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The Auschwitz photographer : the forgotten story of the WWII prisoner who documented thousands of lost souls

Troublemaker : surviving Hollywood and Scientology

Black Klansman : race, hate, and the undercover investigation of a lifetime

All blood runs red : the legendary life of Eugene Bullard-- boxer, pilot, soldier, spy

Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman

The fact of a body : a murder and a memoir

Heist : the oddball crew behind the $17 million Loomis Fargo theft

The scientist and the spy : a true story of China, the FBI, and industrial espionage

Life undercover : coming of age in the CIA

Code name Caesar : the secret hunt for U-Boat 864 during World War II

Good blood : a doctor, a donor, and the incredible breakthrough that saved millions of babies

Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East

Bad blood : secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup

Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive

Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption

Fifth Avenue, 5 AM : Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the dawn of the modern woman

Escape from Camp 14 : one man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West

War on the border : Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American invasion

Hemingway at eighteen : the pivotal year that launched an American legend

Outlaw platoon : heroes, renegades, infidels, and the brotherhood of war in Afghanistan

The wicked boy : the mystery of a Victorian child murderer

The world beneath their feet : mountaineering, madness, and the deadly race to summit the Himalayas

Agent Zigzag : a true story of Nazi espionage, love, and betrayal

Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president

A woman like her : the story behind the honor killing of a social media star

The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a month to celebrate this community's contributions to our society and culture. These books features AAIP-identified characters and authors, honoring their contributions to American Literature.

If an Egyptian cannot speak English : a novel

The revolution according to Raymundo Mata

The key lime crime : a Key West food critic mystery

Creating a perennial garden in the Midwest

Easy-care perennial gardens : techniques and plans for beds and borders you can grow and enjoy : plus, 10 beautiful garden designs

Happy cactus : cacti, succulents, and more

Martha's Flowers : a practical guide to growing, gathering, and enjoying

Right rose, right place : 359 perfect choices for beds, borders, hedges and screens, containers, fences, trellises, and more

Slow flowers : four seasons of locally grown bouquets from the garden, meadow and farm

Passion for roses : Peter Beales' comprehensive guide to landscaping with roses

The perennial care manual : a plant-by-plant guide : what to do & when to do it

Tulips : beautiful varieties for home and garden

The little book of cacti and other succulents

Elegant handcrafted wreaths : make faux flowers come alive with breathtaking, natural designs

The well-tended perennial garden : the essential guide to planting and pruning techniques

Understanding orchids : an uncomplicated guide to growing the world's most exotic plants

The wreath recipe book : year-round wreaths, swags, and other decorations to make with seasonal branches

Field, flower, vase : arranging and crafting with seasonal and wild blooms

The cut flower patch : grow your own cut flowers all year round

On flowers : lessons from an accidental florist

Orchid muse : a history of obsession in fifteen flowers

Plant grow harvest repeat : grow a bounty of vegetables, fruits, and flowers by mastering the art of succession planting

Where we bloom : thirty-seven intimate, inventive, and artistic studio spaces where floral passions find a place to blossom

You don't have to wait until Earth Day to learn about ways to protect our planet. To follow the City of Iowa City's happenings, visit www.icgov.org/sustainability.

Field notes from a catastrophe : man, nature, and climate change

Climate justice : hope, resilience, and the fight for a sustainable future

What the eyes don't see : a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city

Swallowed by the Great Land : and other dispatches from Alaska's frontier

Billionaire wilderness : the ultra-wealthy and the remaking of the American West

Natural style : decorating with an earth-friendly point of view

End times : a brief guide to the end of the world : asteroids, supervolcanoes, rogue robots, and more

The sustainability secret : rethinking our diet to transform the world

China Lake : a journey into the contradicted heart of a global climate catastrophe

Climate church, climate world : how people of faith must work for change

Falter : has the human game begun to play itself out?

Nature's mutiny : how the little Ice Age of the long seventeenth century transformed the West and shaped the present

Encyclical on climate change and inequality : on care for our common home

The water will come : rising seas, sinking cities, and the remaking of the civilized world

The trauma cleaner : one woman's extraordinary life in the business of death, decay, and disaster

52 homestead skills : a self-taught homesteader's one-year journey to learning a skill a week

The Women's Heritage sourcebook : bringing homesteading to everyday life : cooking, herbalism, canning, fermenting, beekeeping, natural beauty, keeping chickens, milking cows, raising pigs

The everything guide to living off the grid : a back-to-basics manual for independent living

Tides : the science and spirit of the ocean

The next American revolution : sustainable activism for the twenty-first century

Capitalism in the web of life : ecology and the accumulation of capital

Fashionopolis : the price of fast fashion - and the future of clothes

The drowning of money island : a forgotten community's fight against the rising seas threatening coastal America

This is the way the world ends : how droughts and die-offs, heat waves and hurricanes are converging on America

Living without plastic : more than 100 easy swaps for home, travel, dining, holidays, and beyond

Don't even think about it : why our brains are wired to ignore climate change

The uninhabitable earth : life after warming

No one is too small to make a difference

Go ahead. Dig in that dirt.

The urban garden : 101 ways to grow food and beauty in the city

How to houseplant : a beginner's guide to making and keeping plant friends

No-waste kitchen gardening : regrow your leftover greens, stalks, seeds, and more

Gardening your front yard : projects and ideas for big & small spaces

Raised-bed gardening for beginners : everything you need to know to start and sustain a thriving garden

The inspired houseplant : transform your home with indoor plants from kokedama to terrariums to water gardens to edibles

Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden : a natural approach to pest control

Cutting back : my apprenticeship in the gardens of Kyoto

Growing perfect vegetables : a visual guide to raising and harvesting prime garden produce

Garden renovation : transform your tired yard into the garden of your dreams

Succulents at home : choosing, growing, and decorating with the easiest houseplant ever

Big impact landscaping : 28 DIY projects you can do on a budget to beautify and add value to your home

Dreamscapes : inspiration and beauty in gardens near and far

The new heirloom garden : 12 theme designs with recipes for cooks who love to garden

The garden source : inspirational design ideas for gardens and landscapes

Attracting birds and butterflies : how to plant a backyard habitat to attract winged wildlife

Uprooted : a gardener reflects on beginning again

Growing flowers : everything you need to know about planting, tending, harvesting and arranging beautiful blooms

Glorious shade : dazzling plants, design ideas, and proven techniques for your shady garden

Windcliff : a story of people, plants, and gardens

Essential green roof construction : the complete step-by-step guide

The new plant parent : develop your green thumb and care for your house-plant family

Planting for honeybees : the grower's guide to creating a buzz

Gardening for everyone : growing vegetables, herbs, and more at home

The beginner's guide to starting a garden : 326 fast, easy, affordable ways to transform your yard one project at a time

Stories to tickle your funny bone

Half yard Christmas : easy sewing projects using left-over pieces of fabric

Pompom Noël : 33 festive pompoms to make for Christmas

Wrapagami : the art of fabric gift wraps

The complete photo guide to paper crafts : cutting, folding, weaving, quilling, punching, collage, casting, journals, more

Pretty in patchwork : holidays : 30+ seasonal patchwork projects to piece, stitch, and love

Stupid sock creatures : making quirky, lovable figures from cast-off socks

Paper flowers Chinese style : create handmade gifts and decorations

The big book of Mod Podge : decoupage made easy

When women ruled the world : six queens of Egypt

Have yourself a very vintage Christmas : crafts, decorating tips, and recipes, 1920s-1960s

Cutting machine crafts : Cricut, Sizzix, or Silhouette projects to make with 60 SVG files

Solveig Larsson's knitted mittens : over 40 wearable patterns inspired by the landscape, legends, and lasting traditions of northern Sweden

Knit a vintage Christmas : 22 stocking, ornament, and gift patterns from Christmas past

The big book of holiday paper crafts : [easy keepsake designs for handmade projects that show how much you care].

Knit mitts : your hand-y guide to knitting mittens & gloves

Knitted animal scarves, mitts and socks : 35 fun and fluffy creatures to knit and wear

Quilled Christmas : 30 festive paper projects

Blooming crochet hats : 10 crochet designs with 10 mix-and-match accents

Holiday knits : 25 great gifts from stockings to sweaters

Cool crocheted hats : 40 contemporary designs

55 Christmas balls to knit : colorful festive ornaments, tree decorations, centerpieces, wreaths, window dressings

Operation sock drawer : the guide to building your stash of hand-knit socks

Artful cards : 60 fresh & fabulous designs

Papier-mâché monsters : turn trinkets and trash into magnificent monstrosities

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