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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina, recommended by Gary Rivlin

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - City of Refuge by Tom Piazza

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    City of Refuge
    by Tom Piazza

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley

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    The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
    by Douglas Brinkley

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City by Jed Horne

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    Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
    by Jed Horne

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security by Christopher Cooper and Robert Block

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    Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security
    by Christopher Cooper and Robert Block

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape by Peirce F. Lewis

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    New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape
    by Peirce F. Lewis

  • The best books on Hurricane Katrina - City of Refuge by Tom Piazza
  • The best books on Hurricane Katrina - The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley
  • The best books on Hurricane Katrina - Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City by Jed Horne
  • The best books on Hurricane Katrina - Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security by Christopher Cooper and Robert Block
  • The best books on Hurricane Katrina - New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape by Peirce F. Lewis

The best books on Hurricane Katrina, recommended by Gary Rivlin

Katrina was not a natural disaster but an engineering one, says the journalist and author. He chooses the best books on Hurricane Katrina, ranging from a novel to a geographical biography of New Orleans.

The best books on Hurricane Katrina, recommended by Gary Rivlin

    The best books on The Music of New Orleans, recommended by Keith Spera

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Ernie K-Doe by Ben Sandmel

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    Ernie K-Doe
    by Ben Sandmel

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Blue Monday by Rick Coleman

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    Blue Monday
    by Rick Coleman

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Louisiana Saturday Night by Alex V Cook

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    Louisiana Saturday Night
    by Alex V Cook

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Up From the Cradle of Jazz by Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose and Tad Jones

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    Up From the Cradle of Jazz
    by Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose and Tad Jones

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - The Brothers by Art, Aaron, Charles and Cyril Neville and David Ritz

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    The Brothers
    by Art, Aaron, Charles and Cyril Neville and David Ritz

  • The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Ernie K-Doe by Ben Sandmel
  • The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Blue Monday by Rick Coleman
  • The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Louisiana Saturday Night by Alex V Cook
  • The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Up From the Cradle of Jazz by Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose and Tad Jones
  • The best books on The Music of New Orleans - The Brothers by Art, Aaron, Charles and Cyril Neville and David Ritz

The best books on The Music of New Orleans, recommended by Keith Spera

The author of Groove Interrupted transports us to the world of Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, and tells us how (and where) to sample the city’s unique music culture

The best books on The Music of New Orleans, recommended by Keith Spera

    The best books on New Orleans, recommended by Tom Piazza

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    The best books on New Orleans - Gumbo Ya Ya by Robert Tallant and Lyle Saxon

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    Gumbo Ya Ya
    by Robert Tallant and Lyle Saxon

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    The best books on New Orleans - Spirit World by Michael P Smith

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    Spirit World
    by Michael P Smith

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    The best books on New Orleans - Down in New Orleans by Billy Sothern

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    Down in New Orleans
    by Billy Sothern

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    The best books on New Orleans - A Season of Night by Ian McNulty

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    A Season of Night
    by Ian McNulty

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    The best books on New Orleans - Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

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    Zeitoun
    by Dave Eggers

  • The best books on New Orleans - Gumbo Ya Ya by Robert Tallant and Lyle Saxon
  • The best books on New Orleans - Spirit World by Michael P Smith
  • The best books on New Orleans - Down in New Orleans by Billy Sothern
  • The best books on New Orleans - A Season of Night by Ian McNulty
  • The best books on New Orleans - Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

The best books on New Orleans, recommended by Tom Piazza

Award-winning writer Tom Piazza explains his fascination with New Orleans. He recommends the five books that best represent the history and culture of the city (pre- and post-Katrina).

The best books on New Orleans, recommended by Tom Piazza

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