University Press of Florida 2019 Holiday Catalog

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The Allure of Immortality

Roaring Reptiles, Bountiful Citrus, and Neon Pies

An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet

An Unofficial Guide to Florida’s Official Symbols

Lyn Millner

Mark Lane

Paperback $19.95 $15.00

Hardcover $19.95 $16.00

“Relates the headshaking tale of how Teed converted two hundred seekers into celibate Koreshans and led them from Chicago to a Southwest Florida promised land, based on a religion-science . . . and the irresistible idea that the entire universe was contained in a hollow earth.”—Foreword Reviews

Up for Grabs A Trip Through Time and Space in the Sunshine State John Rothchild Paperback $19.95 $15.00

“A story of rapacity and gall told with bemused admiration for the waves of visionaries and scamps who have left their mark on the Sunshine State.” —Time

Some Kind of Paradise A Chronicle of Man and the Land in Florida Mark Derr Paperback $21.95 $15.00

“The history of Florida is the story of North America in miniature. . . . [Derr] writes with a journalist’s eye for telling details and an antiquarian’s fondness for digression and quirky facts. . . . The state’s tortuous journey from one extreme to the other is [his] subject, and he tackles it with brilliance and bravado.” —New York Times Book Review

Power and Paradise in Walt Disney’s World

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“This old Florida boy has been waiting for such a book for a coon’s age. I learned a lot about the origins of our state’s symbols and laughed a lot while reading. It’s a great combination, like butter and grits.” —Jeff Klinkenberg, author of Son of Real Florida: Stories from My Life

St. Augustine’s Ghosts The History behind the Hauntings Karen Harvey Paperback $12.95 $9.00

The Scent of Scandal Greed, Betrayal, and the World’s Most Beautiful Orchid Craig Pittman FLORIDA BOOK AWARD FOR FLORIDA NONFICTION, SILVER

Paperback $20.95 $15.00

“Takes readers on a wild globetrotting trek.”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Cher Krause Knight Paperback $19.95 $15.00

“[An] accessible overview of how Disney imagines its ‘magic’ to work.”—Florida Historical Quarterly

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