In Defense of Plants: An Exploration into the Wonder of Plants (Plant Guide, Horticulture, Trees)
By: Matt Candeias
4.17
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
“Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ― James T. Costa , Ph…
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1. A Planet of Viruses
By: Carl Zimmer
4.06
Format: 109 pages, Hardcover
Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, yet they hold the entire planet in their s… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
"For comparison, tap out a single grain of salt from a shaker. You could line up about ten skin cells along one side of it. You could line up about a hundred bacteria. Compared to viruses, however, ba…"-Carl Zimmer, A Planet of Viruses
2. Jutro przypłynie królowa
By: Maciej Wasielewski
3.87
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
Pitcairn to skrawek lądu na Oceanie Spokojnym leżący piętnaście tysięcy kilometrów na południowy ws… read more
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"Brytyjskie i nowozelandzkie gazety znów piszą o legendarnych potomkach buntowników z Bounty. I o tym, że nastało nowe. Bo w zachodnim sposobie myślenia ważne jest nowe. Człowiek bombardowany jest prz…"-Maciej Wasielewski, Jutro przypłynie królowa
3. 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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- gardening
- plants
- nonfiction
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4. Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem
By: Marcin Wicha
3.85
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Co zostaje po smierci bliskiej osoby? Przedmioty, wspomnienia, urywki zdan? Narrator porzadkuje ksi… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
5. The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus
By: Dalai Lama XIV , Robert Kiely , Dom Laurence Freeman
4.67
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
In this landmark book of interfaith dialogue, the Dalai Lama provides an extraordinary Buddhist per… read more
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- nonfiction
6. Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
By: Douglas W. Tallamy
4.06
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wil… read more
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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. Detroit: An American Autopsy
By: Charlie LeDuff
3.40
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In the heart of America, a metropolis is quietly destroying itself. Detroit, once the richest city … read more
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9. Restoration Agriculture
By: Mark Shepard
4.89
Format: 78 pages, Paperback
Around the globe most people get their calories from annual agriculture - plants that grow fast for… read more
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10. Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
By: Paul A. Offit
3.21
Format: 192 pages,
What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with… read more
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11. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists … read more
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12. The Trees in My Forest
By: Bernd Heinrich
2.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The soaring majesty of a virgin forest and the intertwined relationships of plant, animal and man a… read more
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13. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
By: Michael Pollan
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee coll… read more
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- nature
- science
- biology
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- plants
- nonfiction
- environment
- audiobook
"Memory is the enemy of wonder"-Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
"For great many species today, “fitness"-Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
"The bubble logic driving tulipomania has since acquired a name: “the greater fool theory."-Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
"It has become much harder, in the past century, to tell where the garden leaves off and pure nature begins."-Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
14. The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
By: Douglas W. Tallamy
4.35
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
“With our hearts and minds focused on the stewardship of the only planet we have, the best way to e… read more
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- nature
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- ecology
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- plants
- nonfiction
- science nature
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- audiobook
15. In Defense of Plants: An Exploration into the Wonder of Plants (Plant Guide, Horticulture, Trees)
By: Matt Candeias
4.17
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
“Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ― James T. Costa , Ph… read more
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16. In Control: Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder
By: Jane Monckton-Smith
4.67
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In the UK, every week three women are killed by their partners. Over half the women killed by men a… read more
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17. The Secret Life of Fungi: Discoveries From A Hidden World
By: Aliya Whiteley
3.60
Format: 195 pages, Hardcover
Aliya Whiteley has always been in love with the wondrous and bizarre world of fungi - from a childh… read more
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- nature
- science
- ecology
- biology
- nonfiction
- science nature
- environment
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"This particular orchid gets all its energy from fungi, sometimes from different kinds of fungi simultaneously. It never even begins to turn to the sun. No photosynthesis here. It relies utterly on it…"-Aliya Whiteley, The Secret Life of Fungi: Discoveries From A Hidden World
18. Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
By: Danna Staaf
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Before there were mammals on land, there were dinosaurs. And before there were fish in the sea, the… read more
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19. The Nature of Plants: An Introduction to How Plants Work
By: Craig N Huegel
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Choice Outstanding Academic Title Florida Book Awards, Bronze Medal for General Nonfiction Plants p… read more
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- nonfiction
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20. Światy wzniesiemy nowe
By: Urszula Jabłońska
3.94
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
Niektórzy mówią, że świat taki, jaki znamy, dobiega końca. Ale są przecież jeszcze inne światy – ty… read more
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21. The Miracle Pill
By: Peter Walker
4.10
Format: 312 pages, ebook
What is the 'miracle pill', the simple lifestyle change with such enormous health benefits that, if… read more
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