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  A Concise History of Florida

  James C. Clark

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  A quick overview of the Sunshine State's fascinating past. 
   
   
    
  In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first set foot on Florida's east coast. The land he discovered was a geographic anomaly so distinctive that one day, centuries later, astronaut Neil Armstrong would say that Florida was the first shape on earth he recognized on his return from a visit to the moon. 
   
   
    
  This unique state has witnessed such momentous events as the 1959 arrival of the first Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro and the 1981 launch of the Columbia—the first space shuttle. Join historian James C. Clark as he chronicles the surprising history of the Sunshine State in this concise and captivating book.

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  You're So Strong - On Grief and...

  Leslie Harter-Berg

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  How do you continue on with life while grieving something you were never prepared for? 
  One moment, Leslie Harter-Berg had it pretty darn good, and the next, she was a thirty-year-old widow and single mom to two rowdy boys under the age of three. Thrust into the arms of grief, her new life consisted of strange tasks, like notifying AT&T that her husband no longer needed unlimited data and deciding what to do with his grown-man Lego collection while she also planned a memorial and parented solo. 
  This is Leslie Harter-Berg's story, but it could be anyone's. Anyone who has lost a spouse or experienced another kind of grief--when life doesn't go as planned, but it keeps right on truckin' without waiting for you to catch your breath. 
  But Leslie's learned a thing or two since her husband's sudden death in 2019. Throughout her poignant and funny attempts to "do grief right," she came to accept that no one was grading her on her grief and that surviving is often a lot more profound and beautiful than thriving. 
  In this poignant, humorous, slightly irreverent yet totally relatable memoir-meets-grief-guide, Leslie will help you:Let go of the need to find a silver lining or a greater purpose in your griefValidate the odd, mundane, and very real things that happen after the death of a loved one or another traumatic life eventRedefine the stages of grief--and do the best living you can musterEmbrace the beautiful tension of conflicting emotions as you accept a life you never expected to liveKnow that life can still be amazing as you move forward and find hope again 
    
  You can be simultaneously splitting your gut laughing while carrying a constant ache of sadness in that very same gut. You can look forward to a future with someone while also resenting that a future has stopped being with another. And you can move through life after loss by relinquishing the need to "be so strong" and allowing yourself to fall apart--so you can find that God is right there, grieving alongside you.

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  The Olive Route - A Personal...

  Carol Drinkwater

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  The author of acclaimed memoirs about life on a French olive farm explores the larger history and culture of the Mediterranean delicacy. Carol Drinkwater has a passion for olive trees and the fruit they bear—“bitter berries” that are transformed into savory delights and pressed into precious oil. Already intimately familiar with the fruit thanks to her olive farm in the South of France, she decided to travel throughout the Mediterranean basin—from Marseille to Malta, Israel to Tunisia—in a quest to learn about their ancient history, their spread throughout the world, and the tastes and traditions they represent. A culinary travelogue and a celebration of a humble, healthful food that inspires devotion among so many, The Olive Route is filled with unusual characters and fascinating anecdotes from “a storyteller of great economy and deftness” (The Telegraph). “Drinkwater has a sharp eye for character, and the people who populate The Olive Route will not disappoint her fans.” —The Independent

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  Bang

  Sally Cook

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  Two near death experiences in one lifetime both involving loud, unexpected bangs. The author survived both a car collision and  a plane catching fire and recounts the events  with dramatic sound effects and clear recall.  This is a true and compelling account.

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  The Nature Book

  Tom Comitta

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  Part sweeping evocation of Earth's rhythms, part literary archive, part post-human novel, The Nature Book collages descriptions of the natural world into a singular symphonic paean to the planet. 
   
   
   
  What does our nature writing say about us, and more urgently, what would it say without us? Tom Comitta investigates these questions and more in The Nature Book, a "literary supercut" that arranges writing about the natural world from three hundred works of fiction into a provocative re-envisioning of the novel. With fiction's traditional background of flora and fauna brought to the fore, people and their structures disappear, giving center stage to animals, landforms, and weather patterns—honored in their own right rather than for their ambient role in human drama. The Nature Book challenges the confines of anthropocentrism with sublime artistic vision, traversing mountains, forests, oceans, and space to shift our attention toward the magnificently complex and interconnected world around us.

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  Forget Having Kids I'm Having...

  Dane Reid

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  "Are you tired of being asked when you're going to start a family? Are you tired of feeling guilty for not wanting kids? Well, put those feelings aside and say hello to the ultimate guide to embracing the childfree lifestyle - 'Forget Having Kids. I'm Having Fun'. 
  This hilarious and relatable book is here to show you that being childfree is not only acceptable, it's something to be celebrated! With anecdotes and stories from real people who have chosen to not have kids, this book will have you laughing and nodding along. 
  From the joys of spending your hard-earned money on yourself to the freedom of being able to travel the world without worrying about finding a babysitter, this book covers it all. It's the perfect read for anyone looking to break free from society's pressure to procreate and discover the many benefits of a childfree life. 
  So if you're ready to put down that baby carrier, grab a glass of wine, and dive into the world of not-parenting, 'Forget Having Kids. I'm Having Fun' is the book for you. It's time to embrace the childfree lifestyle and have some real fun."

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