Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyThe Emerald Mile by Kevin FedarkoInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Best of Outdoor Literature
241 books — 74 voters

Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonLast Child in the Woods by Richard LouvSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Ecological Fiends
262 books — 17 voters
Desert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Books about the Natural World
113 books — 9 voters

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
[ATY 2022] Earth Day
210 books — 102 voters
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Nature Writing
251 books — 49 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Some Great Books on Nature
252 books — 125 voters
A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Collection of Essays by George OrwellThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert CamusArguably by Christopher Hitchens
Best/Favorite Books of Essays
553 books — 248 voters

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Best Nature Books
1,152 books — 770 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1,068 books — 1,197 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best General Science Books
581 books — 485 voters


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