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All things wild and wonderful

by ayzrules
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109 books

A collection of non-fiction books that touch upon the stories of the natural world, and all the people who live among it. (Or, as an astronomer once said: "I love stories, and the story of our universe is the grandest one we have") Always open to suggestions!

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A Short History of Nearly EverythingBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of PlantsThe Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on EarthFive Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster
A Short History of Nearly EverythingBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Here Today, Gone Tomato

by notbillnye
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33 books

I'm the tomato lady now. Here's also some cool, history about other foods! Grab a snack and read! (shoutout @MadHoney for this idea)

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Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A HistoryForeign Fruit: A Personal History of the OrangePotato: A History of the Propitious EsculentThe Apple: A Delicious History
Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A HistoryForeign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange

Life persists - extinction events

by Plankton
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14 books

Paleontology knows of 5 mass extinctions that happened over the course of the Earth’s last 500 million years of history - and right now we might be at the brink of a 6th extiction event. This list contains books that cover historical and current extinction events and connect them to how humans treat the environment we live in and show how catastrophic the consequences of our actions might be. Open to recommendations!

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Silent SpringSilent Earth: Averting the Insect ApocalypseThe Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass ExtinctionsThe 6th Extinction: An Unnatural History
Silent SpringSilent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse

Juicy Reads (Fruit-Centered Books)

by kinga
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14 books

Non-fiction books that explore the juiciest parts of the earth...FRUIT! As always, leave your recommendations below :)

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The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America EatsThe Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the WorldThe Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (with recipes)Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them
The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America EatsThe Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
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