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Nomad Century
Nomad Century
Gaia Vince
How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
17 min
3.9
An Immense World
An Immense World
Ed Yong
How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
16 min
4.6
Earth for All
Earth for All
Sandrine Dixson-Decleve
A Survival Guide for Humanity
17 min
4.6
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
Justin Gregg
What Animal Intelligence Reveals about Human Stupidity
18 min
4.3
Our Wild Calling
Our Wild Calling
Richard Louv
How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives—and Save Theirs
19 min
4.6
Waste Not
Waste Not
Erin Rhoads
Make a Big Difference by Throwing Away Less
19 min
3.9
The Secret World of Weather
The Secret World of Weather
Tristan Gooley
How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop
20 min
4.4
This Is Your Mind on Plants
This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan
Examining the Human Attraction to Consciousness Altering Plants
19 min
4.3
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Das ist Natur
Das ist Natur
Erlebe die geheimnisvolle Welt der Pflanzen 
9 items
Blinks to Get You Camping
Blinks to Get You Camping
Inspiration to plan your next outdoor adventure
6 items
Outrage + Optimism's book recommendations
Outrage + Optimism's book recommendations
Titles to get you revved up to take action on climate change
13 items
Water, Our Life Force
Water, Our Life Force
The power and importance of water
6 items
Rowan Hooper's book recommendations
Rowan Hooper's book recommendations
The state of our world and where we should be heading towards
15 items
Nurturing Mother Nature
Nurturing Mother Nature
Why our relationship with nature matters—and how to work on it
11 items
The Insect Mind
The Insect Mind
What we can learn from insects, and why we need them
5 items
How To Be More Sustainable
How To Be More Sustainable
Hands-on advice on living a more conscious and sustainable life
10 items

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The New Breed
The New Breed
Kate Darling
What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots
19 min
4.1
Finding the Mother Tree
Finding the Mother Tree
Suzanne Simard
Discovering How the Forest Is Wired for Intelligence and Healing
36 min
4.5
The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis
Michael Easter
Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
20 min
4.5
Grand Transitions
Grand Transitions
Vaclav Smil
How the Modern World Was Made
23 min
4.3
The Emerald Planet
The Emerald Planet
David Beerling
How Plants Changed Earth's History
23 min
4.5
Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing
Qing Li
How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness
20 min
4.7
Under a White Sky
Under a White Sky
Elizabeth Kolbert
The Nature of the Future
24 min
4.2
Energy
Energy
Richard Rhodes
A Human History
25 min
4.3
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
Bill Gates
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
30 min
4.6
Wintering
Wintering
Katherine May
The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
20 min
4.4
The Eight Master Lessons of Nature
The Eight Master Lessons of Nature
Gary Ferguson
What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World
24 min
4.5
Entangled Life
Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change our Minds and Shape Our Futures
26 min
4.8
The Book of Humans
The Book of Humans
Adam Rutherford
A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us
21 min
4.2
The Book of Eels
The Book of Eels
Patrik Svensson
Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World
22 min
4.5
A Life on Our Planet
A Life on Our Planet
David Attenborough
My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
16 min
4.6
Honeybee Democracy
Honeybee Democracy
Thomas D. Seeley
A fascinating story of collective wisdom and effective decision-making
19 min
4.4
The Bird Way
The Bird Way
Jennifer Ackerman
A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
22 min
4.4
2030
2030
Mauro F. Guillén
How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything
27 min
4.2
The Next Great Migration
The Next Great Migration
Sonia Shah
The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move
26 min
4.2
The Incredible Journey of Plants
The Incredible Journey of Plants
Stefano Mancuso
A fascinating account of natural history
20 min
4.6
Isaac's Storm
Isaac's Storm
Erik Larson
A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
28 min
4.2
The Fate of Rome
The Fate of Rome
Kyle Harper
Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
20 min
4.4
The Future We Choose
The Future We Choose
Christiana Figueres
Surviving the Climate Crisis
27 min
4.2
Losing Eden
Losing Eden
Lucy Jones
Why Our Minds Need the Wild
31 min
4.6

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