University of Texas Press
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Plagues and Pencils: A Year of Pandemic Sketches
$24.95 Read moreHonorable Mention, 2022 Nonfiction Prize, Writers’ League of Texas
A remarkable collection of words and illustrations documenting the first year of the pandemic. In March 2020, as lockdowns were imp- Author: Carey, Edward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1477325867
- Language: English
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The Tacos of Texas
$21.95 Read moreRooted in tradici mexicana and infused with Texas food culture, tacos are some of Texans’ all-time favorite foods. In The Tacos of Texas, the taco journalists Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece take us on
- Author: Rayo, Mando
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 20 2016
- ISBN10: 1477310436
- Language: English
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This Land: An American Portrait
$60.00 Read moreJarred by the 9/11 attacks, photographer Jack Spencer set out in 2003 “in hopes of making a few ‘sketches’ of America in order to gain some clarity on what it meant to be living in this nation at this
- Author: Spencer, Jack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: April 27 2017
- ISBN10: 1477311890
- Language: English
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Last Gangster in Austin: Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard Mafia
$21.95 Read moreRonnie Earle was a Texas legend. During his three decades as the district attorney responsible for Austin and surrounding Travis County, he prosecuted corrupt corporate executives and state officials,
- Author: Sublett, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1477323988
- Language: English
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A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
$44.25 Read moreSurveying the range of Sun Ra’s extraordinary creativity, this book explores how the father of Afrofuturism brought “space music” to a planet in need of transformation, supporting the aspirations of b
- Series: Discovering America
- Author: Youngquist, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1477327282
- Language: English
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Uchi: The Cookbook
$39.95 Read moreFor chef Tyson Cole, sushi has always been more than just food; it’s an expression of his love and respect for Japanese culture. Having now devoted more than a decade of his life to the skill, art, an
- Author: Cole, Tyson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: February 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0292771290
- Language: English
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Breaking Out of Beginner’s Spanish
$22.95 Read moreMany language books are boring–this one is not. Written by a native English speaker who learned Spanish the hard way–by trying to talk to Spanish-speaking people–it offers English speakers who have
- Author: Keenan, Joseph J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 20 2015
- ISBN10: 0292761937
- Language: English
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Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide
$19.95 Read moreWith more than 175,000 copies sold, Texas Wildflowers has established itself as the go-to guide for identifying the state’s roadside flowers. This new edition has been completely reorganized by flower
- Series: Texas Natural History Guides
- Author: Loughmiller, Campell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: February 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1477314768
- Language: English
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The Thirty-First of March: An Intimate Portrait of Lyndon Johnson
$19.95 Read moreAn intimate retelling of Lyndon B. Johnson’s politics and presidency by one of his closest advisors.
Horace Busby was one of LBJ’s most trusted advisors; their close working and personal relationship- Author: Busby, Horace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1477327479
- Language: English
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Common Insects of Texas and Surrounding States: A Field Guide
$26.95 Read moreThanks to its size and geographic position, Texas is home to nearly 30,000 species of insects, likely making its insect population the most diverse in the nation. Ranging from eastern and western to t
- Author: Abbott, John C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1477310355
- Language: English
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Why Solange Matters
$18.95 Read moreGrowing up in the shadow of her superstar sister, Solange Knowles became a pivotal musician in her own right. Defying an industry that attempted to bend her to its rigid image of a Black woman, Solang
- Series: Music Matters
- Author: Phillips, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1477320083
- Language: English
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Avedon at Work: In the American West
$65.00 Add to cartInternationally acclaimed for his portraits of powerful and accomplished people and women of great beauty, Richard Avedon was one of the twentieth century’s greatest photographers–but perhaps not the
- Series: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Imprint
- Author: Wilson, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: October 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0292701934
- Language: English
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You’re with Stupid: Kranky, Chicago, and the Reinvention of Indie Music
$26.95 Read more2023 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, Association for Recorded Sound Collections
An insider’s look at how Chicago’s underground music industry transformed indie rock- Series: American Music
- Author: Adams, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1477321209
- Language: English
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Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Animals of Big Bend
$24.95 Read moreA time-traveling field guide to the ancient version of Big Bend National Park.
The sheer beauty of Big Bend National Park, along the shores of the Rio Grande in west Texas, never fails to astonish. Y- Author: Collins, Cindi Sirois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1477324631
- Language: English
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Why Tammy Wynette Matters
$23.95 Read moreHow Tammy Wynette channeled the conflicts of her life into her music and performance.
With hits such as “Stand By Your Man” and “Golden Ring,” Tammy Wynette was an icon of American domesticity and fe- Series: Music Matters
- Author: Easton, Steacy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 147732464X
- Language: English
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Unheard Witness: The Life and Death of Kathy Leissner Whitman
$27.95 Read moreUnheard Witness foregrounds a young woman’s experience of domestic abuse, resistance, and survival before the mass shooting at the University of Texas at Austin in 1966.
In 1966, Kathy Leissner Whitman
- Author: Scott-Coe, Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1477327649
- Language: English
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Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music
$29.95 Add to cartA close look at the lives of working musicians who aren’t the center of their stage.
Secret (and not-so-secret) weapons, side-of-the-stagers, rhythm and horn sections, backup singers, accompanists–th
- Series: American Music
- Author: Nicolay, Franz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1477323538
- Language: English
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The Burning Plain
$21.95 Add to cartA new translation of El Llano en llamas, an iconic collection of short stories that changed the course of Mexican and Latin American literature.
Since its publication in 1953, Juan Rulfo’s The Burning
- Author: Rulfo, Juan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 147732996X
- Language: English
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Avedon at Work: In the American West
$65.00 Add to cartInternationally acclaimed for his portraits of powerful and accomplished people and women of great beauty, Richard Avedon was one of the twentieth century’s greatest photographers–but perhaps not the
- Series: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Imprint
- Author: Wilson, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: October 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0292701934
- Language: English
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Where the Devil Don’t Stay: Traveling the South with the Drive-By Truckers
$27.95 Add to cartIn 1996, Patterson Hood recruited friends and fellow musicians in Athens, Georgia, to form his dream band: a group with no set lineup that specialized in rowdy rock and roll. The Drive-By Truckers, as
- Series: American Music
- Author: Deusner, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1477318046
- Language: English
