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A Year in Nature

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A Year In Nature: A Memoir of Solace (Paperback)

By Clare Walker Leslie
$24.95
ISBN: 9781733653435
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Published: Green Writers Press - May 7th, 2020

 

Cambridge resident Clare Walker Leslie’s latest book is a selection from the nature journals she has kept for many years arranged to follow our year-long journey around our Sun. With her keen eye for observation and delightful sketches and watercolors she inspires us to slow down enough to savor the world around us.

 

Dale

Two Trees Make a Forest

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Two Trees Make a Forest: In Search of My Family's Past Among Taiwan's Mountains and Coasts (Paperback)

By Jessica J. Lee
$16.95
ISBN: 9781646220007
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Published: Catapult - August 4th, 2020

 

The best nonfiction doesn't just illuminate unfamiliar places and ideas in beautiful prose, doesn't just pose questions to the reader about family, identity, & culture while leading them towards possible answers. It also presents the reader with a path towards their own discovery. Lee's new book does all of the above as she tries to understand her place in the world by understanding her relationship to Taiwan, while also guiding the reader towards the question: What if I explored my home as if it were a foreign country?

Josh 

All Creatures Great and Small

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All Creatures Great and Small: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor (Paperback)

By James Herriot
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250057839
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - May 6th, 2014

 

If you have never read a James Herriot story about his life as a country veterinarian in England, an authentic, uplifting happiness awaits you. I have been going back to them in the stress of pandemic paralysis. I read them before bedtime and always go to sleep with a smile on my face. Like eating the best bread ever, you think how can this simple fare make me feel so satisfied and happy? These are also perfect for reading with younger family members. This is book 1 of a 5 book series.

Molly

Eek, You Reek!

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Eek, You Reek!: Poems about Animals That Stink, Stank, Stunk (Library Binding)

By Jane Yolen, Heidi E. y. Stemple, Eugenia Nobati (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781512482010
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Published: Millbrook Press (Tm) - October 1st, 2019

This fun, dynamic collection of poems highlights animals that stink! Stellar illustrations featuring expressive animal characters and detailed backgrounds accompany each poem. With actual facts in the poems and strong back matter, this book will appeal to everyone from goofy kids to teachers.

Marika

Between the Rocks and the Stars

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Between the Rocks and the Stars: Narratives in Natural History (Paperback)

By Stephen Daubert
$24.95
ISBN: 9780826522757
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Published: Vanderbilt University Press - April 15th, 2020

Daubert’s new book is a collection of wonders. Each short chapter details the extraordinarily complex web of connections all forms of life have evolved to sustain themselves and reproduce, each more incredible than the next.

 

Dale

What It's Like to Be a Bird

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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing--What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Sibley Guides) (Hardcover)

By David Allen Sibley
$35.00
ISBN: 9780307957894
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Published: Knopf - April 14th, 2020

This is simply a beautiful book, and truly a work of art. From the wonderful illustrations, many of them roughly life-size, to the fascinating little essays scattered throughout (“Why don’t woodpeckers get concussions?” is only one of many), this book is a pure delight, and one I will treasure for many years.

 

James

Erosion

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Erosion: Essays of Undoing (Hardcover)

By Terry Tempest Williams
$27.00
ISBN: 9780374280062
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Published: Sarah Crichton Books - October 8th, 2019

 

This was a year of extraordinary books, and I put a lot of thought into what my pick of the year would be. Ultimately, this is the most important book I could share with y'all. Those of us who love deserts and mountains know erosion can be a dramatic force for change, simultaneously destructive and creative. As we live through this era of significant change--personal, political, environmental--Terry Tempest Williams's writing is a spiritual balm and a passionate call to action.

Kate

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