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  • THE PALM SPRINGS DINER'S BIBLE
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    THE PALM SPRINGS DINER'S BIBLE
    PETER OSBALDESTON
    When it comes to pastimes in Palm Springs, dining out is #1. But with more than six hundred eating establishments dotting the area from Desert Hot Springs to Indio, choosing the perfect lunch spot could pose a major problem. Local food writer Peter Osbaldeston aids hungry vacationers with his second edition of this inclusive guide, profiling the ultimate in Palm Springs cuisine...

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  • SOUTH TO LOUISIANA
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    SOUTH TO LOUISIANA
    JOHN BROVEN
    A history of the unique sounds of the Cajun Bayous. Extensive research, fieldwork, and personal interviews combine to provide a fascinating look into the sounds of South Louisiana from early Cajun and Cajun-Country through Zydeco and Blues to the Cajun revival as the first comprehensive look into the history of this distinctive style of music. Included are the contributions of ...

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  • BLACK KNIGHTS
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    BLACK KNIGHTS
    LYNN HOMAN / THOMAS REILLY
    Through veteran interviews, this illustrated history explores the contributions, experiences, and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen from 1941–1946. What became known as the Tuskegee Experience began in 1931 with a letter from the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to the War Department asking that blacks be allowed to join the military. The effor...

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  • BLUEGRASS, NEWGRASS, OLD-TIME, AND AMERICANA MUSIC
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    BLUEGRASS, NEWGRASS, OLD-TIME, AND AMERICANA MUSIC
    CRAIG HARRIS
    A colorful and comprehensive history of bluegrass and old-time Appalachian music from its legendary roots to today’s Grammy-winning stars. With simple instrumentation—banjo, guitar, and base—a great variety of musical traditions converged to create the “old-timey” music of Appalachia. Over time, that mountain sound evolved into numerous genres and subgenres that continue to thr...

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  • THE WEST END TREEHOUSE MYSTERY
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    THE WEST END TREEHOUSE MYSTERY
    MARK WEAKLAND
    As they cope with teenage bullies, a terrifying witch, and a weird mystery, two boys learn to be the heroes of their own adventure . . . On a hillside above a Pennsylvania steel town in 1975, best friends Matt and Jerry are spending the summer between sixth grade and junior high school hauling wood to build the world’s most awesome treehouse. Everything goes as planned—until th...

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  • CRAZY ON THE BAYOU
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    CRAZY ON THE BAYOU
    HUMBERTO FONTOVA
    “…they prove there is no party like a bayou party in America's Sportsman's Paradise.” —Ted Nugent You say grilling and eating a giant rat you killed yourself is uncouth? Between slaying nutria for a Mardi Gras celebration, lying in wait for mallards in Venice, or fighting off a wild hog, these Cajun boys know their way around Louisiana’s bayous. For these home-grown, southern h...

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  • THE BUSTER HOLMES RESTAURANT COOKBOOK
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    THE BUSTER HOLMES RESTAURANT COOKBOOK
    BUSTER HOLMES
    A local favorite for fifty years: Recipes, stories, and photos from the New Orleans Creole kitchen famed for its “fabulously good food” (Mimi Sheraton, The New York Times).   Starting in 1944, Buster Holmes served up soulful cuisine from his French Quarter restaurant at 721 Burgundy for half a century. Civil rights leaders and street musicians, debutantes and doxies, and all va...

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  • THE JUSTIN WILSON COOKBOOK
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    THE JUSTIN WILSON COOKBOOK
    JUSTIN WILSON
    The first cookbook featuring classic Cajun recipes—from Red Beans and Rice to Catfish Courtbouillon—from the comedian and PBS cooking series host.   Justin Wilson took a culture slur and made it a label of distinction. He proudly identified himself, and his cooking, as “Cajun.” His experiences as a safety engineer were the catalyst of his transformation into one of the most fam...

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  • PREDICTING PEARL HARBOR
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    PREDICTING PEARL HARBOR
    RONALD DREZ
    The story of “a military aviation pioneer and patriot who tried—and failed—to warn [about] an attack on Pearl Harbor almost two decades before it occurred” (San Antonio Express-News).   Ever since Commodore Matthew Perry’s 1853 voyage into Japanese waters, the United States and Japan had been on a collision course. Gen. Billy Mitchell recognized the signs and foresaw the eventu...

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  • VOICES OF THE ALAMO
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    VOICES OF THE ALAMO
    SHERRY GARLAND
    This engaging picture book tells the story of land we call Texas from the viewpoints of the many peoples who have called it home. The story of the Alamo encompasses far more than a thirteen-day siege during the Texas Revolution that ended in battle. In Voices of the Alamo, that story begins in the 1500s with the Native Americans who inhabited the area we now call Texas. Page by...

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  • DRAWN TO THE DARK
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    DRAWN TO THE DARK
    CHRIS KULLSTROEM
    “An insightful, personal exploration of humankind’s global fascination with the monstrous.” —Lisa Morton, author of Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween Inspired by a fascination with fear culture, writer Chris Kullstroem left her job and home to experience firsthand some of the world’s most legendary scare shows. Under the guidance of locals, she saw it all: attractions like...

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  • SALUTING OUR GRANDMAS
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    SALUTING OUR GRANDMAS
    CASSIE B. BARLOW
    “In this fascinating book, you will learn about a part of our country’s history that has not been thoroughly documented. I guarantee you will be proud of what these ‘grandmas’ did to serve America in a time of great need. In so doing, they carved a path that other women for many generations have since benefitted from. I include myself in that very grateful group of women who to...

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  • SIOUX CODE TALKERS OF WORLD WAR II
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    SIOUX CODE TALKERS OF WORLD WAR II
    ANDREA M. PAGE
    A history of how seven Lakota Sioux aided the United States’s fight against Japan and bring and end to the Second World War. In World War II, code-making and code-breaking reached a feverish peak. The fabled Enigma Cipher had been broken, and all sides were looking for a secure, reliable means of communication. Many have heard of the role of the Navajo Code Talkers, but less we...

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  • FAVORITE NEW ORLEANS RECIPES
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    FAVORITE NEW ORLEANS RECIPES
    SUZANNE ORMOND
    New Orleanians have elevated the pleasures of cooking and consuming to a highly skilled, sophisticated art form. In this collection, the authors offer 119 recipes they consider most representative of New Orleans home cuisine. The trio have drawn extensively from the three primary cultures—English, French, and Spanish—that have contributed most to refining the city’s culinary sp...

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  • LONE STAR LEGACY
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    LONE STAR LEGACY
    MELANIE CHRISMER
      Learn about the men behind the legendary star in this exciting new book for all ages! Texas native Melanie Chrismer takes readers through the two hundred-year-history of the Texas Rangers and the changes that took place in the state from the organization’s inception to its current incarnation. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of those who assisted the Rangers, including Na...

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  • BATTLE HYMN
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    BATTLE HYMN
    RICHARD M. WALSH
    This entertaining work analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Civil War’s top Union and Confederate generals using extensive primary documents and original research. Included are the surprising answers to intriguing questions: How did Union general Ulysses S. Grant attain such a high rank after numerous failures in civilian life? What made the dour, almost fanatically rel...

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  • UNCLE DREW AND THE BAT DODGER
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    UNCLE DREW AND THE BAT DODGER
    THOMAS COCHRAN
    Nine-year-old Teddy Caldwell had no idea the summer was going to be so pivotal for so many folks, or that his very bad day was going to be the beginning of a grand adventure. When a solid line drive connects with his neighbor’s window, Teddy is sure he'll end up in jail and his parents will never let him stay home alone again! What starts as a disaster becomes a turning point i...

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  • PETITE ROUGE
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    PETITE ROUGE
    SHEILA HEBERT-COLLINS
    Sheila Hébert Collins retells the story of Little Red Riding Hood—Cajun style—in PetiteRouge, featuring illustrations by Chris Diket.   Little Red Riding Hood lives in the hearts of many, instilling in children everywhere a fear of cloaks and big, bad wolves, of course! Way down south in Louisiana, there lives a girl named Clotilde, but everyone calls her Petite Rouge because o...

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  • NEW ORLEANS HURRICANES FROM THE START
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    NEW ORLEANS HURRICANES FROM THE START
    DAVID BASTIAN / NICHOLAS J. MEIS
    An encyclopedic history of the Crescent City’s most violent storms, with analysis, predictions, and suggestions for the future protections.   According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, the city of New Orleans is twice as likely to be struck by a hurricane as any other metropolitan area bordering the Gulf of Mexico. In this work, authors David F. Bastian and Nicholas J. Meis e...

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  • A LOUISIANA CHRISTMAS
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    A LOUISIANA CHRISTMAS
    CAROL STUBBS / NANCY RUST
    An illustrated guide to seasonal recipes, local events, family activities, seasonal crafts, and more to help you celebrate in the Palmetto State! The holidays in Louisiana feature a stunning array of festivities and events where good food, music, and camaraderie abound. This book presents a statewide tour of les fêtes de Noël and provides recipes and activities for the whole fa...

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  • MARDI GRAS
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    MARDI GRAS
    LEONARD HUBER
    A treasury of photos, drawings, and reminiscences recounting the history and culture of the annual New Orleans extravaganza. This pictorial study recounts the history of Carnival in New Orleans, bringing to life in text and more than 160 photographs and drawings—many of them old and rare—the color, the pulse, and the pageantry that have earned this annual extravaganza its disti...

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  • THE LOUISIANA SEAFOOD BIBLE: SHRIMP
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    THE LOUISIANA SEAFOOD BIBLE: SHRIMP
    JERALD HORST / GLENDA HORST
    “It’s a cookbook that’s so much more than a cookbook.” —Todd Masson, Louisiana Sportsman “Yes, read the cookbook cover to cover. It is about shrimp, shrimpers, and how to enjoy eating one of our Gulf’s treasures.” —Miriam Juban, owner of Juban’s Restaurant, Baton Rouge, Louisiana There are two thousand species of shrimp in the world, and the majority of the United States popula...

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  • THE HISTORY OF THE REBEL YELL
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    THE HISTORY OF THE REBEL YELL
    TERRYL W. ELLIOTT
    "Elliott's book is great!" -S. Waite Rawls III, president and CEO, Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia ". . . a well-written book that should appeal to all history and Civil War buffs." -Frank Haight, Independence (MO) Examiner The South's renowned Rebel Yell and its unique, demoralizing effects have been documented throughout history. Whether as a planned part of a b...

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  • OUTLAWS WITH BADGES
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    OUTLAWS WITH BADGES
    LAURENCE J. YADON / ROBERT BARR SMITH
    In the Old West, upright lawmen were scarce. Often, the men who were bound to keep the peace were just as corrupt as the men they pursued. These dishonest deputies chose their professions based on convenience rather than conviction, and the most revered were often the wiliest. These men held grudges, ruled with violence, and instilled fear in all who crossed their paths. Offere...

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  • TEN DEADLY TEXANS
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    TEN DEADLY TEXANS
    DAN ANDERSON / LAURENCE YADON
    A lighthearted history of ten of Texas’s most notorious outlaws, including Clyde Barrow and a bank robber dressed as Santa Claus. The Wild Westerners were a tough breed. They started young and tended to die young, grow wilder, or fizzle into oblivion. Those outlaws that had the most feuds, gunfights, and robberies within the state lines are profiled here along with their associ...

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  • WHEN A MAN'S A MAN
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    WHEN A MAN'S A MAN
    HAROLD BELL WRIGHT
    When a mysterious stranger seeks employment on an Arizona cattle ranch, he’s put to the test to prove his manhood in this classic Western novel. Though his clothes and bearing suggest a life of leisure and genteel breeding, the man who calls himself Honorable Patches has come to Prescott, Arizona, to find work as a cowboy. Inexperienced but full of determination, he’s taken on ...

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  • CLASH AT KENNESAW
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    CLASH AT KENNESAW
    RUSSELL W. BLOUNT
    From early June to mid-July of 1864, North Georgia's Kennesaw Mountain loomed as the focal point around which the Union and Confederate armies fought and suffered. This dramatic tale covers one of the Civil War's most gruesome battles, offering insight into the strategic turning point in Sherman's battle for Atlanta. From the Georgia rail towns of Acworth to Big Shanty (now Ken...

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  • TEJANOS IN THE 1835 TEXAS REVOLUTION
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    TEJANOS IN THE 1835 TEXAS REVOLUTION
    L. LLOYD MACDONALD
    A Texas historian presents a vividly detailed account of the 1835–36 battle for independence, shining new light on the experiences of Tejano rebels. In the 1820s and ‘30s, thousands of settlers from the United States migrated to Mexican Texas, lured by Mexico’s promise of freedom. But when President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna came to power, he discarded the constitution and es...

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  • WITH EDWARDS IN THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION
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    WITH EDWARDS IN THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION
    FOREST C. HAMMOND
    In the summer of 1973, the high school football star Forest Hammond traded his gear for cuffs, entering the Baton Rouge Parish Prison after being caught up in a situation gone wrong. The course of this young man's promising life changed with one mistake: the football hero with the athletic scholarship overestimated himself. In an attempt to dissolve a violent situation, he fail...

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  • FLORIDA ALMANAC, 2012
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    FLORIDA ALMANAC, 2012
    BERNIE MCGOVERN
    An amazing atlas, directory, tourist guide, reference manual, and history book all in one—for natives, visitors, and new residents in the Sunshine State! From basic history and tourist information to obscure facts—such as the size of the largest squash grown—this book has it all. After reading the list of derivatives for the name of each Florida county, the Lake City Reporter c...

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