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A Questionable Shape
Bennett Sims
Mazoch discovers an unreturned movie envelope, smashed windows, and a pool of blood in his father’s house: the man has...
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The Gloaming
Melanie Finn
* New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2016. * The Guardian's "Not the Booker Prize" Shortlist. * Publishers...
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Utopia Or Oblivion
R. Buckminster Fuller
A classic of utopian literature, more urgent than ever: Buckminster Fuller's provocative blueprint for the future Composed of lectures given...
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Fables and Spells
Adrienne Maree Brown
Visionary fiction and poetry from bestselling author adrienne maree brown.
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Crafting Change
Jessica Vitkus
"An energetic, informative, and inspiring exploration of craftivism -- the intersection of art and activism -- throughout American history, with...
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Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “brilliant [and] entrancing” (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi—the great connectors...
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Ice Trilogy
Vladimir Sorokin
A New York Review Books Original In 1908, deep in Siberia, it fell to earth. THEIR ICE. A young man...
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The Zone of Interest
Martin Amis
Powered by both wit and compassion, and in characteristically vivid prose, this love story with a violently unromantic setting excavates...
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