The Armchair Birder Goes Coastal: The Secret Lives of Birds of the Southeastern Shore
By: John Yow
3.72
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
With his distinctively witty, anecdotal, and disarming voice, John Yow now journeys to the shore an…
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1. The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas
By: Jerry Dennis
4.23
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Award-winning nature author Jerry Dennis reveals the splendor and beauty of North America’s Great L… read more
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- science
2. Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
By: Louise Penny
4.36
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
It is Winter Carnival in Quebec City, bitterly cold and surpassingly beautiful. Chief Inspector Arm… read more
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"The night is a strawberry."-Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
"If less was more, she had a great deal."-Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
"I sometimes think we’re a rowboat society."-Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
"Things are strongest where they're broken."-Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
3. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
By: Sy Montgomery
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery… read more
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- science
4. The Underground Abductor (An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman) (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #5)
By: Nathan Hale
5.00
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family… read more
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- nonfiction
5. The Mothers
By: Brit Bennett
3.98
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Luminous... engrossing and poignant, this is one not to miss." -People, … read more
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6. The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
By: Mark Obmascik
3.47
Format: 185 pages,
For those who thought bird-watching was a sedate Sunday hobby, here comes the rollicking tale of th… read more
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7. Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
By: Douglas W. Tallamy
4.06
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wil… read more
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8. Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #3)
By: Nathan Hale
2.56
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
<<What would youdo to survive?>>In the spring of 1846, a group of families left Illinois and began … read more
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9. The Swimmers
By: Julie Otsuka
3.67
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the award winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine, a tour de… read more
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"Above ground, many of us are ungainly and awkward, slowing down with the years.... Down below, at the pool, we are restored to old youthful selves. Grey hairs vanish beneath dark blue swim caps. Brow…"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
"The pool is their sanctuary, their refuge, the one place on earth they can go to escape from their pain, for it is only down below in the waters that their symptoms begin to abate. "The moment I see …"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
10. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story
By: Bess Kalb
4.23
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Bess Kalb, Emmy-nominated TV writer and New Yorker contributor, saved every voicemail her grandmoth… read more
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"If the earth is cracking behind you right up to your heels, put one foot in front of the other. You keep going. Nothing's as important as moving forward."-Bess Kalb, Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story
11. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
12. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
By: Joe Posnanski
4.56
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more
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- nonfiction
13. America Fantastica
By: Tim O'Brien
3.45
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in No… read more
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14. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
By: Clint Smith
4.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a… read more
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- nonfiction
"How do you tell a story that has been told the wrong way for so long?"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia ,"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"Jefferson believed himself to be a benevolent slave owner, but his moral ideals came second to, and were always entangled with, his own economic interests and the interests of his family."-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"But not enough people spoke about the reasons so many black children grow up communities saturated with poverty and violence. Not enough people spoke about how these realities were the result of deci…"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
15. The Girls in the Stilt House
By: Kelly Mustian
4.10
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Set in 1920s Mississippi, this debut Southern novel weaves a beautiful and harrowing story of two t… read more
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16. Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
By: Christian Cooper
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video th… read more
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"Nor did I know back then that McCartney had written the song as an ode to Black women ("bird" being British slang for a pretty girl) at the pivotal moment of the civil rights struggle. That would onl…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"Writing a memoir is akin to taking off one's clothes in public, and as I learned years ago in the amateur strip contest as Darren and the go-go boys cheered me on, success at such an endeavor can onl…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"Beginning around 1910, The Great Migration saw some 6 million black people surge Northward, out of the states of the former Confederacy, spurred by the same thing that lies behind the yearly migratio…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"What makes birding such a phenomenon? Why not "mammaling" or insecting? Certainly those pursuits have their adherents, as the thousands who visit Africa on safari or who catalog butterflies can attes…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
17. The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
By: Kirk Wallace Johnson
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twen… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
18. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
By: Walter Isaacson
4.29
Format: 536 pages, Hardcover
When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a pape… read more
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- science
"The beauty of nature and the joy that comes from unstructured human engagement is a powerful combination."-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
"Does empathy depend on believing that but for the grace of God, or the randomness of the natural lottery, we could have been born with a different set of endowments?"-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
"She felt at home in the lab. It was a quiet temple for individual persistence and contemplation. She could be creative and independent as she pursued a path toward her own discoveries."-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
19. That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
By: Mark Kenyon
4.10
Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition
From prominent outdoorsman and nature writer Mark Kenyon comes an engrossing reflection on the past… read more
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- science
"There are some wild places across our nation's public lands that physically move you, creating a tightening in the chest, a loss of breath, or a tingling along the spine."-Mark Kenyon, That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
"It was easy to see what Bundy and anti-public-land politicians really wanted: for public lands to be given to certain people. People who want land for their own gains--to mine it, graze it, drill it,…"-Mark Kenyon, That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
"Far from the luxuries of home, camp life forces a slower, more thoughtful approach to living. Mornings are savored. Coffee is sipped rather than drained. Making meals is less a chore and more an even…"-Mark Kenyon, That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
"As much as I love hiking and hunting and fishing and camping, I might love the meals that follow just as much. The post-adventure meal is akin to a religious experience. It just cannot be beat. Every…"-Mark Kenyon, That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
20. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
By: Lauren Graham
3.94
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals sto… read more
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"Because who wants to Fast Forward anyway? You might miss some of the good parts."-Lauren Graham, Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
"In my experience, there’s no secret to accomplishing almost any goal worth pursuing."-Lauren Graham, Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
"As a working actor, you’re always being asked when it was that you finally knew you’d “made it."-Lauren Graham, Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
"At some point, you have to let it go. Otherwise, it's not a book for sale, it's a pile of papers on your desk."-Lauren Graham, Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
21. Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives
By: Mary Laura Philpott
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful memoir that ta… read more
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22. We All Want Impossible Things
By: Catherine Newman
4.00
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your … read more
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"In the end there’s more beauty in the imperfection."-Catherine Newman, We All Want Impossible Things
23. Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
By: Samantha Irby
3.82
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
A new essay collection from Samantha Irby about aging, marriage, settling down with step-children i… read more
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24. The German Wife
By: Kelly Rimmer
4.37
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
The New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan returns with a gripping novel inspir… read more
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25. Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir
By: Marie Yovanovitch
4.50
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | An inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador … read more
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"Just as in the Trump-Giuliani Ukraine conspiracy, we saw a ruthless, single-minded obsession with staying in power; a manifest lack of moral values, shame, and civility; and a stunning disregard of a…"-Marie Yovanovitch, Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir
26. Birdgirl
By: Mya-Rose Craig
3.94
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Discover a powerful, evocative and urgent new young voice in nature writing*WINNER OF THE SOMERSET … read more
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27. Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
3.90
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in … read more
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28. Let's Make Ramen!: A Comic Book Cookbook
By: Hugh Amano
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A comic book cookbook with accessible ramen recipes for the home cook, including simple weeknight b… read more
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29. The Armchair Birder Goes Coastal: The Secret Lives of Birds of the Southeastern Shore
By: John Yow
3.72
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
With his distinctively witty, anecdotal, and disarming voice, John Yow now journeys to the shore an… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
30. Finding Orion
By: John David Anderson
4.03
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family. His mother named him and his sisters after her favorite … read more
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31. The Dominican Republic (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)
By: Lura Rogers Seavey
3.50
Format: 144 pages, Library Binding
Presents the geography, climate, wildlife, history, culture, economy, government, and people of the… read more
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