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Non-Fiction
The Wayfinders
by Wade Davis
Anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world’s indigenous cultures.
The Geography of Bliss
by Eric Weiner
Writer and NPR correspondent Eric Weiner set out on a yearlong journey to find the world’s happiest places.
Civilizations
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Seventeen distinct habitats serve as jumping-off points for a series of brilliant set-piece comparisons.
The Haves and Have-Nots
by Branko Milanovic
One of the world’s experts on wealth, poverty, and the gap between them, explains how wealth has been unevenly spread throughout our world.
The Way Through the Woods
by Litt Woon Long
An immigrants journey to overcome grief by delving into an overlooked wonder of nature.
Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai recounts her extraordinary journey. When Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, she began a vital poor people’s environmental movement, focused on the empowerment of women, that soon spread across Africa.
The Truth That Never Hurts by Barbara Smith
The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom brings together more than two decades of literary criticism and political thought about gender, race, sexuality, power, and social change.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism & You
by Jason Reynolds and Imbram X. Kendi
Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi team up to investigate the history of racist ideas through a narrative that’s aimed at young adult readers.
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Robin Wall Kimmerer braids strands of indigenous ways of knowing, scientific knowledge, and an Anishinabekwe scientist’s hope to bring together in ways to serve the earth through essays that create a richly textured whole.
A Moveable Feast
by Don George
A collection of travelers’ tales set around the world, it transforms the planet into a buffet for mind, soul and stomach
The Art of Travel
by Alain de Botton
A philosophical look at the ubiquitous but peculiar activity of traveling ‘for pleasure’, mixing personal thought with insights drawn from some of the great figures of the past.
Lands of Lost Borders
by Kate Harris
An exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity..
Fiction
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
A team of four women set out into Area X, which has been abandoned and cut off from the rest of civilization.
Kitchen
by Banana Yoshimoto
The lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan are juxtaposed to tell tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen.
The Buru Quartet
by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Follow the personal and political life of a leader of the revolution against the Dutch, from early in the century through independence.
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
The story of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley, and of Jamaica in the 1970s, when the island went through one of its most violently defining moments.
Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea
Alsanea’s tale of the personal struggles of four young upper-class women offers Westerners an unprecedented glimpse into a society often veiled from view.
The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad
Tor Baz, descended from both chiefs and outlaws, moves between the tribes of Pakistan and Afghanistan and their worlds full of brutality, humanity, deep love, honor, poverty, and grace.
The Whistler by Ondjaki
A young man arrives at the church of an African village and starts whistling so beautifully that the priest is left in tears. He finds himself affected by the colorful inhabitants as they all surrender to the moods of his melodies.
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
The story of the history and people of modern Oman told through one family’s losses and loves.
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Short Videos
The Story of Filomena by Dr. Fernando Reimers
The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Adichie
Don’t Ask Where I’m From, Ask Where I’m a Local by Taiye Selasi
Deep Travel – Connecting on the Road and In Life by Judith Fein
The Watchtower of Turkey by Leonardo Dalessandri
3 Words For Paris by Cokau Lab
How Adventure Makes You Smarter and Stronger by Tyler Tervooren
What Does it Mean to be a Citizen of the World? by Hugh Evans
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
Documentaries
Encounters at the End of the World (Amazon Prime)
Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
(Netflix)
Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father’s legacy.
13th
(Netflix)
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the U.S., focusing on the fact that the nation’s prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
American Factory
(Netflix)
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned GM plant. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
Baraka (Amazon Prime)
From chaotic cities to barren wilderness, the movie takes viewers around the globe to witness a variety of spectacles in both natural and technological realms.
5 Broken Cameras
(Tubi)
Beginning in 2005, Palestinian Emad Burnet records his village’s resistance to the encroachment of Israeli settlements.
When Two Worlds Collide
(Netflix)
In this tense and immersive tour de force, audiences are taken directly into the line of fire between powerful, opposing Peruvian leaders who will stop at nothing to keep their respective goals intact.
Salam Neighbor
(Amazon Prime)
American filmmakers Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci live in a Syrian refugee camp to chronicle the lives and true stories of their displaced neighbours.
Series
Tales by Light (Netflix)
A look behind the photographs of talented Australian and North American photographers to see exactly what goes into capturing a powerful image.
Salt Acid Fat Heat
(Netflix)
Chef and food writer Samin Nosrat travels around the world to demystify and explore the central principles of what makes food delicious.
Ugly Delicious (Netflix)
Chef David Chang examines the cultural, sociological and culinary history of popular foods, challenging and exploring the attitudes in each dish’s lore.
Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy (Netflix)
Discover the rich comedy cultures thriving in dangerous places around the world and the people keeping it alive despite difficult circumstances.
Our Planet (Netflix)
Experience our planet’s natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.
Street Food (Netflix)
Explore the rich culture of street food in the world’s most vibrant cities. Episodes highlight the stories of perseverance and culture that bring life to various countries’ cuisine.
Parts Unknown (Hulu)
Anthony Bourdain travels the world uncovering lesser-known places and exploring their cultures and cuisine.
Human Planet (BBC)
Travel to extreme locations to learn how people survive by building complex relationships with their animal neighbors and nature’s hostile elements.
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