Janine M. Benyus

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

Innovation Inspired by Nature

Repackaged with a new Afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future.

Biomimicry

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Courtenay Hartford

How to Clean Your Home in 8 Minutes Flat and Other Clever Housekeeping Techniques

Karate Chop Your Way to a Cleaner Home in No Time At All Hi-Ya! That’s the sound of you—cleaning your home in eight minutes flat. Yes, it is possible! The funny and savvy Courtenay Hartford takes readers on a journey to work smarter, not harder, and get back to the real life–living they’d rather be doing. Unlike stuffy cleaning books, Courtenay shows readers how to speed clean their homes with clever shortcuts and innovative cleaning techniques, intertwined with her hilarious, down-to-earth banter. Get your home the sparkly clean you’ve only dreamed about incredibly fast! Make your life easier with tips and tricks and deep cleaning checklists, as well as learn which steps in your laundry routine you can skip to make tackling Mount Dirtyclothes so much speedier. Tackle your roughest cleaning jobs in the dirtiest of rooms with quick, helpful and realistic tips in this fun and easy-to-read guide.

The Cleaning Ninja

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Allen Ginsberg

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Early Fifties, Early Sixties

Journals

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Geraldine Brooks

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Novel

"Brooks' chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling." --The New York Times Book Review

"Horse isn't just an animal story--it's a moving narrative about race and art." --TIME

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history

Kentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. 
 
New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a nineteenth-century equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance.
 
Washington, DC, 2019. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly connected through their shared interest in the horse--one studying the stallion's bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success.
 
Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.

Horse

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James Boswell

Claude Rawson

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Introduction by Claude Rawson

One of the greatest and most compelling of all biographies in literature had its beginnings on a fateful day in London in 1763, when young James Boswell determinedly attached himself to the dominant literary figure of his age—the splendidly humane, devastatingly witty, often troubled Dr. Samuel Johnson. What followed was one of the most famous of literary friendships, one that Boswell carefully documented over the years and eventually made the basis of an extraordinarily vivid group portrait. Johnson was at the center of a brilliant circle that included the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, the actor David Garrick, the writers Frances Burney and Edmund Burke, and even King George III. By incorporating conversations he had recorded and including a wealth of personal and human details in his LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, Boswell revolutionized the art of biography. He not only managed to bring to life the towering and complicated figure of Johnson, but also provided an intimate picture of private life that mingled the hero’s humbler friends with the greatest talkers of a talkative age. The result is an enduring monument to a remarkable man that ensured Boswell’s own place in literary history.

The Life of Samuel Johnson

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Dalai Lama

Richard Gere

Cultivating Wisdom in Everyday Life

For the first time for general readers, the Dalai Lama presents a comprehensive overview of the most important teaching of Buddhism.
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Perhaps the main difference between Buddhism and other religions is its understanding of our core identity.nbsp; The existence of the soul or self, which is central in different ways to Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is actually denied in Buddhism.nbsp; Even further, belief in a "self" is seen as the main source of our difficulties in life.nbsp; Yet a true understanding of this teaching does not lead one to a despairing, cynical worldview with a sense that life has no meaning--Far from it, a genuine understanding leads to authentic happiness for an individual and the greatest source of compassion for others.
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In 2003 and in 2007, the Dalai Lama was invited to New York to give a series of talks on the essential Buddhist view of selflessness. This new book, the result of those talks, is now offered to help broaden awareness of this essential doctrine and its usefulness in living a more meaningful and happy life.
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While the Dalai Lama offers a full presentation of his teachings on these key philosophical points for contemplation, he also shows readers how to bring these teachings actively into their own lives with recommendations for a personal practice.nbsp; It is only by actually living these teachings that we allow them to bring about a genuine transformation in our perception of ourselves and our lives
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A Profound Mind offers important wisdom for those committed to bringing about change in the world through developing their own spiritual capabilities, whether they are Buddhists or not.

A Profound Mind

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Dalai Dalai Lama

An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice

Introduces the basic beliefs of Buddhism, discusses the practice of lovingindness, and looks at Vajrayana Buddhism and the path of tantra.

The World of Tibetan Buddhism

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Yuval Noah Harari

The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's smash #1 New York Times and international bestseller recommended by President Barack Obama and Bill Gates, with gorgeous full-color illustrations and concise, easy to comprehend text for adult and young adult readers alike.

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?

In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens challenges us to reconsider accepted beliefs, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and view specific events within the context of larger ideas. 

Featuring 256 pages of full-color illustrations and easy-to-understand text covering the first part of the full-length original edition, this adaptation of the mind-expanding book furthers the ongoing conversation as it introduces Harari's ideas to a wide new readership.

Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)

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Alan Watts

Deepak Chopra

A Message for an Age of Anxiety

Suggests that the best way to achieve security in life is to let go of the anxiety associated with the past and future, understand and accept the limits of technology and science, and to focus on the present moment.

The Wisdom of Insecurity

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Aidan Ricketts

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Step-By-Step Guide to Participatory Democracy

A priceless resource for everyone ready to make a difference, environmental activist Aidan Ricketts offers a step-by-step handbook for citizens eager to start or get involved in grass-roots movements and beyond. Providing all essential practical tools, methods and strategies needed for a successful campaign and extensively discussing legal and ethical issues, this book empowers its readers to effectively promote their cause. Lots of ready-to-use documents and comprehensive information on digital activism and group strategy make this book an essential companion for any campaign. Including case studies from the US, UK, Canada and Australia, this is the ultimate guidebook to participatory democracy.

The Activists' Handbook

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S. T. Oner

A new and improved full-color edition of every stoner’s favorite cookbook! Cannabis cuisine doesn’t have to be difficult, and the Marijuana Chef Cookbook has been proving that to its dedicated fans for over a decade now. Easy-to-follow instructions and delicious recipes make this cookbook an essential read for stoners who like their meals medicated, their drug tests passed and their evenings spent higher than a kite with cut strings. Veteran pot writer S.T.Oner has improved once again upon his best-selling cookbook: bolstered by sales of his recent hit series, Cannabis Indica / Sativa: The Essential Guide to the World’s Finest Marijuana Strains, he’s taken his collection of cannabis recipes to the next level, with the addition of full-color illustrative photos for every recipe. With 55 recipes, including 15 new dishes, and 4 different methods for cannabis extraction using butters, oils and alcohol, this expanded volume is provides an imminently do-able feast of simple but effective medicated meals that taste absolutely delicious. And unlike with some other cookbooks, you don’t need to be a trained chef to get from pot to placemat; each recipe is explained in simple terms and without foodie jargon. Containing sections on how to pass drug tests using only natural methods, vegan and vegetarian recipe options and the safest ways to dose, this new edition responds to what readers really want to know. With starters, mains, desserts and treats as well as drinks and a slammin’ section on beverages that will get you a buzz on from more than the weed, you’ll have your meds and eat ’em too. This cookbook takes you well beyond bagweed brownies and shows you how to make gourmet-style simple meals without even breaking a sweat. An indispensible new edition of this best seller, the Marijuana Chef Cookbook 3rd edition brings a whole new level of quality to the cannabis cookbook market.

The Marijuana Chef Cookbook

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Timothy Ferriss

An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman

The best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek outlines a program for healthy living that draws on 15 years of research and interviews with leading doctors and health-care experts to offer insight into genetic factors, nutrition requirements and fitness practices. 200,000 first printing.

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