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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 90%
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
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 90%
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
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 90%
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
by Helen Scales 2023
4.43
325 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 90%
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
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 89%
Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.
by Karl von Frisch 1974
4.31
54 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 89%
Silent flight, asymmetrical ears, and the minds that decode them. A new portrait of the owl.
by Jennifer Ackerman 2023
4.14
7k+ 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 89%
Ocean invertebrates spent eons perfecting adaptations that now inspire new drugs and materials.
by Drew Harvell 2025
3.87
254 ratings
The Animal Kingdom
by Peter Holland • 2011
DNA reveals the animal kingdom's true family tree: insects dominate, humans are a recent arrival.
3.99
240
The Animal Kingdom Summary
The Animal Kingdom 89%
DNA reveals the animal kingdom's true family tree: insects dominate, humans are a recent arrival.
by Peter Holland 2011
3.99
240 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 89%
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
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 89%
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
by James L. Gould 2007
3.90
89 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 89%
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 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 89%
The ocean's strangest creatures survived every challenge for eons. Then we arrived.
by Stephen R. Palumbi 2014
4.00
444 ratings
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins • 1996
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
4.11
10k+
Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable 89%
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
by Richard Dawkins 1996
4.11
10k+ 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 89%
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
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 89%
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
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 89%
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 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 89%
Why a wolf can reroute a river, and salmon feed the forest: nature's invisible connections.
by Peter Wohlleben 2017
4.05
7k+ ratings
At the Water's Edge
by Carl Zimmer • 1998
Getting onto land was a 390-million-year project. Going back took whales just 15 million.
4.09
2k+
At the Water's Edge Summary
At the Water's Edge 88%
Getting onto land was a 390-million-year project. Going back took whales just 15 million.
by Carl Zimmer 1998
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Story of Birds
by Steve Brusatte • 2026
How feathers, beaks, and song evolved from the dinosaurs that survived Earth's worst day.
4.61
549
The Story of Birds Summary
The Story of Birds 88%
How feathers, beaks, and song evolved from the dinosaurs that survived Earth's worst day.
by Steve Brusatte 2026
4.61
549 ratings
The Wisdom of Birds
by Tim Birkhead • 2008
How a handful of curious observers dismantled millennia of bird folklore, feather by feather.
4.22
256
The Wisdom of Birds Summary
The Wisdom of Birds 88%
How a handful of curious observers dismantled millennia of bird folklore, feather by feather.
by Tim Birkhead 2008
4.22
256 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 88%
The planet's fifth mass extinction killed the dinosaurs. We are the cause of the sixth.
by Elizabeth Kolbert 2014
4.15
80k+ 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 88%
Evolution is unfolding faster on concrete than in any rainforest, right under your feet.
by Menno Schilthuizen 2018
4.10
2k+ ratings
Modern Text Book of Zoology
by R.L. Kotpal • 1995
The vertebrate body plan and its 500-million-year unfolding, from the notochord to the amniotic egg.
3.80
399
Modern Text Book of Zoology Summary
Modern Text Book of Zoology 88%
The vertebrate body plan and its 500-million-year unfolding, from the notochord to the amniotic egg.
by R.L. Kotpal 1995
3.80
399 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 88%
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
Letters to a Young Scientist
by Edward O. Wilson • 2013
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
3.90
5k+
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist 88%
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
by Edward O. Wilson 2013
3.90
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 88%
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
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
by Tristan Gooley • 2014
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
3.77
5k+
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs 88%
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
by Tristan Gooley 2014
3.77
5k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.
by Carl Safina 2015
4.41
5k+ ratings
Darwin and Evolution
by Paul Strathern • 1998
How a seasick naturalist and a stranger's letter launched the most disruptive idea in science.
3.58
125
Darwin and Evolution Summary
Darwin and Evolution 88%
How a seasick naturalist and a stranger's letter launched the most disruptive idea in science.
by Paul Strathern 1998
3.58
125 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 88%
Beneath a tiny skull is a brain that rivals primates in tool making, navigation, and culture.
by Jennifer Ackerman 2016
4.05
14k+ ratings
Evolution
by Carl Zimmer • 2001
One idea explains elaborate plumage, the fossil record, and why antibiotics stop working: evolution.
4.11
5k+
Evolution Summary
Evolution 88%
One idea explains elaborate plumage, the fossil record, and why antibiotics stop working: evolution.
by Carl Zimmer 2001
4.11
5k+ ratings
How to Read a Tree
by Tristan Gooley • 2023
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
4.09
1k+
How to Read a Tree Summary
How to Read a Tree 88%
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
by Tristan Gooley 2023
4.09
1k+ 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 88%
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
by Marc Bekoff 2007
4.05
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 88%
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
by Peter Benchley 2002
4.01
845 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
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 88%
A spear-pierced stork, a thrush chase, and radar ghosts: how we finally solved bird migration.
by Rebecca Heisman 2023
4.07
809 ratings
The Klamath Knot
by David Rains Wallace • 1983
An Oregon forest 40 million years old: evolution still running experiments Darwin never imagined.
4.20
184
The Klamath Knot Summary
The Klamath Knot 88%
An Oregon forest 40 million years old: evolution still running experiments Darwin never imagined.
by David Rains Wallace 1983
4.20
184 ratings
Domesticated
by Richard C. Francis • 2015
Selecting for tameness remakes body, brain, and behavior. The same force may have shaped us.
3.98
594
Domesticated Summary
Domesticated 88%
Selecting for tameness remakes body, brain, and behavior. The same force may have shaped us.
by Richard C. Francis 2015
3.98
594 ratings
Life Ascending
by Nick Lane • 2009
Evolution's hardest problems, from life's origin to death itself, all have a chemical answer.
4.13
5k+
Life Ascending Summary
Life Ascending 88%
Evolution's hardest problems, from life's origin to death itself, all have a chemical answer.
by Nick Lane 2009
4.13
5k+ ratings
Dinosaurs
by David E. Fastovsky • 2009
The textbook that treats dinosaurs as animals, not monsters, and follows them into the sky.
4.21
193
Dinosaurs Summary
Dinosaurs 88%
The textbook that treats dinosaurs as animals, not monsters, and follows them into the sky.
by David E. Fastovsky 2009
4.21
193 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 88%
Pigeon racing, taxidermy, lion hugging: Susan Orlean on the animal obsessions that fill our lives.
by Susan Orlean 2021
3.83
6k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
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 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 88%
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
by Rachel Carson 1951
4.17
5k+ ratings
What Evolution Is
by Ernst W. Mayr • 2001
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
4.02
4k+
What Evolution Is Summary
What Evolution Is 88%
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
by Ernst W. Mayr 2001
4.02
4k+ ratings
Fungi
by Lynne Boddy • 2024
Fungi wire forests together, gave us penicillin, and recycle the dead. 90% remain unknown.
4.23
69
Fungi Summary
Fungi 88%
Fungi wire forests together, gave us penicillin, and recycle the dead. 90% remain unknown.
by Lynne Boddy 2024
4.23
69 ratings
The Greatest Show on Earth
by Richard Dawkins • 2009
From radioactive rocks to lizards that grew new heads in 37 years: the evidence for evolution.
4.16
56k+
The Greatest Show on Earth Summary
The Greatest Show on Earth 88%
From radioactive rocks to lizards that grew new heads in 37 years: the evidence for evolution.
by Richard Dawkins 2009
4.16
56k+ 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 88%
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
by Steve Searles 2023
4.18
401 ratings
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