Books | Eden on Earth

SPILLOVER: Animal infections and the next human pandemic

by David Quammen

Fascinating and revealing, Spillover examines the human-wildlife intersection at a specific crossover: zoonotic diseases. I never thought I would be so engrossed by a scientific book about viruses, but David Quammen's writing is full of vigor. This book was also the one that opened my eyes to the reality of science-- it is exploration, creativity, and truly adventure. Also, Quammen is brilliant.

Animals in translation

by Temple Grandin (and Catherine johnson)

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Julie of the wolves

by Jean Craighead george

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Animal dialogues: uncommon encounters in the wild

by craig Childs

A collection of lyrical, exquisite essays by Craig Childs, narrating his piercing encounters with a variety of wild animals, including coyotes, pumas, toads, owls, porcupines, mosquitoes, eagles, herons, antelopes-- and the unknown. His essays are not so much about the animal itself as they are about the experience, the grit and the pleasure, of being in the wild with the wild.

The Best American Science and Nature Writing Series

Edited by various Guest editors

An anthology of the best science and nature writing in the United States, compiled each year by a different guest editor. Each book offers a delightful compilation of science writing of all aspects, from oceans to robots to autism to rewilding to profiles on eccentric scientists.

Past Guest Editors:

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OTHER RESources

Use the National Audubon Society's Birds and Climate Visualizer to see which species are threatened in your area.

Use BBC Our Planet's Explorable Globe to explore the world's habitats and how humans affect them.

Use NASA's Earth Now for a real-time satellite globe of the world's climate change-related events, and the Climate Time Machine for interactive visualizations of the changing earth.

Visit the Joel Sartore's Photo Ark, a documentation photo project focused on endangered species.

Visit The Guardian's Environment stories page for truly expansive coverage of humans, nature, and their intersection.

Listen to the Climate One podcast for in-depth discussions on a wide range of climate issues, with a wide array of experts.

Listen to the BBC Earth podcast on the wonders of nature, and the human beings lucky and tough enough to explore them. It is equal parts hair-raising, awe-inspiring, and emotional.

Listen to National Geographic's podcast Overheard at Nat Geo for immersive, in-depth, and exciting stories from naturalists, historians, and all sorts of explorers.

Listen to Chris Morgan's podcast The Wild for journeys in the wild and fascinating explorations into natural topics.