The Age of Rossetti, Burne-Jones, and Watts by Andrew WiltonMyths and Mysteries by Valentina AnkerLawrence Alma-Tadema by Rosemary J. BarrowDecadence and Dark Dreams by Ralph GleisSegantini by Dieter Bachmann
The Best Art Monographs: Symbolism
33 books — 2 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
897 books — 1,176 voters

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth GilbertSemiosis by Sue BurkeThe Lady's Slipper by Deborah SwiftA Single Rose by Muriel BarberyThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Fiction Books About Plants
45 books — 12 voters
The Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererLab Girl by Hope JahrenThe Drunken Botanist by Amy  Stewart
Nonfiction Books about Plants
416 books — 141 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenThe Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaolaThe Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaolaThe Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
Flower and Plant lore
98 books — 13 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThere There by Tommy OrangeAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
The 2019 Tournament of Books Longlist
76 books — 431 voters

The Rape of Europa by Lynn H. NicholasThe Monuments Men by Robert M. EdselThe $12 Million Stuffed Shark by Don   ThompsonI Was Vermeer by Frank WynneBreakfast at Sotheby's by Philip Hook
Materiality & Value of Art In Flux
44 books — 14 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram StokerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Vintage and Antique Horror
92 books — 22 voters

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith HoldenLast Child in the Woods by Richard LouvExplorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures by J.Z. HuntThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyPagoo by Holling Clancy Holling
Nature Appreciation
241 books — 42 voters
The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook by James  GreenRosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health by Rosemary GladstarMaking Plant Medicine by Richo CechRosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs by Rosemary GladstarSacred Plant Medicine by Stephen Harrod Buhner
Best Herbalism Books
160 books — 63 voters

Language of Flowers by Kate GreenawayA Victorian Flower Dictionary by Mandy KirkbyThe Reason for Flowers by Stephen BuchmannThe Meaning of Flowers by Gretchen ScobleFolklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees by Ernst Lehner
Floriography
19 books — 8 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellNineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellLes Misérables by Victor HugoJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Everyman Library Classics
174 books — 96 voters


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