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• Foreign Fruit

  a Personal History of the Orange

  Goh, Katie,

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  What begins as curiosity about the origins of the orange soon becomes a far-reaching odyssey of citrus for Katie Goh. Goh follows the complicated history of the orange from east to west and west to east, from a luxury item of European kings and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 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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  An archaeological romp through the entire history of humankind—and through all five senses—from tropical Polynesian islands to forbidding arctic ice floes and everywhere in between.

• Hunt for the Shadow Wolf

  the Lost History of Wolves in Britain : and the Myths and Stories That Surround Them

  Gow, Derek,

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  Renowned rewilder Derek Gow has a dream: that one day we will see the return of the wolf to Britain as it has already returned elsewhere. He began to hear stories of the wolf, both real and mythical, and his fascination with this creature grew. With…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Formula

  How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 Into the World's Fastest-growing Sport

  Robinson, Joshua, 1986-

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  Wall Street Journal reporters and authors of The Club, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg tell the riveting saga of how Formula 1 broke through in America, detailing the eclectic culture of racing obsessives, glamorous settings, gearheads,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Serviceberry

  Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

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  The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass explains how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. (Also available in large print.)

• An Unfinished Love Story

  A Personal History of the 1960s

  Goodwin, Doris Kearns,

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  Dick and Doris Goodwin were married for forty-two years and married to American history even longer. Weaves together biography, memoir and history and takes readers along on the emotional journey she and her husband embarked upon in the last years…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Women Ran Fifth Avenue

  Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion

  Satow, Julie,

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  Rich with personal drama and trade secrets, an award-winning journalist takes us back to the golden age of American department stores and the three visionary women--Hortense Odium of Bonwit Teller; Dorothy Shaver of Lord & Taylor; and Geraldine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Women

  Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004,

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  A brilliant new collection of essays on the oppression of women and the tools necessary for liberation from highly-acclaimed author Susan Sontag. Often regarded as one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, Sontag's writing is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What An Owl Knows

  the New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

  Ackerman, Jennifer, 1959-

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  For millennia, owls have captivated and intrigued us. With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and foresight. But what does an owl really know? And what do we really know about owls? Though our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Woman's Work

  Essays on Music

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  This book is for and about the women who kicked in doors, as pioneers of their craft or making politics central to their sound: those who offer a new way of thinking about the vast spectrum of women in music.

• Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)

  the Natural World of Animal Sexuality

  Schrefer, Eliot, 1978-

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  Drawing on science, history, anthropology and sociology, this fascinating book explores same-sex sexual behavior in the animal world, putting to rest claims about the "unnaturalness" of queer behavior and showing that it is as natural as it is in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Monster's Bones

  the Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World

  Randall, David K.,

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  From prehistory to present day, from remote Patagonia to the unforgiving badlands of the American West to the penthouses of Manhattan, this riveting narrative follows a fearless paleontologist who, after unearthing the first T-Rex fossils, saved…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cultish

  the Language of Fanaticism

  Montell, Amanda,

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  The author of Wordslut looks at how cults use language to gain power and how it has pervaded our entire culture, from notorious cults to modern startups and Instagram feeds. (Also available as an eBook and downloadable audiobook.)

• How to Write One Song

  Tweedy, Jeff, 1967-

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  Perfect for gifting during the holidays and beyond, a thoughtful, counterintuitive book about creativity from the celebrated songwriter, leader of the band Wilco, and New York Times bestselling author of Let's Go (So We Can Get Back), inspiring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Collected Schizophrenias

  Essays

  Wang, Esmé Weijun,

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  Presents a collection of evocative essays on mental illness that build on the author's experiences with schizoaffective disorder while examining the vulnerabilities of institutionalization, PTSD, and Lyme disease.

• The Plaza

  the Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel

  Satow, Julie,

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  Recounts the wealthy history of the Plaza hotel, covering major scandals, tragedies, and some of the celebrities who have graced the rooms of the establishment. (Also available as a physical book and downloadable audiobook.)

• Black and Blur

  Moten, Fred,

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  In Black and Blur, Fred Moten engages in a capacious consideration of the place and force of blackness in African diaspora arts, politics, and life. In these interrelated essays, Moten attends to entanglement, the blurring of borders, and other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blitzed

  Drugs in Nazi Germany

  Ohler, Norman,

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  Uncovers the full extent of drug use in Nazi Germany, from Hitler's reliance on a number of substances to the drugs that played an integral role in Germany's military performance and ultimate downfall in World War II. (Also available as a physical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The White Album

  Essays

  Didion, Joan

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  Essays, going back to the late Sixties, when nothing was adding up any more for Joan Didion: the "script" had been changed to no script at all; betrayed by the old rules and promises, Didion "began to doubt the premises of all the stories I had ever…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everybody Behaves Badly

  the True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises

  Blume, Lesley M. M.,

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  In the summer of 1925, Ernest Hemingway traveled to Pamplona for the infamous running of the bulls. He then channeled that trip’s drunken brawls, sexual rivalry, midnight betrayals, and midday hangovers into a novel that redefined modern literature.…Read moreRead more of this annotation