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The Secret Wisdom of Nature
by Peter Wohlleben • 2017
Why a wolf can reroute a river, and salmon feed the forest: nature's invisible connections.
4.05
7k+
The Secret Wisdom of Nature Summary
The Secret Wisdom of Nature 93%
Why a wolf can reroute a river, and salmon feed the forest: nature's invisible connections.
by Peter Wohlleben 2017
4.05
7k+ ratings
Animal Architecture
by Karl von Frisch • 1974
Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.
4.31
54
Animal Architecture Summary
Animal Architecture 93%
Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.
by Karl von Frisch 1974
4.31
54 ratings
Vanishing Treasures
by Katherine Rundell • 2024
Swifts that never land, sharks that outlive empires. What we're losing, and the hope we owe.
4.15
5k+
Vanishing Treasures Summary
Vanishing Treasures 92%
Swifts that never land, sharks that outlive empires. What we're losing, and the hope we owe.
by Katherine Rundell 2024
4.15
5k+ ratings
Animal Architects
by James L. Gould • 2007
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
3.90
89
Animal Architects Summary
Animal Architects 92%
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
by James L. Gould 2007
3.90
89 ratings
The Good Bee
by Alison Benjamin • 2019
25,000 bee species exist, most solitary and stingless, and every third bite of food requires them.
4.17
323
The Good Bee Summary
The Good Bee 92%
25,000 bee species exist, most solitary and stingless, and every third bite of food requires them.
by Alison Benjamin 2019
4.17
323 ratings
Search for the Golden Moon Bear
by Sy Montgomery • 2002
One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.
3.83
127
Search for the Golden Moon Bear Summary
Search for the Golden Moon Bear 92%
One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.
by Sy Montgomery 2002
3.83
127 ratings
Coyote America
by Dan Flores • 2016
America's century-long war on coyotes failed so completely they now roam downtown Chicago.
4.08
8k+
Coyote America Summary
Coyote America 92%
America's century-long war on coyotes failed so completely they now roam downtown Chicago.
by Dan Flores 2016
4.08
8k+ ratings
Darwin Comes to Town
by Menno Schilthuizen • 2018
Evolution is unfolding faster on concrete than in any rainforest, right under your feet.
4.10
2k+
Darwin Comes to Town Summary
Darwin Comes to Town 91%
Evolution is unfolding faster on concrete than in any rainforest, right under your feet.
by Menno Schilthuizen 2018
4.10
2k+ ratings
An Immense World
by Ed Yong • 2022
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
4.46
37k+
An Immense World Summary
An Immense World 91%
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
by Ed Yong 2022
4.46
37k+ ratings
The Emotional Lives of Animals
by Marc Bekoff • 2007
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
4.05
2k+
The Emotional Lives of Animals Summary
The Emotional Lives of Animals 91%
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
by Marc Bekoff 2007
4.05
2k+ ratings
Beyond Words
by Carl Safina • 2015
Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.
4.41
5k+
Beyond Words Summary
Beyond Words 91%
Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.
by Carl Safina 2015
4.41
5k+ ratings
Landfill
by Tim Dee • 2018
Gulls eat our trash, nest on our roofs, and carry our poisons. They are our truest mirror.
3.67
152
Landfill Summary
Landfill 91%
Gulls eat our trash, nest on our roofs, and carry our poisons. They are our truest mirror.
by Tim Dee 2018
3.67
152 ratings
A Life on Our Planet
by David Attenborough • 2020
Half of all wild animals vanished in one lifetime. The way back requires more than cutting carbon.
4.50
35k+
A Life on Our Planet Summary
A Life on Our Planet 91%
Half of all wild animals vanished in one lifetime. The way back requires more than cutting carbon.
by David Attenborough 2020
4.50
35k+ ratings
Life Everlasting
by Bernd Heinrich • 2012
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
3.98
1k+
Life Everlasting Summary
Life Everlasting 91%
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
by Bernd Heinrich 2012
3.98
1k+ ratings
What the Bears Know
by Steve Searles • 2023
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
4.18
401
What the Bears Know Summary
What the Bears Know 91%
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
by Steve Searles 2023
4.18
401 ratings
What an Owl Knows
by Jennifer Ackerman • 2023
Silent flight, asymmetrical ears, and the minds that decode them. A new portrait of the owl.
4.14
7k+
What an Owl Knows Summary
What an Owl Knows 91%
Silent flight, asymmetrical ears, and the minds that decode them. A new portrait of the owl.
by Jennifer Ackerman 2023
4.14
7k+ ratings
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life
by Helen Scales • 2023
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
4.43
325
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life Summary
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life 91%
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
by Helen Scales 2023
4.43
325 ratings
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking
by Tom Brown Jr. • 1999
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
4.10
335
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking 91%
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
by Tom Brown Jr. 1999
4.10
335 ratings
On Animals
by Susan Orlean • 2021
Pigeon racing, taxidermy, lion hugging: Susan Orlean on the animal obsessions that fill our lives.
3.83
6k+
On Animals Summary
On Animals 91%
Pigeon racing, taxidermy, lion hugging: Susan Orlean on the animal obsessions that fill our lives.
by Susan Orlean 2021
3.83
6k+ ratings
Marine Biology
by Philip V. Mladenov • 2013
71% of the planet is salt water; it provides half our oxygen, and its life support is failing.
4.21
462
Marine Biology Summary
Marine Biology 91%
71% of the planet is salt water; it provides half our oxygen, and its life support is failing.
by Philip V. Mladenov 2013
4.21
462 ratings
Raising Hare
by Chloe Dalton • 2025
She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.
4.28
43k+
Raising Hare Summary
Raising Hare 91%
She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.
by Chloe Dalton 2025
4.28
43k+ ratings
The Comfort of Crows
by Margaret Renkl • 2023
One suburban yard across four seasons: grief, fox kits, and the wisdom of letting things grow wild.
4.16
15k+
The Comfort of Crows Summary
The Comfort of Crows 91%
One suburban yard across four seasons: grief, fox kits, and the wisdom of letting things grow wild.
by Margaret Renkl 2023
4.16
15k+ ratings
The Sixth Extinction
by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2014
The planet's fifth mass extinction killed the dinosaurs. We are the cause of the sixth.
4.15
80k+
The Sixth Extinction Summary
The Sixth Extinction 91%
The planet's fifth mass extinction killed the dinosaurs. We are the cause of the sixth.
by Elizabeth Kolbert 2014
4.15
80k+ ratings
The Ocean's Menagerie
by Drew Harvell • 2025
Ocean invertebrates spent eons perfecting adaptations that now inspire new drugs and materials.
3.87
254
The Ocean's Menagerie Summary
The Ocean's Menagerie 91%
Ocean invertebrates spent eons perfecting adaptations that now inspire new drugs and materials.
by Drew Harvell 2025
3.87
254 ratings
Rewilding the Sea
by Charles Clover • 2022
Marine reserves bring rapid recovery, while trawling emits aviation-level carbon.
4.23
492
Rewilding the Sea Summary
Rewilding the Sea 90%
Marine reserves bring rapid recovery, while trawling emits aviation-level carbon.
by Charles Clover 2022
4.23
492 ratings
Flight Paths
by Rebecca Heisman • 2023
A spear-pierced stork, a thrush chase, and radar ghosts: how we finally solved bird migration.
4.07
809
Flight Paths Summary
Flight Paths 90%
A spear-pierced stork, a thrush chase, and radar ghosts: how we finally solved bird migration.
by Rebecca Heisman 2023
4.07
809 ratings
Run, Spot, Run
by Jessica Pierce • 2016
Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.
3.81
236
Run, Spot, Run Summary
Run, Spot, Run 90%
Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.
by Jessica Pierce 2016
3.81
236 ratings
Animal Wise
by Virginia Morell • 2013
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
4.13
3k+
Animal Wise Summary
Animal Wise 90%
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
by Virginia Morell 2013
4.13
3k+ ratings
Wildhood
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2019
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
4.11
518
Wildhood Summary
Wildhood 90%
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2019
4.11
518 ratings
The Extreme Life of the Sea
by Stephen R. Palumbi • 2014
The ocean's strangest creatures survived every challenge for eons. Then we arrived.
4.00
444
The Extreme Life of the Sea Summary
The Extreme Life of the Sea 90%
The ocean's strangest creatures survived every challenge for eons. Then we arrived.
by Stephen R. Palumbi 2014
4.00
444 ratings
Biophilia
by Edward O. Wilson • 1984
The human bond with nature is not learned but inherited, and severing it damages the psyche.
4.27
2k+
Biophilia Summary
Biophilia 90%
The human bond with nature is not learned but inherited, and severing it damages the psyche.
by Edward O. Wilson 1984
4.27
2k+ ratings
The Diversity of Life
by Edward O. Wilson • 1992
Earth holds 10 to 100 million species. We have named 1.4 million. The rest are vanishing now.
4.22
6k+
The Diversity of Life Summary
The Diversity of Life 90%
Earth holds 10 to 100 million species. We have named 1.4 million. The rest are vanishing now.
by Edward O. Wilson 1992
4.22
6k+ ratings
Listening to Whales
by Alexandra Morton • 2002
A marine biologist lost her husband, then fought the salmon farms killing the orcas she studied.
4.51
1k+
Listening to Whales Summary
Listening to Whales 90%
A marine biologist lost her husband, then fought the salmon farms killing the orcas she studied.
by Alexandra Morton 2002
4.51
1k+ ratings
The Genius of Birds
by Jennifer Ackerman • 2016
Beneath a tiny skull is a brain that rivals primates in tool making, navigation, and culture.
4.05
14k+
The Genius of Birds Summary
The Genius of Birds 90%
Beneath a tiny skull is a brain that rivals primates in tool making, navigation, and culture.
by Jennifer Ackerman 2016
4.05
14k+ ratings
A Primate's Memoir
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2001
A young scientist joins a baboon troop expecting gorillas and finds violence, humor, and himself.
4.39
9k+
A Primate's Memoir Summary
A Primate's Memoir 90%
A young scientist joins a baboon troop expecting gorillas and finds violence, humor, and himself.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2001
4.39
9k+ ratings
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
by Frans de Waal • 2016
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
3.97
17k+
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Summary
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? 90%
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
by Frans de Waal 2016
3.97
17k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Wolves
by Elli H. Radinger • 2017
Forget alpha leaders. The real secrets to family and leadership are running wild in wolf country.
4.13
2k+
The Wisdom of Wolves Summary
The Wisdom of Wolves 90%
Forget alpha leaders. The real secrets to family and leadership are running wild in wolf country.
by Elli H. Radinger 2017
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Rescue Effect
by Michael Mehta Webster • 2022
Species have hidden backup systems that kick in under stress. The best conservation helps them work.
3.94
52
The Rescue Effect Summary
The Rescue Effect 90%
Species have hidden backup systems that kick in under stress. The best conservation helps them work.
by Michael Mehta Webster 2022
3.94
52 ratings
Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams • 1990
A flightless parrot, a blind dolphin, and the last-chance quest to see them before they vanish.
4.32
26k+
Last Chance to See Summary
Last Chance to See 90%
A flightless parrot, a blind dolphin, and the last-chance quest to see them before they vanish.
by Douglas Adams 1990
4.32
26k+ ratings
Managed Annihilation
by Dean L.Y. Bavington • 2010
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
3.29
21
Managed Annihilation Summary
Managed Annihilation 90%
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
by Dean L.Y. Bavington 2010
3.29
21 ratings
A Life in Nature
by Marc Hamer • 2019
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
4.16
2k+
A Life in Nature Summary
A Life in Nature 90%
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
by Marc Hamer 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
Shark Life
by Peter Benchley • 2002
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
4.01
845
Shark Life Summary
Shark Life 90%
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
by Peter Benchley 2002
4.01
845 ratings
Learning From the Octopus
by Rafe Sagarin • 2012
Octopi mastered security without a memo. What they know that our defenses keep missing.
3.76
224
Learning From the Octopus Summary
Learning From the Octopus 90%
Octopi mastered security without a memo. What they know that our defenses keep missing.
by Rafe Sagarin 2012
3.76
224 ratings
The Sea Around Us
by Rachel Carson • 1951
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
4.17
5k+
The Sea Around Us Summary
The Sea Around Us 90%
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
by Rachel Carson 1951
4.17
5k+ ratings
Zoobiquity
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2012
Animals faint, self-harm, and overdose just like we do; their doctors know why ours don't.
4.12
3k+
Zoobiquity Summary
Zoobiquity 90%
Animals faint, self-harm, and overdose just like we do; their doctors know why ours don't.
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2012
4.12
3k+ ratings
Under a White Sky
by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2021
Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.
4.10
13k+
Under a White Sky Summary
Under a White Sky 90%
Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.
by Elizabeth Kolbert 2021
4.10
13k+ ratings
The Peregrine
by J.A. Baker • 2004
One man's decade of chasing peregrines to see an English estuary through their hunting eyes.
4.15
6k+
The Peregrine Summary
The Peregrine 90%
One man's decade of chasing peregrines to see an English estuary through their hunting eyes.
by J.A. Baker 2004
4.15
6k+ ratings
Staying with the Trouble
by Donna J. Haraway • 2016
There is no escape from collapse, only forging ties with critters, compost, and the dead.
4.04
3k+
Staying with the Trouble Summary
Staying with the Trouble 90%
There is no escape from collapse, only forging ties with critters, compost, and the dead.
by Donna J. Haraway 2016
4.04
3k+ ratings
What the Chicken Knows
by Sy Montgomery • 2024
Chickens know faces, navigate by landmarks, and form bonds you'd never expect from a bird.
3.82
3k+
What the Chicken Knows Summary
What the Chicken Knows 90%
Chickens know faces, navigate by landmarks, and form bonds you'd never expect from a bird.
by Sy Montgomery 2024
3.82
3k+ ratings
Resilience Thinking
by Brian Walker • 2006
Stop optimizing nature. The science that explains why management backfires, and what to do instead.
3.87
362
Resilience Thinking Summary
Resilience Thinking 90%
Stop optimizing nature. The science that explains why management backfires, and what to do instead.
by Brian Walker 2006
3.87
362 ratings
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