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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 427 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.51 — 169,995 ratings — published 2013
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 301 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.06 — 54,611 ratings — published 1962
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 258 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.07 — 88,282 ratings — published 2015
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 232 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.32 — 50,334 ratings — published 2020
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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There (Paperback)
by (shelved 181 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.31 — 36,054 ratings — published 1949
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 78,944 ratings — published 2014
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.38 — 20,326 ratings — published 2003
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 52,297 ratings — published 2024
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 136 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.11 — 194,325 ratings — published 2018
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 122 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,637 ratings — published 2014
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.21 — 16,646 ratings — published 2021
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,291 ratings — published 2007
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.96 — 8,025 ratings — published 2015
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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.33 — 29,485 ratings — published 2015
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.19 — 210,056 ratings — published 2006
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.99 — 29,734 ratings — published 2019
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,521 ratings — published 2004
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.77 — 203,586 ratings — published 1854
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 77 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.06 — 59,276 ratings — published 2001
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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,449 ratings — published 2013
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
by (shelved 67 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,614,088 ratings — published 1965
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,994 ratings — published 1983
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Wilding Wilding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.44 — 9,373 ratings — published 2018
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.17 — 5,403 ratings — published 1996
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The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science) The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science)
by (shelved 64 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,229 ratings — published 1992
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.46 — 34,984 ratings — published 2022
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The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,303 ratings — published 2012
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,647 ratings — published 1996
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Last Chance to See Last Chance to See (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.32 — 26,038 ratings — published 1990
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.28 — 5,339 ratings — published 2018
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,124 ratings — published 1975
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Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Experimental Futures) Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Experimental Futures)
by (shelved 55 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,791 ratings — published 2016
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.18 — 54,209 ratings — published 1968
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,647 ratings — published 2023
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.34 — 11,384 ratings — published 2017
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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,177 ratings — published 2021
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Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.50 — 8,954 ratings — published 2020
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,326 ratings — published 1979
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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,426 ratings — published 2024
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.94 — 8,417 ratings — published 2021
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.04 — 454,561 ratings — published 1997
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.08 — 29,687 ratings — published 1974
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Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.00 — 5,003 ratings — published 2021
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.50 — 34,132 ratings — published 2020
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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,720 ratings — published 2019
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.23 — 20,941 ratings — published 2019
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The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.18 — 858 ratings — published 1982
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The End of Nature The End of Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,121 ratings — published 1989
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The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,685 ratings — published 1977
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Frank Herbert
“Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.”
Frank Herbert, Dune

J.R.R. Tolkien
“All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

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