23 Best nonfiction books like The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel by Till Hein

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The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

By: Till Hein

3.67

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

With the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best sci…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel by Till Hein , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)

By: Helen Scales

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Seashells, stretching from the deep past into the present day, are touchstones leading into fascina… read more

Similar categories in Helen Scales's Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma) book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
"Molluscs aren’t mathematicians."

-Helen Scales, Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)

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2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2)

By: L. Frank Baum , David McKee

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tip builds a pumpkinheaded man as a joke. But the joke's on Tip when a mean old witch brings Jack P… read more

Similar categories in L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2) book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

Cover of How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes by Cody Cassidy

3. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes

By: Cody Cassidy

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

A detailed guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to maki… read more

Similar categories in Cody Cassidy's How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James  Patterson

4. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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5. American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI

By: Kate Winkler Dawson

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The riveting true story of the birth of modern criminal investigation. Berkeley, California, 193… read more

Similar categories in Kate Winkler Dawson's American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada

6. Weasels in the Attic

By: Hiroko Oyamada

3.43

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Hole and The Factory, a thrilling and mysterious work that explore… read more

Similar categories in Hiroko Oyamada's Weasels in the Attic book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

"We meet at school, or work, or maybe a store. Wherever it is, there's just a random group of individuals, right? Within that group, you find your mate. If you were in a different group, you' d end up…"

-Hiroko Oyamada, Weasels in the Attic

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7. The Tusks of Extinction

By: Ray Nayler

3.85

Format: 192 pages, ebook

When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA. Moscow has res… read more

Similar categories in Ray Nayler's The Tusks of Extinction book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • animals
"When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA."

-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction

"But there were links [to memories] that were broken as well. That no longer led to other memories. Were those memories still there, disconnected but whole, like planets that had escaped the gravity o…"

-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction

"He was afraid to lose this memory. He returned to it often, like a person checking their pockets to make sure their keys were still there. He had lost so many memories of her. The further away he mov…"

-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction

Cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties (Aunties, #3) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

8. The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties (Aunties, #3)

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.54

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime fo… read more

Similar categories in Jesse Q. Sutanto's The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties (Aunties, #3) book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

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9. Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story

By: Lee Morgan

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An intimate account―the first from a trail veterinarian―of the canines who brave the challenges of … read more

Similar categories in Lee Morgan's Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
  • animals
  • nature
Cover of Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery

10. Secrets of the Octopus

By: Sy Montgomery

4.43

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Remarkable new discoveries affirm the octopus as one of nature’s most intelligent and complex anima… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's Secrets of the Octopus book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider

11. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

By: Amy Schneider

3.51

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy! —and a… read more

Similar categories in Amy Schneider's In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
"I deprived myself of a joy in my life, because it was a joy only girls were allowed to feel. Life already seemed to be full of joys that one wasn't allowed to feel, so adding one more to the pile cam…"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

Cover of A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon

12. 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

Similar categories in Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
Cover of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham

13. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

By: Adam Higginbotham

4.60

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more

Similar categories in Adam Higginbotham's Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
  • science
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

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14. youthjuice

By: E.K. Sathue

3.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

American Psycho meets The Devil Wears Prada: outrageous body horror for the goop generation A 29… read more

Similar categories in E.K. Sathue's youthjuice book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

Cover of Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain by Charles Leerhsen

15. Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain

By: Charles Leerhsen

3.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling, “unvarnished” ( The New York Times ), “engrossing” ( The Guardian ), “gritty, well… read more

Similar categories in Charles Leerhsen's Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
Cover of Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe by Carl Safina

16. Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

By: Carl Safina

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned owl, whose lasting friendship with the autho… read more

Similar categories in Carl Safina's Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
  • animals
  • nature
  • science
"As the offspring of Platonist-Abrahamic de-enchantment of nature, science bears the birth scar of a world unvalued. Through a kind of emotionally detached childhood, science grew strong but felt litt…"

-Carl Safina, Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

"A forest is not just a bricolage of trees; it is an immensity of functional relationships and feedbacks whereby each thing makes other things possible within the dynamic and constantly adjusting suit…"

-Carl Safina, Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

Cover of Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers. by Sy Montgomery

17. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.

By: Sy Montgomery

4.07

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and  New York Times  bestseller Sy Montgome… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers. book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • biology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
"Never give up on a turtle. Because turtles never give up."

-Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.

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18. Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change

By: Thor Hanson

4.06

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

*A  New York Times  Editor's Choice pick *Shortlisted for the 2022 Pacific   Northwest Book Awards … read more

Similar categories in Thor Hanson's Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • ecology
  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philip

19. 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

Similar categories in Leila Philip's Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • ecology
  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Calamity (Uncharted Hearts, #1) by Constance Fay

20. Calamity (Uncharted Hearts, #1)

By: Constance Fay

3.79

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Bramble's inaugural debut is equal parts steamy interstellar romance and sci-fi adventure, perfect … read more

Similar categories in Constance Fay's Calamity (Uncharted Hearts, #1) book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

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21. The Brilliant Abyss

By: Helen Scales

4.04

Format: 288 pages, ebook

A journey into the alien depths of the sea, and into our possible future, from a marine biologist k… read more

Similar categories in Helen Scales's The Brilliant Abyss book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • ecology
  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
"The oceans, it turns out, are full of bone-eating worms"

-Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

"Not so very long ago, the deep was a tremendous void containing myths, legends and endless unknowns."

-Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

"There are no compelling reasons for exploiting the deep, just industry and politics vying to push into that last frontier."

-Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

"The deep has no stars at night to remind us it is there, and no moon shining down. And yet, this hidden place reaches into our daily lives and makes vital things happen without our knowing. The deep,…"

-Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss

Cover of On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy by Lee McIntyre

22. On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy

By: Lee McIntyre

4.21

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

A powerful, pocket-sized citizen’s guide on how to fight back against the disinformation campaigns … read more

Similar categories in Lee McIntyre's On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
Cover of Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close by Hannah  Carlson

23. Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close

By: Hannah Carlson

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“Who knew the humble pocket could hold so much history? In this enthralling and always surprising a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Carlson's Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
Cover of Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life by Helen Scales

24. Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life

By: Helen Scales

4.44

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

This is an inspiring tour of the world's oceans and 80 of its most notable inhabitants. Beautifully… read more

Similar categories in Helen Scales's Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • ecology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Hot and Sour Suspects (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #8) by Vivien Chien

25. Hot and Sour Suspects (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #8)

By: Vivien Chien

3.87

Format: 306 pages, Mass Market Paperback

At the Ho-Lee Noodle House, murder is on the menu. When Lana Lee’s best friend, Megan Riley, asks h… read more

Similar categories in Vivien Chien's Hot and Sour Suspects (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #8) book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

Cover of Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived by Tim Flannery

26. Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived

By: Tim Flannery

3.78

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist … read more

Similar categories in Tim Flannery's Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature by Ludovic Slimak

27. The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature

By: Ludovic Slimak

3.69

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A riveting scientific journey exploring the enigma of the Neanderthal and the species’ unique form … read more

Similar categories in Ludovic Slimak's The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction
  • natural history
  • science
Cover of The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi by Boyce Upholt

28. The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi

By: Boyce Upholt

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping history of the Mississippi River―and the centuries of human meddling that have transform… read more

Similar categories in Boyce Upholt's The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • ecology
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen

29. Red String Theory

By: Lauren Kung Jessen

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This charming fated-love rom-com about two star-crossed lovers will appeal to readers of Helen Hoan… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

Cover of The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel by Till Hein

30. The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

By: Till Hein

3.67

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

With the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best sci… read more

Similar categories in Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • ecology
  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Pizza Night: Deliciously Doable Recipes for Pizza and Salad by Alexandra Stafford

31. Pizza Night: Deliciously Doable Recipes for Pizza and Salad

By: Alexandra Stafford

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Make pizza night a weekly tradition with these 52 seasonal pizzas paired with salads for a complete… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Stafford's Pizza Night: Deliciously Doable Recipes for Pizza and Salad book and Till Hein's The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

  • nonfiction

12 Best animals books like The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel by Till Hein

Transform Your Habits

Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)

Helen Scales

4.09

Transform Your Habits

The Tusks of Extinction

Ray Nayler

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story

Lee Morgan

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Secrets of the Octopus

Sy Montgomery

4.43

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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

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The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Amy Tan

4.14

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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

Zoë Schlanger

4.37

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