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Farmageddon
Farmageddon
Philip Lymbery with Isabel Oakeshott
The True Cost of Cheap Meat
30.8 min
4.7
The Genius of Dogs
The Genius of Dogs
Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods
Discovering the Unique Intelligence of Man’s Best Friend
18.7 min
4.2
The Horse
The Horse
Timothy C. Winegard
A Galloping History of Humanity
19.3 min
4.5
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
23.3 min
4.6
The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan
A Natural History of Four Meals
15.8 min
4.4
The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire
Michael Pollan
A Plant’s-Eye View of the World
16.4 min
4.3
Waking the Tiger
Waking the Tiger
Peter A. Levine with Ann Frederick
Healing Trauma
14.3 min
4.1
Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
Ian Morris
How Human Values Evolve
21.6 min
4.0
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Das ist Natur
Das ist Natur
Erlebe die geheimnisvolle Welt der Pflanzen 
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Blinks to Get You Camping
Blinks to Get You Camping
Inspiration to plan your next outdoor adventure
6 items
Outrage + Optimism's Book Recommendations
Outrage + Optimism's Book Recommendations
Titles to get you revved up to take action on climate change
11 items
Water, Our Life Force
Water, Our Life Force
The power and importance of water
5 items
Rowan Hooper's Book Recommendations
Rowan Hooper's Book Recommendations
The state of our world and where we should be heading towards
14 items
Nurturing Mother Nature
Nurturing Mother Nature
Why our relationship with nature matters—and how to work on it
10 items
The Insect Mind
The Insect Mind
What we can learn from insects, and why we need them
5 items
Earth Day: How To Be More Sustainable
Earth Day: How To Be More Sustainable
Hands-on advice on living a more conscious and sustainable life
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Food Fight
Food Fight
Stuart Gillespie
From Plunder and Profit to People and Planet
19.5 min
4.2
The River of Doubt
The River of Doubt
Candice Millard
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
16.2 min
4.1
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
One Man’s Obsession With Revenge Turns Into Self-Destruction
17 min
4.4
Long-Term Thinking for a Short-Sighted World
Long-Term Thinking for a Short-Sighted World
Jim Brumm
Restoring happiness, balance, and sanity to our lives and our planet
18 min
3.8
Crush
Crush
James Riordon
Close Encounters with Gravity
21.9 min
4.3
The Mosquito
The Mosquito
Timothy C. Winegard
A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
44.9 min
4.7
The Watchman's Rattle
The Watchman's Rattle
Rebecca D. Costa
Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
23 min
4.4
Invisible Rivals
Invisible Rivals
Jonathan R. Goodman
How We Evolved to Compete in a Cooperative World
19.7 min
4.2
Alex & Me
Alex & Me
Irene Pepperberg
How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence – and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process
17.6 min
4.4
The Genius of Birds
The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman
Behold the brilliance of birds!
19.5 min
4.5
The Laws of Human Nature
The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene
What affects your day-to-day life
29.1 min
4.5
Other Minds
Other Minds
Peter Godfrey-Smith
The Octopus And The Evolution Of Intelligent Life
14.8 min
4.1
Should We Eat Meat?
Should We Eat Meat?
Vaclav Smil
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
20.4 min
3.3
Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing
Qing Li
How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness
20 min
4.7
Quantum Body
Quantum Body
Deepak Chopra
The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life
21.7 min
3.0
Silent Spring
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
The Classic that Moved the Environmental Movement
14 min
4.5
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Steve Brusatte
A New History of a Lost World
28.4 min
4.6
Cradle to Cradle
Cradle to Cradle
William McDonough and Michael Braungart
Remaking the Way We Make Things
16.1 min
4.3
The Hidden Life of Trees
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World
21 min
4.6
Junglekeeper
Junglekeeper
Paul Rosolie
What It Takes to Change the World
18.3 min
4.4
A World Without Ice
A World Without Ice
Henry Pollack
What happens if climate change takes its course
16.3 min
4.2
The Breath of the Gods
The Breath of the Gods
Simon Winchester
The History and Future of the Wind
17.8 min
4.4
How to Be a Living Thing
How to Be a Living Thing
Mari Andrew
Meditations on Creatures and Being Human in the World
22.9 min
4.4
Every Living Thing
Every Living Thing
Jason Roberts
The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life
18.5 min
4.7

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