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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 91%
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 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 91%
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 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 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 91%
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
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 90%
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
On Looking
by Alexandra Horowitz • 2013
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
3.51
5k+
On Looking Summary
On Looking 90%
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
by Alexandra Horowitz 2013
3.51
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 90%
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
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 90%
Silent flight, asymmetrical ears, and the minds that decode them. A new portrait of the owl.
by Jennifer Ackerman 2023
4.14
7k+ 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
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
by Annie Dillard • 1974
A year beside one creek reveals a world where grace and violence are the same water.
4.08
30k+
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Summary
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 90%
A year beside one creek reveals a world where grace and violence are the same water.
by Annie Dillard 1974
4.08
30k+ ratings
The Songs of Trees
by David George Haskell • 2017
Forests are societies. Underground networks let trees communicate, trade, and compete.
4.05
2k+
The Songs of Trees Summary
The Songs of Trees 90%
Forests are societies. Underground networks let trees communicate, trade, and compete.
by David George Haskell 2017
4.05
2k+ 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 90%
Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.
by Karl von Frisch 1974
4.31
54 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
Gathering Moss
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2003
They drink fog, build forests, bridge worlds. A scientist and Potawatomi woman on what mosses know.
4.38
21k+
Gathering Moss Summary
Gathering Moss 90%
They drink fog, build forests, bridge worlds. A scientist and Potawatomi woman on what mosses know.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003
4.38
21k+ ratings
Wild Comfort
by Kathleen Dean Moore • 2010
The natural world holds no cure for grief, only a rhythm vast enough to carry it.
4.12
753
Wild Comfort Summary
Wild Comfort 90%
The natural world holds no cure for grief, only a rhythm vast enough to carry it.
by Kathleen Dean Moore 2010
4.12
753 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
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 89%
An Oregon forest 40 million years old: evolution still running experiments Darwin never imagined.
by David Rains Wallace 1983
4.20
184 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 89%
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 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 89%
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
by Marc Hamer 2019
4.16
2k+ 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 89%
How a handful of curious observers dismantled millennia of bird folklore, feather by feather.
by Tim Birkhead 2008
4.22
256 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
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 89%
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
Birds Art Life Death
by Kyo Maclear • 2017
As her father faded, a writer watched city birds. Small things, closely seen, restored her life.
4.00
4k+
Birds Art Life Death Summary
Birds Art Life Death 89%
As her father faded, a writer watched city birds. Small things, closely seen, restored her life.
by Kyo Maclear 2017
4.00
4k+ ratings
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+
Around the World in 80 Trees Summary
Around the World in 80 Trees 89%
A botanical tour of 80 trees that built empires, inspired myths, and launched trade routes.
by Jonathan Drori 2018
4.55
2k+ ratings
The Living Mountain
by Nan Shepherd • 1977
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
4.26
10k+
The Living Mountain Summary
The Living Mountain 89%
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
by Nan Shepherd 1977
4.26
10k+ 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 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
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 89%
Evolution is unfolding faster on concrete than in any rainforest, right under your feet.
by Menno Schilthuizen 2018
4.10
2k+ ratings
Penguin Celebrations - The Science of Everyday Life
by Jay Ingram • 1989
What walking, blinking, and bees reveal about physics, evolution, and your own brain.
3.76
230
Penguin Celebrations - The Science of Everyday Life Summary
Penguin Celebrations - The Science of Everyday Life 89%
What walking, blinking, and bees reveal about physics, evolution, and your own brain.
by Jay Ingram 1989
3.76
230 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 89%
She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.
by Chloe Dalton 2025
4.28
43k+ ratings
Last Child in the Woods
by Richard Louv • 2005
Childhood went indoors in a generation. What was lost isn't nostalgia; it's measurable and physical.
3.92
15k+
Last Child in the Woods Summary
Last Child in the Woods 88%
Childhood went indoors in a generation. What was lost isn't nostalgia; it's measurable and physical.
by Richard Louv 2005
3.92
15k+ ratings
One Man's Wilderness
by Sam Keith • 1973
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
4.37
10k+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 88%
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
by Sam Keith 1973
4.37
10k+ 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 88%
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
by Bernd Heinrich 2012
3.98
1k+ ratings
Rooted
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt • 2021
A field guide to living on a troubled earth, where science, wildness, and spirit converge.
4.00
5k+
Rooted Summary
Rooted 88%
A field guide to living on a troubled earth, where science, wildness, and spirit converge.
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt 2021
4.00
5k+ 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 88%
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
by Ed Yong 2022
4.46
37k+ ratings
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
4.51
177k+
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass 88%
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013
4.51
177k+ 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 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
Eight Master Lessons of Nature
by Gary Ferguson • 2019
The trees, wolves, and elephants already solved your biggest problems. Eight lessons they can teach.
4.12
1k+
Eight Master Lessons of Nature Summary
Eight Master Lessons of Nature 88%
The trees, wolves, and elephants already solved your biggest problems. Eight lessons they can teach.
by Gary Ferguson 2019
4.12
1k+ ratings
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2016
In a trout stream, a physicist discovers that the unknown is meaning's source, not its enemy.
4.06
176
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected Summary
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected 88%
In a trout stream, a physicist discovers that the unknown is meaning's source, not its enemy.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2016
4.06
176 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 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
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
Becoming Animal
by David Abram • 2010
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
4.18
2k+
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
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+
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
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 88%
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
by James L. Gould 2007
3.90
89 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 88%
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
by Helen Scales 2023
4.43
325 ratings
Ecological Intelligence
by Ian McCallum • 2005
The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.
4.08
109
Ecological Intelligence Summary
Ecological Intelligence 88%
The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.
by Ian McCallum 2005
4.08
109 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
The Practice of the Wild
by Gary Snyder • 1990
The rules for real freedom are written in forests, watersheds, and the food chain.
4.19
3k+
The Practice of the Wild Summary
The Practice of the Wild 88%
The rules for real freedom are written in forests, watersheds, and the food chain.
by Gary Snyder 1990
4.19
3k+ ratings
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+
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
The Spell of the Sensuous
by David Abram • 1996
The alphabet didn't just capture speech. It taught us the natural world had nothing to say.
4.17
5k+
The Spell of the Sensuous Summary
The Spell of the Sensuous 88%
The alphabet didn't just capture speech. It taught us the natural world had nothing to say.
by David Abram 1996
4.17
5k+ ratings
Stargazing for Dummies
by Steve Owens • 2013
Planets and galaxies hide in plain sight. Find them with your eyes first.
4.03
156
Stargazing for Dummies Summary
Stargazing for Dummies 88%
Planets and galaxies hide in plain sight. Find them with your eyes first.
by Steve Owens 2013
4.03
156 ratings
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