Recommended Nature Writing

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La vita segreta degli alberi. Cosa mangiano. Quando dormono e parlano. Come si riproducono. Perché si ammalano e come guariscono

di Peter Wohlleben

3,607 utenti

114 recensioni

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25 Members: LynnB, charl08, kleo, RSard, souci, FAMeulstee, elenchus, Heather39, EMS_24, NorthernTeacher, -Cee-, SonoranDreamer, starbox, gylafowler, Lynsey2, barefootsong, SoccerMomKnits, aspirit, danbennett, maschi, steller0707, nankuo, Drapetsona, Glenda60, RaeCreated, ,eronn
Spiegazioni: eronn : accidental, should be a thumbs UP

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Il sussurro del mondo

di Richard Powers

5,423 utenti

248 recensioni

4.1

16 Members: karenb, Hanno, paradoxosalpha, mooingzelda, charl08, claire.rivers, LDVoorberg, CDay, NorthernTeacher, igorken, 13west, kara.shamy, Lynsey2, steller0707, nankuo, RaeCreated

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Primavera silenziosa

di Rachel Carson

6,571 utenti

98 recensioni

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12 Members: hailelib, stretch, TheDivineOomba, DetailMuse, CDay, PaperbackPirate, birder4106, eronn, -Cee-, vwinsloe, steller0707, elahrairah

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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

di Elisabeth Tova Bailey

1,307 utenti

94 recensioni

4.1

11 Members: DetailMuse, raidergirl3, krazy4katz, CoriatLib, Heather39, perennialreader, -Cee-, gylafowler, SoccerMomKnits, Booksplorer, Tosta
Spiegazioni: krazy4katz: I had forgotten this book until I saw it listed here and went back to my library to find it. One of the most beautiful books I have ever read!
perennialreader: Such a simple book and so delightful.

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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

di Aldo Leopold

4,420 utenti

59 recensioni

4.2

10 Members: lorax, stretch, mldg, PaperbackPirate, elenchus, Heather39, perennialreader, emglider, steller0707, Tosta
Spiegazioni: perennialreader: As relevant today as when it was published.

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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

di Robin Wall Kimmerer

4,195 utenti

120 recensioni

½ 4.5

10 Members: southernbooklady, raidergirl3, norabelle414, dudes22, Heather39, SonoranDreamer, bereanna, barefootsong, macpherson.lj, nankuo,arethusarose

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H Is for Hawk

di Helen Macdonald

4,392 utenti

283 recensioni

3.9

10 Members: hipdeep, LynnB, etxgardener, charl08, CDay, -Cee-, Kristelh, vwinsloe, Lynsey2, Charon07

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La mia famiglia e altri animali

di Gerald Durrell

5,284 utenti

152 recensioni

4.2

8 Members: arethusarose, etxgardener, shelfoflisa, CarltonC, Maddz, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, barefootsong

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Una seconda natura

di Michael Pollan

1,579 utenti

32 recensioni

3.9

9 Members: tardis, DetailMuse, CorneliusNepos, claire.rivers, dhm, CDay, sturlington, perennialreader, gylafowler
Spiegazioni: perennialreader: Wonderful way of looking at nature and our relationship to the earth.

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Last Chance to See

di Douglas Adams

4,130 utenti

83 recensioni

4.2

8 Members: ursula, hipdeep, norabelle414, NorthernTeacher, al.vick, Cora-R, maschi, RaeCreated
Spiegazioni: al.vick: Endangered animals, reasons for conservation, and Douglas Adams humor. How could you go wrong? If you have not read this, you are really missing a gem!

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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

di Barbara Kingsolver

7,680 utenti

259 recensioni

4.1

9 Members: dudes22, PaperbackPirate, sturlington, 13west, Lynsey2, emglider, SoccerMomKnits, macpherson.lj, Tosta,arethusarose ,etxgardener

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Walden ovvero vita nei boschi

di Henry David Thoreau

14,183 utenti

193 recensioni

3.8

8 Members: hipdeep, SilentInAWay, dhm, jburlinson, FAMeulstee, shelfoflisa, gypsysmom, kristilabrie
Spiegazioni: kristilabrie: One of my first loves in nature writing. An early favorite.

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Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm

di Isabella Tree

482 utenti

12 recensioni

½ 4.4

7 Members: farflungfish, mikej, Willoyd, NorthernTeacher, bereanna, gylafowler, elahrairah

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Una passeggiata nei boschi

di Bill Bryson

16,931 utenti

475 recensioni

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8 Members: hipdeep, arethusarose, shelfoflisa, 13west, emglider, maschi, TheStonedMason, Tosta,EMS_24

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La botanica del desiderio: il mondo visto dalle piante

di Michael Pollan

5,339 utenti

153 recensioni

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7 Members: LynnB, DetailMuse, PaperbackPirate, skyrad43, sturlington, megbmore, Lynsey2

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Deserto solitario : una stagione nei territori selvaggi

di Edward Abbey

3,948 utenti

89 recensioni

4.2

7 Members: Hanno, stretch, dhm, CarltonC, gylafowler, danbennett, Tosta

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The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature

di David George Haskell

616 utenti

17 recensioni

4.2

5 Members: Bookmarque, pondelro, LDVoorberg, catascott, RaeCreated

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Io sto nei boschi

di Jean Craighead George

11,934 utenti

148 recensioni

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5 Members: casvelyn, PaperbackPirate, ahef1963, suvrose, MaryEK

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La collina dei conigli

di Richard Adams

25,013 utenti

473 recensioni

4.2

6 Members: LynnB, EerierIdyllMeme, pondelro, skyrad43, NorthernTeacher, elahrairah,alsocass

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Il popolo degli scimpanzé: 30 anni di osservazioni nella giungla di Gombe

di Jane Goodall

715 utenti

13 recensioni

4.2

4 Members: CoriatLib, al.vick, ahef1963, LibraryCin

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The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod

di Henry Beston

948 utenti

30 recensioni

4.1

4 Members: hailelib, lilithcat, CDay, vwinsloe
Spiegazioni: lilithcat: My review says it all: https://www.librarything.com/work/160624/reviews/531710

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Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape

di Barry Lopez

311 utenti

5 recensioni

½ 4.3

4 Members: 13west, aileverte, MM_Jones, danbennett

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The Secret Knowledge of Water : Discovering the Essence of the American Desert

di Craig Childs

326 utenti

11 recensioni

4.1

4 Members: lorax, eronn, SonoranDreamer, jwk

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Landmarks

di Robert Macfarlane

864 utenti

15 recensioni

4.2

4 Members: charl08, dhm, ghr4, Jeanettelth

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Artico: l'ultimo paradiso

di Barry Lopez

1,961 utenti

40 recensioni

4.1

4 Members: janoorani24, SilentInAWay, jwk, danbennett
Spiegazioni: janoorani24: A mesmerizing exploration of the Arctic landscape.

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Il diario di campagna di una signora inglese del primo Novecento

di Edith Holden

1,841 utenti

10 recensioni

4.1

4 Members: Lirleni, shelfoflisa, emglider, barefootsong

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The Wild Trees

di Richard Preston

1,206 utenti

57 recensioni

4

4 Members: Stbalbach, eronn, 13west, RaeCreated

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The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky

di N. K. Jemisin

397 utenti

5 recensioni

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, mikej, susanbooks, ahef1963, steller0707,Hanno ,arethusarose ,alsocass
Spiegazioni: susanbooks: Not explicitly nature writing, but implicitly so: a story of what happens, eras later, when humanity's resource extraction has run amok.

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Una magnifica estate

di Barbara Kingsolver

9,019 utenti

197 recensioni

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4 Members: LDVoorberg, crittergirl, LibraryCin, kara.shamy,Hanno

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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

di Peter Godfrey-Smith

1,845 utenti

65 recensioni

3.8

3 Members: paradoxosalpha, elenchus, Treebeard_404

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Underland: A Deep Time Journey

di Robert Macfarlane

1,689 utenti

55 recensioni

4.1

3 Members: igorken, jsedey, captainsunbeam

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Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle

di Thor Hanson

321 utenti

11 recensioni

3.9

3 Members: lorax, Bookmarque, CoriatLib

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L' anello di acque lucenti

di Gavin Maxwell

939 utenti

24 recensioni

4

3 Members: jlshall, Oandthegang, kristybrysonedits

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L'origine delle specie

di Charles Darwin

14,423 utenti

120 recensioni

4.1

3 Members: mikej, FAMeulstee, birder4106
Spiegazioni: birder4106: Bücherlisten über die Natur ohne Darwin, Wegener und Wallace: undenkbar!

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The Natural History of Selborne

di Gilbert White

955 utenti

9 recensioni

3.8

3 Members: abbottthomas, Oandthegang, aileverte

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Under the Sea-Wind

di Rachel Carson

689 utenti

11 recensioni

3.9

3 Members: lilithcat, CoriatLib, spiphany
Spiegazioni: lilithcat: Henry Beston, whose book The Outermost House I recommended here, gave this one high praise. So do I.
spiphany: Not as well known today, but more representative of Carson's nature writing than Silent Spring

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Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death

di Bernd Heinrich

261 utenti

7 recensioni

4

3 Members: DetailMuse, Comatoes, Treebeard_404
Spiegazioni: Comatoes: How does death announce itself in nature? This book describes death in numinous ways.

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

di Annie Dillard

5,518 utenti

106 recensioni

4.2

3 Members: SilentInAWay, jlshall, Heather39

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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

di Robin Wall Kimmerer

895 utenti

25 recensioni

½ 4.3

3 Members: raidergirl3, CaitZ, jakebornheimer

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The Outrun

di Amy Liptrot

458 utenti

19 recensioni

3.9

3 Members: mooingzelda, CarltonC, kara.shamy

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The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild

di Lawrence Anthony

777 utenti

44 recensioni

½ 4.3

3 Members: CoriatLib, vwinsloe, Cora-R

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Mai gridare al lupo

di Farley Mowat

2,723 utenti

63 recensioni

4.1

3 Members: tardis, EerierIdyllMeme, ahef1963

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Strane creature

di Tracy Chevalier

3,246 utenti

227 recensioni

3.9

3 Members: hailelib, raidergirl3, perennialreader
Spiegazioni: perennialreader: Mary Anning is a fossil hunter with a passion for her work. One of the most interesting female scientist.

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Lab Girl

di Hope Jahren

2,648 utenti

158 recensioni

4.1

3 Members: LynnB, alsocass, Kristelh,arethusarose

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Il racconto dell'antenato: la grande storia dell'evoluzione

di Richard Dawkins

4,355 utenti

74 recensioni

4.2

2 Members: EerierIdyllMeme, dhm

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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

di Sy Montgomery

2,351 utenti

115 recensioni

3.8

2 Members: laruebk, Charon07

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The Peregrine

di J. A. Baker

820 utenti

17 recensioni

4.1

2 Members: uru, Lyttlefold

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North with the Spring: A Naturalist's Record of a 17,000 Mile Journey with the North American Spring

di Edwin Way Teale

258 utenti

2 recensioni

½ 4.5

2 Members: LamSon, Richj

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Two Trees Make a Forest: In Search of My Family's Past Among Taiwan's Mountains and Coasts

di Jessica J. Lee

154 utenti

4 recensioni

½ 3.5

2 Members: victoriapeak, JKWood

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Walking It Off: A Veteran's Chronicle of War And Wilderness

di Doug Peacock

68 utenti

2 recensioni

4

2 Members: douggob, jwk

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The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild

di Craig Childs

357 utenti

11 recensioni

4.2

2 Members: rshart3, eronn

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Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England

di Tom Wessels

301 utenti

3 recensioni

½ 4.4

2 Members: Bookmarque, kristilabrie
Spiegazioni: kristilabrie: We used this book in my Natural History course at UMO: such beautiful illustrations and illustrative writing, I still follow these concepts on my nature hikes.

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Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly

di Sue Halpern

169 utenti

2 recensioni

½ 3.7

2 Members: perennialreader, mgnm
Spiegazioni: perennialreader: Great information about the complicated world of monarch migration.

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Don Coyote: The Good Times and the Bad Times of a Much Maligned American Original

di Dayton O. Hyde

78 utenti

2 recensioni

4

2 Members: pickupf, RailMilFic
Spiegazioni: pickupf: See review by LT member jeane. "Don Coyote" was a ground-breaking wildlife study in 1986, and the American Library Association named it one of the ten top books of the decade."

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Speak to the Earth: Pages From a Farmwife's Journal

di Rachel Peden

47 utenti

5

2 Members: casvelyn, jennyduncan

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The Signature of All Things

di Elizabeth Gilbert

3,489 utenti

196 recensioni

3.9

2 Members: bjappleg8, kara.shamy

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The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores the Mysteries of Man and Nature

di Loren Eiseley

947 utenti

14 recensioni

½ 4.3

2 Members: mikej, JulieStielstra

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Broadsides from the Other Orders: A Book of Bugs

di Sue Hubbell

273 utenti

4 recensioni

3.9

2 Members: mldg, mgnm

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Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day

di Diane Ackerman

156 utenti

3.9

2 Members: CaitZ, Sternmelissar

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Browsing Nature's Aisles: A Year of Foraging for Wild Food in the Suburbs

di Wendy Brown

32 utenti

2 recensioni

½ 3.3

2 Members: suvrose, jennyduncan

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Field Guide to Birds of North America

di Edward S. Brinkley

168 utenti

1 recensione

4.2

2 Members: tardis, kristilabrie
Spiegazioni: tardis: Field guides are a key way of enhancing one's knowledge and appreciation of nature. I love them.
kristilabrie: Yes it's a field guide—not sure if I'm bending the rules here—but I use this book so often, I LOVE birding and checking off new species in the back.

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