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James D. Wright
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A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State
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Address Unknown: The Homeless in America
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1989
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13 editions
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International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
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2015
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2 editions
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Poor and Homeless in the Sunshine State
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2011
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7 editions
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Beside the Golden Door: Policy, Politics, and the Homeless
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1998
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4 editions
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After the Clean-up: Long Range Effects of Natural Disasters
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1979
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2 editions
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The Middle of Somewhere: Stories of Life on the High Plains
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2004
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2 editions
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Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science: The Society Papers
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Drugs As a Social Problem
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1994
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Thoughts Create Reality: New Thought Movement for Modern Transformation
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“Cowboy took a child's delight in sneaking things into his dishes that people normally wouldn't eat -- squirrel, rabbit, possum, porcupine, even raccoon or muskrat meat. Often enough, these ingredients had been harvested from the side of the road. He'd wait until people were done eating, ask them if they liked it (they always did), then tell them what they had just eaten.”
― A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State
― A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State
“One commentator, Allison Ford, writes, "Florida's reputation as a weirdo wonderland propels its news into the national spotlight more often. . . . We love to laugh at Florida, but we also love to go there and give them our money. That makes Floridians laugh, too-- all the way to the bank, where there's probably an alligator in the toilet.”
― A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State
― A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State
“Pickleball is a sport most people have never heard of but is a big deal in Florida's retirement communities. It is a geriatric version of tennis played with Ping-Pong paddles and a Whiffle Ball on a court similar to a badminton court...
Jeff Laughlin, a North Carolina sportswriter, visited a pickleball match and reported that "the absurdity of the name can only be rivaled by the absurdity of the sport itself." Because the rackets are pretty lightweight and the Whiffle Ball is, well, a Whiffle Ball, no on can hit the ball hard enough to get it past an opposing player. The result is a game featuring "long, arduous volleys" that seem to end mainly once someone gets tired of swinging the racket or it's time for lunch. Laughlin characterizes the sport as "incredibly easy and boring," but to aficionados, apparently, it is a great way to work up a thirst for an afternoon martini.”
― A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State
Jeff Laughlin, a North Carolina sportswriter, visited a pickleball match and reported that "the absurdity of the name can only be rivaled by the absurdity of the sport itself." Because the rackets are pretty lightweight and the Whiffle Ball is, well, a Whiffle Ball, no on can hit the ball hard enough to get it past an opposing player. The result is a game featuring "long, arduous volleys" that seem to end mainly once someone gets tired of swinging the racket or it's time for lunch. Laughlin characterizes the sport as "incredibly easy and boring," but to aficionados, apparently, it is a great way to work up a thirst for an afternoon martini.”
― A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State
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