The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
By: Alex Dehgan
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife-and a culture…
Want to Read $ 16.99"Life in Afghanistan felt like a lottery where the grand prize was avoiding disaster."-Alex Dehgan, The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
"Life in Afghanistan felt like a lottery where the grand prize was avoiding disaster."-Alex Dehgan, The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
"Officially, the Iranian cheetah is thought to be extinct in Afghanistan, but I am sure a population remains. Dare mighty things. Go find it."-Alex Dehgan, The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
"Officially, the Iranian cheetah is thought to be extinct in Afghanistan, but I am sure a population remains. Dare mighty things. Go find it."-Alex Dehgan, The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
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1. Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
By: Paul Greenberg , Paul Greenberg
4.06
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
In Four Fish, award-winning writer and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg takes us on a culinary jou… read more
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- nature
- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
"Humans seem to have an innate drive to master other creatures."-Paul Greenberg, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
"When reeling a fish in to not simply feel “the power of wildness intimately but the same time recognize the right of that wildness to continue"-Paul Greenberg, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
"Natural selection has a new aspect, one that is psychological denial. Such denial where the “individual benefits as an individual from his ability to deny the truth even though society as a whole, wh…"-Paul Greenberg, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
"It was one of those rare moments where one has a vision of the scope of the wild ocean. Not just small cylinders firing to keep a tiny engine running, but rather the giant, massive gears of nature, e…"-Paul Greenberg, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
2. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
3. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
By: Sebastian Junger
3.50
Format: 31 pages,
"Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost". O… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
- science
4. Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America
By: Jon Mooallem
3.50
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesNotable Book of 2013 "Ambitious and fascinating... [Mooallem] seamlessly blends rep… read more
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- nature
- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
5. Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
By: Jon Krakauer
4.38
Format: 234 pages,
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6. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
By: Mark Bramhall , Michael Finkel
3.90
Format: 5 pages, Audio CD
Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable tr… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"I read. That's my form of travel."-Mark Bramhall, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
"The word "noise" is derived from the Latin word nausea."-Mark Bramhall, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
"He left because the world is not made to accommodate people like him."-Mark Bramhall, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
"There was no one to complain to in the woods, so I did not complain,' Knight said."-Mark Bramhall, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
7. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
By: Jon Krakauer
4.08
Format: 383 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a s… read more
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- nonfiction
- war
8. Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom
By: Carl Bernstein
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this triumphant memoir, Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of All the President… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
9. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
By: Timothy Egan
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more
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- nonfiction
"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
10. 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
- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
11. 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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- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
- science
12. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
By: Cat Bohannon
4.32
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
13. 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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- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- 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
14. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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- nonfiction
"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
15. The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World
By: Oliver Milman
4.07
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From ants scurrying under leaf litter to bees able to fly higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects ar… read more
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- nature
- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
16. Why We Swim
By: Bonnie Tsui
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself. … read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
17. Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
By: James B. Stewart
3.76
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The shocking inside story of the struggle for power and control at Paramount Global, the multibilli… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
18. Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family
By: Susan Jonusas
3.45
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial … read more
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- nonfiction
19. Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World
By: Theresa MacPhail
3.89
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening exploration of allergies, from their first medical description in 1819 to the cuttin… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
- science
20. The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
By: Roman Mars
4.03
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the cr… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"A round of applause for circles."-Roman Mars, The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
"For better or worse, defensive designs limit the range of activities people can engage in. They can also create real problems for the elderly or disabled. Some of the goals of unpleasant designs can …"-Roman Mars, The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
21. Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
By: Lyndsie Bourgon
3.72
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A gripping account of the billion-dollar timber black market -- and how it intersects with environm… read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
"Organizations like the World Bank and Interpol have estimated that the global scale of illegal logging generates somewhere between $51 billion and $157 billion annually. Thirty percent of the world's…"-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
"Scientists have stumbled on the remains of ancient woods in this way, locating root systems that continue to support the forest long after the body of the tree has disappeared. In this sense the tree…"-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
"Forest sociologist Robert Lee says city dwellers are more likely to feel guilt toward nature, which he attributes to disconnection from nature rather than empathy toward it: "They are very likely to …"-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
"Automation, globalization, and increased education requirements - compounded by failures in government and institutions - have given rise to a generation of disconnected and fearful people. The numbe…"-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
22. The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
By: Ben Rawlence
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Barry Lopez, a powerful, poetic and deeply absorbing acco… read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
23. Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country
By: Adam Kinzinger
4.14
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Adam Kinzinger captures one of the most transformative periods in… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
24. 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
- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
25. The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease
By: Daisy Hernández
3.99
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had be… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
- science
26. Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
By: Jedidiah Jenkins
4.03
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
When his mother, Barbara, turns seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins is reminded of a sobering fact: Our pare… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"In my midthirties, I realized that my parents would die soon. Not like a terminal illness. I just mean in the flow of time. It hit me hardest when my mother turned seventy. I did a quick bit of math.…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
"I wondered about my friendship with my mom. Is it friendship? How can it be? Friendship is chosen. Friendship is discovered. But a mother and a son have a bond that is necessary. If the son exists, t…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
27. Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion
By: Jim Williams
4.28
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
During a time when most wild animals are experiencing decline in the face of development and climat… read more
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- animals
- nature
- science
28. The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
By: Alex Dehgan
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife-and a culture… read more
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- memoir
- travel
- asia
- war
- animals
- nonfiction
- conservation
- environment
- nature
- science
"Life in Afghanistan felt like a lottery where the grand prize was avoiding disaster."-Alex Dehgan, The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
"Officially, the Iranian cheetah is thought to be extinct in Afghanistan, but I am sure a population remains. Dare mighty things. Go find it."-Alex Dehgan, The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
29. Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America
By: Megan Kate Nelson
3.70
Format: None pages, Audiobook
From historian and critically acclaimed author of The Three-Cornered War comes the captivating stor… read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
30. Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
By: Ferris Jabr
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A vivid account of a major shift in how we understand Earth, from an exceptionally talented new voi… read more
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- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
31. How to Disappear: Notes on Invisibility in a Time of Transparency
By: Akiko Busch
3.30
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
It is time to reevaluate the merits of the inconspicuous life, to search out some antidote to conti… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
"When identity is derived from projecting an image in the public realm, something is lost, some core of identity diluted, some sense of authority or interiority sacrificed. It is time to question the …"-Akiko Busch, How to Disappear: Notes on Invisibility in a Time of Transparency
