Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: of Eastern and Central North America (The Sam Thayer's Field Guides)
By: Samuel Thayer
4.90
Format: 736 pages, Paperback
Eastern North America is one of the richest foraging landscapes in the world, with a wild abundance…
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1. The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden
By: Ivette Soler
3.77
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
“Front lawns, The Germinatrix has you in her crosshairs! Ivette Soler is a welcome voice urging us… read more
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2. A Scanner Darkly
By: Philip K. Dick
4.02
Format: 219 pages, Paperback
Substance D is not known as Death for nothing. It is the most toxic drug ever to find its way on to… read more
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"We're all dreaming,"-Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
"I have seen myself backward."-Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
"It's easy to win. Anybody can win."-Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
"Okay, I'll come back again on Thursday."-Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
3. Citizen: An American Lyric
By: Claudia Rankine
4.27
Format: 169 pages, Paperback
A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine's long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking bo… read more
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"You can't drive yourself sane."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"Memory is a tough place. You were there."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"That's the bruise the ice in the heart was meant to ice."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"The past is a life sentence, a blunt instrument aimed at tomorrow."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
4. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more
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"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
5. The Artist's Way
By: Julia Cameron
4.23
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Artist's Wayis the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, mill… read more
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6. The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
By: J. Kenji López-Alt
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-r… read more
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7. Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
By: Douglas W. Tallamy
4.06
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wil… read more
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8. The Magic of Thinking Big
By: David J. Schwartz
4.20
Format: None pages,
The Magic of Thinking Biggives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr. Schwartz presents a care… read more
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9. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
By: Michael Pollan
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described… read more
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10. All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms
By: David Arora
4.12
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Full-color illustrated guide to identifying 200 Western mushrooms by their key features. read more
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11. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.04
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer as been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of sci… read more
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12. Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods
By: Sally Fallon Morell , Sandor Ellix Katz
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Bread. Cheese. Wine. Beer. Coffee. Chocolate. Most people consume fermented foods and drinks every … read more
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13. Wanderlust: A History of Walking
By: Rebecca Solnit
4.24
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
This volume provides a history of walking, exploring the relationship between thinking and walking … read more
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14. The Art of Fermentation: An in-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World
By: Sandor Ellix Katz
1.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2013 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference and Scholarship, and a New York … read more
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15. Human Chain
By: Seamus Heaney
3.43
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A Boston GlobeBest Poetry Book of 2011 Winner of the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize Winner of the 2011 P… read more
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16. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By: Charles Duhigg
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more
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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
17. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more
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18. Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
By: Douglas W. Tallamy
4.37
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, sparked a national conversation about the li… read more
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19. The Hurting Kind: Poems
By: Ada Limon
4.34
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing collection about interconnectedness—between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ou… read more
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"There is a solitude in this world I cannot pierce. I would die for it."-Ada Limon, The Hurting Kind: Poems
"Before, the only thing I was interested in was love, how it grips you, how it terrifies you, how it annihilates and resuscitates you. I didn’t know then that it wasn’t even love that I was interested…"-Ada Limon, The Hurting Kind: Poems
20. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
4.06
Format: 165 pages, Hardcover
From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collecti… read more
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"It is this way with wonder: it takes a bit of patience, and it takes putting yourself in the right place at the right time. It requires that we be curious enough to forgo our small distractions in or…"-Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
21. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
By: George Saunders
4.54
Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition
For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to … read more
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"Then do that again, over and over, until I'm pleased."-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"What transforms an anecdote into a story is escalation. Or, we might say: when escalation is suddenly felt to be occurring, it is a sign that our anecdote is transforming into a story."-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"There’s a vast underground network for goodness at work in this world—a web of people who’ve put reading at the center of their lives because they know from experience that reading makes them more ex…"-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"We tend, in discussion, to reduce stories to plot (what happens). We feel, correctly, that something of their meaning resides there. But stories also mean through their internal dynamics—the manner i…"-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
22. How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
By: Michael Pollan
4.27
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most admired writers takes us on a m… read more
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"The opposite of spiritual is not material but egotistical."-Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
"Normal waking consciousness feels perfectly transparent, and yet it is less a window on reality than the product of our imaginations-a kind of controlled hallucination."-Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
"Nature does in fact teem with subjectivities — call them spirits if you like — other than our own; it is only the human ego, with its imagined monopoly on subjectivity, that keeps us from recognizing…"-Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
"The philosophical implications of "predictive coding" are deep and strange. The model suggests that our perceptions of the world offer us not a literal transcription of reality but rather a seamless …"-Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
23. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
By: Tricia Hersey
4.08
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitali… read more
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24. The White Darkness
By: David Grann
3.96
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager, a thrill… read more
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"Passion for something can easily tip into obsession, which is a dangerous thing, especially when those affected are they very people who so loyally stand and wait. -Henry Worsley"-David Grann, The White Darkness
25. A Sweet Sting of Salt
By: Rose Sutherland
3.88
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Once a young woman uncovers a dark secret about her neighbor and his mysterious new wife, she’ll ha… read more
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26. Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck
By: McKayla Coyle
3.45
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Embrace your inner goblin! Learn to decorate, dress, craft, forage, and live according to the gobli… read more
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27. Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies
By: Rebecca Beyer
4.13
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Learn how to cultivate your own magical garden, begin your journey with folk herbalism, and awaken … read more
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"…it can be helpful to think of herbalism in America as a stool with three legs; one Indigenous, one African, and one European."-Rebecca Beyer, Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies
28. The House Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Space with Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home
By: Arin Murphy-Hiscock
3.87
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Everything you need to know to create your very own sacred space—perfect for practicing home-based … read more
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29. The Book Hog
By: Greg Pizzoli
4.14
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
The Book Hog loves books-the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell-and he'll grab wh… read more
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30. The Language of Love and Loss
By: Bart Yates
4.04
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly re… read more
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31. Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: of Eastern and Central North America (The Sam Thayer's Field Guides)
By: Samuel Thayer
4.90
Format: 736 pages, Paperback
Eastern North America is one of the richest foraging landscapes in the world, with a wild abundance… read more
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