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The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood

by Julian Rubinstein Author

On the last Friday evening of the summer of 2013, five shots rang out in the parking lot of a new Boys & Girls Club in…

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Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France (25th Anniversary Edition)

by Kermit Lynch Author

This redesigned and updated twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic wine memoir invites wine enthusiasts to…

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This Book of Mine

by Sarah Stewart Author and David Small Illustrator

From a girl reading her favorite book out on a fire escape to a butterfly watcher with a guidebook in the park, a little…

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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

by Dashka Slater Author

From the bestselling author of The 57 Bus comes a cautionary true tale of an Instagram account that changes everything…

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The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us

by Meg Lowman Author and Sylvia A. Earle Contributor

Meg Lowman fought so hard for tree rights she'd been nicknamed the "real-life Lorax." In The Arbornaut she tells her…

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Beast: Face-To-Face with the Florida Bigfoot

by Watt Key Author

This fast-paced, gutsy adventure and survival novel, takes a paranormal twisting turn in the glades and swamps of…

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Heart: A History

by Sandeep Jauhar Author

Question: What makes the human heart unique? While it was beyond our understanding for millenia, with advances in…

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Other Minds: The Octopus, The Sea, and The Deep Origins of Consciousness

by Peter Godfrey-Smith Author

This explores the development of the octopus, a distant branch of the tree of life, from its humble beginnings in the…

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Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea

by Mitchell Duneier Author

This book traces a history of a place that dates back over 500 years, looking at the first Jewish ghetto to the present…

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Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks

by Ben Goldacre Author

This is a humorous yet sobering critique of flawed science, equipping readers to discern truth from misinformation.…

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Frankenstein's Cat

by Emily Anthes Author

For centuries, we’ve bred animals for various purposes, from herding dogs to housecats resembling tigers. But what…

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Sidewalk

by Mitchell Duneier Author

In this, sociologist Mitchell Duneier explores the role of poor black men selling books and magazines on city sidewalks…

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A Divine Language: Learning Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus at the Edge of Old Age

by Alec Wilkinson Author

This book is a spirited exploration of math’s deepest mysteries and conundrums. Decades after struggling with math as…

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Food Truck Fest!

by Alexandra Penfold Author and Mike Dutton Author

Join a family on a fun-filled day at the Food Truck Fest! They gather their things, cross the bridge, and prepare for a…

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Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair: A Natural History

by Witold Rybczynski Author

This explores the history of chairs, from ancient Egyptian folding stools to modern stackable monobloc chairs. He…

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Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin, "Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

by Hanif Abdurraqib Author and Ashley Evans Illustrator

This picture book biography celebrates Aretha Franklin's profound impact on the Civil Rights Movement as a powerful…

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The Art of Teaching Art to Children

by Nancy Beal Author and Gloria Bley Miller Author

This is a guide to art education, accessible to classroom and art teachers, parents, and students, helps unleash…

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Games for Learning: Ten Minutes a Day to Help Your Child Do Well in School

This resource offers over seventy creative and engaging games designed to help children in kindergarten through third…

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Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America

by Eyal Press Author

This book explores the morally compromised work that society considers essential, such as drone pilots carrying out…

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Building and Dwelling

by Richard Sennett Author

In this book, renowned public intellectual Richard Sennett redefines city life and offers a vision for the future. He…

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Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks

by Scott J. Shapiro Author

This book explores the philosophy and technology of hacking, highlighting our vulnerability to exploitation without…

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The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captican Cook to Climate Change

by Iain McCalman Author

The Great Barrier Reef has captivated people for centuries. However, its history has been elusive. In this book,…

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Saving Earth: Climate Change and the Fight for Our Future

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Author, Nathaniel Rich Foreword and Tim Foley Illustrator

This illustrated nonfiction guide for middle grade readers chronicles the history of climate change and how young people…

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Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence

by James Bridle Author

What is intelligence? With the controversial rise of AI technology, this question seems more urgent. James Bridle…

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Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks With the Sanitation Workers of New York City

by Robin Nagle Author

New York City’s Department of Sanitation, responsible for managing the city’s garbage, is the focus of…

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Paradise of the Pacific Approaching Hawaii

by Susanna Moore Author

This book presents the dramatic history of Hawaii, a tropical paradise, is a tale of arrivals from volcanic eruptions,…

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If Animals Tried to Be Kind (If Animals Kissed Good Night)

by Ann Whitford Paul Author and David Walker Author

This next installment in the successful If Animals Kissed Good Night series delves into the heartwarming concept of how…

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Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them

by Dan Saladino Author

In this book, author and journalist Dan Saladino travels the world to document endangered foods. He highlights stories…

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Zero Waste: How One Community Is Leading a World Recycling Revolution (Green Power)

by Allan Drummond Author

This picture book features the story of a village in Japan that leads the way in recycling and upcycling, striving for…

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The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts

by Silvia Ferrara Author and Todd Portnowitz Author

This book reveals the origins of writing through the examination of alphabets in everyday objects. Author Silvia Ferrara…

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