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200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean
• John Kingsbury
• FIELD GUIDE
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A general purpose plant identification guide to Caribbean shores, also useful for subtropical Florida. Features color photographs and short plant descriptions.
(CRB01, $20.00)
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Bernard Darwin on Golf
• Jeff Silverman
• Bernard Darwin
• SPORT
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A collection of essays by the renowned golf writer.
(GOL06, $16.95)
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Beyond The House Of The False Lama, Travels With Monks, Nomads, And Outlaws
• George Crane
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A meditiative travelogue that follows Crane from the Hudson Valley to the Florida Keys to Grenada to Paris, and on to the Mongolian Gobi Desert in search of a hidden temple.
(MGL53, $14.95)
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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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The Book of Golfers, A Biographical History of the Royal & Ancient Game
• Danile Wexler
• SPORT
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An overview by a leading golf historian.
(GOL07, $34.95)
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Central Florida Map
• FAVORITE
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Central Florida at a scale of 1:220,000.
(FLA73, $4.95)
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Citrus County Map
• Universal Map Enterprises
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A helpful road map of Citrus County in Florida.
(FLA27, $4.95)
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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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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
• Cory Doctorow
• LITERATURE
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A quirky, science fiction novel set in a futuristic Disney World.
(FLA50, $13.95)
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Ecosystems of Florida
• Ronald L. Myers
• NATURAL HISTORY
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(FLA55, $34.95)
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The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem
• Thomas E. Lodge
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A comprehensive introduction to the ecosystem of the Everglades.
(EGL02, $54.95)
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Everglades National Park Map
• Trails Illustrated
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A full-color topographic map of the park printed on tear-proof paper.
(FLA17, $9.95)
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The Everglades: An Environmental History
• David McCally
• Raymond Arsenault
• Gary Mormino
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A readable environmental history of Florida's national park.
(EGL09, $65.00)
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The Florida Everglades
• Connie Toops
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome picture book featuring the animals and habitats of the Everglades.
(EGL08, $19.95)
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The Florida Manatee, Biology and Conservation
• Roger Reep
• Robert K. Bond
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Reeps and Bonde draw on 20 years of fieldwork on for this authoritative, illustrated primer for the interested general reader on the ecology, habits, habitats and conservation of the Manatee in Florida.
(FLA66, $34.95)
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Florida Map
• Rand McNally Maps
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(USS07, $4.95)
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Florida, Travellers' Wildlife Guide
• Fiona Sunquist
• Mel Sunquist
• Les Beletsky
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, comprehensive guide featuring color illustrations of common birds, mammals, fish, insects, reptiles and amphibians.
(FLA32, $29.95)
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Fodor's Florida
• Inc. (EDT) Fodor's Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining.
(FLA76, $19.95)
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Fodor's Orlando's 25 Best
• Fodor's Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A shirt-pocket guide and map, this slim book includes an pull-out map of the city and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing.
(USE382, $11.95)
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Fodor's South Florida
• Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN OCTOBER
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The up-to-date Fodor's guide features invaluable recommendations on where to stay and eat and what to do throughout the South Florida. Compact and portable, it's ideal for either a weekend trip or an extended visit.
(FLA75, $16.95)
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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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Frommer's South Florida, With the Best of Miami & the Keys
• Lesley Abravanel
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually.
(FLA70, $16.99)
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Golf Course Wildlife, Southern Florida
• FIELD GUIDE
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A fold-out, pocket-size guide illustrating almost 150 species.
(FLA34, $5.95)
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Gone Wild
• James W. Hall
• LITERATURE
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(EGL07, $7.99)
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The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America and the Story of Golf
• Mark Frost
• SPORT
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A history of golf as seen through the career of golf legend Bobby Jones.
(GOL09, $15.95)
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
• Mark Frost
• SPORT
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The tale of Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the birth of modern golf.
(GOL08, $15.95)
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Guide to Marine Mammals & Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico
• Kate Wynne
• Malia Schwartz
• Garth Mix
• FIELD GUIDE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A sturdy, wire-bound field guide to the whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, manatee and sea turtles of the Atlantic Ocean.
(FG42, $25.00)
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How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher
• Simon Barnes
• NATURAL HISTORY
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According to Simon Barnes, the only good birdwatcher is a "bad" birdwatcher. A funny and refreshingly straight-talking guide to birdwatching from a London Times sportswriter.
(BRD25, $17.95)
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Killing Mister Watson
• Peter Matthiessen
• LITERATURE
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Peter Matthiessen's historical novel about frontier life in the Everglades.
(FLA03, $14.95)
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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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A Land Remembered
• Patrick D. Smith
• LITERATURE
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(FLA56, $13.95)
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Lonely Planet Florida
• Kimberly Grant
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series.
(FLA54, $21.99)
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Lonely Planet Miami & the Keys
• Nick Selby
• Corinna Arnold
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to Miami.
(FLA21, $18.99)
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Lost Man's River
• Peter Matthiessen
• LITERATURE
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Matthiessen's novel continues the story of Mr. Watson in southern Florida.
(FLA10, $15.95)
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The Making of Miami Beach, 1933-1942: The Architecture of Lawrence Murray Dixon
• Jean-Francois Lejeune
• Allan T. Shulman
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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For this pretty survey of Miami Beach's history and architecture, the authors were granted access to Dixon's archival images of Miami; those gorgeous photographs afford readers a scintillating view of Miami's Art Deco treasures.
(FLA58, $50.00)
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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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Manatees and Dugongs of the World
• Jeff Ripple
• Doug Perrine
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Large color photographs of the world's sirenians, accompanied by essays.
(BST64, $19.95)
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Manatees, Natural History & Conservation
• James Powell
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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In this attractive volume, descriptions of manatee life and behavior from leading naturalists and scientists are juxtaposed against stunning photography.
(FLA67, $17.95)
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Married to the Mouse, Walt Disney World and Orlando
• Richard E. Foglesong
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The complicated relationship between a city and the park that made it the number one tourist destination.
(FLA49, $19.00)
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Miami Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated, folding map of the center of Miami.
(FLA25, $7.95)
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MiMo: Miami Modern Revisited
• Eric P. Nash
• Randall C. Robinson Jr.
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A nicely illustrated survey of Miami's rich trove of modern architecture (especially Tropical Deco), with profiles and work-histories of noted regional and national architects.
(FLA61, $40.00)
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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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Next Exit Magic Kingdom, Florida Accidentally
• Rory MacLean
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• COMING IN JULY
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The incisive Brit learns that "intuition is a form of planning" on his serendipitous visit to the Sunshine State.
(FLA71, $16.95)
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Northern Florida Map
• ITMB
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A colorful travel map of northern Florida.
(FLA53, $4.95)
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Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America
• Roger Conant
• FIELD GUIDE
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A handy guide for the hertologically inclined of the eastern US.
(FG46, $21.00)
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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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Rough Guide Miami & South Florida
• Mark Ellwood
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN SEPTEMBER
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A comprehensive guide in the literate and infomative Rough Guide style.
(FLA74, $18.99)
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The Sarasota, Sanibel Island & Naples Book, A Complete Guide
• Chelle Koster Walton
• Karen T. Bartlett
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide to the Gulf coast from Sarasota to Naple.
(FLA36, $18.95)
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
• David Sibley
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks.
(USE262, $19.95)
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Smithsonian Handbooks: Birds of Florida
• Fred J. Alsop, III
• FIELD GUIDE
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(FLA57, $23.00)
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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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Southern Florida Map
• Universal Map Enterprises
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(FLA18, $4.95)
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Southwest Florida's Wetland Wilderness, Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands
• Jeff Ripple
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Naturalist Ripple examines the Southwest Florida watershed in a photographic tribute.
(FLA02, $16.95)
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The Springs of Florida
• Douglas Stamm
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An introduction to the Florida Springs
(BST65, $16.95)
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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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The Story of American Golf
• Herbert Warren Wind
• HISTORY
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A handsome edition of the golf classic, first published in 1948.
(GOL05, $39.00)
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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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Tropical Deco: The Architecture and Design of Old Miami Beach
• Laura Cerwinske
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Filled with photographs from the late 70s (the book was first published in 1980), this short survey of Miami Beach architecture captures some gorgeous images of Art Deco buildings in states of minor disrepair, and even includes some buildings no longer extant.
(FLA60, $19.95)
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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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Vinyl Leaves, Walt Disney World and America
• Stephen M. Fjellman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly, somewhat cynical tour of Disney World.
(FLA48, $55.00)
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