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• Black Earth Wisdom

  Soulful Conversations With Black Environmentalists

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  A soulful collection of illuminating essays and interviews that explore Black people's spiritual and scientific connection to the land, waters, and climate

• Letter to a Stranger

  Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us

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  An anthology of short, intimate second-person essays by a diverse range of writers, each honoring a fleeting encounter with a stranger met while traveling that left a profound and lasting impact.

• Nonstop Metropolis

  a New York City Atlas

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  Conveys innumerable unbound experiences of New York City through twenty-six imaginative maps and informative essays.

• Nourishing Resistance

  Stories of Food, Protest, and Mutual Aid

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  Through essays, articles, poems and stories, 23 contributors argue that food is a central, intrinsic part of global struggles for autonomy and collective liberation

• Terra Forma

  a Book of Speculative Maps

  Aït-Touati, Frédérique, 1977-

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  Reconsideration of maps, as well as the state of the world shown through them.

• Me, My Hair, and I

  Twenty-seven Women Untangle an Obsession

  Benedict, Elizabeth

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  Ask a whole bunch of women about their hair, and you could get a history of the world.

• The Blue Machine

  How the Ocean Works

  Czerski, Helen, 1978-

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  Through stories of history, culture, and animals, the author explains how water temperature, salinity, gravity, and the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates all interact in a complex dance, supporting life at every scale.

• Monster Kids

  How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All

  Dockery, Daniel,

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  If you grew up with Pokemon, this book is for you.

• On the Map

  a Mind-expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks

  Garfield, Simon

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  Examines the pivotal relationship between mapping and civilization, demonstrating the unique ways that maps relate and realign history, and shares engaging cartography stories and map lore.

• Surveying the Shore

  Historic Maps of Coastal Massachusetts 1600-1930

  Garver, Joseph G.

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  A cartographic historian from the renowned Harvard Map Collection interweaves a history of New England with ninety superb examples of the cartographer's art.

• The Longest Race

  Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team

  Goucher, Kara,

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  Told with stunning honesty, The Longest Race is an unforgettable story and a call to action.

• The Wager

  a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

  Grann, David,

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  A grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers.

• Airplane Mode

  An Irreverent History of Travel

  Habib, Shahnaz,

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  Airplane Mode, asks: what does it mean to be a joyous traveler when we live in the ruins of colonialism, capitalism and climate change?

• Eyeliner

  a Cultural History

  Hankir, Zahra,

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  A dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic.

• Battle of Ink and Ice

  a Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media

  Hartman, Darrell,

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  A sixty-year saga of frostbite and fake news that follows the no-holds-barred battle between two legendary explorers to reach the North Pole, and the newspapers which stopped at nothing to get-and sell-the story.

• Rooted

  Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit

  Haupt, Lyanda Lynn,

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  Asks: "In this time of crisis, how can we best live upon our imperiled, beloved earth?"

• Fresh Banana Leaves

  Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science

  Hernandez, Jessica

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  An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working.

• Fly

  the Big Book of Basketball Fashion

  Jackson, Mitchell S.,

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  Equal parts stunning, photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball.

• Work It Out

  a Mood-boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down

  Kurchak, Sarah, 1982-

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  Dispels fitness myths and provides practical advice for building adjustable workout plans, celebrating even minor achievements, and knowing when to rest.

• The Green Mister Rogers

  Environmentalism in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

  Lindey, Sara,

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  In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Rogers advances an environmentalism for children that secures children in their family homes while extending their perspective to faraway places.