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Book jacket for Bygone badass broads : 52 forgotten women who changed the world
Bygone badass broads : 52 forgotten women who...
Mackenzi Lee
Book jacket for History vs women : the defiant lives that they don't want you to know
History vs women : the defiant lives that they...
Anita Sarkeesian
Book jacket for Amazons, abolitionists, and activists : a graphic history of women's fight for their rights
Amazons, abolitionists, and activists : a graphic...
Mikki Kendall
Book jacket for Amelia Earhart : this broad ocean
Amelia Earhart : this broad ocean
Sarah Stewart Taylor
Book jacket for Original sisters : portraits of tenacity and courage
Original sisters : portraits of tenacity and...
Anita Kunz
Book jacket for Inaugural ballers : the true story of the first U.S. Women's Olympic basketball team
Inaugural ballers : the true story of the first...
Andrew Maraniss
Book jacket for Heroines, rescuers, rabbis, spies : unsung women of the Holocaust
Heroines, rescuers, rabbis, spies : unsung women...
Sarah Silberstein Swartz
Book jacket for To her credit
To her credit
Kaitlin Culmo
Book jacket for The bodyguard unit : Edith Garrud, women's suffrage, and jujitsu
The bodyguard unit : Edith Garrud, women's...
Clu00e9ment Xavier
Book jacket for Smash the patriarchy
Smash the patriarchy
Marta Breen
Book jacket for 28 days : a novel of resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
28 days : a novel of resistance in the Warsaw...
David Safier
Book jacket for The librarian of Auschwitz
The librarian of Auschwitz
Antonio Iturbe
Book jacket for Luck of the Titanic
Luck of the Titanic
Stacey Lee
Book jacket for A sitting in St. James
A sitting in St. James
Rita Williams-Garcia
Book jacket for Call me Athena, girl from Detroit : a novel in verse
Call me Athena, girl from Detroit : a novel in...
Colby Cedar Smith
Book jacket for Last night at the Telegraph Club
Last night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
Book jacket for Rima's rebellion : courage in a time of tyranny
Rima's rebellion : courage in a time of tyranny
Margarita Engle
Book jacket for Susie King Taylor : nurse, teacher & freedom fighter
Susie King Taylor : nurse, teacher & freedom...
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Book jacket for The blood years
The blood years
Elana K Arnold
Book jacket for For Lamb
For Lamb
Lesa Cline-Ransome
Book jacket for The Blackwoods
The Blackwoods
Brandy Colbert
Book jacket for Women in art : 50 fearless creatives who inspired the world
Women in art : 50 fearless creatives who inspired...
Rachel Ignotofsky
Book jacket for Pauli Murray : the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist
Pauli Murray : the life of a pioneering feminist...
Rosita Stevens-Holsey
Book jacket for Lifting as we climb : black women's battle for the ballot box
Lifting as we climb : black women's battle for the...
Evette Dionne
Book jacket for The secret wisdom of nature : trees, animals, and the extraordinary balance of all living things : stories from science and observation
The secret wisdom of nature : trees, animals, and...
Peter Wohlleben
Book jacket for The observologist : a handbook for mounting very small scientific expeditions
The observologist : a handbook for mounting very...
Giselle Clarkson
Book jacket for A year of Forest School : outdoor play and skill-building fun for every season
A year of Forest School : outdoor play and...
Jane Worroll
Book jacket for Rewild yourself : making nature more visible in our lives
Rewild yourself : making nature more visible in...
Simon Barnes
Book jacket for The forest unseen : a year's watch in nature
The forest unseen : a year's watch in nature
David George Haskell
Book jacket for An illustrated country year : nature uncovered month by month
An illustrated country year : nature uncovered...
Celia Lewis
Book jacket for Rewilding : meditations, practices, and skills for awakening in nature
Rewilding : meditations, practices, and skills for...
Micah Mortali
Book jacket for The beginner's guide to birding : the easiest way for anyone to explore the incredible world of birds
The beginner's guide to birding : the easiest way...
Nate Swick
Book jacket for Birds, bees, & butterflies : bringing nature into your yard & garden
Birds, bees, & butterflies : bringing nature into...
Nancy J Hajeski
Book jacket for The comfort of crows : a backyard year
The comfort of crows : a backyard year
Margaret Renkl
Book jacket for Attracting birds, butterflies, and other backyard wildlife
Attracting birds, butterflies, and other backyard...
David Mizejewski
Book jacket for Seasonal flower arranging : fill your home with blooms, branches, and foraged materials all year round
Seasonal flower arranging : fill your home with...
Ariella Chezar
Book jacket for The humane gardener : nurturing a backyard habitat for wildlife
The humane gardener : nurturing a backyard habitat...
Nancy Lawson
Book jacket for Hack your backyard : discover a world of outside fun with science buddies
Hack your backyard : discover a world of outside...
Niki Ahrens
Book jacket for The bees in your backyard : a guide to North America's bees
The bees in your backyard : a guide to North...
Joseph S Wilson
Book jacket for Home grown : adventures in parenting off the beaten path, unschooling, and reconnecting with the natural world
Home grown : adventures in parenting off the...
Ben Hewitt
Book jacket for Stranded : finding nature in uncertain times
Stranded : finding nature in uncertain times
Maddalena Bearzi
Book jacket for A wilder life : a season-by-season guide to getting in touch with nature
A wilder life : a season-by-season guide to...
Celestine Maddy
Book jacket for The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century
The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded...
Deborah Blum
Book jacket for Dinner with the president : food, politics, and a history of breaking bread at the White House
Dinner with the president : food, politics, and a...
Alex Prud'homme
Book jacket for Fatty fatty boom boom : a memoir of food, fat, and family
Fatty fatty boom boom : a memoir of food, fat, and...
Rabia Chaudry
Book jacket for Free lunch
Free lunch
Rex Ogle
Book jacket for Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
Judi Barrett
Book jacket for Grandma's tiny house : a counting story!
Grandma's tiny house : a counting story!
JaNay Brown-Wood
Book jacket for Land of milk and honey
Land of milk and honey
C Pam Zhang
Book jacket for On the line
On the line
Fern Michaels
Book jacket for Calm your mind with food : a revolutionary guide to controlling your anxiety
Calm your mind with food : a revolutionary guide...
Uma Naidoo
Book jacket for Salt, fat, acid, heat : mastering the elements of good cooking
Salt, fat, acid, heat : mastering the elements of...
Samin Nosrat
Book jacket for The Blue Zones kitchen : 100 recipes to live to 100
The Blue Zones kitchen : 100 recipes to live to...
Dan Buettner
Book jacket for Medium raw : a bloody valentine to the world of food and the people who cook
Medium raw : a bloody valentine to the world of...
Anthony Bourdain
Book jacket for Start your farm : the authoritative guide to becoming a sustainable twenty-first-century farmer
Start your farm : the authoritative guide to...
Forrest Pritchard
Book jacket for Ugly vegetables
Ugly vegetables
Grace Lin
Book jacket for Freedom Soup
Freedom Soup
Tami Charles
Book jacket for Hot, hot roti for Dada-ji
Hot, hot roti for Dada-ji
F Zia
Book jacket for Doxology
Doxology
Nell Zink
Book jacket for Long live the post horn!
Long live the post horn!
Vigdis Hjorth
Book jacket for Summer fun
Summer fun
Jeanne Thornton
Book jacket for Martyr!
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar
Book jacket for The last samurai
The last samurai
Helen DeWitt
Book jacket for The door
The door
Magda Szabó
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