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A Natural History of Empty Lots – Paperback launch and other upcoming events

Thanks to the warm reception for A Natural History of Empty Lots over the past year since its release in hardcover, ebook and an audio edition narrated by yours truly, Timber Press has decided to also launch a paperback edition, which will be coming out Tuesday, October 7. That evening we’ll be celebrating with an event at Alienated Majesty Books in Austin, which will include a screening of a

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	Tropic of Kansas 3.44 avg rating — 891 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places 3.85 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rule of Capture (Dystopian Lawyer, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Failed State (Dystopian Lawyer, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Messages and a Warning: Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic by Eduardo Jiménez Mayo (Editor), Chris N. Brown (Editor), Christopher Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism’s Stealth Revolution (Near Futures, 4)

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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World

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“You can’t teach the love of nature. It has to come from within, through serendipitous discovery of one’s own unmediated presence in the world.”
― Christopher Brown, A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places

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“I guess you prefer the news with artificial blondes reading corporate scripts,” said Xelina. “Honestly,”
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“The wasteland is the land from which human beings can extract no value to sustain their lives.”
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