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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet By John Green Cover Image
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century By Timothy Snyder Cover Image
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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion By Jia Tolentino Cover Image
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The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption By Katy Kelleher Cover Image
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Encounterism: The Neglected Joys of Being In Person By Andy Field Cover Image
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The Need to Be Whole: Patriotism and the History of Prejudice By Wendell Berry Cover Image
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The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture By Wendell Berry Cover Image
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A Pity Party Is Still a Party: A Feel-Good Guide to Feeling Bad By Chelsea Harvey Garner Cover Image
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How to Write About Africa: Collected Works By Binyavanga Wainaina, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Introduction by), Achal Prabhala (Editor) Cover Image
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The Poetics of Space By Gaston Bachelard, Maria Jolas (Translated by), Mark Z. Danielewski (Foreword by), Richard Kearney (Introduction by) Cover Image
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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays By Kiese Laymon Cover Image
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