Craig Childs is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed books, including "Tracing Time" and "The Wild Dark". His work spans cultural history, science, and the visceral experience of life on Earth, from desert waters to pre-Columbian migrations across the American Southwest....

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E.A. Hanks, author of the bestselling "The 10, a Memoir of Family and the Open Road," graduated from Vassar College and has written for The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, and Huffington Post....

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Ann Lane Hedlund is a cultural anthropologist who works with visual artists to probe creativity and share stories. In "Mac Schweitzer," she recounts the adventures and achievements of a painter whose legacy disappeared 60 years ago....

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In a life-saving attempt to flee El Salvador’s civil war in 1980, Dora Rodriguez traveled north and almost died in the Arizona desert. She has spent much of her life since trying to help people facing the same challenges she did....