Entangled Life by Merlin SheldrakeBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenGathering Moss by Robin Wall KimmererThe Overstory by Richard Powers
Woo-woo Plant Science
7th out of 161 books — 62 voters
Mycelium Running by Paul StametsAll That the Rain Promises and More by David AroraMushrooms Demystified by David AroraThe Kingdom of Fungi by Jens H. PetersenMushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Steve Trudell
Mushrooming
1st out of 42 books — 20 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
607th out of 1,843 books — 3,607 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
2386th out of 4,122 books — 2,100 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
2469th out of 7,188 books — 28,369 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachPacking for Mars by Mary RoachSmoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin DoughtyThe Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon RonsonThe Cows by Lydia Davis
What an Odd Thing to Read About!
21st out of 179 books — 44 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanPlants of the Gods by Richard Evans SchultesThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenWicked Plants by Amy  Stewart
Best Popular Botany Books on Goodreads
56th out of 102 books — 12 voters
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonCradle to Cradle by William McDonough
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
96th out of 401 books — 294 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondLongitude by Dava Sobel
Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
99th out of 368 books — 285 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Carbon Almanac by The Carbon Almanac NetworkThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe New Complete Book Of Self Sufficiency by John Seymour
Eco books for a better world
19th out of 143 books — 43 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
275th out of 1,082 books — 1,211 voters

Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonLast Child in the Woods by Richard LouvSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Ecological Fiends
65th out of 262 books — 17 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
5874th out of 6,241 books — 8,068 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best General Science Books
279th out of 583 books — 490 voters
Lab Girl by Hope JahrenI Contain Multitudes by Ed YongThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Treeline by Ben Rawlence
Popular Science Books
18th out of 52 books — 13 voters

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin DoughtyStiff by Mary RoachDebt by David GraeberHidden Valley Road by Robert KolkerHoly Sh*t by Melissa Mohr
Clever Microhistories (and Sciences)
70th out of 80 books — 13 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamSemiosis by Sue BurkeWeather and Beasts and Growing Things by Charlotte SutteeWhat Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
Weird Botany
21st out of 46 books — 21 voters

Una historia de ayer by Sergio CoboOnce Upon Another Time by Rosary  McQuestionAfter Forever Ends by Melodie RamoneSpare Change by Bette Lee CrosbyLife is a Circus Run by a Platypus by Allison Hawn
Best Unknown Books
1475th out of 2,356 books — 1,876 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonBorn Free by Joy AdamsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedNever Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
Best Essays about Plants, Animals and Nature
108th out of 254 books — 58 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
38488th out of 76,942 books — 286,330 voters
A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia WeinerStar of the Show by Dolly PartonThe Correspondent by Virginia      EvansAll the Colors of the Dark by Chris  WhitakerHere One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Crown Holiday Gift Guide
69th out of 100 books — 2 voters

Rat City by Jon      AdamsBlood on Their Hands by Bob BrinkFungi by Lynne BoddyJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonLichenpedia by Kay Hurley
Further Reading from Graveyard Shift by M. L. Rio
10th out of 22 books — 2 voters
The Carbon Almanac by The Carbon Almanac NetworkThe Great Bear Sea by Nicholas ReadEarth by Caroline  AllenPrimates by Jim OttavianiNo Place Like Earth by Lori Fettner
Best Earth Day Books
42nd out of 162 books — 25 voters

Ultrawild by Steve MushinWhat If? by Randall MunroeWhat If? 2 by Randall MunroeHow To by Randall MunroeHope Matters by Elin Kelsey
Ultrawild Environmentalism - Readings
30th out of 43 books — 1 voter
The Ultimate Ponzi by Chuck MalkusThe Chickenshit Club by Jesse EisingerThe King of Oil by Daniel AmmannBrutal Takeover by Robert BrameThe Panama Papers by Frederik Obermaier
Epstein's Library 2018-2019
57th out of 80 books — 1 voter

The Forest Unseen by David George HaskellZoobiquity by Barbara Natterson-HorowitzWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauFifty Plants that Changed the Course of History by Bill LawsMycelium Running by Paul Stamets
YUFL 2023 Book List
5th out of 23 books — 1 voter
The Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererLab Girl by Hope JahrenThe Drunken Botanist by Amy  Stewart
Nonfiction Books about Plants
174th out of 416 books — 141 voters

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