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A Clearing in the Distance. Witold Rybczynski (Scribner) The 19th-century polymath Frederick Law Olmsted not only created Central Park. He defined our whole take on nature. This is the latest of many Olmsted bios; there's none better.

Blues for all the Changes. Nikki Giovanni (Morrow) In a volume that marks her 30th anniversary as a published poet, Giovanni's rich, often humorous verse surveys everything from fighting with a neighbor over the height of her fence to the beauty of a lover's smile.

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