Nature
Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science
Hardcover
Finalist for the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science and Technology: the surprising, untold story about the poetic and deeply human (cognitive) capacity to name the natural world.
Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery
Paperback
Amazing Rare Things is enthralling, with elegant natural history drawings from the British Royal Collection married to beautiful prose.
Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
Paperback
"David Quammen is simply the best natural essayist working today."--Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard
Across the Tibetan Plateau: Ecosystems, Wildlife, and Conservation
Hardcover
Remarkable photographs celebrate the wild places and the exquisite animals of the country called “the roof of the world.”