Choose a Region
Polar Regions
North America
Middle America
South America
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Mediterranean
Middle East
Africa
Central & East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia & The Pacific
Advanced
Search
Have An
Item Number?
Mysteries
Summer Reading
Globes
Best of 2007
Favorites
ABOUT US
The Business
The People
Press
SMALL PRINT
Ordering
Shipping
Customer
Service
Visiting
FLORIDA
Miami
|
READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to Miami. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.
These
4
items are available for
$53
, including
U.S. shipping, a
15%
discount (Item no. EXFLA18)
E-mail
Print
Select
Item
Lonely Planet Miami & the Keys
Nick Selby Corinna Arnold
GUIDEBOOK 2005 PAPER 208 PAGES
This practical guide to Miami features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and plenty of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information.
(FLA21, $18.99)
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 Exile, Cuba in the Heart of Miami
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, $15.00)
Miami Map
Borch Maps
2006 MAP
A laminated, folding map of the center of Miami, at a great scale of 1:15,000.
(FLA25, $7.95)
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)
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)
Cuba Confidential, Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana
Ann Louise Bardach
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An investigative reporter, Bardach uses the media circus and shenanigans surrounding Elian Gonzalez as a lens to examine the heated, often very personal, and almost always political relations between the Cuban exiles in Miami, the Castro government and the United States.
(CBA71, $15.95)
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 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)
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)
Dreaming in Cuban
Cristina Garcia
LITERATURE
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, $14.00)
Stormy Weather
Carl Hiassen
LITERATURE
The bestseller set in Florida incorporating natural and cultural history.
(FLA06, $7.99)
Oranges
John McPhee
NATURAL HISTORY
McPhee has managed to write a short but fascinating book on (of all things) oranges.
(FLA20, $13.00)
The Orchid Thief
Susan Orlean
NATURAL HISTORY
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)
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)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida
Peter Alden
Gil Nelson
Rick Cech
FIELD GUIDE
A pocket-size field guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of Florida.
(FLA19, $19.95)
Here are some other groups of books that might interest you. Click to view a listing:
More Books
For Kids
home map
|
book bag
|
advanced search
|
contact us
(800) 342-2164 (212) 904-1144 115 West 30th St., Suite 1206 New York, NY 10001 USA
Choose a Region
Polar Regions
North America
Middle America
South America
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Mediterranean
Middle East
Africa
Central & East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia & The Pacific
Copyright 2007 Geographica, Inc.
site created by
bitflip interactive group
powered by
metarhythm