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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 432 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.51 — 174,586 ratings — published 2013
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 303 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.06 — 55,142 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 262 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.07 — 89,481 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 237 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.32 — 51,490 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 183 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.31 — 36,483 ratings — published 1949
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 79,616 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 161 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.38 — 20,894 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 142 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.28 — 59,466 ratings — published 2024
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.11 — 197,736 ratings — published 2018
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 119 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,758 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 114 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.21 — 16,953 ratings — published 2021
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,439 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 105 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.96 — 8,198 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 95 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.33 — 29,837 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 — 210,597 ratings — published 2006
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.99 — 29,931 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 90 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,792 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 — 204,672 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 — 59,525 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 72 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,488 ratings — published 2013
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,634,685 ratings — published 1965
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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 65 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.17 — 5,449 ratings — published 1996
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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 65 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,022 ratings — published 1983
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Wilding Wilding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.44 — 9,520 ratings — published 2018
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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 4.22 — 6,245 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 — 35,881 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 — 4,330 ratings — published 2012
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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 59 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.28 — 5,474 ratings — published 2018
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.33 — 9,196 ratings — published 1975
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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 58 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,679 ratings — published 1996
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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 55 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,791 ratings — published 2023
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Last Chance to See Last Chance to See (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.32 — 26,155 ratings — published 1990
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.18 — 54,647 ratings — published 1968
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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 54 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.27 — 9,152 ratings — published 2024
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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 53 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,862 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 11,518 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 52 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,272 ratings — published 2021
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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 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.37 — 6,872 ratings — published 2019
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,205 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 459,185 ratings — published 1997
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,348 ratings — published 1979
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.08 — 29,948 ratings — published 1974
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.94 — 8,655 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 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.50 — 9,206 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 34,609 ratings — published 2020
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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 48 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.00 — 5,215 ratings — published 2021
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The End of Nature The End of Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,133 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 — 6,742 ratings — published 1977
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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 47 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.17 — 864 ratings — published 1982
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Edward O. Wilson
“The great challenge of the twenty-first century is to raise people everywhere to a decent standard of living while preserving as much of the rest of life as possible.”
Edward O. Wilson

George Monbiot
“Progress is measured by the speed at which we destroy the conditions that sustain life.”
George Monbiot

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