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  1. 1

    The Nature of Life and Death

    by Patricia Wiltshire

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    $18.00

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    The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

    by David Treuer

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    $17.00

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    Bird by Bird

    by Anne Lamott

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    $16.00

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    Winners Take All

    by Anand Giridharadas

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    $16.00

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    A Beginner’s Guide to Essential Oils

    by Lisa Butterworth

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    $14.99

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    The Mosquito

    by Timothy C. Winegard

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    $18.00

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    Furious Hours

    by Casey Cep

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    $16.95

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    The Art of Noticing

    by Rob Walker

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    $22.95

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  9. 9

    Prepared

    by Diane Tavenner

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    $28.00

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  10. 10

    The Fate of Food

    by Amanda Little

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    $27.00

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  11. 11

    How To

    by Randall Munroe

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    $28.00

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    Run for Your Life

    by Mark Cucuzzella, MD

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    $16.95

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    Here All Along

    by Sarah Hurwitz

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    $28.00

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    How to Speak Machine

    by John Maeda

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    $26.00

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    Outgrowing God

    by Richard Dawkins

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    $27.00

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