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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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Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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Miami

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Lonely Planet Miami & the Keys

by Nick Selby | Corinna Arnold

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A practical guide to Miami. (FLA21, $18.99)

Miami

by 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, $14.00)

The Exile, Cuba in the Heart of Miami

by David Rieff

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

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)

Miami Map

by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A laminated, folding map of the center of Miami. (FLA25, $7.95)

 

National Geographic Miami & the Keys


by Mark Miller

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A compact guidebook published by National Geographic in its attractive, visual style. It features many color photographs, maps and good information on history, nature, culture and travel. (FLA91, $22.95)

City on the Edge, The Transformation of Miami

City on the Edge, The Transformation of Miami


by Alejandro Portes | Alex Stepick

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

A look at how immigrant communities shaped the urban landscape of Miami. (FLA38, $26.95)

Cuba Confidential, Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana

Cuba Confidential, Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana


by Ann Louise Bardach

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 423 PAGES

Investigative reporter Bardach uses the media circus and shenanigans surrounding Elian Gonzalez as a lens to examine heated relations between Cuban exiles in Miami, Castro's government and the United States. (CBA71, $16.95)

Fool's Paradise, Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach


by Steven Gaines

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

From its origins as dredged up sand and swamp to its current notoriety, Gaines covers the checkered history of this famous strip of stand with panache. (FLA99, $15.00)

Miami Then and Now


by Avra Moore Parks | Carolyn Klepser

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

This visual record comparing Miami's past and present features captioned archival and contemporary photos. An entry in the "Then and Now" series. (FLA40, $19.95)

The New History of Florida

The New History of Florida


by Michael Gannon

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 480 PAGES

A history of Florida, covering the last 10,000 years. (FLA26, $34.95)

Dreaming in Cuban

Dreaming in Cuban


by Cristina Garcia

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

A short, poetic novel of three generations of Cuban women, their reaction to the revolution and the complex relation between those who remained in Cuba and those who settled in the United States. Excellent reading. (CBA18, $13.95)

Stormy Weather


by Carl Hiassen

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 388 PAGES

The bestseller set in Florida incorporating natural and cultural history. (FLA06, $7.99)

Oranges

Oranges


by John McPhee

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 194 PAGES

McPhee has managed to write a short but fascinating book on (of all things) oranges. (FLA20, $14.00)

The Orchid Thief


by Susan Orlean

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 284 PAGES

A fast-paced history of orchid-mania, and the arrest and conviction of a South Florida hobbyist for making off with a protected species. (FLA33, $15.00)

Florida's Birds, A Handbook and Reference

Florida's Birds, A Handbook and Reference


by Herbert Kale | David Maehr

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

The definitive guide to Florida's many birds. (FLA13, $21.95)

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