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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Paperback) By Robert M. Sapolsky $20.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss (Paperback) By Mary-Frances O'Connor $17.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative (Paperback) By Florence Williams $15.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) (Paperback) By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi $16.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body (Paperback) By Daniel Goleman, Richard J. Davidson $17.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	The River of Consciousness (Paperback) By Oliver Sacks $16.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales (Hardcover) By Oliver Sacks $26.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions (Paperback) By Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Sandra Blakeslee $18.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (Paperback) By Dr. Anna Lembke $18.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us (Hardcover) By Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross $30.00 Add to Wish List Backordered	Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds (Paperback) By Andrew R. Gallimore $38.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More (Hardcover) By Christopher M. Palmer, MD $28.95 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days

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Banned or challenged books - a small selection

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

A Light in the Attic By Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

Halloween Books

Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters (Choose Your Own Adventure) By Rana Tahir, Patrick Spaziante (Illustrator), Katherine Spaziante (Illustrator) Cover Image

Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) By Edgar Allan Poe, A. J. Odasso (Introduction by) Cover Image

A Halloween Scare in St. Louis By Eric James, Marina Le Ray (Illustrator) Cover Image

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel By Ray Bradbury Cover Image

Vegetables in Halloween Costumes By Jared Chapman Cover Image

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) Cover Image

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