The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish
By: Emily Voigt
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A journalist's quest to find a wild Asian arowana-- the world's most expensive aquarium fish--takes…
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1. Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
By: William Poundstone
4.19
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In 1956 two Bell Labs scientists discovered the scientific formula for getting rich. One was mathem… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
"The best on horses you think will lose are a valuable "insurance policy." When rare disaster strikes, you'll be glad you had the insurance. 71 The exponential growth of wealth in the Kelly system is …"-William Poundstone, Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
2. Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
By: Wendy Williams
3.41
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Kraken is the traditional name for gigantic sea monsters, and this book introduces one of the most … read more
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- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
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3. 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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- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
4. What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
By: Jonathan Balcombe
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller Do fishes think? Do they really have three-second memories? And can the… read more
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- biology
- animals
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5. The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia
By: James D. Bradley
3.92
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbindi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
6. The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish
By: Emily Voigt
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A journalist's quest to find a wild Asian arowana-- the world's most expensive aquarium fish--takes… read more
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- history
- travel
- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
7. The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds
By: Leigh Calvez
3.80
Format: 25 pages,
A naturalist probes the forest, mainly at night, to comprehend the secret lives of owls in this boo… read more
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8. The Girl of the Sea of Cortez
By: Peter Benchley
3.66
Format: None pages,
On an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special lega… read more
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9. The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
By: Susan Orlean
4.22
Format: 160 pages,
The Orchid Thiefis Susan Orlean's tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered f… read more
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10. The Lizard King: The True Crimes and Passions of the World's Greatest Reptile Smugglers
By: Bryan Christy
4.36
Format: 524 pages,
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11. Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
By: William McKeever
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and conservationist, determined to dispel m… read more
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- biology
- animals
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"The salt in the sea is the same as the salt in our blood"-William McKeever, Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
"Taking into account fair labor wages for fishermen and canning employees- and the damage inflicted to the ocean through overfishing and the ecological impact of the slow annihilation of sharks- a sin…"-William McKeever, Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
"If we act today, we can ensure that our children will look out on the ocean and know underneath the surface, a shark will be swimming, standing guard over its dominion, protecting the ocean, the grea…"-William McKeever, Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
"Society's lack of compassion for our fellow people and for animals leads to an ocean where sharks are dying by the millions and slaves are being abused by the thousands. The connection is basic: a di…"-William McKeever, Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
12. Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier
By: Mark Adams
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating and funny journ… read more
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- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
13. Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
By: Hawon Jung
4.35
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening firsthand account of the ongoing and trailblazing feminist movement in South Korea—o… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
14. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
By: Michael Finkel
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the worl… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Museums are secular churches . . . and to steal there is blasphemous."-Michael Finkel, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
15. 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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- history
- travel
- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
16. The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird
By: Joshua Hammer
3.82
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs—and the wildlife detec… read more
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- history
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
17. The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
By: Kirk Wallace Johnson
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twen… read more
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- history
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
18. Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver
By: Jill Heinerth
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth’s fin… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
19. 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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- history
- travel
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- 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
20. The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants
By: Leigh Calvez
3.85
Format: None pages, Audio CD
From the author of The Hidden Lives of Owls, an exploration of the elusive lives of whales in the P… read more
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- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
21. Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
By: Bethany Brookshire
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats t… read more
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- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
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22. The Secret History of Bigfoot
By: John O’Connor
3.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, on… read more
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- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
23. The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect
By: Wendy Williams
3.82
Format: 222 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams ex… read more
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- history
- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
24. Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas
By: Karen Pinchin
3.83
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
**THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the… read more
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- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
25. The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World's Oceans
By: Laura Trethewey
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The dramatic and action-packed story of the last mysterious place on earth—the world’s seafloor—and… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
26. Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived
By: Tim Flannery
3.78
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist … read more
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- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
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27. Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front Porch Travel Guide by Two Progressive Hillbillies (Yes, that’s a thing.)
By: Trae Crowder
4.22
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Join Southern comedian duo Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester in this hilarious and irreverent t… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
28. Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
By: Hannah Barnes
4.40
Format: 455 pages, Hardcover
Time to Think goes behind the headlines to reveal the truth about the NHS’s flagship gender service… read more
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- science
"GIDS’s own limited data, which found ‘no evidence of change in psychological function’ with puberty-blocker treatment."-Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
"The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) has undoubtedly helped some people. It has unquestionably harmed others."-Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
"NHS England. Why did they allow the early blocking of puberty to be rolled out as routine practice without demanding to see some data supporting this radical shift? Why didn’t it insist on seeing any…"-Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
"It is mad,’ was the reply. Hutchinson paused. When one of the leaders of a service that helps children to access powerful, life-changing drugs comments that what they’re doing is ‘mad’, there is clea…"-Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
29. Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases
By: Paul A. Offit
4.29
Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition
His goal—to prevent every disease that commonly attacked children—was unattainable. But Maurice Hi… read more
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30. Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking
By: Rachel Love Nuwer
4.20
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An intrepid investigation of the criminal world of wildlife trafficking--the poachers, the traders,… read more
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- biology
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
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"He will catch anything he can get his snares and traps around, he began, including cobras, monitor lizards, pythons, turtles, otters, civets (small carnivores), fishing cats, and more. He's not a hug…"-Rachel Love Nuwer, Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking
31. The Subplot: What China Is Reading and Why It Matters
By: Megan Walsh
3.97
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
What does contemporary China's diverse and exciting fiction tell us about its culture, and the rela… read more
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