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So many nature books being published nowadays. Trying to avoid the forgettable books that will end up in the discount bin. What are the most famous classic works of nature writing?

>> No.18890627
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The Tree Where Man was Born
Arctic Dreams
Pic related

>> No.18890848

I think Goethe did a lot of nature writing

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>>18890552
the one that influenced all the others

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this

>> No.18891324 [DELETED] 

>>18890890
>>18890886

thanks! Already have does on my future reading list.

>>18890886
I will give Goethe a look.

>> No.18891334

>>18890848

I will give Goethe a look.

>>18890886
>>18890886
>>18890890
Thanks! Already have those on my future reading list.

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>>18890552
Desert Solitaire
The Snow Leopard
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Tarka the Otter

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>>18892266
also this

>> No.18892335

>>18890552
The books about Egypt in Herodotus' Histories
Unironically

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>>18890552
Might not be exactly what you are looking for but I finished it yesterday and it was very good. NYRB just put out the republication last week.

>> No.18892512

>>18890552
I've heard good things about The Life of the Bee by Maeterlinck (he also made a book about termites and ants)