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Nature and Environmental Nonfiction good reads
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the WorldCod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $2.35
Amazing book on how cod played in the beginning of our country's history. Quick read.
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the WorldThe Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $6.48
A must read.
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our TimeThe Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Jonathan Weiner
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $2.08
The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator's Deadly Return to Suburban AmericaThe Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator's Deadly Return to Suburban America by David Baron
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.44
Heal the Ocean: Solutions for Saving Our SeasHeal the Ocean: Solutions for Saving Our Seas by Rod Fujita
Buy used from: $7.87
The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the AuthorThe Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $7.85
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without DesignThe Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design by Richard Dawkins
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.00
Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious ResourceWater: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource by Marq de Villiers
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.50
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised EditionCadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition by Marc Reisner
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $3.15
The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of ParadiseThe Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald
Buy used from: $0.75
The Future of LifeThe Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.77
The Diversity of Life (Penguin Press Science)The Diversity of Life (Penguin Press Science) by Edward O. Wilson
Buy used from: $10.85
The Empty OceanThe Empty Ocean by Richard Ellis
Buy new: $25.08 / Used from: $12.91
Salmon Without Rivers: A History Of The Pacific Salmon CrisisSalmon Without Rivers: A History Of The Pacific Salmon Crisis by James A. Lichatowich
Buy new: $23.80 / Used from: $10.50
Dam!: Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National ParkDam!: Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park by John W. Simpson
Buy new: $28.50 / Used from: $5.49
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White SharksThe Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey
Buy used from: $0.07
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four MealsThe Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $9.00
A bit more "non-fictioney" than his last book, but still really interesting.
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate ChangeField Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $1.49
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit DisorderLast Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $2.95
Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning From Village HomesDesigning Sustainable Communities: Learning From Village Homes by Michael Corbett
Buy new: $27.53 / Used from: $7.49
On This Earth: Photographs from East AfricaOn This Earth: Photographs from East Africa by Nick Brandt
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $18.00