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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)
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avg rating 4.50 — 187,187 ratings — published 2013
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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)
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avg rating 4.06 — 92,490 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)
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avg rating 4.31 — 54,878 ratings — published 2020
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1252 times as nature)
avg rating 4.07 — 456,416 ratings — published 1998
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 1187 times as nature)
avg rating 4.11 — 207,371 ratings — published 2018
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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 1041 times as nature)
avg rating 4.26 — 73,452 ratings — published 2024
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 1037 times as nature)
avg rating 3.77 — 207,871 ratings — published 1854
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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 37,570 ratings — published 1949
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H is for Hawk H is for Hawk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 960 times as nature)
avg rating 3.73 — 85,223 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 924 times as nature)
avg rating 4.37 — 22,653 ratings — published 2003
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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)
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avg rating 4.46 — 38,620 ratings — published 2022
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 56,939 ratings — published 1962
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,219,929 ratings — published 1996
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,769,349 ratings — published 2018
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 774 times as nature)
avg rating 4.07 — 30,744 ratings — published 1974
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 763 times as nature)
avg rating 4.18 — 56,004 ratings — published 1968
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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)
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avg rating 4.33 — 30,975 ratings — published 2015
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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)
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avg rating 4.20 — 17,993 ratings — published 2021
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 885,497 ratings — published 2012
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 22,254 ratings — published 2019
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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 63,155 ratings — published 2015
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 629 times as nature)
avg rating 4.15 — 81,700 ratings — published 2014
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The Genius of Birds The Genius of Birds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 14,236 ratings — published 2016
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World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 25,145 ratings — published 2020
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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 573 times as nature)
avg rating 4.06 — 60,404 ratings — published 2001
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (Hardcover)
by (shelved 523 times as nature)
avg rating 3.84 — 31,772 ratings — published 2021
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 504 times as nature)
avg rating 3.96 — 15,250 ratings — published 2017
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Flexibound)
by (shelved 496 times as nature)
avg rating 4.02 — 17,971 ratings — published 2024
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The Living Mountain The Living Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 472 times as nature)
avg rating 4.26 — 10,025 ratings — published 1977
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (Hardcover)
by (shelved 469 times as nature)
avg rating 4.15 — 23,649 ratings — published 2010
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Raising Hare: A Memoir Raising Hare: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 456 times as nature)
avg rating 4.27 — 44,630 ratings — published 2025
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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 445 times as nature)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,040 ratings — published 2012
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Wilding Wilding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 441 times as nature)
avg rating 4.43 — 9,986 ratings — published 2018
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Upstream: Selected Essays Upstream: Selected Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 440 times as nature)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,007 ratings — published 2016
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The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year (Hardcover)
by (shelved 433 times as nature)
avg rating 4.15 — 16,748 ratings — published 2023
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Lab Girl Lab Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 429 times as nature)
avg rating 3.98 — 73,072 ratings — published 2016
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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 415 times as nature)
avg rating 4.25 — 11,632 ratings — published 2024
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 405 times as nature)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,413 ratings — published 2016
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Is a River Alive? Is a River Alive? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 393 times as nature)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,442 ratings — published 2025
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 389 times as nature)
avg rating 4.26 — 587,026 ratings — published 1997
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Vesper Flights Vesper Flights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 382 times as nature)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,488 ratings — published 2020
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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 369 times as nature)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,442 ratings — published 2012
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 358 times as nature)
avg rating 4.22 — 43,284 ratings — published 2018
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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 352 times as nature)
avg rating 4.50 — 35,965 ratings — published 2020
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Arctic Dreams Arctic Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 347 times as nature)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,289 ratings — published 1986
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The Snow Leopard The Snow Leopard (Paperback)
by (shelved 345 times as nature)
avg rating 4.06 — 21,434 ratings — published 1978
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 344 times as nature)
avg rating 4.01 — 124,235 ratings — published 1859
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
by (shelved 339 times as nature)
avg rating 3.92 — 15,394 ratings — published 2005
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“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.”
Mary Oliver

Percy Bysshe Shelley
“The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not me?”
Percy Bysshe Shelley

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