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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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NEW ORLEANS

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The Awakening


by Kate Chopin | Marilynne Robinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

The 1899 novel that forever vanquished "feminine propriety." Chopin's exhilarating, tragic feminist novella sings with the Cajun and Creole cadences of her native New Orleans. (USS229, $4.95)

The Awakening, A Solitary Soul


by Kate Chopin

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

An Everman's Library edition of Chopin's searing novel of love and lust, set in 1890s New Orleans. (USS473, $18.00)

Cajun and Creole Music Makers


by Barry Jean Ancelet | Elemore Morgan

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

This book presents interviews with and photos of Cajun and Creole musicians in their surroundings. (USS172, $40.00)

City of Refuge

City of Refuge


by Tom Piazza

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 403 PAGES

Uprooted from their New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, two families -- one black and one white -- move to Houston, to rebuild their lives. (USS470, $14.99)

Double Down, Reflections on Gambling and Loss


by Steven Barthelme | Frederick Barthelme

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 198 PAGES

In this haunting evocation of the world of floating Gulf Coast casinos, two brothers describe their dangerous addiction to gambling in the wake of their parents' death. The two influential Southern writers and English professors gamble away their entire inheritance and are charged with cheating at the tables and then, finally, they come back from the brink. (USS500, $16.95)

Fodor's New Orleans


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Compact and portable, it's ideal for either a weekend trip or an extended visit. (USS489, $19.99)

Frommer's New Orleans


by Mary Herczog

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • 352 PAGES

The digital version of the popular practical guide features excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. (USS463, $19.99)

Ken Burns: Jazz


by Ken Burns

  • MUSIC
  • 2009
  • DVD

Burns narrates the history of jazz, focusing on the musicians who shaped this American art form. (USS481, $89.99)

Knopf Mapguide New Orleans


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES

A handy set of full color, ingeniously folded maps, each indicating favorite sites, shops, restaurants and attractions. (USS485, $10.95)

Lonely Planet New Orleans

Lonely Planet New Orleans


by Tom Downs | John T. Edge

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

This practical guide to New Orleans features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on accommodations and sightseeing. (USS186, $18.99)

New Orleans Cemeteries, Life in the Cities of the Dead

New Orleans Cemeteries, Life in the Cities of the Dead


by Mason Florence | Robert Florence

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 211 PAGES

A cultural history of New Orleans as seen through its often elaborate cemeteries and funerary ritual. (USS167, $29.95)

New Orleans Houses, A House-Watchers Guide


by Lloyd Vogt

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1985
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

A compact guide to the architecture of New Orlean with maps and 100 drawings. (USS213, $24.95)

Oyster, A Novel


by John Biguenet

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Set on the Louisiana coast in 1957, Oyster recounts the engrossing tale of a deadly rivalry between two families. (USS467, $13.99)

Swapping Stories, Folktales from Louisiana


by Carl Lindahl

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Two hundred tales as compiled by a statewide storytelling project. (USS168, $25.00)

Waveland


by Frederick Barthelme

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

A semi-retired architect invites his ex-wife to move in with him and his girlfriend in this dramatic contemporary novel set on the post-Katrina Gulf Coast. (USS499, $15.00)

Why New Orleans Matters

Why New Orleans Matters


by Tom Piazza

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 197 PAGES

Piazza (City of Refuge) celebrates the vivid culture and resilient people of New Orleans while examining its dark undercurrents of corruption and racism to create a lively portrait of the city. (USS472, $10.95)

 

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