The Wild Heart of Florida: Florida Writers on Florida's Wildlands

The Wild Heart of Florida: Florida Writers on Florida's Wildlands Review

The Wild Heart of Florida: Florida Writers on Florida's Wildlands Feature

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Eighteen of Florida’s best-loved writers here share with you their affection for Florida’s wild side--the beautiful heart of a state under siege from development.

 

Wakulla; A Story of Adventure in Florida

Wakulla; A Story of Adventure in Florida Review

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fiction / Action

Dumpster Dying: Golf in rural Florida is hazardous -- gators on the fairway and bodies in the trash

Dumpster Dying: Golf in rural Florida is hazardous -- gators on the fairway and bodies in the trash Review

Dumpster Dying: Golf in rural Florida is hazardous -- gators on the fairway and bodies in the trash Feature

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Emily Rhodes came to rural Florida for the cowboys, the cattle, and to do a little country two-step, not to fall head first onto a dead body in a dumpster. Ah, the golden years of retirement in the sunshine state. They’re more like pot metal to Emily Rhodes, who discovers the body of the county’s wealthiest rancher in the Big Lake Country Club dumpster. With her close friend accused of the murder, Emily sets aside her grief at her life partner’s death to find the real killer. She underestimates the obstacles rural Florida can set up for a winter visitor and runs afoul of a local judge with his own version of justice, hires a lawyer who works out of a retirement home, and flees wild fires -- hand-in-hand with the man she believes to be the killer.

Mousetrapped: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida

Mousetrapped: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida Review

Mousetrapped: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida Feature

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Three big dreams, two Mouse Ears and one J-1 visa. What could possibly go wrong in the happiest place on earth? 

 

When Catherine Ryan Howard decides to swap the grey clouds of Ireland for the clear skies of the Sunshine State, she thinks all of her dreams - working in Walt Disney World, living in the United States, seeing a Space Shuttle launch - are about to come true.

 

Ahead of her she sees weekends at the beach, mornings by the pool and an inexplicably skinnier version of herself skipping around Magic Kingdom. But not long into her first day on Disney soil - and not long after a breakfast of Mickey-shaped pancakes - Catherine's bubble bursts and soon it seems that among Orlando's baked highways, monotonous mall clusters and world famous theme parks, pixie dust is hard to find and hair is downright impossible to straighten.

 

The only memoir about Space Shuttle launches, the town that Disney built, religious theme parks, Bruce Willis, humidity-challenged hair, the Ebola virus and - oh, yeah - working in Walt Disney World, MOUSETRAPPED: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida is the hilarious story of what happened when one Irish girl went searching for happiness in the happiest place on earth.

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

PART 1: An Irish Girl in a Disney World

 

The Call of the Mouse | Arrival | Mousetrapped | Apartment Living | Orientation | Stop This Train | Into the Kingdom | Not So Happy Holidays

 

PART 2: Good Morning, America!

 

Miles in America | Mission Space | The Town That Disney Built | Adventures in Humidity | Coffee Has Two 'f's | Go for Launch | In God We Trust | Farewell

 

Um, quick question: why did you call this book "MOUSETRAPPED" when you didn't work directly for  The Walt Disney Company?

 

The first time this book was referred to as "MOUSETRAPPED" was back in the summer of 2006, before I'd written a word of it or even left for Florida. I was still in Holland, where one of my colleagues - who knew that my biggest dream was to be a published writer - jokingly said, "You can write a book about this - and call it Mousetrapped!" I laughed the idea off at the time, but then when I arrived in Florida and things didn't go as planned, this conversation came back to me and I thought to myself, Not only is that a great idea - but that's a great title!

 

The book is called MOUSETRAPPED, yes, but so is Chapter 3, in which I describe my life just after I arrived but before I started work. Because I had no transport, my world was confined to the triangle formed by my apartment, a shopping mall and Downtown Disney. Therefore, I spent most of my time inside Walt Disney World because I'd nowhere else to go. This is what I mean when I say "mousetrapped."

 

I didn't work directly for The Walt Disney Company, but for an international hotel group who own a property in Epcot Resorts. We were referred to as "cast members," had to use all the same terminology as Disney used (costumes, backstage, etc.) and attended Traditions, Disney's orientation program, before starting work. We all loved Disney, and many of the staff had once worked in the parks. What I'm getting at is that we didn't see ourselves as any different from "real" cast members. We always said, "I work in Walt Disney World" - because we did.

 

So if you're looking for one of those Disney exposé books that tell you about the time Minnie was caught behind Cinderella's Castle upchucking into her head, no, this book isn't it. But if you're looking for a book about a girl who got to live in Orlando by way of a job in a Walt Disney hotel and who, inspired by Wishes, tried to make all her dreams come true while she was there, then MOUSETRAPPED might well be it...

Florida's Backyard

Florida's Backyard Review

Florida's Backyard is an inspired collection of original recipes featuring the homegrown fruits and vegetables of the Sunshine State. With an emphasis on Florida's fresh and wholesome ingredients, Carrie Hanna has written a user-friendly book of chef-quality, kitchen-tested recipes that both skilled and novice cooks can use in their everyday cooking. Florida's Backyard offers over 100 sophisticated and flavor-filled recipes plus informative chapters about buying fresh fish, using substitutions, stocking the pantry, entertaining with simplicity and style, reducing fat in recipes, and menu planning. Amazing soups and salads, an extensive seafood chapter, and other enticing main course dishes and desserts make this cookbook an invaluable guide for anyone seeking to capture Florida's dynamic flavors and relaxing lifestyle.

How to Prepare for the Florida Real Estate Exams (Barron's Florida Real Estate Exams)

How to Prepare for the Florida Real Estate Exams (Barron's Florida Real Estate Exams) Review

Contains seven Florida State real estate exams with all questions answered and explained.

Hiking the Florida Trail: 1,100 Miles, 78 Days, Two Pairs of Boots, and One Heck of an Adventure (Wild Florida)

Hiking the Florida Trail: 1,100 Miles, 78 Days, Two Pairs of Boots, and One Heck of an Adventure (Wild Florida) Review

The Florida Trail stretches the length and breadth of the Sunshine State, from Gulf Islands National Seashore in the panhandle to Big Cypress National Preserve less than an hour from suburban Miami. In 2006, veteran hiker and outdoorsman Johnny Molloy hiked the length of the trail in one three-month stretch.

 

This engaging story of his journey, the first narrative account of a Florida Trail thru-hike, is peppered with outrageous and charming characters. Molloy’s peanut butter thermometer and his "Five Foot Radius Theory of Camping" for tired hikers will make experienced backpackers smile knowingly. Novice hikers will find his insider tips priceless.

 

Beginning at the southern end of the trail, less than an hour from suburban Miami, he was challenged by some of the roughest terrain he would face before making his way around Lake Okeechobee, the second largest freshwater lake in the continental United States. Traveling north and west traversing sand pine scrub forests, he made his way up the Suwannee River, around the Big Bend into the cathedral of palms in St. Marks Refuge, through the Apalachicola National Forest, and along white sand beaches to the Alabama state line.

 

Many may never hike the entire course of the Florida Trail, but its convenient trailheads make it easily accessible to any resident or tourist. So, start the adventure; plan your own short hike, thru-hike, or simply join Molloy without leaving the comfort of your armchair.

Florida For Dummies (Dummies Travel)

Florida For Dummies (Dummies Travel) Review

From the Gold Coast to the Gulf Coast, the Everglades to theme parks, bustling Miami to historic St. Augustine, water sports to relaxing resorts, Florida offers infinite, intriguing variety. Whether you want to ride the waves or ride the roller coasters, take in the sites or soak up the sun, this friendly guide is your key to fun in the Sunshine State with info. on:

• The top ten beaches
• Favorite Florida foods and where to get them
• Theme-park hopping and fantastic shopping
• How to get around
• Wildlife, night life, and culture

Like every For Dummies travel guide, Florida For Dummies, Third Edition includes:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss—and what you can skip
• The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
• Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages

A Guide to Florida Grasses

A Guide to Florida Grasses Review

"The first opportunity for both the native plant enthusiast and professional botanist to tackle the difficult family--presented in such a manner that it will make identifying the grasses a pleasure!"--Paul Martin Brown, editor, North American Native Orchid Journal

 

"A unique and important work that will assist many in identifying and appreciating an extremely important but challenging group of plants"--Paul A. Schmalzer, plant ecologist, Kennedy Space Center

 

Grasses comprise approximately a third of the Earth's vegetative cover and, as a group, have a wider distribution than any other plant family. From wheat, rice, and sugarcane to bamboo and bermudagrass, humans have depended on grasses as sources of food, food for animals, lawns, and construction material for millennia.

 

A Guide to Florida Grasses offers an introduction to this vital and frequently neglected plant family. This richly illustrated reference includes complete details pertaining to the identification, structure, distribution, and uses of more than 200 of the most common grasses found in Florida and nearby states.

 

With over 500 color images--some picturing species that have never been described with a published image--correctly identifying and selecting members of this important plant family has never been easier. Environmentalists, hikers, and nature lovers can take this book into the field or enjoy it at home. A Guide to Florida Grasses will be accessible and invaluable to professional botanists, commercial landscapers, homeowners, and plant enthusiasts alike.

 

 

Fodor's South Florida 2011 (Full-Color Gold Guides)

Fodor's South Florida 2011 (Full-Color Gold Guides) Review

• Full-color guide • Make your trip to Florida unforgettable with 24 maps, illustrated features, and 180 color photos
• Customize your trip with simple planning tools•Convenient overview of each region and its highlights • Top experiences and attractions • Easy-to-read color regional maps
Explore Miami, the Everglades, Key West, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Miami’s ethnic neighborhoods, the flora and fauna of the Everglades, and snorkeling and diving in the Florida Keys • Best fishing, beachcombing, and nightlife
• Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s Florida-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Revised annually to provide the latest information

The Perfect Florida Lawn : Attaining and Maintaining the Lawn You Want

The Perfect Florida Lawn : Attaining and Maintaining the Lawn You Want Review

Offers valuable advice on how to plan and properly maintain a perfect lawn in Florida.  Written by Tom MacCubbin, author/co-author of two Cool Springs Press Florida gardening titles.

Lawn care is a popular and time-consuming aspect of gardening in the home landscape. It is also the area where a majority of landscape dollars are spent, considering the cost of mowing equipment and maintenance, plus fertilizer and pest controls.

The Perfect Florida Lawn gives readers the information tools to create and properly maintain the lawn they desire-whether a pristine manicured lawn or one with low-maintenance areas.

Describes the appropriate lawn varieties for Florida with straightforward information on the advantages and disadvantages of each. Full color photographs illustrate the differences between varieties.

Includes color illustrations of typical lawn pests found in Florida and information on how to control them. Also includes photographs of lawn diseases encountered in Florida and straightforward advice on management practices.

Key West: Second Edition: A Guide to Florida's Southernmost City (Tourist Town Guides)

Key West: Second Edition: A Guide to Florida's Southernmost City (Tourist Town Guides) Review

There is so much to see and do in Key West, a vacation hot spot welcoming millions of visitors each year. In this completely independent guide, revised and updated, learn about the best of the city, including beaches, restaurants and bars, Duval Street attractions, hotels and guest houses and so much more. [i]Key West[/i] will help you plan your next vacation to the Conch Republic.Previous edition:978-0-9792043-4-0

Unconquered People: Florida's Seminole and Miccosukee Indians (Native Peoples, Cultures, and Places of the Southeastern United States)

Unconquered People: Florida's Seminole and Miccosukee Indians (Native Peoples, Cultures, and Places of the Southeastern United States) Review

Unconquered People: Florida's Seminole and Miccosukee Indians (Native Peoples, Cultures, and Places of the Southeastern United States) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780813016634
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"This book is an easy-reading, interesting, and useful guide to Seminole history and culture. Dr. Weisman’s background as an archaeologist provides a special emphasis and freshness to the subject."--Billy L. Cypress, executive director, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, Seminole Tribe of Florida

"May well become a Florida classic. . . . This is the best book-length account of the culture and history of the Seminole people."—William C. Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institution

Who are Florida’s Seminole and Miccosukee Indians? Where did they come from? How and why are they different from one another, and what cultural and historical features do they share?
Brent Weisman explores Seminole and Miccosukee culture through information provided by archaeology, ethnography, historical documents, and the words of the Indians themselves. He explains when and how their culture was formed and how it has withstood historical challenges and survives in the face of pressures from the modern world.
Focusing on key elements of ceremony and history, Weisman examines the origins and persistence of the Green Corn Dance, the importance of the clan in determining political and social relationships, and the crucial role of the Second Seminole War (1835-42) and its aftermath in stimulating cultural adaptation as the entire Indian population was forced deep into the remote wetlands of south Florida. Throughout, he emphasizes the remarkable ability of the Seminoles to adapt successfully to changing circumstances while preserving their core identity, from the colonial period through the present day.
Noting the importance of geography for understanding a people’s identity, Weisman adds a travel guide to publicly accessible historic sites throughout the state that tell of the unique and deep connection between Seminole history and the geography of Florida. Illustrating the range of the Seminoles well beyond the familiar south Florida region, he explains the importance in Seminole history of the Suwannee River and the Paynes Prairie area of north-central Florida, the Withlacoochee River wetlands of central Florida, the Big Cypress region of southwest Florida, and the Pine Island Ridge of the eastern Everglades.
For both students and general readers, Weisman combines scholarship from several disciplines with the perspectives of the Seminoles themselves into an exciting history of Florida’s enduring Native Americans.

Brent Richards Weisman is a member of the anthropology faculty at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is the author of Excavations on the Franciscan Frontier: Archaeology of the Fig Springs Mission (UPF, 1992), Crystal River: A Ceremonial Mound Center on the Florida Gulf Coast, and Like Beads on a String: A Culture History of the Seminole Indians in North Peninsular Florida.

A Field Guide to Coral Reefs: Caribbean and Florida (Peterson Field Guide)

A Field Guide to Coral Reefs: Caribbean and Florida (Peterson Field Guide) Review

With more than 500 species described and more than 400 illustrations, this guide provides quick and easy visual identification of fishes, mollusks, sponges, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, and much more of the fauna found on the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Florida.

Our Florida (History & Heritage)

Our Florida (History & Heritage) Review

An anthology of the best Florida writers and photographers

Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Vol. I. Mammals

Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Vol. I. Mammals Review

"The series has served as the definitive reference compendium on endangered and threatened species in Florida and is widely recognized as among the most authoritative such works in the nation. . . . I hope this revised series reinvigorates our resolve and commitment to endangered and threatened species conservation. These volumes provide a comprehensive database from which to embark."
--Robert M. Brantly, executive director,
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
(from the Foreword to the series)
Increasing human populations and their use of land and water resources are placing unprecedented stress upon many plant and animal species unique to Florida. Native habitats are rapidly being lost to agriculture, ranching, and forestry, as well as residential and commercial development. Conservation measures have been taken, with success in some cases, but in other cases the necessity for more stringent measures to protect the native fauna and flora has been proven. Though substantial strides have been made in the last decade, many Florida species are still perilously near extinction.
     In the decades since the original publication of the Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida series, new data have been gathered and the condition of the natural environment has changed. In light of the continuing and increasing need to inform the residents, private and government agencies, and the business sector of the state, the Florida Committee on Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals (FCREPA) has rewriten the original series.
     Each volume is arranged in order of species status: extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened, rare, and special concern. The account of each species contains data categories of taxonomy, description, population size and trend, distribution range and history of distribution, geographic status, habitat requirements, and vulnerability of species and habitat. The review of the environmental situation of the species includes causes of threat, responses to habitat modification, demographic characteristics, key behaviors, conservation measures that have been taken, and those proposed for the future.
     Tables list species currently on the FCREPA list with their status. Also included are the current designations of status by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission designations. A distribution map of Florida with an inset of the continental United States, Caribbean, and Central and upper South America shows the range of each species, and photographs or finely drawn illustrations of the species accompany the description.

Environment and Society in Florida

Environment and Society in Florida Review

With its lush wetlands, miles of beaches, and wide array of colorful wildlife, Florida is a fascinating and important ecosystem to study. Using this state as a model, Environment and Society in Florida offers a whole systems approach to understanding the environment and discusses the interactions between human systems and natural systems. It addresses the complicated issues stemming from these interactions among population, resources, economics, and environment, and discusses how we may better manage these challenges in the future.