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Summer Grab Bag Book Giveaway

By Dylan Schleicher

We've had more books than ever accumulate in our office over the past two years, and we need to find a new home for them. Which is where you come in.

Blog / Staff Picks

Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?: The Path of Purposeful Aging

Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros

This book urges us to be okay with redefining our ideas of prosperity, success, and happiness as we get older, though there's nothing wrong with being more generous with ourselves and our time when we're young as well.

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Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light in the Deep Sea

Book Review by Emily Porter

In her new memoir, renowned marine biologist and oceanographer Edith Widder, PH. D, known for her research on bioluminescence, shares the experiences she had that lead her to become one of the leading scientists in her field.

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A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha

Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros

A thoughtful memoir from filmmaker Rodrigo García is about processing and learning how to deal with the fame, aging, and death of his father, Gabriel García Márquez.

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Finding Your Treasure: Our Family's Mission to Recycle, Reuse, and Give Back Everything--And How You Can Too

Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros

Angel Williams is committed to sharing wealth with others by donating useful items, living a more sustainable life, and inspiring others to join her in this journey.

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The Essential Kerner Commission Report

Book Review by Dylan Schleicher

Jelani Cobb reintroduces us to a neglected report commissioned by Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s about unrest in American cities—and issues of economic inequality, race, and policing that created them—that is both sadly relevant and illuminating to us today.

Blog / New Releases

Books to Watch | July 20, 2021

By Dylan Schleicher, Gabbi Cisneros, Emily Porter

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Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings

By Porchlight

Earl Swift rediscovers the final three Apollo Moon landings, arguing that these overlooked missions—distinguished by the use of the revolutionary Lunar Roving Vehicle—were the pinnacle of human exploration.

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The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion

Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros

Dr. Gwen Adshead offers an honest and profound look at what it takes to unpack violence in individual situations rather than from statistics, and how the work she puts into it teaches her about her own mind and emotions too.

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New Women in the Old West : From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story

Book Review by Emily Porter

Winifred Gallagher paints a picture of a hostile migration landscape with women—settlers who were White, Black and Asian—coming into their own, laying down the foundation for equal rights for generations to come—while uprooting the lives of Native Americans and Hispanic peoples.