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A cultural anthropologist at heart and by trade, Elisa Parhad is passionate about exploring place, space, design, and culture. After completing Bachelors degrees in Cultural Anthropology and International Business at the University of Texas at Austin, she spent nearly a decade studying American subcultures and communities to inform marketing messaging and advertising campaigns. She has called Seattle, Albuquerque, Austin, and Los Angeles home, and currently lives in Pasadena, California with her husband and two sons.

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	Pool Party by Amy Duchêne (Goodreads Author), Elisa Parhad (Goodreads Author), Anne Bentley (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 86 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Mexico: A Guide for the Eyes by Elisa Parhad (Goodreads Author), Lynne Arany (Editor) 4.69 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	New York Is . . . by Elisa Parhad (Goodreads Author), Alexander Vidal (Illustrations) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Southern California: A Guide for the Eyes 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are

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