"With more than 130 photographs--many of them seen for the first time--Historic Florida: A History in Pictures offers a stunning portrait of this one-of-a-kind state. From the stone forts at St. Augustine, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States, to the Everglades or "The Big Swamp" as it was called at the beginning of the 20th century to Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, the Fort Meyers Beach arches and Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse,...

Brief text and numerous historical photographs, engravings, drawings, woodcuts, etc., trace Bradenton's history from the first settlement to the early 1950's.

A comprehensive photographic exploration of the diverse terrain of the Sahara features two hundred images ranging from the white sands of Arguin, to the colorful banks of the Niger river, to the lakes of Ennedi, in a volume complemented by text on the region's history, people, and landscape.

"A stunning collection of images offering an unexpected look at our Earth from the wildly popular "From Where I Drone" Instagram account. A vertiginous overhead view of a Tokyo city street grid, set aglow with nighttime lights. Aerial shots of whales in the turquoise-blue waters of the Indian Ocean. Sunbathers languidly lounging on a tropical beach's pearly-white sand. These are just a few of the inspiring images showcased in this stunning compilation...

"In the 90s rock clubs were, and in some places still are a focal point for youth culture to embrace art, culture, and life in a unique and intimate way. The Covered Dish was a live music club, an island for many in the steamy swamps of central Florida. Among the football-worshipping hordes of Gainesville, The Dish carved out a niche for alternative culture downtown that brought together the music lovers, the freaks, the ones that got away from the...