Books That Make Great Gifts

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A is for Anarchist

billy woods, m. musgrove

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I Eat the Stars

Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson argues that contemporary societies face systemic collapse and explores questions about meaning, daily decisions, and collective responses.

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Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts

Kate Lister

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Remembering Earth

Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

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Wreck This Journal: Now in Color

Keri Smith

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Pussypedia

Zoe Mendelson, Maria Conejo

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Ocean of Stars

Azita Ardakani, Rebecca Rebouche

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The Care Manifesto

The Care Collective, Andreas Chatzidakis

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Lies My Teacher Told Me

James W Loewen

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Curious Coffins and Riveting Rituals

Yy Liak

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Maintenance of Everything

Stewart Brand

Stewart Brand examines maintenance through examples including ocean sailing, vehicle care, manufacturing, military equipment, manuals, and corrosion.

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A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever

Matt Kracht

“This field guide is all about the asides, which salt the text and appear as penciled notes alongside Mr.”
Julie Zickefoose for the Wall Street JournalReview excerpt

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The Three Mothers

Anna Malaika Tubbs

“A refreshing, well-researched contribution to Black women’s history.”
Kirkus ReviewsReview excerpt

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Japanese Death Poems

Yoel Hoffmann

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This Book Is a Knife

L E Fox

L. E. Fox’s essays examine climate change through a critique of capitalism and consider alternatives to existing economic and social arrangements.

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Marlon James

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The Soul of America

Jon Meacham

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The Old Truck

Jerome Pumphrey, Jarrett Pumphrey

“A celebration of diligence and grit, the quiet text conjures a cyclical Giving Tree-reminiscent relationship, but with a healthier, deeply loving dynamic.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)Review excerpt

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Ex Libris

Michiko Kakutani

“Former New York Times book critic Kakutani delivers an ebullient celebration of books and reading.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)Review excerpt

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Everything Sad Is Untrue

Daniel Nayeri

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Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Beyond Your Bubble

Dr Tania Israel PhD

“Practical advice for talking to, and understanding, those whose campaign yard signs make you wince.”
Publishers WeeklyReview excerpt

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Band Together

Chloe Douglass

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When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through

Joy Harjo, Leanne Howe

This anthology gathers Indigenous North American poetry across centuries, organizing traditional oral works and contemporary poems into five geographical sections.

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A Promised Land

Barack Obama

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Barack Obama Speeches

Barack Obama, Ken Mondschein

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Baby Loves the Five Senses Boxed Set

Ruth Spiro, Irene Chan

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Is This Anything?

Jerry Seinfeld

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Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds, Danica Novgorodoff

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The Silver Arrow

Lev Grossman

“Both cozy and inspiring, this eco-fable conveys both grim truths and a defiant call to action.”
Kirkus, starred reviewReview excerpt

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Underland

Robert MacFarlane

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The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

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What We'll Build

Oliver Jeffers

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Walk Through This

Sara Schulting Kranz

Sara Schulting Kranz combines personal experiences with nature-based exercises, meditation prompts, and reflections on forgiveness and recovery from difficult experiences.

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