Yet another solid list from the Globe and Mail, assembled from a few different categories. This list focuses on gift/coffee table-style books; I've left out a few of the many science and nature books that seem a bit more peripheral to my main mission.
- Aviation in Canada: The Formative Years by Larry Milberry
- Gil Cohen: Aviation Artist by Gil Cohen
- Eco House Book by Terence Conran
- Illustrated Birds of North America by Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer
- Whole Green Catalogue: 1,000 Best Things for You and the Earth edited by Michael W. Robbins
- Birds of North America: The Complete Photographic Guide to Every Species by Editor-in-chief François Vuilleumier
- Planet Ape by Desmond Morris with Steve Parker
- Polar Obsession by Paul Nicklen
- Art and Nature: Three Centuries of Natural History Art from Around the World by Judith Magee
- The Human Brain Book: An Illustrated Guide To Its Structure, Function and Disorders by Rita Carter
- Galápagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy by Tui De Roy
- Einstein: The Life of a Genius by Walter Isaacson
- Mapping The World: Stories of Geography by Caroline and Martine Laffon
- Space Flight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Apollo - and Beyond by Giles Sparrow
- Surviving: How Animals Adapt to Their Environments by Allesandro Minelli and Maria Pia Mannucci
- Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle by Michael Benson
- Secrets of the Universe: How We Discovered the Cosmos by Paul Murdin
- Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth edited by Ina Stradins, Angeles Gavira Guerrero and Peter Frances
- Evidence of Evolution by Mary Ellen Hannibal, photographs by Susan Middleton
- Science: The Definitive Visual Guide by Editor-in-chief Adam Hart-Davis
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