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🔬 Scientific Fieldwork

Books that take readers into the mud, the ice, and the canopy — immersive accounts of researchers gathering data in the wild, where nature rarely cooperates with protocol.
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 90%
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 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 90%
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
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 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
🐾 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Field Biology👣 Cryptozoology
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 89%
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
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
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 89%
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
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 89%
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
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 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
🤣 Comic Travelogues🦏 Endangered Species🐆 Wildlife Conservation
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 89%
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
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 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 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 88%
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
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+
🌊 Oceanography🐟 Marine Biology🦑 Deep Sea
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
🌊 Oceanography🐟 Marine Biology🦑 Deep Sea
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 88%
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
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
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 88%
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
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 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
🐦 Bird Migration🧭 Animal Navigation🛰️ Animal Tracking
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
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan • 1980
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
4.40
160k+
🔭 Cosmology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Life
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos 88%
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
by Carl Sagan 1980
4.40
160k+ ratings
🔭 Cosmology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Life
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🌊 Ocean Ecosystems🛡️ Marine Conservation
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
🐟 Marine Biology🌊 Ocean Ecosystems🛡️ Marine Conservation
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
🐠 Marine Biology🦑 Deep Sea Creatures🌋 Extreme Environments
The Extreme Life of the Sea Summary
The Extreme Life of the Sea 88%
The ocean's strangest creatures survived every challenge for eons. Then we arrived.
by Stephen R. Palumbi 2014
4.00
444 ratings
🐠 Marine Biology🦑 Deep Sea Creatures🌋 Extreme Environments
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 88%
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
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 88%
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
Lab Girl
by Hope Jahren • 2016
Bipolar, broke, with an oddball lab partner: a geobiologist's devotion to what plants know.
3.98
72k+
👩‍🔬 Women In STEM🌿 Botanical Writing🔬 Science Memoirs
Lab Girl Summary
Lab Girl 88%
Bipolar, broke, with an oddball lab partner: a geobiologist's devotion to what plants know.
by Hope Jahren 2016
3.98
72k+ ratings
👩‍🔬 Women In STEM🌿 Botanical Writing🔬 Science Memoirs
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 88%
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
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
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2023
Life is a near-miracle, and our minds are the universe's only way to mean.
3.91
189
🔭 Cosmic Perspective🧬 Origin Of Life🌍 Planetary Stewardship
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe Summary
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe 88%
Life is a near-miracle, and our minds are the universe's only way to mean.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2023
3.91
189 ratings
🔭 Cosmic Perspective🧬 Origin Of Life🌍 Planetary Stewardship
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
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
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 88%
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
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection
by Carl Sagan • 1973
Searching for alien intelligence is now a testable science, and the silence is a message in itself.
4.25
2k+
🪐 Planetary Science📡 Seti🌌 Cosmic Perspective
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection Summary
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection 88%
Searching for alien intelligence is now a testable science, and the silence is a message in itself.
by Carl Sagan 1973
4.25
2k+ ratings
🪐 Planetary Science📡 Seti🌌 Cosmic Perspective
Last Breath
by Peter Stark • 2001
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
4.01
735
🫀 Human Physiology🏥 Wilderness Medicine🏔️ Extreme Environments
Last Breath Summary
Last Breath 88%
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
by Peter Stark 2001
4.01
735 ratings
🫀 Human Physiology🏥 Wilderness Medicine🏔️ Extreme Environments
The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman • 2007
What happens to every city, every nuclear plant, and every plastic bag the moment humans disappear.
3.81
44k+
🕰️ Deep Time🌿 Rewilding🧴 Plastic Pollution
The World Without Us Summary
The World Without Us 88%
What happens to every city, every nuclear plant, and every plastic bag the moment humans disappear.
by Alan Weisman 2007
3.81
44k+ ratings
🕰️ Deep Time🌿 Rewilding🧴 Plastic Pollution
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 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
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🐝 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
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 88%
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
Interstellar
by Avi Loeb • 2023
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
3.52
626
🧬 Astrobiology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Interstellar Summary
Interstellar 88%
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
by Avi Loeb 2023
3.52
626 ratings
🧬 Astrobiology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Mawson's Will
by Lennard Bickel • 1977
He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.
4.26
2k+
🧊 Polar Exploration🇦🇶 Antarctic Expeditions🏕️ Survival Narratives
Mawson's Will Summary
Mawson's Will 88%
He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.
by Lennard Bickel 1977
4.26
2k+ ratings
🧊 Polar Exploration🇦🇶 Antarctic Expeditions🏕️ Survival Narratives
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
🧪 Natural Philosophy🕊️ Science And Spirituality🎣 Fly-Fishing
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
🧪 Natural Philosophy🕊️ Science And Spirituality🎣 Fly-Fishing
A Billion Butterflies
by Jagadish Shukla • 2025
How a boy from a monsoon village proved the slow Earth overpowers sky-wide chaos.
4.11
296
🧪 Scientific Memoir🦋 Chaos Theory🌍 Climate Science
A Billion Butterflies Summary
A Billion Butterflies 88%
How a boy from a monsoon village proved the slow Earth overpowers sky-wide chaos.
by Jagadish Shukla 2025
4.11
296 ratings
🧪 Scientific Memoir🦋 Chaos Theory🌍 Climate Science
Evolution's Captain
by Peter Nichols • 2003
He kidnapped four Fuegians to save them, gave Darwin his ship, and was destroyed by both.
3.99
511
🚢 Naval Exploration🔬 Victorian Science📜 Biographical History
Evolution's Captain Summary
Evolution's Captain 88%
He kidnapped four Fuegians to save them, gave Darwin his ship, and was destroyed by both.
by Peter Nichols 2003
3.99
511 ratings
🚢 Naval Exploration🔬 Victorian Science📜 Biographical History
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
The Secret Life of the Universe
by Nathalie A. Cabrol • 2024
Five thousand exoplanets and a silent cosmos: the search for life is a mirror of Earth's fragility.
4.03
713
🛸 Astrobiology🚀 Space Exploration🧬 Origin Of Life
The Secret Life of the Universe Summary
The Secret Life of the Universe 88%
Five thousand exoplanets and a silent cosmos: the search for life is a mirror of Earth's fragility.
by Nathalie A. Cabrol 2024
4.03
713 ratings
🛸 Astrobiology🚀 Space Exploration🧬 Origin Of Life
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+
🌊 Oceanography🧴 Plastic Pollution🏭 Global Supply Chain
Moby-Duck Summary
Moby-Duck 88%
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
🌊 Oceanography🧴 Plastic Pollution🏭 Global Supply Chain
Timefulness
by Marcia Bjornerud • 2018
The climate crisis has a hidden dimension: time. Why the billion-year view matters now.
4.07
2k+
⏳ Deep Time🌍 Earth History🔭 Long-Term Thinking
Timefulness Summary
Timefulness 88%
The climate crisis has a hidden dimension: time. Why the billion-year view matters now.
by Marcia Bjornerud 2018
4.07
2k+ ratings
⏳ Deep Time🌍 Earth History🔭 Long-Term Thinking
Pale Blue Dot
by Carl Sagan • 1994
On a single pixel: everyone who ever lived. The scientific case that makes space our only insurance.
4.34
40k+
🔭 Planetary Science🚀 Space Exploration🌌 Cosmic Perspective
Pale Blue Dot Summary
Pale Blue Dot 88%
On a single pixel: everyone who ever lived. The scientific case that makes space our only insurance.
by Carl Sagan 1994
4.34
40k+ ratings
🔭 Planetary Science🚀 Space Exploration🌌 Cosmic Perspective
Life Lessons From the Amazon
by Pip Stewart • 2021
Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.
4.08
194
🏕️ Expedition Memoirs🌴 Rainforest Adventure🧭 Female Explorers
Life Lessons From the Amazon Summary
Life Lessons From the Amazon 88%
Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.
by Pip Stewart 2021
4.08
194 ratings
🏕️ Expedition Memoirs🌴 Rainforest Adventure🧭 Female Explorers
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
Trespassing Across America
by Ken Ilgunas • 2016
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
3.82
2k+
🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry✊ Environmental Activism🚶 Walking Journeys
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America 88%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry✊ Environmental Activism🚶 Walking Journeys
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
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🔬 History Of Science🌿 Natural Selection
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
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🔬 History Of Science🌿 Natural Selection
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