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"I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer": Letters on Love and Marriage from the World’s First Personal Advice Column
Mary Beth Norton

A fascinating collection of questions and answers—about courtship, marriage, love, and sex—from a seventeenth-century periodical.

203 pp. - Miscellaneous

Birnbaum's 2025 Walt Disney World: The Official Vacation Guide
Birnbaum Guides

Presents a guide to the different sections of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, including the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and the Walt Disney World resorts.

364 pp. - Miscellaneous

BLK MKT Vintage: Reclaiming Objects and Curiosities That Tell Black Stories
Jannah Handy, Kiyanna Stewart

This one-of-a-kind treasure trove of Black cultural ephemera, from the entrepreneurs behind the vintage shop BLK MKT Vintage, expands on their mission to curate vintage objects that tell Black stories and celebrate the contributions Black people have made to our American consciousness.

262 pp. - Miscellaneous

The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life
Suleika Jaouad

A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and many more.

305 pp. - Miscellaneous

Buried Philadelphia: The Cemeteries and Burial Grounds of the City of Brotherly Love
Jennifer J. O’Donnell

Explores the city's cemeteries, blending history, art, and recreation in forgotten burial grounds transformed into urban green spaces.

96 pp. Paperback - Miscellaneous

Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash
Alexander Clapp

A globe-trotting work of relentless investigative reporting, this is the first major book to expose the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade.

390 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

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