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![Extreme ice]( "Extreme ice")
![All we can save : truth, courage, & solutions for the climate crisis]( "All we can save : truth, courage, & solutions for the climate crisis")
![Beyond smoke and mirrors : climate change and energy in the 21st century]( "Beyond smoke and mirrors : climate change and energy in the 21st century")
![Storms of my grandchildren : the truth about the coming climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity]( "Storms of my grandchildren : the truth about the coming climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity")
![The living sea of waking dreams]( "The living sea of waking dreams")
![So little time : words and images for a world in climate crisis]( "So little time : words and images for a world in climate crisis")
![Tales from an uncertain world : what other assorted disasters can teach us about climate change]( "Tales from an uncertain world : what other assorted disasters can teach us about climate change")
![The climate swerve : reflections on mind, hope, and survival]( "The climate swerve : reflections on mind, hope, and survival")
![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")
![Climate change : what everyone needs to know]( "Climate change : what everyone needs to know")
![Mousemobile]( "Mousemobile")
![Encyclical on climate change and inequality : on care for our common home]( "Encyclical on climate change and inequality : on care for our common home")
![Tides : the science and spirit of the ocean]( "Tides : the science and spirit of the ocean")
![Why are the icebergs melting? : the dangers of global warming]( "Why are the icebergs melting? : the dangers of global warming")
![Roberto & me]( "Roberto & me")
![Flood]( "Flood")
![Polar bear, why is your world melting?]( "Polar bear, why is your world melting?")
![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 drowning of money island : a forgotten community's fight against the rising seas threatening coastal America]( "The drowning of money island : a forgotten community's fight against the rising seas threatening coastal America")
![Learning to die in the Anthropocene : reflections on the end of civilization]( "Learning to die in the Anthropocene : reflections on the end of civilization")
![All hell breaking loose : the Pentagon's perspective on climate change]( "All hell breaking loose : the Pentagon's perspective on climate change")
![The white planet : the evolution and future of our frozen world]( "The white planet : the evolution and future of our frozen world")
![Six degrees : our future on a hotter planet]( "Six degrees : our future on a hotter planet")
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![Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong]( "Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong")
![This land is their land : the Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the troubled history of Thanksgiving]( "This land is their land : the Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the troubled history of Thanksgiving")
![Mary and the Trail of Tears : a Cherokee removal survival story]( "Mary and the Trail of Tears : a Cherokee removal survival story")
![Rites : stories]( "Rites : stories")
![Seven fallen feathers : racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city]( "Seven fallen feathers : racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city")
![Iwígara : American Indian ethnobotanical traditions and science]( "Iwígara : American Indian ethnobotanical traditions and science")
![This tender land : a novel]( "This tender land : a novel")
![Name your mountain]( "Name your mountain")
![Living nations, living words : an anthology of first peoples poetry]( "Living nations, living words : an anthology of first peoples poetry")
![Walking in two worlds]( "Walking in two worlds")
![Quiet until the thaw]( "Quiet until the thaw")
![Noopiming : the cure for White ladies]( "Noopiming : the cure for White ladies")
![Taboo]( "Taboo")
![Sioux code talkers of World War II]( "Sioux code talkers of World War II")
![Nibi's water song]( "Nibi's water song")
![White magic : essays]( "White magic : essays")
![Stone River crossing]( "Stone River crossing")
![Speaking our truth : a journey of reconciliation]( "Speaking our truth : a journey of reconciliation")
![Black Water : family, legacy, and blood memory]( "Black Water : family, legacy, and blood memory")
![Holy Rover : journeys in search of mystery, miracles and and God]( "Holy Rover : journeys in search of mystery, miracles and and God")
![Our history is the future : Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of indigenous resistance]( "Our history is the future : Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of indigenous resistance")
![Fire song]( "Fire song")
![Killing Crazy Horse : the merciless Indian wars in America]( "Killing Crazy Horse : the merciless Indian wars in America")
![Unsettling truths : the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the doctrine of discovery]( "Unsettling truths : the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the doctrine of discovery")
![A mind spread out on the ground]( "A mind spread out on the ground")
![Wolves of Eden : a novel]( "Wolves of Eden : a novel")
![Tecumseh and the prophet : the Shawnee brothers who defied a nation]( "Tecumseh and the prophet : the Shawnee brothers who defied a nation")
![The powwow treasure]( "The powwow treasure")
![The taking of Jemima Boone : colonial settlers, tribal nations, and the kidnap that shaped America]( "The taking of Jemima Boone : colonial settlers, tribal nations, and the kidnap that shaped America")
![Autumn of the Black Snake : the creation of the U.S. Army and the invasion that opened the West]( "Autumn of the Black Snake : the creation of the U.S. Army and the invasion that opened the West")
Were books even being published in 2020?! Yes! Here are Mystery books you may have missed while holing up due to COVID.
![Sleeping Beauties : an Inspector Tom Reynolds mystery]( "Sleeping Beauties : an Inspector Tom Reynolds mystery")
![The Christmas egg : a Seasonal mystery]( "The Christmas egg : a Seasonal mystery")
![Watching from the dark : a novel]( "Watching from the dark : a novel")
![Nothing bundt trouble]( "Nothing bundt trouble")
![The last Mrs. Summers]( "The last Mrs. Summers")
![The lady upstairs]( "The lady upstairs")
![The decent inn of death]( "The decent inn of death")
![The Mitford trial]( "The Mitford trial")
![Lavender blue murder]( "Lavender blue murder")
![Convince me : a novel]( "Convince me : a novel")
![The last trial]( "The last trial")
![Lazarus]( "Lazarus")
![Murder at Kingscote]( "Murder at Kingscote")
![Winner cake all]( "Winner cake all")
![The darkest evening]( "The darkest evening")
![The hollows]( "The hollows")
![The Mitford scandal]( "The Mitford scandal")
![Murder on Pleasant Avenue]( "Murder on Pleasant Avenue")
![The cabinets of Barnaby Mayne]( "The cabinets of Barnaby Mayne")
![Once you go this far]( "Once you go this far")
![The readers' room]( "The readers' room")
![The boy from the woods]( "The boy from the woods")
![Hide away]( "Hide away")
![The chocolate cobweb]( "The chocolate cobweb")
![Above the bay of angels : a novel]( "Above the bay of angels : a novel")
![The burn]( "The burn")
![Proof of murder]( "Proof of murder")
![Murder in the margins]( "Murder in the margins")
![Bombshell]( "Bombshell")
![Scot on the rocks]( "Scot on the rocks")
![Earth before us]( "Earth before us")
![Biggest, baddest book of dinosaurs]( "Biggest, baddest book of dinosaurs")
![The dinosaur that disappeared]( "The dinosaur that disappeared")
![Allosaurus : a walking with dinosaurs special]( "Allosaurus : a walking with dinosaurs special")
![Digging for dinosaurs]( "Digging for dinosaurs")
![Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur : the beginning]( "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur : the beginning")
![Walking with dinosaurs]( "Walking with dinosaurs")
![The science of dinosaurs]( "The science of dinosaurs")
![Little dinos don't push]( "Little dinos don't push")
![Tea Rex : a young person's guide to tea party etiquette]( "Tea Rex : a young person's guide to tea party etiquette")
![Planet dinosaur]( "Planet dinosaur")
![Dinosaur discovery : everything you need to be a paleontologist]( "Dinosaur discovery : everything you need to be a paleontologist")
![Jurassic Park : a novel]( "Jurassic Park : a novel")
![Duck, duck, dinosaur. Perfect pumpkin]( "Duck, duck, dinosaur. Perfect pumpkin")
![Go Diego Go! The great dinosaur rescue]( "Go Diego Go! The great dinosaur rescue")
![Deadly dinosaurs]( "Deadly dinosaurs")
![Dinomighty!]( "Dinomighty!")
![Dragon teeth : a novel]( "Dragon teeth : a novel")
![The Flintstones]( "The Flintstones")
![11-piki no neko doronko]( "11-piki no neko doronko")
![Raising the dinosaur giant]( "Raising the dinosaur giant")
![Dino-Christmas]( "Dino-Christmas")
![Deadliest dinosaurs]( "Deadliest dinosaurs")
![Tyrannosaurus wrecks]( "Tyrannosaurus wrecks")
![Captain Flinn and the pirate dinosaurs]( "Captain Flinn and the pirate dinosaurs")
![The school bus driver from the Black Lagoon]( "The school bus driver from the Black Lagoon")
![Welcome to Camp Woggle]( "Welcome to Camp Woggle")
![Roar! roar! I'm a dinosaur!]( "Roar! roar! I'm a dinosaur!")
![Bang! Boom! Roar! : a busy crew of dinosaurs]( "Bang! Boom! Roar! : a busy crew of dinosaurs")
![The lost world]( "The lost world")
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