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These 5 items are available for $73, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFLA12)

Eyewitness Guide Florida  •  Deni Brown GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES This superb guide to Florida features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the area's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (FLA23, $25.00)
Miami  •  Joan Didion CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES Acclaimed essayist Jon Didion looks to Miami in this book of astute commentary. The drug war, Cuba, political scandals and race relations all find their way into this trenchant examination of a completely unique American city. (FLA22, $12.95)
The Orchid Thief  •  Susan Orlean NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 284 PAGES Orlean follows the ever-resourceful (and somewhat loopy) South Floridian John Laroche and his obsession with orchids. Apart from its interest as an odd true-crime story, the book includes fascinating accounts of orchid collecting history and mania, the Fakahatchee swamp, and Palm Beach society. (FLA33, $15.00)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida  •  Peter Alden  •  Gil Nelson  •  Rick Cech FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES A pocket-size field guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of Florida. In addition to its excellent descriptions and 1,300 photographs, this book includes an overview of the Everglades and other parks. (FLA19, $19.95)
Florida Map  •  ITMB 2003 •  MAP A colorful, travelers map at a scale of 1:720,000. (FLA31, $4.95)

Compass Guide Florida  •  Chelle Koster Walton  •  Tony Arruza   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A colorful, informative guide to Florida. (FLA30, $21.95)
Diving Guide to Underwater Florida  •  Ned Deloach   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to dive sites around Florida. (FLA28, $19.95)
Fodor's Miami and Miami Beach  •  Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (FLA42, $16.95)
Knopf City Guide Miami  •  Knopf Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, illustrated guide to Miami. (FLA35, $14.95)
Pauline Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando, Spend Less See More  •  Jason Cochran   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A family-friendly, quirky, practical guide by the daughter of travel guru Arthur Frommer. (FLA78, $16.99)
Where Orlando Cityguide  •  Where Magazine   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A sturdy pocket guide to top city sights, helpfully keyed to overview maps and featuring a detailed downtown PopOut map. (FLA68, $9.95)
City on the Edge, The Transformation of Miami  •  Alejandro Portes  •  Alex Stepick   • HISTORY  •  A look at how immigrant communities shaped the urban landscape of Miami. (FLA38, $21.95)
Florida, A Short History  •  Michael Gannon   • HISTORY  •  A quick, readable summary of events. (FLA52, $14.95)
Miami Then and Now  •  Avra Moore Parks  •  Carolyn Klepser   • HISTORY  •  A visual record comparing Miami's past and present. Features captioned archival and contemporary photos. An entry in the "Then and Now" series. (FLA40, $18.95)
The Exile, Cuba in the Heart of Miami  •  David Rieff   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A portrait of modern Cuban Miami and the challenges it embodies. Rieff traces the history of Cuban immigration to Miami and how these exiles' dreams of returning home are becoming increasingly distant. (FLA46, $16.95)
The New History of Florida  •  Michael Gannon   • HISTORY  •  A history of Florida, covering the last 10,000 years. (FLA26, $34.95)
Walker Evans, Florida  •  Walker Evans  •  Robert Plunket   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Walkers' photos capture the Florida of 1941, absent from the glossy brochures of the time. (FLA45, $22.50)
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf  •  John Muir   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A botanical expedition through the post-Civil War South. (FLA09, $11.95)
Palmetto Leaves  •  Harriet Beecher Stowe   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A collection of literary sketches celebrating Northern Florida. (FLA44, $19.95)
The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney  •  Richard Schickel   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A classic biography of Disney -- a critical look at the man behind the empire and his effect on pop culture. (FLA47, $16.95)
Up for Grabs, A Trip through Time and Space in the Sunshine State  •  John Rothchild   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A humourous, personal tour of the Sunshine State and its history. (FLA43, $19.95)
Naked Came the Manatee  •  Carl Hiassen   • MYSTERY  •  A madcap collaborative mystery from 13 prominent Floridian writers. (FLA39, $12.95)
Shadow Country  •  Peter Matthiessen   • LITERATURE  •  Matthiessen revisits and reworks his tale of Florida sugarcane farmer and infamous murderer Edgar J. Watson in this reprise of his classic trilogy Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man's River and Bone by Bone. (FLA72, $40.00)
Stormy Weather  •  Carl Hiassen   • LITERATURE  •  The bestseller set in Florida incorporating natural and cultural history. (FLA06, $7.99)
A Naturalist in Florida, A Celebration of Eden  •  Archie Carr   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A delightful testimonial to natural Florida by popular biologist Archie Carr. (FLA07, $22.00)
Oranges  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  McPhee has managed to write a short but fascinating book on (of all things) oranges. (FLA20, $13.00)
River of Lakes, A Journey on Florida's St. Johns River  •  Bill Belleville   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An overview of the St. John's River from one of its greatest champions. (FLA51, $19.95)
The Everglades, River of Grass  •  Marjory Stoneman Douglas   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The prophetic work on Everglades conservation published over 50 years ago. (EGL01, $18.95)
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southern Florida  •  Allan Sander  •  G. Michael Flieg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient, pocket-sized guide to 236 species. (FLA29, $15.95)
Florida's Birds, A Handbook and Reference  •  Herbert Kale  •  David Maehr   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The definitive guide to Florida's many birds. (FLA13, $21.95)