Recs if you like The Secret Lives Of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals...
Ologies Podcast Suggestions
Ologies is a weekly science podcast hosted by Alie Ward. Each episode, Ward interviews an expert from a distinct scientific field.
This unofficial list contains book suggestions made by the host or by her guests. I avoided extremely technical books or papers. Currently from episode 1 to 525 More details on these books and their associated episodes in my ever evolving spreadsheet.
In the spreadsheet there are also books not found on Goodreads and general book recommendations (like the entire bibliography of a specific author or group of people)
π¦ Chiroptera Cuties
Bats are one of my favorite animals, but they're widely misunderstood! They're soooo cute, like lil nocturnal sky foxes, and very important to the ecosystems they live in.
This list includes both fiction and nonfiction books that feature bat characters, or are about bats, and range from picture books to adult-only romances.
Loving the Unloved
Books to help you appreciate the animals and plants we tend to hate. Recommendations very welcome, I love this subject!
Animal Nonfiction πΎ
Nonfiction books to understand our fellow animals and, through them, ourselves
let me let you in on a little secret
fiction and nonfiction titled "the secret life/lives of ____"
more than man's best friend
non-fiction books about personal experiences and connections made with wild animals. books were chosen based on the relationship between author and animal, mostly from rehabilitation perspectives or what we can learn from them.
Under 10 hours - Short, workday audiobooks
Audiobooks that are less than 10 hours long and are safe for work AKA not aiming to get you (too) horned up at your desk (no guarantees that you won't cry or get the creeps though). Recommendations welcome!
Ologies with Alie Ward Reading List
Books written by the experts featured in episodes of the science podcast Ologies
We must rewild the world
These are books Iβve read about nature and conservation and really enjoyed
These authors can't keep a secret!
Authors and publishers just can't resist calling something "The secret life of..."
Sky Puppies
Batty about Bats Fiction and Nonfiction these fuzzy creatures fly their way right into your heart β€οΈ
Stories from the field
Books about wildlife science fieldwork (recommendations welcome!)
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