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The Devil's Sinkhole

By Bill Wittliff; Illustrated by Joe Ciardiello
University of Texas Press

In this engrossing sequel to The Devil’s Backbone, the young man Papa and his cowboy amigo Calley Pearsall confront a legendary killer with a thirst for revenge and a psychopathic boy as the two friends search for the beautiful captive Pela Rosa.

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On Story—Screenwriters and Filmmakers on Their Iconic Films

Edited by Barbara Morgan and Maya Perez; Introduction by James Franco; By Austin Film Festival
University of Texas Press

Award-winning screenwriters and filmmakers, including Ron Howard, Callie Khouri, Jonathan Demme, Ted Tally, Jenny Lumet, and Harold Ramis, discuss their careers and iconic films in these lively conversations transcribed from the acclaimed PBS series On St

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Toby Snax

University of Texas Press

Created by the acclaimed musician Kristin Hersh to encourage her youngest son to embrace the experiences of touring with a band, this delightful picture book—once rare and much sought-after—is now back in print with a new afterword.

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New Maricón Cinema

Outing Latin American Film

University of Texas Press

Presenting a comprehensive overview of recent queer cinema in Latin America, this pathfinding volume identifies a new vein of filmmaking that promotes affective relationships between viewers and homo/trans/intersexed characters.

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The Tacos of Texas

University of Texas Press

With authentic recipes, behind-the-scenes stories, and recommendations of where the locals eat, this is the indispensable guide to Texas’s appetizingly diverse tacos and taco culture by the authors of Austin Breakfast Tacos.

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Directed by God

Jewishness in Contemporary Israeli Film and Television

University of Texas Press

The first study of its kind, Directed by God analyzes several representations of Jewish religiosity in Israeli film and television that challenge secular Zionism in contemporary Israeli society.

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A People Without a State

The Kurds from the Rise of Islam to the Dawn of Nationalism

University of Texas Press

This comprehensive history traces the complex development of Kurdish distinctiveness from the beginnings of Islam through the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of Kurdish nationalism after World War I.

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We Could Not Fail

The First African Americans in the Space Program

University of Texas Press

Profiling ten pioneer African American space workers, including technicians, mathematicians, engineers, and an astronaut candidate, this book tells an inspiring, largely unknown story of how the space program served as a launching pad for a more integrate

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The Revolutionary Imaginations of Greater Mexico

Chicana/o Radicalism, Solidarity Politics, and Latin American Social Movements

University of Texas Press

This analysis of Chicana/o social movements of the 1970s reveals the numerous transnational connections that inspired anti-imperialism across borders and fostered organizers, poets, journalists, and others on the front lines of social change.

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The Republic of Football

Legends of the Texas High School Game

University of Texas Press

With interviews and stories of celebrated players, including past and present NFL stars, as well as legendary coaches and dynastic teams from across Texas, The Republic of Football captures the standout moments in Friday night lights.

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The Recurring Dream

By Rocky Schenck; Introduction by William Friedkin
University of Texas Press

This collection of new work by the fine art photographer Rocky Schenck presents hand-tinted color images that lead viewers through hypnotic landscapes and subversive tableaux rich in psychological subtext and unpredictable narratives.

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Practicing Transnationalism

American Studies in the Middle East

University of Texas Press

Practicing Transnationalism explores the challenges of teaching American studies in the Middle East during a time of tension and conflict between the United States and the region.

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Fade to Gray

Aging in American Cinema

University of Texas Press

Analyzing hundreds of films, including classics such as You Can’t Take It With You, Rosemary’s Baby, Grumpy Old Men, and Nebraska, this book critiques Hollywood’s representations of aging and the elderly from the silent era to the present.

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Don't Suck, Don't Die

Giving Up Vic Chesnutt

By Kristin Hersh; Introduction by Amanda Petrusich
University of Texas Press

A haunting ode to a lost friend, this memoir by the acclaimed author of Rat Girl offers the most personal, empathetic look at the creative genius and often-tormented life of singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt that is ever likely to be written.

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Arresting Development

Comics at the Boundaries of Literature

University of Texas Press

Contrary to the idea that comics have naturally matured into respectability, Arresting Development offers a new understanding of comics’ history that connects the genre’s difficult past to its unstable present and uncertain future.

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Antebellum

University of Texas Press

These impressionistic, rarely seen images by prominent French photographer and critic Gilles Mora evoke the disappearing culture of the Deep South.

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The Mammals of Texas

University of Texas Press

Updated with the most recent advances in molecular biology and in wildlife ecology and management, The Mammals of Texas remains the definitive book on this subject, with nearly 13,000 copies sold.

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The Chora of Metaponto 6

A Greek Settlement at Sant'Angelo Vecchio

University of Texas Press

The sixth volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology’s series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto presents the excavation of a long-occupied Greek settlement that includes a full range of building types.

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Comfort and Glory

Two Centuries of American Quilts from the Briscoe Center

University of Texas Press

Showcasing 115 remarkable quilts that span more than two hundred years of American quiltmaking, this volume introduces an outstanding collection of American quilts and quilt history documentation, the Winedale Quilt Collection at the Briscoe Center for Am

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Brand Islam

The Marketing and Commodification of Piety

University of Texas Press

Focusing on the rise of “Brand Islam,” this book considers how the highly lucrative marketing of goods and services as “Islamic” or “halal” is reshaping the religious, cultural, and economic lives of Muslim consumers and communities around the globe.

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