16 best-selling nonfiction books like Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives―and Save Theirs by Richard Louv

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Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives―and Save Theirs

By: Richard Louv

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“A book that offers hope.”  — The New York Times Book Review “Richard Louv has done it again. A re…

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1. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

By: Annie Dillard

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

An exhilarating meditation on nature and its seasons—a personal narrative highlighting one year's e… read more

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  • nature
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • environment
  • science
"Innocence is a better world."

-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

"The creatures I seek do not want to be seen."

-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

"I never saw a tree that was no tree in particular."

-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

"I am a fugitive and a vagabond, a sojourner seeking signs."

-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

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2. Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.13

Format: 316 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The blind shaman called Listening Woman speaks of witches and restless spirits, of supernatural evi… read more

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"The building was of stone, originally erected, Leaphorn had been told, by a Church of Christ missionary early in McGinnis's tenure as trader and postmaster. It had been abandoned after the preacher's…"

-Tony Hillerman, Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

"The big man glanced at him, a friendly look. Across the hogan, Leaphorn noticed, two of the women were smiling at him. He was a stranger, a policeman who had arrested one of them, a man from another …"

-Tony Hillerman, Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

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3. Upstream: Selected Essays

By: Mary Oliver

2.43

Format: None pages,

Comprising a selection of essays, Upstreamfinds beloved poet Mary Oliver reflecting on her astonish… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
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4. A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

By: Aldo Leopold

4.30

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

First published in 1949, A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Tho… read more

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  • nature
  • ecology
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
"In our attempt to make conservation easy, we have made it trivial."

-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

"That the situation is hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best."

-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

"Education, I fear, is learning to see one thing by going blind to another."

-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

"The evolution of a land ethic is an intellectual as well as emotional process."

-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

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5. Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)

By: Tony Hillerman

3.50

Format: 92 pages,

Two Native-American boys have vanished into thin air, leaving a pool of blood behind them. Lieutena… read more

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6. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

By: Elizabeth Kolbert

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life… read more

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  • nature
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science

7. What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World

By: Jon Young

3.68

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Companion audio files are available at www.hmhbooks.com/whattherobinknows A lifelong birder, tracke… read more

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8. Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

By: Carl Safina

3.00

Format: 81 pages,

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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. Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard

By: Douglas W. Tallamy

4.37

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, sparked a national conversation about the li… read more

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  • nature
  • ecology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
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11. 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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  • nature
  • ecology
  • nonfiction
  • science nature
  • environment
  • science
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12. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

By: Susan Casey

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more

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  • nature
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
Cover of What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman

13. 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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  • nature
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • science nature
  • environment
  • science
Cover of Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis

14. Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction

By: Michelle Nijhuis

4.10

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement—told through the lives and ideas of the peopl… read more

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  • nature
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • science nature
  • environment
  • science
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15. Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future

By: Gloria Dickie

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of 2023 A Scientific American Best… read more

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  • nature
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
"Whenever people had asked me which bear was my favorite, I had dithered and hedged. "I like them all equally," I would say, diplomatically. Sun bears were cute with lolling tongues. Grizzlies were em…"

-Gloria Dickie, Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future

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16. Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

By: Brian Hare

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A powerful new theory of human nature suggests that our unique friendliness is the secret to our su… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"This progression is a manifestation of synaptic pruning. When our brains are growing, we make more neurons than we need. As we navigate our lives, solving problems and adapting to different environme…"

-Brian Hare, Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

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

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  • nature
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • science nature
  • environment
  • 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. A Sand County Almanac

By: Aldo Leopold

4.26

Format: 462 pages, Paperback

Written by Aldo Leopold, this book is a set of informal essays during his long years of observation… read more

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  • nature
  • nonfiction
  • environment
"The real jewel of my disease-ridden woodlot is the prothonotary warbler. He nests in an old woodpecker hole, or other small cavity, in a dead snag overhanging water. The flash of his gold-and-blue pl…"

-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac

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19. The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird

By: Jack Emerson Davis

3.75

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you’re not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Amer… read more

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  • nature
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
Cover of The Accidental Ecosystem: People and Wildlife in American Cities by Peter S. Alagona

20. The Accidental Ecosystem: People and Wildlife in American Cities

By: Peter S. Alagona

4.10

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

One of Smithsonian Magazine 's Favorite Books of 2022 With wildlife thriving in cities, we have th… read more

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  • ecology
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • science
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21. Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives―and Save Theirs

By: Richard Louv

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“A book that offers hope.”  — The New York Times Book Review “Richard Louv has done it again. A re… read more

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  • wildlife
  • ecology
  • animals
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • science nature
  • environment
  • nature
  • science

8 must-read animals books like Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives―and Save Theirs by Richard Louv

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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard

Douglas W. Tallamy

4.37

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The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

Susan Casey

4.24

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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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Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction

Michelle Nijhuis

4.10

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The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

Margaret Renkl

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

Ben Goldfarb

4.45

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The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Amy Tan

4.14

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4.37

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