Forest Reads
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What Should a Clever Moose Eat?: Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods
by:
John Pastor
4.25 avg rating — 56 ratings 
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The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
by:
Ben Rawlence
4.24 avg rating — 1,718 ratings 5. 
Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees (Seeing Series)
by:
Nancy Ross Hugo
4.27 avg rating — 499 ratings 5. 
Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness
by:
Qing Li
3.99 avg rating — 5,388 ratings 
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
by:
Peter Wohlleben
4.07 avg rating — 84,784 ratings 9. 
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
by:
Thor Hanson
4.10 avg rating — 3,014 ratings 
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Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape
by:
Jill Jonnes
3.82 avg rating — 302 ratings 12. 
The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century
by:
Gabriel Hemery
4.71 avg rating — 45 ratings 13. 
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live & Why They Matter
by:
Colin Tudge
3.95 avg rating — 2,033 ratings 14. 
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
by:
Timothy Egan
4.14 avg rating — 17,867 ratings 14. 
Forever Green: The History and Hope of the American Forest
by:
Chuck Leavell
3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist
by:
Paul Hanley
3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings 18. 
Natural History of Vacant Lots (California Natural History Guide No. 50) 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Forest and the Sea: A Look at the Economy of Nature and the Ecology of Man
by:
Marston Bates
3.90 avg rating — 122 ratings 21. 
The Year Yellowstone Burned: A Twenty-Five-Year Perspective
by:
Jeff Henry
4.18 avg rating — 50 ratings 
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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life
by:
George Monbiot
4.16 avg rating — 5,312 ratings 26. 
Deforestation: Social Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems
by:
J. Ives
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings 26. 
Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests
by:
Joan Maloof
4.39 avg rating — 66 ratings 26. 
Nature's Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests
by:
Joan Maloof
3.97 avg rating — 351 ratings 
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The Living Forest: A Visual Journey Into the Heart of the Woods
by:
Robert Llewellyn
4.53 avg rating — 135 ratings 32. 
The Healing Power of Forests: The Philosophy Behind Restoring Earth's Balance with Native Trees
by:
Akira Miyawaki
4.21 avg rating — 39 ratings 36. 
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Wars in the Woods: The Rise of Ecological Forestry in America
by:
Samuel P. Hays
4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings 37. 
Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia
by:
Lukas Straumann
4.55 avg rating — 107 ratings 37. 
Treecology: 30 Activities and Observations for Exploring the World of Trees and Forests (4) (Young Naturalists)
by:
Monica Russo
4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings 40. 
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
by:
John Vaillant
4.12 avg rating — 12,029 ratings 
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The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forests, People, and the Future
by:
Zach St. George
3.88 avg rating — 620 ratings 
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Can You Hear the Trees Talking?: Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest
by:
Peter Wohlleben
4.42 avg rating — 482 ratings 50. 
Our History 32 Years of Watching Your Forest: Georgia ForestWatch 1986-2018
by:
Charles Seabrook
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 51. 
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The Secret Therapy of Trees: Harness the Healing Energy of Forest Bathing and Natural Landscapes
by:
Marco Mencagli
3.56 avg rating — 261 ratings 53. 
The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing: Finding Calm, Creativity, and Connection in the Natural World
by:
Julia Plevin
3.82 avg rating — 260 ratings 54. 
The Centennial History of Forestry in Georgia: A Pictorial Journey
by:
Robert Lee Izlar
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 55. 
Forest Bathing Retreat: Find Wholeness in the Company of Trees
by:
Hannah Fries
4.19 avg rating — 208 ratings 
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Southern Folk Medicine: Healing Traditions from the Appalachian Fields and Forests
by:
Phyllis D. Light
4.20 avg rating — 172 ratings 58. 
Oak and Ash and Thorn: The Ancient Woods and New Forests of Britain
by:
Peter Fiennes
4.06 avg rating — 264 ratings 59. 
Black Hills National Forest: Harney Peak and the Historic Fire Lookout Towers
by:
Jan Cerney
3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings 60. 
The Forest: Nature Board Book (A Nature Panorama)
by:
Susan Deming
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 61. 
Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest
by:
Mark J. Plotkin
4.28 avg rating — 2,026 ratings 62. 
All the Trees of the Forest: Israel's Woodlands from the Bible to the Present
by:
Alon Tal
4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings 63. 
Quiet Reflections: The Clemson University Forest
by:
John S. Garton
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 64. 
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The Appalachian Forest, A Search For Roots and Renewal
by:
Chris Bolgiano
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings 
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Teachers in the Forest: Essays from the last wilderness in Mississippi Headwaters Country
by:
Barry W. Babcock
4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings 68. 
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Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests
by:
Joan Maloof
4.39 avg rating — 66 ratings 
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Where the Wild Coffee Grows: The Untold Story of Coffee from the Cloud Forests of Ethiopia to Your Cup
by:
Jeff Koehler
3.85 avg rating — 263 ratings 
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FORESTS, ALLIGATORS, BATTLEFIELDS: My Journey through the National Parks of the South
by:
Danny Bernstein
4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings 76. 
Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree
by:
Kate Messner
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 271 ratings 77. 
Through the Woods: A Journey Through America's Forests
by:
Gary Ferguson
3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings 78. 
Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England
by:
Tom Wessels
4.56 avg rating — 907 ratings 79. 
Law of the Jungle: The $19 Billion Legal Battle Over Oil in the Rain Forest and the Lawyer Who'd Stop at Nothing to Win
by:
Paul M. Barrett
3.74 avg rating — 281 ratings 
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A Stillness in the Pines: The Ecology of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (The Commonwealth Fund Book Program) 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The Woods Stretched for Miles: New Nature Writing from the South
by:
John Lane
3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings 
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The Tanoak Tree: An Environmental History of a Pacific Coast Hardwood 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees 4.35 avg rating — 2,918 ratings
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Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change
by:
Daniel Mathews
4.11 avg rating — 133 ratings 
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American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree
by:
Susan Freinkel
4.10 avg rating — 356 ratings 94. 
King Sequoia: The Tree That Inspired a Nation, Created Our National Park System, and Changed the Way We Think about Nature
by:
William C. Tweed
4.08 avg rating — 157 ratings 95. 