Late in the Day, Ursula K. Le Guin’s collection of poems (2010–2014)
seeks meaning in an ever-connected world. In part evocative of Neruda’s
Odes to Common Things and Mary Oliver’s poetic guides to the natural world,
Le Guin’s latest give voice to objects that may not sp...
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Rae Armantrout’s poetry comprises one of the most refined and visionary
bodies of work written over the last forty years. These potent, compact
meditations on our complicated times reveal her observant sensibility, lively
intellect, and emotional complexity. This generou...
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Your gut is astonishingly clever. It contains millions of neurons—as many
as you would find in the brain of a cat—and is home to the microbiome, an
army of tiny organisms that influence your mood, your immune system, and even
your appetite. In this groundbreaking book, D...
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“What is a dog if not god? In Afterglow, Eileen Myles steps up to the
challenge for writers to function as prophets. Ghostwritten in part by
deceased pit bull Rosie, this ‘dog memoir’ explores—among other
things—geometry, gender, mortality, evil, aging, and plaids. Myles...
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In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is
planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the
houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one
embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, ...
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In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned
nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the
fifteen top causes of premature death in America--heart disease, various
cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, ...
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Twenty years ago, while working as a security guard in an art museum, Peter
Rock staved off the job’s inherent boredom and loneliness by trying to make
up a story for each photograph, painting and object in the museum. A few
years ago, reminded of the pleasures and play ...
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In Mind over Meds, bestselling author Dr. Andrew Weil alerts readers to the
problem of overmedication, and outlines when medicine is necessary, and when
it is not. Dr. Weil examines how we came to be so drastically overmedicated,
presents science that proves drugs aren't...
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"Safiya Sinclair, a 2016 Whiting Writers’ Award–winner, crafts her
stunning debut collection around the beauty and brutality of the word
cannibal, whose origins derive from Christopher Columbus’s belief that the
Carib people he encountered consumed human flesh. Attacking...
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