The best books for people who still believe in magic – or who wish they did

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The best books that give you a shocking and intense view into a real world you hadn’t known before

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The best holistic science books that connect the dots

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The best non-fiction books that let you perceive the world differently

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The best books on wild foods and ancient ways

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The best books about the big ideas that changed our world

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The best books for building peace with nature

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The best books for healing your heart

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The best books for awakening to a vital, exuberant, living kinship with the more-than-human world

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The best books about interspecies communication – between humans, animals, and plants

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The best books to alleviate dread

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The best books about biodiversity, ecology, and extinction

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The best books that take you on a journey into the fantastic world of fungi

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The best books for re-wilding our relationship with life

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The best books on the magical power of our shared humanity

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The best books about communication

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The best books that blend science with fiction yet are not entirely either

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The best books for thinking differently about relationships

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The best books on science, ultimate consciousness, and practical spirituality

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