Lisa's votes on the list Some Great Books on Nature

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1	Lasso the Wind: Away to the New West (Vintage Departures) by Timothy Egan (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 1,137 ratings Lisa 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	Natural Acts : A Sidelong View of Science and Nature by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,348 ratings Lisa 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
3	The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live & Why They Matter by Colin Tudge 3.95 avg rating — 2,063 ratings Lisa 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	Last Places: A Journey in the North by Lawrence Millman (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 299 ratings Lisa 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	The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man by Peter Tompkins 3.96 avg rating — 3,332 ratings Lisa 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	Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth by James E. Lovelock 3.81 avg rating — 2,348 ratings Lisa 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
7	Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee by Hattie Ellis 3.69 avg rating — 389 ratings Lisa 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
8	Crossing Open Ground by Barry Lopez 4.17 avg rating — 1,485 ratings Lisa 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	Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder by Kenn Kaufman (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,739 ratings Lisa rated it 2 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 Future of Nature: Writing on Human Ecology from Orion Magazine by Barry Lopez (Introduction) 4.12 avg rating — 123 ratings Lisa 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
11	The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in Papago Indian Country by Gary Paul Nabhan 4.25 avg rating — 403 ratings Lisa 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
12	Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine by Gary Paul Nabhan 4.04 avg rating — 245 ratings Lisa 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
13	Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish by James Prosek 3.94 avg rating — 1,015 ratings Lisa 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
14	Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future by Mark Hertsgaard 4.23 avg rating — 296 ratings Lisa 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
15	Gum: The Story of Eucalypts and Their Champions by Ashley Hay (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 172 ratings Lisa 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
16	The Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales by Diane Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 1,246 ratings Lisa 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	The Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett 3.91 avg rating — 3,532 ratings Lisa 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	The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik 4.01 avg rating — 5,815 ratings Lisa 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
19	The Way: An Ecological World-View by Edward Goldsmith 4.03 avg rating — 37 ratings Lisa 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	End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica by Peter Matthiessen 3.69 avg rating — 244 ratings Lisa 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	People of the Deer by Farley Mowat 4.09 avg rating — 1,603 ratings Lisa 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
22	The Prophet's Way: A Guide to Living in the Now by Thom Hartmann 4.10 avg rating — 295 ratings Lisa 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
23	Pip Pip: A Sideways Look at Time by Jay Griffiths 3.72 avg rating — 504 ratings Lisa 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
24	Off the Deep End: Travels in Forgotten Frontiers by Tony Perrottet (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings Lisa 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
25	The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God by Rupert Sheldrake 4.07 avg rating — 180 ratings Lisa 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
26	Oak: The Frame of Civilization by William Bryant Logan 3.96 avg rating — 443 ratings Lisa 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	Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth by William Bryant Logan 3.95 avg rating — 648 ratings Lisa 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
29	Oil Notes by Rick Bass 3.96 avg rating — 254 ratings Lisa 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
30	The Book Of Yaak by Rick Bass 3.96 avg rating — 615 ratings Lisa 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
31	Wild Thoughts from Wild Places by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 932 ratings Lisa 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	The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 1,619 ratings Lisa 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
33	The Whole Hog: Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigs by Lyall Watson 3.93 avg rating — 113 ratings Lisa 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
34	A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg by Tim Cahill 3.98 avg rating — 1,034 ratings Lisa 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
35	Jaguars Ripped My Flesh by Tim Cahill 3.94 avg rating — 2,219 ratings Lisa 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
36	Pecked to Death by Ducks by Tim Cahill 3.83 avg rating — 1,565 ratings Lisa 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
37	Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape: Vermont's Champlain Valley and New York's Adirondacks by Bill McKibben 3.90 avg rating — 856 ratings Lisa 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
38	So Shall We Reap: What's Gone Wrong with the World's Food--And How to Fix It by Colin Tudge 4.05 avg rating — 62 ratings Lisa 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
39	Oranges by John McPhee 4.03 avg rating — 3,957 ratings Lisa 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
40	Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams 4.04 avg rating — 1,784 ratings Lisa 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
41	Winter: Notes from Montana – Classic Essays Celebrating a Remote Valley's Seasons by Rick Bass 4.06 avg rating — 2,351 ratings Lisa 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
42	The Immense Journey by Loren Eiseley 4.32 avg rating — 2,547 ratings Lisa 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
43	The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems by Fritjof Capra 4.18 avg rating — 1,930 ratings Lisa 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
44	Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World by Pico Iyer 3.80 avg rating — 1,935 ratings Lisa 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	The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze & Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester 3.93 avg rating — 1,867 ratings Lisa 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
46	Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky 3.92 avg rating — 25,225 ratings Lisa 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
47	The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin 3.96 avg rating — 12,467 ratings Lisa 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
48	Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard 4.08 avg rating — 29,949 ratings Lisa 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
49	The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich 4.10 avg rating — 7,492 ratings Lisa 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
50	A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 7,926 ratings Lisa 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
51	Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau 3.77 avg rating — 204,680 ratings Lisa 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
52	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 119,335 ratings Lisa 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
53	Wildwood: A Journey through Trees by Roger Deakin 4.10 avg rating — 2,519 ratings Lisa 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
54	Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 4.06 avg rating — 55,145 ratings Lisa 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
55	A Green History of the World: The Environment & the Collapse of Great Civilizations by Clive Ponting 3.95 avg rating — 793 ratings Lisa 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
56	Listening to the Land: Conversations about Nature, Culture, and Eros by Derrick Jensen 4.20 avg rating — 383 ratings Lisa 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
57	Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben 4.07 avg rating — 4,008 ratings Lisa 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
58	The End of Nature by Bill McKibben 3.94 avg rating — 3,133 ratings Lisa 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
59	The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard 4.19 avg rating — 8,475 ratings Lisa 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
60	Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez 4.23 avg rating — 9,076 ratings Lisa 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
61	A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold 4.31 avg rating — 36,484 ratings Lisa 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
62	Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey 4.18 avg rating — 54,650 ratings Lisa 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