12 must-read nature books like The Shorebird Guide by Michael O'Brien

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The Shorebird Guide

By: Michael O'Brien

4.66

Format: 491 pages, Paperback

When many birders go out looking at waders, they see a distant mudflat with grey-brown birds of var…

If you liked the nature plot in The Shorebird Guide by Michael O'Brien , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

1. Bryony and Roses

By: T. Kingfisher

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Bryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim hi… read more

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"Oh dear God, no, stop!" Fumblefoot gave her a reproachful look. Stop what? I have broken into an enchanted manor house and my pony has crapped on the floor. Oh God. -Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher"

-T. Kingfisher, Bryony and Roses

Cover of Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt

2. Pat the Bunny

By: Dorothy Kunhardt

4.08

Format: 20 pages, Board Book

The timeless children’s classic full of interactive fun—a perfect gift for new babies and first bir… read more

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3. The Maltese Falcon

By: Dashiell Hammett

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a l… read more

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4. The Grail Bird: Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

By: Tim Gallagher

3.54

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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  • nonfiction
  • ornithology
  • birds
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser

5. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

By: Eric Schlosser

4.20

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that may change the way America thinks … read more

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  • science

6. The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession

By: Mark Obmascik

3.47

Format: 185 pages,

For those who thought bird-watching was a sedate Sunday hobby, here comes the rollicking tale of th… read more

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  • birds
  • nonfiction
  • nature

7. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version

By: Anonymous

3.91

Format: 241 pages,

Now the complete ESV Bible comes alive in audio format! The new ESVHear the Word Audio Bibleprovide… read more

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8. A Bird in the Bush: A Social History of Birdwatching

By: None

3.49

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Stephen Moss's book is the first to trace the history and development of birdwatching on both sides… read more

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9. Birding at the Bridge: In Search of Every Bird on the Brooklyn Waterfront

By: Heather Wolf

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

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10. The Sibley Guide to Trees

By: David Allen Sibley

3.85

Format: None pages,

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11. Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1

By: Ryoko Kui

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a… read more

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12. The Bhagavad Gita

By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more

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13. Thornhedge

By: T. Kingfisher

4.00

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more

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"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

Cover of The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

14. The Kaiju Preservation Society

By: John Scalzi

3.99

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food deliv… read more

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"I lift things."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"So we’re the monster police, too?"

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"...if you're only reading books because you have to, it becomes much less fun."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"My brain said. Just walk away. [...] But even as my brain was saying that, my body was turning back, becaus like puppies we are enculturated to turn when our name is called."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

Cover of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley

15. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

By: Alan Bradley

3.82

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiri… read more

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"Simple pleasures are best."

-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

"It was as black in the closet as old blood."

-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

"...silence is sometimes the most costly of commodities."

-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

"Anyone who knew the word slattern was worth cultivating as a friend."

-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

Cover of Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1) by T. Kingfisher

16. Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.16

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but… read more

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"There are few things in life as steadying as someone you have to be brave for."

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

"Are you sure you wouldn't like some nice murderers instead?" he asked plaintively. "Quite sure, thanks"

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

"If I'd given him too much, he'd know something was afoot. Too much money is as dangerous as too little; it means you want it too bad."

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

Cover of A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul

17. A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

By: Scott Weidensaul

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • ornithology
  • birds
  • nature
  • science
Cover of The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal

18. The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

3.96

Format: 431 pages, Paperback

On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coa… read more

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Cover of What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman

19. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

By: Jennifer Ackerman

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a… read more

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  • birds
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper

20. Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

By: Christian Cooper

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video th… read more

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  • birds
  • nonfiction
  • nature
"Nor did I know back then that McCartney had written the song as an ode to Black women ("bird" being British slang for a pretty girl) at the pivotal moment of the civil rights struggle. That would onl…"

-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

"Writing a memoir is akin to taking off one's clothes in public, and as I learned years ago in the amateur strip contest as Darren and the go-go boys cheered me on, success at such an endeavor can onl…"

-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

"Beginning around 1910, The Great Migration saw some 6 million black people surge Northward, out of the states of the former Confederacy, spurred by the same thing that lies behind the yearly migratio…"

-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

"What makes birding such a phenomenon? Why not "mammaling" or insecting? Certainly those pursuits have their adherents, as the thousands who visit Africa on safari or who catalog butterflies can attes…"

-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

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21. Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery

By: Dorian Anderson

4.20

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 … read more

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  • birds
  • nonfiction
  • nature
Cover of What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why by David Allen Sibley

22. What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why

By: David Allen Sibley

4.41

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • ornithology
  • birds
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Fortune Favors the Dead (Pentecost and Parker, #1) by Stephen Spotswood

23. Fortune Favors the Dead (Pentecost and Parker, #1)

By: Stephen Spotswood

4.03

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, F… read more

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"The lady of the house has gone adventuring and I know not where."

-Stephen Spotswood, Fortune Favors the Dead (Pentecost and Parker, #1)

"I'm to take Becca Collins out dancing and try to get a glimpse of her inner workings?' 'Don't be crude.' She sniffed and, dare I say it, blushed a little. 'I trust you to use your best judgment. Don'…"

-Stephen Spotswood, Fortune Favors the Dead (Pentecost and Parker, #1)

"It's the ones that look like they're sleeping that I have a hard time with. Eventually, I notice the stillness. The absence of things I take for granted: the slow in-and-out of regular breathing, the…"

-Stephen Spotswood, Fortune Favors the Dead (Pentecost and Parker, #1)

Cover of Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration by Rebecca Heisman

24. Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration

By: Rebecca Heisman

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology th… read more

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  • birds
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle, #1) by C.L. Polk

25. Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle, #1)

By: C.L. Polk

3.87

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigu… read more

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Cover of Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir by Julia Zarankin

26. Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir

By: Julia Zarankin

3.82

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A writer discovers an unexpected passion for birding, along with a new understanding of the world a… read more

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  • birds
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness by Kenn Kaufman

27. 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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  • nonfiction
  • ornithology
  • birds
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb

28. Birding with Benefits

By: Sarah T. Dubb

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A divorcee embarks on her “year of yes” and crosses paths with a shy but sensitive birdwatcher who… read more

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  • birds
Cover of Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification by Pete Dunne

29. Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification

By: Pete Dunne

4.56

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A simpler and more user-friendly visual approach to gull identification This unique photographic… read more

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  • nature
  • field guides
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • birds
  • ornithology
  • science
Cover of The Shorebird Guide by Michael  O'Brien

30. The Shorebird Guide

By: Michael O'Brien

4.66

Format: 491 pages, Paperback

When many birders go out looking at waders, they see a distant mudflat with grey-brown birds of var… read more

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  • nature
  • wildlife
  • field guides
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • birds
  • ornithology
  • science
Cover of Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L.  Wang

31. Blood Over Bright Haven

By: M.L. Wang

4.45

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have… read more

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Tim Gallagher

3.54

The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession

Mark Obmascik

3.47

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

Scott Weidensaul

4.20

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What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

Jennifer Ackerman

4.16

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Jacqueline Winspear

3.59

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Anthony Horowitz

4.25

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Louise Penny

3.42

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