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Better Living Through Birding

Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

by Christian Cooper

Hardcover: Jun 2023 | Paperback: Jun 2024

Critics' Consensus:

Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up.

River of the Gods

Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

by Candice Millard

Hardcover: May 2022 | Paperback: May 2023

Critics' Consensus:

The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy - from the New York Times bestselling author of River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic.

The Amur River

Between Russia and China

by Colin Thubron

Hardcover: Sep 2021 | Paperback: Sep 2022

Critics' Consensus:

The most admired travel writer of our time - author of Shadow of the Silk Road and To a Mountain in Tibet - recounts an eye-opening, often perilous journey along a little known Far East Asian river that for over a thousand miles forms the highly ...

Blue Sky Kingdom

An Epic Family Journey to the Heart of the Himalaya

by Bruce Kirkby

Hardcover: Oct 2020 | Paperback: Jul 2022

Critics' Consensus:

A warm and unforgettable portrait of a family letting go of the known world to encounter an unfamiliar one filled with rich possibilities and new understandings.

The Deepest South of All

True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi

by Richard Grant

Hardcover: Sep 2020 | Paperback: Aug 2021

Critics' Consensus:

Bestselling travel writer Richard Grant offers an entertaining and profound look at a city like no other.

Magdalena

River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia

by Wade Davis

Hardcover: Sep 2020 | Paperback: Jun 2021

Critics' Consensus:

A captivating new book from Wade Davis--award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade--that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex ...

Dark, Salt, Clear

The Life of a Fishing Town

by Lamorna Ash

Hardcover: Dec 2020 | Paperback: Apr 2021

Critics' Consensus:

From an adventurous and discerning new voice reminiscent of Robert Macfarlane, a captivating portrait of a community eking out its living in a coastal landscape as stark and storied as it is beautiful.

The Seine

The River that Made Paris

by Elaine Sciolino

Hardcover: Oct 2019 | Paperback: Oct 2020

Critics' Consensus:

A vibrant, enchanting tour of the Seine from longtime New York Times foreign correspondent and best-selling author Elaine Sciolino.

Underland

A Deep Time Journey

by Robert Macfarlane

Hardcover: Jun 2019 | Paperback: Aug 2020

Critics' Consensus:

From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet's past and future.

Hungry

Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World

by Jeff Gordinier

Hardcover: Jul 2019 | Paperback: Jul 2020

Critics' Consensus:

A food critic chronicles four years spent traveling with renowned chef René Redzepi in search of the most tantalizing flavors the world has to offer.

The Museum of Whales You Will Never See

And Other Excursions to Iceland's Most Unusual Museums

by Kendra Greene

Hardcover: May 2020

Critics' Consensus:

Mythic creatures, natural wonders, and the mysterious human impulse to collect are on beguiling display in this poetic tribute to the museums of an otherworldly island nation.

Greek to Me

Adventures of the Comma Queen

by Mary Norris

Hardcover: Apr 2019 | Paperback: Apr 2020

Critics' Consensus:

The Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea.

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