Biodiversity Books

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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 79,220 ratings — published 2014
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The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science) The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science)
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avg rating 4.21 — 6,238 ratings — published 1992
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 171,928 ratings — published 2013
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Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth (Our Natural World) Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth (Our Natural World)
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avg rating 4.32 — 476 ratings — published 2017
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The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,490 ratings — published 2006
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 35,365 ratings — published 2022
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Wilding Wilding (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 9,429 ratings — published 2018
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Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,929 ratings — published 2016
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 13,118 ratings — published 2021
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 8,660 ratings — published 1996
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as biodiversity)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,678 ratings — published 2024
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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 6,788 ratings — published 2019
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Biodiversity and Climate Change: Transforming the Biosphere Biodiversity and Climate Change: Transforming the Biosphere (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.65 — 26 ratings — published 2019
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 54,820 ratings — published 1962
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The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,257 ratings — published 2020
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 34,306 ratings — published 2020
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 59,369 ratings — published 2001
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The Life of Birds The Life of Birds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 1,916 ratings — published 1998
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
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avg rating 3.80 — 301,595 ratings — published 2014
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Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - An Illustrated Guide Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - An Illustrated Guide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 92 ratings — published
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Lab Girl Lab Girl (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 71,826 ratings — published 2016
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 8,108 ratings — published 2015
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The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 239 ratings — published 2023
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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 3,221 ratings — published 2021
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 50,810 ratings — published 2020
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Life in the Balance Life in the Balance (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 38 ratings — published 1998
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Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,914 ratings — published 2021
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The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 886 ratings — published 2004
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Irreplaceable: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places Irreplaceable: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 137 ratings — published 2019
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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 29,617 ratings — published 2015
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Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as biodiversity)
avg rating 4.55 — 22 ratings — published 2005
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On the Edge: The State and Fate of the World's Tropical Rainforests (David Suzuki Institute) On the Edge: The State and Fate of the World's Tropical Rainforests (David Suzuki Institute)
by (shelved 2 times as biodiversity)
avg rating 4.00 — 8 ratings — published 2015
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The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 964 ratings — published 2012
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Our Dying Planet: An Ecologist's View of the Crisis We Face Our Dying Planet: An Ecologist's View of the Crisis We Face (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 23 ratings — published 2011
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The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 3,167 ratings — published 2006
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Do We Need Pandas?: The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity Do We Need Pandas?: The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 106 ratings — published 2010
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The Cambrian Explosion: The Construction of Animal Biodiversity The Cambrian Explosion: The Construction of Animal Biodiversity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as biodiversity)
avg rating 4.35 — 62 ratings — published 2010
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 195,719 ratings — published 2018
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Biodiversity (Papers from the 1st National Forum on Biodiversity, September 1986, Washington, D.C.) Biodiversity (Papers from the 1st National Forum on Biodiversity, September 1986, Washington, D.C.)
by (shelved 2 times as biodiversity)
avg rating 4.52 — 219 ratings — published 1988
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The Book of Indian Birds The Book of Indian Birds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 299 ratings — published 1941
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Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 763 ratings — published 2015
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 192,522 ratings — published 1976
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The Edge of the Sea The Edge of the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,533 ratings — published 1955
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The Life of Mammals The Life of Mammals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,008 ratings — published 2002
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The Future of Life The Future of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 3,260 ratings — published 2002
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Beasts of the Sea Beasts of the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 7,842 ratings — published 2023
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Cheetahs Return to India: The True Story of Aasha and Pavan Cheetahs Return to India: The True Story of Aasha and Pavan (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.90 — 29 ratings — published
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Biology of Parrotfishes Biology of Parrotfishes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2016
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Electric Birds of Pothakudi Electric Birds of Pothakudi (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published
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The Ocean at Night The Ocean at Night (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 24 ratings — published
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Peter Pink-Howitt
“..we create a culture and language that necessarily assumes we are special. In the face of all the mounting evidence to the contrary, our culture and language suggest that we may be guilty of anthropomorphising life-forms that show us that the assumed ‘human’ qualities are not only human ones.

Talk about stacking the deck against other animals. It is an ugly Orwellian feedback loop. Any approach to truth is lost in a deep corruption of logic and language. This wrong-headedness and unfairness sits very deep within us and our culture; it is time to call it out so we can root it out.”
Peter Pink-Howitt, Ethics of Life: freedom and diversity

Chuck Palahniuk
“The only biodiversity we’re going to have left is Coke versus Pepsi. We’re landscaping the whole world one stupid mistake at a time.”
Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

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