Wisdom of the Elders: Sacred Native Stories of Nature
By: Peter S. Knudtson
3.87
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
An in-depth, meticulously documented exploration of the ecological wisdom of Native Peoples from ar…
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1. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.16
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-w… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Unable to sleep for the third night in a row, he continued to dwell obsessively on the circumstances of the ship's sinking. He could not get the creature out of his mind."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Many of the so-called American characteristics,’ a chronicler of the [WW2 University of Minnesota starvation] experiment wrote, ‘—abounding energy, generosity, optimism—become intelligible as the exp…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent cont…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
2. The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
By: David Suzuki , Amanda McConnell
4.15
Format: 399 pages, Paperback
The economy and global competitiveness are the bottom line for society and governments, or so says … read more
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- nature
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
3. The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
By: Andrea Wulf
3.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, th… read more
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- nature
- history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
4. 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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5. Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
By: Octavia E. Butler
4.02
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
This Nebula Award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower continues the story of Lauren Olamina in s… read more
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6. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.04
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer as been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of sci… read more
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7. Wenjack
By: Joseph Boyden , Kent Monkman
3.80
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Shortlisted for the 2017OLSN Northern Lit Award An Ojibwe boy runs away from a North Ontario Indian… read more
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8. When We Cease to Understand the World
By: Benjamín Labatut
4.14
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
One of The New York Times Book Review ’s 10 Best Books of 2021 Shortlisted for the 2021 Internat… read more
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- history
- philosophy
- short stories
- nonfiction
- science
"Como la luna en el budismo, una partícula no existe; el acto de medición la vuelve un objeto real"-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Reality, they said to those present, does not exist as something separate from the act of observation."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Una de las cosas que siempre me han sorprendido de Chile es la aversión que sentimos por la cordillera. No habitamos las montañas."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Solo una visione di insieme, come quella di un santo, di un pazzo o di un mistico, ci permetterà di decifrare la forma in cui è organizzato l’universo."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
9. We Are the ARK: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness
By: Mary Reynolds
3.92
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
“Reynolds gives us a much-needed reason for hope. The gardener, the conservationist, the city plann… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
10. Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
By: Jenny Odell
3.61
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In her first book, How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell wrote about the importance of disconnecting from … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Most living entities and systems on this planet obviously do not live by the Western human clock (though some, like the crows who memorize a city's daily garbage truck route, do of course adapt to th…"-Jenny Odell, Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
11. Victory City
By: Salman Rushdie
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Hidden in a clay pot. Sealed with wax. Buried at the heart of a ruined palace amidst the ashes of o… read more
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"History is a consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"History is the consequence not only of people’s actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"fHistory is the consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"In death do triumph and failure humbly meet. We learn far less from victory than from defeat."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
12. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
13. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
By: Gabor Maté
4.32
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the c… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
14. The Ministry for the Future
By: Kim Stanley Robinson
3.88
Format: 563 pages, Hardcover
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's fu… read more
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- environment
"What's the monetary value of human civilization? Trying to answer that question proves you are a moral and practical idiot."-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
"Of course there is always resistance, always a drag on movement toward better things. The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change."-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
"It was so hard to imagine that a mind could be gone. All those thoughts that you never tell anyone, all those dreams, all that entire pocket universe: gone. A character unlike any other character, a …"-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
"Ideology, n. An imaginary relationship to a real situation. In common usage, what the other person has, especially when systematically distorting the facts. But it seems to us that an ideology is a n…"-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
15. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
By: Robert Waldinger
4.16
Format: 352 pages, ebook
What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their book, the directors of the Ha… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
16. Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
By: Paul Hawken
4.37
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist… read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
17. The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature
By: Sue Stuart-Smith
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener offers an inspiring and consoling work about the hea… read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- science
"De chemische bestanddelen van verschillende bloemengeuren stimuleren bepaalde stemmingen en beïnvloeden hoe alert of juist ontspannen we ons voelen. Zo is recent gebleken dat lavendel, waarvan de kal…"-Sue Stuart-Smith, The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature
"Zelfs de kleinste wezens beschikken over een zenuwstelsel dat dopamine of aanverwante moleculen nodig heeft om tot zoek- en verzamelgedrag aan te zetten. De menselijke zenuwbanen zijn wellicht een co…"-Sue Stuart-Smith, The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature
18. Wisdom of the Elders: Sacred Native Stories of Nature
By: Peter S. Knudtson
3.87
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
An in-depth, meticulously documented exploration of the ecological wisdom of Native Peoples from ar… read more
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- history
- native american
- indigenous
- philosophy
- short stories
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- environment
- nature
- science
19. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
