James Nestor

Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves

Attempting to expand our understanding of the oceans, James Nestor explores the practice of freediving and the human threat to our waters.

Douglas Whynott

The Sugar Season: A Year in the Life of Maple Syrup, and One Family’s Quest for the Sweetest Harvest

The story of the maple syrup industry told within the boundaries of one year, one harvest, and one family.

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Are we living in the next great era of mass extinction?

Hope on Earth: A Conversation

By Paul R. Ehrlich and Michael Charles Tobias

Hope on Earth: A Conversation

A fresh, albeit pessimistic, look at the serious environmental issues that plague us.

Why Science Does Not Disprove God

A mathematician defends the integrity of science by demonstrating its limitations

Edward O. Wilson

A Window on Eternity: A Biologist’s Walk Through Gorongosa National Park

An eminent biologist describes the recovery of a major ecosystem in Mozambique after years of devastating loss and civil unrest.

Field Notes From a Hidden City: An Urban Nature Diary

The author studies “urban wildlife” in this ode to her Scottish hometown.

By Noah Strycker

The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human

A beguiling, sometimes touching book that reveals certain avians can use tools, make art, and feel hope.