Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World
By: M.R. O'Connor
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. In this…
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1. On Trails: An Exploration
By: Robert Moor
3.96
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that … read more
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"In walking, we acquire more of less."-Robert Moor, On Trails: An Exploration
"We move through this world on paths laid down long before we are born."-Robert Moor, On Trails: An Exploration
"Complete freedom is not what a trail offers. Quite the opposite; a trail is a tactful reduction of options."-Robert Moor, On Trails: An Exploration
"What unites the wisest trails, I have found, is a balance of three values: durability, efficiency, and flexibility."-Robert Moor, On Trails: An Exploration
2. Rust: The Longest War
By: Jonathan Waldman
3.76
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling drama of man versus nature—detailing the fierce, ongoing fight against the mightiest an… read more
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3. The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior
By: Stefano Mancuso
4.09
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Do plants have intelligence? Do they have memory? Are they better problem solvers than people? Plan… read more
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- nature
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5. American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains
By: Dan Flores
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Winner of the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeAmerica's Great Plains once possess… read more
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6. 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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7. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more
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- nature
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8. 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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9. Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid, #13)
By: Seanan McGuire
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Seanan McGuire's New York Times -bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid serie… read more
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10. Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
By: Rebecca Boyle
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An intimate look at the Moon and its relationship to life on Earth--from the primordial soup to the… read more
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11. Soft Science
By: Franny Choi
3.93
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
Soft Science explores queer, Asian American femininity. A series of Turing Test-inspired poems grou… read more
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"having been hurt before"-Franny Choi, Soft Science
"fiended; fell for another"-Franny Choi, Soft Science
"it's too late to stop smiling."-Franny Choi, Soft Science
"shouldn't a god have blood to lose"-Franny Choi, Soft Science
12. The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery
By: Adam Gopnik
3.12
Format: 256 pages, ebook
"[W]ise, companionable, and often extremely funny.” ―Oliver Burkeman, The Atlantic Best-selling … read more
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13. Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
By: Bethany Brookshire
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats t… read more
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14. Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way
By: Roma Agrawal
3.63
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the 2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize A structural engineer examines the sev… read more
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15. Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
By: Edward Slingerland
3.81
Format: 369 pages, Hardcover
Drunk elegantly cuts through the tangle of urban legends and anecdotal impressions that surround ou… read more
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"Evolution is not stupid, and works much faster than most people realize."-Edward Slingerland, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
"Humans transform the world through our creative technologies, and we cannot survive without them."-Edward Slingerland, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
"Our desire for alcohol is not an evolutionary mistake. There are good reasons for why we get drunk."-Edward Slingerland, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
"Our dependence on culture means that our minds need to be open to others, so that we can learn from them."-Edward Slingerland, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
16. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
By: Meg Bowles
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years… read more
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17. Eyeliner: A Cultural History
By: Zahra Hankir
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed editor of Our Women on the Ground comes a dazzling exploration of the intersecti… read more
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18. The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe
By: Barry Cunliffe
4.04
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across t… read more
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19. Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World
By: M.R. O'Connor
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. In this… read more
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- history
- travel
- psychology
- indigenous
- neuroscience
- nonfiction
- geography
- maps
- science
20. Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves
By: Tamsin Mather
3.89
Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition
Adventures in Volcanoland charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some … read more
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21. Wayfinding: The Art and Science of How We Find and Lose Our Way
By: Michael Shaw Bond
4.14
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
The physical world is infinitely complex, yet most of us are able to find our way around it. We can… read more
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- nature
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"On the island of Igloolik, where Aporta has conducted much of his research, a good navigator is known by the term 'aangaittuq', which means 'attentive'. Aangaittuq describes not just a person's wayfi…"-Michael Shaw Bond, Wayfinding: The Art and Science of How We Find and Lose Our Way
"When you're reading a conventional map, north is generally straight ahead, though this is entirely artefact of map-making culture and has no effect on orientation. Medieval European maps were 'east u…"-Michael Shaw Bond, Wayfinding: The Art and Science of How We Find and Lose Our Way
