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All Things Wise and Wonderful
by James Herriot • 1978
From calving sheds to RAF basic training: a young vet learns humans are the difficult animals.
4.45
38k+
All Things Wise and Wonderful Summary
All Things Wise and Wonderful 87%
From calving sheds to RAF basic training: a young vet learns humans are the difficult animals.
by James Herriot 1978
4.45
38k+ 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 87%
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
by Nan Shepherd 1977
4.26
10k+ ratings
The Road to Little Dribbling
by Bill Bryson • 2015
Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.
3.73
39k+
The Road to Little Dribbling Summary
The Road to Little Dribbling 87%
Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.
by Bill Bryson 2015
3.73
39k+ 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 86%
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 Full English
by Stuart Maconie • 2023
England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.
4.04
1k+
The Full English Summary
The Full English 86%
England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.
by Stuart Maconie 2023
4.04
1k+ ratings
Helm
by Sarah Hall • 2025
A sentient Pennine wind watches ten thousand years of human worship, blame, and longing.
3.80
2k+
Helm Summary
Helm 86%
A sentient Pennine wind watches ten thousand years of human worship, blame, and longing.
by Sarah Hall 2025
3.80
2k+ 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 Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky • 2022
When revolution fails him, a poet retreats to the countryside and memory to rebuild his spirit.
4.39
352
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 85%
When revolution fails him, a poet retreats to the countryside and memory to rebuild his spirit.
by Stephen Chbosky 2022
4.39
352 ratings
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley • 1934
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
4.09
483
English Journey Summary
English Journey 85%
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
by J.B. Priestley 1934
4.09
483 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
Walking With Plato
by Gary Hayden • 2016
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
3.64
320
Walking With Plato Summary
Walking With Plato 85%
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
by Gary Hayden 2016
3.64
320 ratings
This Land Is Our Land
by Ken Ilgunas • 2018
America once roamed freely across private land. Europe has the rules that could bring that back.
4.01
330
This Land Is Our Land Summary
This Land Is Our Land 85%
America once roamed freely across private land. Europe has the rules that could bring that back.
by Ken Ilgunas 2018
4.01
330 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 85%
She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.
by Chloe Dalton 2025
4.28
43k+ ratings
Trespassing Across America
by Ken Ilgunas • 2016
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
3.82
2k+
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America 85%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ 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
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
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
by Tom Masters • 2000
Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.
3.80
272
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan Summary
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan 85%
Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.
by Tom Masters 2000
3.80
272 ratings
How to Think Seriously About the Planet
by Roger Scruton • 2011
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
3.87
446
How to Think Seriously About the Planet Summary
How to Think Seriously About the Planet 85%
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
by Roger Scruton 2011
3.87
446 ratings
The Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen • 1978
Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.
4.06
21k+
The Snow Leopard Summary
The Snow Leopard 85%
Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.
by Peter Matthiessen 1978
4.06
21k+ ratings
The Anglo Files
by Sarah Lyall • 2008
An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.
3.45
2k+
The Anglo Files Summary
The Anglo Files 84%
An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.
by Sarah Lyall 2008
3.45
2k+ ratings
Where the Water Goes
by David Owen • 2017
The Colorado River keeps 36 million alive. Legal claims on its water outnumber the actual gallons.
3.93
3k+
Where the Water Goes Summary
Where the Water Goes 84%
The Colorado River keeps 36 million alive. Legal claims on its water outnumber the actual gallons.
by David Owen 2017
3.93
3k+ ratings
Venice
by Jan Morris • 1960
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
4.03
2k+
Venice Summary
Venice 84%
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
by Jan Morris 1960
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
by Andrew Lycett • 2007
Holmes made him famous and miserable. Doyle preferred séances, battlefields, and righting wrongs.
3.91
299
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes 84%
Holmes made him famous and miserable. Doyle preferred séances, battlefields, and righting wrongs.
by Andrew Lycett 2007
3.91
299 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 84%
The rules for real freedom are written in forests, watersheds, and the food chain.
by Gary Snyder 1990
4.19
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 84%
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
A Walk in the Woods
by Bill Bryson • 1998
A middle-aged writer and his out-of-shape friend set out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.
4.07
449k+
A Walk in the Woods Summary
A Walk in the Woods 84%
A middle-aged writer and his out-of-shape friend set out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.
by Bill Bryson 1998
4.07
449k+ 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 84%
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
Irisches Tagebuch
by Heinrich Böll • 1957
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
3.86
2k+
Irisches Tagebuch Summary
Irisches Tagebuch 84%
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
by Heinrich Böll 1957
3.86
2k+ 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 84%
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
Scatterlings
by Martin Shaw • 2019
Myths were never metaphors. They are the earth's living speech, and they have not fallen silent.
4.63
106
Scatterlings Summary
Scatterlings 84%
Myths were never metaphors. They are the earth's living speech, and they have not fallen silent.
by Martin Shaw 2019
4.63
106 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 84%
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
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 84%
A year beside one creek reveals a world where grace and violence are the same water.
by Annie Dillard 1974
4.08
30k+ 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 84%
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
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 84%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
Eleanor
by Alice Loxton • 2025
A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.
3.92
2k+
Eleanor Summary
Eleanor 84%
A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.
by Alice Loxton 2025
3.92
2k+ ratings
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+
The Ice at the End of the World Summary
The Ice at the End of the World 84%
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
Watching the English
by Kate Fox • 2004
The English have a secret code for weather, queues, and pubs. An anthropologist cracks it.
3.91
11k+
Watching the English Summary
Watching the English 84%
The English have a secret code for weather, queues, and pubs. An anthropologist cracks it.
by Kate Fox 2004
3.91
11k+ ratings
Who Owns England?
by Guy Shrubsole • 2019
The secret 1% who own half of England: unmasking the aristocrats, royals, and oligarchs.
4.21
1k+
Who Owns England? Summary
Who Owns England? 84%
The secret 1% who own half of England: unmasking the aristocrats, royals, and oligarchs.
by Guy Shrubsole 2019
4.21
1k+ ratings
Coming Into the Country
by John McPhee • 1977
Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.
4.21
8k+
Coming Into the Country Summary
Coming Into the Country 84%
Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.
by John McPhee 1977
4.21
8k+ ratings
The Pillars of Hercules
by Paul Theroux • 1995
A solo lap of the Mediterranean finds not postcards but war, sewage, and kindness in between.
3.96
5k+
The Pillars of Hercules Summary
The Pillars of Hercules 84%
A solo lap of the Mediterranean finds not postcards but war, sewage, and kindness in between.
by Paul Theroux 1995
3.96
5k+ 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 84%
The five-year voyage that found patterns in nature no theory of the time could explain.
by Charles Darwin 1839
4.02
9k+ ratings
Iberia
by James A. Michener • 1968
Orange blossoms on the shore, oxen in the tide, a nation that resists every outside force.
3.71
3k+
Iberia Summary
Iberia 84%
Orange blossoms on the shore, oxen in the tide, a nation that resists every outside force.
by James A. Michener 1968
3.71
3k+ ratings
You Are Here
by David Nicholls • 2024
Two divorced Londoners are sent walking across England by a friend who sees what they cannot.
3.98
99k+
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here 84%
Two divorced Londoners are sent walking across England by a friend who sees what they cannot.
by David Nicholls 2024
3.98
99k+ ratings
Four Elements
by John O'Donohue • 2010
Four elements, one modern forgetting: a poet restores the conversation between landscape and soul.
4.25
415
Four Elements Summary
Four Elements 84%
Four elements, one modern forgetting: a poet restores the conversation between landscape and soul.
by John O'Donohue 2010
4.25
415 ratings
Soil and Sacrament
by Fred Bahnson • 2013
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
4.17
264
Soil and Sacrament Summary
Soil and Sacrament 84%
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
by Fred Bahnson 2013
4.17
264 ratings
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party
by Edward Dolnick • 2024
Before Darwin, bizarre fossils had already cracked the God-ordained universe wide open.
3.74
3k+
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party Summary
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party 84%
Before Darwin, bizarre fossils had already cracked the God-ordained universe wide open.
by Edward Dolnick 2024
3.74
3k+ ratings
Underland
by Robert Macfarlane • 2019
Fungal networks, catacombs, nuclear tombs: the vast underground that shapes our fate and our future.
4.22
22k+
Underland Summary
Underland 84%
Fungal networks, catacombs, nuclear tombs: the vast underground that shapes our fate and our future.
by Robert Macfarlane 2019
4.22
22k+ ratings
Imagine a City
by Mark Vanhoenacker • 2022
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
3.65
422
Imagine a City Summary
Imagine a City 84%
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
by Mark Vanhoenacker 2022
3.65
422 ratings
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020
by Dean Nicholson • 2020
His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.
4.36
7k+
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 Summary
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 84%
His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.
by Dean Nicholson 2020
4.36
7k+ ratings
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
Evolution's Captain Summary
Evolution's Captain 84%
He kidnapped four Fuegians to save them, gave Darwin his ship, and was destroyed by both.
by Peter Nichols 2003
3.99
511 ratings
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