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Moby-Duck
by Donovan Hohn • 2011
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
3.31
3k+
Moby-Duck Summary
Moby-Duck 89%
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
by Donovan Hohn 2011
3.31
3k+ ratings
The Outermost House
by Henry Beston • 1928
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
4.07
4k+
The Outermost House Summary
The Outermost House 87%
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
by Henry Beston 1928
4.07
4k+ ratings
Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 87%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
The Living Stones
by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
3.99
167
The Living Stones Summary
The Living Stones 86%
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957
3.99
167 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 86%
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
by Rachel Carson 1951
4.17
5k+ ratings
Ocean
by David Attenborough • 2025
The ocean's secrets surfaced in one human lifetime. Now the next generation must decide its fate.
4.42
3k+
Ocean Summary
Ocean 86%
The ocean's secrets surfaced in one human lifetime. Now the next generation must decide its fate.
by David Attenborough 2025
4.42
3k+ 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 86%
Ocean invertebrates spent eons perfecting adaptations that now inspire new drugs and materials.
by Drew Harvell 2025
3.87
254 ratings
The Underworld
by Susan Casey • 2023
More of the moon is named than the deep seafloor. It controls our climate and hides an alien world.
4.22
5k+
The Underworld Summary
The Underworld 86%
More of the moon is named than the deep seafloor. It controls our climate and hides an alien world.
by Susan Casey 2023
4.22
5k+ ratings
Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan • 2015
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
4.28
41k+
Barbarian Days Summary
Barbarian Days 86%
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
by William Finnegan 2015
4.28
41k+ 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 86%
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
by Helen Scales 2023
4.43
325 ratings
Shipwrecked!
by Martin W. Sandler • 2023
Seven shipwrecks froze time. How marine archaeologists learned to unlock them.
3.87
218
Shipwrecked! Summary
Shipwrecked! 86%
Seven shipwrecks froze time. How marine archaeologists learned to unlock them.
by Martin W. Sandler 2023
3.87
218 ratings
Cod
by Mark Kurlansky • 1997
The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.
3.92
25k+
Cod Summary
Cod 86%
The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.
by Mark Kurlansky 1997
3.92
25k+ ratings
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by Miranda Dickinson • 2018
Two strangers bond over a beach star game, then a town vote makes them enemies.
4.01
936
Somewhere Beyond the Sea Summary
Somewhere Beyond the Sea 86%
Two strangers bond over a beach star game, then a town vote makes them enemies.
by Miranda Dickinson 2018
4.01
936 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 86%
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
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 86%
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
by Peter Benchley 2002
4.01
845 ratings
A Marriage at Sea
by Sophie Elmhirst • 2024
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
3.81
62k+
A Marriage at Sea Summary
A Marriage at Sea 86%
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
by Sophie Elmhirst 2024
3.81
62k+ 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 86%
The ocean's strangest creatures survived every challenge for eons. Then we arrived.
by Stephen R. Palumbi 2014
4.00
444 ratings
Ninety Percent of Everything
by Rose George • 2013
Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.
3.79
4k+
Ninety Percent of Everything Summary
Ninety Percent of Everything 86%
Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.
by Rose George 2013
3.79
4k+ 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 86%
Marine reserves bring rapid recovery, while trawling emits aviation-level carbon.
by Charles Clover 2022
4.23
492 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 85%
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 85%
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
by Marc Hamer 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
How to Sail Around the World
by Hal Roth • 2003
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
4.06
237
How to Sail Around the World Summary
How to Sail Around the World 85%
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
by Hal Roth 2003
4.06
237 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 85%
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
Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand • 2025
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
4.02
156k+
Swan Song Summary
Swan Song 85%
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2025
4.02
156k+ ratings
Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy • 2020
A woman tracks Arctic terns across a dying sea, her husband's ashes in her pocket.
4.11
109k+
Migrations Summary
Migrations 85%
A woman tracks Arctic terns across a dying sea, her husband's ashes in her pocket.
by Charlotte McConaghy 2020
4.11
109k+ ratings
A Year of Living Simply
by Kate Humble • 2024
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
3.71
2k+
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply 85%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
by Farley Mowat • 1984
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
4.11
2k+
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Summary
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 85%
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
by Farley Mowat 1984
4.11
2k+ ratings
The Missing Piece
by Shel Silverstein • 1976
A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.
4.28
32k+
The Missing Piece Summary
The Missing Piece 85%
A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.
by Shel Silverstein 1976
4.28
32k+ ratings
Rowing the Atlantic
by Roz Savage • 2009
How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.
4.02
456
Rowing the Atlantic Summary
Rowing the Atlantic 85%
How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.
by Roz Savage 2009
4.02
456 ratings
Playground
by Richard Powers • 2024
Tech mogul seeks forgiveness on a Pacific island as the community votes on his final plan.
4.13
51k+
Playground Summary
Playground 85%
Tech mogul seeks forgiveness on a Pacific island as the community votes on his final plan.
by Richard Powers 2024
4.13
51k+ 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 85%
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
The Wager
by David Grann • 2023
A warship wrecks. Two survivor stories collide. The empire buries the truth to protect its myth.
4.17
219k+
The Wager Summary
The Wager 85%
A warship wrecks. Two survivor stories collide. The empire buries the truth to protect its myth.
by David Grann 2023
4.17
219k+ 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 85%
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
by Tristan Gooley 2014
3.77
5k+ 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 85%
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 Sea and Civilization
by Lincoln Paine • 2013
Before trains, the sea was the fastest highway. World history from the deck of a ship.
3.89
700
The Sea and Civilization Summary
The Sea and Civilization 85%
Before trains, the sea was the fastest highway. World history from the deck of a ship.
by Lincoln Paine 2013
3.89
700 ratings
The Wrong Way Home
by Kate O'Shaughnessy • 2024
After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.
4.27
3k+
The Wrong Way Home Summary
The Wrong Way Home 85%
After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.
by Kate O'Shaughnessy 2024
4.27
3k+ ratings
The Way of the Hermit
by Ken Smith • 2023
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
4.21
3k+
The Way of the Hermit Summary
The Way of the Hermit 85%
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
by Ken Smith 2023
4.21
3k+ ratings
The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs • 2000
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
4.29
3k+
The Secret Knowledge of Water Summary
The Secret Knowledge of Water 85%
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
by Craig Childs 2000
4.29
3k+ ratings
Seven Summers
by Paige Toon • 2024
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
4.07
40k+
Seven Summers Summary
Seven Summers 85%
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
by Paige Toon 2024
4.07
40k+ ratings
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
by Geronimo Stilton • 2004
A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.
4.09
16k+
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye 85%
A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.
by Geronimo Stilton 2004
4.09
16k+ 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 85%
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
Tiddler
by Julia Donaldson • 2008
The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.
4.19
3k+
Tiddler Summary
Tiddler 85%
The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.
by Julia Donaldson 2008
4.19
3k+ ratings
Les marins ne savent pas nager
by Dominique Scali • 2022
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
3.73
1k+
Les marins ne savent pas nager Summary
Les marins ne savent pas nager 85%
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
by Dominique Scali 2022
3.73
1k+ ratings
Wavewalker
by Suzanne Heywood • 2023
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
4.23
9k+
Wavewalker Summary
Wavewalker 85%
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
by Suzanne Heywood 2023
4.23
9k+ ratings
Tupaia
by Joan Druett • 2010
The navigator who made Cook's Pacific voyage possible spent two centuries erased from the story.
4.25
201
Tupaia Summary
Tupaia 85%
The navigator who made Cook's Pacific voyage possible spent two centuries erased from the story.
by Joan Druett 2010
4.25
201 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 85%
A marine biologist lost her husband, then fought the salmon farms killing the orcas she studied.
by Alexandra Morton 2002
4.51
1k+ ratings
Beyond the Bright Sea
by Lauren Wolk • 2017
A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.
4.08
17k+
Beyond the Bright Sea Summary
Beyond the Bright Sea 85%
A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.
by Lauren Wolk 2017
4.08
17k+ ratings
Have a Great Summer
by Francesca Cocchi • 2026
Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.
3.85
2k+
Have a Great Summer Summary
Have a Great Summer 85%
Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.
by Francesca Cocchi 2026
3.85
2k+ ratings
Summer State of Mind
by Kristy Woodson Harvey • 2026
A burnt-out nurse and a hometown coach share a rescued newborn and a slow-burn Southern romance.
3.80
7k+
Summer State of Mind Summary
Summer State of Mind 85%
A burnt-out nurse and a hometown coach share a rescued newborn and a slow-burn Southern romance.
by Kristy Woodson Harvey 2026
3.80
7k+ ratings
Crash Landing
by Annie McQuaid • 2025
Her plane crashes on a deserted island. The pilot is the man who broke her heart.
3.45
3k+
Crash Landing Summary
Crash Landing 85%
Her plane crashes on a deserted island. The pilot is the man who broke her heart.
by Annie McQuaid 2025
3.45
3k+ ratings
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