Best Nature Books

1.
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There 4.31 avg rating — 35,158 ratings
2.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,847 ratings
3.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,121 ratings
4.
Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire 4.18 avg rating — 53,109 ratings
5.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,316 ratings
6.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 4.52 avg rating — 158,444 ratings
7.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 4.08 avg rating — 29,045 ratings
8.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,634 ratings
9.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,176 ratings
10.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,674 ratings
11.
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1)
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 33,673 ratings
12.
The Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard 4.07 avg rating — 19,812 ratings
13.
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) 4.35 avg rating — 155,360 ratings
14.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,051 ratings
15.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,971 ratings
16.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,666 ratings
17.
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World 4.06 avg rating — 58,652 ratings
18.
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves 4.21 avg rating — 25,555 ratings
19.
My First Summer in the Sierra
My First Summer in the Sierra
by: John Muir
4.06 avg rating — 7,229 ratings
20.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World 4.07 avg rating — 84,764 ratings
21.
Technological Slavery
Technological Slavery 4.17 avg rating — 1,324 ratings
22.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,495 ratings
23.
Industrial Society and Its Future
Industrial Society and Its Future 3.85 avg rating — 11,955 ratings
24.
Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival
Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival 4.05 avg rating — 4,358 ratings
25.
Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How
Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How 3.93 avg rating — 597 ratings
26.
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 28,455 ratings
27.
Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators
Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators 4.23 avg rating — 2,065 ratings
28.
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder 3.93 avg rating — 14,733 ratings
29.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 4.05 avg rating — 112,354 ratings
30.
Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us
Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us 4.51 avg rating — 996 ratings
31.
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction 4.29 avg rating — 8,561 ratings
32.
Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat’s Walk Across America
Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat’s Walk Across America 4.09 avg rating — 434 ratings
33.
Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth / My First Summer in the Sierra / The Mountains of California / Stickeen / Essays
Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth / My First Summer in the Sierra / The Mountains of California / Stickeen / Essays
by: John Muir
4.29 avg rating — 950 ratings
34.
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks 4.01 avg rating — 7,051 ratings
35.
Voyage of the Beagle
Voyage of the Beagle 4.02 avg rating — 8,291 ratings
35.
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 83,253 ratings
37.
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild 4.19 avg rating — 2,973 ratings
38.
The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature
The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature 4.24 avg rating — 4,225 ratings
39.
The World Without Us
The World Without Us 3.81 avg rating — 42,954 ratings
40.
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place 4.18 avg rating — 10,618 ratings
41.
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
I Heard the Owl Call My Name 4.05 avg rating — 8,725 ratings
42.
Last Chance to See
Last Chance to See 4.32 avg rating — 25,704 ratings
43.
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating 4.15 avg rating — 20,370 ratings
44.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating — 27,263 ratings
45.
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World 4.32 avg rating — 28,488 ratings
46.
Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks
Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks 3.90 avg rating — 896 ratings
47.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life 4.21 avg rating — 6,189 ratings
48.
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You 4.26 avg rating — 1,082 ratings
49.
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder 4.40 avg rating — 3,618 ratings
50.
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6)
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6) 4.45 avg rating — 37,078 ratings
51.
Arctic Dreams
Arctic Dreams 4.23 avg rating — 8,799 ratings
52.
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4) 4.35 avg rating — 82,193 ratings
53.
Nature and Selected Essays
Nature and Selected Essays 4.11 avg rating — 2,267 ratings
54.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 4.15 avg rating — 77,281 ratings
54.
Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki 4.16 avg rating — 24,591 ratings
56.
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl―A National Book Award Winner
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl―A National Book Award Winner 4.06 avg rating — 60,121 ratings
57.
Ring of Bright Water (Ring of Bright Water, #1)
Ring of Bright Water (Ring of Bright Water, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 3,382 ratings
58.
The Yearling
The Yearling 4.03 avg rating — 30,134 ratings
59.
The Private Life of Plants
The Private Life of Plants 4.44 avg rating — 714 ratings
60.
Down the River
Down the River 4.18 avg rating — 2,476 ratings
61.
A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories
A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 29,559 ratings
62.
American Wolf
American Wolf 4.39 avg rating — 12,274 ratings
63.
The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter
The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter 4.05 avg rating — 1,849 ratings
64.
The Life of Birds
The Life of Birds 4.41 avg rating — 1,731 ratings
65.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed 3.93 avg rating — 73,872 ratings
66.
The Lord God Made Them All
The Lord God Made Them All 4.45 avg rating — 29,430 ratings
66.
The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species 4.01 avg rating — 120,186 ratings
68.
Walking
Walking 3.74 avg rating — 10,650 ratings
69.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon 3.90 avg rating — 106,824 ratings
70.
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time 4.17 avg rating — 9,807 ratings
71.
Of Wolves and Men
Of Wolves and Men 4.20 avg rating — 3,759 ratings
71.
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival 4.07 avg rating — 18,587 ratings
73.
Mind of the Raven
Mind of the Raven 4.01 avg rating — 4,112 ratings
73.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,866 ratings
75.
The Genius of Birds
The Genius of Birds 4.04 avg rating — 13,005 ratings
76.
The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod
The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod 4.07 avg rating — 3,782 ratings
77.
White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating — 201,608 ratings
78.
Naturalist
Naturalist 4.33 avg rating — 1,782 ratings
79.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,481 ratings
80.
Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body 4.04 avg rating — 28,099 ratings
81.
Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur
Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur 4.25 avg rating — 917 ratings
82.
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide 4.02 avg rating — 11,607 ratings
83.
Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs
Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs 4.36 avg rating — 1,923 ratings
84.
The End of Nature
The End of Nature 3.94 avg rating — 3,088 ratings
85.
King Solomon's Ring
King Solomon's Ring 4.13 avg rating — 4,448 ratings
85.
The Overstory
The Overstory 4.12 avg rating — 185,965 ratings
87.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,943 ratings
87.
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady 4.32 avg rating — 2,534 ratings
89.
Self-Reliance and Other Essays
Self-Reliance and Other Essays 4.12 avg rating — 20,165 ratings
90.
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education 3.93 avg rating — 8,990 ratings
91.
Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens 4.45 avg rating — 3,467 ratings
92.
The Future of Life
The Future of Life 4.15 avg rating — 3,233 ratings
93.
Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England
Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England 4.56 avg rating — 907 ratings
94.
Touching the Void: The Harrowing First Person Account Of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Touching the Void: The Harrowing First Person Account Of One Man's Miraculous Survival 4.23 avg rating — 63,067 ratings
95.
Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting
Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings
95.
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
97.
The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator's Deadly Return to Suburban America
The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator's Deadly Return to Suburban America 4.13 avg rating — 1,737 ratings
98.
The Trees in My Forest
The Trees in My Forest 4.12 avg rating — 1,180 ratings
99.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,989 ratings
100.
Lab Girl
Lab Girl 3.98 avg rating — 70,895 ratings
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