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• Breathless

  McCulloch, Amy, 1986-

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  Journalist and former climber, Cecily Wong is in over her head. She's come to Mount Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in the world, to interview internationally famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a record-breaking series…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Botany of Beer

  An Illustrated Guide to More Than 500 Plants Used in Brewing

  Caruso, Giuseppe, 1965-

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  The book is as much for homebrewers and professional beer makers as it is for beer aficionados, botany enthusiasts, and collectors of illustrated food books. With beautiful India ink illustrations by the author, it describes every known…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Language Lives

  Vi Hilbert and the Gift of Lushootseed

  Yoder, Janet

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  Drawn from thirty years of friendship and interviews, this book is a tribute to Vi Hilbert’s life, work, and her quest to preserve her native language—Lushootseed—and share it and the culture it expresses with the world.

• Best Barbarian

  Reeves, Roger,

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  This book expands the tradition of poetry to reach from Gilgamesh and the Aeneid to Drake and Beyoncé. Reeves adds his voice to a long song that seeks to address itself “only to freedom.”

• Reckless Girls

  Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-

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  This deliciously wicked gothic suspense is set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history. When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red on the River

  Feehan, Christine,

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  Vienna Mortenson isn’t your typical gambler. She prefers to stay under the radar, using her poker winnings to support her family and her community, including the local search and rescue team, which she heads up. There are deadly forces…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dinosaur Sanctuary

  Kinoshita, Itaru,

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  Dinosaurs are alive! In 1946, a remote island was discovered where dinosaurs never went extinct. Through breeding and genetic manipulation, dinosaur populations increased and dino-mania reached a fever pitch worldwide--until a certain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Succulents for Beginners

  a Year-round Growing Guide for Healthy and Beautiful Plants

  Matsuyama, Misa,

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  This is the perfect introduction to this friendly and forgiving plant family. Misa Matsuyama shows you how to plant and maintain the most popular varieties of succulents and cacti with reassuring advice and minimum fuss.

• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,

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  This dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau is set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. An outcast assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jacques Pépin: Art of the Chicken

  a Master Chef's Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird

  Pépin, Jacques,

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  From legendary chef Jacques Pepin, a book celebrating his lifelong love of chickens, featuring dozens of his celebrated paintings and more than 50 recipes, along with a treasure trove of poignant and often humorous stories.

• Tales of Al

  the Water Rescue Dog : the Making of a Super Athlete

  Cox, Lynne, 1957-

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  The moving, inspiring story of Al, the ungainly, unruly, irresistible Newfoundland puppy who grows up to become a daring rescue dog and super athlete--part of Italy's elite, highly specialized corps of water rescue dogs who swoop out of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Creative Lives of Animals

  Gigliotti, Carol,

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  Most of us view animals through a very narrow lens, seeing only bits and pieces of beings that seem mostly peripheral to our lives. However, whether animals are building a shelter, seducing a mate, or inventing a new game, animals'…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Original Bambi

  the Story of a Life in the Forest

  Salten, Felix, 1869-1945,

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  Most of us think we know the story of Bambi-but do we? The Original Bambi is a new beautifully illustrated translation of a literary classic that presents the story as it was meant to be told.

• Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

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  This edition is adapted for a young adult audience by author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.

• Plantyou

  140+ Ridiculously Easy, Amazingly Delicious Plant-based Oil-free Recipes

  Bodrug, Carleigh,

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  Tacos, pizza, wings, pasta, hearty soups, and crave-worthy greens-for some folks looking for a healthier way of eating, these dishes might all seem, well, off the table, but Carleigh Bodrug has shown hundreds of thousands of people that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best Is Yet to Come

  Macomber, Debbie,

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  A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother. There are plenty of distractions, like her slightly nosy landlords next door, and a brewing drama among her students…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unlikely Animals

  Hartnett, Annie,

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  Recently expelled from medical school, Emma returns to her small, New Hampshire hometown and takes a job as a substitute fifth-grade teacher. She lives with her seriously ill father, the only person in town still searching for a local girl…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Mile

  Martin, Kat,

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  When Abigail Holland awakes to the sound of a nighttime intruder in her rambling Denver Victorian, she knows exactly what the black shrouded figure is after—the map she recently inherited from her grandfather. Whoever he is, the man who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sinkable

  Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic

  Stone, Daniel (Daniel Evan), 1985-

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  In Sinkable, Daniel Stone spins a fascinating tale of history, science, and obsession, uncovering the untold story of the Titanic not as a ship but as a shipwreck, offering up a page-turning work of personal journalism and an immensely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Empire of Ice and Stone

  the Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk

  Levy, Buddy, 1960-

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  In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the world’s greatest living ice navigator. The expedition’s visionary leader was a flamboyant…Read moreRead more of this annotation