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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
1,082 books — 1,226 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn1984 by George OrwellThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxManufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman
Best Left-Texts
667 books — 359 voters

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinStories on the Trail of a Yankee Millwright Seeing the Past by James T. PowersSaving the Farm by James T. Powers
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
411 books — 315 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
453 books — 307 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
789 books — 298 voters
H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Genius of Birds by Jennifer AckermanWesley the Owl by Stacey O'BrienThe Wild Birds by Emily StrelowSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Books for Bird Lovers
533 books — 212 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
179 books — 162 voters
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
420 books — 146 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëSex at Dawn by Christopher RyanThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
Books on Love
312 books — 142 voters
Death at SeaWorld by David KirbyBeneath the Surface by John HargroveBorn Free by Joy AdamsonHope for Animals and Their World by Jane GoodallSoul of a Lion by Barbara Bennett
Animal Rights and the Conservation of Animals
187 books — 122 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherTithing and Giving by J.A. CoxThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsThe Trigger by Tim ButcherAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Memoirs of Experiments
240 books — 112 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
389 books — 112 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonAlien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Women in Science
329 books — 107 voters
State of Wonder by Ann PatchettThe Lost City of Z by David GrannThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardMother of God by Paul RosolieJourney to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Amazon Rainforest
106 books — 98 voters

Technological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Naked Ape by Desmond Morris
The Human Animal
139 books — 98 voters
Listening to Whales by Alexandra MortonBeneath the Surface by John HargroveDeath at SeaWorld by David KirbyInto Great Silence by Eva SaulitisThe Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
Shores, Coasts, Deltas, Estuaries, Bays, Open Ocean, and Deep Sea
275 books — 98 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenStiff by Mary RoachSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Science Writing By People of Marginalized Genders
255 books — 90 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBad Feminist by Roxane GayThe Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah ArendtA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Let's Dismantle the Patriarchy
290 books — 61 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
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldLife in the Undergrowth by David Attenborough
Books about Invertebrates
398 books — 47 voters

Hunter's Moon by Garry KilworthFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald DahlThe Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. MannixLady into Fox by David GarnettThe Tale of Mr. Tod by Beatrix Potter
Books about Foxes
132 books — 45 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Lost City of Z by David GrannThe Invention of Nature by Andrea WulfThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeOn the Move by Oliver Sacks
Science Friday Radio Show/Podcast
106 books — 44 voters

Complexity by Melanie MitchellSync by Steven H. StrogatzChaos by James GleickGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterA New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram
Complex Systems (networks, ecology, etc.)
62 books — 39 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

Bambi by Felix SaltenThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteIma Pigg by Elizabeth AllenFire Bringer by David Clement-Davies
Books about Hoofed Animals That are Not Horses
250 books — 34 voters
Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Life is a messy business, so put on your wellies.
41 books — 31 voters

The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaA Crack in Creation by Jennifer A. Doudna21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah HarariLife on the Edge by Johnjoe McFaddenThe Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey
Science Books Published In/After 2012
118 books — 27 voters
Pest Control for Organic Gardening by Amber RichardsIn Tune with the Moon 2012 by Michel GrosHow to Grow More Vegetables by John JeavonsGrowing Good Food by Acadia TuckerTiny Victory Gardens by Acadia Tucker
Biodynamic Agriculture & Gardening
30 books — 19 voters

The Cloister Walk by Kathleen NorrisChristianity for the Rest of Us by Diana Butler BassA New Kind of Christianity by Brian D. McLarenRediscovering Values by Jim WallisThe Wounded Healer by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Christian Reads: Nonfiction Books Reviewed by Sojourners Magazine
62 books — 17 voters
The Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonTomorrow's Sphinx by Clare BellChasing Cheetahs by Sy MontgomeryI...AM...CHEETAH! by Stephanie J. TeerThe Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Books about Cheetahs
14 books — 13 voters

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