9 must-read nature books like The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope by David Quammen

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The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

By: David Quammen

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed author David Quammen journeys to places where civ…

If you liked the nature plot in The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope by David Quammen , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Fire

By: Sebastian Junger

3.66

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

A riveting collection of literary journalism by the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, capped… read more

Similar categories in Sebastian Junger's Fire book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • science
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2. The Shadow-Line

By: Joseph Conrad , Jeremy Hawthorn

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

Written in 1915, The Shadow-Lineis based upon events and experiences from twenty-seven years earlie… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Conrad's The Shadow-Line book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

3. Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide

By: Peter Allison

3.66

Format: 336 pages,

read more

Similar categories in Peter Allison's Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • animals
  • nature
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4. The Elephant Whisperer

By: None , Graham Spence , Lawrence Anthony

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants… read more

Similar categories in None's The Elephant Whisperer book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • africa
  • nonfiction
  • animals
  • nature

5. The Elephant Whisperer (Young Readers Adaptation): My Life with the Herd in the African Wild

By: Thea Feldman , None , Graham Spence

3.97

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a rogue herd of elephants in his reserve in South Africa,… read more

Similar categories in Thea Feldman's The Elephant Whisperer (Young Readers Adaptation): My Life with the Herd in the African Wild book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

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6. Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them

By: Dan Saladino

4.29

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Dan Saladino's Eating to Extinction is the prominent broadcaster’s pathbreaking tour of the world’s… read more

Similar categories in Dan Saladino's Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nature
  • biology
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
"The science writer David Quammen puts it: 'When we disrupt ecosystems, we shake viruses loose from their natural hosts, and when they happens, they need a new host. Often, we are it. And so, they spi…"

-Dan Saladino, Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them

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7. Invernale

By: Dario Voltolini

3.48

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

Il padre spacca gli animali, entra nelle loro viscere, separa i muscoli dalle membrane, estirpa gli… read more

Similar categories in Dario Voltolini's Invernale book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

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8. A Line in the Sand

By: Kevin Powers

3.88

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

In this “spellbinding and totally original thriller” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son ) a lonely v… read more

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9. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

By: Jeff Goodell

4.32

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Goodell's The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • nature
  • science
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10. 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

Similar categories in Susan Casey's The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • travel
  • biology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • nature
  • science
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11. Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World

By: Joe Roman

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A “fascinating” exploration (Elizabeth Kolbert) of how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by ani… read more

Similar categories in Joe Roman's Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nature
  • biology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
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12. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia

By: Christina Thompson

4.24

Format: 365 pages, Hardcover

A blend of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel and Simon Winchester’s Pacific, a thrilling intel… read more

Similar categories in Christina Thompson's Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • science
"Vision is not so much about just looking but knowing what to look for. It's experience."

-Christina Thompson, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia

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13. Quando eravamo i padroni del mondo

By: Aldo Cazzullo

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

L’Impero romano non è mai caduto. Tutti gli imperi della storia si sono presentati come eredi degli… read more

Similar categories in Aldo Cazzullo's Quando eravamo i padroni del mondo book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nonfiction
  • essays
Cover of In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian Junger

14. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

By: Sebastian Junger

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more

Similar categories in Sebastian Junger's In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nonfiction
  • science
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"

-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

Cover of Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers. by Sy Montgomery

15. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.

By: Sy Montgomery

4.07

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and  New York Times  bestseller Sy Montgome… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers. book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nature
  • biology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
"Never give up on a turtle. Because turtles never give up."

-Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.

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16. Rebis

By: Irene Marchesini

4.22

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Martino è il più piccolo, e il meno amato, dei figli di una famiglia altrimenti serena. Essendo alb… read more

Similar categories in Irene Marchesini's Rebis book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

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17. Consent: A Memoir

By: Jill Ciment

3.96

Format: 145 pages, Hardcover

In this unflinching account of the ardent love affair between the author and her painting teacher, … read more

Similar categories in Jill Ciment's Consent: A Memoir book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nonfiction
Cover of Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) by William Kent Krueger

18. 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

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

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19. Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet

By: Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An Inspiring Memoir, for Fans of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Frans De Waal. In her enchanting m… read more

Similar categories in Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nature
  • africa
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
Cover of The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope by David Quammen

20. The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

By: David Quammen

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed author David Quammen journeys to places where civ… read more

Similar categories in David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • africa
  • travel
  • biology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • environment
  • nature
  • science
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21. Ucronia

By: Emmanuel Carrère

2.92

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

Nel romanzo di Sarban «Il richiamo del corno», un ufficiale della Marina britannica sperimenta l’in… read more

Similar categories in Emmanuel Carrère's Ucronia book and David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope

  • nonfiction

15 Top nonfiction books like The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope by David Quammen

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Fire

Sebastian Junger

3.66

Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide

Peter Allison

3.66

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The Elephant Whisperer

None , Graham Spence , Lawrence Anthony

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them

Dan Saladino

4.29

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Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

Joan Druett

4.05

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Pacific: The Ocean of the Future

Simon Winchester

4.04

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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

Neil Price

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

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