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Books like Second Nature
A wry, philosophical stroll through the garden that digs deep into the messy, often humorous borders between human cultivation and untamed wilderness. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Second Nature.
- earthy
- contemplative
- pastoral
- 01
Omnivore's Dilemma. A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan · 2006
An eye-opening, dirt-under-the-fingernails journey tracing the hidden paths our food takes before it reaches the plate.
- 02
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver and others · 2007
A warm, dirt-under-the-fingernails memoir that invites you to slow down and taste the seasons.
- 03
The botany of desire
Michael Pollan · 2002
A paradigm-shifting stroll through the garden that makes you wonder who is really cultivating whom.
- 04
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Rebecca Solnit
A lyrical, associative journey that invites you to surrender to the beauty of not knowing exactly where you are.
- 05
Gaia's Garden
Toby Hemenway · 2000
A hopeful, hands-in-the-dirt manual for turning any patch of land into a thriving, self-sustaining ecosystem.
- 06
A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold · 1977
A quiet, deeply observant meditation on the changing seasons and humanity's ethical bond with the earth.
- 07
Down the garden path
Nichols, Beverley · 1932
A charmingly unpretentious stroll through a 1930s English garden, where the eccentric neighbors and horticultural mishaps are just as vibrant as the blooms.
- 08
On Looking
Alexandra Horowitz
A gentle invitation to wake up and notice the hidden wonders scattered across your daily routine.
- 09
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Annie Dillard
A luminous, deeply observant meditation on the terrifying beauty and spiritual mystery of the natural world.
- 10
On Trails
Robert Moor
A thoughtful, wandering journey that changes the way you look at the ground beneath your feet and the choices that guide your life.
- 11
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS
Robin Wall Kimmerer
A quiet, transformative meditation that permanently changes the way you look at the ground beneath your feet.
- 12
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
A quiet, deliberate retreat into the woods that challenges you to strip away the non-essentials and truly live.
