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Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,872 books — 2,253 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,331 books — 1,647 voters

Don't Forget to Dance by Marc AlderdiceThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Natural World: Natural Science and Natural History for Adults
799 books — 303 voters
DMT by Rick StrassmanThe Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy NarbyTao Te Ching by Lao TzuLife Revisited by Laurent GrenierThe Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins
Curious Minds
183 books — 155 voters

The Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererLab Girl by Hope JahrenGathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Nonfiction Books about Plants
437 books — 148 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Jungle Books by Rudyard KiplingGorillas in the Mist by Dian FosseyOut of Africa by Isak DinesenHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Rainforests and Jungles of the World
394 books — 118 voters

Last Chance to See by Douglas AdamsThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonLast Chance to See by Mark CarwardineThe Tiger by John Vaillant
Before It's Too Late: Endangered Species
182 books — 84 voters
Country Ham by Steve CoomesSalt by Mark KurlanskyCod by Mark KurlanskyThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage
Food & Drink Histories (nonfiction)
197 books — 60 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
255 books — 59 voters
Born Free by Joy AdamsonWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonMedicine and Miracles in the High Desert by Erica M. ElliottFrom Doctor to Healer by Erica M. Elliott
Plains, Savannahs, Prairies, and Grasslands,
350 books — 45 voters

What Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaSorrowland by Rivers SolomonThe Beauty by Aliya WhiteleyRosewater by Tade Thompson
Fungus Fiction
50 books — 43 voters
The Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenThe Rhino Crash by Nick NewmanNo Word for Wilderness by Roger ThompsonExplorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures by J.Z. HuntVoices in the Ocean by Susan Casey
In Decline: Threatened or Vulnerable Species
120 books — 42 voters

The Edge of the Sea by Rachel CarsonThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryLongitude by Dava SobelPoseidon's Steed The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen ScalesSpirals in Time by Helen Scales
Natural History of the Seashore for Adults
163 books — 36 voters
Unseen City by Nathanael JohnsonThe Urban Bestiary by Lyanda Lynn HauptLook Up! by Annette LeBlanc CateDarwin Comes to Town by Menno SchilthuizenWild Urban Plants of the Northeast by Peter del Tredici
Nature in the Suburban and Urban Environment
297 books — 36 voters

The Tree by Colin TudgeThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenThe Wild Trees by Richard PrestonFrom Doctor to Healer by Erica M. ElliottMedicine and Miracles in the High Desert by Erica M. Elliott
Deciduous and Coniferous Forests
242 books — 33 voters
GRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott NelsonThe Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonMountains of the Mind by Robert Macfarlane
Mountains and Highlands
117 books — 28 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingTiger Moon by Antonia MichaelisThe Tiger by John VaillantIn the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Books about Tigers
59 books — 22 voters
Desert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonRed by Terry Tempest WilliamsTracks by Robyn DavidsonTrack of the Cat by Nevada Barr
Deserts of the World
116 books — 21 voters

Eyes Like a Hurricane by Taryn NikolicStony Kill by Marie White SmallRiver Notes by Barry LopezThe Great Lakes by Wayne GradyJourney of the Pink Dolphins by Sy Montgomery
Waterfalls, Rivers, Steams, Lakes, and Ponds
163 books — 21 voters
From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Principia by Isaac NewtonRelativity by Albert EinsteinOn The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus
Science Through History
228 books — 21 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererWicked Plants by Amy StewartIn the Shadow of Slavery by Judith A. CarneyGinseng Dreams by Kristin JohannsenPapyrus by John Gaudet
Ethnobotany
51 books — 13 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenThe Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaolaThe Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaolaThe Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
Flower and Plant lore
98 books — 13 voters

Rats by Robert SullivanLily Pond by Hope RydenThe Irish Wildlife Book by Fergus O'GormanPaddy by R.D. LawrenceEager by Ben Goldfarb
Natural History of Rodents
39 books — 8 voters
The Language of Flowers by Odessa BegayFloriography by Jessica RouxA Victorian Flower Dictionary by Mandy KirkbyFloriography by Sally CoulthardWildflower Folklore by Laura C. Martin
Language of Flowers
11 books — 8 voters

The Song of the Dodo by David QuammenHigh Moon over the Amazon by Patricia Chapple WrightKakapo by Alison BallanceElephant Dance by Tammie MatsonThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Natural History of Islands of the Ocean and Lakes
153 books — 7 voters
The ABCs of California's Native Bees by Krystle HickmanWhen Mountain Lions Are Neighbors by Beth Pratt-BergstromGrowing California Native Plants by Marjorie G. SchmidtSecrets of the Oak Woodlands by Kate MarianchildThe California Native Landscape by Greg Rubin
California ecology
40 books — 7 voters

Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThis Is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
134 books — 7 voters
Can You Hear the Trees Talking? by Peter WohllebenA Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts AstonWe Are the Gardeners by Joanna GainesBecause of an Acorn by Lola M. SchaeferGrow Organic Salad Leaves and Greens by Charles Dowding
Great Plant Life Books for Families (Digital Formats)
15 books — 4 voters

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John WiswellJust Like Home by Sarah GaileyNatural Beauty by Ling Ling HuangA Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
the slime and gorp
4 books — 2 voters
The Golem by Gustav MeyrinkThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Terror by Dan Simmons
Artificial Beings in Fiction Not of Technological Origin
56 books — 2 voters

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