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The Authentic Animal: Inside the Odd and Obsessive World of Taxidermy
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Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena: Includes New Essays Published for the First Time
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Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier
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Braving Home: Dispatches from the Underwater Town, the Lava-Side Inn, and Other Extreme Locales – A Moving Journey of Rootedness and Devotion to Place
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American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds
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The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
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Big Dead Place: Inside the Strange and Menacing World of Antarctica
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Count Down: Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest Math Competition
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
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