For your consideration, here are several categories of books relating to the environment that may interest you.
The books are listed by title, alphabetically, under these topics:
Animals
Art
Cosmology
Disasters
Endangered Species
Extinctions
Fiction
Food
Gardening, Plants, Botany
Insects
Nature Photography
Nature Writing
Ourselves
Places
Travel
ANIMALS
The books are listed by title, alphabetically, under these topics:
Animals
Art
Cosmology
Disasters
Endangered Species
Extinctions
Fiction
Food
Gardening, Plants, Botany
Insects
Nature Photography
Nature Writing
Ourselves
Places
Travel
ANIMALS
365 Fish, by Antal Vida.
The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States: Key Sites for Birds and Birding in All 50 States, by Robert M. Chipley, George H. Fenwick, Michael J. Parr & David N. Pashley.
America's Other Audubon, by Joy M. Kiser (focus on nests and eggs)
The Animal Connection: A New Perspective on What Makes Us Human, by Pat Shipman.
Audubon: Early Drawings, by John James Audubon; commentary by Scott V. Edwards.
Backyard Chickens and Other Poultry: Including Ducks, Turkeys, Geese and Quail, by John & Cara Harrison.
In Bear Country: Adventures Among North America's Largest Predators, by Jake MacDonald.
Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird, by Tim Birkhead.
Audubon: Early Drawings, by John James Audubon; commentary by Scott V. Edwards.
Backyard Chickens and Other Poultry: Including Ducks, Turkeys, Geese and Quail, by John & Cara Harrison.
In Bear Country: Adventures Among North America's Largest Predators, by Jake MacDonald.
Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird, by Tim Birkhead.
Birding for Beginners, 2nd edition: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Art of Birdwatching, by Sheila Buff, photography by Richard Day.
Birds and People, by Mark Cocker, photographs by David Tipling.
The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds, by Julie Zickefoose.
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary, by Casper Henderson.
The Book of Eggs: A Life-Size Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World's Bird Species, by Mark E. Hauber, edited by John Bates and Barbara Becker.
Birds and People, by Mark Cocker, photographs by David Tipling.
The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds, by Julie Zickefoose.
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary, by Casper Henderson.
The Book of Eggs: A Life-Size Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World's Bird Species, by Mark E. Hauber, edited by John Bates and Barbara Becker.
Calls Beyond Our Hearing: Unlocking
the Secrets of Animal Voices, by Holly Menino.
Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories, by Janet Lembke.
Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories, by Janet Lembke.
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the
World, by Mark Kurlansky.
Cold Blood: Adventures with Reptiles and Amphibians, by Richard Kerridge.
Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe, second edition.
Cow: A Bovine Biography, by Florian Werner, foreword by Temple Grandin, translated by Doris Ecker.
Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals, by Gordon Grice.
Cold Blood: Adventures with Reptiles and Amphibians, by Richard Kerridge.
Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe, second edition.
Cow: A Bovine Biography, by Florian Werner, foreword by Temple Grandin, translated by Doris Ecker.
Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals, by Gordon Grice.
Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks, by Juliet Eilperin.
Designer Animals: Mapping the Issues in Animal Biotechnology, edited by Conrad G. Brunk and Sarah Hartley.
The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath: Some Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships, by Erika Ritter.
Dogs: History, Myth, Art, by Catherine Johns.
The Feathery Tribe: Robert Ridgeway and the Modern Study of Birds, by Daniel Lewis.
Field Guide to Backyard Birds of the West, by Cool Springs Press.
Frogs: The Animal Answer Guide, by Mike Dorcas & Whit Gibbons.
Designer Animals: Mapping the Issues in Animal Biotechnology, edited by Conrad G. Brunk and Sarah Hartley.
The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath: Some Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships, by Erika Ritter.
Dogs: History, Myth, Art, by Catherine Johns.
The Feathery Tribe: Robert Ridgeway and the Modern Study of Birds, by Daniel Lewis.
Field Guide to Backyard Birds of the West, by Cool Springs Press.
Frogs: The Animal Answer Guide, by Mike Dorcas & Whit Gibbons.
The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter, by Holly Robinson.
The Goshawk, by T. H. White.
Grasshoppers and Crickets, by Ted Benton.
The Goshawk, by T. H. White.
Grasshoppers and Crickets, by Ted Benton.
The
Horse in Art, by John Baskett.
How Animals Grieve, by Barbara J. King.
How to Charm a Bird: Create a Backyard Haven with Birdhouses, Baths and Feeders, by editors of Popular Mechanics.
How Animals Grieve, by Barbara J. King.
How to Charm a Bird: Create a Backyard Haven with Birdhouses, Baths and Feeders, by editors of Popular Mechanics.
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know, by Alexandra Horowitz.
Ivory's Ghosts: The White Gold
of History and the Fate of Elephants, by John
Frederick Walker.
John James Audubon's Journal of 1826: The Voyage to The Birds of America, edited by Daniel Patterson.
John James Audubon's Journal of 1826: The Voyage to The Birds of America, edited by Daniel Patterson.
Kingdom
Under Glass: A Tale of Obsession, Adventure, and One Man's Quest to
Preserve the World's Great Animals, by Jay Kirk (re: explorer and
taxidermist Carl Akeley).
The Last Walk: Reflections on Our Pets at the End of Their Lives, by Jessica Pierce.
Leopard, by Desmond Morris.
Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West, by Deanne Stillman.
Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World, by Todd McLeish.
The Last Walk: Reflections on Our Pets at the End of Their Lives, by Jessica Pierce.
Leopard, by Desmond Morris.
Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West, by Deanne Stillman.
Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World, by Todd McLeish.
Outwitting Squirrels: 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from
Your Birdfeeder by Squirrels, 3rd edition, by Bill Adler,
Jr.Owls, by Marianne Taylor.
Of Parrots and People: The Sometimes Funny, Always Fascinating and Often Catastrophic Collision of Two Intelligent Species, by Mira Tweti.
Peregrine Falcon, by Patrick Stirling-Aird.
Of Parrots and People: The Sometimes Funny, Always Fascinating and Often Catastrophic Collision of Two Intelligent Species, by Mira Tweti.
Peregrine Falcon, by Patrick Stirling-Aird.
The Private Lives of Birds: A Scientist Reveals the Intricacies of Avian Life, by Bridget Stutchbury.
Rabbits: The Animal Answer Guide, by Susan Lumpkin & John Seidensticker.
Reader's Digest Book of North American Birds, by Reader's Digest.
The Running Sky: A Birdwatching Life, by Tim Lee.To Sea and Back: The Heroic Life of the Atlantic Salmon, by Richard Shelton.
The Secret Language of Animals: A Guide to Remarkable Behavior, by Janine M. Benyus, illustrations by Juan Carlos Barberis.
The Secret Life of Birds: Who they are and what they do, by Colin Tudge.
The Secret World of Red Wolves: The Fight to Save North America's Other Wolf, by T. Delene Beeland.
Rabbits: The Animal Answer Guide, by Susan Lumpkin & John Seidensticker.
Reader's Digest Book of North American Birds, by Reader's Digest.
The Running Sky: A Birdwatching Life, by Tim Lee.To Sea and Back: The Heroic Life of the Atlantic Salmon, by Richard Shelton.
The Secret Language of Animals: A Guide to Remarkable Behavior, by Janine M. Benyus, illustrations by Juan Carlos Barberis.
The Secret Life of Birds: Who they are and what they do, by Colin Tudge.
The Secret World of Red Wolves: The Fight to Save North America's Other Wolf, by T. Delene Beeland.
The Sibley Guide to Birds: Second Edition, by David Allen Sibley.
The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century, by D. Graham Burnett.
Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin, by Tim Birkhead, Jo Wimpenny, and Bob Montgomerie.
Terns, by David Cabot and Ian Nisbet.
Tweet of the Day: A Year of Britain's Birds, from the acclaimed Radio 4 series, by Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss.
Walking Sideways: The Remarkable World of Crabs, by Judith S. Weis.
Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin, by Tim Birkhead, Jo Wimpenny, and Bob Montgomerie.
Terns, by David Cabot and Ian Nisbet.
Tweet of the Day: A Year of Britain's Birds, from the acclaimed Radio 4 series, by Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss.
Walking Sideways: The Remarkable World of Crabs, by Judith S. Weis.
Wildlife of the
Mid-Atlantic: A Complete Reference Guide, by John H. Rappole.
ART
Curious Beasts: Animal Prints from the British Museum, by Alison E. Wright.
Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists' Books and the Natural World, by Elisabeth Fairman.
ART
Curious Beasts: Animal Prints from the British Museum, by Alison E. Wright.
Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists' Books and the Natural World, by Elisabeth Fairman.
COSMOLOGY
Alien Universe: Extraterrestrial Life in Our Minds and in the Cosmos, by Don Lincoln.
A Brief History of the Universe: From Ancient Babylon to the Big Bang, by J.P. McEvoy.
Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein---Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe, by Mario Livio.
Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe, by
Roger Penrose.
The
Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos, by Michael D. Lemonick.
Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet, by Tim Flannery.
How Did the first Stars and Galaxies Form?, by Abraham Loeb.
Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet, by Tim Flannery.
How Did the first Stars and Galaxies Form?, by Abraham Loeb.
Once Before Time: A Whole Story of the Universe, by Martin Bojowald.
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality, by Max Tegmark.
The Systems View of Life, by Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi.
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality, by Max Tegmark.
The Systems View of Life, by Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi.
DISASTERS
Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt, by Edward P. Kohn.
Oil and Ice: A
Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty, by
Peter Nichols.
Racing Toward Armageddon: The Three Great Religions and the Plot to End the World, by Michael Baigent.
The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist's Struggle to Preserve the World's Harvest, by
Susan Dworking (re: Danish scientist Bent
Skovmand).
Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755, by Edward Paice.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Hope For Animals and Their
World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued From the Brink, by Jane Goodall, Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson.
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession, by Susan Orlean.
On Rare Birds, by Anita Albus.
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession, by Susan Orlean.
On Rare Birds, by Anita Albus.
Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious
Butterfly Smuggler, by Jessica Speart.
EXTINCTIONS
The Curse of the Labrador Duck: My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction, by Clen Chilton.
On Extinction: How We Became Estranged From Nature, by Melanie Challenger.
A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction, by Joel Greenberg.
Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record, by Errol Fuller.
The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird: The Discovery and Death of the Po'ouli, by Alvin Powell.
FICTION
Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds, edited by Billy Collins, paintings by David Allen Sibley.
The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and the Environment, by Timothy Clark.
Drilling on Troubled Land, by Nick Munzer.
Fire on the Mountain, by Edward Abbey (50th anniversary edition; introduction by Douglas Brinkley).
Greening the Maple: Canadian Ecocriticism in Context, edited by Ella Soper and Nicholas Bradley.
Mother Earth's Revenge, by Joseph Frail.
Ox-Tales: Air and Ox-Tales: Water, both edited by Mark Ellingham and Peter Florence for Oxfam International.
Plants and Literature: Essays in Critical Plant Studies, edited by Randy Laist.
Positive Pollutions and Cultural Toxins: Waste and Contamination in Contemporary U.S. Ethnic Literatures, by John Blair Gamber.The Spring Rain: A Seasonal Collection of Poems, by Quinn Graw.
FOOD
As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine, by William Woys Weaver.
Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet, by Sarah Elton.
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, by Michael Pollan.
Hoosh: Roast Penguin, Scurvy Day and Other Stories of Antarctic Cuisine, by Jason C. Anthony.
The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America, by Langdon Cook.
Savor the South Cookbooks (many subjects: Buttermilk, Pecans, Peaches, Tomatoes, Biscuits, Bourbon, Pickles and Preserves, Okra, etc., from The University of North Carolina Press).
Planet Carnivore, by Alex Renton.
Scheherazade's Feasts: Foods of the Medieval Arab World, by Habeeb Salloum, Muna Salloum, and Leila Salloum Elias.
Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time, by Adrian Miller.
Unami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste, by Ole G. Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbaek.
The Vegetarian Crusade: The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921, by Adam D. Shprintzen
On Extinction: How We Became Estranged From Nature, by Melanie Challenger.
A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction, by Joel Greenberg.
Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record, by Errol Fuller.
The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird: The Discovery and Death of the Po'ouli, by Alvin Powell.
FICTION
Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds, edited by Billy Collins, paintings by David Allen Sibley.
The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and the Environment, by Timothy Clark.
Drilling on Troubled Land, by Nick Munzer.
Fire on the Mountain, by Edward Abbey (50th anniversary edition; introduction by Douglas Brinkley).
Greening the Maple: Canadian Ecocriticism in Context, edited by Ella Soper and Nicholas Bradley.
Mother Earth's Revenge, by Joseph Frail.
Ox-Tales: Air and Ox-Tales: Water, both edited by Mark Ellingham and Peter Florence for Oxfam International.
Plants and Literature: Essays in Critical Plant Studies, edited by Randy Laist.
Positive Pollutions and Cultural Toxins: Waste and Contamination in Contemporary U.S. Ethnic Literatures, by John Blair Gamber.The Spring Rain: A Seasonal Collection of Poems, by Quinn Graw.
FOOD
As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine, by William Woys Weaver.
Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet, by Sarah Elton.
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, by Michael Pollan.
Hoosh: Roast Penguin, Scurvy Day and Other Stories of Antarctic Cuisine, by Jason C. Anthony.
The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America, by Langdon Cook.
Savor the South Cookbooks (many subjects: Buttermilk, Pecans, Peaches, Tomatoes, Biscuits, Bourbon, Pickles and Preserves, Okra, etc., from The University of North Carolina Press).
Planet Carnivore, by Alex Renton.
Scheherazade's Feasts: Foods of the Medieval Arab World, by Habeeb Salloum, Muna Salloum, and Leila Salloum Elias.
Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time, by Adrian Miller.
Unami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste, by Ole G. Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbaek.
The Vegetarian Crusade: The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921, by Adam D. Shprintzen
GARDENING, PLANTS, BOTANY
Ancient Pathways, Ancestral
Knowledge: Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America, by Nancy J. Turner, two volumes.
Bizarre Botanicals: How to Grow String-of-Hearts, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Panda Ginger, and Other Weird and Wonderful Plants, by Larry Mellicamp and Paula Gross.
Companion Planting, by Bob Flowerdew.
Crops in Pots: How to Plan, and Grow Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Easy-Care Containers, by Bob Purnell.
Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World, by Ben-Erik Van Wyk.
Earthly Paradises: Ancient Gardens in History and Archaeology, by Maureen Carroll.
The Essentials of Garden Design, by John Brookes.
A Field Guide To Your Own Backyard: A Seasonal Guide to Flora and Fauna of the Eastern U.S. by John Hanson Mitchell, illustrations by Laura Molk
Garden Butterflies of North America: A Gallery of Garden Butterflies and How to Attract Them, by Rick Mikula, Claudia Mikula, editors.
The Golden Age of Botanical Art, by Martyn Rix.
The Green Gardener's Guide : Simple, Significant Actions to Protect and Preserve Our Planet, by Joe Lamp'l (aka Joe Gardener).
The Life of a Leaf, by Steven Vogel.
The Mythology of Plants: Botanical Lore from Ancient Greece and Rome, by Annette Giesecke.
Natural Garden Style: Gardening Inspired by Nature, by Noel Kingsbury, photography by Nicola Browne.
The Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers, by Carolyn Fry.
Pleasures of the Garden: A Literary Anthology, edited by Christina Hardyment.
Practical Botany of Gardeners: Over 3,000 Botanical Terms Explained and Explored, by Geoff Hodge.
What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses, by Daniel Chamovitz.
Bizarre Botanicals: How to Grow String-of-Hearts, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Panda Ginger, and Other Weird and Wonderful Plants, by Larry Mellicamp and Paula Gross.
Companion Planting, by Bob Flowerdew.
Crops in Pots: How to Plan, and Grow Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Easy-Care Containers, by Bob Purnell.
Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World, by Ben-Erik Van Wyk.
Earthly Paradises: Ancient Gardens in History and Archaeology, by Maureen Carroll.
The Essentials of Garden Design, by John Brookes.
A Field Guide To Your Own Backyard: A Seasonal Guide to Flora and Fauna of the Eastern U.S. by John Hanson Mitchell, illustrations by Laura Molk
Garden Butterflies of North America: A Gallery of Garden Butterflies and How to Attract Them, by Rick Mikula, Claudia Mikula, editors.
The Golden Age of Botanical Art, by Martyn Rix.
The Green Gardener's Guide : Simple, Significant Actions to Protect and Preserve Our Planet, by Joe Lamp'l (aka Joe Gardener).
The Life of a Leaf, by Steven Vogel.
The Mythology of Plants: Botanical Lore from Ancient Greece and Rome, by Annette Giesecke.
Natural Garden Style: Gardening Inspired by Nature, by Noel Kingsbury, photography by Nicola Browne.
The Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers, by Carolyn Fry.
Pleasures of the Garden: A Literary Anthology, edited by Christina Hardyment.
Practical Botany of Gardeners: Over 3,000 Botanical Terms Explained and Explored, by Geoff Hodge.
What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses, by Daniel Chamovitz.
INSECTS
The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet, by Arnold Van Huis, Henk Van Gurp, and Marcel Dicke.
Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects, by Amy Stewart,
illustrations by Briony Morrow-Cribbs.
NATURE
PHOTOGRAPHY
Africa: A Photographic Safari, by Carlyle Thompson.
Bear Portraits, by Jill Greenberg.
The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography, by Jim Miotke.
Costa Rica: A Journey through Nature, second edition, by Adrian Hepworth.
Africa: A Photographic Safari, by Carlyle Thompson.
Bear Portraits, by Jill Greenberg.
The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography, by Jim Miotke.
Costa Rica: A Journey through Nature, second edition, by Adrian Hepworth.
The Complete Book of North American Butterflies, by Paul A. Opler, editor.
Desert Light: A Photographer's Journey Through America's Desert Southwest, by John Annerino.
Desert Light: A Photographer's Journey Through America's Desert Southwest, by John Annerino.
The Earth Cube Book, by Alberto Bertolazzi.
Earth on Fire: How Volcanoes Shape Our Planet, by Angelika Jung-Huttl. Bernhard Edmaier, photography.
Egypt: Civilization in the Sands, by Pauline and Philippe de Flers.
Facing East---Photos from the Heart, by Roger Morgan.
Flowers and Herbs of Early America, by Lawrence D. Griffith, photography by Barbara Temple Lombardi.
Facing East---Photos from the Heart, by Roger Morgan.
Flowers and Herbs of Early America, by Lawrence D. Griffith, photography by Barbara Temple Lombardi.
In Arab Lands: The Bonfils Collection, by P. Felix Bonfils, intro. by
Douglas M. Haller.
Indian Country: Sacred Ground, Native Peoples, by John Annerino.
The Jungle at the Door: A Glimpse of Wild India, photos by Joan Myers; essays by William deBuys.
Las Vegas Periphery: Views from the Edge, photos by Laurie Brown, essay by Sally Denton.
Last Places on Earth, by Eric Meola
Indian Country: Sacred Ground, Native Peoples, by John Annerino.
The Jungle at the Door: A Glimpse of Wild India, photos by Joan Myers; essays by William deBuys.
Las Vegas Periphery: Views from the Edge, photos by Laurie Brown, essay by Sally Denton.
Last Places on Earth, by Eric Meola
Lost Photographs
of Captain Scott: Unseen
Images from the Legendary Antarctic Expedition, by David M. Wilson.
The Natural World Close-Up, by Giles Sparrow.A Photographic Guide to Mammals of North Africa and the Middle East, by Mathilde Stuart and Chris Stuart.
Planet Earth: An Illustrated History, edited by Kelly Knauer (Time Life).
The Natural World Close-Up, by Giles Sparrow.A Photographic Guide to Mammals of North Africa and the Middle East, by Mathilde Stuart and Chris Stuart.
Planet Earth: An Illustrated History, edited by Kelly Knauer (Time Life).
Rivers of America, by Tim Palmer, photographer.
The Sea, photography by Philip Plisson, preface by Yann Quefelec.
The Sea, photography by Philip Plisson, preface by Yann Quefelec.
Trees: An Illustrated Identifier and Encyclopedia, by Tony Russell & Catherine Cutler.
Vanishing Borderlands: The Fragile Landscape of the U.S.-Mexico Border, by John Annerino.
Vanishing Borderlands: The Fragile Landscape of the U.S.-Mexico Border, by John Annerino.
Wildflowers of Cape Cod and the Islands: Over 200 Wildflowers that Grow on Cape Cod's Sand Dunes, Heathlands, Pond Shores, Woodlands, Bogs, and Meadows, by Kate Carter.
Why Are Orangutans Orange: Science Questions in
Pictures---With Fascinating Answers, by Mick O'Hare, ed.
NATURE WRITING
Four Fields, by Tim Dee.
The Mirror of the Sea, by Joseph Conrad.
The Pattern Under the Plough, by George Ewart Evans.
Things That Are, by Amy Leach.A Time from the World, by Rowena Farre.
Winter: Five Windows on the Season, by Adam Gopnik.
Also see nature writing column in The Guardian Weekly (UK).
NATURE WRITING
Four Fields, by Tim Dee.
The Mirror of the Sea, by Joseph Conrad.
The Pattern Under the Plough, by George Ewart Evans.
Things That Are, by Amy Leach.A Time from the World, by Rowena Farre.
Winter: Five Windows on the Season, by Adam Gopnik.
Also see nature writing column in The Guardian Weekly (UK).
OURSELVES
The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution, by Henry Gee.
Aging Bones: A History of Osteoporosis, by Gerald N. Grob.
Aging Together: Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities, by Susan H. McFadden and John T. McFadden.
Almost Chimpanzee: Searching For What Makes Us Human, in Rainforests, Labs, Sanctuaries, and Zoos, by Jon Cohen.
The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution, by Henry Gee.
Aging Bones: A History of Osteoporosis, by Gerald N. Grob.
Aging Together: Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities, by Susan H. McFadden and John T. McFadden.
Almost Chimpanzee: Searching For What Makes Us Human, in Rainforests, Labs, Sanctuaries, and Zoos, by Jon Cohen.
American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville, by Bernard-Henri Levy.
Atlas of Anatomy: Organs, Systems, Structures, edited by Sue Peter (of Sobotta Atlas).
Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners, by Michael Erard.
Banking on the Body: The Market in Blood, Milk and Sperm in Modern America, by Kara W. Swanson.
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, by Steven Pinker.
Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World, by Diane MacEachern.
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, by Daniel J. Siegel.
A Brief History of Mankind: 150,000 Years of Human History, by Cyril Aydon.
Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century: A History, by George Weisz.
The Compatibility Gene, by Daniel M. Davis.
Atlas of Anatomy: Organs, Systems, Structures, edited by Sue Peter (of Sobotta Atlas).
Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners, by Michael Erard.
Banking on the Body: The Market in Blood, Milk and Sperm in Modern America, by Kara W. Swanson.
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, by Steven Pinker.
Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World, by Diane MacEachern.
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, by Daniel J. Siegel.
A Brief History of Mankind: 150,000 Years of Human History, by Cyril Aydon.
Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century: A History, by George Weisz.
The Compatibility Gene, by Daniel M. Davis.
Connectome: How the Brain's
Wiring Makes Us Who We Are, by Sebastian
Seung.
Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery
Shaped Darwin's Views on Human Evolution, by Adrian Desmond and James Moore.
The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone, by Scott Samuelson.
Don't Look, Don't Touch, Don't Eat: The Science Behind Revulsion, by Valerie Curtis.
The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone, by Scott Samuelson.
Don't Look, Don't Touch, Don't Eat: The Science Behind Revulsion, by Valerie Curtis.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Decisions in a Confusing World, by Noreena Hertz.
The Gap: The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals, by Thomas Suddendorg.
Gene Jockeys: Life Science and the Rise of Biotech Enterprise, by Nicolas Rasmussen.
Genes, Cells and Brains: The Promethean Promises of the New Biology, by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose.
How Much Is Enough: The Love of Money and the Case for the Good Life, by Robert Skidelsky and Edward Skidelsky.
Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Decisions in a Confusing World, by Noreena Hertz.
The Gap: The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals, by Thomas Suddendorg.
Gene Jockeys: Life Science and the Rise of Biotech Enterprise, by Nicolas Rasmussen.
Genes, Cells and Brains: The Promethean Promises of the New Biology, by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose.
How Much Is Enough: The Love of Money and the Case for the Good Life, by Robert Skidelsky and Edward Skidelsky.
The Human Genome: The Book of Essential Knowledge, by John Quackenbush, foreword by John
Sulston.
The Inner Journey: Views from the Christian Tradition, edited by Lorraine Kisly.
The Inner Journey: Views from the Christian Tradition, edited by Lorraine Kisly.
Live
Better, Live Longer: The New Studies that Reveal What's Really
Good---and Bad---for Your Health, by Sanjiv Chopra and Alan Lotvin, with
David Fisher.
The Long And The Short Of It: The Science of Life Span and Aging, by Jonathan Silvertown.
Madness and Memory: The Discovery of Prions---A New Biological Principle of Disease, by Stanley B. Prusiner, M.D.
Mind: The Big Questions, by Richard R. Restak.
Mindless: Why Smarter Machines are Making Dumber Humans, by Simon Head.
Morality for Humans: Ethical Understanding from the Perspective of Cognitive Science, by Mark Johnson.The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive, by Brian Christian.
A Natural History of Ourselves, by Hannah Holmes.
The Nostalgia Factory: Memory, Time and Ageing, by Douwe Draaisma, translated by Liz Waters.
Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell, by Jonathan Reinarz.
The Long And The Short Of It: The Science of Life Span and Aging, by Jonathan Silvertown.
Madness and Memory: The Discovery of Prions---A New Biological Principle of Disease, by Stanley B. Prusiner, M.D.
Mind: The Big Questions, by Richard R. Restak.
Mindless: Why Smarter Machines are Making Dumber Humans, by Simon Head.
Morality for Humans: Ethical Understanding from the Perspective of Cognitive Science, by Mark Johnson.The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive, by Brian Christian.
A Natural History of Ourselves, by Hannah Holmes.
The Nostalgia Factory: Memory, Time and Ageing, by Douwe Draaisma, translated by Liz Waters.
Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell, by Jonathan Reinarz.
The Power of Forgetting: Six Essential Skills to Clear Out Brain Clutter and Become the Sharpest, Smartest You, by Mike Byster
(from Brainetics).Quirk:
Brain Science Makes Sense Of Your Peculiar Chemistry, by Hannah
Holmes.
The Rainbow Bridge: Bridge to Inner Peace and to World Peace, by Brent N. Hunter.
In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind, by Eric R. Kandel.
See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses, by Lawrence D. Rosenblum.
The Self Beyond Itself: An Alternative History of Ethics, the New Brain Sciences, and the Myth of Free Will, by Heidi M. Ravven.
The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths, by John Gray.
Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare: How Evolution Shapes Our Loves and Fears, by Gordon H. Orians.
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease, by Daniel E. Lieberman.
The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers, by Joanna Bourke.
Supernormal Stimuli: How Primal Urges Overran Their Evolutionary Purpose, by Deirdre Barrett.
The Rainbow Bridge: Bridge to Inner Peace and to World Peace, by Brent N. Hunter.
In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind, by Eric R. Kandel.
See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses, by Lawrence D. Rosenblum.
The Self Beyond Itself: An Alternative History of Ethics, the New Brain Sciences, and the Myth of Free Will, by Heidi M. Ravven.
The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths, by John Gray.
Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare: How Evolution Shapes Our Loves and Fears, by Gordon H. Orians.
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease, by Daniel E. Lieberman.
The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers, by Joanna Bourke.
Supernormal Stimuli: How Primal Urges Overran Their Evolutionary Purpose, by Deirdre Barrett.
Terra Nullius: A Journey Through No One's Land, by Sven Lindqvist, translated by Sarah Death.
Terrible Fate: Ethnic Cleansing in the Making of Modern Europe, by Benjamin Lieberman.
Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World's Religions Can Come Together, by the Dalai Lama.
The Triumph of Human Empire: Verne, Morris, Stevenson at the End of the World, by Rosalind Williams.
The Universe Within: The Deep History of the Human Body, by Neil Shubin.
The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself, by Hannah Holmes.
What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster, by Jonathan V. Last.
The Triumph of Human Empire: Verne, Morris, Stevenson at the End of the World, by Rosalind Williams.
The Universe Within: The Deep History of the Human Body, by Neil Shubin.
The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself, by Hannah Holmes.
What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster, by Jonathan V. Last.
Why Us? How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves, by James Le Fanu.
Why We Like Music: Ear, Emotion, Evolution, by Silvia Bencivelli, translated by Stephen Thomson Moore.
Why We Like Music: Ear, Emotion, Evolution, by Silvia Bencivelli, translated by Stephen Thomson Moore.
You Feel So Mortal: Essays on the Body, by Peggy Shinner.
PLACES
Across the Tibetan Plateau: Ecosystems, Wildlife, and Conservation, by Robert L. Fleming, Jr., Dorje Tsering and Liu Wulin and a foreword by Jimmy Carter.
Antarctica: A Call to Action, by photographer Sebastian Copeland, foreword by Orlando Bloom.
Across the Tibetan Plateau: Ecosystems, Wildlife, and Conservation, by Robert L. Fleming, Jr., Dorje Tsering and Liu Wulin and a foreword by Jimmy Carter.
Antarctica: A Call to Action, by photographer Sebastian Copeland, foreword by Orlando Bloom.
Arctic Circle: Birth and Rebirth in the Land of the Caribou, by Robert Leonard Reid.
The Backyard Homestead, edited by Carleen Madi.
The Book of Exploration, by Ray Howgego.
The Book of Exploration, by Ray Howgego.
Between Wind and Water, by Gerald Warner Brace (re: living and sailing along the Maine coast).
Beyond Walden: The Hidden History of America's Kettle Lakes and Ponds, by Robert M. Thorson.
The Book of the Moon, by Rick Stroud.
Building Country Comforts: Wisdom on Living a
Sustainable, Back-to-Basics Life, by Robert Inwood and Christian Bruyere, foreword by Ashley English.
Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life, by Richard Cohen.
Conserving Oregon's Environment: Breakthroughs That Made History, by Michale McCloskey.
In Darkest Alaska: Travel and Empire Along the Inside Passage, by Robert Campbell.
Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life, by Richard Cohen.
Conserving Oregon's Environment: Breakthroughs That Made History, by Michale McCloskey.
In Darkest Alaska: Travel and Empire Along the Inside Passage, by Robert Campbell.
Elixir: A History of Water and
Humankind, by Brian Fagan.
The English Village: History and Traditions, by Martin Wainwright.
The Extreme Life of the Sea, by Stephen R. Palumbi and Anthony R. Palumbi.
The Extreme Life of the Sea, by Stephen R. Palumbi and Anthony R. Palumbi.
A Faithful Sea: The Religious Cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700, by Adnan A. Husain and K.E. Fleming, editors.
Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life, by Julia Rothman.
The Fast-Changing Arctic: Rethinking Arctic Security for a Warmer World, edited by Barry Scott Zellen.
Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life, by Julia Rothman.
The Fast-Changing Arctic: Rethinking Arctic Security for a Warmer World, edited by Barry Scott Zellen.
The Field Guide to Fields: Hidden Treasures of Meadows,
Prairies, and Pastures, by Bill Laws.
Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World, by Joel Salatin.
The Galapagos: A Natural History, by Henry Nicholls.
The Glen Canyon Country: A Personal Memoir, by Don D. Fowler.
The Great Divide: Nature and Human Nature in the Old World and the New, by Peter Watson.
Heartbeats in the Muck: The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition, by John Waldman.
Here and There: Reading Pennsylvania's Working Landscapes, by Bill Conlogue.
The Illustrated History of Selborne, by Gilbert White.The Land Was Ours: African American Beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South, by Andrew W. Kahrl.
Hyperboreal, poetry by Joan Naviyuk Kane.
The Living Shore: Rediscovering a Lost World, by Rowan Jacobsen (re: Puget Sound).Maps of Paradise: Alessandro Scafi.
The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail, by W. Jeffrey Bolster.
My First Summer in the Sierra: The 100th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of the American Classic, by John Muir, photography by Scot Miller; foreword by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns.
National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, sixth edition, edited by Caroline Hickey.The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options, by Daniel D. Chiras.
The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City, by William B. Helmreich.
Nine Mile Canyon: The Archaeological History of an American Treasure, by Jerry Spangler.
The Ocean of Life: The Fate of and the Sea, by Callum Roberts.
Off the Map, by Alastair Bonnett.The Sacred Sites Bible: The Definitive Guide to Spiritual Places, by Anthony J. Taylor.
The Secret World of Oil, by Ken Silverstein.
Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-Three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People, by Mark and Delia Owens.
Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor, by Hali Felt (re: Marie Tharp, 1920-2006).
Still the Same Hawk: Reflections on Nature and New York, edited by John Waldman.Stonehenge: Exploring the Greatest Stone Age Mystery, by Mark Parker Pearson.
The Story of Astronomy: From Babylonian Stargazers to the Search for the Big Bang, by Peter Aughton.Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean, by Lisa-Ann Gershwin; foreword by Sylvia Earle.
The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering after the Enlightenment, by Peter H. Hansen.The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories From the Star That Powers Our Planet, by Bob Berman.
The Galapagos: A Natural History, by Henry Nicholls.
The Glen Canyon Country: A Personal Memoir, by Don D. Fowler.
The Great Divide: Nature and Human Nature in the Old World and the New, by Peter Watson.
Heartbeats in the Muck: The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition, by John Waldman.
Here and There: Reading Pennsylvania's Working Landscapes, by Bill Conlogue.
The Illustrated History of Selborne, by Gilbert White.The Land Was Ours: African American Beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South, by Andrew W. Kahrl.
Hyperboreal, poetry by Joan Naviyuk Kane.
The Living Shore: Rediscovering a Lost World, by Rowan Jacobsen (re: Puget Sound).Maps of Paradise: Alessandro Scafi.
The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail, by W. Jeffrey Bolster.
My First Summer in the Sierra: The 100th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of the American Classic, by John Muir, photography by Scot Miller; foreword by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns.
National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, sixth edition, edited by Caroline Hickey.The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options, by Daniel D. Chiras.
The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City, by William B. Helmreich.
Nine Mile Canyon: The Archaeological History of an American Treasure, by Jerry Spangler.
The Ocean of Life: The Fate of and the Sea, by Callum Roberts.
Off the Map, by Alastair Bonnett.The Sacred Sites Bible: The Definitive Guide to Spiritual Places, by Anthony J. Taylor.
The Secret World of Oil, by Ken Silverstein.
Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-Three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People, by Mark and Delia Owens.
Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor, by Hali Felt (re: Marie Tharp, 1920-2006).
Still the Same Hawk: Reflections on Nature and New York, edited by John Waldman.Stonehenge: Exploring the Greatest Stone Age Mystery, by Mark Parker Pearson.
The Story of Astronomy: From Babylonian Stargazers to the Search for the Big Bang, by Peter Aughton.Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean, by Lisa-Ann Gershwin; foreword by Sylvia Earle.
The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering after the Enlightenment, by Peter H. Hansen.The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories From the Star That Powers Our Planet, by Bob Berman.
Time and Tide in
Acadia: Seasons
on Mount Desert Island, by Christopher Camuto.
Traveling the Power Line: From the Mohave Desert to the Bay of Fundy, by Julianne Couch.
Trees and Forests: Wild Wonders of Europe, by Florian Mollers, Annick Schnitzler, Steffan Widstrand and Bridge Wijnberg.Visions of Arcadia: Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse, by Joseph J. Rishel (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
The Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities, by Austin Troy.
War on Sacred Grounds, by Ron E. Hassner.
West Coast: Bering to Baja, photos by David Freese and essays by Simon Winchester and Naomi Rosenblum.
Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands, by Christina Hardyment.You are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves, by Hiawatha Bray.
Traveling the Power Line: From the Mohave Desert to the Bay of Fundy, by Julianne Couch.
Trees and Forests: Wild Wonders of Europe, by Florian Mollers, Annick Schnitzler, Steffan Widstrand and Bridge Wijnberg.Visions of Arcadia: Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse, by Joseph J. Rishel (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
The Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities, by Austin Troy.
War on Sacred Grounds, by Ron E. Hassner.
West Coast: Bering to Baja, photos by David Freese and essays by Simon Winchester and Naomi Rosenblum.
Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands, by Christina Hardyment.You are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves, by Hiawatha Bray.
TRAVEL
Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World by Storm, by Monte Reel.
The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos, by Patrick Leigh Fermor, edited by Colin Thubron and Artemis Cooper. Other travel titles by Leigh Fermor: A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water, etc.).
The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing, by Tim Youngs.
The Enchanted Wanderer: And Other Stories, fiction by Nikolai Leskov.
Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die: Birding Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations, by Chris Santella.
Hunger Mountain, by David Hinton.
Insider's Guides (various destinations, such as the Maine coast, Gettysburg, etc.).
Nomads of the Wind: The Migration of the Monarch Butterfly and Other Wonders of the Butterfly World, by Ingo Arndt, Claus-Peter Lieckfeld and Peter Huemer.
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot, by Robert Macfarlane.
A Philosophy of Walking, by Frederic Gros.
Photographing Travel, by Alex Milovsky.
The Rambler's Countryside Companion: A Collection of Unusual and Interesting Facts from Relics of the Past to Countryside Oddments, Curios, Customs, and Wisdom, by E. Mansell.
Under Another Sky, by Charlotte Higgins.
A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson.
Walking Home: A Poet's Journey, by Simon Armitage.
Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion, by Bruce Feiler.
The above supplements the booklist from the July column/blog, of topics dealing with
Beginner's Guides
Biographies
Climate Change
Ecology
Environmental Policy
History
Miscellaneous
Religion and the Environment
Resolution of June 2014 on Fracking from the northcentral PA Lutheran Synod (Upper Susquehanna Synod of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, based in Lewisburg, PA.
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Hunger Mountain, by David Hinton.
Insider's Guides (various destinations, such as the Maine coast, Gettysburg, etc.).
Nomads of the Wind: The Migration of the Monarch Butterfly and Other Wonders of the Butterfly World, by Ingo Arndt, Claus-Peter Lieckfeld and Peter Huemer.
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot, by Robert Macfarlane.
A Philosophy of Walking, by Frederic Gros.
Photographing Travel, by Alex Milovsky.
The Rambler's Countryside Companion: A Collection of Unusual and Interesting Facts from Relics of the Past to Countryside Oddments, Curios, Customs, and Wisdom, by E. Mansell.
Under Another Sky, by Charlotte Higgins.
A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson.
Walking Home: A Poet's Journey, by Simon Armitage.
Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion, by Bruce Feiler.
The above supplements the booklist from the July column/blog, of topics dealing with
Beginner's Guides
Biographies
Climate Change
Ecology
Environmental Policy
History
Miscellaneous
Religion and the Environment
Resolution of June 2014 on Fracking from the northcentral PA Lutheran Synod (Upper Susquehanna Synod of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, based in Lewisburg, PA.
Earlier editions of this Creation Corner Column can be found at
www.lutheransrestoringcreationblog.blogspot.com
