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J. Frank Dobie
A Liberated Mind
University of Texas Press
Taking a fresh look at a landmark Texas writer who hasn’t been the subject of a biography since Lon Tinkle’s 1978 An American Original, this book reveals J. Frank Dobie as a “free-range thinker” who fought for liberal political causes.
Empire of the Superheroes
America’s Comic Book Creators and the Making of a Billion-Dollar Industry
University of Texas Press
A detailed look at the evolution of superhero comics from cheap pulp products to a billion-dollar film and publishing industry, and the artists' battles for their intellectual property and financial freedom.
Struggle for Justice
Four Decades of Civil Rights Photography
By Don Carleton
University of Texas Press
Struggle for Justice celebrates the legacy of the photographers who helped galvanize public support for the civil rights movement, often at great personal risk.
Kalima wa Nagham
A Textbook for Teaching Arabic, Volume 1
University of Texas Press
This introductory level textbook presents an innovative Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) curriculum that uses dialogues and songs to enhance language learning and build cultural awareness.
The Starting Line
Latina/o Children, Texas Schools, and National Debates on Early Education
University of Texas Press
A deeply researched work that sheds light on growing income inequality in Texas and how early education programs, particularly among low-income Latina/o populations, result in varying degrees of success and failure.
Supersex
Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero
Edited by Anna Peppard
University of Texas Press
From Superman and Batman to the X-Men and Young Avengers, Supersex interrogates the relationship between heroism and sexuality, shedding new light on our fantasies of both.
Her Cup for Sweet Cacao
Food in Ancient Maya Society
Edited by Traci Ardren
University of Texas Press
Presenting new data from leading scholars in the field, this collection uses evidence from archaeology, hieroglyphic texts, chemical analyses, and art to explore the many ways food was integral to Classic Maya society.
Haunting Without Ghosts
Spectral Realism in Colombian Literature, Film, and Art
University of Texas Press
An ambitious critical account of "spectral realism," a new, politically charged strain of literature, film, and art that responds to Colombia's drug wars, paramilitary violence, and resulting demands for justice.
Miró Rivera Architects
Building a New Arcadia
By Juan Miró and Miguel Rivera
University of Texas Press
The award-winning work of Miró Rivera Architects is explored through texts, drawings, and original photography; from the Circuit of the Americas to Vertical House, this richly illustrated book offers a unique approach to understanding architecture and urbanism in Texas and beyond.
Lake|Flato
Nature, Place, Craft & Restraint
By Lake|Flato Architects
University of Texas Press
Since 1984 Lake|Flato Architects has been winning awards for its unique buildings committed to sustainability, beauty, and community; this generously illustrated book presents the firm’s most striking creations.
Honky Tonk Hero
By Billy Joe Shaver and Brad Reagan
University of Texas Press
The autobiography of the man Willie Nelson says “may be the best songwriter alive today”.
The LEGO Movie
By Dana Polan
University of Texas Press
In this first book on The LEGO Movie, renowned film and TV scholar Dana Polan shows how, through irony, savvy self-awareness, and knowingness about the culture industry, the blockbuster animated film makes for essential cinema.
Viva George!
Celebrating Washington's Birthday at the US-Mexico Border
University of Texas Press
For 120 years, residents of the cross-border community of Laredo/Nuevo Laredo have celebrated George Washington's birthday together, and this account reveals the essential political work of a time-honored civic tradition.
Friday Night Lives
Photos from the Town, the Team, and After
By Robert Clark; Introduction by Hanif Abdurraqib
University of Texas Press
Robert Clark returns to the photographs of the Permian Panthers he took thirty years ago for the iconic Friday Night Lights, with a selection of his previously unpublished photos plus portraits of the players and the community as they are today.
My Mexico
A Culinary Odyssey with Recipes
University of Texas Press
Now back in print with a fresh design and photographs, My Mexico is the most personal book by Diana Kennedy, renowned as the Julia Child of Mexican cooking and author of the definitive works on the subject, including the James Beard Award-winning Oaxaca a
Frontier Intimacies
Ayoreo Women and the Sexual Economy of the Paraguayan Chaco
By Paola Canova
University of Texas Press
Set in a Mennonite colony of Paraguay's remote Chaco region, this book tracks the lives and contested practices of indigenous Ayoreo women who commodify their sexuality, exposing the fractured workings of frontier capitalism.
Common Insects of Texas and Surrounding States
A Field Guide
By John C. Abbott and Kendra Abbott
University of Texas Press
In this vividly illustrated field guide, two leading entomologists use their combined fifty-six years of fieldwork to present the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to Texas's insects.
Thai Fresh
Beloved Recipes from a South Austin Icon
By Jam Sanitchat and Kim Lane
University of Texas Press
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