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![The book that broke the world]( "The book that broke the world")
![Out there : stories]( "Out there : stories")
![The light pirate]( "The light pirate")
![The seed of Cain]( "The seed of Cain")
![The temps]( "The temps")
![Immunity index]( "Immunity index")
![Poster girl]( "Poster girl")
![To paradise]( "To paradise")
![After the end of the world]( "After the end of the world")
![Five years after]( "Five years after")
![The thick and the lean : a novel]( "The thick and the lean : a novel")
![Dead astronauts]( "Dead astronauts")
![Cosmogramma]( "Cosmogramma")
![Denial]( "Denial")
![That dangerous energy]( "That dangerous energy")
![The book of M]( "The book of M")
![The living dead : a new novel]( "The living dead : a new novel")
![84K]( "84K")
![Blackfish City]( "Blackfish City")
![Iron gold]( "Iron gold")
![The shimmering state : a novel]( "The shimmering state : a novel")
![Prophet song]( "Prophet song")
![Pay as you go : a fable]( "Pay as you go : a fable")
![Chosen ones]( "Chosen ones")
![Black helicopters]( "Black helicopters")
![Baron Wenckheim's homecoming]( "Baron Wenckheim's homecoming")
![Drowning practice : a novel]( "Drowning practice : a novel")
![My name is Iris]( "My name is Iris")
![Upright women wanted]( "Upright women wanted")
![Child Zero]( "Child Zero")
![Deep nature : photographs from Iowa]( "Deep nature : photographs from Iowa")
![Green illusions : the dirty secrets of clean energy and the future of environmentalism]( "Green illusions : the dirty secrets of clean energy and the future of environmentalism")
![Teaching a stone to talk : expeditions and encounters]( "Teaching a stone to talk : expeditions and encounters")
![The climate book]( "The climate book")
![A Sugar Creek chronicle : observing climate change from a midwestern woodland]( "A Sugar Creek chronicle : observing climate change from a midwestern woodland")
![Things that are : essays]( "Things that are : essays")
![Regeneration : ending the climate crisis in one generation]( "Regeneration : ending the climate crisis in one generation")
![Toward a natural forest : the Forest Service in transition : a memoir]( "Toward a natural forest : the Forest Service in transition : a memoir")
![Curators : behind the scenes of natural history museums]( "Curators : behind the scenes of natural history museums")
![Deep green resistance : strategy to save the planet]( "Deep green resistance : strategy to save the planet")
![Our house is on fire : scenes of a family and a planet in crisis]( "Our house is on fire : scenes of a family and a planet in crisis")
![Energy and civilization : a history]( "Energy and civilization : a history")
![Before the streetlights come on : Black America's urgent call for climate solutions]( "Before the streetlights come on : Black America's urgent call for climate solutions")
![The outermost house : a year of life on the great beach of Cape Cod]( "The outermost house : a year of life on the great beach of Cape Cod")
![An inconvenient apocalypse : environmental collapse, climate crisis, and the fate of humanity]( "An inconvenient apocalypse : environmental collapse, climate crisis, and the fate of humanity")
![The wisdom of John Muir : 100+ selections from the letters, journals, and essays of the great naturalist]( "The wisdom of John Muir : 100+ selections from the letters, journals, and essays of the great naturalist")
![An inconvenient sequel : truth to power : your action handbook to learn the science, find your voice, and help solve the climate crisis]( "An inconvenient sequel : truth to power : your action handbook to learn the science, find your voice, and help solve the climate crisis")
![Energy : a human history]( "Energy : a human history")
![Speed & scale : an action plan for solving our climate crisis now]( "Speed & scale : an action plan for solving our climate crisis now")
![Europe : a natural history]( "Europe : a natural history")
![Nature's allies : eight conservationists who changed our world]( "Nature's allies : eight conservationists who changed our world")
![Toms River : a story of science and salvation]( "Toms River : a story of science and salvation")
![Hidden prairie : photographing life in one square meter]( "Hidden prairie : photographing life in one square meter")
![Finding the mother tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest]( "Finding the mother tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest")
![Wild spectacle : seeking wonders in a world beyond humans]( "Wild spectacle : seeking wonders in a world beyond humans")
![Reason in a dark time : why the struggle against climate change failed--and what it means for our future]( "Reason in a dark time : why the struggle against climate change failed--and what it means for our future")
![Winterlust : finding beauty in the fiercest season]( "Winterlust : finding beauty in the fiercest season")
![The great naturalists]( "The great naturalists")
![When the trees say nothing : writings on nature]( "When the trees say nothing : writings on nature")
![The future Earth : a radical vision for what's possible in the age of warming]( "The future Earth : a radical vision for what's possible in the age of warming")
![The leprechaun who lost his rainbow]( "The leprechaun who lost his rainbow")
![The honest truth]( "The honest truth")
![Exploring magnets and springs]( "Exploring magnets and springs")
![Who likes the rain?]( "Who likes the rain?")
![Samakat qaws qazah = The rainbow fish]( "Samakat qaws qazah = The rainbow fish")
![The witch's curse]( "The witch's curse")
![Let's garden : a step by step introduction]( "Let's garden : a step by step introduction")
![What's inside a flower? : and other questions about science & nature]( "What's inside a flower? : and other questions about science & nature")
![A minty mess]( "A minty mess")
![The magic key]( "The magic key")
![Droughts]( "Droughts")
![Flowers]( "Flowers")
![It's raining bats & frogs]( "It's raining bats & frogs")
![The complete book of the flower fairies : poems and pictures]( "The complete book of the flower fairies : poems and pictures")
![Minino y la lluvia]( "Minino y la lluvia")
![Flowers]( "Flowers")
![Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen]( "Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen")
![Hello, puddle!]( "Hello, puddle!")
![Wake up, it's Easter!]( "Wake up, it's Easter!")
![Groundhog's dilemma]( "Groundhog's dilemma")
![Looking for Easter]( "Looking for Easter")
![Flowers]( "Flowers")
![Ella the Rose Fairy]( "Ella the Rose Fairy")
![How do apples grow?]( "How do apples grow?")
![The reason for a flower]( "The reason for a flower")
![Weather or not]( "Weather or not")
![Best buds]( "Best buds")
![Flower power]( "Flower power")
![Oh say can you seed?]( "Oh say can you seed?")
![Dora the explorer. Singing sensation!]( "Dora the explorer. Singing sensation!")
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![Visit the catalog record for Sesame, soy, spice : 90 Asian-ish vegan and gluten-free recipes to reconnect, root, and restore]( "Sesame, soy, spice : 90 Asian-ish vegan and gluten-free recipes to reconnect, root, and restore")
![Visit the catalog record for On the isle of Antioch]( "On the isle of Antioch")
![Visit the catalog record for Milarepa : lessons from the life and songs of Tibet's great yogi]( "Milarepa : lessons from the life and songs of Tibet's great yogi")
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This was really hopeful and inspiring to read - seeing how high conflict plays out in everyday life, and how that leads to the larger conflicts that cause even greater pain. Gave me many things to ponder. -Amanda