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🏕️ Field Research

Scholarship that leaves the library behind, gathering data through direct engagement with communities, ecosystems, or archaeological sites.
Qualitative Research Methods
by Sarah J. Tracy • 2012
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
3.94
69
📋 Qualitative Methodology🔬 Social Research Methods⚖️ Research Ethics
Qualitative Research Methods Summary
Qualitative Research Methods 90%
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
by Sarah J. Tracy 2012
3.94
69 ratings
📋 Qualitative Methodology🔬 Social Research Methods⚖️ Research Ethics
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research
by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros • 2021
Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.
5.00
1
🧪 Qualitative Methods⚡ Rapid Evaluation📊 Program Evaluation
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research Summary
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research 90%
Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.
by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros 2021
5.00
1 ratings
🧪 Qualitative Methods⚡ Rapid Evaluation📊 Program Evaluation
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
🐾 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Field Biology👣 Cryptozoology
Search for the Golden Moon Bear Summary
Search for the Golden Moon Bear 89%
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
🐾 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Field Biology👣 Cryptozoology
Research Methodology
by C.R. Kothari • 1985
The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.
3.88
306
🧪 Research Methodology📊 Quantitative Methods📐 Research Design
Research Methodology Summary
Research Methodology 89%
The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.
by C.R. Kothari 1985
3.88
306 ratings
🧪 Research Methodology📊 Quantitative Methods📐 Research Design
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+
🧭 Outdoor Navigation☁️ Weather Prediction🐾 Animal Tracking
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs 89%
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
by Tristan Gooley 2014
3.77
5k+ ratings
🧭 Outdoor Navigation☁️ Weather Prediction🐾 Animal Tracking
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+
🧪 Scientific Careers🔬 Field Biology💡 Scientific Creativity
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist 89%
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
by Edward O. Wilson 2013
3.90
5k+ ratings
🧪 Scientific Careers🔬 Field Biology💡 Scientific Creativity
The Cosmic Serpent
by Jeremy Narby • 1998
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
4.17
8k+
🌿 Ethnobotany🍄 Psychedelics🪶 Indigenous Knowledge
The Cosmic Serpent Summary
The Cosmic Serpent 89%
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
by Jeremy Narby 1998
4.17
8k+ ratings
🌿 Ethnobotany🍄 Psychedelics🪶 Indigenous Knowledge
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
3.86
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 89%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
The Forest People
by Colin M. Turnbull • 1961
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
3.96
3k+
🧑‍🏫 Cultural Anthropology🏹 Hunter-Gatherer Societies🤝 Egalitarian Societies
The Forest People Summary
The Forest People 89%
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
by Colin M. Turnbull 1961
3.96
3k+ ratings
🧑‍🏫 Cultural Anthropology🏹 Hunter-Gatherer Societies🤝 Egalitarian Societies
Where Research Begins
by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
3.86
157
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins 89%
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022
3.86
157 ratings
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Research Design
by John W. Creswell • 1994
Align your philosophy, design, and methods into a single coherent research blueprint.
3.82
3k+
📐 Research Design✍️ Proposal Writing🔀 Mixed Methods Research
Research Design Summary
Research Design 89%
Align your philosophy, design, and methods into a single coherent research blueprint.
by John W. Creswell 1994
3.82
3k+ ratings
📐 Research Design✍️ Proposal Writing🔀 Mixed Methods Research
How Forests Think
by Eduardo Kohn • 2013
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
3.86
1k+
🌴 Amazonian Ethnography🕸️ Multispecies Ethnography🧬 Biosemiotics
How Forests Think Summary
How Forests Think 88%
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
by Eduardo Kohn 2013
3.86
1k+ ratings
🌴 Amazonian Ethnography🕸️ Multispecies Ethnography🧬 Biosemiotics
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
🐾 Animal Tracking🏕️ Wilderness Skills👣 Track Interpretation
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking 88%
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 Tracking🏕️ Wilderness Skills👣 Track Interpretation
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+
🏜️ Desert Ecology💧 Desert Hydrology✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing
The Secret Knowledge of Water Summary
The Secret Knowledge of Water 88%
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
🏜️ Desert Ecology💧 Desert Hydrology✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 88%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
The Voyage of the Beagle
by Charles Darwin • 1839
The five-year voyage that found patterns in nature no theory of the time could explain.
4.02
9k+
🍃 Natural History🔬 Scientific Expeditions👁️ Field Observation
The Voyage of the Beagle Summary
The Voyage of the Beagle 88%
The five-year voyage that found patterns in nature no theory of the time could explain.
by Charles Darwin 1839
4.02
9k+ ratings
🍃 Natural History🔬 Scientific Expeditions👁️ Field Observation
Focus Groups
by Richard A. Krueger • 1988
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
3.84
128
🧪 Qualitative Research📋 Research Methods🎙️ Interview Methods
Focus Groups Summary
Focus Groups 88%
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
by Richard A. Krueger 1988
3.84
128 ratings
🧪 Qualitative Research📋 Research Methods🎙️ Interview Methods
The Lost City of the Monkey God
by Douglas Preston • 2017
Cartels, vipers, disease. A filmmaker searched for a lost city. A laser found it first.
3.93
63k+
🗺️ Lost City Legends⛏️ Archaeological Adventure🌴 Jungle Expeditions
The Lost City of the Monkey God Summary
The Lost City of the Monkey God 88%
Cartels, vipers, disease. A filmmaker searched for a lost city. A laser found it first.
by Douglas Preston 2017
3.93
63k+ ratings
🗺️ Lost City Legends⛏️ Archaeological Adventure🌴 Jungle Expeditions
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares
by Greg Marley • 2010
Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.
3.95
271
🧫 Mycology🍄 Mushroom Hunting⚠️ Foraging Safety
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares Summary
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares 88%
Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.
by Greg Marley 2010
3.95
271 ratings
🧫 Mycology🍄 Mushroom Hunting⚠️ Foraging Safety
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+
🧭 Natural Navigation🌳 Tree Identification🗺️ Landscape Reading
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
🧭 Natural Navigation🌳 Tree Identification🗺️ Landscape Reading
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
🏛️ Public Folklore🧳 Cultural Tourism🎪 Festival Studies
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 88%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
🏛️ Public Folklore🧳 Cultural Tourism🎪 Festival Studies
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 88%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
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
🐝 Pollinator Ecology🦋 Insect Conservation🏙️ Urban Ecology
The Good Bee Summary
The Good Bee 88%
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
🐝 Pollinator Ecology🦋 Insect Conservation🏙️ Urban Ecology
The Ice at the End of the World
by Jon Gertner • 2019
Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.
4.17
1k+
🧊 Polar Exploration🌍 Climate Science🏔️ Glaciology
The Ice at the End of the World Summary
The Ice at the End of the World 88%
Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.
by Jon Gertner 2019
4.17
1k+ ratings
🧊 Polar Exploration🌍 Climate Science🏔️ Glaciology
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
📜 Environmental History🌍 Political Ecology🎣 Fisheries Management
Managed Annihilation Summary
Managed Annihilation 88%
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
📜 Environmental History🌍 Political Ecology🎣 Fisheries Management
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology
by Hugh Coolican • 1990
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
3.84
194
📊 Psychological Research📋 Research Methods🧪 Experimental Design
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology Summary
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology 88%
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
by Hugh Coolican 1990
3.84
194 ratings
📊 Psychological Research📋 Research Methods🧪 Experimental Design
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
3.82
150
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 88%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
Research Strategies
by William B. Badke • 2000
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
3.79
392
📚 Academic Research📖 Library Research🧠 Information Literacy
Research Strategies Summary
Research Strategies 88%
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
by William B. Badke 2000
3.79
392 ratings
📚 Academic Research📖 Library Research🧠 Information Literacy
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+
🌊 Ocean Exploration🐙 Marine Biology🌋 Geology And Volcanism
The Underworld Summary
The Underworld 88%
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
🌊 Ocean Exploration🐙 Marine Biology🌋 Geology And Volcanism
Market Research in Practice
by Paul N. Hague • 1992
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
3.93
15
🔍 Market Research💡 Consumer Insights📋 Survey Design
Market Research in Practice Summary
Market Research in Practice 88%
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
by Paul N. Hague 1992
3.93
15 ratings
🔍 Market Research💡 Consumer Insights📋 Survey Design
Traces
by Patricia Wiltshire • 2019
Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.
3.60
3k+
🔬 Forensic Science🌿 Forensic Ecology🔍 Trace Evidence
Traces Summary
Traces 88%
Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.
by Patricia Wiltshire 2019
3.60
3k+ ratings
🔬 Forensic Science🌿 Forensic Ecology🔍 Trace Evidence
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
🏛️ Phenomenology🔍 Gestalt Psychology👁️ Ethnographic Observation
Look Summary
Look 88%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
🏛️ Phenomenology🔍 Gestalt Psychology👁️ Ethnographic Observation
Paranormal America
by Christopher D. Bader • 2010
Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.
3.66
164
⛪ Sociology Of Religion📊 Survey Research👻 Paranormal Culture
Paranormal America Summary
Paranormal America 88%
Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.
by Christopher D. Bader 2010
3.66
164 ratings
⛪ Sociology Of Religion📊 Survey Research👻 Paranormal Culture
Forbidden Archeology
by Michael A. Cremo • 1993
Modern human fossils appear in Miocene strata. For over a century, science has looked away.
4.05
1k+
🦴 Paleoanthropology🏺 Alternative Archaeology🌍 Human Origins
Forbidden Archeology Summary
Forbidden Archeology 88%
Modern human fossils appear in Miocene strata. For over a century, science has looked away.
by Michael A. Cremo 1993
4.05
1k+ ratings
🦴 Paleoanthropology🏺 Alternative Archaeology🌍 Human Origins
Coding Freedom
by Gabriella Coleman • 2012
They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.
3.82
280
💻 Hacker Culture🐧 Free Software Movement🌐 Digital Ethnography
Coding Freedom Summary
Coding Freedom 88%
They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.
by Gabriella Coleman 2012
3.82
280 ratings
💻 Hacker Culture🐧 Free Software Movement🌐 Digital Ethnography
Food of the Gods
by Terence McKenna • 1992
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
4.12
13k+
🧬 Human Evolution🌿 Ethnobotany🌀 Altered States
Food of the Gods Summary
Food of the Gods 88%
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
by Terence McKenna 1992
4.12
13k+ ratings
🧬 Human Evolution🌿 Ethnobotany🌀 Altered States
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+
🤣 Comic Travelogues🦏 Endangered Species🐆 Wildlife Conservation
Last Chance to See Summary
Last Chance to See 88%
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
🤣 Comic Travelogues🦏 Endangered Species🐆 Wildlife Conservation
The Mushroom at the End of the World
by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing • 2015
A global commodity mushroom reveals how life, value, and freedom endure in capitalism's wreckage.
3.96
8k+
🧬 Multispecies Ethnography🌍 Political Ecology🌪️ Disturbance Ecology
The Mushroom at the End of the World Summary
The Mushroom at the End of the World 88%
A global commodity mushroom reveals how life, value, and freedom endure in capitalism's wreckage.
by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 2015
3.96
8k+ ratings
🧬 Multispecies Ethnography🌍 Political Ecology🌪️ Disturbance Ecology
Unbelievable
by Stacy Horn • 2009
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
3.27
512
🔮 Parapsychology🔬 History Of Science🧠 Consciousness Studies
Unbelievable Summary
Unbelievable 88%
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
by Stacy Horn 2009
3.27
512 ratings
🔮 Parapsychology🔬 History Of Science🧠 Consciousness Studies
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 Behavior🏗️ Natural Architecture🔬 Ethology
Animal Architecture Summary
Animal Architecture 88%
Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.
by Karl von Frisch 1974
4.31
54 ratings
🐾 Animal Behavior🏗️ Natural Architecture🔬 Ethology
Around the World in 80 Plants
by Jonathan Drori • 2021
How a cactus, a purple dye, and a lethal bean rewrote history: 80 plants, 80 stories.
4.40
1k+
🌿 Ethnobotany👽 Plant Curiosities🌍 Global Journey
Around the World in 80 Plants Summary
Around the World in 80 Plants 88%
How a cactus, a purple dye, and a lethal bean rewrote history: 80 plants, 80 stories.
by Jonathan Drori 2021
4.40
1k+ ratings
🌿 Ethnobotany👽 Plant Curiosities🌍 Global Journey
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+
🏭 Anthropocene Studies📰 Science Journalism🌿 Ecological Intervention
Under a White Sky Summary
Under a White Sky 88%
Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.
by Elizabeth Kolbert 2021
4.10
13k+ ratings
🏭 Anthropocene Studies📰 Science Journalism🌿 Ecological Intervention
Becoming Animal
by David Abram • 2010
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
4.18
2k+
🌍 Environmental Philosophy🪨 Animism🌀 Phenomenology
Becoming Animal Summary
Becoming Animal 88%
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
by David Abram 2010
4.18
2k+ ratings
🌍 Environmental Philosophy🪨 Animism🌀 Phenomenology
Sensemaking
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2017
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
3.67
680
🔍 Cultural Analysis📝 Thick Description👁️ Ethnographic Methods
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking 88%
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017
3.67
680 ratings
🔍 Cultural Analysis📝 Thick Description👁️ Ethnographic Methods
Around the World in 80 Trees
by Jonathan Drori • 2018
A botanical tour of 80 trees that built empires, inspired myths, and launched trade routes.
4.55
2k+
🌿 Plant Adaptations🌍 Cultural Botany🌳 Tree Biology
Around the World in 80 Trees Summary
Around the World in 80 Trees 87%
A botanical tour of 80 trees that built empires, inspired myths, and launched trade routes.
by Jonathan Drori 2018
4.55
2k+ ratings
🌿 Plant Adaptations🌍 Cultural Botany🌳 Tree Biology
Mastering Your PhD
by Patricia A. Gosling • 2006
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
3.62
101
🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD 87%
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006
3.62
101 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing
Earth in Human Hands
by David Grinspoon • 2016
If most civilizations burn out within a thousand years, why would we be the exception?
4.19
311
🏭 Anthropocene Studies🪐 Planetary Science⏳ Civilizational Longevity
Earth in Human Hands Summary
Earth in Human Hands 87%
If most civilizations burn out within a thousand years, why would we be the exception?
by David Grinspoon 2016
4.19
311 ratings
🏭 Anthropocene Studies🪐 Planetary Science⏳ Civilizational Longevity
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
🐦 Bird Migration🧭 Animal Navigation🛰️ Animal Tracking
Flight Paths Summary
Flight Paths 87%
A spear-pierced stork, a thrush chase, and radar ghosts: how we finally solved bird migration.
by Rebecca Heisman 2023
4.07
809 ratings
🐦 Bird Migration🧭 Animal Navigation🛰️ Animal Tracking
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+
🦍 Primatology🐘 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Science Memoir
A Primate's Memoir Summary
A Primate's Memoir 87%
A young scientist joins a baboon troop expecting gorillas and finds violence, humor, and himself.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2001
4.39
9k+ ratings
🦍 Primatology🐘 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Science Memoir
Underland
by Robert Macfarlane • 2019
Fungal networks, catacombs, nuclear tombs: the vast underground that shapes our fate and our future.
4.22
22k+
🕳️ Underground Exploration⏳ Geological Time🍄 Subterranean Networks
Underland Summary
Underland 87%
Fungal networks, catacombs, nuclear tombs: the vast underground that shapes our fate and our future.
by Robert Macfarlane 2019
4.22
22k+ ratings
🕳️ Underground Exploration⏳ Geological Time🍄 Subterranean Networks
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