Recommended Nature Writing

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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate, Discoveries from a Secret World

af Peter Wohlleben

3,588 medlemmer

113 anmeldelser

4

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
Forklaringer: eronn : accidental, should be a thumbs UP

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The Overstory

af Richard Powers

5,354 medlemmer

244 anmeldelser

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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Det tavse forår

af Rachel Carson

6,519 medlemmer

97 anmeldelser

4

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

af Elisabeth Tova Bailey

1,301 medlemmer

94 anmeldelser

4.1

11 Members: DetailMuse, raidergirl3, krazy4katz, CoriatLib, Heather39, perennialreader, -Cee-, gylafowler, SoccerMomKnits, Booksplorer, Tosta
Forklaringer: 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

af Aldo Leopold

4,384 medlemmer

59 anmeldelser

4.2

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

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

af Robin Wall Kimmerer

4,098 medlemmer

117 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

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H Is for Hawk

af Helen Macdonald

4,357 medlemmer

279 anmeldelser

3.9

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

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Min familie og andre dyr

af Gerald Durrell

5,259 medlemmer

150 anmeldelser

4.2

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

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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

af Michael Pollan

1,571 medlemmer

32 anmeldelser

3.9

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

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Last Chance to See

af Douglas Adams

4,120 medlemmer

83 anmeldelser

4.2

8 Members: ursula, hipdeep, norabelle414, NorthernTeacher, al.vick, Cora-R, maschi, RaeCreated
Forklaringer: 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

af Barbara Kingsolver

7,662 medlemmer

259 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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Walden eller Livet i skovene

af Henry David Thoreau

14,123 medlemmer

191 anmeldelser

3.8

8 Members: hipdeep, SilentInAWay, dhm, jburlinson, FAMeulstee, shelfoflisa, gypsysmom, kristilabrie
Forklaringer: 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

af Isabella Tree

475 medlemmer

12 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

af Bill Bryson

16,875 medlemmer

474 anmeldelser

4

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

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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

af Michael Pollan

5,316 medlemmer

153 anmeldelser

4

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

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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

af Edward Abbey

3,929 medlemmer

88 anmeldelser

4.2

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

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The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature

af David George Haskell

610 medlemmer

17 anmeldelser

4.2

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

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My Side of the Mountain

af Jean Craighead George

11,779 medlemmer

147 anmeldelser

4

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

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Kaninbjerget

af Richard Adams

24,887 medlemmer

471 anmeldelser

4.2

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

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Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe

af Jane Goodall

712 medlemmer

13 anmeldelser

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

af Henry Beston

942 medlemmer

30 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: hailelib, lilithcat, CDay, vwinsloe
Forklaringer: 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

af Barry Lopez

309 medlemmer

5 anmeldelser

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

af Craig Childs

323 medlemmer

11 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: lorax, eronn, SonoranDreamer, jwk

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Landmarks

af Robert Macfarlane

858 medlemmer

15 anmeldelser

4.2

4 Members: charl08, dhm, ghr4, Jeanettelth

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Arctic Dreams

af Barry Lopez

1,948 medlemmer

40 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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Naturdagbog af en engelsk dame år 1906 : Edith Holdens dagbog skildrer i tekst og tegninger årets gang gennem det engelske landskab

af Edith Holden

1,832 medlemmer

10 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: Lirleni, shelfoflisa, emglider, barefootsong

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The Wild Trees

af Richard Preston

1,198 medlemmer

57 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: Stbalbach, eronn, 13west, RaeCreated

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

af N. K. Jemisin

397 medlemmer

5 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

5 Members: hipdeep, mikej, susanbooks, ahef1963, steller0707,Hanno ,arethusarose ,alsocass
Forklaringer: 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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Frodig sommer

af Barbara Kingsolver

8,993 medlemmer

196 anmeldelser

4

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

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

af Peter Godfrey-Smith

1,820 medlemmer

63 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: paradoxosalpha, elenchus, Treebeard_404

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Underland: A Deep Time Journey

af Robert Macfarlane

1,672 medlemmer

54 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: igorken, jsedey, captainsunbeam

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Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle

af Thor Hanson

318 medlemmer

11 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: lorax, Bookmarque, CoriatLib

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Nabo til havet

af Gavin Maxwell

932 medlemmer

23 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: jlshall, Oandthegang, kristybrysonedits

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Arternes Oprindelse ved Udvælgelse eller ved de heldigst stillede Formers Sejr i Kampen for Tilværelsen

af Charles Darwin

14,353 medlemmer

121 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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The Natural History of Selborne

af Gilbert White

954 medlemmer

9 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: abbottthomas, Oandthegang, aileverte

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Under the Sea-Wind

af Rachel Carson

687 medlemmer

11 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: lilithcat, CoriatLib, spiphany
Forklaringer: 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

af Bernd Heinrich

260 medlemmer

7 anmeldelser

4

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

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

af Annie Dillard

5,474 medlemmer

105 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: SilentInAWay, jlshall, Heather39

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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

af Robin Wall Kimmerer

870 medlemmer

25 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: raidergirl3, CaitZ, jakebornheimer

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The Outrun

af Amy Liptrot

456 medlemmer

19 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: mooingzelda, CarltonC, kara.shamy

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

af Lawrence Anthony

765 medlemmer

43 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: CoriatLib, vwinsloe, Cora-R

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Never Cry Wolf

af Farley Mowat

2,711 medlemmer

63 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: tardis, EerierIdyllMeme, ahef1963

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Forunderlige skabninger

af Tracy Chevalier

3,226 medlemmer

226 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: hailelib, raidergirl3, perennialreader
Forklaringer: 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

af Hope Jahren

2,633 medlemmer

157 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: LynnB, alsocass, Kristelh,arethusarose

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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life

af Richard Dawkins

4,346 medlemmer

74 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: EerierIdyllMeme, dhm

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

af Sy Montgomery

2,316 medlemmer

114 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: laruebk, Charon07

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The Peregrine

af J. A. Baker

816 medlemmer

16 anmeldelser

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

af Edwin Way Teale

257 medlemmer

2 anmeldelser

½ 4.6

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

af Jessica J. Lee

152 medlemmer

4 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: victoriapeak, JKWood

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

af Doug Peacock

68 medlemmer

2 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: douggob, jwk

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The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild

af Craig Childs

355 medlemmer

11 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: rshart3, eronn

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Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England

af Tom Wessels

300 medlemmer

3 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

2 Members: Bookmarque, kristilabrie
Forklaringer: 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

af Sue Halpern

168 medlemmer

2 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: perennialreader, mgnm
Forklaringer: 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

af Dayton O. Hyde

78 medlemmer

2 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: pickupf, RailMilFic
Forklaringer: 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

af Rachel Peden

47 medlemmer

5

2 Members: casvelyn, jennyduncan

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The Signature of All Things

af Elizabeth Gilbert

3,475 medlemmer

196 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: bjappleg8, kara.shamy

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

af Loren Eiseley

945 medlemmer

14 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: mikej, JulieStielstra

58

Broadsides from the Other Orders: A Book of Bugs

af Sue Hubbell

271 medlemmer

4 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: mldg, mgnm

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

af Diane Ackerman

156 medlemmer

3.9

2 Members: CaitZ, Sternmelissar

60

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

af Wendy Brown

32 medlemmer

2 anmeldelser

½ 3.3

2 Members: suvrose, jennyduncan

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Field Guide to Birds of North America

af Edward S. Brinkley

165 medlemmer

1 anmeldelse

4.2

2 Members: tardis, kristilabrie
Forklaringer: 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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