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The River of Doubt
The River of Doubt
Candice Millard
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
16 min
4.1
Waking the Tiger
Waking the Tiger
Peter A. Levine with Ann Frederick
Healing Trauma
14 min
4.1
Quantum Body
Quantum Body
Deepak Chopra
The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life
22 min
3.1
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
Justin Gregg
What Animal Intelligence Reveals about Human Stupidity
18 min
4.3
Cod
Cod
Mark Kurlansky
A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
14 min
4.3
Salt
Salt
Mark Kurlansky
A World History
23 min
4.4
Long-Term Thinking for a Short-Sighted World
Long-Term Thinking for a Short-Sighted World
Jim Brumm
Restoring happiness, balance, and sanity to our lives and our planet
18 min
3.9
Not the End of the World
Not the End of the World
Hannah Ritchie
How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
21 min
4.1

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Value(s)
Value(s)
Mark Carney
Building a Better World for All
19 min
The New Map
The New Map
Daniel Yergin
Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
18 min
4.3
The World for Sale
The World for Sale
Javier Blas
Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
20 min
Do Walk
Do Walk
Libby DeLana
Navigate Earth, Mind and Body. Step by Step
16 min
4.2
The Light Eaters
The Light Eaters
Zoë Schlanger
How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
18 min
4.5
LIT
LIT
Jeff Karp
Using Nature's Playbook to Spark Energy, Ideas, and Action
18 min
4.2
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Das ist Natur
Das ist Natur
Erlebe die geheimnisvolle Welt der Pflanzen 
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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
11 items
Water, Our Life Force
Water, Our Life Force
The power and importance of water
5 items
Rowan Hooper's Book Recommendations
Rowan Hooper's Book Recommendations
The state of our world and where we should be heading towards
14 items
Nurturing Mother Nature
Nurturing Mother Nature
Why our relationship with nature matters—and how to work on it
10 items
The Insect Mind
The Insect Mind
What we can learn from insects, and why we need them
5 items
Earth Day: How To Be More Sustainable
Earth Day: How To Be More Sustainable
Hands-on advice on living a more conscious and sustainable life
13 items

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Feral
Feral
George Monbiot
Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life
24 min
4.1
Merchants of Doubt
Merchants of Doubt
Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues From Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
18 min
3.8
The Wide Wide Sea
The Wide Wide Sea
Hampton Sides
The Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
21 min
4.4
The Horse
The Horse
Timothy C. Winegard
A Galloping History of Humanity
19 min
4.5
The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan
A Natural History of Four Meals
16 min
4.4
Atlas of AI
Atlas of AI
Kate Crawford
Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
15 min
3.4
Light
Light
Bruce Watson
A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
11 min
3.7
The Fate of Rome
The Fate of Rome
Kyle Harper
Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
20 min
4.4
Isaac's Storm
Isaac's Storm
Erik Larson
A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
28 min
4.2
Silent Spring
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
The Classic that Moved the Environmental Movement
14 min
4.5
Energy Myths and Realities
Energy Myths and Realities
Vaclav Smil
Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate
14 min
3.8
Entangled Life
Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change our Minds and Shape Our Futures
26 min
4.7
Adventures in the Anthropocene
Adventures in the Anthropocene
Gaia Vince
A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made
30 min
4.2
The Hidden Life of Trees
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World
21 min
4.6
The Book of Humans
The Book of Humans
Adam Rutherford
A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us
21 min
4.3
Braiding Sweetgrass
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
16 min
4.5
Oxygen
Oxygen
Nick Lane
The Molecule That Made the World
16 min
4.1
The Future We Choose
The Future We Choose
Christiana Figueres
Surviving the Climate Crisis
27 min
4.1
The Mosquito
The Mosquito
Timothy C. Winegard
A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
45 min
4.7
Enchantment
Enchantment
Katherine May
Re-awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
18 min
4.1
Alex & Me
Alex & Me
Irene Pepperberg
How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence – and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process
18 min
4.4
Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing
Qing Li
How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness
20 min
4.7
Eating Animals
Eating Animals
Jonathan Safran Foer
The (a)morality of our eating habits and traditions
21 min
4.3
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Alex Epstein
What if using fossil fuels is healthy and moral after all?
10 min
2.4

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