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Tom Venuto

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My Family and Other Animals

Nigel Davenport, Gerald Durrell, et al.

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Scott Carney and Foxtopus Ink

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H.G. Bissinger

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The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man

Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

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Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden

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Michael Matthews

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Jon Krakauer

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Morihei Ueshiba and John Stevens

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David Grann

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Helen Macdonald

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the_watcheronDec 16, 2019

A few PG Twitter recs:

* My Family and Other Animals (started, already really enjoying it)

* Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel (started, enjoying it but moving slowly through it. It's very good, and the author is palpably excited about the subject, I just wouldn't call it a page turner)

elliottkemberonJuly 8, 2019

As a child I thoroughly enjoyed reading Gerald Durrell's books about his childhood in Corfu. All a wonderful read, both for his interest in zoology and the various characters that show up. I highly recommend My Family and Other Animals as a starter. At some point his older brother gives him a copy of this Fabre book and I remembered the reference immediately.

nikolayvonOct 12, 2009

Recommendation from me: Have your child read a Gerald Durrell book (My Family and Other Animals is one of his best) when they are 12-15. It will be a fantastic read and will make them dream about pursuing something of their own, most likely animals at first, but other things later.

Not so sure HN type adults will enjoy Gerald Durrell as much :).

barbeonJuly 10, 2020

anything by Carl Hiassan. Geoerges Simenon
the short stories of Somerset Maughm, John Collier, Graham Greene, Roald Dahl
A Dandy in Aspic by Derek Marlowe
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
My Sister Eileen by Ruth McKenney
anything by Ben MacIntyre, Erik Larson
Orchid Fever by Eric Hansen
The Food Explorer by Dahiel Stone