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Art of the Airport Tower

by Rachel Jagareski

Devotees of art photography and aviation history alike will savor this unusual and well-researched book. A striking photo of Edinburgh Airport’s iconic traffic control tower, with its sweeping lines and skin of diamond-shaped tiles,... Read More

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The BackYard Orchardist

by Diane Prokop

The science of growing fruit is complex, but Otto takes the mystery out of it. Anyone can throw a few seeds into the ground and end up with a couple of radishes. However, harvesting a passel of pears from a backyard tree is a bit more... Read More

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White Eskimo

by Lee Polevoi

Those enthralled by tales of Polar expeditions will find much to celebrate in this thrilling and well-paced biography. Unlike more famous Polar explorers like Robert Peary, Robert Falcon Scott, and Roald Amundsen, there’s been no... Read More

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Oh, Baby!

by Karen Rigby

This is the welcome kind of parenting book that sugarcoats nothing. Oh, Baby! True Stories About Conception, Adoption, Surrogacy, Pregnancy, Labor, and Love features twenty-three brief essays for parents. Edited by Lee Gutkind and Alice... Read More

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