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September 2016

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published September 2016.

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The Essential Edible Pharmacy

by Rachel Jagareski

Controlling her own chronic illness through diet led Australian Sophie Manolas to a career as a clinical nutritionist. Manolas’s zeal for good food and good health drives this book in its exploration of sixty common superfood... Read More

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Environmentalism of the Rich

by Anna Call

Presenting an economic analysis of environmentalism, this book argues not only that environmental activism by celebrities and large companies is largely ineffectual, but that global capitalism itself is the most significant driver of... Read More

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A Child of Books

by Catherine Reed-Thureson

"A Child of Books" is a gorgeous book about creativity, imagination, and a love of books. The first-person narrative describes the joy and the adventure of stories. In simple pen-and-ink drawings, two children roam through a landscape of... Read More

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Block Genius

by Sarah E. White

In "Block Genius", Sue Voegtlin aims to take the guesswork—and the math—out of quilting, for quilters of all skill levels. She does this by providing exploded diagrams for more than 200 quilt blocks worked on grids of 2x2, 3x3, 4x4,... Read More

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Chirri & Chirra

by Catherine Reed-Thureson

Chirri and Chirra introduces the world to two young girls and the adventures they take on their bicycles. Translated from Japanese, the book is innocent and charming and whimsical. As the girls travel through the lushly illustrated... Read More

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The Taste of Egypt

by Susan Waggoner

Beyond recipes, the book imparts something of the spirit of Egypt itself. Adventurous cooks looking to broaden their repertoires will want to get a copy of Dyna Eldaief’s The Taste of Egypt: Home Cooking from the Middle East. Author... Read More

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