January 23\, 2024: Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonde r of our Human Senses by Jackie Higgins
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Perfect for fans of The Soul of an Octopus and The Genius of Birds\, this "maste rpiece of science and nature writing" (The Washington Post) explo res how we process the world around us through the lens of the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals\, revealing that we are not limit ed to merely five senses.
\nThere is a scientific revolution stirrin g in the field of human perception. Research has shown that the extraordin ary sensory powers of our animal friends can help us better understand the same powers that lie dormant within us. From the harlequin mantis shrimp with its ability to see a vast range of colors\, to the bloodhound and its hundreds of millions of scent receptors\; from the orb-weaving spider who se eyes recognize not only space but time\, to the cheetah whose ears are responsible for its perfect agility\, these astonishing animals hold the k ey to better understanding how we make sense of the world around us.
\n"An appealingly written\, enlightening\, and sometimes eerie journey in to the extraordinary possibilities for the human senses" (Kirkus Revie ws\, starred)\, Sentient will change the way you look at hum anity.
\n\nFebruary 27\, 2024: Natalie Tan&rsquo\;s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
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Lush and visual\, chock-full of delicious recipes\, Roselle Lim's magical debut novel is abo ut food\, heritage\, and finding family in the most unexpected places.&nbs p\;
\nAt the news of her mother's death\, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago\, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco's Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading\, with businesses failing and families moving out. She's even more surprised to learn she has inher ited her grandmother's restaurant.
\nThe neighborhood seer reads the restaurant's fortune in the leaves: Natalie must cook three recipes from her grandmother's cookbook to aid her struggling neighbors before the rest aurant will succeed. Unfortunately\, Natalie has no desire to help them tr y to turn things around--she resents the local shopkeepers for leaving her alone to take care of her agoraphobic mother when she was growing up. But with the support of a surprising new friend and a budding romance\, Natal ie starts to realize that maybe her neighbors really have been there for h er all along.
\n\nMarch 26\, 2024: The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essay s on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
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The Anth ropocene is the current geologic age\, in which humans have profoundly res haped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essa ys adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast\, bestselling auth or John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a f ive-star scale--from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and P enguins of Madagascar.
\nFunny\, complex\, and rich with detail\, th e reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species\ , we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough\, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separat ed us and bound us together.
\nJohn Green's gift for storytelling sh ines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is an open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic c elebration of falling in love with the world.
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