Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands
By: Greg M. Peters
3.97
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
“An inspiring reminder of the incredible resource that is our public lands.” —Brendan Leonard, auth…
Want to Read $ 14.99"Though Illinois is nicknamed the Prairie State, not much prairie actually remains. Today, only 2,500 acres of virgin tallgrass prairie still exist in Illinois, just 0.01 percent of its former 20-million acre range. It is an imperiled landscape."-Greg M. Peters, Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands
"Though Illinois is nicknamed the Prairie State, not much prairie actually remains. Today, only 2,500 acres of virgin tallgrass prairie still exist in Illinois, just 0.01 percent of its former 20-million acre range. It is an imperiled landscape."-Greg M. Peters, Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands
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1. The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks
By: Terry Tempest Williams
3.71
Format: 435 pages, Hardcover
America's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappea… read more
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2. The Living Planet
By: David Attenborough
3.81
Format: 75 pages, Hardcover
(Also has Collins ISBN - 0002191393) Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants, animals and m… read more
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3. The Ends of the World: Supervolcanoes, Lethal Oceans, and the Search for Past Apocalypses
By: Peter Brannen
3.59
Format: 464 pages, ebook
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4. Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
By: Susy Flory , Michael Hingson
3.46
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Faith. Trust. Triumph. I trust Roselle with my life, every day. She trusts me to direct her. And to… read more
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5. The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
By: Riley Black
3.95
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books! "This is top-drawer science writi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
"That's the goal of paleontology, after all - to start with the offerings of death and work back towards life."-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"It's an extension of how we often cope in the wake of our own personal traumas, remembering the wounds as we struggle to see the growth stimulated by terrible events. Resilience has no meaning withou…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"In time, extinction comes for all species. Some leave descendants. Others do not. Beautiful as the image is, there is no tree of life. The shape of biodiversity is more like a chaotic blanket, indivi…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
6. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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- travel
- outdoors
- nonfiction
- nature
"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
7. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
By: Douglas Brunt
4.23
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
8. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- history
- environment
9. 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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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
10. 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
- nonfiction
- history
- environment
"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
11. 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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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
12. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
13. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
By: Deborah Jackson Taffa
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York T… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"My Laguna grandmother, Esther, is the one who taught me that a deep intimacy with a homeland requires three things: sensory experiences of particular geographies, a storied history of the trails, and…"-Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
14. Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond
By: Robin George Andrews
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma mor… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- history
- environment
15. 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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- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
"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
16. Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)
By: L.M. Sagas
3.92
Format: 407 pages, Paperback
L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes'… read more
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17. Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors
By: Amber Share
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Based on the wildly popular Instagram account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and bra… read more
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- nature
- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- environment
18. Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe
By: Philip Plait
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with t… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
19. 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
- nonfiction
- environment
20. The Appalachian Trail: A Biography
By: Philip D'Anieri
3.58
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Appalachian Trail is America's most beloved trek, with millions of hikers setting foot on it ev… read more
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- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
21. Among Thieves (Thieves, #1)
By: M.J. Kuhn
3.69
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A high-stakes heist novel set in a gritty world of magic and malice In just over a year’s time, … read more
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22. Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening
By: Douglas Brinkley
4.35
Format: 896 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of e… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- history
- environment
23. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- nature
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
24. Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
By: Michael J. Benton
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth. This timely and orig… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- history
- environment
25. Beastars, Vol. 1
By: Paru Itagaki
4.26
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
One night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student is brutally murdered. Among the members of the… read more
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26. Bringing Back the Beaver: The Story of One Man's Quest to Rewild Britain's Waterways
By: Derek Gow
3.97
Format: 190 pages, Hardcover
Bringing Back the Beaver is farmer-turned-ecologist Derek Gow's inspirational and often riotously f… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
27. Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20)
By: William Kent Krueger
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O’Connor’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twe… read more
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28. Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death
By: John Richard Saylor
3.85
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Lakes is my favorite kind of natural meticulously researched, timely, comprehensive, and written … read more
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- nonfiction
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29. Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West
By: Justin Farrell
3.69
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
A revealing look at the intersection of wealth, philanthropy, and conservation Billionaire Wilde… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- history
- environment
"This scholarly shortfall did not happen by chance. Part of it has to do with particular discomforts characteristics of left-leaning academic social scientists. Conducting high-quality ethnographic or…"-Justin Farrell, Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West
30. National Monuments of the U.S.A.
By: Cameron Walker
4.23
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Travel through America’s incredible history and amazing wild places, visiting the National Monument… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- history
- nature
31. Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands
By: Greg M. Peters
3.97
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
“An inspiring reminder of the incredible resource that is our public lands.” —Brendan Leonard, auth… read more
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- nature
- history
- travel
- united states
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- environment
"Though Illinois is nicknamed the Prairie State, not much prairie actually remains. Today, only 2,500 acres of virgin tallgrass prairie still exist in Illinois, just 0.01 percent of its former 20-mill…"-Greg M. Peters, Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands
