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• Between the World and Me

  Coates, Ta-Nehisi

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  In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Birds Art Life

  Maclear, Kyo, 1970-

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  In 2012 the author meets a musician who is photographing birds and decides to join him on his bird walks. She reconnects with nature and explores what happens when you apply the key lessons of birding to other facets of life.

• Buzz

  the Nature and Necessity of Bees

  Hanson, Thor

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  Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds.

• Flight of the Highlanders

  the Making of Canada

  McGoogan, Kenneth, 1947-

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  Tells the story of the Scots who escaped to Canada after being driven out of their ancestral homelands in the 18th and 19th centuries.

• Funny, You Don't Look Autistic

  a Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum

  McCreary, Michael, 1996-

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  Canadian stand-up comic Michael McCreary talks about growing up with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

• Get Out of Your Own Way

  a Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment

  Hollis, Dave, 1975-

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  In Get Out of Your Own Way, Dave tackles topics he once found it difficult to be honest about, things like his struggles with alcohol, problems in his marriage, and his insecurities about being a dad.

• Girl, Stop Apologizing

  a Shame-free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals

  Hollis, Rachel (Event planner)

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  With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence, and believing in yourself.

• Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me

  Depression in the First Person

  Paperny, Anna Mehler

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  This stunning memoir chronicles Paperny's experience of depression and her quest to explore what we know and don't know about this disease that afflicts almost a fifth of the population--providing an invaluable guide to a system struggling to find…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Be An Antiracist

  Kendi, Ibram X.

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  Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science with his own personal story of awakening to antiracism. This is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step: contributing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Like to Watch

  Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution

  Nussbaum, Emily, 1966-

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  Nussbaum writes about her passion for television beginning with Buffy, the evolution of female protagonists over the last decade, the complex role of sexual violence on TV, and what to do about art when the artist is revealed to be a monster.

• Into the Planet

  My Life as a Cave Diver

  Heinerth, Jill

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  A biography of cave diver and underwater explorer Jill Heinerth.

• Lands of Lost Borders

  Out of Bounds on the Silk Road

  Harris, Kate, 1982-

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  The author recounts her story of biking down the Silk Road with her friend with the intention of biking it from beginning to end.

• On Fire

  the Burning Case for a Green New Deal

  Klein, Naomi

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  Naomi Klein pairs a decade of her powerful writing on our acute environmental decline with new material on the staggeringly high stakes of what we choose to do next; and inspiringly offers here a politically viable, just, sustainable path forward.

• Rising

  Becoming the First Canadian Woman to Summit Everest : a Memoir

  Wood, Sharon A., 1957-

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  In 1986, as part of a Canadian team, Sharon Wood became the first woman from the Americas to summit Mount Everest--and the first woman in the world to do so via the West Ridge from Tibet and without Sherpa support. But it's how she got there that is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Body

  a Guide for Occupants

  Bryson, Bill

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  Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything , takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Falcon Thief

  a True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird

  Hammer, Joshua, 1957-

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  A rollicking true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs-and the wildlife detective determined to stop him.

• We Have Always Been Here

  a Queer Muslim Memoir

  Habib, Samra

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  A memoir of Muslim lesbian Samra Habib who grew up in Pakistan and came to Canada as a refugee. In Canada, she faced new challenges including bullies, racism, the threat of poverty, and an arranged marriage.

• You Are Awesome

  How to Navigate Change, Wrestle With Failure, and Live An Intentional Life

  Pasricha, Neil

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  Neil Pasricha takes his readers on a self explorative journey asking some very eye opening and soul searching questions.