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1		Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4.50 avg rating — 190,411 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson 4.23 avg rating — 5,172 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Look at It This Way: Climate Change Solutions Will Benefit Your Health and Wealth by Norm Leo (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 198,609 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 38,199 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 5,309 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Why Dinosaurs Matter (TED Books) by Kenneth Lacovara (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 973 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith 3.88 avg rating — 29,760 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods by Danna Staaf (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,652 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 7,114 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal 3.97 avg rating — 16,970 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone by Juli Berwald 3.71 avg rating — 3,459 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place by Janelle Shane 4.10 avg rating — 5,009 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet by Michael E. Mann (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 2,312 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Fathoms: The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs 3.86 avg rating — 2,133 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker 4.36 avg rating — 239,021 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind by Harriet A. Washington 4.08 avg rating — 1,389 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

17 books · 3 voters · list created May 1st, 2020 by Sarah (votes) .

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