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  • A Chance to Make a Difference

    A Memoir

    Southwest Books of the Year Top PickJohn P. Schaefer was only thirty-six years old when he assumed the role of fifteenth president of the University of Arizona in 1971. The son of hardworking German immigrants, Schaefer grew up in Queens, New York, where childhood centered on sports, academics, and the great outdoors.Earning a PhD in chemistry in 1958, Dr. Schaefer’s career skyrocketed through the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Tarahumara

    Where Night is the Day of the Moon

    Inhabiting the Sierra Madre Occidental of southwestern Chihuahua in Mexico, the Tarahumara (or Rarámuri) are known in their language as the "foot runners" due to the way in which they must navigate their rugged terrain. This book offers an accessible ethnography of their history, customs, and current life, accompanied by photographs that offer striking images of these gentle people.The subtitle of ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Of Earth and Little Rain

    The Papago Indians

    “This text reveals [Fontana’s] interaction with his [Tohono O’odham] neighbors and how geography and climate define life and culture in this piece of dry land. Fontana’s words introduce the reader to people and provide an excellent overview of tribal history, but no notice of this book can overlook John P. Schaefer’s photographs . . . [which] give the reader a feeling for what day-to-day life is ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

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  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Canada, Eh

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  • The Big Thirst

    The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water

    Praised as “an entertaining and torrential flow of a book**” by Nature magazine, The Big Thirst** is a startling examination of the passing of the golden age of water and the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor in our lives.The water coming out of your kitchen tap is four billion years old and might well have been sipped by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Rather than only ... Read more

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  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Weird Canada

    The Great White North is revealed as the Great Weird North in this entertaining tome from the best-selling Bathroom Reader series.Did you know that Canada was almost called Hochelaga? That’s just one of thousands of wacky facts awaiting readers in Uncle John’s quirky celebration of Earth’s second largest country. You’ll find page after page of bizarre history (like why the beaver was once ... Read more

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  • Uncle John's Supremely Satisfying Bathroom Reader

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    Celebrating the Reasons We’re Proud to Call the U.S.A. Home

    From journalists Agnes Hooper Gottlieb and Henry Gottlieb, and Brent Bowers and Barbara Bowers, the acclaimed co-authors of 1,000 Years, 1,000 People, comes a new book that celebrates the reasons we’re proud to call America home—from jazz and the Gettysburg Address to baseball and the White Castle hamburger. Chock full of anecdotes and often surprising insights and historical information, 1,000 ... Read more

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