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It hits the page like a natural force, crude and undeniable and, against all principles of beauty, beautiful.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Engrossing, sensitive, beautiful . . . so candid, so honest, and so touching, as to make it virtually impossible to put down.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Sun-Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0385337817\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780385337816\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Moody, Anne\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Delta\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Delta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2004)","offer_id":46079803457733,"sku":"9780385337816","price":17.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780385337816.jpg?v=1776031916"},{"product_id":"soil-the-story-of-a-black-mothers-garden","title":"Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"heartfelt and thoroughly enriching\" (Aimee Nezhukumatathil, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e) work that expands on how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Book Critics Circle finalist Camille T. Dungy diversifies her garden to reflect her heritage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSoil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e poet and scholar Camille T. Dungy recounts the seven-year odyssey to diversify her garden in the predominantly white community of Fort Collins, Colorado. 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