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This book describes meditation, mindfulness, and the benefits of meditation, and includes a guided program of meditation sessions.

The Art of Mindful Origami extends the concept of mindful, art-therapy coloring using 15 origami projects, ranging in difficulty from basic to complex, as tools to develop mindfulness.

An account of the history of the Spanish colony in the Philippines during the 16th century. First history of the Spanish Philippines by a layman.

Rachel is still reeling from the news that the Earth is secretly under attack by parasitic aliens known as the Yeerks. And that she and her friends -- five kids who stumbled onto a downed spacecraft and were given the power to morph into any animal they touch -- are the planet's only defense.

A collection of three stories: The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, and The Rabbits. A girl finds a bright spot in a dark world. A boy leads a strange, lost creature home. And a group of peaceful creatures loses their home to cruel invaders.

Nnedi Okorafor's Binti is the winner of the Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs.

Regarding humans unfavorably upon arriving on Earth, a reluctant extraterrestrial assumes the identity of a Cambridge mathematician before realizing that there's more to the human race than he suspected.

A graphic novel adaptation of the classic tale in which Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

The last human in the universe must battle unfathomable alien intelligences and confront the truth about humanity.

Film based on the story "Story of your life" by Ted Chiang.

A collection of true essays celebrates the friendships between women and gay men and includes contributions by an array of literary novelists, performance artists, and others, including Andrew Solomon, Simon Doonan, and Cindy Chupack.

Deep Secrets reveals the false story we tell about boys, friendships, and human nature. Niobe Way argues that boys experience a "crisis of connection" as they approach manhood.