-- Cooking is fun, and Lonnie will show you how with suggestions for artistic food placement, food painting techniques, and more-- Includes tips on purchasing, preparing, and serving seafood-- Handy i
Master Gardener Marie Harrison discusses various kinds of plants that can be used as groundcovers, from perennials and herbs to shrubs and native plants. Illustrated with color photographs and line dr
Learn 200 quick, painless history lessons in one thoroughly researched book. An indispensable guide for Florida students, newcomers, and old-timers alike. Florida has a long and complex and very inter
This completely revised and updated edition of a popular guide leads you to Florida's most charming and historic towns, places with names like Bagdad, Sopchoppy, Ozello, and Two Egg. It's a guidebook,
Here are twenty-five tales about strange happenings, creepy places, and engaging specters across the Old North State. Six are new for this 2nd edition. Stealthy and forlorn, cunning and mysterious, th
Drawn from Florida history, folklore, and fiction, this collection of stories tailor-made for telling will entertain, inspire, and astound readers and listeners of all ages.Cracker Jack is up to his o
Searching for the Dixie Barbecue, with its thought-provoking text and many black and white photos, is a culinary and cultural saga. Here are glimpses of a fragment of society still tenaciously clingin
In a climate in which community services funding is more and more scarce and the causes are getting more and more urgent, grassroots fundraising is the brightest light at the end of the tunnel. The ea
Anyone looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the modern world for a while is invited to sit back and enjoy a leisurely trip down one of the best-known and most beloved rivers in the country
Presents information about lizards in a question and answer format, describing their physical characteristics, habitats, defense mechanisms, and eating habits.
Presents a history of Florida's thirty-three lighthouses, including how they were designed and built, how they operate, and the bravery of their keepers.
The author demonstrates how, with a better understanding of the unique climate and environmental challenges, gardening in the South can be pleasurable and rewarding. Original.
Single-family Subdivisions Townhouse and Cluster Developments Mobile Homeowners Associations Master Community Associations A homeowners association is designed to preserve the common welfare and the p
Provides information on nine of the most interesting pirates who were associated with North and South Carolina, such as Anne Bonny, Blackbeard, Captain William Kidd, and Mary Read.
A completely updated edition discusses the most interesting plants, birds, insects, and reptiles that inhabit Florida's wild regions, including the coral reefs, salt marshes, and the Everglades. Origi
Provides information on thirteen of the most interesting pirates who were associated with North and South Carolina, such as Anne Bonny, Blackbeard, Captain William Kidd, and Mary Read.
-- Florida's often stormy history is a fitting backdrop for restless spirits-- Discover each site's history and character; its "haunt history, " which includes interviews with owners and caretakers; a
Florida’s Seashells (2007), the bestselling guide for beachcombers, is now updated and expanded within a second edition. This new volume has more shells identified and explained, with 287 species repr
The Hillsborough runs through Tampa, providing beauty, transportation, and commerce for a metropolitan population of about two and a half million people. But few of them have sought, or even consider
As Florida is developed the native flora is often replaced with non-native plants. Wildlife habitat is reduced; water, fertilizer and pesticide usage increases; and the appearance of Florida is altere
From the lavish parties, the yachts, and the innovative architecture to the sultry summer days, the mosquito bites, and the hurricanes, Muriel Murrell captures in a series of charming vignettes the ea
Elinor De Wire has been writing about lighthouses and their keepers since 1972. During that time she found that hundreds of lighthouse animals wandered into her research notes and photo collection. Th
Elinor De Wire has been writing about lighthouses and their keepers since 1972. During that time she found that hundreds of lighthouse animals wandered into her research notes and photo collection. Th
An historical tour of some of Florida's most interesting sights and cities is guided over highways and interstates so history buffs on self-guided, road-trip tours can easily locate fascinating storie
This vivid portrait reveals both Hemingway, the writer, and Hemingway, the hard-drinking, woman-chasing fighter and sportsman of legend. Hemingway's decade in Key West during the 1930s was his most p
-- Florida served as one of the great meeting grounds of the planet, a place where peoples from Indian America, Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe converged-- Essays in both Spanish and
For gardeners lucky enough to live in the subtropical and tropical zones, here are 83 shrubs they can count on to display beautiful flowers and/or colorful, interesting leaves. Stunning color photos a
-- Is there a cure for snook fever?-- Steer through twisted mangrove channels, dodge "noggin-knockers" and oyster bars on outgoing tide-- Join author Max Hunn as he brawls with tarpon and tangles with
Pack up your colored pencils and come along to a trip to paradise!You'll find dolphins, turtles, herons, and more as you travel through natural Florida with this beautiful selection of drawings by Jul
The founder of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary tells the story of the sanctuary's relocation from southwest Florida to the hills of West Arkansas and introduces the horses and two donkeys that run free o
What does an unlikely pack of stray and homeless dogs have in common with a certain herd of downtrodden horses? They were all lucky enough to wind up in the loving arms of Melanie Sue Bowles and her h
The year is 1863. The Civil War is leaving its bloody trail across the nation as Peter Wake, born and bred in the North, joins the U.S. Navy and arrives in Florida for duty with the East Gulf Blockadi
What is it like to be 13, trapped inside a fort, and surrounded by a superior enemy? Pedro has been told he is too young to fight. But he has skill and a unique knowledge of the land on his side. When
