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Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval Cover Image

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval (Hardcover)

By Saidiya Hartman
$28.95
ISBN: 9780393285673
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 19th, 2019
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An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives Cover Image

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives (Hardcover)

By Matt Richtel
$28.99
ISBN: 9780062698537
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Published: William Morrow - March 12th, 2019
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Growing Perennial Foods: A Field Guide to Raising Resilient Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables Cover Image

Growing Perennial Foods: A Field Guide to Raising Resilient Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables (Paperback)

By Acadia Tucker, Krishna Chavda (Illustrator)
$19.95
ISBN: 9780998862354
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Published: Stone Pier Press - March 12th, 2019
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Little Free Libraries & Tiny Sheds: 12 Miniature Structures You Can Build Cover Image

Little Free Libraries & Tiny Sheds: 12 Miniature Structures You Can Build (Paperback)

By Philip Schmidt, Little Free Library, Todd H. Bol (Foreword by)
$24.99
ISBN: 9780760358122
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Published: Cool Springs Press - March 26th, 2019
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Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life Cover Image

Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life (Hardcover)

By Beth Kempton
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062905154
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Published: Harper Design - December 31st, 2018
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A Woman First: First Woman: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Selina Meyer
$25.00
ISBN: 9781419733536
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Published: Abrams Press - March 19th, 2019
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Southern Lady Code: Essays (Hardcover)

By Helen Ellis
$22.00
ISBN: 9780385543897
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Published: Doubleday - April 16th, 2019
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Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest Cover Image

Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest (Paperback)

By Hanif Abdurraqib
$16.95
ISBN: 9781477316481
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Published: University of Texas Press - February 2019
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Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World Cover Image

Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World (Hardcover)

By Maryanne Wolf
$24.99
ISBN: 9780062388780
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Published: Harper - August 7th, 2018
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Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things Cover Image

Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things (Paperback)

By Jenny Wilding Cardon
$23.99
ISBN: 9781604689358
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Published: Martingale and Company - June 15th, 2018
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Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill Cover Image

Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill (Paperback)

By Matthieu Ricard, Daniel Goleman
$16.00
ISBN: 9780316167253
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - January 5th, 2007
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Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Cover Image

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be (Hardcover)

By Rachel Hollis
$24.99
ISBN: 9781400201655
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Published: Thomas Nelson - February 6th, 2018
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Paperback)

By Jon Ronson
$16.00
ISBN: 9781594634017
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Published: Riverhead Books - March 29th, 2016
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Green-Light Your Book: How Writers Can Succeed in the New Era of Publishing Cover Image

Green-Light Your Book: How Writers Can Succeed in the New Era of Publishing (Paperback)

By Brooke Warner
$16.95
ISBN: 9781631528026
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Published: She Writes Press - June 14th, 2016
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In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World Cover Image

In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World (Hardcover)

By Simon Garfield
$25.00
ISBN: 9781501199585
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Published: Atria Books - March 12th, 2019
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WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game Cover Image

WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game (Hardcover)

By Abby Wambach
$20.00
ISBN: 9781250217707
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Published: Celadon Books - April 9th, 2019
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Root, Nurture, Grow: The Essential Guide to Propagating and Sharing Houseplants Cover Image

Root, Nurture, Grow: The Essential Guide to Propagating and Sharing Houseplants (Hardcover)

By Caro Langton, Rose Ray, Erika Raxworthy (Photographs by)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781787132184
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Published: Quadrille Publishing - October 16th, 2018
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Herbal Goddess: Discover the Amazing Spirit of 12 Healing Herbs with Teas, Potions, Salves, Food, Yoga, and More Cover Image

Herbal Goddess: Discover the Amazing Spirit of 12 Healing Herbs with Teas, Potions, Salves, Food, Yoga, and More (Paperback)

By Amy Jirsa
$19.95
ISBN: 9781612124124
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Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - April 21st, 2015
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The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor Cover Image

The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor (Hardcover)

By Maggie Aderin-Pocock
$24.99
ISBN: 9781419738494
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - April 9th, 2019
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The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things --- Stories from Science and Observation Cover Image

The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things --- Stories from Science and Observation (Hardcover)

By Peter Wohlleben, Jane Billinghurst (Translator)
$24.95
ISBN: 9781771643887
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Published: Greystone Books - March 5th, 2019
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Complete Wellness: Enjoy long-lasting health and well-being with more than 800 natural remedies Cover Image

Complete Wellness: Enjoy long-lasting health and well-being with more than 800 natural remedies (Hardcover)

By Neal's Yard Remedies
$30.00
ISBN: 9781465463920
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Published: DK - September 18th, 2018
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Vile Days: The Village Voice Art Columns, 1985-1988 (Semiotext(e) / Active Agents) Cover Image

Vile Days: The Village Voice Art Columns, 1985-1988 (Semiotext(e) / Active Agents) (Hardcover)

By Gary Indiana, Bruce Hainley (Editor)
$29.95
ISBN: 9781635900378
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Published: Semiotext(e) - November 13th, 2018
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Vagina: Revised and Updated (Paperback)

By Naomi Wolf
$15.99
ISBN: 9780061989179
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Published: Ecco - December 10th, 2013
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Where We Go from Here: Two Years in the Resistance Cover Image

Where We Go from Here: Two Years in the Resistance (Hardcover)

By Bernie Sanders
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250163264
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Published: Thomas Dunne Books - November 27th, 2018
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The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living (The Happiness Institute Series) Cover Image

The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living (The Happiness Institute Series) (Hardcover)

By Meik Wiking
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062658807
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Published: William Morrow - January 17th, 2017
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Cover Image

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Paperback)

By Don Miguel Ruiz, Janet Mills
$12.95
ISBN: 9781878424310
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Published: Amber-Allen Publishing - November 7th, 1997
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K-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher Cover Image

K-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher (Paperback)

By Mark Fisher, Darren Ambrose (Editor), Simon Reynolds (Foreword by)
$29.95
ISBN: 9781912248285
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Published: Repeater - November 13th, 2018
Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil: The Creation • The Inspiration • The Fascination (Disney Editions Deluxe) Cover Image

Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil: The Creation • The Inspiration • The Fascination (Disney Editions Deluxe) (Hardcover)

By Jen Darcy
$40.00
ISBN: 9781484726785
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Published: Disney Editions - July 12th, 2016
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Writers Who Love Too Much: New Narrative Writing 1977-1997 Cover Image

Writers Who Love Too Much: New Narrative Writing 1977-1997 (Paperback)

By Kevin Killian (Editor), Dodie Bellamy (Editor)
$24.95
ISBN: 9781937658656
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Published: Nightboat Books - July 3rd, 2017
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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness Cover Image

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness (Paperback)

By Sy Montgomery
$16.00
ISBN: 9781451697728
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Published: Atria Books - April 5th, 2016