This book explores how World War II transformed Florida into a major hub of military industry and an important training base for ground, naval, and air forces, detailing the war’s lasting impacts on the state.

Squirrels are a common sight, seemingly everywhere in wild and urban nature. Their chattering antics in city parks delight us while their raids on our backyard gardens and birdfeeders never fail to exasperate. But squirrels are more than amusing backyard entertainers, and few of us know much about them or fully appreciate their role in keeping the environment healthy. As stress on the natural world intensifies, should we be paying more attention to the plight of squirrels?

In Squirrel, Nancy Castaldo shines new light on this familiar backyard mammal, exploring their staggering diversity (they’re found on all continents but Antarctica) and the many surprising ways they shape our world, our communities, and our cultures. Squirrel is accessible and entertaining, perfect for anyone who has felt exasperation, curiosity, and kinship with our bushy-tailed rodent neighbors.
 

A stunning sketch of the life and career of the little-known American actress and socialite

A thoughtful compilation that chronicles a nearly fifty-year friendship with the renowned Mississippi writer

A thorough assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative and the scientific legacy it left behind

The first collection of conversations with the acclaimed filmmaker, and one that spans his career to date

A biography revealing as never before Poe’s southern gentility and his vast influence on literature and letters