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The Feather Detective

Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne

by Chris Sweeney ...

“A biography that reads like a novel.” —The Wall Street Journal • “Laybourne was a badass.” —Los Angeles Times • “Sweeney’s biography must be read to be believed.” —The Millions • “Engrossing...Riveting...This entrances.” —Publishers Weekly • NPR Books We Love 2025 • Scientific American’s Best Nonfiction of 2025The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world’s first forensic ornithologist ... Read more

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“A biography that reads like a novel.” —The Wall Street Journal • “Laybourne was a badass.” —Los Angeles Times • “Sweeney’s biography must be read to be believed.” —The Millions • “Engrossing...Riveting...This entrances.” —Publishers Weekly • NPR Books We Love 2025 • Scientific American’s Best Nonfiction of 2025The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world’s first forensic ornithologist
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Supernavigators

Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way

by David Barrie ...

"Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book."—Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book ReviewPublisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys.Animals plainly know where they're going, but how they know has remained a stubborn mystery—until now. Supernavigators is a ... Read more

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"Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book."—Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book ReviewPublisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys.Animals plainly know where they're going, but how they know has remained a stubborn mystery—until now. Supernavigators is a
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Beyond Words

What Animals Think and Feel

by Carl Safina ...

The New York Times BestsellerOrion Book Award WinnerLannan Literary Award Winner“Dr. Safina is a terrific writer, majestic and puckish in equal measure, with a contagious enthusiasm...Dr. Safina draws out haunting resonances between animal lives and our own... " —Gregory Cowles, The New York Times"I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they fe... ... Read more

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The New York Times BestsellerOrion Book Award WinnerLannan Literary Award Winner“Dr. Safina is a terrific writer, majestic and puckish in equal measure, with a contagious enthusiasm...Dr. Safina draws out haunting resonances between animal lives and our own... " —Gregory Cowles, The New York Times"I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they fe...
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Le livre de l'espoir

by Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams ...

Translated by Laurence Decréau ...

Immense scientifique à la renommée internationale, Jane Goodall est à jamais celle qui a démontré que l’outil n’était pas le propre de l’humain. L’histoire de cette jeune femme vivant avec les chimpanzés en Tanzanie dans les années 50 avait fasciné le monde entier, mais il lui aura fallu des décennies pour faire entendre l’essentiel de sa découverte : l’être humain n’est pas le centre du monde, ... Read more

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Immense scientifique à la renommée internationale, Jane Goodall est à jamais celle qui a démontré que l’outil n’était pas le propre de l’humain. L’histoire de cette jeune femme vivant avec les chimpanzés en Tanzanie dans les années 50 avait fasciné le monde entier, mais il lui aura fallu des décennies pour faire entendre l’essentiel de sa découverte : l’être humain n’est pas le centre du monde,
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

by Elisabeth Tova Bailey ...

Winner of The Saroyan International Prize for Writing, the John Burroughs Medal, and the National Outdoor Book Award in Natural History LiteratureA contemplative memoir about a woman confined to bed by an illness who finds unexpected comfort, connection, and wonder in observing a tiny wild snail living on her bedside table.In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing ... Read more

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Winner of The Saroyan International Prize for Writing, the John Burroughs Medal, and the National Outdoor Book Award in Natural History LiteratureA contemplative memoir about a woman confined to bed by an illness who finds unexpected comfort, connection, and wonder in observing a tiny wild snail living on her bedside table.In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing
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The Bird Way

A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think

by Jennifer Ackerman ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think.“There is the mammal way and there is the bird way.” But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think.“There is the mammal way and there is the bird way.” But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have
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What an Owl Knows

The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

by Jennifer Ackerman ...

**An instant New York Times bestseller!A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers WeeklyFrom the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination**With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and ... Read more

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**An instant New York Times bestseller!A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers WeeklyFrom the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination**With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and
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The Perfect Horse

The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

by Elizabeth Letts ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Ride of Her Life and The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the “winningly readable” (The Christian Science Monitor) true story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II.“Hard to put down . . . One need not be an equestrian or horse lover in order to appreciate this story.”—New York Journal of BooksWINNER OF T... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Ride of Her Life and The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the “winningly readable” (The Christian Science Monitor) true story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II.“Hard to put down . . . One need not be an equestrian or horse lover in order to appreciate this story.”—New York Journal of BooksWINNER OF T...
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Life List

A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds

by Olivia Gentile ...

After her four kids were nearly grown and she was about to turn 50, Phoebe Snetsinger was told she had less than a year to live. Snetsinger, a St. Louis housewife and avid backyard birder, decided to spend that year traveling the world in search of birds. As it turned out, her doctors were wrong, but Phoebe's passion had been ignited and she spent the next eighteen years crisscrossing the globe ... Read more

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After her four kids were nearly grown and she was about to turn 50, Phoebe Snetsinger was told she had less than a year to live. Snetsinger, a St. Louis housewife and avid backyard birder, decided to spend that year traveling the world in search of birds. As it turned out, her doctors were wrong, but Phoebe's passion had been ignited and she spent the next eighteen years crisscrossing the globe
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Bringing Nature Home

How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded

by Douglas W. Tallamy, Rick Darke ...

This "miracle" of a guide book shows readers how to maintain harmony within their environment (Margaret Renkl, The Washington Post).In his groundbreaking book Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife—native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing ... Read more

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This "miracle" of a guide book shows readers how to maintain harmony within their environment (Margaret Renkl, The Washington Post).In his groundbreaking book Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife—native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing
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Effin' Birds

A Field Guide to Identification

by Aaron Reynolds ...

Series series Effin' Birds
A compact, comprehensive, and very silly field guide featuring more than 200 of the rudest birds on earth—from the creator of the Webby Award–winning hit Instagram account!Effin’ Birds is the most eagerly anticipated new volume in the grand and noble profession of nature writing and bird identification. Sitting proudly alongside Sibley, Kaufman, and Peterson, this book contains more than 150 pages ... Read more

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A compact, comprehensive, and very silly field guide featuring more than 200 of the rudest birds on earth—from the creator of the Webby Award–winning hit Instagram account!Effin’ Birds is the most eagerly anticipated new volume in the grand and noble profession of nature writing and bird identification. Sitting proudly alongside Sibley, Kaufman, and Peterson, this book contains more than 150 pages
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Inside of a Dog

What Dogs See, Smell, and Know

by Alexandra Horowitz ...

"Every dog owner should have this book." —Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah PodcastNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller that “causes one’s dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude” (The New York Times Book Review).The instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs ... Read more

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"Every dog owner should have this book." —Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah PodcastNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller that “causes one’s dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude” (The New York Times Book Review).The instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs
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The Genius of Birds

by Jennifer Ackerman ...

**“Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of ‘bird brains,’ [Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . .” —New York Times Book Review“A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence.” —Scientific AmericanAn award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental prowess**Birds are astonishingly ... Read more

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**“Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of ‘bird brains,’ [Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . .” —New York Times Book Review“A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence.” —Scientific AmericanAn award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental prowess**Birds are astonishingly
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Animals in Translation

Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

by Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Catherine Johnson, Ph.D. ...

Now with a Q&A and new foreword by the authorWith unique personal insight, experience, and hard science, Animals in Translation is the definitive, groundbreaking New York Times bestselling work on animal behavior, animal cognition, and psychology.Temple Grandin’s professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other ... Read more

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Now with a Q&A and new foreword by the authorWith unique personal insight, experience, and hard science, Animals in Translation is the definitive, groundbreaking New York Times bestselling work on animal behavior, animal cognition, and psychology.Temple Grandin’s professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other
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Night of the Grizzlies

by Jack Olsen ...

For fifty-seven years, the grizzly bears of Glacier National Park had never killed a human being.That ended on the night of August 12, 1967.In the dark hours before dawn, in two separate locations miles apart, two grizzly bears attacked two young women sleeping at backcountry campsites. Julie Helgeson, nineteen, a seasonal park employee from Minnesota, was dragged from her sleeping bag near ... Read more

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For fifty-seven years, the grizzly bears of Glacier National Park had never killed a human being.That ended on the night of August 12, 1967.In the dark hours before dawn, in two separate locations miles apart, two grizzly bears attacked two young women sleeping at backcountry campsites. Julie Helgeson, nineteen, a seasonal park employee from Minnesota, was dragged from her sleeping bag near
... Read more
Our Wild Calling

How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives—and Save Theirs

by Richard Louv ...

**“A book that offers hope.”—The New York Times Book Review“Richard Louv has done it again. A remarkable book that will help everyone break away from their fixed gaze at the screens that dominate our lives and remember instead that we are animals in a world of animals.” —Bill McKibben, author of Falter**Richard Louv’s landmark book, Last Child in the Woods, inspired an international movement to ... Read more

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**“A book that offers hope.”—The New York Times Book Review“Richard Louv has done it again. A remarkable book that will help everyone break away from their fixed gaze at the screens that dominate our lives and remember instead that we are animals in a world of animals.” —Bill McKibben, author of Falter**Richard Louv’s landmark book, Last Child in the Woods, inspired an international movement to
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How to Go (and Stay) Vegan

by Ed Winters ...

The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged)'The perfect companion for sustainable vegan living' VEGANUARYSo, you want to go vegan. The big question is how?Deciding to become vegan can feel daunting, but with the right support, it doesn’t have to be. Drawing on years of experience, vegan advocate and educator Ed Winters ... Read more

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The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged)'The perfect companion for sustainable vegan living' VEGANUARYSo, you want to go vegan. The big question is how?Deciding to become vegan can feel daunting, but with the right support, it doesn’t have to be. Drawing on years of experience, vegan advocate and educator Ed Winters
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The Border Collie Enigma

Harness their herding instincts, prevent obsessive behaviors, and forge a profoundly rewarding partnership.

by Alexandria Kim ...

Is your Border Collie a brilliant companion or a ticking time bomb of obsessive behavior?The truth is, the Border Collie is not a pet in the conventional sense. It is a precision instrument, a cognitive powerhouse forged over centuries in the unforgiving Anglo-Scottish borderlands to solve complex problems under pressure. When you bring one into a suburban home without understanding its ... Read more

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Is your Border Collie a brilliant companion or a ticking time bomb of obsessive behavior?The truth is, the Border Collie is not a pet in the conventional sense. It is a precision instrument, a cognitive powerhouse forged over centuries in the unforgiving Anglo-Scottish borderlands to solve complex problems under pressure. When you bring one into a suburban home without understanding its
... Read more
City of Ravens

London, the Tower and its Famous Birds

by Boria Sax ...

A "quirky and absorbing" exploration of the history and mythology surrounding the ravens at the Tower of London ( Publishers Weekly).Tales tell of how Charles II, fearful of ancient legends that Britain will fall if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave their abode, ordered that the wings of the six ravens be clipped. But the truth is that the ravens only arrived at the Tower in 1883, when ... Read more

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A "quirky and absorbing" exploration of the history and mythology surrounding the ravens at the Tower of London ( Publishers Weekly).Tales tell of how Charles II, fearful of ancient legends that Britain will fall if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave their abode, ordered that the wings of the six ravens be clipped. But the truth is that the ravens only arrived at the Tower in 1883, when
... Read more
Shell Games

Rogues, Smugglers, and the Hunt for Nature's Bounty

by Craig Welch ...

A unique blend of natural history and crime drama, Shell Games by Craig Welch is a riveting tale of rogues, scoundrels, and the hunt for nature’s bounty in the tradition of The Orchid Thief. A stranger-than-fiction true story centered around a larger-than-life character who pursued a larger-than-life clam—the Geoduck—and then led wildlife police on a two-year-long chase, Shell Games is enthralling ... Read more

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A unique blend of natural history and crime drama, Shell Games by Craig Welch is a riveting tale of rogues, scoundrels, and the hunt for nature’s bounty in the tradition of The Orchid Thief. A stranger-than-fiction true story centered around a larger-than-life character who pursued a larger-than-life clam—the Geoduck—and then led wildlife police on a two-year-long chase, Shell Games is enthralling
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The Frog with Self-Cleaning Feet

. . . And Other Extraordinary Tales from the Animal World

by Michael Bright ...

Did you know that an ostrich egg can make an omelet for ten people? How about that crocodiles have the world’s most powerful bite, yet their mouths can be held shut by a man’s bare hands? Or that box jellyfish are the most venomous creature in the world, and they’re almost impossible to see?Wild animals do the most extraordinary, and sometimes frightening, things. Some are exceptionally bright, ... Read more

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Did you know that an ostrich egg can make an omelet for ten people? How about that crocodiles have the world’s most powerful bite, yet their mouths can be held shut by a man’s bare hands? Or that box jellyfish are the most venomous creature in the world, and they’re almost impossible to see?Wild animals do the most extraordinary, and sometimes frightening, things. Some are exceptionally bright,
... Read more
The Worst Journey in the World

by Apsley Cherry-Garrard ...

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"The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard is the epic tale of the disastrous "Winter expedition" of the Author and his two companions- Henry Bowers and Dr Edward Wilson - all members of Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition to the South Pole, who attempted a scientific expedition in the midst of the Antarctic Winter - in the coldest temperatures found on Planet Earth.At the behest ... Read more

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"The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard is the epic tale of the disastrous "Winter expedition" of the Author and his two companions- Henry Bowers and Dr Edward Wilson - all members of Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition to the South Pole, who attempted a scientific expedition in the midst of the Antarctic Winter - in the coldest temperatures found on Planet Earth.At the behest
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Silent Spring. Illustrated

by Rachel Carson ...

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a groundbreaking environmental science book that brought to light the adverse effects of pesticides on the environment, particularly on birds. Published in 1962, Carson's meticulously researched work challenged the practices of agricultural scientists and the government, leading to a nationwide ban on DDT and other harmful pesticides. Through compelling narrative ... Read more

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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a groundbreaking environmental science book that brought to light the adverse effects of pesticides on the environment, particularly on birds. Published in 1962, Carson's meticulously researched work challenged the practices of agricultural scientists and the government, leading to a nationwide ban on DDT and other harmful pesticides. Through compelling narrative
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The Well-Connected Animal

Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies

by Lee Alan Dugatkin ...

"Combines accessible prose with solid science."— Wall Street Journal • " Demonstrates that whatever creature you are—from a giraffe to a Tasmanian devil—life is all about who you know."— New Scientist • "Fascinating. . . . Easily the most intriguing, thorough explanation of animal behavior ever produced."— Library Journal (starred review) • "This book makes a fitting companion to Ed Yong's An ... Read more

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"Combines accessible prose with solid science."— Wall Street Journal • " Demonstrates that whatever creature you are—from a giraffe to a Tasmanian devil—life is all about who you know."— New Scientist • "Fascinating. . . . Easily the most intriguing, thorough explanation of animal behavior ever produced."— Library Journal (starred review) • "This book makes a fitting companion to Ed Yong's An
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