At the Water's Edge: A Personal Quest for Wildness
By: John Lister-Kaye
4.03
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
For the last 30 years nature writer John Lister-Kaye has taken the same circular walk from his home…
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1. Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird
By: Tim Birkhead
4.06
Format: 265 pages, Hardcover
Most people would love to be able to fly like a bird, but few of us are aware of the other sensatio… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- natural history
"Science is described as a search for… on the basis of the available scientifice evidence, we currently believe. Changing your mind in the light of new ideas or better evidence constitutes cientific p…"-Tim Birkhead, Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird
2. The Man in the High Castle
By: Philip K. Dick
3.60
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assume… read more
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"Don’t you feel it?"-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
"Truth, she thought. As terrible as death. But harder to find."-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
"Dreadful low-class jingoistic racist invectives, unworthy of me."-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
"We are all insects. Groping towards something terrible or divine."-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
3. A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees
By: Dave Goulson
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One man's quest to save the bumblebee. Dave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from hi… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
- natural history
4. The Round House
By: Louise Erdrich
3.43
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
An exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in th… read more
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5. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
By: Sy Montgomery
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
6. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, #12)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.55
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
At a remote cattle post south of Gaborone two cows have been killed, and Precious Ramotswe, Botswan… read more
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7. The Housekeeper and the Professor
By: Yōko Ogawa , Stephen Snyder
2.86
Format: 442 pages, Paperback
He is a brilliant math Professor with a peculiar problem--ever since a traumatic head injury, he ha… read more
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8. The Living Mountain
By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd
4.50
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more
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9. Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health
By: Barbara Natterson-Horowitz , Kathryn Bowers
3.80
Format: 281 pages, Paperback
New York TimesBestseller A DiscoverMagazine Best Book of 2012 An O, The Oprah Magazine "Summer Read… read more
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10. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
By: Merlin Sheldrake
4.35
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how life works…Neither pla… read more
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- natural history
- nonfiction
- science nature
- environment
- nature
"I have tried to find ways to enjoy the ambiguities that fungi present, but it's not always easy to be comfortable in the space created by open questions. Agoraphobia can set in. It's tempting to hide…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
"Anthropomorphism is usually thought of as an illusion that arises like a blister in soft human minds: untrained, undisciplined, unhardened. There are good reasons for this: when we humanise the world…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
"Fungi make worlds. They also unmake them. There are lots of ways to catch them in the act. When you cook mushroom soup, or just eat it. When you go out gathering mushrooms, or buy them. When you ferm…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
11. The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
By: Florence Williams
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
An intrepid investigation into nature’s restorative benefits by a prize-winning author. For cent… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
12. A Song of Comfortable Chairs (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #23)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Grace Makutsi enco… read more
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13. From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #24)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
The latest installment in Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully diverting No. 1 Ladies' Detective … read more
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14. The Marriage Act
By: John Marrs
3.81
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey?Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government be… read more
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15. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
By: Nikole Hannah-Jones
4.62
Format: 590 pages, Hardcover
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. … read more
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- nonfiction
16. Underland: A Deep Time Journey
By: Robert Macfarlane
4.22
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
In Underland, Robert Macfarlane delivers an epic exploration of the Earth’s underworlds as they exi… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
- natural history
17. Songbirds
By: Christy Lefteri
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance … read more
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"Now that I could hear this woman’s song—a melody that told a story I couldn’t understand—I hoped with all of my heart that it wasn’t too late."-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds
"As if she couldn’t quite allow herself to enjoy the pleasures of one world without being pulled into the other. Her home was always waiting for her."-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds
"You see, when you clump people together and don’t understand their personal stories, you can make up any bullshit and convince yourself it’s the truth."-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds
"Yes, I love thinking about beginnings. I don’t like endings, though I suppose I’m like most people in that. An ending can be staring you right in the face without you knowing it."-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds
18. The Mercies
By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
4.01
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
After a storm has killed off all the island's men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village s… read more
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"Handsome man, as these Scots often seem to be…"-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies
"It is written, and once written, things aren’t easily forgotten."-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies
"…she isn’t sure a life spent here is worthy of the label of living."-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies
"This is your land?' 'No.' The girl's tone was firm as her gaze. 'We only lived here."-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies
19. The Salt Path
By: Raynor Winn
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"It’s six hundred and thirty miles and we’ll have to camp all the way."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"Give time for what you know you must do and you will have what you desire the most."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"Refugees from western civilisation, cut adrift from life in a boat that rarely finds a harbour."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"We had lost everything except our children and each other, but we had the wet grass and the rhythm of the sea on the rocks."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
20. A Short Walk Through a Wide World
By: Douglas Westerbeke
3.56
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi in this dazzlingly epic debut that charts the in… read more
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21. How the Penguins Saved Veronica (Veronica McCreedy, #1)
By: Hazel Prior
4.10
Format: 355 pages, Paperback
A curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins proves it's… read more
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- scotland
"It's been a very long time since I've had an adventure."-Hazel Prior, How the Penguins Saved Veronica (Veronica McCreedy, #1)
"I have no wish to talk about the manifold tragedies of my life."-Hazel Prior, How the Penguins Saved Veronica (Veronica McCreedy, #1)
"Like her harshness was a kind of coat she wrapped tightly round herself so nobody could see what was underneath."-Hazel Prior, How the Penguins Saved Veronica (Veronica McCreedy, #1)
"Because at this moment there is pain, intense and merciless. It seeps in and out of my body’s pores, claws at my lungs and sears into every pocket of my heart like burning acid."-Hazel Prior, How the Penguins Saved Veronica (Veronica McCreedy, #1)
22. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
By: David Attenborough
4.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
See the world. Then make it better. I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that … read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- memoir
- environment
"Give and take, that is the essence of what balance is all about."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"It seems that, however grave our mistakes, nature will be able to overcome them, given the chance."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves. With or without us, the wild will return."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
23. The Wild Silence
By: Raynor Winn
3.98
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- memoir
- environment
"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence
"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence
24. Small Pleasures
By: Clare Chambers
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
1957, south-east suburbs of London. Jean Swinney is a feature writer on a local paper, disappointe… read more
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"The new and threatening would become the old and familiar in due course."-Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures
"The journey into love was so effortless and graceful; the journey out such a long and laboured climb"-Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures
"Previous experience taught her that the pain would not be unending - but neither would it subside smoothly, incrementally, but rather in a series of crashing waves, some of which might still knock he…"-Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures
25. The Fair Botanists
By: Sara Sheridan
3.91
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. I… read more
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26. Clark and Division (Japantown Mystery, #1)
By: Naomi Hirahara
3.63
Format: 305 pages, Hardcover
Chicago, 1944: Twenty-year-old Aki Ito and her parents have just been released from Manzanar, where… read more
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27. Birdsong in a Time of Silence
By: Steven Lovatt
3.83
Format: 149 pages, Hardcover
A lyrical celebration of birdsong, and the rekindling of a deep passion for nature. "At this tim… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- natural history
28. At the Water's Edge: A Personal Quest for Wildness
By: John Lister-Kaye
4.03
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
For the last 30 years nature writer John Lister-Kaye has taken the same circular walk from his home… read more
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- wildlife
- memoir
- natural history
- nonfiction
- scotland
- science nature
- environment
