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The Haunted West

Memory and Commemoration at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West

University of Alabama Press

An engrossing exploration of conflicting and complex narratives about the American West and its Native American heritage, violent colonial settlement, and natural history

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Tears and Flowers

A Poet of Migration in Old Key West

University Press of Florida

A rare glimpse into the history and literary culture of the Cuban community in Key West in the early twentieth century, this book makes the poetry of Feliciano Castro—a writer, printer, editor, and cigar factory lector—available in English for the first time.

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Hopis and the Counterculture

Traditionalism, Appropriation, and the Birth of a Social Field

The University of Arizona Press

This book addresses how the Hopi became icons of the followers of alternative spiritualities and reveals one of the major pathways for the appropriation of Indigenous identities that exploded in the 1960s. Exploring the new social field that developed to spread these ideas, the book documents the biographies of Ammon Hennacy, Craig Carpenter, Frank Waters, and the Firesign Theatre, among others.

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Bill Hobby

A Life in Journalism and Public Service

Briscoe Ctr for Amer History UT-Austin

A comprehensive biography of a legendary lieutenant governor.

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Make’em Write!

The No-Mess Way to Extract a Dissertation from a Grad Student’s Brain

Les Presses de l'Université Laval, Laval University Press
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Race and Gender at War

Writing American Military History

University of Alabama Press

Fresh perspectives on the implications of gender and race in US military history from a diverse group of scholars in the field of war and society

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Race and Gender at War

Writing American Military History

University of Alabama Press
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Plants for Desperate Times

The Diversity of Life-Saving Famine Foods

The University of Arizona Press

Plants for Desperate Times is an introduction to the foods that have saved millions of lives during lethal food shortages. While not a field guide, it addresses questions about what famine foods are and why they are important.

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Cookstove Chronicles

Social Life of a Women’s Technology in India

The University of Arizona Press

Cookstove Chronicles examines India’s handcrafted, wood-burning cooking stoves, the rural women who use them, and outsiders who try to improve them by engineering a range of “clean” cooking devices. Khandelwal adopts a transnational feminist, anthropological, and STS perspective to reimagine the humble mud stove as both villain and hero of this story and to suggest pathways for collaboration across radical disciplinary divides.

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Colonial Cataclysms

Climate, Landscape, and Memory in Mexico's Little Ice Age

The University of Arizona Press

Colonial Cataclysms explores the human and environmental consequences of the global climate event called the Little Ice Age as it played out in central Mexico during the era of Spanish imperialism. It focuses on the great floods, massive soil erosion, and human adaptations to these cataclysms.

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Ay Tú!

Critical Essays on the Life and Work of Sandra Cisneros

University of Texas Press

A comprehensive volume on the life and work of renowned Chicana author Sandra Cisneros.

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The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care, Second Edition

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Handspring Publishing

This second edition provides the most extensive compendium of yoga therapy research and its findings. It has been fully updated with new contributors and a more accessible approach, and includes a brand-new chapter on the implementation of yoga therapy in medical systems.

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Ready Eddie Go! The Birthday Party

Finding out about parties with friends!

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Part of the Ready, Eddie, Go! series, based on the TV show of the same name, in this book Eddie goes to his friend Nina’s birthday party. He finds out what to expect at parties, as well as what he can do if they start to become a bit overwhelming. Eddie has a lot of fun with his friends!

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Ready Eddie Go! Painting

Having fun with mess and mistakes!

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Part of the Ready, Eddie, Go! series, based on the TV show of the same name, in this book Eddie tries some painting - and finds out that its ok to get messy and to make mistakes. Art is all about enjoying yourself and having fun!

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Ready Eddie Go! New Haircut

Knowing what to expect at the hairdressers!

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Part of the Ready, Eddie, Go! series, based on the TV show of the same name, in this book Eddie gets his hair cut. He learns what to expect at the barbers, and that getting his hair cut can be fun!

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Ready Eddie Go! Dressing Up

Playing pretend and trying new ideas!

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Part of the Ready, Eddie, Go! series, based on the TV show of the same name, in this book Eddie plays dressing up with his friends, and finds out pretending can be fun rather than scary!

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Ready Eddie Go! Boardgames

Learning all about winning and losing!

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Part of the Ready, Eddie, Go! series, based on the TV show of the same name, in this book Eddie plays boardgames with his friends. He finds out about winning and losing, and how you can manage all the emotions that come with playing together.

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Home Truths

Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis

UBC Press, On Point Press

With Canadians burdened by the world’s highest household debt after decades of failed housing policy, Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis shows what went wrong, and how it can be fixed.

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All About PDA

An Insight Into Pathological Demand Avoidance

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

An enjoyable and highly informative introduction to the world of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), accompanied by entertaining images of animals in the author’s popular style. This is the perfect overview of a little-understood and evolving condition, written for both PDA-ers, and those who support them.

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