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| When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance by Riley BlackScience writer Riley Black stuns with a panoramic natural history that acquaints readers with the interactive nature of life among Earth’s plants, animals, and habitats through the eons. Black’s accessible writing “illuminat[es] natural history into sparkling descriptions of what the Earth was like millions of years ago” (Publishers Weekly). Read-alike: A Brief History of Earth by Andrew H. Knoll. |
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Everything is Tuberculosis : The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green
The author tells the story of Henry, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone, sharing the scientific and social histories of tuberculosis, the world's deadliest disease, and how humanity's choices can shape the disease's future. Interested in the history of communicable diseases? Check out Foreign Bodies by Simon Schama and Pathogenesis by Jonathan Kennedy.
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Close to Home : The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door
by Thor Hanson
An award-winning natural-history writer uncovers hidden wonders in everyday environments, revealing how backyards, park and local landscapes host fascinating wildlife, scientific potential and opportunities to connect with and contribute to the health of our planet. Try this next: Crossings by Ben Goldfarb.
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Unshrunk : A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance
by Laura Delano
A memoir of navigating psychiatric diagnoses and medications, chronicling the author's thirteen-year struggle within the mental health system, her decision to reject prescribed treatments, and her journey to redefine herself while questioning the influence of psychiatry and pharmaceuticals on human identity. For those who enjoyed Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker.
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| Raising Hare by Chloe DaltonDebut memoirist Chloe Dalton, a political consultant, spent much of the COVID-19 pandemic raising a baby hare she rescued near her country home. This fascinating, endearing, and rarely domesticated creature became Dalton’s companion for a time, awakening her senses to the natural world around her. For more moving encounters with wildlife, try The Puma Years by Laura Coleman or Alfie & Me by Carl Safina. |
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Ends of the Earth : Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
by Neil Shubin
The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish explores the polar regions, uncovering insights about life's adaptability, climate change's impact and the global significance of the poles, blending scientific discoveries with vivid adventure stories to reshape our understanding of Earth's future. For more reporting on the polar regions, try A Farewell to Ice by Peter Wadhams or Land of Wondrous Cold by Gillen D'arcy Wood.
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| How To Feed the World: The History and Future of Food by Vaclav SmilGeography professor Vaclav Smil’s book about the world’s food supply, while sounding some alarms, takes an optimistic view provided we start implementing sustainable agricultural practices and changing food policy immediately, and provides abundant data to back up his arguments. For other practical discussions about world food issues, try The End of Plenty by Joel K. Bourne Jr. or How the World Eats by Julian Baggini. |
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| Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl ZimmerScience writer Carl Zimmer puts airborne pathogens under the microscope, taking readers on a tour spanning from the 14th century to COVID-19 that exposes how much we have yet to learn about communicable diseases in the Earth’s atmosphere. Other accessible reads about microbes and disease include The Secret Body by Daniel M. Davis and Immune by Catherine Carver. |
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