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REF Review by Savannah Schroll Guz Riffle (Tropical Look ), Paul Craft (International Palm Soc.), and Scott Zona (Wertheim Conservatory, Florida International Univ.) precede this expanded field guide with a discussion of palm characteristics, decisive omissions, and a spread detailing palm taxonomy that delineates subfamilies, genera, and species. REF Review by Savannah Schroll Guz Further expanding the "Encyclopedia of Southern Culture" series edited by Wilson (Baptized in Blood ), volume editors Griffin (Southern Cultures ) and Hargis (sociology, Georgia Southern University) have assembled nearly 130 scholars who contribute 58 thematic essays and 103 shorter entries on various aspects of Southern social class and its influence on prevailing culture. REF Review by Savannah Schroll Guz An update to the 2007 first edition, which was written to promote recognition of significant (and often under-recognized) figures, this book offers revised and expanded biographical essays on 52 pharmaceutical pioneers and 20 American Pharmaceutical Association founders.