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Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
By Jenny Odell
In the storeSaving Time tugs at the seams of reality as we know it-the way we experience time itself-and rearranges it, imagining a world not centered on work, the office clock, or the profit motive. If we can "save" time by imagining a life, identity, and source of meaning outside these things, time might also save us.
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being
By Rick Rubin
In the storeA beautiful rumination on the creative process. Guiding readers through '78 areas of thought,' Rubin shares his outlook on creativity, which in turn reflects the way in which he views the world . . . The book does a remarkable job of explaining these deep, philosophical ideas in a way that's easy to understand.
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On the Ravine: A Novel
By Vincent Lam
In the storeCombining the depth of his experience as a physician with the brilliance of his literary talent, Vincent Lam creates a world electric in its precision, radiant in its detail. On the Ravine is a gripping novel of profound emotional force, a soaring achievement from a singular voice in Canadian fiction.
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Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
By Margaret Atwood
In the storeCelebrate International Woman's Day with Margaret Atwood as she showcases both her creativity and her humanity in these remarkable tales which by turns delight, illuminate, and quietly devastate.
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On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer
By Stephen Marche
In the storeAlong with his own history of rejection, Marche offers stories from the history of writerly failure, from Ovid's exile and Dostoevsky's mock execution to James Baldwin's advice just to endure, where living with the struggle and the pointlessness of writing is the point.
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Women Talking: A Novel
By Miriam Toews
In the storeAcerbic, funny, tender, sorrowful and wise, Women Talking is composed of equal parts human love and deep anger. It explores the expansive, timeless universe of thinking and feeling about women--and men--in our contemporary world. Movie opens Fri Feb 24 at The Bookshelf Cinema!
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Bad Cree: A Novel
By Jessica Johns
In the storeWith creeps that are ever-creepy and love flowing like beer at a bush party, Bad Cree is a book about the power of dreams, home and family. It reads like a tribute to the ones who came before us Lee Maracle, Jeanette Armstrong, Eden Robinson.
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This Is Assisted Dying: A Doctor's Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life
By Stefanie Green
In the storeDr. Stefanie Green has been forging new paths in the field of medical assistance in dying since 2016. In her landmark memoir, Dr. Green reveals the reasons a patient might seek an assisted death, how the process works, what the event itself can look like, the reactions of those involved, and what it feels like to oversee proceedings and administer medications that hasten death. She describes the extraordinary people she meets and the unusual circumstances she encounters as she navigates the intricacy, intensity, and utter humanity of these powerful interactions.
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Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people
By Tracy Kidder
In the storeTracy Kidder has been described by The Baltimore Sun as a "master of the nonfiction narrative." In Rough Sleepers, Kidder shows how one person can make a difference, as he tells the story of Dr. Jim O'Connell, a gifted man who invented ways to create a community of care for a city's unhoused population, including those who sleep on the streets-the "rough sleepers."
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Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
By Dacher Keltner
In the storeDacher Keltner presents a radical investigation and deeply personal inquiry into this elusive emotion. Revealing new research into how awe transforms our brains and bodies, alongside an examination of awe across history, culture, and within his own life during a period of grief, Keltner shows us how cultivating awe in our everyday life leads us to appreciate what is most humane in our human nature.
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