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Why Lhasa de Sela Matters

University of Texas Press

The first biography of the timeless bohemian world-music chanteuse who dazzled audiences around the globe and charted exhilarating new musical territory before her tragic death at thirty-seven.

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All New, All Different?

A History of Race and the American Superhero

University of Texas Press

An eye-opening exploration of the relationship between racial attitudes and the evolution of the superhero in America, from Superman’s debut in 1938 through the Civil Rights era and contemporary reinventions.

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Engendering Revolution

Women, Unpaid Labor, and Maternalism in Bolivarian Venezuela

University of Texas Press

The first in-depth study of the overlooked yet pivotal role played by maternalism, poor and working-class women’s unpaid labor, and unequal gender power relations in propelling and sustaining Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution.

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Texas Seafood

A Cookbook and Comprehensive Guide

University of Texas Press

A sumptuous cookbook and illustrated guide to identifying, catching, buying, cooking, and savoring more than two hundred species of fish and seafood from the Texas Gulf.

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Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys

Texas Politics, 1929-1932

By Norman D. Brown; Edited by Rachel Ozanne; Introduction by Rachel Ozanne
University of Texas Press

In his deeply researched sequel to Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug, a master storyteller of Texas politics brings to life pivotal moments of backroom wrangling, economic crashes, and aftershocks still felt nearly a century later.

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Road Sides

An Illustrated Companion to Dining and Driving in the American South

University of Texas Press

An illustrated A-to-Z companion for discovering the history, cuisine, and landmarks of a southern road trip.

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The Eye of the Mammoth

New and Selected Essays

By Stephen Harrigan; Introduction by Nicholas Lemann
University of Texas Press

By the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling novels The Gates of the Alamo and Remember Ben Clayton, here is the definitive, career-spanning collection of nonfiction from one of America’s leading writers, Stephen Harrigan.

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Big Wonderful Thing

A History of Texas

University of Texas Press

A tour de force by a New York Times best-selling author and master storyteller who captures the rich history of a state that sits at the center of the nation, yet defiantly stands apart.

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Bea Nettles

Harvest of Memory

University of Texas Press

A survey of ground-breaking mixed-media photography, spanning a half century of innovative perspectives that push the boundaries of how we define photography.

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The Florentine Codex

An Encyclopedia of the Nahua World in Sixteenth-Century Mexico

University of Texas Press

Scholars explore the most significant trove of Nahua culture and language: an illustrated manuscript compiled after the Spanish conquest by a Franciscan friar with many indigenous authors and painters.

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