primed to expect that our lives will follow a predictable path, we’re thrown when they don’t. We have linear expectations but nonlinear realities... We’re all comparing ourselves to an ideal that no …"-Bruce Feiler, Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age
24. Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
By: Geezer Butler
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black … read more
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- nonfiction
"Being in Black Sabbath felt like being an actor in a soap opera. It’s a minor miracle all four of the original lineup survived beyond the 1970s, let alone that we’re all still here. Along the way, we…"-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
"Writing was my godsend, my treatment, my way of digging myself out of a depressive hole. That’s not an outlet a lot of working-class kids had. But because I’d been exposed to books from an early age,…"-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
25. The Experience Machine
By: Andy Clark
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worldsFor as long as … read more
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- nonfiction
- science
26. The Night of the Storm
By: Nishita Parekh
3.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From debut author Nishita Parekh, a fresh take on the classic locked-room thriller, about a multige… read more
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27. A Gardener's Guide to Botany: The Biology Behind the Plants You Love, How They Grow, and What They Need
By: Scott Zona
3.76
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ever wonder whether plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings o… read more
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- gardening
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
28. The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants
By: Jennifer Jewell
4.37
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
“An empowering and expertly curated look at the horticultural world.” — Gardens Illustrated In thi… read more
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- gardening
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
29. The Science of Gardening: Discover How Your Garden Really Grows (DK Science of)
By: Stuart Farrimond
4.04
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Exploding myths and providing key takeaway advice for gardeners at any level, this book provides a … read more
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- gardening
- nonfiction
- reference
- nature
- science
30. The Science of Nutrition: Debunk the Diet Myths and Learn How to Eat Well for Health and Happiness
By: Rhiannon Lambert
4.12
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER -- Is a vegan diet healthier? Should I try going low-carb? Is it always… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- reference
31. RHS Resilient Garden
By: Tom Massey
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Create a beautiful, climate-resilient, sustainable garden that will take your outdoor space into th… read more
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