Mykale's Staff Picks

Unbothered: The Power of Choosing Joy By Omarion Cover Image
By Omarion
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063119185
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Published: HarperOne - September 13th, 2022

From beloved entertainer Omarion comes a profound redefinition of what it means to live a good life—revealing The King of Unbothered’s secrets to wholeness, love, and the power of choosing joy.


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Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen By George McCalman Cover Image
$36.80
ISBN: 9780062913234
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Published: HarperOne - September 27th, 2022

*WINNER OF THE NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author*

A gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrates Black pioneers—famous and little-known--in politics, science, literature, music, and more—with biographical reflections, all created and curated by an award-winning graphic designer.


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Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing By Joy a. Degruy Cover Image
$18.35
ISBN: 9780985217273
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(This item cannot be returned.) No refunds or exchanges
Published: Joy Degruy Publications Inc - September 11th, 2017

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The Tiny Star By Mem Fox, Freya Blackwood (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mem Fox, Freya Blackwood (Illustrator)
$16.55
ISBN: 9780593304013
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - November 16th, 2021

A beautiful and gentle story about life and death from beloved author Mem Fox, illustrated by rising star Freya Blackwood; its star imagery, and sense of rebirth make it a perfect choice for the holiday season.


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Julián at the Wedding By Jessica Love, Jessica Love (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jessica Love, Jessica Love (Illustrator)
$16.55
ISBN: 9781536212389
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Published: Candlewick - October 6th, 2020

The star of Julián Is a Mermaid makes a joyful return—and finds a new friend—at a wedding to be remembered.


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A Snake Falls to Earth By Darcie Little Badger Cover Image
$17.47
ISBN: 9781646140923
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Published: Levine Querido - November 23rd, 2021

Newbery Honor Winner
National Indie Bestseller
National Book Award Longlist
Minneapolis Star Tribune Best of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best of the Year
Kirkus Best the Year
Apple Best of the Year
Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
New York Public Library's Best of the Year
Autostraddle's Best Queer Books of the Year


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Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance By Jessamyn Stanley Cover Image
$14.67
ISBN: 9781523505210
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Published: Workman Publishing Company - June 22nd, 2021

Finding self-acceptance both on and off the mat.
In Sanskrit, yoga means to “yoke.” To yoke mind and body, movement and breath, light and dark, the good and the bad.


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The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart By Alicia Garza Cover Image
$16.56
ISBN: 9780525509707
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Published: One World - September 7th, 2021

An essential guide to building transformative movements to address the challenges of our time, from one of the country’s leading organizers and a co-creator of Black Lives Matter
 
“Excellent and provocative . . . a gateway [to] urgent debates.”—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker


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Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds By Adrienne Maree Brown Cover Image
$14.72
ISBN: 9781849352604
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Published: AK Press - April 18th, 2017

In the tradition of Octavia Butler, radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help to shape the futures we want.


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The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship, A Toltec Wisdom Book By Don Miguel Ruiz, Janet Mills Cover Image
$12.88
ISBN: 9781878424426
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Published: Amber-Allen Publishing - March 30th, 1999

In The Mastery of Love, don Miguel Ruiz illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to suffering and drama in our relationships.


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Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto By Tricia Hersey Cover Image
$24.84
ISBN: 9780316365215
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Published: Little, Brown Spark - October 11th, 2022

***INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***

Disrupt and push back against capitalism and white supremacy. In this book, Tricia Hersey, aka The Nap Bishop, encourages us to connect to the liberating power of rest, daydreaming, and naps as a foundation for healing and justice.

What would it be like to live in a well-rested world?


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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us By Hanif Abdurraqib, Eve L. Ewing (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Hanif Abdurraqib, Eve L. Ewing (Foreword by)
$15.63
ISBN: 9781937512651
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Published: Two Dollar Radio - November 7th, 2017

* 2018 "12 best books to give this holiday season" --TODAY (Elizabeth Acevedo)


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After the Rain: Gentle Reminders for Healing, Courage, and Self-Love By Alexandra Elle Cover Image
$18.35
ISBN: 9781797200101
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Published: Chronicle Books - October 13th, 2020

In this Amazon #1 bestseller, celebrated self-care storyteller Alexandra Elle delivers 15 lessons on how to overcome obstacles, build confidence, and cultivate abundance.

Part memoir and part guide, Elle shares stirring stories from her own remarkable journey from self-doubt to self-love.

This soulful collection is filled with illuminating reflections on loss, fear,


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The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love By Sonya Renee Taylor, Ijeoma Oluo (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Sonya Renee Taylor, Ijeoma Oluo (Foreword by)
$17.43
ISBN: 9781523090990
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Published: Berrett-Koehler Publishers - February 9th, 2021

"To build a world that works for everyone, we must first make the radical decision to love every facet of ourselves...'The body is not an apology' is the mantra we should all embrace." 
--Kimberlé Crenshaw, legal scholar and founder and Executive Director, African American Policy Forum 


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Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good By Adrienne Maree Brown (Editor) Cover Image
By Adrienne Maree Brown (Editor)
$18.40
ISBN: 9781849353267
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Published: AK Press - March 19th, 2019

How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life?