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For the love all things green. Microscopes, flower pressings, bottles and jars of specimens, herbs gardens. Appreciating biology in the field, in the library, and in the lab. Both fiction and nonfiction.

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1	A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 7,326 ratings score: 300, and 3 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	Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4.37 avg rating — 23,015 ratings score: 288, and 3 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
3	Fungi: Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Mushrooms by Lynne Boddy 4.27 avg rating — 74 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
4	Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe 4.26 avg rating — 16,614 ratings score: 191, 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
5	The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 127,875 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
5	Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 18,259 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
7	Lab Girl: A story of Trees, Science and Love by Hope Jahren (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 73,290 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
7	A Blizzard of Polar Bears (Alex Carter, #2) by Alice Henderson (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 3,871 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
9	Beyond the Frozen Horizon by Nicola Penfold (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 148 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
10	The Secret World of Weather by Tristan Gooley (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,166 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
10	A Solitude of Wolverines (Alex Carter #1) by Alice Henderson (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 7,176 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
10	Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing by Ben Page 4.12 avg rating — 104 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
13	The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes 3.97 avg rating — 10,257 ratings score: 96, 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	Iceapelago by Peter Brennan 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 96, 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	Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia by Victor Steffensen 4.47 avg rating — 737 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
15	Nature Beyond Solitude: Notes from the Field by John Seibert Farnsworth 4.10 avg rating — 48 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
17	The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 91,817 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
17	The Fens: Discovering England's Ancient Depths by Francis Pryor 4.12 avg rating — 375 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
19	The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge 3.83 avg rating — 29,143 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
20	Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller 4.12 avg rating — 63,230 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
20	Climate Change Captives 2035 and Project SAVE: Students Help Save the Earth (Climate Captives Book 1) by Carolyn Wilhelm (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
22	Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4.50 avg rating — 190,125 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
22	The Miraculous Fever-Tree: Malaria, Medicine and the Cure that Changed the World by Fiammetta Rocco 3.84 avg rating — 296 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
24	Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions by David Attenborough 4.28 avg rating — 6,304 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
25	The Cloudspotter's Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney 4.13 avg rating — 2,981 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
25	Coves of Departure: Field Notes from the Sea of Cortez by John Seibert Farnsworth 4.43 avg rating — 14 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
27	The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden 4.33 avg rating — 2,739 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
27	Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 3,343 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
29	Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You by Clare Walker Leslie 4.27 avg rating — 1,095 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
29	Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 6,139 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
31	Naturalists at Sea: Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin by Glyn Williams 3.96 avg rating — 26 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
31	The Ecocentrists: A History of Radical Environmentalism by Keith Mako Woodhouse 3.83 avg rating — 70 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
33	The Machinery of Life by David S. Goodsell 4.44 avg rating — 758 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
33	The Birds at My Table: Why We Feed Wild Birds and Why It Matters by Darryl Jones 3.83 avg rating — 118 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
35	Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet by Mark Lynas 4.06 avg rating — 2,087 ratings score: 84, 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
36	Marine Ecosystem-Based Management in Practice: Different Pathways, Common Lessons by Julia M. Wondolleck 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 83, 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
37	Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich 4.05 avg rating — 4,505 ratings score: 82, 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
38	Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver by Frances Backhouse (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 81, 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
39	What Should a Clever Moose Eat?: Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods by John Pastor 4.24 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 80, 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
40	Mythical River: Chasing the Mirage of New Water in the American Southwest by Melissa L. Sevigny (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 79, 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
41	The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey by Deborah Cramer (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 78, 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
42	On the Wing: To the Edge of the Earth with the Peregrine Falcon by Alan Tennant 3.69 avg rating — 233 ratings score: 77, 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
43	Discovering Big Cat Country by Eric Dinerstein 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 76, 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
44	The Price of Thirst: Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos by Karen Piper 3.81 avg rating — 161 ratings score: 75, 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
45	Future Arctic: Field Notes from a World on the Edge by Edward Struzik 4.03 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 74, 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
46	Glaciers: The Politics of Ice by Jorge Daniel Taillant 3.56 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 73, 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
47	The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History by Thor Hanson (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 3,165 ratings score: 72, 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
48	Deforestation: Social Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems by J. Ives really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 71, 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
49	Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 4,806 ratings score: 70, 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
50	Studies in Irish Limnology by Paul S. Giller it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 69, 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
51	Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective by Paul Colinvaux 4.19 avg rating — 279 ratings score: 68, 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
52	The Ferocious Summer: Adelie Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica by Meredith Hooper 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 67, 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
53	Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 4.06 avg rating — 57,314 ratings score: 66, 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
54	Vet at the End of the Earth: Adventures with Animals in the South Atlantic by Jonathan Hollins 4.21 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 65, 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
55	A Quiet Tide by Marianne Lee 4.20 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 64, 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
56	A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #1) by Kate Khavari (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 24,698 ratings score: 63, 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
57	A Clouded Leopard in the Middle of the Road: New Thinking about Roads, People, and Wildlife by Darryl Jones really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 62, 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
58	The Nature of a Lady (The Secrets of the Isles, #1) by Roseanna M. White (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 2,516 ratings score: 61, 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
59	The Tree Experts: A History of Professional Arboriculture in Britain by Mark Johnston (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 60, 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