Favorite Animal Non-Fiction

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Febbraio 2024 (see all)
Descrizione
The mind of the raven, the voyage of the turtle... the weeping of the elephant, the spell of the tiger: there is so much to learn about the animals that share our planet! Our List of the Month this February is devoted to our favorite non-fiction works about animals. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, and are either not about animals, or not non-fiction.
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Creature grandi e piccole
di James Herriot
7,956 utenti
138 recensioni
½ 4.3
25 Members
hipdeep, rarm, jjmcgaffey, norabelle414, saskia17, cbl_tn, masterdeski, victoriapeak, PeggyDean, perennialreader, mitchma, Aug3Zimm, al.vick, ahef1963, SusanBraxton, Lisa_Francine, Tosta, auldhouse, Ann_R, itstheblob, roxrosengarten, Leifacornson, azzouzi, guemesgirl, SummerLynnYarbrough,Stan47
Spiegazioni
auldhouse: This is a wonderful heart-warming comfort read.
3
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
di Sy Montgomery
2,369 utenti
115 recensioni
3.8
24 Members
lorax, Bookmarque, autumnesf, Storeetllr, jeshakespeare, claire.rivers, lizzy50usa, CoriatLib, Heather39, zooeybat, carterepstein, PrueGallagher, durkee, Lisa_Francine, maschi, CharlesTheB, HH_Library, Charon07, auldhouse, baronvoncoolio, roxrosengarten, bookmelon, azzouzi, guemesgirl
Spiegazioni
jeshakespeare: I have read this book and found it fascinating! It was a library signed copy too which helped me bond with the author at the time.
auldhouse: So much to learn about Octopuses! (And yes, as Montgomery explains it is Octopuses not Octopi).
4
La mia famiglia e altri animali
di Gerald Durrell
5,293 utenti
152 recensioni
4.2
19 Members
jjmcgaffey, Sandydog1, charl08, Faradaydon, dewasus1, victoriapeak, gentcat, YavorD, peterveen, mrtee, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, SusanBraxton, SherryB, Lisa_Francine, hsauvage, auldhouse, guemesgirl, SummerLynnYarbrough
Spiegazioni
auldhouse: This memoir is delightful.
5
Last Chance to See
di Douglas Adams
4,133 utenti
83 recensioni
4.2
12 Members
hipdeep, avere, wdwilson3, norabelle414, navelos, paulmdh, al.vick, timetunnel, Kyler_Marie, hsauvage, maschi, JerBa
6
H Is for Hawk
di Helen Macdonald
4,404 utenti
284 recensioni
3.9
14 Members
Silver, aprille, dchaikin, charl08, PeggyDean, birder4106, perennialreader, vwinsloe, msjudy, HH_Library, Charon07, loulourevisited, guemesgirl, GMbooks,
7
Dewey
di Vicki Myron
5,263 utenti
325 recensioni
½ 3.7
12 Members
jjmcgaffey, EerierIdyllMeme, masterdeski, al.vick, LibraryCin, Lisa_Francine, Carrieida, HH_Library, TeresaBee, TeresaBlock, Leifacornson, guemesgirl
8
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
di Mary Roach
1,176 utenti
69 recensioni
3.9
12 Members
hipdeep, wdwilson3, norabelle414, navelos, PrueGallagher, rjohn741, SherryB, HH_Library, SealedArchive, Leifacornson, guemesgirl, Unwornstarship
9
Mai gridare al lupo
di Farley Mowat
2,730 utenti
63 recensioni
4.1
13 Members
tardis, aprille, hipdeep, jjmcgaffey, marc.slingerland, RBeffa, Lisa_Francine, mombot, Stan47, roxrosengarten, sheabird, guemesgirl, GMbooks,
Spiegazioni
Stan47: In addition to the observations about wolves, the books is a hilarious commentary on the foibles of the Canadian provincial government at that time.
10
Nata libera: la straordinaria avventura della leonessa Elsa
di Joy Adamson
1,255 utenti
23 recensioni
4
12 Members
Aquila, Silver, tardis, victoriapeak, PeggyDean, birder4106, perennialreader, ahef1963, SusanBraxton, Hope_H, Lisa_Francine, MauroFrancesco
Spiegazioni
birder4106: Wahrscheinlich das erste Tierbuch für Erwachsene, welches ich gelesen habe.
11
The Genius of Birds
di Jennifer Ackerman
1,329 utenti
45 recensioni
4
12 Members
lorax, charl08, lizzy50usa, FAMeulstee, YavorD, carterepstein, Aug3Zimm, msjudy, hsauvage, auldhouse, baronvoncoolio, Unwornstarship
12
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
di Elisabeth Tova Bailey
1,311 utenti
94 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
aprille, lahochstetler, lizzy50usa, Heather39, perennialreader, janerawoof, msjudy, hsauvage, Tosta, mombot
15
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
di Frans de Waal
1,116 utenti
45 recensioni
3.9
8 Members
antqueen, FAMeulstee, mitchma, SherryB, Lisa_Francine, msemmag, Ann_R, GMbooks
16
L'origine delle specie
di Charles Darwin
14,466 utenti
120 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
wester, FAMeulstee, masterdeski, birder4106, peterveen, catherine_raven, baronvoncoolio, guemesgirl
Spiegazioni
birder4106: Für mich ein richtungsweisendes Buch der Naturgeschichte. Dazu gehört meiner Meinung nach auch die würdigung von Alfred Russel Wallace zum gleichen Thema. Und natürlich das Buch "Die Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane" von Alfred Wegener.
18
Io & Marley
di John Grogan
11,405 utenti
372 recensioni
4
7 Members
dara85, gypsysmom, LibraryCin, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, HH_Library, Leifacornson
19
Sono ancora un uomo: una storia epica di resistenza e coraggio
di Laura Hillenbrand
7,959 utenti
155 recensioni
4.2
7 Members
hipdeep, jjmcgaffey, masterdeski, carterepstein, vwinsloe, msjudy, auldhouse
20
Queer Ducks and Other Animals: The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
di Eliot Schrefer
128 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
Heather39, PrueGallagher, rjohn741, SherryB, slimikin, SealedArchive
21
Cose sagge e meravigliose
di James Herriot
4,400 utenti
36 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
jjmcgaffey, gmathis, mitchma, Ann_R, itstheblob, Leifacornson
22
Quando gli elefanti piangono. La vita emotiva degli animali
di Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
1,421 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 3.7
6 Members
zooeybat, susanbooks, AbigailAdams26, Hope_H, roxrosengarten, Unwornstarship
24
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
di Jonathan Weiner
1,733 utenti
36 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
lorax, jjmcgaffey, masterdeski, perennialreader, catherine_raven
25
The Peregrine
di J. A. Baker
827 utenti
17 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
aprille, gabriel, perennialreader, miller.max, loulourevisited
26
Il leopardo delle nevi
di Peter Matthiessen
2,714 utenti
53 recensioni
4
4 Members
perennialreader, SusanBraxton, CharlesTheB, JerBa
27
The Ring of Bright Water Trilogy
di Gavin Maxwell
141 utenti
1 recensione
4
4 Members
Aquila, saskia17, aliklein, perennialreader
28
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
di Nate Blakeslee
495 utenti
37 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
vwinsloe, Tosta, catherine_raven, beatlegrrl
29
Catwatching
di Desmond Morris
775 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
gentcat, kleh, SherryB, Karen74Leigh
30
The Corfu Trilogy
di Gerald Durrell
564 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 4.3
4 Members
elliepotten, gentcat, perennialreader, TeresaBlock
31
Beato fra le bestie
di James Herriot
4,907 utenti
45 recensioni
½ 4.3
4 Members
jjmcgaffey, gmathis, itstheblob, Leifacornson
32
Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
di Frans de Waal
157 utenti
4 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
FAMeulstee, birder4106, SherryB, hsauvage
33
Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays
di Candace Savage
354 utenti
10 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
carterepstein, durkee, slimikin, baronvoncoolio
34
National Geographic The Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals
di Joel Sartore
296 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.7
4 Members
rarm, masterdeski, SusanBraxton, auldhouse
35
The Cat Who Came for Christmas
di Cleveland Amory
1,363 utenti
31 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
gmathis, masterdeski, MauroFrancesco, HH_Library
36
Il popolo degli scimpanzé: 30 anni di osservazioni nella giungla di Gombe
di Jane Goodall
717 utenti
13 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
al.vick, ahef1963, LibraryCin, msjudy
37
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
di Farley Mowat
1,238 utenti
16 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
Pebblesgmc, TeresaBlock, Stan47
Spiegazioni
Stan47: I read this book as a kid, in the Reader's Digest. When I read the complete book as a senior citizen, it was even better than I'd remembered.
38
Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs: The Life of Velma Johnston
di David Cruise
30 utenti
2 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Pebblesgmc, zooeybat, vwinsloe
39
Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival
di Bernd Heinrich
847 utenti
16 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
wester, CharlesTheB, norfolknaturalist, itstheblob
40
Diario di un uomo scimmia
di Robert M. Sapolsky
1,082 utenti
36 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
eclbates, peterveen, ahef1963
41
And Tango Makes Three
di Justin Richardson
2,552 utenti
311 recensioni
½ 4.5
3 Members
jjmcgaffey, EerierIdyllMeme, al.cover
42
Storie del mio zoo
di Gerald Durrell
583 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
tardis, jjmcgaffey, gentcat
44
The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds
di Julie Zickefoose
121 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 4.4
3 Members
msjudy, Tosta, Qshaden
45
Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
di Lars Svensson
728 utenti
9 recensioni
½ 4.5
3 Members
birder4106, YavorD, JerBa
46
Ratti. Un anno con gli abitanti più indesiderati di New York
di Robert Sullivan
1,255 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
aprille, susanbooks, carterepstein, HH_Library
47
The Name of the Cat
di Barbara Holland
18 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.5
3 Members
mldg, lizzy50usa, MauroFrancesco
48
Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
di David Dosa
817 utenti
126 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
gmathis, Pebblesgmc, Ann_R
49
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
di Sy Montgomery
622 utenti
35 recensioni
4
3 Members
Heather39, zooeybat, Charon07
50
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
di Sy Montgomery
314 utenti
23 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
PeggyDean, navelos, al.vick
51
Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship
di Catherine Raven
337 utenti
18 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
gypsysmom, hsauvage, catherine_raven
52
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
di Aimee Nezhukumatathil
867 utenti
25 recensioni
4
3 Members
PeggyDean, Heather39, navelos
53
The Goshawk
di T. H. White
567 utenti
11 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Gmmmm, loulourevisited
54
The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience and Recovery
di Andrew Westoll
110 utenti
8 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
PeggyDean, gypsysmom
55
Il pesce che e in noi : la scoperta del fossile che ha cambiato la storia dell'evoluzione
di Neil Shubin
2,612 utenti
72 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Michael.Rimmer, SealedArchive
56
Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
di Jonathan C. Slaght
437 utenti
15 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Tess_W, maschi
57
Leviatano ovvero la balena
di Philip Hoare
840 utenti
27 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
CharlesTheB, loulourevisited
59
Audubon Birds: Selected Prints From the Birds of America
di John James Audubon
19 utenti
4
2 Members
Rommert, itstheblob
60
De raaf
di Louis Beyens
12 utenti
½ 4.3
2 Members
FAMeulstee, EMS_24
Spiegazioni
EMS_24: The Raven
61
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
di Alexandra Horowitz
2,068 utenti
58 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
hipdeep, rarm
62
All'inseguimento del gatto perduto: una storia vera di amore, disperazione e tecnologia GPS
di Caroline Paul
295 utenti
35 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
terran, carterepstein
63
A Street Cat Named Bob and How He Saved My Life
di James Bowen
1,508 utenti
90 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
RBeffa, vwinsloe
Spiegazioni
vwinsloe: Cats know.
64
Wild Animals I Have Known
di Ernest Thompson Seton
937 utenti
8 recensioni
4
2 Members
saskia17, mombot
65
The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
di Jennifer Ackerman
413 utenti
8 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
Aug3Zimm, baronvoncoolio
66
De gnoe en andere beesten
di Midas Dekkers
20 utenti
2 Members
gentcat, Rommert
67
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
di Frans de Waal
440 utenti
12 recensioni
4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, peterveen
68
The Cat and the Curmudgeon
di Cleveland Amory
503 utenti
6 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
gmathis, Pebblesgmc
69
Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
di Carl Zimmer
1,058 utenti
36 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
wester, SealedArchive
70
A Field Guide to Bird Songs: Eastern and Central North America
di Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
72 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.4
2 Members
Tess_W, itstheblob
71
Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation
di Sunaura Taylor
72 utenti
½ 4.4
2 Members
SealedArchive, johanliebert
72
Man O'War
di Walter Farley
650 utenti
3 recensioni
4
2 Members
Aquila, SusanBraxton
73
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
di Dan Flores
360 utenti
16 recensioni
4
2 Members
miller.max, SealedArchive
74
To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession
di Dan Koeppel
325 utenti
14 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
marc.slingerland, birder4106
75
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
di Phillip Hoose
265 utenti
21 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
PeggyDean, navelos
76
La tigre. Un'avventura siberiana di vendetta e sopravvivenza
di John Vaillant
1,249 utenti
68 recensioni
4
2 Members
marc.slingerland, gypsysmom
77
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
di Susan L. Roth
297 utenti
67 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
terran, PeggyDean
79
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
di Ben Goldfarb
286 utenti
16 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
Bookmarque, norabelle414
80
Il dono di Natale
di James Herriot
891 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
masterdeski, MauroFrancesco
81
Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness
di Lyanda Lynn Haupt
383 utenti
18 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
auldhouse, johanliebert
82
L'uomo che ascolta i cavalli
di Monty Roberts
1,149 utenti
11 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, Pebblesgmc
83
Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
di Bethany Brookshire
109 utenti
3 recensioni
4
2 Members
Kyler_Marie, baronvoncoolio
84
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
di Michael Hingson
537 utenti
28 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
dara85, gypsysmom
85
Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene
di Donna J. Haraway
324 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, elenchus,itstheblob
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: Chapters delve into the relations between humans and specific animal species: notably pigeons, squid, horses, and butterflies. It is so a book about animals, including human animals.
itstheblob : This looks like it's primarily a sociological or philosophical work moreso than an animal book- at least that's what I'm understanding from the description and tags...
86
Viaggio con Charley
di John Steinbeck
8,559 utenti
213 recensioni
4
2 Members
msjudy, Stan47
87
Mozart's Starling
di Lyanda Lynn Haupt
295 utenti
14 recensioni
4
2 Members
janerawoof, auldhouse
88
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
di Sy Montgomery
436 utenti
42 recensioni
4
2 Members
PeggyDean, al.vick
89
The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
di Lawrence Anthony
780 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
vwinsloe, LibraryCin
Spiegazioni
vwinsloe: Deepens one's understanding of the intelligence of elephants as emotional beings.
91
Vesper Flights
di Helen Macdonald
742 utenti
31 recensioni
4
2 Members
seabelis, FAMeulstee
92
Ravens in Winter: A Zoological Detective Story
di Bernd Heinrich
457 utenti
9 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
aprille, CharlesTheB
93
Jaguar: Struggle and Triumph in the Jungles of Belize
di Alan Rabinowitz
87 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
2 Members
Aquila, LibraryCin
94
Coccodrilli, danze e tamburi
di Gerald Durrell
456 utenti
10 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
victoriapeak, gentcat
95
Lupi: dalla parte del miglior nemico dell'uomo
di Barry Holstun Lopez
867 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
miller.max, CharlesTheB
96
A Whale for the Killing
di Farley Mowat
510 utenti
11 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Pebblesgmc, gypsysmom
97
Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
di Lawrence Anthony
260 utenti
17 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Pebblesgmc, LibraryCin
99
La panthère des neiges
di Sylvain Tesson
157 utenti
8 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
FAMeulstee, birder4106
100
Liberazione animale
di Peter Singer
1,747 utenti
21 recensioni
4.2
Member
johanliebert