Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc

Like the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in mystery. We do not know what most of them look like, how they exist in nature, how they got their names, or of what use they are to us. Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colorful pasts, Periodic Tales is a passionate journey through mines and artists’ studios, to factories and cathedrals, into the woods and to the sea to discover the true stories of these fascinating but mysterious building blocks of the universe.

Periodic Tales

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Evelyne Bloch-Dano

Teresa Lavender Fagan

From Michael Pollan to locavores, Whole Foods to farmers’ markets,  today cooks and foodies alike are paying more attention than ever before to the history of the food they bring into their kitchens—and especially to vegetables. Whether it’s an heirloom tomato, curled cabbage, or succulent squash, from a farmers’ market or a backyard plot, the humble vegetable offers more than just nutrition—it also represents a link with long tradition of farming and gardening, nurturing and breeding.

In this charming new book, those veggies finally get their due. In capsule biographies of eleven different vegetables—artichokes, beans, chard, cabbage, cardoons, carrots, chili peppers, Jerusalem artichokes, peas, pumpkins, and tomatoes—Evelyne Bloch-Dano explores the world of vegetables in all its facets, from science and agriculture to history, culture, and, of course, cooking. From the importance of peppers in early international trade to the most recent findings in genetics, from the cultural cachet of cabbage to Proust’s devotion to beef-and-carrot stew, to the surprising array of vegetables that preceded the pumpkin as the avatar of All Hallow’s Eve, Bloch-Dano takes readers on a dazzling tour of the fascinating stories behind our daily repasts.

Spicing her cornucopia with an eye for anecdote and a ready wit, Bloch-Dano has created a feast that’s sure to satisfy gardeners, chefs, and eaters alike.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Biography

From Michael Pollan to locavores, Whole Foods to farmers' markets, today cooks and foodies alike are paying more attention than ever before to the history of the food they bring into their kitchens—and especially to vegetables. Whether it’s an heirloom tomato, curled cabbage, or succulent squash, from a farmers' market or a backyard plot, the humble vegetable offers more than just nutrition—it also represents a link with long tradition of farming and gardening, nurturing and breeding. In this charming new book, those veggies finally get their due. In capsule biographies of eleven different vegetables—artichokes, beans, chard, cabbage, cardoons, carrots, chili peppers, Jerusalem artichokes, peas, pumpkins, and tomatoes—Evelyne Bloch-Dano explores the world of vegetables in all its facets, from science and agriculture to history, culture, and, of course, cooking. From the importance of peppers in early international trade to the most recent findings in genetics, from the cultural cachet of cabbage to Proust’s devotion to beef-and-carrot stew, to the surprising array of vegetables that preceded the pumpkin as the avatar of All Hallow’s Eve, Bloch-Dano takes readers on a dazzling tour of the fascinating stories behind our daily repasts. Spicing her cornucopia with an eye for anecdote and a ready wit, Bloch-Dano has created a feast that’s sure to satisfy gardeners, chefs, and eaters alike.

Vegetables

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Marc Reisner

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition

"The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek

The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage.

This edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.

Cadillac Desert

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Noenoe K. Silva

Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism

DIVAn historical account of native Hawaiian encounters with and resistance to American colonialism, based on little-read Hawaiian-language sources./div

Aloha Betrayed

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Al Gore

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Six Drivers of Global Change

The former vice president and #1 best-selling author of An Inconvenient Truth offers a frank assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come—economic globalization, worldwide digital communications, a growing balance of global power, unsustainable population growth, scientific revolution and disruption of ecosystems.

The Future SIGNED

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Rachel Carson

Discusses the reckless annihilation of fish and birds by the use of pesticides and warns of the possible genetic effects on humans.

Silent Spring

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Gregory Boyle

The Power of Boundless Compassion

Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness of life drawn from Boyle's years of working with gangs.

Tattoos on the Heart

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Xavier Girard

This book offers vibrant illustrations and provides little-known facts about Matisse's private life, in notes written by Matisse himself, letters to and from his friends, missives sent to the press, and excerpts from interviews. Features 212 illustrations, including 121 in full color. Bibliography. Index.

Discoveries: Matisse

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Gloria Steinem

Women Who Changed the World

120 biographical sketches of such women as Artemisia Gentileschi, Fanny Farmer, the Trung sisters, and Rigoberta Menchú, presented in "one book that describes the world 'as if women mattered.'"

Herstory

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Earth Works Project Staff

A simple, entertaining, nonpolitical book that offers more than 50 suggestions for concerned people who want to take an active role in saving the planet.

Fifty Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth

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James Weldon Johnson

This remarkable novel documents the life of an American of mixed ethnicity who moves freely in society — from the rural South to the urban North and eventually, Europe. A revolutionary work which not only probes the psychological aspects of "passing for white" but also examines the American caste and class system.

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

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Akwaeke Emezi

In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster.

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Fa Orozco

Pedro J. Fernández

WNGLISH: Lend an ear and you will know the secrets of the most talented and reckless, curious, rebellious and enterprising women of Mexico, who dared to break the mold. Disobeying can be a good idea. Being ordered is always nice and powerful, of course, but getting out of the huacal makes things interesting when the mandates are boring, when they do not let us move at our leisure, especially when they damage our soul. In those cases you have to invent your own opportunities to make discoveries and shine like diamond. The women in this book have met to tell you how they did it, how much they searched until they got away with it. Because curiosity does not kill the cat. The women, girls and adults, always end up figuring out ways to make their way, even if the road is full of pebbles.
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SPANISH: Aguza el oído y sabrás los secretos de las mujeres más talentosas y temerarias, curiosas, rebeldes y emprendedoras de México, que se atrevieron a romper el molde.
Desobedecer puede ser una buena idea. Ser ordenada siempre es lindo y poderoso, claro, pero salirse del huacal vuelve interesantes las cosas cuando los mandatos son aburridos, cuando no nos dejan movernos a nuestras anchas, sobre todo cuando dañan nuestra alma. En esos casos hay que inventarse oportunidades propias para hacer descubrimientos y brillar como diamantina. Las mujeres de este libro se han reunido para contarte cómo le hicieron, cuánto buscaron hasta salirse con la suya.  Porque la curiosidad no mata al gato. Las féminas, chicas y grandes, siempre terminan averiguando maneras para abrirse paso, aunque el camino esté lleno de piedritas. 

Aguza el oído y sabrás los secretos de las mujeres más talentosas y temerarias, curiosas, rebeldes y emprendedoras de México, que se atrevieron a romper el molde. Desobedecer puede ser una buena idea. Ser ordenada siempre es lindo y poderoso, claro, pero salirse del huacal vuelve interesantes las cosas cuando los mandatos son aburridos, cuando no nos dejan movernos a nuestras anchas, sobre todo cuando dañan nuestra alma. En esos casos hay que inventarse oportunidades propias para hacer descubrimientos y brillar como diamantina. Las mujeres de este libro se han reunido para contarte cómo le hicieron, cuánto buscaron hasta salirse con la suya. Porque la curiosidad no mata al gato. Las féminas, chicas y grandes, siempre terminan averiguando maneras para abrirse paso, aunque el camino esté lleno de piedritas. Mexicanas que hicieron historia: Laura Esquivel, Laureana Wright de Kleinhans, Leona Vicario, Leonora Carrington, Lila Downs, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Lola Beltrán, Lucha Reyes, Lupita Tovar, Luz González Cosío de López, Lydia Cacho, Macuilxochitzin, Margarita Maza, María Antonieta Rivas Mercado, María del Pilar Roldán, María del Refugio García, María Félix, María Izquierdo, Matilde Montoya, Matilde Rodríguez Cabo, Nahui Ollin, Raquel Dzib Cicero, Rosario Castellanos Rosario Ibarra de Piedra Salma Hayek Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Alondra de la Parra, Amalia González Caballero, Ana Gabriela Guevara, Aurora Reyes Carmen Serdán, Carmen Victoria Félix, Elena Garro, Elisa Acuña, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Esperanza Brito de Martí, Esther Chapa, Eulalia Guzmán, Frida Kahlo, Graciela Iturbide, Hermila Galindo Acosta, Josefa OrtIz de Domínguez, Juana Belem Gutiérrez, Juana Cata, Karla Wheelock, La Adelita, La China Poblana, La Güera Rodríguez, La Malinche, Las Patronas de Veracruz. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Listen closely and you’ll learn the secrets of the most talented, daring, curious, enterprising, rebellious women in Mexico. Disobeying can be a good idea.Always being orderly is charming and powerful, sure, but stepping out of line can make things interesting when the orders are boring, when they don’t let us move freely, and above all when they damage our souls. In that case, we have to invent our own opportunities for making discoveries and shining like diamonds. The women in this book have gathered to tell you how they did it, and how much they fought to get what they wanted. Because curiosity didn’t kill the cat. Women always figure out how to forge their way, even if the path is a rocky one. Mexican women who made history: Laura Esquivel, Laureana Wright de Kleinhans, Leona Vicario, Leonora Carrington, Lila Downs, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Lola Beltrán, Lucha Reyes, Lupita Tovar, Luz González Cosío de López, Lydia Cacho, Macuilxochitzin, Margarita Maza, María Antonieta Rivas Mercado, María del Pilar Roldán, María del Refugio García, María Félix, María Izquierdo, Matilde Montoya, Matilde Rodríguez Cabo, Nahui Ollin, Raquel Dzib Cicero, Rosario Castellanos, Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, Salma Hayek, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Alondra de la Parra, Amalia González Caballero, Ana Gabriela Guevara, Aurora Reyes, Carmen Serdán, Carmen Victoria Félix, Elena Garro, Elisa Acuña, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Esperanza Brito de Martí, Esther Chapa, Eulalia Guzmán, Frida Kahlo, Graciela Iturbide, Hermila Galindo Acosta, Josefa OrtIz de Domínguez, Juana Belem Gutiérrez, Juana Cata, Karla Wheelock, La Adelita, La China Poblana, La Güera Rodríguez, La Malinche, Las Patronas de Veracruz

Había una Vez... mexicanas Que Hicieron Historia / Once upon a Time... Mexican Women Who Made History

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Marie Kondo

The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Presents a guide to cleaning and organizing a living space, discussing best methods for decluttering and the impact that an organized home can have on mood and physical and mental health.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

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Rodolphe El-Khoury

History

Studies in History, Theory and Urban Design

Shaping the City takes on the key ideas facing the future of urban design.

Shaping the City

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Erika L. Sánchez

National Book Award Finalist! Instant New York Times Bestseller! The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian meets Jane the Virgin in this poignant but often laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home. Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way Julia has failed. But it's not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend, Lorena, and her first love (first everything), Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister's story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

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Jean S. Bolen

A New Psychology of Women

Goddesses in Every Woman

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Aimee Nezhukumatathil

In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

World of Wonders

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LeAnne Howe

Jennifer Foerster

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

The first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology, without which no study of American poetry is complete.

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through

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Morgan Parker

Magical Negro is an archive of black everydayness, a catalog of contemporary folk heroes, an ethnography of ancestral grief, and an inventory of figureheads, idioms, and customs. These American poems are both elegy and jive, joke and declaration, songs of congregation and self-conception. They connect themes of loneliness, displacement, grief, ancestral trauma, and objectification, while exploring and troubling tropes and stereotypes of Black Americans. Focused primarily on depictions of black womanhood alongside personal narratives, the collection tackles interior and exterior politics—of both the body and society, of both the individual and the collective experience. In Magical Negro, Parker creates a space of witness, of airing grievances, of pointing out patterns. In these poems are living documents, pleas, latent traumas, inside jokes, and unspoken anxieties situated as firmly in the past as in the present—timeless black melancholies and triumphs.

Magical Negro

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Cornel West

Henry Louis Gates

Conversations on the Future of Black America

Perhaps the most prominent public intellectual of our time, Cornel West asks nine of America's most influential artists, scholars, and public figures about the sources of hope among African Americans today: "How can we be realistic about what this nation is about and still sustain hope, acknowledging that we're up against so much?"

Restoring Hope

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John Green

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few more years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis, but when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. By the award-winning author of Looking for Alaska.

The Fault in Our Stars

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Alice Sebold

The spirit of fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon describes her murder, her surprise at her new home in heaven, and her witness to her family's grief, efforts to find the killer, and attempts to come to terms with what has happened. A first novel. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 750,000 first printing.

The Lovely Bones

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

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