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The Dust Bowl sweeps a handsome stranger into a small Colorado town to dangerous effect

1937. It's been seven years since the dust storms started in Colorado. Folks can barely remember a time when the clouds were filled with rain instead of dirt, and when the fields were green instead of brown. High school student Martha Helen Kessler and her family are luckier than most; they still eke out a living from the land. Even so, evidence of the Dust Bowl's grim impact on families, especially on the women who bear the brunt of their husbands' frustration and their children's hunger, is everywhere.

When Martha Helen's compassionate mother insists they take in Otis Hobbs, a handsome drifter who saves a local boy from a vicious storm, she quickly discovers a darker side to their rural community. Suspicion, jealousy, and prejudice grip their neighbors - and emotions reach a frenzy after Martha Helen's best friend, Frankie, disappears and is then found murdered. Ultimately, Martha Helen is forced to make sense of her conflicting feelings and loyalties in order to help find retribution and to reconcile the difference between the law and justice.

Full of period detail and Sandra Dallas's trademark focus on the lives of women, The Hired Man entertains and ultimately surprises.

"A definitive history of bird conservation in America." (Kirkus Reviews, starred)

From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land's natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon--a bird once so numerous that its flocks darkened the sky in flight--many realized actions needed to be taken if other birds were to be saved. What followed was both a spiritual awakening and a great crusade to save birds and their habitat. The campaign took place on many battlefields: society teas in Boston, hunt clubs on the East Coast, the mangroves in the Everglades, and in the editorial pages of newspapers and periodicals. From many corners of the country the bird protection movement was born and brought together a remarkable coalition of people and organizations to save America's birds.

The Feather Wars is an entertaining and expansive work of American history, an incredible story about how disparate characters--progressive politicians, free-thinking society belles, nature writers and artists, bird-loving U.S. presidents, gunmakers, business titans, and brave game wardens--came together to save hundreds of species of birds. Heroes, martyrs, villains, and conflicted do-gooders--the early bird conservation movement had them all. Together they transformed how Americans thought and cared about birds, forever altering the American landscape.

The semi-periodical look into the expansive art practice of an acclaimed cartoonist

Palookaville 25 houses three benchmark projects from the artistic practice of cartoonist and New Yorker cover artist Seth (Clyde Fans). His highly-acclaimed memoir "Nothing Lasts" returns. A wave farewell to his youth and a love letter to Toronto in the 1980s, this installment of his memoir caps off his teenage years and the budding romance at the Cove Inn, and sees Seth setting off for the big city where he moves to attend art school.

Showcasing Seth's fine-art practice, Palookaville 25 also includes a photo essay about the creation of "Living Room Suite," his bronze sculpture installation in Guelph. Through text and photographs, Seth documents early pieces in the same series, followed by maquettes of the sculpture, photos showing the fabrication process, and then, finally, a series of photos showing the completed installation.

Lastly, the life and death of post-humorously renowned Dominion painter Owen Moore is told through comics in ten episodes. Originally serialized in The Walrus, this is the first time the story has been collected. Pages from the original sketchbook version and the final art are presented in pairs, revealing Seth's process to readers.

A rarity in the world of publishing, Seth's Palookaville series has become an ongoing monograph of sorts, a deep look into an idiosyncratic mind, and a survey of a singular artist's multifaceted output.

*One of The Guardian's Best Children's Books of 2025*

'Here's a bear that lives and breathes in your mind long after the story is over. Powerful, majestic, vulnerable, an iconic portrait.' - Michael Morpurgo

The Great Bear is a hopeful, moving story about the wonder of nature and the power of storytelling.

Since the dawn of time, the Great Bear has patrolled the oceans, protecting the Earth and her animals and overseeing the delicate balance of life. But now, one creature is changing everything. And the Great Bear cannot stand by.

Debut author and illustrator Annie Booker's The Great Bear has the feel of a classic. The hand-painted illustrations capture the fragility and power of the natural world, making this beautiful book the perfect gift for fans of illustration and animal lovers of all ages.

Featuring inspiring facts about real-life polar bears and the regeneration of the Arctic, making the perfect read for budding environmentalists and conservationists.

An illuminating, hilarious, and practical guide to 99 of the most terrifying ways to die and how to avoid them from an emergency medicine doctor.

Dr. Ashely Alker is a self-described death escapologist--or, in more familiar terms, an emergency medicine doctor. She has seen it all, from flesh-eating bacteria to the work of a serial killer to the more mundane but no less deadly, and her work outwitting the end has uniquely prepared her to write this book.

Dr. Alker manages to shock readers while making them laugh, educating them on how to outsmart a wide range of deadly situations and conditions. Many of the chapters include stories from her experiences in life and medicine, at times heartwarming, others heartbreaking. Sections include explorations of sex, poison, drugs, biological warfare, disease, animals, crime, the elements, and much more.

An Anthony Bourdain-style greatest hits tour of death, 99 Ways to Die is entertaining while it informs. Full of valuable advice and wild stories, this riveting read might just save your life.

An untold story of idealism, betrayal, and behind-the-scenes American-Japanese contacts in World War II.

Safe Passage tells one of World War II's great and neglected stories. In the fall of 1943, amid the Pacific theater's bloodiest battles, the United States and Japan pulled off an unlikely diplomatic coup: the warring nations agreed to exchange civilian nationals via two ocean liners. Nearly fifteen hundred Allied civilians who'd been trapped in Asia since the attack on Pearl Harbor sailed through dangerous waters to the port city of Goa, India, where they were traded for an equivalent number of Japanese diplomats and immigrants, sent from the Americas. The future return of some ten thousand Americans still in Japan would depend on the mission's success.

In this revelatory history, Evelyn Iritani tells a dramatic tale of humanitarian action in wartime and its darker complications. She reveals the herculean efforts of the U.S. diplomat James Keeley to repatriate civilians despite stiff resistance from within and outside his government; the shipboard adventures of passengers, including hymn-singing missionaries, drunken revelers, and sharp-tongued journalists such as the New Yorker's celebrated Emily Hahn; and the fraught compromises involved in securing their safe passage. Faced with too few bodies to trade and desperate to free Americans from perilous conditions, the United States uprooted and repatriated Latin American citizens of Japanese descent, sometimes against their will, while also forcing some Japanese Americans who had been held in internment camps to choose between expulsion to a war zone or remaining behind barbed wire. Intimate, energetic, and enriched by previously untapped archives and sources, Safe Passage is a crucial addition to the moral history of World War II.

Sigue a la mosca Flynn en una inolvidable aventura bajo el mar que brilla en la oscuridad. Este libro ilustrado explora las maravillas del océano y anima a los niños a abrazar su curiosidad, dondequiera que les lleve la vida.

Cuando Flynn se equivoca de camino a Cabo Cañaveral, las frustraciones vuelan. Pero lo que empieza como un paso en falso pronto se convierte en un gran viaje de descubrimiento. En esta deliciosa continuación del libro mejor vendido del NY Times, La mosca que voló al espacio, la autora, piloto y filántropa, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, lleva a los jóvenes lectores a una aventura submarina llena de biodiversidad impresionante y del poder de la autoaceptación.

Desde arrecifes de coral y bosques de manglares hasta cordilleras submarinas y un calamar gigante, Flynn explora una serie de maravillas naturales que cobran vida gracias a las espléndidas ilustraciones de Raleigh Stewart. Flynn descubre lo mucho que hay que aprender sobre el precioso planeta en que vivimos.

Al final del libro, los jóvenes exploradores encontrarán aún más diversión STEM con un glosario submarino especial, que presenta fascinantes criaturas marinas y conceptos científicos clave. Y con una sobrecubierta que se convierte en póster, una página que brilla en la oscuridad y un desplegable de gran tamaño, la aventura de Flynn es más emocionante que nunca, por lo que es un libro imprescindible tanto para las mentes curiosas como para los amantes del océano.

Follow Flynn the fly on an unforgettable glow-in-the-dark adventure under the sea! This beautifully illustrated picture book explores the ocean's wonders while encouraging kids to embrace their curiosity--wherever life takes them.

When Flynn takes a wrong turn on the way to Cape Canaveral, frustrations fly. But what starts as a misstep soon becomes a grand voyage of discovery. In this delightful follow-up to the NY Times bestselling The Fly Who Flew to Space, author, pilot, and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez Bezos takes young readers on an undersea adventure filled with breathtaking biodiversity and the power of self-acceptance.

From coral reefs and mangrove forests to undersea mountain ranges and a giant squid--Flynn explores an array of natural wonders, brought to life with lavish illustrations by Raleigh Stewart. Flynn discovers how much there is to learn about the precious planet we live on.

At the back of the book, young explorers will find even more STEM fun with a special Undersea Glossary, introducing fascinating sea creatures and key scientific concepts. And with a jacket that turns into a poster, a glow-in-the-dark page, and a super-sized fold-out spread, Flynn's adventure is more exciting than ever--making this a must-have for curious minds and ocean lovers alike!

Holler's photographic time capsule of Seattle's music scene captures the early years of Interpol, Fleet Foxes, Death Cab for Cutie, Foo Fighters and more

As an avid fan of Seattle's music scene during the late 1990s and early 2000s, photographer Bootsy Holler created a remarkable portfolio documenting the little-known bands who later defined a decade in music history. She captured live gigs, band portraits, backstage moments, rapt audiences and more, chronicling the formative years of artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Fleet Foxes, Interpol, Modest Mouse, Gossip, Beck, Moby, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Foo Fighters. Says Holler: "I was documenting my life. The musicians, promoters and bouncers were my friends, and I went to see bands I enjoyed and places I could get in for free. I didn't know I was in the middle of something new."
With open spine binding and cold glue bright orange thread, this collection of Holler's energetic, raw images, together with her own personal recollections, reflects on the second generation of Seattle's music scene, as the world transitioned from celluloid to digital, grunge to indie. It is a pilgrimage back in time, a nostalgic trip for anyone who cherishes music or yearns for a time when nobody texted or had a camera in their pocket. The book opens with a nod to a truly independent woman, with a foreword from Megan Jasper, CEO of Sub Pop Records.
Bootsy Holler was born in Washington in 1969 and moved to Seattle as a young adult. Her editorial and art photography has been featured in Vogue, House & Garden and NPR. She lives and works in Los Angeles.

A stunning visual journey through four millennia of jewelry as told through the exemplary collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

From ancient Egyptian broad collars to contemporary studio pieces, jewelry has been used as a powerful communication tool across millennia--and around the world. The renowned collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, showcases global stories of human ingenuity through an incredible array of jewelry designs, materials and techniques. Each object boasts a unique history of its own; when considered side by side, however, they speak to one another, these cross-cultural and multigenerational conversations inviting the reader to consider new insights and fresh perspectives on the art form.
Brilliance explores jewelry as a messenger, a decorative art and an object of adornment over the course of four thousand years. This catalog features more than 100 works in the MFA's collection, exploring their makers, their uses and their meanings in three curatorial chapters complete with gorgeous reproductions of the works. Object spotlights written by celebrated art historians and artists working in the field today accompany these essays, with writing by Joyce J. Scott, Helen Drutt, Melanie Grant and many more. In championing the breadth and depth of the MFA's collection, Brilliance includes both exquisitely humble and extraordinarily detailed objects that together illustrate the timeless human desires to self-fashion, collect and create. Included are works by Alexander Calder, Art Smith, Elsa Peretti, René Boivin, Bulgari, Tiffany & Co. and many others. Whether in silver or gold, pearls or plastic, jewelry tells many multifaceted stories about its makers, wearers, collectors and, ultimately, human nature as a whole.

Chicago Cubs fans and little ones will experience the sights, sounds, and sensations of Wrigley Field in this charmingly illustrated picture book

Every Cubs fan remembers their first trip to Wrigley Field. For parents, experiencing it all again through the eyes of their child may be even more special.

My First Trip to the Bleachers captures this milestone through the many emotions and senses that shape a child's perspective on a big, unforgettable day--from boredom on the car ride to the park to the sense of community during the seventh-inning stretch to the nail-biting nervousness of the ninth inning. From walking up to the big, bright-red marquee for the first time to singing "Go Cubs Go" after a win, taking in a game at Wrigley for the first time is a formative milestone.

The excitement, wonder, and emotional roller coaster of a day at the ballpark come alive in this book for the newest generation of Cubs fans in the know.

A Short History of Stupidity

We are living, it is often said, in a golden age of stupidity, in which boneheaded, mendacious politicians get elected by voters who've become too mindless to realize their interests are ill served by narcissists, while vapid social media influencers corrupt their no less witless followers with groundless conspiracy theories and eye-wateringly foolish takedowns of scientific expertise. Our time, one might be forgiven for thinking, is one in which the fool's gold of stupidity has become a desirable commodity, a must-have, with bumbling celebrities venerated more than those who have more than two brain cells to rub together.

In this book, Stuart Jeffries analyses how we got into this parlous state and wonders if the stupid, like the poor, are always with us, or if, rather, stupidity is like Japanese knotweed, difficult to root out but to be exterminated with extreme prejudice. He considers what some of the greatest of minds -- Socrates, Buddha, Voltaire, Arendt, and others -- have to tell us about the slippery nature of stupidity.

During a narrative that takes us from ancient Greece to artificial intelligence, and accompanied by such heroes of stupidity as Flaubert's double act Bouvard and Pécuchet, Jeffries casts a sceptical eye on attempts to root out stupidity by such means as IQ tests, eugenics, gene editing, and racist education policies, finding each attempt to be more stupid than the stupidity they were ostensibly devised to eradicate. If today we are living in a fool's paradise, has our species become too dim to learn anything from its rich history of folly?

Now available as an audiobook

Gen. George Washington anticipated his return to the army as spring approached in 1782. He had been in Philadelphia since the fall to exchange thoughts with government officials about financial, military, and diplomatic policies. Arriving at his headquarters in Newburgh, N.Y., on 31 March, Washington soon learned that the laboriously negotiated provision contracts to supply the officers and troops had caused dissatisfaction. Combined with a continued lack of pay, the complaints threatened already fragile morale. Washington ordered investigations that demonstrated concern for his troops.

A lack of money and recruits likewise troubled Washington. He feared that the army would not be prepared to take the field. The outlook appeared equally bleak in the southern department, where Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene's army also experienced poor morale, inadequate equipment, and frustration over the slow arrival of reinforcements.

A complete change in the British ministry and a new parliamentary policy to end offensive operations against the Continental forces complicated planning. Unlike many, Washington hesitated to believe that peace was at hand, and he urged John Hanson, president of Congress, on 10 May "that instead of relaxing we ought to improve the present Moment."

A failed prisoner-exchange negotiation diverted Washington's attention from his usual tasks, as did an extended ordeal that centered on British captain Charles Asgill and the military and moral implications of retaliation to avenge or check atrocities. He also quashed a suggestion that he declare himself king because of congressional ineffectiveness, noting in his reply to Col. Lewis Nicola that "no occurrence in the course of the War, has given me more painful sensations" than to read such a notion from one of his officers.

Despite his leadership responsibilities, Washington showed love for his family through engagement with the John Parke Custis estate settlement and efforts to launch the legal education of his nephew Bushrod Washington. Such actions manifested Washington's optimism that there would be a future after the war that fulfilled the promise of the revolutionary cause.

Freakonomics for criminal justice, The Science of Second Chances presents a groundbreaking approach to criminal justice reform, revealing how small-scale interventions can reduce people's chances of reoffending and break the incarceration cycle.

When criminal justice expert Jennifer Doleac thinks about reform, she's not just hopeful, she's optimistic that second chances are possible--for the justice-involved population and the system as a whole. In The Science of Second Chances, she reveals her powerful approach to reducing crime and incarceration. Drawing on cutting-edge economic research and real-world experiments, the book presents a blueprint for reform that runs all the way through the system. Doleac shows how economists like herself approach big, complicated problems as if they were scientists in a lab, carefully testing different approaches and following the data to maximize impact. She explains how shifting the incentives people face can produce dramatic changes in the decisions they make, significantly reducing the number of people cycling through the prison system. From DNA databases that increase the likelihood of catching reoffenders to leniency programs for first-time defendants, she reveals a series of surprising interventions that actually work, along with cautionary tales about great ideas that never panned out.

Doleac doesn't have a "burn it all down" mentality but seeks to empower readers with practical, achievable solutions. She demonstrates that we can have both public safety and a smaller, less intrusive justice system--without waiting for big, structural reforms that might never come. By shifting focus from the enormity of the problem to the power of small, evidence-based changes, she offers a transformative approach to prosecution and punishment. The Science of Second Chances is essential reading for anyone seeking data-driven strategies to revolutionize the criminal justice system and create the society we want and need.

An extraordinary crime novel from a rising star, that follows the ripple effects of a tragic shooting throughout a Chicago community from the view of the teachers, police officers, and students impacted

"A deeply satisfying story with as much, heart, grit and history as the city that it's set in." --Xochitl Gonzalez, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming

Buddy Mack has been caught in the middle of two worlds at war.

As an English teacher at a South Side, Chicago, high school lauded for its football team, but at risk in every other way, he tries to instill a love of literature. While all of his students face challenges, he's especially concerned with a trio of boys who test him to no end but are full of promise and heart: Zeke, the football star; Truth, the sweet-talking charmer; and Dontell, Buddy's most promising student.

At home, his wife, Chrissy, a successful corporate lawyer, is ready to upgrade to a big house on the North Side and start a family, but Buddy's torn over the implications. And the closest person he has in his life to talk to is Chrissy's little brother, Curtis, a corrupt Chicago cop.

When the two worlds collide in a shocking moment that rocks the school, Buddy has to choose a side and fight for all he holds dear. Hard Times takes stock of what it means to be there for your people whether you want to or not and unflinchingly confronts the American Dream--a moving, engrossing, and necessary read.

Undimmed is a revolutionary guide to help you break free from the habits that dim your life.

When Cecily Mak decided to take a break from drinking, the most common response she got was "Oh, I didn't know you had a problem." A problem? She was not an addict, or even committing to sobriety. She had simply realized that alcohol helped her avoid difficult feelings--but that it dimmed the good parts of her life along with the bad. She wanted to live her life with clarity, not avoid it.

Many of us are taught to believe that escapist and addictive behaviors are fine as long as they are not "problems" or wholesale addictions. But this binary mindset robs us of a more present life and our ability to make changes before the behavior becomes an unshakeable habit. What you use to dim your life may not be a substance--it might even be something healthy, like exercise, food, or work. And every dimmer exists on a spectrum from use, to heavy use, to potential abuse or worse. It's not about what you do, but how and why you do it. While leaving her unwanted habits behind, Mak developed the Eight Awarenesses--a set of principles we can use for inspiration and guidance on the path to embodying a clear life. Each one serves as an invitation to explore a deeper understanding of ourselves and our choices, and the empowerment that comes with choosing to live a life undimmed.

Undimmed is an invitation to choose freedom from the habits that dim our lives and to embrace the full spectrum of experiences that life has to offer.