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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Miami", sorted by average review score:

Crimson Moccasins
Published in Paperback by HarperTrophy (April, 1972)
Author: W.D. Doughty
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Crimson Moccasins
Crimson Moccasins is a wonderful novel that pulls you through the book. It is different from other novels... Nothing I've ever read has been like this; its thought provoking. This book makes you want to read it after you've finished it. After reading this book, and discovering it's out of print, I was desperate to find out more about W.D. Doughty and his novels. He has an interesting and contemporary style of writing.


Cubans in Exile; Disaffection and the Revolution,
Published in Hardcover by Stanford Univ Pr (December, 1968)
Author: Richard R. Fagen
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A Very Informative and In-Depth Book
This is a study that was done in the 1960's in Miami about the Cuban exile community there. It is very detailed and it contains survey results on things like: when and why they decided to leave Cuba, how they first felt about Fidel Castro and the Revolution, and things of that nature. This book is very good for Cuban Americans and for anyone else who is curious about where we (the Cuban Americans that came during the first wave of the exile) come from.


Florida hurricane & disaster, 1992
Published in Unknown Binding by Centennial Press ()
Author: Howard Kleinberg
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Claim of out-of-print erroneous
This is just a note to let you know that this book is not out of print. The publisher is Centennial Press in Miami. The phone number is(305) 854-8087. Address is 1601 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL. 33131. I am the author. Thanks.

Howard Kleinberg


Fodor's I95 Maine to Miami
Published in Paperback by Fodors Travel Pubns (October, 1986)
Authors: Langdon Faust, Bruce Bauman, and Fodors Travel Guides
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The BEST book for east coast travel!!!
This book is great for travel on I-95. It includes each exit in each state. It lists hotels, restaurants, and other points of interest. It is a very good book and I think that Fodor's should start reprinting this book with all of the new updates!!!!!!


The Food of Miami: Authentic Receipes from South Florida and the Keys (Periplus World Food Cookbooks)
Published in Hardcover by Charles E Tuttle Co (September, 1999)
Authors: Caroline Stuart, Kendall Hamersly, and Jacob Termansen
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A food-lover from South Florida loves this book
This is the Real McCoy, not just another pretty picture book. While the pictures are as stunning as we've become accustomed to expect in high quality, food-oriented books these days, it's the recipes that define this extraordinary work.

The author, herself a Floridian, has exercised her native sense of balance in assembling a unique complement of South Florida's finest chefs - some very well known and some on the "up" ramp of their careers - to create the cultural mosaic which, in fact, IS South Florida.

Each of the recipes has been tested many times for home kitchen preparation, making this a very practical volume as well as a legitimate teaser to entice you to the establishments of the chefs themselves.

And how many "producers" like Ms. Stuart are capable of starring in their own production like she is - by contributing her own recipes to fully balance the content of her work?

You won't need any other book to understand, appreciate, prepare and enjoy the unique cuisine of South Florida. This book's food will make you feel the sand in your shoes and the salt air in your hair. You'll swear that you're in the Florida tropics already. And your guests for whom you prepare the recipes will surely request more.

This is the first real tribute to South Florida's diverse, exciting and totally unique cuisine. I highly recommend it.


Frommer's 99 Miami & the Keys (5th Ed)
Published in Paperback by Hungry Minds, Inc (September, 1998)
Author: Victoria Pesce Elliott
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finally...
...after searching through a half-dozen tour books of Miami, I came across this gem. Richly decriptive and a cover to cover source of solid information. A 'must have' for anyone planning a trip to Miami or outer areas. Or really for anyone wanting to know more about the Miami scene. A+++


Gender Studies (The Miami University Press Poetry Series)
Published in Hardcover by Miami University Press (February, 2002)
Author: Jeffrey Skinner
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that's right, five stars!
Jeffrey Skinner's "Gender Studies" simultaneously shows affection for and asks "what is this [bad]?" of our era. After the fine volumes that precede it, including the National Poetry Series selection "The Guide to Forgetting", Skinner's poetry has even more life under its belt. This poet writes the way Collins wishes he could: sophisticated without being repugnant, earthy without being clumsy, and nostalgic but never making one think of anything but a real life. Too bad he's not in D.C. sitting in a tub of butter. The middle section, comprised of jazzy sonnets in the persona of Bill Evans, the pianist, show every register of diction, hip to intellectual, while being a musical feat. All the poems astonish by a kind of elegant, deadpan ambush, and many are hilarious, as in "Ashbery", a poem which puts the eponymous hero, kidnapped, under a blanket with a flashlight in the trunk, unstoppably writing poems. The book's best moments come when one understands the juxtaposition of several collaged scenes, as in "Jocelyn" "The School of Continuing Education" and the title poem, "Gender Studies". He's a buff poet. Never cagey. When I forget exactly how to write a poem, I turn to work like this, and to this work.


Going to Miami : exiles, tourists, and refugees in the new America
Published in Unknown Binding by Bloomsbury ()
Author: David Rieff
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The City of Diversity
This is a journey to Maimi, and a close up look at the many communities within .. Cubans, Vietnamese refugees, and the wealthy retired Jewish people live together here as the tourists swarm in and out regularly. It's a good bit of social history to read and enjoy before visiting..

David Rieff uses much of the book on the Cuban society there, but covers it all in a most interesting guide to the city.


The Hell With Politics: The Life and Writings of Jane Wood Reno
Published in Hardcover by Peachtree Publishers (October, 1994)
Authors: Jane Wood Reno, George Hurchatta, George Hurchalla, and Janet Reno
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Must have been one hell of a woman
If you read this book, and cross ref. it with Janet Reno, Doing the Right Thing by Anderson, you will find out what, or who, made janet Reno what she is today.
The hell with politics, don't worry about what the majority says, figure out what you think, and do the right thing. Fix what you can, do what you must.
Jane wrestled alligators, wandered on the beaches, and was accepted by the local Indians as one of their own. She would go for the throat, if anything was between her and her objective. She built her own house, raised four kids, and worked as a journalist. She stood against the Mafia, and testifyed at the child kidnapping trials. She had insight and vision. All that Janet is, I suspect, is a remnant of her mother.


Hurricanes: How to Prepare and Recover
Published in Paperback by Andrews McMeel Publishing (May, 1993)
Authors: The Miami Herald, Miami Herald, and El Nuevo Herald
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Enjoy Getting Prepared.
Best buy in personal disaster recovery. Advise on every aspect of minimizing damages and maximizing recovery. Written in easy to read newspaper type articles with many personal interviews to support the text and to entertain you.


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