A Naturalist At Large: The Best Essays of Bernd Heinrich
By: Bernd Heinrich
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From one of the finest scientist/writers of our time comes an engaging record of a life spent in cl…
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1. Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
By: Kenn Kaufman
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of the high school where he was student council president and … read more
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"I could have sworn I saw some kind of mutual salute pass between Rich and the skua"-Kenn Kaufman, Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
"The list total isn't important, but the birds themselves are important. Every bird you see. So the list is just a frivolous incentive for birding, but the birding itself is worthwhile."-Kenn Kaufman, Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
"But in the early 1970s, we were not birdwatching. We were birding, and that made all the difference. We were out to seek, to discover, to chase, to learn, to find as many different kinds of birds as …"-Kenn Kaufman, Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
"We did not know that within twenty years Ted would be recognized as one of the greatest field ornithologists of all time, the ultimate authority on the ultimate bird continent. Mercifully, we did not…"-Kenn Kaufman, Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
2. Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World
By: Candace Savage
3.87
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Who knew that crows are second only to humans as toolmakers and tool users, that they have complex … read more
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- biology
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- nonfiction
- birds
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3. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
By: Annie Dillard
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An exhilarating meditation on nature and its seasons—a personal narrative highlighting one year's e… read more
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"Innocence is a better world."-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
"The creatures I seek do not want to be seen."-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
"I never saw a tree that was no tree in particular."-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
"I am a fugitive and a vagabond, a sojourner seeking signs."-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
4. The Family that Couldn't Sleep
By: D.T. Max
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For two hundred years a noble Venetian family has suffered from an inherited disease that strikes t… read more
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"Protein, so far as we know, does not replicate itself all by itself, not on this planet anyway. Looked at this way, the [prion] seems the strangest thing in all biology, and, until someone in some la…"-D.T. Max, The Family that Couldn't Sleep
5. One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
By: None , None , Sam Keith , Richard L. Proenneke
4.35
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a wilderness through which few other humans h… read more
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- history
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"This country makes a man younger than his birthdays."-None, One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
"The more I see as I sit here among the rocks, the more I wonder about what I am not seeing."-None, One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
"There is always a sadness about packing. I guess you wonder if where you're going is as good as where you've been."-None, One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
"I enjoy working for my heat. I don't just press a button or twist a thermostat dial. I use the big crosscut saw and the axe, and while I'm getting my heat supply I'm working up an appetite that makes…"-None, One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
6. Mozart's Starling
By: Lyanda Lynn Haupt
4.10
Format: 271 pages, ebook
A charming story of Mozart and his pet starling, along with a natural history of the bird. On May 2… read more
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7. The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
By: Lindsey Fitzharris
3.44
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
The gripping story of how Joseph Lister's antiseptic method changed medicine forever In The Butcher… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
8. The Mysterious Stranger
By: Mark Twain
4.58
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
In his last years, Mark Twain had become a respected literary figure whose opinions were widely sou… read more
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9. What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World
By: Jon Young
3.68
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Companion audio files are available at www.hmhbooks.com/whattherobinknows A lifelong birder, tracke… read more
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10. The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
By: None
3.20
Format: 192 pages,
Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of ev… read more
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11. NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
By: Steve Silberman
3.99
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
A New York Timesbestseller Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction A groundbreaking… read more
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12. Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding
By: Scott Weidensaul
3.33
Format: 194 pages,
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13. Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness
By: Lyanda Lynn Haupt
3.69
Format: 384 pages,
There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance an… read more
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14. 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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- history
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- nature
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15. Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2019 PEN/EO Wilson Award for Literary Science Writing In Eager, environmental jour… read more
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"Pandemonium isn’t convenient, but often it’s more natural than stability."-Ben Goldfarb, Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
16. The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
By: Peter Wohlleben
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The final book in The Mysteries of Nature trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of The H… read more
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"The more we acknowledge that even the smallest disturbance can lead to unpredictable changes, the stronger the arguments for protecting larger areas of the environment."-Peter Wohlleben, The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
"A whole generation of trees, including many that are deciduous, is standing by to form a solid foundation for the old-growth forest of the future, which means that bark beetles are more than just fun…"-Peter Wohlleben, The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
17. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather
By: Mark Seal
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
This “wickedly pacey page-turner” (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of… read more
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18. Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD
By: Tamara Rosier
4.30
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
If you have ADHD, your brain doesn't work in the same way as a "normal" or neurotypical brain does … read more
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- nonfiction
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19. 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
- animals
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"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
20. Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
By: Lyanda Lynn Haupt
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place wh… read more
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21. Tiger Daughter
By: Rebecca Lim
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's… read more
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"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter
22. On Animals
By: Susan Orlean
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Susan Orlean—the beloved New Yorker staff writer and the author of the New York Times bestseller Th… read more
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"I know now that even though dogs break your heart, they fill it up, even when they're gone."-Susan Orlean, On Animals
23. The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days
By: Helen Rebanks
3.89
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
A portrait of life at Helen Rebanks' Lake District farmhouse that beautifully captures the unsung w… read more
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24. Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
By: Leila Philip
3.79
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times Editors' Choice NPR Science Friday Book Club Selection An intimate and revelato… read more
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25. The Year I Met My Brain: A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD
By: Matilda Boseley
4.45
Format: 433 pages, ebook
Matilda Boseley’s adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a presc… read more
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26. 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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"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
27. Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth
By: Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows)
4.25
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Selected speeches from Indigenous leaders around the world--necessary wisdom for our times, nourish… read more
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28. Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us
By: George Zaidan
3.69
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Cheese puffs. Coffee. Sunscreen. Vapes. George Zaidan reveals what will kill you, what won't, and w… read more
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"An oak tree can make 25 kilograms of glucose every single day. That’s the weight of a small child or a female golden retriever."-George Zaidan, Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us
"Food goes bad because of life: the life that lingers in its cells after the organism dies and the life takes over the body of the dead. Preventing that life prevents decomposition."-George Zaidan, Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us
29. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
By: David Treuer
4.23
Format: 526 pages, Kindle Edition
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE A sweeping history—and counter-narr… read more
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30. The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind
By: Jonah Berger
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the author of New York Times bestsellers Contagious and Invisible Influence comes a revolution… read more
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"Letting potential hires choose which dimension is more important makes them feel like they have more of an active role in the process—and hopefully satisfies their need to negotiate. By letting candi…"-Jonah Berger, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind
"Try to convince people to do something, and they spend a lot of time counterarguing. Thinking about all the various reasons why it’s a bad idea or why something else would be better. Why they don’t w…"-Jonah Berger, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind
31. A Naturalist At Large: The Best Essays of Bernd Heinrich
By: Bernd Heinrich
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From one of the finest scientist/writers of our time comes an engaging record of a life spent in cl… read more
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