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Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine StateLonglisted for the National Book Award and a Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Over the centuries, Florida has been many things: an unconquered realm protected by geography, a wilderness that ruined Spanish conquistadors, "god's waiting room," and a place to start over. Depopulated after the extermination of its original native population, today it's home to nineteen million. The site of vicious racial violence, including massacres,
Longlisted for the National Book Award and a Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Over the centuries, Florida has been many things: an unconquered realm protected by geography, a wilderness that ruined Spanish conquistadors, "god's waiting room," and a place to start over. Depopulated after the extermination of its original native population, today it's home to nineteen million. The site of vicious racial violence, including massacres, slavery, and the roll-back of Reconstruction, Florida is now one of our most diverse states, a dynamic multicultural place with an essential role in 21st-century America. In Finding Florida, journalist T.D. Allman reclaims the remarkable history of Florida from the state's mythologizers, apologists, and boosters. Allman traces the discovery, exploration, and settlement of Florida, its transformation from a swamp to "paradise." Palm Beach, Key West, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando boomed, fortunes were won and lost, land was stolen and flipped, and millions arrived. The product of a decade of research and writing, Finding Florida is a highly original, stylish, and masterful work, the first modern comprehensive history of this fascinating place.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 02/25/2014
ISBN: 9780802122308
Pages: 556
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.70d
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★★★★★ 5
Wise Advice for the College-Bound Student
Format: Kindle
I read this book after reading Newport's other study guide How to Become a Straight A Student and was looking forward to more of his easy to understand, quickly read nuggets of wisdom. Although I found the advice in his previous book to be more helpful, I did fine some words of advice that I will surely put to use in my upcoming semester.
Among the gems I found, Newport reminds students to "Study in Fifty-Minute Chunks" and "Learn to Listen." In these short chapters there are ideas to help the student better utilize their time by minimizing distractions and knowing exactly what to listen for in a lecture. By far my favorite and most memorable line from this book is "A good analogy is that writing is to a college student what shooting hoops is to a basketball player." Wise advice indeed. I would recommend this book to high school an college students alike. The chapters are short and jam packed with good advice.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2012
★★★★★ 3
Good for some
Format: Paperback
Good advice but it's written for college students that don't work. Not for someone who goes to night school like I do.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019
★★★★★ 5
An excellent story well worth a read
Format: Kindle
This was so well written, I loved every second of it. It was a lovely take on vampires and what they are or can be.
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This wasn’t an easy read for me. How Miyako’s parents acted… that was my parents only worse in a lot of ways and only better in that they never hit me as an adolescent. So reading this brought up memories of the abuse I suffered. Even so, it is a really good story and I highly recommend. I hope to read more of her stories soon and follow Miyako and see how she and her family grow as characters.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2025
★★★★★ 5
I really loved this book and the characters!
Format: Kindle
I enjoyed this way more than I expected!
I cared for the characters and there was so much to this -vampires, witches, trans, lesbians.....
The story was really well done and I will read more by the author.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Yes, more please!
Format: Kindle
Love comes in many flavors, and I think most of them are here. I can not wait for the next book in the series. Thank you for an awesome read!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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