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• Careless People

  a Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

  Wynn-Williams, Sarah,

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• Black in Blues

  How a Color Tells the Story of My People

  Perry, Imani, 1972-

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• America, Let Me in

  a Choose Your Immigration Story

  Torres Medina, Felipe,

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• We the People

  a History of the U.S. Constitution

  Lepore, Jill, 1966-

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• The Secret History of the Rape Kit

  a True Crime Story

  Kennedy, Pagan, 1962-

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• Murderland

  Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

  Fraser, Caroline,

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• Deciding to See

  the View From Nathan's Bus

  Vass, Nathan,

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• Wild in Seattle

  Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature

  Williams, David B., 1965-

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• The Serviceberry

  Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

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• Forest Euphoria

  the Abounding Queerness of Nature

  Kaishian, Patricia Ononiwu,

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• Unbreakable

  Go Strong. Live Long. a Woman's Guide to Aging With Power

  Wright, Vonda,

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• A History of the World in Six Plagues

  How Contagion, Class, and Captivity Shaped Us, From Cholera to COVID-19

  Bonhomme, Edna,

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• Drink Your Garden

  Recipes, Stories, and Tips From the Simple Goodness Cocktail Farm

  Kelly, Belinda,

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• Cabin

  Off-the-grid Adventures With a Clueless Craftsman

  Hutchison, Patrick (Journalist),

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• How to Build Your Very Own Little Free Library

  11 Mini Structures You Can Build

  Schmidt, Philip,

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• Adventures in the Louvre

  How to Fall in Love With the World's Greatest Museum

  Sciolino, Elaine,

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• A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects

  Awake, Robell,

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• How to Dress Vintage

  Re-create the Most Iconic Looks of the 20th Century

  Jones, Gabi,

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• Jane Austen's Bookshelf

  a Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend

  Romney, Rebecca,

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• Dinner With King Tut

  How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations

  Kean, Sam,

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