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The 57 Club: My Four Decades in Florida Politics

An inside look into the sausage-making process of Florida politics

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Italo Calvino: A Journey toward Postmodernism

In this introduction to the work of Italo Calvino, the author, a friend of Calvino's, traces his development as of one of the first and most defining of the postmodernists. Examines his ties to authors Beckett, Borges, Kafka, Conrad, and Twain.

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Migration and the Transformation of the Southern Workplace since 1945

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The Life and Lies of Paul Crouch: Communist, Opportunist, Cold War Snitch

How, and why, one individual--once known as the most dangerous man in America--could become a loyal foot soldier on both sides of the Cold War ideological divide is the subject of this fascinating, incisive biography.

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Guide and Reference to the Turtles and Lizards of Western North America (North of Mexico) and Hawaii

Accessible, accurate, and up-to-date, with striking color photographs and range maps!

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Carnival and the Formation of a Caribbean Transnation

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Bones of Complexity: Bioarchaeological Case Studies of Social Organization and Skeletal Biology

Drawing upon wide-ranging studies of prehistoric human remains from Europe, northern Africa, Asia, and the Americas, this groundbreaking volume unites physical anthropologists, archaeologists, and economists to explore how social structure can be reflected in the human skeleton.

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Fossiling in Florida: A Guide for Diggers and Divers

Completely illustrated, accessible guide to amateur fossil hunting on land and under water in Florida. Tells how and where to hunt for the remains of mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats and other

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Ancient Foodways: Integrative Approaches to Understanding Subsistence and Society

Through various case studies, this volume illustrates how archaeologists can use bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, architecture, and other evidence to interpret past foodways and reconstruct past social worlds.

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Identities, Experience, and Change in Early Mexican Villages

This volume examines shifting social identities, lived experiences, and networks of interaction in Mexico during the Mesoamerican Formative period, an era that helped produce some of the world’s most renowned complex civilizations, offering a new and holistic view of the region over two thousand years of history.