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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions by David Quammen

The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions

David Quammen

704 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
nonfiction nature science adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson

The Diversity of Life

Edward O. Wilson

432 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
nonfiction science informative slow-paced
The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson

The Sea Around Us

Rachel Carson

250 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
nonfiction nature science informative reflective slow-paced
Encounters with the Archdruid: Narratives about a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies by John McPhee

Encounters with the Archdruid: Narratives about a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies

John McPhee

256 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
nonfiction nature science reflective slow-paced
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small #1-2

James Herriot

437 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
nonfiction classics memoir funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry

Stormy, Misty's Foal

Misty #3

Marguerite Henry

222 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
fiction childrens adventurous slow-paced
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

Barbara Ehrenreich

240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
nonfiction economics politics sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Like Water for Chocolate

Como agua para chocolate #1

Laura Esquivel

246 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
fiction historical magical realism romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

545 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

324 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0globetrotta's review
fiction historical religion emotional reflective sad medium-paced