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  • A Florida State of Mind

    An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State

    by James D. Wright ...
    A witty history of the state that's always in the news, for everything from alligator attacks to zany crimes.There's an old clip of Bugs Bunny sawing the entire state of Florida off the continent—and every single time a news story springs up about some shenanigans in Florida, someone on the internet posts it in response. Why are we so ready to wave goodbye to the Sunshine State? In A Florida State ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • National Service and Volunteerism

    Achieving Impact in Our Communities

    by Maria-Elena Augustin, Emily Bachman, Koen P. R. Bartels, Jodi Benenson, Valerie Beynon, Julia Carboni, Guido Cozzi, Na’eem H. Crawford-Muhammad, Todd Joseph Currie, Deborah Jospin, Jay D. Jurie0, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg1, Jessica Kleinberger2, Karen Kopera-Frye3, Stephanie Krick4, Myung J. Lee5, Katharine Leonberger6, Peter Levine7, Noemi Mantovan8, Rita Massey9, Sarah Maxwell0, Connie L. McNeely1, Tadar Muhammad2, Alice Neira3, Dorothy Norris-Tirrell4, Shelby Olson5, Jarrad Plante6, Cristian Pliscoff7, Shirley Sagawa8, Sara Strickhouser9, Dennis O. Torbett0, Norma Winston1, James D. Wright2, Thomas A. Bryer3 ...
    National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not investing ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Victims of the Environment

    Loss from Natural Hazards in the United States, 1970–1980

    by Joseph A. Pereira, Peter H. Rossi, Eleanor Weber-Burdin, James D. Wright ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The research reported in this volume was designed to provide estimates of the extent of damages and injuries from certain natu ral hazards inflicted on households in the United States. In addi tion, it reports on sources of aid proffered to households and the extent to which there are differences among households in the receipt of help. This volume represents the latest installment in a series of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    A Florida State of Mind

    An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State

    by James D. Wright ...
    Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 15 min

    A witty history of the state that's always in the news, for everything from alligator attacks to zany crimes.There's an old clip of Bugs Bunny sawing the entire state of Florida off the continent—and every single time a news story springs up about some shenanigans in Florida, someone on the internet posts it in response. Why are we so ready to wave goodbye to the Sunshine State? In A Florida State ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    An eye-opening and essential tour of the vanishing world in the age of climate change and rising tides.What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Book of World Records 2024

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    Incredible world records, social media sensations, and pop culture crazes from the past year! This book covers everything from science, tech, sports, music, movies, animals, and more.Another year of amazing world records and all the latest and greatest pop culture crazes!Where can you find the world's deadliest frog?Which athlete holds the record for most Olympic medals won by an individual EVER? ... Read more

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  • Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader

    by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...
    Series series Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual
    Strategically placed near the best seat in your home, Uncle John’s Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader is jam-packed with great bathroom reading. It’s the gift that keeps on giving...and giving...and giving....The BRI’s 22nd all-new edition--*Uncle John’s Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader--*is like reading several books all rolled into one: a history book, a weird news anthology, a science ... Read more

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  • Uncle John's Perpetually Pleasing Bathroom Reader

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    Series Book 26 - Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual
    The beloved bathroom reader series returns with this twenty-sixth edition that's flush with weird facts on a wide array of topics.The twenty-sixth annual edition of Uncle John's wildly successful series is all-new and jam-packed with the BRI's patented mix of fun and information. Open to any page and you may find an interesting origin (like the origin of the snow globe) or a piece of obscure ... Read more

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  • The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness

    by Rebecca Solnit ...
    The incomparable Rebecca Solnit, author of more than a dozen acclaimed, prizewinning books of nonfiction, brings the same dazzling writing to the essays in Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness. As the title suggests, the territory of Solnit’s concerns is vast, and in her signature alchemical style she combines commentary on history, justice, war and peace, and explorations of place, art, and ... Read more

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    Series series Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
    The twenty-seventh Bathroom Reader in the beloved, bizarre trivia series with more than fifteen million copies in print!At a whopping 544 pages, Uncle John's Canoramic Bathroom Reader is overflowing with everything that Bathroom Readers' Institute fans have come to expect from this bestselling trivia series: fascinating history, silly science, obscure origins . . . plus fads, blunders, wordplay, ... Read more

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    by Dave Barry ...
    TAKE YOUR TRAVEL TIPS FROM DAVE BARRY,A GUY WHO IS REALLY GONE!Complete with maps, histories, quaint local facts (France's National Underwear Changing Day is March 12), song lyrics, helpful hints on how to get through Customs (all insects must be spayed), and tidbits from Dave Barry's own fond vacation nightmares, DAVE BARRY'S ONLY TRAVEL GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED is just that. You'll find everything ... Read more

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  • The Gulf

    The Making of An American Sea

    by Jack E. Davis ...
    Winner • Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWinner • Kirkus Prize for NonfictionFinalist • National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)A New York Times Notable Book of the YearNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post, NPR, Library Journal, and gCaptainBooklist Editors’ Choice (History)Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceIn this “cri de coeur abou... ... Read more

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