Books like The abundance by Annie Dillard

Sy Montgomery explores the remarkable minds of octopuses, revealing their intelligence, curiosity and skill through vivid encounters and scientific insight.

Hilton Als assembles sharp literary and cultural criticism to portray the complex figure he calls "white girls," spanning writers, artists, and public icons.

Sarah Ruhl’s 100 essays weave humor, reflection, and insights about theater life, motherhood, and everyday observation, offering an intimate guide to the artist’s world.

Barry Holstun Lopez: “Arctic Dreams; Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape” ( 1986) This is an account of the author's exploration of the Western Arctic region, between Bering Strait and Davis Strait. It is an account both of the natural history of the Arctic, and equally of how the Arctic grips the human spirit and imagination. The chapters are rich in their descriptions of the Arctic –of the physical land itself, the native peoples that the author met, the Arctic animals and plants, both terrestrial and aquatic, the ice and the Arctic light that make the region so distinctly different from the temperate and tropical parts of Earth. But Lopez also gives us a sense of how the Arctic fascinates the mind and spirit – through his own personal experiences and through the history of the Arctic - both of the native peoples and the discovery expeditions.

Annie Dillard returns to nonfiction in *For the Time Being*, weaving observations of nature, science, and history while probing God, suffering, and human significance.

A collection of John McPhee's previously unpublished nonfiction writings, assembled as an "album quilt" that spans American essays and sports literature.