Nature

6 books on the shelf tagged Nature, with highlights and notes. All books →

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Islands of Abandonment

Cal Flyn

1 highlights

Cal Flyn explores abandoned landscapes and industrial sites reclaimed by nature, examining what happens to human places when humans leave.

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Meadowland

John Lewis-Stempel

5 highlights

A naturalistic exploration of English meadows, their ecology, history, and cultural significance.

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Spoon-Fed

Tim Spector

1 highlights

An investigation into the science of nutrition and digestion that challenges conventional dietary wisdom and explores how food affects human health.

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Other Minds

Peter Godfrey-Smith

8 highlights

Peter Godfrey-Smith examines the nature of consciousness and intelligence by studying the evolution and behavior of octopuses and other cephalopods.

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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Steve Brusatte

2 highlights

A comprehensive scientific history of dinosaurs, their evolution, extinction, and what paleontology reveals about these ancient creatures.

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Silence

Erling Kagge

4 highlights

A meditation on silence, solitude, and the human search for peace, exploring what quietness and absence of noise can teach us about life and existence.