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Julie Urbanik
- Jul 19, 2016
- 8 min
Review: The Sonoran Desert: A Literary Field Guide
Creosote. Ironwood. Jumping cholla. Saguaro. Tarantula. Cactus wren. Phainopepla. Javelina. Mule deer. Bobcat. Gambel’s quail. Coyote. Black-tailed jackrabbit. Gila monster. Just reading the table of contents for The Sonoran Desert: A Literary Field Guide, edited by Eric Magrane and Christopher Cokinos, and I have already entered a poem lush with light, sound, color, scent, and life. For many people, desert is desert – hot, empty, hot, and prickly – anything but lush.
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Julie Urbanik
- Jun 8, 2016
- 4 min
Gary Fuller's Guide to the World
How does Gary Fuller’s new book help us understand geography for the global generation – a.k.a all of us? I grew up watching the television show Jeopardy! and if there is one show that humbles you before the events of the world it is this one. Contestants compete over their knowledge of facts across the spectrum. For me questions fall into three categories (1) those so obvious that even I know them (always a self high-five situation), (2) questions that jog some elusive mem
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coordinatessociety
- Mar 21, 2016
- 2 min
Forthcoming Encyclopedia by Coordinates Staff Members
We are pleased to announce that the first-ever one volume encyclopedia about human-animal relations for a general audience will be published in October of 2016 by ABC-CLIO Press. It is co-edited by staff members Julie Urbanik and Connie L. Johnston. An engaging and at times sobering look at the coexistence of humans and animals in the 21st century and how their sometimes disparate needs affect environments, politics, economies, and culture worldwide. There is an urgent need
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