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Haboo: Native American Stories from Puget Sound

by V.I. Hilbert

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Dec 25, 2025 01:44PM

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Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America's Public Lands

by John Clayton (Goodreads Author)

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Oct 23, 2025 03:52PM

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Tell the Truth: The Collected Columns of Billy Frank Jr.

by Billy Frank Jr.

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Book cover for Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself

Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda

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Art and science would be antagonists, where before they had been lovers. It’s been nearly fifty years since C. P. Snow noticed this fissure in our cultural brain.

Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone

by Juli Berwald

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Outdoor Conservation Book Club — 365 members — last activity 10 hours, 16 min ago
This concept started as a personal challenge to myself to read more science books, but challenges are always more fun with friends! We'll read 1 book ...more

Science and Natural History — 1135 members — last activity Sep 22, 2020 01:21PM
This group is for those that just can't get enough of science and the natural world. *** All books are chosen by group members *** ...more

Francophonie — 6991 members — last activity Jan 25, 2026 02:44PM
Rassemblons les lecteurs francophones Que vous soyez de France, de Belgique, de Suisse, du Québec, ou de tout autre pays francophone, ou bien si vous ...more