Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

The little books of Scandi Living

Peter Ackroyd

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A Biography

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

Here are two thousand years of London's history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar's and Charing Cross, Paddington and Bedlam. Westminster Abbey and St. Martin in the Fields. Cockneys and vagrants. Immigrants, peasants, and punks. The Plague, the Great Fire, the Blitz. London at all times of day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In well-chosen anecdotes, keen observations, and the words of hundreds of its citizens and visitors, Ackroyd reveals the ingenuity and grit and vitality of London. Through a unique thematic tour of the physical city and its inimitable soul, the city comes alive.

London

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Lynne Boddy

Ali Ashby

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Mushrooms

A stunning, authoritative book on the fungal kingdom, uncovering the hidden world of more than 300 global species Discover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before! Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavor in chocolate? Fungi is everywhere we look in a forest, under the sea, and in the kitchen. In this beautiful book, leading fungal biologists Lynne Boddy and Ali Ashby bring you closer to 300 species of mushrooms and lichens through fascinating facts, mushroom datasets, and detailed illustrations. Discover some of the fastest speeds in nature, specimens that glow in the dark, and fungi that clean up oil spills. Humans have had a close relationship with mushrooms for thousands of years-from using the shiitake for healing, to telling stories of enchanted fairy rings, to cooking gourmet dishes with rare specimens. Bringing together technology, medicine, food, culture, and nature, this fascinating book will open your eyes to the wonders of the hidden kingdom all around us. With tips for mushroom spotting in any habitat, species identification notes, a grow-your-own guide, and more, this book is the ultimate fungi lover's companion.

Fungi

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Barbara Demick

Ordinary Lives in North Korea

An eye-opening account of life inside North Korea—a closed world of increasing global importance—hailed as a “tour de force of meticulous reporting” (The New York Review of Books) NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST In this landmark addition to the literature of totalitarianism, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il (the father of Kim Jong-un), and a devastating famine that killed one-fifth of the population. Demick brings to life what it means to be living under the most repressive regime today—an Orwellian world that is by choice not connected to the Internet, where displays of affection are punished, informants are rewarded, and an offhand remark can send a person to the gulag for life. She takes us deep inside the country, beyond the reach of government censors, and through meticulous and sensitive reporting we see her subjects fall in love, raise families, nurture ambitions, and struggle for survival. One by one, we witness their profound, life-altering disillusionment with the government and their realization that, rather than providing them with lives of abundance, their country has betrayed them. Praise for Nothing to Envy “Provocative . . . offers extensive evidence of the author’s deep knowledge of this country while keeping its sights firmly on individual stories and human details.”—The New York Times “Deeply moving . . . The personal stories are related with novelistic detail.”—The Wall Street Journal “A tour de force of meticulous reporting.”—The New York Review of Books “Excellent . . . humanizes a downtrodden, long-suffering people whose individual lives, hopes and dreams are so little known abroad.”—San Francisco Chronicle “The narrow boundaries of our knowledge have expanded radically with the publication of Nothing to Envy. . . . Elegantly structured and written, [it] is a groundbreaking work of literary nonfiction.”—John Delury, Slate “At times a page-turner, at others an intimate study in totalitarian psychology.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nothing to Envy

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Flint Taylor

Racism and Police Violence in Chicago

With his colleagues at the People's Law Office (PLO), Taylor has argued landmark civil rights cases that have exposed corruption and cover-ups within the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and throughout the city's corrupt political machine.

The Torture Machine takes the reader from the 1969 murders of Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and Panther Mark Clark--and the historic, thirteen-years of litigation that followed--through the dogged pursuit of commander Jon Burge, the leader of a torture ring within the CPD that used barbaric methods, including electric shock, to elicit false confessions from suspects.

Joining forces with community activists, torture survivors and their families, other lawyers, and local reporters, Taylor and the PLO gathered evidence from multiple cases to bring suit against the CPD officers and the City of Chicago.  As the struggle expanded beyond the torture scandal to the ultimately successful campaign to end the death penalty in Illinois, and obtained reparations for many of the torture survivors, it set human rights precedents that have since been adopted across the United States.

The Torture Machine

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Jesse Hagopian

Denisha Jones

Opal Tometi

An Uprising for Educational Justice

Black Lives Matter at School is an essential resource for all those seeking to build an antiracist school system."

--Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author 



Black Lives Matter at School succinctly generalizes lessons from successful challenges to institutional racism that have been won through the Black Lives Matter at School movement. This book will inspire many more educators and activists to join the Black Lives Matter at School movement at a moment when this antiracist work in our schools could not be more urgent and critical to education justice.



Contributors include Opal Tometi, who wrote a moving foreword, Bettina Love who shares a powerful chapter on abolitionist teaching, Brian Jones who centers Black Lives Matter at School in the historical context of the ongoing struggle for racial justice in education and prominent teacher union leaders from Chicago to Los Angeles and beyond who discuss the importance of anti-racist struggle in education unions. The book includes essays, interviews, poems, resolutions, and more from educators, students and parents around the country who have been building Black Lives Matter at School on the ground.

Black Lives Matter at School

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Sumaya Awad

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Socialist Introduction

Palestine: A Socialist Introduction systematically tackles a number of important aspects of the Palestinian struggle for liberation, contextualizing it in an increasingly polarized world and offering a socialist perspective on how full liberation can be won.



Through an internationalist, anti-imperialist lens, this book explores the links between the struggle for freedom in the United States and that in Palestine, and beyond. It examines both the historical and contemporary trajectory of the Palestine solidarity movement in order to glean lessons for today's organizers, and compellingly lays out the argument that, in order to achieve justice in Palestine, the movement has to take up the question of socialism regionally and internationally.



Contributors include: Jehad Abusalim, Shireen Akram-Boshar, Omar Barghouti, Nada Elia, Toufic Haddad, Remi Kanazi, Annie Levin, Mostafa Omar, Khury Petersen-Smith, and Daphna Thier.

Palestine: a Socialist Introduction

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Joe Allen

A True Story of Housing, Race, and Murder in Chicago

The long-buried story of a Chicagoan's struggle for justice after four of his children perished in a tragic fire.

People Wasn't Made to Burn

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

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More Than 18 Food Plushies to Stitch and Stuff

Learn to sew mini treats. This book includes the instructions on how to create more that 18 food plushies.

Sew Mini Treats

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Chuck Klosterman

A Book

In The Nineties, cult author Chuck Klosterman makes a home in every element of 90s culture: the film, the music, the sports, the TV, the politics, the changes regarding race and class and sexuality, the yin/yang of Oprah and Alan Greenspan. In perhaps no other book ever written could the sentence, 'The video for 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was not more consequential than the reunification of Germany' make complete sense. Chuck Klosterman has written a multi-dimensional masterpiece, a work of synthesis that's equal parts smart and delightful.

The Nineties

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Andrew Pettegree

Arthur der Weduwen

A Fragile History

Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age.

 

Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children's drawings--the history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident. In The Library, historians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen introduce us to the antiquarians and philanthropists who shaped the world's great collections, trace the rise and fall of literary tastes, and reveal the high crimes and misdemeanors committed in pursuit of rare manuscripts. In doing so, they reveal that while collections themselves are fragile, often falling into ruin within a few decades, the idea of the library has been remarkably resilient as each generation makes--and remakes--the institution anew. 

 

Beautifully written and deeply researched, The Library is essential reading for booklovers, collectors, and anyone who has ever gotten blissfully lost in the stacks. 

The Library

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Duncan H. Baird

50 Exercises to Soothe Mind and Body

Figuring out how to tap into inner calm - even for a few minutes each day - is essential for well-being and peace of mind. With an inspirational image and a simple guided exercise on each card, this handy deck will help you relax both mind and body and appreciate the simple pleasures all around you.

The Perfect Calm Deck

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Nicole Pivirotto

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Tap into Your Intuition with the Magic of Color

Prism Oracle

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Monte Farber

Amy Zerner

Book and Card Set

The greatest innovation to the tarot in centuries propels the ancient art of tarot reading into the 21st century. Here, for the first time ever, is the ability for users to read their own cards instantly. This kit includes a specially-designed manual that interprets the meaning of all 78 Tarot cards.

The Instant Tarot Reader

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Nigel Suckling

Includes a Full Deck of 78 Specially Commissioned Tarot Cards and a 64-Page Illustrated Book

The Dragon Tarot

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Kate Allan

64 Emotional Support Animal Cards

#1 Best Seller in Mental Health, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, and Phobias ? Make Every Day a Little EasierAffirmations of self-love to brighten your day. Fans of Kate Allan and her colorful, inspirational illustrations will treasure this collection of daily affirmations of self-love. She draws from her own experiences with anxiety and depression to create therapeutic and soothing works of art for all. Think of this card deck as a menagerie of emotional support animals to take with you anywhere?an airplane, a trip to the dentist, your first day at a new job, or anytime you need a little boost of cheer and encouragement.
Give the gift of uplifting affirmations. Thera-pets is a deck of 64 cute doodles that comes from the bestselling author of You Can Do All Things . Each card of positive affirmations offers you a daily moment of joy to escape from the problems so many of us face in this hectic, modern world.
Inside, you'll find:
* Cute animal drawings to calm your mind * Uplifting quotes to help you through bad days * Words of wisdom and ways to find mindfulness Thera-pets: 64 Emotional Support Animal Cards is a great gift for anyone who loves Kate Allan's You're Strong, Smart, and You Got This ; or It's Your Weirdness that Makes You Wonderful .


Thera-Pets

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Unicorns Oracle Cards

Mammoth Hardcover (8 to 10 lbs)

Black Books set

Diana Lopez

A 78-Card Deck of Magic and Cute

Kawaii Tarot

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Lisa Sterle

A guided journal for taking tarot readings to the next level!



Following on from the incredible success of 2019's iconic Modern Witch Tarot Deck, Lisa Sterle presents the accompanying Modern Witch Tarot Journal. Lavishly illustrated with all new full-page color work, the journal provides detailed guidance and layouts for:



* Studying the cards

* Recording readings

* Collecting and creating your own tarot spreads

* Tarot deck and books inventories and wish lists

* Compiling all your online resources

* Contact directory for your tarot circle



Compatible with all tarot decks and intended for all levels of tarot reader, the Modern Witch Tarot Journal is an indispensable tool for developing your craft.

The Modern Witch Tarot Journal

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Frank Warren

A PostSecret Book

A collection of artfully decorated postcards with secrets anonymously written on them by people from all over the world and sent to the founder of PostSecret, a community art project that evolved into a website.

My Secret

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Susan Dalzell

From Shakespeare and Rupi Kaur to Iambic Pentameter and Blank Verse, Everything You Need to Know about Poetry

Become a poet and write poetry with ease with help from this clear and simple guide in the popular 101 series. Poetry never goes out of style. An ancient writing form found in civilizations across the world, poetry continues to inform the way we write now, whether we realize it or not—especially in social media—with its focus on brevity and creating the greatest possible impact with the fewest words. Poetry 101 is your companion to the wonderful world of meter and rhyme, and walks you through the basics of poetry. From Shakespeare and Chaucer, to Maya Angelou and Rupi Kaur, you’ll explore the different styles and methods of writing, famous poets, and poetry movements and concepts—and even find inspiration for creating poems of your own. Whether you are looking to better understand the poems you read, or you want to tap into your creative side to write your own, Poetry 101 gives you everything you need!

Poetry 101

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Noam Chomsky

Marv Waterstone

Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance

In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society by making connections between common sense and power.

Consequences of Capitalism

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Andrea B

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