Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals
By: Bill Wasik
3.94
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the…
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1. The Ends of the World: Supervolcanoes, Lethal Oceans, and the Search for Past Apocalypses
By: Peter Brannen
3.59
Format: 464 pages, ebook
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2. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
3. 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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- science
- animals
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- nature
- audiobook
"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
4. Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
By: Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we—and the pla… read more
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- science
- animals
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- nature
- audiobook
"As far as we know, our planet is the only place in the universe where there is life. Many would say that we humans have a moral duty to rein in our dominance of the Earth and give our millions of fel…"-Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
5. Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
By: Dan Flores
3.98
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award Shortlisted for the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa So… read more
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- audiobook
- american history
- history
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
"The prescription I've come to seems to be this. Know the heaven and earth that was, but experience the world that is."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"Our disruption of ecologies around the world isn't just threatening wildife extinctions. It's posing an existential threat to our own species."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"And it wasn't just passenger pigeons and buffalo. A legacy of animal cleansing was visible everywhere you looked in the United States of the 1920s."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"...we Americans have never been good at accepting blame for screwing up the world. Surely the gods, or the government, or the Chinese, or the sun! must be doing this. It can't be us."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
6. Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
By: Antonia Hylton
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crowns… read more
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- science
- history
- psychology
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
By: Zoë Schlanger
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- adult
- nature
- audiobook
8. Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
By: Gary J. Bass
4.29
Format: 800 pages, Hardcover
A landmark, magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals—the largely overlo… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
9. Birding to Change the World: A Memoir
By: Trish O'Kane
4.42
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, socia… read more
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- science
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
10. Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York
By: Barbara Weisberg
3.43
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Shocking revelations of a wife’s adultery explode in an incendiary nineteenth-century trial, exposi… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
11. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
By: Emma Southon
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- history
- audiobook
12. Indian Burial Ground
By: Nick Medina
3.63
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
All Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right an… read more
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- adult
"What happened in the cemetery causes us pain, not her. You understand that, don’t you?"-Nick Medina, Indian Burial Ground
13. Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
By: Carrie Courogen
3.92
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"A deeply researched, psychologically astute new biography of May by Carrie Courogen...The book is … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
14. Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
By: Tiya Miles
3.56
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning historian shows how girls who found self-understanding in the natural world became… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
15. The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
By: Kenn Kaufman
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his … read more
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- history
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
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16. The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance
By: Rebecca Clarren
4.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
"Sharply insightful . . . A monumental piece of work." — The Boston Globe An award-winning author … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
17. And Then? And Then? What Else?
By: Daniel Handler
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A bold, candid, vulnerable, and entertaining memoir of the literary life of Daniel Handler, the wri… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
"A universally loved rebel, an immensely popular loner, the imaginary writer is everyone's favorite, if only because you don't have to read anything to appreciate their work, although I must say I pre…"-Daniel Handler, And Then? And Then? What Else?
"Surely all artistic output stems from something a little nobler than boredom. It’s why I like to dress it up and say ennui instead, to mean another kind of boredom, a French kind, more glamorous, bet…"-Daniel Handler, And Then? And Then? What Else?
"There is, in fact, a whole planet of literary appreciation that is only distantly orbiting the actual texts. People declare themselves in favor of Jeffersonian democracy, or label a situation Kafkaes…"-Daniel Handler, And Then? And Then? What Else?
18. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
By: Emily Nussbaum
4.02
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- history
- audiobook
19. The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
By: Jim Wallis
4.20
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
A major new work by the New York Times bestselling author, arguing that the answer to bad religion … read more
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- history
- audiobook
20. The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins
By: Stefanos Geroulanos
3.76
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
An eminent historian demonstrates how claims about the origins of humanity have been used to justif… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
21. Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times: A Practical Guide to Stoicism for Self-Improvement and Personal Growth
By: Brigid Delaney
4.01
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Gu… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- psychology
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"You are more likely to feel an inner disturbance if you set your heart and mind on something that is beyond your control to obtain."-Brigid Delaney, Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times: A Practical Guide to Stoicism for Self-Improvement and Personal Growth
22. Swamplands: Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat
By: Edward Struzik
3.85
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive charm and magic of… read more
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- science
- history
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
23. Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
By: Fawn Weaver
4.34
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
Embark on a captivating journey with Love & Whiskey. New York Times bestselling author Fawn Weaver … read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
24. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss
By: Margalit Fox
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A Jewish mother of four, a gracious society hostess, a beloved member of her community—and the firs… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
25. Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals
By: Bill Wasik
3.94
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the… read more
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- audiobook
- american history
- american
- history
- animals
- psychology
- nonfiction
- adult
- nature
- science
26. Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida
By: Mikita Brottman
3.54
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of the “enthralling” ( San Francisco Book Review ) An Unexplai… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
27. Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
By: Amorina Kingdon
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call f… read more
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- animals
- nonfiction
- adult
- nature
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28. Nicked
By: M.T. Anderson
3.85
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning and bestselling author of Feed comes a raucous and slyly funny adult fiction… read more
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29. Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World
By: Brandon Keim
4.05
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
What does the science of animal intelligence mean for how we understand and live with the wild crea… read more
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- animals
- nature
- science
30. Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World
By: Edward Dolnick
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A historical adventure story about the eccentric Victorians who discovered dinosaur bones, leading … read more
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- history
- animals
- nonfiction
- adult
- nature
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31. Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Meatpacking Company
By: Alice Driver
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, an explosive exposé of the toxic labor pract… read more
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- audiobook
