Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants
By: Jacob Shell
3.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
High in the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India grow some of the world’s last stands of matu…
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1. Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
By: Vicki Constantine Croke
4.26
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Billy Williams came to colonial Burma in 1920, fresh from service in World War I, to a job as a “fo… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- animals
2. The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
By: Paul Theroux
3.89
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
Following the success of the acclaimed Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and The Great Railway Bazaar… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
"There's always a way if you're not in a hurry."-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
"To travel unconnected, away from anyone's gaze or reach, is a bliss."-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
"Someone who seems doddery is perhaps not doddery at all but only an older person absorbed in squinting concentration, as though on an ultimate trip, memorizing a scene, grateful for being alive to se…"-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
"I have a hatred of the taming of animals, especially large ones that are so contented in the wild. I abominate circus acts that involve big befooled beasts--cowed tigers or helplessly roaring lions p…"-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
3. Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
By: Dan Flores
3.41
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
Finalist for thePEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "A masterly synthesis of scientific … read more
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- science
- history
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
4. Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
By: Aja Raden
3.13
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As entertaining as it is incisive, Stonedis a raucous journey through t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
5. Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas , Elizabeth Osborne
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?" Sopho… read more
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6. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
By: John Vaillant
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It's December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far… read more
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- history
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
7. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
By: Kate Moore
3.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark danger. The Curies' newly discov… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- history
- science
8. The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.49
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaime… read more
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- audiobook
"I don't want to just survive"-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
"This book made me love reading."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
"Saying something stupid doesn't make you stupid," Susan said. " Luckily for all of us."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
"We'd escaped. Mam, Hitlers bombs, my one-room prison. Everything. Crazy or not, I was free."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
9. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
By: Robin Sloan
3.50
Format: 93 pages, Hardcover
The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and… read more
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- audiobook
10. The Elephant Whisperer
By: None , Graham Spence , Lawrence Anthony
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants… read more
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- memoir
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
11. Pax
By: Sara Pennypacker , Jon Klassen
3.98
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
Pax was only a kit when his family was killed, and "his boy" Peter rescued him from abandonment and… read more
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12. Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World
By: Ewan McGregor , Charley Boorman , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan… read more
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13. The Red Badge of Courage
By: Stephen Crane
3.68
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost… read more
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14. A Dog Called Hope: The wounded warrior and the dog who dared to love him
By: Damien Lewis , None
3.79
Format: 160 pages,
When special forces soldier Jason Morgan awoke from a months-long coma, he was told he'd never walk… read more
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15. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #1)
By: Robert C. O'Brien
3.83
Format: 35 pages, Paperback
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarter… read more
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16. Fledgling
By: Octavia E. Butler
4.12
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
Fledgling, Octavia Butler's new novel after a seven year break, is the story of an apparently young… read more
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17. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
By: Gary Paulsen
3.66
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more
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18. The Tiger Rising
By: Kate DiCamillo
3.22
Format: 111 pages, Paperback
The National Book Award finalist from the best-selling author of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE - now in pap… read more
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19. The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District
By: James Rebanks
4.18
Format: 578 pages, Hardcover
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James … read more
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20. Cursed (Gilded, #2)
By: Marissa Meyer
4.01
Format: 485 pages, Hardcover
Before the Endless Moon, when the Erlking means to capture one of the seven gods and make a wish to… read more
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"Here in Gravenstone, there was little comfort, little joy, only her sadness creeping toward her on stealthy toes. A sadness that had begun to manifest in bitterness."-Marissa Meyer, Cursed (Gilded, #2)
21. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- environment
- science
"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
22. Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O'Dell
3.87
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more
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"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
23. The Puma Years
By: Laura Coleman
4.34
Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition
In this rapturous memoir, writer and activist Laura Coleman shares the story of her liberating jour… read more
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- memoir
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- environment
"The jungle really seems to listen to everything. I've never felt so vulnerable. It won't stop listening, and I don't know how to tell it that I hate it."-Laura Coleman, The Puma Years
24. Burma Sahib
By: Paul Theroux
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of The Mosquito Coast and The Bad Angel Brothers comes a riveting new… read more
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- india
- audiobook
25. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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- audiobook
- nature
- history
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
26. An Elephant in My Kitchen
By: Françoise Malby-Anthony
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A blonde, chic Parisienne, Francoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game … read more
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- audiobook
27. The Way Home: Tales from a life without technology
By: Mark Boyle
3.94
Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition
It was 11:00 pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped … read more
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- memoir
- nonfiction
- environment
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28. Some Girls Do
By: Jennifer Dugan
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl, an openly gay track star fal… read more
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"You're just really full of surprises." And yeah. I kind of like the sound of that"-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"My whole life might be a never-ending series of question marks right now, but this I'm sure of. This I want."-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"Wow", she breathes when I'm finally done. And I think I want to live here, in the space of that "wow," In that one little syllable she's managed to stuff so full of adoration and joy."-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
"[...] but activism isn't something that happens in just one way or in just one place. There will always be more battles, and beating yourself up about not being able to do it all, all at once, doesn'…"-Jennifer Dugan, Some Girls Do
29. No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History
By: Dane Huckelbridge
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle betwee… read more
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- history
- animals
- nonfiction
- india
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30. Hot Dog Girl
By: Jennifer Dugan
3.47
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Elouise (Lou) Parker is determined to have the absolute best, most impossibly epic summer of her li… read more
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"I’m not too big for this town, Dad. I never will be."-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl
"I know I don’t have the face of a woman who walks into an office and demands answers - I have the faces of a girl trying to be too many things at once."-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl
"And I get it now, I that’s all he could ever be, that’s all anyone else could ever be: a Band-Aid, a butterfly strip, a temporary measure, because this is the after, and all of the good stuff got lef…"-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl
"I flick my eyes to the spot on her shoulder where her freckles match the constellations in the sky, and I smile. I get lost in her skin, sipping my drink and mapping the stars on her arm while everyo…"-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl
31. Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants
By: Jacob Shell
3.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
High in the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India grow some of the world’s last stands of matu… read more
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