Brent's votes on the list Best Biology Writing

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1	The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 4,706 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance by Laurie Garrett 4.22 avg rating — 10,795 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Search for the Giant Squid: The Biology and Mythology of the World's Most Elusive Sea Creature by Richard Ellis 3.70 avg rating — 627 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry 3.98 avg rating — 43,396 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	What to Eat by Marion Nestle 4.03 avg rating — 5,990 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould by Stephen Jay Gould 4.28 avg rating — 484 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Life Is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition by Wendell Berry 4.21 avg rating — 1,306 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Pond Life by George Kell Reid 4.33 avg rating — 110 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 828,231 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 4,706 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man by Dale Peterson 4.21 avg rating — 944 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 7,397 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service by Maryn McKenna (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,186 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Germ Handbook: Protect your family from infectious diseases by Leslie Ann Dauphin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Cartoon History of the Universe - Volume #1: The Evolution of Everything by Larry Gonick 4.31 avg rating — 39 ratings Brent added it See Review	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	Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory by Edward J. Larson 3.93 avg rating — 667 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Clan Apis by Jay Hosler 4.20 avg rating — 1,398 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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
18	Inside the Outbreaks: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 511 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 21,136 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction by Bernard Wood 3.61 avg rating — 867 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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
21	Darwin and the Beagle by Alan Moorehead 4.22 avg rating — 398 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Mammals: A Guide to North American Species by Herbert S. Zim 4.16 avg rating — 87 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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
23	Birds: A Guide to Familiar American Birds by Herbert S. Zim 3.99 avg rating — 308 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Flattened Fauna: A Field Guide to Common Animals of Roads, Streets and Highways by Roger M. Knutson 3.60 avg rating — 72 ratings Brent added it to did-not-finish See Review	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	Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon by Bronwen Dickey (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 2,117 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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
26	Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 5,112 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Hidden Life of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas 3.67 avg rating — 2,646 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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
28	Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist by Frans de Waal 4.16 avg rating — 2,302 ratings Brent added it to did-not-finish See Review	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	Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,360 ratings Brent added it to did-not-finish See Review	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
30	Travels and Other Writings by William Bartram really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 97 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey 4.04 avg rating — 3,475 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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
32	Men and Whales by Richard Ellis 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings Brent added it to did-not-finish See Review	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 Hunted Whale by James P. McGuane 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings Brent added it to did-not-finish See Review	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
34	Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky 3.92 avg rating — 26,174 ratings Brent added it to did-not-finish See Review	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	Journeys Through Paradise by Gail Fishman 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings Brent added it to did-not-finish See Review	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	Tracking the Vanishing Frogs: An Ecological Mystery by Kathryn Phillips 4.13 avg rating — 55 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Ecoviews: Snakes, Snails, and Environmental Tales by J. Whitfield Gibbons 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings Brent rated it 3 stars See Review	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	An Environmental History of Northeast Florida (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series) by James J. Miller 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Environmental History and the American South: A Reader by Paul S. Sutter (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment by Rachel Carson 4.58 avg rating — 96 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science by John Brockman 3.60 avg rating — 362 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas by Blair E. Witherington 4.52 avg rating — 48 ratings Brent added it to did-not-finish See Review	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	Sea Turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States (A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book) by Carol Ruckdeschel 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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 World of the Salt Marsh: Appreciating and Protecting the Tidal Marshes of the Southeastern Atlantic Coast by Charles Seabrook 4.25 avg rating — 103 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Portrait of an Island (Brown Thrasher Books) by John Teal 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex by Olivia Judson 4.06 avg rating — 3,690 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island by Will Harlan 4.37 avg rating — 3,544 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Their Blood Runs Cold: Adventures with Reptiles and Amphibians by J. Whitfield Gibbons 4.04 avg rating — 47 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds ― A Renowned Naturalist's Field Study of Corvid Intelligence and Behavior by Bernd Heinrich really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,376 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Stalking the Plumed Serpent and Other Adventures in Herpetology by D. Bruce Means (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 56 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	The Erotic Ocean by Jack Rudloe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Living Dock by Jack Rudloe 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold by Jack Rudloe 3.52 avg rating — 99 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	The Cartoon Guide to Genetics by Larry Gonick 4.05 avg rating — 1,002 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA by Mark Schultz 3.86 avg rating — 468 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	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	Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther by Craig Pittman (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 1,058 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Pinhook: Finding Wholeness in a Fragmented Land by Janisse Ray (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 124 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	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