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Acadian to Cajun: Transformation of a People, 1803-1877
• Carl A. Brasseaux
• HISTORY
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A history of Louisiana's Acadians in the key period from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to 1877 and the end of Reconstruction.
(USS163, $22.00)
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Africans in America, America's Journey Through Slavery
• Charles Johnson
• Patricia Smith
• WBGH Series Research Team
• HISTORY
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A powerful collaborative effort that paints a vivid picture of the history of slavery in America, and celebrates the brave Africans who managed to preserve their heritage as they endured so many hardships.
(USS53, $17.00)
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All the King's Men
• Robert Penn Warren
• LITERATURE
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Penn Warren drew on the character of Huey Long for this novel about a Louisiana politician who hits the bigtime and loses his heart to power. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1947.
(USS253, $15.00)
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Along the River Road: Past and Present on Louisiana's Historic Byway
• Mary Ann Sternberg
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to the historic River Road, the 100-mile route beside the Mississippi River stretching from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.
(USS178, $18.95)
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Around the Bend, A Mississippi River Adventure
• C.C. Lockwood
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A photographic tour of the Mississippi River as seen through the lens of naturalist and wildlife photographer C.C. Lockwood.
(USS45, $39.95)
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled.
(BRD29, $14.00)
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching.
(NAM21, $19.95)
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Blues from the Delta
• William R. Ferris
• MUSIC
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A cultural history of the Blues.
(MUS34, $16.50)
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Cajun and Creole Music Makers
• Barry Jean Ancelet
• Elemore Morgan
• MUSIC
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This book presents interviews with and photos of Cajun and Creole musicians in their surroundings.
(USS172, $40.00)
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Cajun Country
• Barry Jean Ancelet
• Jay D. Edwards
• Glen Pitre
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An overview of the history and culture of the Cajuns of South Louisiana which investigates the social institutions and cultural activities of this ethnic group.
(USS153, $25.00)
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Cajun Country Guide
• Mason Fry
• Julie Posner
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to South Louisiana's Cajun country, covering the region's culture, music, food.
(USS177, $17.95)
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The Cajuns, Americanization of a People
• Shane K. Bernard
• HISTORY
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A history of the Cajuns over the last 60 years.
(USS334, $20.00)
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The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox
• Shelby Foote
• HISTORY
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This classic, three-volume collection documents the military and political battles of the Civil War.
(USS116, $78.00)
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Compass Guide Gulf South Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
• Sydney Byrd
• Brian Gauvin
• Bethany Bultman
• GUIDEBOOK
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Written by a native Southerner who weaves local stories on history, legends and music into a handy guide that will take you through Cajun Country, the French Quarters, Natchez Trace, Mobile and the bayou.
(USS145, $21.00)
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The Confidence-Man, His Masquerade
• Herman Melville
• LITERATURE
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Melville's final work of prose, a bewildering story of the Devil and his attempt to con a group of travelers aboard a riverboat on the Mississippi.
(USS44, $13.00)
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Consider the Oyster
• M. F. K. Fisher
• FOOD
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The inestimable Fisher's ruminations on the oyster, a delightful essay full of recipes and bits of trivia.
(GEN273, $11.00)
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Creole New Orleans, Race and Americanization
• Joseph Logsdon
• Arnold R. Hirsch
• HISTORY
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A scholarly history of New Orleans, focusing on Creole and Black contributions.
(USS171, $24.95)
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Creoles of Color of the Gulf South
• James H. Dormon
• HISTORY
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The eight contributors explore Creole origins, language, music and culture in this scholarly history.
(USS166, $34.00)
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Deep South, Mississippi Valley, Gulf of Mexico
• Hallwag
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A map of the southern Mississippi Valley region.
(USS47, $12.95)
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The Deep South: Smithsonian Guides to Historic America
• William Bryant Logan
• Donald Young
• Vance Muse
• GUIDEBOOK
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A profusely illustrated guide to places of historical interest in the Deep South.
(USS85, $19.95)
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Early Jazz, Its Roots and Musical Development
• Gunther Schuller
• MUSIC
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A serious, classic study of the origins of jazz from the turn of the century to the 1930s.
(GEN285, $21.95)
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Evangeline
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• LITERATURE
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Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia.
(CND46, $6.95)
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The Founding of New Acadia
• Carl A. Brasseaux
• HISTORY
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Early Acadian settlement and culture in Louisiana by respected Cajun historian Carl Brasseaux.
(USS162, $20.95)
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France and England in North America, Vol. 1
• Francis Parkman
• HISTORY
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Francis Parkman's monumental history.
(USE173, $45.00)
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France and England in North America, Vol. 2
• Francis Parkman
• HISTORY
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Francis Parkman's monumental history.
(USE174, $45.00)
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From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans
• John Hope Franklin
• HISTORY
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A classic history of the African American experience.
(USA39, $75.00)
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Gayot, The Best of New Orleans
• Andre Gayot
• Gene Bourg
• GUIDEBOOK
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A dining guide to the Big Easy featuring candid reviews and ratings.
(USS322, $18.00)
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Gourmet's Guide to New Orleans
• Caroline Merrick Jones
• Natalie Vivian Scott
• FOOD
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Originally self-published in 1933, this quirky cookbook includes hundreds of recipes from New Orleans' restaurants.
(USS321, $14.95)
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The Guide to Classic Recorded Jazz
• Tom Piazza
• MUSIC
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A personal survey of jazz covering over 800 recordings from 1920-1970. Piazza explains the stylistic context of each recording.
(GEN284, $24.95)
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Huey Long
• T. Harry Williams
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The definitive biography of the larger-than-life southern politician.
(USS348, $25.00)
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Inside the Carnival, Unmasking Louisiana Politics
• Wayne Parent
• HISTORY
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A humorous analysis and history of Louisiana's unique political history, from its legal system and odd voting rules to its astounding and well-publicized tradition of corruption.
(USS392, $17.95)
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Insight Pocket Guide New Orleans
• Honey Naylor
• GUIDEBOOK
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A brief, fully illustrated guide tot he city featuring excellent neighborhood maps.
(USS179, $12.95)
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year.
(BRD27, $14.00)
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La Bouche Creole
• Leon E. Soniat
• FOOD
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A collection of authentic Cajun recipies and memories.
(USS320, $19.95)
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Life on the Mississippi
• Mark Twain
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A classic marking Twain's return to the days of his youth spent on the Mississippi. Full of historical information, anecdotes, character sketches and fond memories, it's an enjoyable look back at the Old Mississippi.
(USS05, $9.95)
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Louisiana / Mississippi Map
• AAA Publishing
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A clear, detailed traveler's map of the two southern states.
(USS32, $4.95)
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Louisiana Map
• Rand McNally Maps
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A colorful road map of Louisiana at a scale of 1:976,000.
(USS263, $4.95)
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
• FIELD GUIDE
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The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico.
(NAM11, $19.95)
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Middle Passage
• Charles Johnson
• LITERATURE
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Winner of the National Book Award, this historical novel, set in 1830, is the richly imagined tale of a recently freed slave in New Orleans who signs aboard a square-rigger bound for Africa.
(ATL02, $15.00)
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The Most Southern Place on Earth, The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity
• James C. Cobb
• HISTORY
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A social history of the Mississippi Delta.
(USS332, $19.95)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States
• Peter Alden
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact photographic guide to the nature of the Southeast States from Mississippi and Georgia to North Carolina, featuring 1,500 photographs, concise descriptions and an overview of the natural history of the area.
(USS31, $19.95)
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• National Geographic
• FIELD GUIDE
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From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry.
(FG09, $24.00)
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
• ANTHOLOGY
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This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
(USA95, $40.00)
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The Night the War Was Lost
• Charles L. Dufour
• HISTORY
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Charles Dufour contends that with the fall of New Orleans in the spring of 1862, the South had lost the Civil War. In explaining the reasons for the seizure of New Orleans and its results, Dufour also explores a more personable aspect of the war: the people involved and their losses.
(USS107, $25.00)
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Old Glory, A Voyage Down the Mississippi
• Jonathan Raban
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Raban tackles the "Mighty Mississippi" aboard a 16-foot motorboat in this entertaining travelogue, featuring places and people he encounters along the way.
(USS42, $15.00)
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Plantation Homes of Louisiana and the Natchez Area
• David King Gleason
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Color photographs of Louisiana plantation homes and Natchez Trace
(USS132, $49.95)
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Queen of The Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena
• Julia Reed
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A Mississippian gone New Yorker, Reed offers a unique biregional perspective in this collection of essays on Southern culture, wandering from amusing topics such as the Southern affinity for big hair to more serious issues like the area's lack of gun control.
(USS395, $12.95)
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information.
(USA96, $17.95)
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America.
(USA123, $15.00)
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Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
• John M. Barry
• HISTORY
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A sweeping history of the devastating Mississippi flood of 1927, delving deeply into the race relations, agriculture and politics of the time.
(USS48, $17.00)
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Robert E. Lee
• Roy Blount, Jr.
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A lively short biographical essay in the excellent Penguin Lives series, matching writers and subjects.
(USS377, $19.95)
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Satchmo, The Genius of Louis Armstrong
• Gary Giddins
• MUSIC
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A biography of jazz legend Louis Armstong.
(MUS35, $16.00)
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Serious Pig, An American Cook in Search of his Roots
• John Thorne
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Recipes and reflections on American cooking from a popular food writer.
(USS319, $18.00)
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The South in Modern America, A Region at Odds
• Dewey Grantham
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive, well researched survey of the South from the time of Reconstruction to the late 20th century. Grantham captures the politics, history, and psychology of the lower half of the country.
(USS66, $19.95)
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South to Louisiana, The Music of the Cajun Bayous
• John Broven
• MUSIC
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A musical history of Cajun country.
(USS324, $17.95)
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The Southern Woman, New and Selected Fiction
• Elizabeth Spencer
• LITERATURE
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At the center of this fine collection is Spencer's captivating novella of a Southern mother and daughter spellbound by Florence. Light in the Piazza, made into a 1961 movie, is now a Broadway musical by Craig Lucas.
(USS369, $23.95)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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Time Out New Orleans
• Time Out
• GUIDEBOOK
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Compact and up-to-date, this is an outstanding guide for where to go and what to do in New Orleans.
(USS187, $19.95)
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
• NATURAL HISTORY
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In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species.
(BRD28, $14.00)
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Treat it Gentle, An Autobiography
• Sidney Bechet
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A lyrical autobiography from the legendary jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Sidney reminiscences about the early days of New Orleans jazz.
(USS323, $15.95)
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes.
(BRD26, $14.95)
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Voodoo, Search for the Spirit
• Laennec Hurbon
• Lory Frankel
• RELIGION
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A lavishly illustrated pocket-encyclopedia of voodoo traditions in West Africa and America.
(CRB147, $12.95)
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Zydeco
• Ben Sandmel
• Rick Olivier
• MUSIC
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A handsomely illustrated tribute to the dance music of Loiuisiana's black Creole community.
(USS176, $30.00)
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