14 Top nonfiction books like Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-ravaged Continent by Grant Fowlds

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Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-ravaged Continent

By: Grant Fowlds

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A vivid account of conservationist Grant Fowlds's ongoing efforts to conserve and restore Africa's …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-ravaged Continent by Grant Fowlds , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Cry of the Kalahari

By: Mark Owens , Delia Owens

4.33

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

This is the story of the Owens' travel and life in the Kalahari Desert. Here they met and studied u… read more

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  • wildlife
  • nonfiction
  • nature
"For a scavenger, patience is the key to the pantry."

-Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari

"I've about had it with flying," he grumbled, switching off the plane's systems, "It's ninety-nine percent boring and one percent sheer terror."

-Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari

"The entire Blue Pride, nine in all, surrounded us, nearly all of them asleep. We were quite literally in bed with a pride of wild Kalahari lions."

-Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari

"Especially after our Makgadikgadi experiences, we were very aware that the two absolute essentials for survival in the Kalahari were water and the truck."

-Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari

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2. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

By: Paul Torday

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

What does it take to make us believe in the impossible? For Dr. Alfred Jones, life is a quiet mixtu… read more

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3. The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures

By: None , Graham Spence

4.31

Format: None pages,

When Lawrence Anthony learned that the northern white rhino, living in the war-ravaged Congo, was o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
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4. The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)

By: Mary Doria Russell

3.77

Format: None pages,

In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico… read more

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5. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • nature

6. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more

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7. Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

"Gaudy Nightstands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class b… read more

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8. Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

By: None , Graham Spence

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate o… read more

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9. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

By: Mary Roach

3.84

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
"The black bear is a ridiculously lovable species. There's a reason kids have teddy bears, not teddy goats or teddy eels."

-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

"Californians are like, 'Lions are everywhere now!'" What's on the rise are home security cameras. Doorbell cameras are the mammograms of wildlife biology."

-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

"So I’m curious, how far does the Pope think we should go in the direction of respecting and correcting the natural world and it’s wild inhabitants. Before I arrived the PIL media manager sent me a co…"

-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

"We are irrational in our species-​specific devotions. I know a man who won’t eat octopus because of its intelligence. Yet he eats pork and buys glue traps for rats, though rats and pigs are highly in…"

-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

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10. Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.11

Format: 499 pages, Kindle Edition

The second Dorothy L. Sayers classic to feature mystery writer Harriet Vane, Have His Carcase. Harr… read more

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"I always have a quotation for everything--it saves original thinking."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)

"Novelists and police-inspectors do not always see eye to eye as regards publicity."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)

"A solitary rock is always attractive. All right-minded people feel an overwhelming desire to scale and sit upon it."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)

"In the mood of relaxation and confidence that follows on being parboiled, it was easy enough to pump Mrs Weldon. A little diplomacy was needed, so as not to betray the ulterior object of the inquiry,…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)

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11. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

By: Ed Yong

4.47

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
"It's ironic that we associate taste with connoisseurship, subtlety, and fine discrimination when it is among the coarsest of senses."

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"We are closer than ever to understanding what it is like to be another animal, but we have made it harder than ever for other animals to be."

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal can only tap into a small fraction of realities fullness. Each is enclos…"

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"A striking pattern emerged on days with the most intense solar storms, grey whales were 4 times more likely to beach themselves. This correlation doesn't prove that whales have a compass but it stron…"

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

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12. In the Country of Others

By: Leïla Slimani

3.76

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning, #1 internationally bestselling new novel by the author of The Perfect Nanny--a p… read more

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"À présent qu'aucun retour en arrière n'était possible, elle se sentait forte. Forte de ne pas être libre."

-Leïla Slimani, In the Country of Others

"J'admire ceux qui avec un cœur sincère acceptent le martyr des leurs. Mais je comprends encore mieux ceux qui veulent les sauver à tout prix."

-Leïla Slimani, In the Country of Others

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13. Le Mage du Kremlin

By: Giuliano da Empoli

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

On l’appelait le « mage du Kremlin ». L’énigmatique Vadim Baranov fut metteur en scène puis product… read more

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14. Watch Us Dance (In the Country of Others, #2)

By: Leïla Slimani

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The rebellions within an interracial family play out against the countercultural rebellions of the … read more

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15. The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy

By: S.A. Chakraborty

4.30

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compi… read more

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16. An Elephant in My Kitchen

By: Françoise Malby-Anthony

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A blonde, chic Parisienne, Francoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game … read more

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  • wildlife
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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17. An Irish Atlantic Rainforest: A Personal Journey Into the Magic of Rewilding

By: Eoghan Daltun

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Beautiful nature writing combined with a passionate appeal for a radically changed relationship to … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
"A common misconception is that rewilding seeks to return land to an idealised previous ecological state. In reality it would never be possible to go back in time to some arbitrarily chosen baseline -…"

-Eoghan Daltun, An Irish Atlantic Rainforest: A Personal Journey Into the Magic of Rewilding

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18. Argylle

By: Elly Conway

3.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A luxury train speeding towards Moscow and a date with destiny. A CIA plane downed in the jungle… read more

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19. The Elephants of Thula Thula (Elephant Whisperer, 3)

By: Françoise Malby-Anthony

4.45

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Françoise Malby-Anthony's The Elephants of Thula Thula is the story about an extraordinary herd of … read more

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  • wildlife
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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20. Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story

By: Daphne Sheldrick

4.19

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ev… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
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21. The Memory of an Elephant

By: Alex Lasker

4.62

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

“The Memory of an Elephant" is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, p… read more

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  • nature
"I remembered the second most important rule of life, but I should have paid more heed; when things are going well, embrace the days, because they never last for long. The dark wind is always waiting …"

-Alex Lasker, The Memory of an Elephant

"In almost every life there is a moment where a choice is made that changes everything from that point on; the road not taken, the courage to speak up or remain silent in a face of a bully, the carrie…"

-Alex Lasker, The Memory of an Elephant

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22. The Redemption of Wolf 302: From Renegade to Yellowstone Alpha Male

By: Rick McIntyre

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the renowned wolf observer and author of The Rise of Wolf 8 and The Reign of Wolf 21 comes a s… read more

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  • wildlife
  • nonfiction
  • nature
Cover of Elephants Are People Too: More Tales from the African bush by Brian  Connell

23. Elephants Are People Too: More Tales from the African bush

By: Brian Connell

4.39

Format: 175 pages, Kindle Edition

Elephants Are People Too (EAPT), picks up where M&M ends off, and focuses more on the highly entert… read more

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24. Msomi and Me

By: Brian Connell

4.45

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

From the pen of conservationist, Brian Connell, comes the story of two men from different worlds un… read more

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  • wildlife
  • nonfiction
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25. 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

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  • wildlife
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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26. The Alpha Female Wolf: The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone’s 06

By: Rick McIntyre

4.52

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Following five generations of female wolves - including the famous Oh-Six - this gripping family sa… read more

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  • wildlife
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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27. Captive

By: Tony Park

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A very eager - and rather naive - Australian lawyer Kerry Maxwell flies into South Africa to volunt… read more

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28. Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-ravaged Continent

By: Grant Fowlds

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A vivid account of conservationist Grant Fowlds's ongoing efforts to conserve and restore Africa's … read more

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  • wildlife
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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29. One Chance: Tales from the African bush

By: Brian Connell

4.21

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

The third book about Nokuthula, bringing the adventure, the humour and the pathos experienced while… read more

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30. We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)

By: Richard Osman

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Whe… read more

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31. Rhino War: A General's Bold Strategy in the Kruger National Park

By: Johan Jooste

4.30

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2012, retired South African general Johan Jooste was parachuted into the seemingly unwinnable wa… read more

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14 Best nature books like Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-ravaged Continent by Grant Fowlds

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Mark Owens , Delia Owens

4.33

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The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures

None , Graham Spence

4.31

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The Elephant Whisperer

None , Graham Spence , Lawrence Anthony

5.00

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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Mary Roach

3.84

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Alice Zeniter

4.13

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Brigitte Giraud

3.58

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Isabela Figueiredo

4.28

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Jean-Baptiste Andrea

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