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Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally
by Smith, Alisa, MacKinnon, J. B.
Like many great adventures, the 100-mile diet began with a memorable feast. Stranded in their off-the-grid summer cottage in the Canadian wilderness with unexpected guests, Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon turned to the land around them. They caught a trout, picked mushrooms, and mulled apples from an abandoned orchard with rose hips in wine. The meal was truly satisfying; every ingredient had a story, a direct line they could trace from the soil to their forks. The experience raised a question: Was it possible to eat this way in their everyday lives?

Back in the city, they began to research the origins of the items that stocked the shelves of their local supermarket. They were shocked to discover that a typical ingredient in a North American meal travels roughly the distance between Boulder, Colorado, and New York City before it reaches the plate.

So they decided on an experiment: For one year they would eat only food produced within 100 miles of their Vancouver home.

The authors' food-focused experiment questions globalization, monoculture, the oil economy, environmental collapse, and the tattering threads of community. Thought-provoking and inspiring, Plenty offers more than a way of eating. In the end, it's a new way of looking at the world.

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Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals
by Claiborne, Shane, Haw, Chris, SharpSeven
Amid all the buzz of politics and elections, "Jesus for President" is a refreshing reminder that humanity's ultimate hope lies not in partisan political options but in the Jesus who gave his life for others.

Shane Claiborne is a founding member of the Simple Way faith community and author of The Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President. He is an evangelical activist, a grassroots advocate for the poor, and, as one reviewer called him, "a living experiment."

Young Adult & Children

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Selznick, Brian
Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience in this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery. Illustrations.

Greater Cleveland Writers

Interrupted by God: Glimpses from the Edge
by Lind, Tracey, Bass, Diana Butler

Autographed copies available! With camera in hand Lind looks for and finds God on the edge of exclusion and embrace. Through this powerful combination of black-and-white photographs and spare storytelling, she introduces us to interruptions of the holy in unexpected people and places.

Book Sense Picks

Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.

Hope's Boy
by Bridge, Andrew
I like it! I found the characters compelling...the book was reminiscent of Angela's Ashes. I'd recommend it to all social workers.--Joyce Frohn, Apple Blossom Books (Oshkosh, WI)