Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants
By: Elizabeth A. Dauncey
4.40
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A full-color illustrated guide to the natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth This…
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1. Summer World: A Season of Bounty
By: Bernd Heinrich
4.01
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
“Bernd Heinrich is one of our greatest living naturalists in the tradition of Gerald Durrell….A nat… read more
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2. Days with Frog and Toad (Frog and Toad, #4)
By: Arnold Lobel
4.29
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and sh… read more
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"I am happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you as a friend. I wanted to be alon…"-Arnold Lobel, Days with Frog and Toad (Frog and Toad, #4)
3. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
By: Nick Bostrom
3.50
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intellig… read more
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- science
4. Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
By: Amy Stewart , Briony Morrow-Cribbs , Jonathon Rosen
3.91
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes p… read more
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- history
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- plants
- nonfiction
- nature
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5. Nightlights
By: Lorena Alvarez Gomez
4.12
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Every night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and … read more
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6. Frog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1)
By: Arnold Lobel
4.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
Celebrate the power of friendship with Frog and Toad--a Caldecott Honor Book! From writing letters … read more
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7. The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems
By: Matt Simon
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
On a barren seafloor, the pearlfish swims into the safety of a sea cucumber's anus. To find a meal,… read more
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8. 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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- history
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- natural history
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"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
9. Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)
By: T. Kingfisher
4.32
Format: 446 pages, ebook
Marguerite Florian is a spy with two problems. A former employer wants her dead, and one of her new… read more
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"They say the gods never give us more than we can handle, but let's just say that the gods had an overinflated sense of my abilities."-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)
"It's the thought that counts," said Marguerite. "Not with the explosives, it isn't," said Ashes, and on that point, Marguerite had to agree."-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)
"The whole world is made of words," said Marguerite irritably. "Treaties and contracts and secrets and laws are nothing but words, but everything runs on them. Of course they've got power."-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)
10. The Moth Keeper
By: Kay O'Neill
4.08
Format: 257 pages, Paperback
Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more
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11. Cicada
By: Shaun Tan
4.24
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
From the visionary Shaun Tan, an inspirational story for older picture book readers and beyond Cica… read more
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12. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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- history
- biology
- medicine
- nonfiction
- science
"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
13. Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
By: Erika Engelhaupt
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bo… read more
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- history
- biology
- medicine
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
"This kind of scientific boldness is something the world could use more of. All too often, we’re hemmed in by our fears and our sense of propriety. Some subjects simply aren’t discussed, or aren’t tak…"-Erika Engelhaupt, Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
14. The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
By: Marjorie M. Liu
4.08
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The first volume in a new graphic novel horror trilogy from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda—the creati… read more
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"No creepy dolls!"-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
"Not the demon anus!"-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
"It’s Sarlaac Satan!"-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
"Oh my God. We’re superheroes."-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
15. Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.03
Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition
Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times b… read more
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"I found that when people are nursing a grievance it’s a waste of time trying to explain the ubiquitous nature of coincidence in the universe. People always want things to happen for a reason."-Ben Aaronovitch, Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection
16. Bound to the Battle God (Aspect and Anchor #1)
By: Ruby Dixon
4.16
Format: 660 pages, Kindle Edition
An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. When I went to my neighbor's apartment to in… read more
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"What is your name? What are you called?"-Ruby Dixon, Bound to the Battle God (Aspect and Anchor #1)
"I can always peck someone to death like the worlds angriest blonde chicken."-Ruby Dixon, Bound to the Battle God (Aspect and Anchor #1)
17. Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants
By: Fez Inkwright
4.28
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
Discover the folklore and history of our most toxic plants through this beautifully produced, gorge… read more
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18. Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
By: Olivia Campbell
3.72
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The story of three Victorian women who broke down barriers in the medical field to become the first… read more
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19. Psyche and Eros
By: Luna McNamara
3.78
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this utterly transporting reimagining of Greek mythology, the god of desire is cursed to fall fo… read more
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20. How to Fake-Date a Vampire (Charming Cove, #2)
By: Linsey Hall
3.96
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
Faking it with a vampire duke should be easy, right? I’ve got one chance to prove to my coven th… read more
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21. Sanctuary of the Shadow (Elemental Emergence, #1)
By: Aurora Ascher
2.90
Format: 400 pages, ebook
A Refinery29 Most Anticipated Book of 2024 "Ascher's latest is a fantasy romance that has everyt… read more
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"She would have driven a blade through his chest while he slept. He would have helped her sink it deeper."-Aurora Ascher, Sanctuary of the Shadow (Elemental Emergence, #1)
"The most beautiful female in the world just told me she loves me. I think I'm not so foolish as to question my good fortune."-Aurora Ascher, Sanctuary of the Shadow (Elemental Emergence, #1)
22. Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners
By: Ben Hubbard
4.24
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping ta… read more
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23. Mika in Real Life
By: Emiko Jean
3.92
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
One phone call changes everything. At thirty-five, Mika Suzuki’s life is a mess. Her last relat… read more
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24. Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers (Volume 1) (Hidden Languages)
By: Jessica Roux
4.54
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, … read more
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25. Creepy Cross-Stitch: 25 Spooky Projects to Haunt Your Halls
By: Lindsay Swearingen
4.50
Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition
CROSS-STITCH GOES WITCHY WITH DARK AND ELEGANT DESIGNSFrom spooky skulls to ghoulish graveyards, Li… read more
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26. Howls from the Dark Ages
By: P.L. McMillan
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Uncover the secret annals of untold history in these eighteen medieval manuscripts. Each tortured s… read more
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27. Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)
By: Sarah Rees Brennan
3.96
Format: 435 pages, Paperback
A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN… When her whole life collapsed, Rae still… read more
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"Is my mother right?"-Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)
"I love you as a knife loves a throat,"-Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)
"An anti-hero was just a villain with good PR"-Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)
"Key shrugged. “If you ask me, she’s too good for him."-Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)
28. Peaches & Honey: These Immortal Truths (Peaches and Honey, #1)
By: R. Raeta
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A shapeshifting god, an immortality granting peach, and a woman gifted with forever. England, … read more
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29. The Red-Stained Wings (Lotus Kingdoms #2)
By: Elizabeth Bear
4.04
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Hugo Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear returns the epic fantasy world of the Lotus Kingdoms with … read more
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"All flesh was so frail."-Elizabeth Bear, The Red-Stained Wings (Lotus Kingdoms #2)
"You will change, or you will die."-Elizabeth Bear, The Red-Stained Wings (Lotus Kingdoms #2)
"The burned earth glowed at night."-Elizabeth Bear, The Red-Stained Wings (Lotus Kingdoms #2)
"The coin shows the other face now,"-Elizabeth Bear, The Red-Stained Wings (Lotus Kingdoms #2)
30. The Magic of Mushrooms: Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine
By: Sandra Lawrence
3.92
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Explore the wonderful world of some of the most incredible natural forms on our planet — fungi. … read more
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31. Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants
By: Elizabeth A. Dauncey
4.40
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A full-color illustrated guide to the natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth This… read more
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