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SWEET SURPRISE As delicious as it is stylish, this pure maple sugar cube is the preferred option for adding a touch of sweetness to your favorite snack. A perfect cube that can be used to sprinkle some shavings over the top of oatmeal, fruit, or ice cream for a sweet, delicate twist. 7oz. Available in Golden Delicate (buttery maple flavor) or Dark Robust (intense maple flavor). $16.99; tonewoodmaple.com. 20 | INFLUENCE WINTER 2016 PHOTOS: Carey Nershi (Maple Cube); Cotopaxi; Elderflower Farmacy; The Experiment Publishing CARRY CHANGE Cotopaxi Nazca 24L Travel Pack is a suitcase-style travel backpack that stores a laptop, change of clothes, and other essentials — perfect for overnight trips, quick getaways, and carry-on convenience. Tuck-away backpack straps and a removable sling strap allow carrying versatility, and a zippered front pocket with fleece lining to keep your electronics or sunglasses scratch-free. Cotopaxi is a new outdoors gear company and benefit corporation that creates innovative outdoor products and experiences that fund sustainable poverty alleviation, move people to do good, and inspire adventure. $139; cotopaxi.com. HEARTS ON FIRE Peace is the first candle of its kind to use honey, natural fragrance, and essential oils to lift spirits and unite communities — and calm nerves. Blended using the world’s finest essential oils and absolutes, every candle gives light to a child in a developing country by sending that child to school. 100 percent soy wax and beeswax blend, paraffin and lead-free, fine essential oils and fragrance, cotton wick, free of dyes. Hand-poured in Austin. $16; elderflowerfarmacy.com. WAXING POETIC Politicos are often debating/defending their viewpoints while listening to others do the same. But how to identify good points from bad? Enter Ali Almossawi’s engaging and entertaining book. Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy, the slippery slope argument, the ad hominem attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short — plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical faux pas. $14.95; theexperimentpublishing.com.


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