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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
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Robin Wall Kimmerer
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, June 12, 2018
Like the two previous reviewers, I recommend this book highly. It has changed how I garden, as one example. I now discuss things with the plants. I listen more. If you have any inclination, do read this book. It may allow some of the barriers to drop away and allow you to be more at home with your world.
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Great Tide Rising: Toward Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change
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Kathleen Dean Moore
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, March 20, 2018
Moore is a nature writer and a philosopher. This book concerns the reality of what we have lost/are losing and also the wonders that we know and have known - and how we face forward and bring as much of ourselves as we can to our work. Our work is to do all we can to celebrate and protect and preserve and balance our activity so that our life (the planet) survives us. I am glad I discovered this book (where? what book list?) because it helps me to see named and discussed all the fears and sorrows that I face daily - that we all carry at some level of consciousness - alongside what Moore is doing, what she has seen others doing, and how we can each do our own best *now* to bring about the great turning. That is our work. And this book is a close companion for me in discovering what I can do. I got the book from the library. No waiting list! Now I want my own copy. And I will be looking at her other books, too. She’s been doing this work for decades. As difficult as it seems it might be to face the truth, it turns out that reading this book is finding an ally. It brings me strength and determination. We are not alone in our search for what actions we can all take, individually and together. This world needs us now.
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Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease The Revolutionary Scientifically Proven Nutrition Based Cure
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Caldwell Esselstyn
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, April 08, 2017
Interesting and not as difficult to do as it seems. The recipes help - making hummos without the tahini is simple! Black bean and corn burritos - easy and satisfying. I've been following the nutritional advice for three weeks. A huge switch for me, but in the end not that difficult, I'm happy to say!
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Driftless
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David Rhodes
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, January 17, 2014
I actually backed up and re-read chapters as I was reading the book - not for comprehension but to be more deeply immersed and to linger. I don't re-read books, generally, but I'll be reading this one again before long. It's a classic.
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Eva Moves The Furniture
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Livesey, Margot
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, October 12, 2013
It's hard to add anything to all the pro's comments - they are one reason I read the book and I'm so glad I did. It spans genres and weaves together surprising and universal experience perfectly. Masterful, accessible, delightful, deep, and satisfying.
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Living as a River
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Bodhipaska
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, August 19, 2012
I read this over the course of a year - really took my time and let it sink in. I've still got it by my bedside. The author gives us an ancient practice that can be used to let go of the solidity and identification with emotions and patterns that are not really "us" - but habit patterns. I liked the length of the book, allowing me time to think about how we identify ourselves by cementing our identity in different ways. I enjoyed it, enjoyed the ideas and examples, and enjoy thinking now about how many ways there are of letting go of fixed patterns. We all could use some help moving on.
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Homers Odyssey A Fearless Feline Tale Or How I Learned About Love & Life With a Blind Wonder Cat
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Gwen Cooper
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, August 19, 2012
Super fun book about a memorable cat. I am so happy that Gwen Cooper said yes to Homer! What a story. Adventure, heroics, role modeling, courage, joy - it's a wonderful story, and true. No need to love cats, but if by the end you don't love Homer I'd be very surprised.
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My Stroke of Insight A Brain Scientists Personal Journey
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Jill Bolte Taylor
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, August 19, 2012
Deeply interesting book about right and left brain, and where "we" are and how we integrate the information received. Useful along with meditation. As a culture, we need more right-brain thinking, and now. This is a fast and fascinating read - very accessible. Anything that can move us globally toward connection and compassion is highly welcome!
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A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life
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Jon Katz
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, August 19, 2012
One of my summer vacation books, and I'm glad I had enough time away from it all for this. If you have ever loved an animal, reading this will awaken your empathy for Katz as he becomes more and more involved with Orson. Whether or not you have loved an animal, read this and you will understand more about love - and compassion and the drive to make things good for someone else. And maybe more about humanity along the way.
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Frankenstein A Cultural History
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Susan T Hitchcock
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, January 22, 2012
I loved reading this. It describes the history, from birth, of the Frankenstein myth, and touches on all manner of appearances since - from popular culture to science. To give an example of the range of subject matter, here is a quotation that author Susan Hitchcock includes, from a book published in October 1931 by I. Maurice Wormser: "...the modern Prometheus, who artifically created a vitalized monster which became the terror of 'all living things' and threatened the security and well-being of mankind. The fable is not without its application to the corporate business organization of to-day. Corporations are not natural living persons, but artificial beings, corporta ficta. They are created by the nation or state, which endows them with distinct personality in the eyes of the law, special privileges and comprehensive powers. Frankenstein's creature developed into a deadly menace to his creator." To repeat - that quotation was published in 1931. The book is a lot of fun, as well as enlightening.
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Anthologist
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Nicholson Baker
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, January 22, 2012
Fun, funny book about words and life. In detail. I'm reading it aloud to a friend, and it's perfect for that. Very easy to relate to a character who knows alot about poetry, language, and words but isn't so very good at writing himself - the classic knowing what one wants to write but not being able to write it. A very human story, whether or not you're interested in poetry. It does seem to me that it relates beyond "literary" subjects - everyone believes they have capacity to do great work, but at least sometimes cannot do it. Highly recommended. Great sense of humor, great fun. Unless of course you don't like words, then maybe you won't like it.
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Brief History of Anxiety
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Patricia Pearson
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, September 10, 2011
Very interesting book. Pearson's personal story illuminates the ups and down many of us experience in some way. The information and examples she presents on the current culture of Happy (see also Barbara Ehrenreich's "Bright Sided") are insane and often hilarious. Take heart, those of you who find yourselves working within that strange culture - where "no whining" and "no problem unless you have the solution" are easy ways to shut you up. And if you know anyone taking anti-depressants, you might read this book for the physical, known difficulties of quitting. It's an engaging story, and a must-read for those with an interest in anxiety.
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Sometimes a Great Notion
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Ken Kesey
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, December 19, 2010
So glad to see this on the Daily Dose. And glad to be nudged to re-read it. I have been recommending it for years, but have only read it once, in the 70's. It's time to pick it up again.
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Strength in What Remains
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Tracy Kidder
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, November 26, 2010
I first read Mountains Beyond Mountains. When I saw Kidder had a new book out, I picked it up, not even knowing what it was about. This is another must-read for all time.
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Tiger A True Story of Vengeance
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John Vaillant
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, November 14, 2010
While there is no doubt that this is a story of the hunt, from an even larger perspective it is about the relationship between beings - in this case a large predator and a human. How do we live with each other and what happens when we transgress the rules of relationship? The story elucidates the issue of whether or not we can, as a species, survive along with other species. Can we learn how to reign in those people who transgress the boundaries of right relationship with other species? A well-written book with genuine heroes. The fight for the wild is on, always. I hope readers of this books choose the wild with all its danger. There is a way to live on the edge and fully alive.
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Be the Change You Want to See in the World 365 Things You Can Do for Yourself & Your Planet
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Juli Fisher Mcgarry
DC
, December 21, 2008
Great recipes for vegan meals that taste wonderful - and give you energy as well as nutrition. Lots of info, one day at a time, on how to approach changes you may have wanted to make, or never knew you could make. Whoever thought a cauliflower salad would be delicious? This one's dynamite!
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A Match to the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck by Lightning
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Gretel Ehrlich
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, November 20, 2008
Sort of cheating, but here is a line from the book: "Some Eskimos say that compared to Shamans, ordinary people are like houses with extinguished lamps: they are dark inside and do not attract the attention of the spirits."* This book will tell you what it's like to be struck by lightening, and survive, and proceed living through the physical and metaphysical shock of it. The author shows us what we should never have to experience, yet we all benefit from knowing - a calling from the natural world that is impossible to ignore - a touch that often kills, out of the blue. We now know we are not in charge, yet our honest heart-felt response to life has never been more invited. *p. 147 New Directions paperback edition
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This Cold Heaven Seven Seasons in Greenland
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Gretel Ehrlich
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, November 20, 2008
I had read A Match to the Heart, twice, so I was predisposed toward this book. But I had no knowledge of Greenland, nor of polar expeditions, and no particular interest. So it was like going somewhere I had never seen nor thought about - a real adventure, including back through history. Erlich manages to bring us along for the ride, over all kinds of ice, interacting with sled dogs and airport police and native people and outsiders who've made the far north their homes. It's an amazing look, with maps, into a land of ice! How people live, get by, without snowmobiles, and how snowmobiles and other modern conveniences can steal away the real, honest, tangle with life that goes on so far away from comfort and ease. This is as close as I'll get to Greenland - and I am richer for knowing the land and people are there - for as long as they can be. This is an amazing document of and testament to living with the territory you are given. Beautiful writing. You might want to start reading with a map of Greenland.
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Sleeping at the Starlite Motel & Other Adventures on the Way Back Home
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Bailey White
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, November 19, 2008
Short stories, easy to read, made me laugh and cry with the ease with which the author describes wildly idiosyncratic every-day people. No stereotypes here. Just all human, crazy, loveable fun. I kept discovering my favorite story, only to find the next supplanted it - just because the characters are all written so close to the bone. Highly recommended for an experience of the richness of humanity - your own as well as the characters'.
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Supremely Bad Idea
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Luke Dempsey
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, November 19, 2008
Recommeded for laughs and the fun of going along looking at birds with someone just getting started, who gets manic about it and ends up with weird friends in weird places. An effective escape read. You don't need to love birds to read this - just to be able to relate to obsessions and seeking after [about anything] in the real world.
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2012 The Return of Quetzalcoatl
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Daniel Pinchbeck
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, June 11, 2008
Daniel Pinchbeck has reached beyond the edges of the study of consciousness and in this book offers us many entrances into discovering one's own true mind. Also, he's tried more drugs than I'd want to think about. It's fascinating to read what worlds hallucinogens help us access, and how the traditional guardians of these worlds protect and invite this wisdom. This is a look at the very living force inherent in all - grounded in an intelligent modern viewpoint waking up through the quickly descending darkness. A treasure.
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Among the Bears Raising Orphan Cubs in the Wild
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Benjamin Kilham
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, April 10, 2008
The author shows how he learns to introduce orphaned bear cubs back to their rightful natural world. The book is not just for people interested in bears. It gives us insight into another species (ok, bears) and allows us to actually gain entrance, even if only a window view, to the world beyond humans. Also, it's written by a man who has dyslexia and thereby brings an added dimension to the story. It's a humble testament to opening up and listening to the wild - an encouraging, heartbreaking, courageous book. Plus, there are photos!
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How To Be Idle
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Tom Hodgkinson
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, February 02, 2008
Do you wonder at times why you work a job you don't like but you have absolutely no desire to "move up" or get involved in those meetings to talk in-depth about your work? This book will remind you that there is a long history of people living life for the enjoyment of it - which you probably knew at one point! You probably got the silly job-job in the first place because you were focusing on enjoying life, not planning a career. Anyway, if you're NOT in the position stated above, and you actually do like your work, or some of it anyway, this book will still remind you of what's important - enjoying the pleasures of friendship, community, and the real work of living. Many excellent historical references and quotes place you in good company. Reading this book makes me happy (even though I'm one of those job-job people) because it reminds me that I made my choices based on what I REALLY wanted to do - enjoy life. And it's a good kick in the butt to bring my life around to where I'm living more and working less.
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American Assassination The Strange Death of Senator Paul Wellstone
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Four Arrows
DC
, August 19, 2006
Essential reading for anyone with questions about the Wellstone plane crash. From reminding us of the definition of "conspiracy" to researching and describing local response to the plane crash, the authors explore in-depth the likelihood is of assassination. Though I intuitively knew the moment I head about the crash that it was no an accident, until I read this book I did not have a grip on the facts. The authors go through a rigorous scientific method for exploring all possiblities, and come up with a grim and clear-headed picture of how the Wellstone plane went down. Highly recommended to understand how the powers-that-be manage to wrench control of "democracy" in this country.
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