12 Best science books like The Life of Birds by David Attenborough

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The Life of Birds

By: David Attenborough

4.33

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

Over 9,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea…

If you liked the science plot in The Life of Birds by David Attenborough , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian And the Secrets of Metamorphosis

By: Kim Todd

3.88

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Merian. An artist turned naturalist known for her botanica… read more

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  • biology
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science

2. The World Without Us

By: Alan Weisman

4.09

Format: 296 pages,

A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human Earth In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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3. The Birdwatcher

By: William McInnes

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

A novel about love and twitchers, and about learning to trust There is magic in the sky. Birds flyi… read more

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  • birds
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4. The Life of Birds

By: David Attenborough

4.33

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

Over 9,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea… read more

Similar categories in David Attenborough's The Life of Birds book and David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • birds
  • nature
  • science

5. Cloak of Deception

By: James Luceno

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author James Luceno comes an all-new Star Wars adventure that revea… read more

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6. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

By: Robert M. Sapolsky

4.25

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more

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  • biology
  • nonfiction
  • science
"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

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7. Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met … read more

Similar categories in Billy Connolly's Rambling Man: My Life on the Road book and David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

  • nonfiction
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8. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us

By: Steve Brusatte

4.38

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more

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  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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9. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

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10. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun

By: Chris Broad

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more

Similar categories in Chris Broad's Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun book and David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

  • nonfiction
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11. The Ghost Theatre

By: Mat Osman

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A wild and hallucinatory reimagining of Elizabethan London, with its bird worshippers, famed child … read more

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12. 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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  • biology
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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13. The Beresford (The Beresford Trilogy)

By: Will Carver

3.74

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

Everything stays the same for the tenants of The Beresford, a grand old apartment building just out… read more

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14. A Bird in Winter

By: Louise Doughty

3.68

Format: None pages, ebook

Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she's in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, … read more

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15. Mongrel

By: Hanako Footman

4.38

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, supp… read more

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"Hold onto the things that you have forgotten. Let go of the things that you remember."

-Hanako Footman, Mongrel

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16. Pheasants Nest

By: Louise Milligan

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

She wonders if they have discovered her missing yet. Has it broken in the news? Who has been assign… read more

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17. Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1)

By: Kate Hilton

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A big-city journalist joins the staff of a small-town paper in cottage country and finds a communit… read more

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18. The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature

By: Peter Wohlleben

3.74

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES A powerful return to the… read more

Similar categories in Peter Wohlleben's The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature book and David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

  • biology
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
"The ancient tie that binds us to nature is not and never has been severed. We have just ignored it for a while."

-Peter Wohlleben, The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature

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19. She's a Killer

By: Kirsten McDougall

3.63

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The world’s climate is in crisis and New Zealand is being divided and reshaped by the arrival of pr… read more

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"I’m a fan of unhappy endings. They’re more honest."

-Kirsten McDougall, She's a Killer

"The internet made you feel like something might happen."

-Kirsten McDougall, She's a Killer

"In times of crisis people look for guidance to great artists."

-Kirsten McDougall, She's a Killer

"I was capable of astral travel while looking like I was entirely present."

-Kirsten McDougall, She's a Killer

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20. 12 Birds to Save Your Life: Nature's Lessons in Happiness

By: Charlie Corbett

3.97

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

This book is about coping with being human. It's about how unexpected events smash and bash their w… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Corbett's 12 Birds to Save Your Life: Nature's Lessons in Happiness book and David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

  • nature
  • birds
  • nonfiction
  • natural history
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21. The Briar Book of the Dead

By: A.G. Slatter

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Set in the same universe as the acclaimed All the Murmuring Bones and The Path of Thorns (one of Op… read more

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22. Notes on a Murder

By: B.P. Walter

3.07

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone is capable of murder. Are you? It started with an invitation to dinner. An evening of g… read more

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23. The Unexpected Truth About Animals: A Menagerie of the Misunderstood

By: Lucy Cooke

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Librarian Note: Newer editions of this book have released with a different title: The Truth About A… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Cooke's The Unexpected Truth About Animals: A Menagerie of the Misunderstood book and David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
"I joined Claudio on an expedition in search of one of the country’s most fabulous freaks, the incredibly rare Southern Darwin’s frog, which was discovered by the big beard himself in 1834 on his epic…"

-Lucy Cooke, The Unexpected Truth About Animals: A Menagerie of the Misunderstood

Cover of Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves by Michael J. Benton

24. Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves

By: Michael J. Benton

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth. This timely and orig… read more

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  • biology
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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25. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

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26. Beyond the Sea

By: Paul Lynch

3.74

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Fishermen Bolivar and Hector set sail from their South American village, but soon find themselves c… read more

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27. Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science

By: Robert M. Sapolsky

4.34

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

Understanding our humanity-the very essence of who we are and how we live our lives-is one of the d… read more

Similar categories in Robert M. Sapolsky's Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science book and David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

  • biology
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves by Tristan Gooley

28. How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves

By: Tristan Gooley

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

New York Times–bestselling author Tristan Gooley opens our eyes to the secret language of trees—and… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Gooley's How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves book and David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

  • biology
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Fast Asleep: How to Get a Really Good Night's Rest by Michael Mosley

29. Fast Asleep: How to Get a Really Good Night's Rest

By: Michael Mosley

3.63

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Australian and New Zealand edition Can’t sleep? Who better to deliver the recipe for a peaceful nig… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science

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3.88

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Alan Weisman

4.09

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4.33

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3.87

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