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The Brain Is Wider Than the Sky: Why Simple Solutions Don't Work in a Complex World by Bryan Appleyard
For Love of InsectsI'd like to suggest For Love of Insects by Thomas Eisner. Very interesting, funny in parts, and readable.
Not sure how appropriate it is to suggest my own book, but here goes anyway:Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World
Weird Life: The Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own by David Toomey
I like the sound of this one, the more I learn abou..."
They make up most of the earth and they can do things that humans can only dream of doing. Ants, for instance, can lift dramatic amounts of weight. Many bugs can fly.
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Vote in the poll here:
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/84281
To try and influence the voting: Feel free to pitch your preferred book in the comments on the poll.
Todd wrote: "Not sure how appropriate it is to suggest my own book, but here goes anyway:
Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World"
I certainly don't mind. Glad to have some Authors around.
Oné wrote: "Weird Life: The Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own by David Toomey"
To have tagged: Weird Life: The Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own.
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Science and Natural History
Books mentioned in this topic
Weird Life: The Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own (other topics)The Other Brain: From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries About the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science (other topics)
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change (other topics)
The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence (other topics)
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History (other topics)
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- Only one nomination per person please.
- Books must be nonfiction, within our general theme.
- Nominations are open until 17th of May.
- Please add suggestions using add book/author.
- All recommendations will be featured in a subsequent poll.
- Feel free to pitch, especially in the comments at the poll.
- In case of draw, another poll will be done.
Feel free to suggest books that were in the last poll: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/82731