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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2023
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The fun habit : how the pursuit of joy and wonder can change your life
by Michael Rucker
Drawing on current research, accessible science and practical recommendations, this empowering and encouraging guidebook explains how you can build having fun into an actionable and effortless habit and why doing so will help you become a healthier, more joyful, more productive person. Illustrations.
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To dye for : how toxic fashion is making us sick--and how we can fight back
by Alden Wicker
"Award-winning journalist Alden Wicker breaks open a story hiding in plain sight: the unregulated toxic chemicals that are likely in your wardrobe right now, how they're harming you, and what you can do about it. In To Dye For, Wicker reveals how clothing manufacturers have successfully swept consumers' concerns under the rug for more than 150 years, and why synthetic fashion and dyes made from fossil fuels are so deeply intertwined with the rise of autoimmune disease, infertility, asthma, eczema, and more. In fact, there's little to no regulation of the clothes and textiles we wear each day--from uniforms to fast fashion, outdoor gear, and even the face masks that have become ubiquitous in recent years. Wicker explains how we got here, what the stakes are, and what all of us can do in the fight for a safe and healthy wardrobe for all"
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Saving time : discovering a life beyond the clock
by Jenny Odell
In this thought-provoking, deeply hopeful reframing of time, the author takes us on a journey through other temporal habitats, urging us to become stewards of different rhythms of life, to imagine an existence, identity and source of meaning outside the world of work and profit.
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Things we make : the unknown history of invention from cathedrals to soda cans
by William Scott Hammack
From the grand stone arches of medieval cathedrals to the ordinary modern soda can, the author, aka The Engineer Guy, explains the golden rule of thumb that underlies every new building technique, every technological advancement and every creative solution that leads us toward a more functional world.
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Sweet enough
by Alison Roman
Presenting dessert recipes that feel special and approachable, impressive and doable, a New York-based cook and New York Times bestselling author shows how to make simple yet sublime sweets that are a perfect finish to any dinner. Illustrations.
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A cook's book : the essential Nigel Slater
by Nigel Slater
"A collection of more than 150 delicious, easy, and gratifying plant-based and meat recipes, A Cook's Book is the story of famed food writer Nigel Slater's life in the kitchen. He charms readers with the tales behind the recipes, recalling the first timehe ate a sublime baguette in Paris and the joy of his first slice of buttercream-topped chocolate cake."
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