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An Abundance of Katherinesby John GreenISBN 0525476881 (0-525-47688-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The American Yoga Association's New Yoga Challenge: Powerful Workouts for Flexibility, Strength, Energy, and Inner Discoveryby Alice ChristensenISBN 0809231751 (0-8092-3175-1)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Birds of Tennesseeby Stan TekielaISBN 1591930324 (1-59193-032-4)
Softcover, Adventure Pubns
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The Black Flowerby Howard BahrISBN 187785350X (1-877853-50-X)
Hardcover, Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer
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Blue Moonby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0515134457 (0-515-13445-7)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue Moon'Book summary:Anita Blake makes a living raising the dead. She also executes rogue vampires and villains among the local were-folk. Marks bind her to Jean-Claude, the Master vampire of St. Louis and her lover, and to her ex-fiancé, a powerful werewolf who heads up the local pack. Anita shares some of their magic, and her own power over the dead keeps growing. But so does the body count and the situations that force Anita to bend or break her own rules.
In Blue Moon, Anita's ex Richard is jailed in Tennessee, accused of rape. When Anita arrives with a lawyer and an entourage of vampires and 'weres' supplied by Jean-Claude, it's clear that something is rotten in Myerton. The local cops are corrupt, and the trolls Richard was studying are threatened. But if she sticks around to investigate, the local Master vampire will attack her and her friends. The local werewolf clan isn't rushing to welcome her either, and her self-control is going to the, um, wolves.
Blue Moon is the eighth book in Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series; newcomers should start with earlier books. The protagonists' development and their relationships to each other and to the large cast of continuing secondary characters are what make these books so compelling. Be warned--there's steamy sex and graphic violence here, though Anita does reflect on her moral position. But if dark urban fantasy featuring those who hunt the night appeals, pounce on this series. --Nona Vero [via]
The Cades Cove Storyby Randolph A. ShieldsISBN 0937207071 (0-937207-07-1)
Softcover, Great Smoky Mountains
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Carved in Boneby William M. Bass, Jefferson BassISBN 0060759828 (0-06-075982-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Carved in Bone'Book summary:On the campus of the University of Tennessee lies a patch of ground unlike any in the world. The "Body Farm" is a place where human corpses are left to the elements, and every manner of decay is fully explored -- for the sake of science and the cause of justice. The scientist who created the Body Farm has broken cold cases and revolutionized forensics, and now, in this heart-stopping novel, he spins an astonishing tale inspired by his own experiences.
A woman's corpse lies hidden in a cave in the mountains of East Tennessee. Undiscovered for thirty years, her body has been transformed by the cave's chemistry into a near-perfect mummy -- one that discloses an explosive secret to renowned anthropologist Bill Brockton. Dr. Brockton has spent his career surrounded by death and decay at the Body Farm, but even he is baffled by this case unfolding in a unique environment where nothing is quite what it seems.
The surreal setting is Cooke County, a remote mountain community that's clannish, insular, and distrustful of outsiders. The heartbreaking discovery of the young woman's corpse reopens old wounds and rekindles feuds dating back decades. The county's powerful and uncooperative sheriff and his inept deputy threaten to derail Brockton's investigation altogether. So do Brockton's other nemeses: his lingering guilt over the death of his wife, and the fury of a medical examiner whom Brockton dares to oppose in court.
Carved in Bone is a richly atmospheric, superbly suspenseful, and magnificently rendered trip into the world of forensic science, the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, and the dark passageways of the human psyche. Full of vivid characters and startling twists and turns, this thrilling novel heralds the debut of a major new voice in crime fiction -- and an unforgettable work from the hand of a scientific legend.
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Cash: The Autobiographyby Johnny Cash, Patrick CarrISBN 0060727535 (0-06-072753-5)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cash: The Autobiography'Book summary:He is "The Man in Black." Country music legend. The "quintessential American troubadour." An icon of rugged individualism, who's been to hell and back, and tells the tale as never before. In this unforgettable autobiography, Johnny Cash talks straight about the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs, and the people who have shaped him.
In his own words, Cash sets the record straight--and dispels a few myths--as he looks unsparingly at his remarkable life: from his turbulent past to the joys of the present to his plans down the road. Here, too, are the friends of a lifetime, including Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Dr. Billy Graham. As powerful and memorable as one of his classic songs, Cash is filled with the candor, wit, and wisdom of a man who has truly "walked the line."
"Engaging.... Written with honesty and spiritual insight.... Cash's stories and strength shine."
--Chicago Sun-Times"Insightful, relaxed, and conversational.... The stories sing."
--New York Times Book Review"Gives a feel for what it might be like to spend some time with him.... Cash is a good storyteller.... Fascinating.... Rich anecdotes.... Interesting observations.... Any Cash fan with find a lot here to enjoy."
--Boston Globe"Cash has always been cool."
--Country Music magazineWith 16-pages of never-before-seen photos [via]
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Hardcover, Harpercollins - Cash: The Autobiography: ISBN 0783884249 (0-7838-8424-9)
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Co. Aytch: A Side Show of the Big Showby Sam R. WatkinsISBN 0020381301 (0-02-038130-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Day They Hung the Elephantby Charles Edwin PriceISBN 0932807755 (0-932807-75-5)
Softcover, Overmountain Pr
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Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab-The Body Farm-Where The Dead Do Tell Talesby Bill Blass, William M. Bass, Jon JeffersonISBN 0425198324 (0-425-19832-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab/the Body Farm/Where the Dead Do Tell Talesby William M. Bass, Jon JeffersonISBN 0399151346 (0-399-15134-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab/the Body Farm/Where the Dead Do Tell Tales'Book summary:Nowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's: On a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. At the "Body Farm," nature takes its course, with corpses buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, concealed beneath slabs of concrete, locked in trunks of cars. As stand-ins for murder victims, they serve the needs of science - and the cause of justice. For thirty years, Dr. Bass's research has revolutionized the field of forensic science, particularly by pinpointing "time since death" in murder cases. In this riveting book, he investigates real cases and leads readers on an unprecedented journey behind the locked gates of the Body Farm. A master scientist and an engaging storyteller, Bass shares his most intriguing work: his revisit of the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, fifty years after the fact; the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished the police; the telltale bugs that finally sent a murderous grandfather to death row; and many more. [via]
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A Deep Steady Thunder: The Battle of Chickamaugaby Steven E. Woodworth, Grady McWhineyISBN 1886661103 (1-886661-10-3)
Softcover, Texas A & M Univ Pr
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The Firmby John GrishamISBN 0385319053 (0-385-31905-3)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Firmby Robin Waterfield, PenguinISBN 0582418275 (0-582-41827-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Firm'Book summary:D.W. Moffett uses his youthful voice to outstanding effect in this excellent abridgment of Grisham's bestselling thriller about a Harvard Law grad aggressively recruited by a curiously obscure firm. "We're small and very selective... we screened over two thousand third-year law students at the best schools. Only one letter was sent." They've decided he's their man and to get him they offer top dollar, dangle a BMW, and woo his wife with offers impossible to refuse. But as the wide-eyed youngsters soon discover, there's a catch. Moffett gives an excellent performance, bringing the story to life with vibrant and believable characterizations and a smooth, knowing narrative. (Running time: 3 hours, 2 cassettes) --George Laney [via]
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Five Tragic Hours: The Battle of Franklinby Thomas L. Connelly, McDonough, James L. & Connelly, Thomas L.ISBN 0870493973 (0-87049-397-3)
Softcover, Univ of Tennessee Pr
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Flowering of the Cumberlandby Harriette Simpson ArnowISBN 0813101476 (0-8131-0147-6)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Kentucky
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Flowering of the Cumberlandby Harriette Louisa Simpson Arnow, Margaret R. WolfeISBN 080325928X (0-8032-5928-X)
Softcover, University of Nebraska Press
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield: A Botanical and Historical Perspectiveby Edward W. Chester, Betty Joe WallaceISBN 1880617072 (1-880617-07-2)
Hardcover, Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University
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Four And Twenty Blackbirdsby Cherie PriestISBN 1892669226 (1-892669-22-6)
Softcover, Marietta Publishing
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughterby Sharyn McCrumbISBN 0451403703 (0-451-40370-3)
Softcover, Onyx Books
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Haunted Tennesseeby Cahrles E. PriceISBN 1570720371 (1-57072-037-1)
Softcover, Overmountain Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Haunted Tennessee'Book summary:From the hills and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains to the winding course of the broad Tennesseans will be reflecting on their heritage, and ghost tales are very much part of that. Adults and children alike will enjoy the stories, superstitions, and traditions that have been included in this collection. [via]
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The Hermitage Landscape: Before And After The 1998 Tornadoby Fletch Coke, John T. HooperISBN 1577361407 (1-57736-140-7)
Softcover, Providence House Pub
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Hiking the Great Smoky Mountainsby Rodney Albright, Priscilla Albright, H. C. BrinegarISBN 1564403785 (1-56440-378-5)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Hiking Trails of Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock and Citico Creek Wilderness Areasby Tim HomanISBN 1561450332 (1-56145-033-2)
Softcover, Peachtree Publishers, Limited
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Home Waters: Guide to Fishing Northern Arkansas, Southern Missouri and Western TennesseeISBN 188262615X (1-882626-15-X)
Softcover, Impressions Ink
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The Illustrated Souls Of Black Folkby W. E. B. Du Bois, Eugene F. Provenzo, Manning MarableISBN 159451030X (1-59451-030-X)
Hardcover, Paradigm Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Souls Of Black Folk'Book summary:The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line . . . - W. E. B. Du Bois, 1903. This prophetic statement made by W. E. B. Du Bois over a century ago is from The Souls of Black Folk. One hundred years later, Souls remains the most important treatment of African-American life and culture published in the Twentieth century. Richly illustrated, this special edition of Du Bois's seminal work includes historical woodcuts and engravings, photos, and documents. Most of the photos, engravings, and documents are from the 19th and early 20th century and depict American slavery and its legacy, African-American life, and the prominent figures and events associated with the book's content. Assembled by Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., this illustrated edition of The Souls of Black Folk also offers extensive annotations, commentary, and related materials from government, the media, advertising, and popular culture. Documents include: the Act Establishing the Freedman's Bureau; Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Exposition Speech; W. E. B. Du Bois's essay The Talented Tenth; Ida B. Wells-Barnett's The Lynch Law in Georgia; W. E. B. Du Bois's report The Negro in the Black Belt; Alexander Crummell's sermon Common Sense and Schooling; W. E. B. Du Bois's story The Black Man Brings His Gifts; Thomas W. Higginson's Negro Spirituals, and more. Annotated, Illustrated, Documentary Editions are a new series of books created by Eugene Provenzo and Paradigm Publishers, offering classic works in Literature, the Social Sciences, and the Humanities with extensive commentary, illustrations, and related documentary sources. [via]
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Jack Daniel's the Spirit of Tennessee Cookbookby Pat Mitchamore, Lynne TolleyISBN 1558530010 (1-55853-001-0)
Hardcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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The Jew Storeby Stella SubermanISBN 1565123301 (1-56512-330-1)
Softcover, Algonquin Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jew Store'Book summary:For a real bargain, while you're making a living, you should make also a life.--Aaron Bronson. In 1920, in small town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store--suits and coats, shoes and hats, work clothes and school clothes, yard goods and notions--was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as "the Jew store." That's how Stella Suberman's father's store, Bronson's Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee, was known locally. The Bronsons were the first Jews to ever live in that tiny town (1920 population: 5,318) of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture show, one feed and seed, one hardware, one barber shop, one beauty parlor, one blacksmith, and many Christian churches. Aaron Bronson moved his family all the way from New York City to that remote corner of northwest Tennessee to prove himself a born salesman--and much more. Told by Aaron's youngest child, THE JEW STORE is that rare thing--an intimate family story that sheds new light on a piece of American history. Here is ONE MAN'S FAMILY with a twist--a Jew, born into poverty in prerevolutionary Russia and orphaned from birth, finds his way to America, finds a trade, finds a wife, and sets out to find his fortune in a place where Jews are unwelcome. With a novelist's sense of scene, suspense, and above all, characterization, Stella Suberman turns the clock back to a time when rural America was more peaceful but no less prejudiced, when educated liberals were suspect, and when the Klan was threatening to outsiders. In that setting, she brings to life her remarkable father, a man whose own brand of success proves that intelligence, empathy, liberality, and decency can build a home anywhere. THE JEW STORE is a heartwarming--even inspiring--story. [via]
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The Jew Store: A Family Memoirby Stella SubermanISBN 1565121988 (1-56512-198-8)
Hardcover, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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La Tapadera / The Firmby John GrishamISBN 840801997X (84-08-01997-X)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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The Lone Huntby Paul Galdone, William O. SteeleISBN 0156529831 (0-15-652983-1)
Softcover, Harcourt
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Miss Daisy Celebrates Tennesseeby James A. Crutchfield, Daisy King, Winette SparkmanISBN 188157654X (1-881576-54-X)
Hardcover, Hillsboro Pr
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My Own Country: A Doctor's Storyby A. VergheseISBN 0679752927 (0-679-75292-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town And Its People in the Age of AIDSby Abraham VergheseISBN 0671785141 (0-671-78514-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Nashville Cuisineby Bernie ArnoldISBN 1878686089 (1-878686-08-9)
Softcover, Two Lane Pr
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Nashville Then And Nowby Karina McdanielISBN 1592235034 (1-59223-503-4)
Hardcover, Thunder Bay Pr
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Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis: A History of the Dixie Lineby Dain SchultISBN 1883089743 (1-883089-74-3)
Hardcover, Motorbooks Intl
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Off the Beaten Path Tennessee: A Guide to Unique Placesby Tim O'BrienISBN 0762734728 (0-7627-3472-8)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Our Southern Highlanders: A Narrative of Adventure in the Southern Appalachians and a Study of Life Among the Mountaineersby Horace KephartISBN 0870492039 (0-87049-203-9)
Softcover, Univ of Tennessee Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Our Southern Highlanders: A Narrative of Adventure in the Southern Appalachians and a Study of Life Among the Mountaineers'Book summary:No other book on the Southern Appalachians is more widely known or cited. "Awonderful book. I like it especially for its color and anecdotes. It is a classic, not only for its accuracy and breadth of insights into the people of the region, but because these people themselves are so interesting and strong." -Annie Dillard, author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek [via]
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Parkway Byways: Explore the Charming Countryside Close to the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Shenandoah National Park, the Great Smoky Mountain National Parkby James R. HinkelISBN 1887905073 (1-887905-07-3)
Softcover, Parkway Pub
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Prodigal Summerby Barbara KingsolverISBN 0060199660 (0-06-019966-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prodigal Summer'Book summary:There is no one in contemporary literature quite like Barbara Kingsolver. Her dialogue sparkles with sassy wit and earthy poetry; her descriptions are rooted in daily life but are also on familiar terms with the eternal. With Prodigal Summer, she returns from the Congo to a "wrinkle on the map that lies between farms and wildness." And there, in an isolated pocket of southern Appalachia, she recounts not one but three intricate stories.
Exuberant, lush, riotous--the summer of the novel is "the season of extravagant procreation" in which bullfrogs carelessly lay their jellied masses of eggs in the grass, "apparently confident that their tadpoles would be able to swim through the lawn like little sperms," and in which a woman may learn to "tell time with her skin." It is also the summer in which a family of coyotes moves into the mountains above Zebulon Valley:
The ghost of a creature long extinct was coming in on silent footprints, returning to the place it had once held in the complex anatomy of this forest like a beating heart returned to its body. This is what she believed she would see, if she watched, at this magical juncture: a restoration.
The "she" is Deanna Wolfe, a wildlife biologist observing the coyotes from her isolated aerie--isolated, that is, until the arrival of a young hunter who makes her even more aware of the truth that humans are only an infinitesimal portion in the ecological balance. This truth forms the axis around which the other two narratives revolve: the story of a city girl, entomologist, and new widow and her efforts to find a place for herself; and the story of Garnett Walker and Nannie Rawley, who seem bent on thrashing out the countless intimate lessons of biology as only an irascible traditional farmer and a devotee of organic agriculture can. As Nannie lectures Garnett, "Everything alive is connected to every other by fine, invisible threads. Things you don't see can help you plenty, and things you try to control will often rear back and bite you, and that's the moral of the story."Structurally, that gossamer web is the story: images, phrases, and events link the narratives, and these echoes are rarely obvious, always serendipitous. Kingsolver is one of those authors for whom the terrifying elegance of nature is both aesthetic wonder and source of a fierce and abiding moral vision. She may have inherited Thoreau's mantle, but she piles up riches of her own making, blending her extravagant narrative gift with benevolent concise humor. She treads the line between the sentimental and the glorious like nobody else in American literature. --Kelly Flynn [via]
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Rachael Ray's Best Eats in Town on $40 a Dayby Rachael RayISBN 1891105175 (1-891105-17-5)
Softcover, Lake Isle Pr
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Research in Tennesseeby Gale Williams BammanISBN 0915156725 (0-915156-72-5)
Hardcover, Natl Genealogical Society
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Scandal in Fair Havenby Carolyn G. HartISBN 0553565370 (0-553-56537-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Scots-Irish in the Hills of Tennesseeby Billy KennedyISBN 1898787468 (1-898787-46-8)
Softcover, Ambassador Productions, Limited
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The Souls of Black Folkby W. E. B. Du BoisISBN 159308014X (1-59308-014-X)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Souls of Black Folk'Book summary:William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) is the greatest of African American intellectuals--a sociologist, historian, novelist, and activist whose astounding career spanned the nation's history from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement. Born in Massachusetts and educated at Fisk, Harvard, and the University of Berlin, Du Bois penned his epochal masterpiece, The Souls of Black Folk, in 1903. It remains his most studied and popular work; its insights into Negro life at the turn of the 20th century still ring true.
With a dash of the Victorian and Enlightenment influences that peppered his impassioned yet formal prose, the book's largely autobiographical chapters take the reader through the momentous and moody maze of Afro-American life after the Emancipation Proclamation: from poverty, the neoslavery of the sharecropper, illiteracy, miseducation, and lynching, to the heights of humanity reached by the spiritual "sorrow songs" that birthed gospel and the blues. The most memorable passages are contained in "On Booker T. Washington and Others," where Du Bois criticizes his famous contemporary's rejection of higher education and accommodationist stance toward white racism: "Mr. Washington's programme practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the Negro races," he writes, further complaining that Washington's thinking "withdraws many of the high demands of Negroes as men and American citizens." The capstone of The Souls of Black Folk, though, is Du Bois' haunting, eloquent description of the concept of the black psyche's "double consciousness," which he described as "a peculiar sensation.... One ever feels this twoness--an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder." Thanks to W.E.B. Du Bois' commitment and foresight--and the intellectual excellence expressed in this timeless literary gem--black Americans can today look in the mirror and rejoice in their beautiful black, brown, and beige reflections. --Eugene Holley Jr. [via]
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A Summons to Memphisby Peter TaylorISBN 0345346602 (0-345-34660-2)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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A Summons to Memphisby Peter Hillsman TaylorISBN 0375701176 (0-375-70117-6)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Summons to Memphis'Book summary:Peter Taylor is well-known as a masterful writer of short stories set in the old South; not the well-explored South of explosive passions, but an urban world of faded gentility and empty custom. In his almost Jamesian evocations of the mannered upper classes in his native Tennessee, he neither romanticizes nor reviles, but meticulously observes, revealing the patterns of social behavior that leave the individual at the mercy of a relentless past. In this, only the second novel of his long career and the winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Taylor weaves a rich social web in telling the story of one family's stark social decline, symbolized by a move from Nashville to Memphis, and of the consequences through the years and down the generations. [via]
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Suttreeby Cormac McCarthyISBN 0679736328 (0-679-73632-8)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Suttree'Book summary:This compelling novel has as its protagonist Cornelius Suttree, living alone and in exile in a disintegrating houseboat on the wrong side of the Tennessee River close by Knoxville. He stays at the edge of an outcast community inhabited by eccentrics, criminals and the poverty-stricken. Rising above the physical and human squalor around him, his detachment and wry humour enable him to survive dereliction and destitution with dignity. 'Suttree marks McCarthy's closest approach to autobiography and is probably the funniest and most unbearably sad of his books' Stanley Booth 'The book comes at us like a horrifying flood. The language licks, batters, wounds -- a poetic, troubled rush of debris ...Cormac McCarthy has little mercy to spare, for his characters or himself. His text is broken, beautiful and ugly in spots...Suttree is like a good, long scream in the ear.' Jerome Charyn, New York Times [via]
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Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units With Available Rosters of Personnelby Tennessee HistoricalISBN 0874020182 (0-87402-018-2)
Hardcover, Univ of Tennessee Pr
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Tennessee: A Short Historyby Robert E. Corlew, Stanley J. Folmsbee, Enoch L. MitchellISBN 0870496476 (0-87049-647-6)
Softcover, Univ of Tennessee Pr
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Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteerby DelormeISBN 0899333486 (0-89933-348-6)
Softcover, Delorme
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer'Book summary:Atlas! Map! Chart! From Street Guide to Hiking! All of the above and so much more! DeLorme Atlas! DeLorme Atlas has detailed geographical info, GPS grids, travelways for fishing and hunting, hiking, canoeing... even seaplane routes! 11 x 15 1/2" soft covers, most topographical. Note: Florida, Maine, Michigan and Ohio are non-topographical maps (elevations not shown) but with same information otherwise. State State's Name. Order Today! DeLorme Atlas [via]
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Tennessee Central: The Nashville Routeby Cliff DowneyISBN 1883089867 (1-883089-86-7)
Hardcover, Motorbooks Intl
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Tennessee Genealogical Researchby George K. SchweitzerISBN 091385705X (0-913857-05-X)
Softcover, Genealogical Sources Unltd
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The Tennessee Grassroots Writerby Peter S. Lapaglia, James Andrew CrutchfieldISBN 1881576515 (1-881576-51-5)
Hardcover, Hillsboro Press
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Tennessee: Off the Beaten Pathby Tim O'BrienISBN 1564408973 (1-56440-897-3)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Tennessee Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Placesby Tim O'BrienISBN 076272367X (0-7627-2367-X)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Tennessee Off the Beaten Path: Off the Beaten Pathby Tim O'BrienISBN 0762702796 (0-7627-0279-6)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Tennessee, a Short Historyby Robert Ewing Corlew, Stanley John Folmsbee, Enoch L. MitchellISBN 0870493027 (0-87049-302-7)
Softcover, University of Tennessee Press
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This Great Battlefield of Shiloh: History, Memory, and the Establishment of a Civil War National Military Parkby Timothy B. SmithISBN 1572332816 (1-57233-281-6)
Hardcover, Univ of Tennessee Pr
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Touring the Middle Tennessee Backroadsby Robert BrandtISBN 0895871297 (0-89587-129-7)
Softcover, John F Blair Pub
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Unconditional Surrender: The Capture of Forts Henry and Donelsonby Spencer TuckerISBN 1893114112 (1-893114-11-2)
Hardcover, Texas A & M Univ Pr
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Waterfalls of the Blue Ridgeby Nicole Blouin, Steve Bordonaro, Marilou Wier BordonaroISBN 0897321901 (0-89732-190-1)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge'Book summary:Waterfalls are magical places - places of solitude, of serenity, of subtle power. Surrounding these swirling drops are lush oaks in the summer, resplendent colors in the fall, icy columns in the winter, and wildflowers in the spring. Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge shows you where to find these enchanting jewels.
From the Smoky Mountains to the Shenandoah National Park, follow the authors as they guide you to nearly 100 of the best waterfalls on the Blue Ridge. Some are a stones throw from the road while others are more remote. Directions, distance, difficulty, and a brief history of the area accompanies each description. So get out of your chair and into the woods. And don't forget to take your camera; you'll want to capture plenty of the elusive beauty found around the Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge. [via]
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The Widow of the Southby Robert HicksISBN 0446697435 (0-446-69743-5)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Widow of the South'Book summary:Reminiscent of Cold Mountain and Enemy Women, this is a gripping novel based on the incredible true story of a woman whose life was changed forever by the Civil War.In 1894 Carrie McGavock is an old woman, an old woman who has only her former slave to keep her company...along with the almost 1,500 soldiers buried in her backyard. Years ago, rather than let someone plow over the field where these young men had been buried, Carrie dug them up and buried them in her own personal cemetery. Now, as she walks the rows of the dead, an old soldier appears. It is the man she met that day of the battle that changed everything. The man who came to her house as a wounded soldier and left with her heart. He asks if the cemetery has room for one more.Flash back 30 years to the morning of the Battle of Franklin, a battle that was the bloodiest five hours of the Civil War, with 9,200 casualties that fateful day. Carrie+s home-Carnton Plantation-was taken over by the Confederate army and turned into a hospital; four generals died on her porch, and the pile of amputated limbs reached the second story window. And one soldier came to her house and reawakened in Carrie feelings she thought long dead. Zacharaiah Cashwell was a 32-year-old soldier who had lived a hardscrabble life. When Cashwell, wounded, was brought to her home, Carrie found herself inexplicably drawn to him despite boundaries of class and decorum. The story that ensues between Carrie and Cashwell is just as unforgettable as the battle from which it is drawn.n Carrie McGavock was famous throughout the country as the -Widow of the South+ and the -Keeper of the Dead.+ She spent over 40 years tending the graves of the soldiers and corresponding with their families. Up until now, her story has never been written.n Civil War history buffs will be drawn in by the true-life history that Hicks talks about in the special author+s note section that includes photographs of the real life characters. [via]
Women Helping Women: The YWCA of Nashville, 1898-1998by Carole Stanford Bucy, YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee (Nashville, Tenn.)ISBN 1879941376 (1-879941-37-6)
Hardcover, YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
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Women's Studiesby Julia WattsISBN 1883523753 (1-883523-75-3)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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The Year the Music Changed: The Letters of Achsa Mceachern-Isaacs & Elvis Presleyby Diane Coulter ThomasISBN 1592641229 (1-59264-122-9)
Hardcover, Toby Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Year the Music Changed: The Letters of Achsa Mceachern-Isaacs & Elvis Presley'Book summary:It is 1955. Achsa is a lonely, passionate and precocious fourteen-year-old, isolated at school by her intelligence and disfigurement, troubled at home by the undercurrents in her parents' relationship. She finds comfort and inspiration in the tunes and rhythms she hears on her radio. Hearing a recording by an unknown 20-year-old country singer named Elvis Presley, she fires off a fan letter, telling him she knows he's going to be a star. Insecure in the world he is entering, passionate about music and burning with a desire to succeed, Elvis answers her and enlists her help in teaching him how to "talk good." The intimate, touching correspondence that follows chronicles Achsa and Elvis' coming of age as artists and individuals. Able to confide in nobody else, they share with each other their most private dreams and fears. Elvis becomes Achsas sounding board as she watches her beautiful, distant mother and her sternly religious father lurch toward tragedy, confronts her own scarred mouth, and faces a shattering loss. The young singer's responses reveal his fierce, aching innocence in the year before his star burst forth and offers a fascinating glimpse into the grassroots history of rock and roll. [via]
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You're Not from Around Here : Photographs of East Tennesseeby Mike Smith, Robert SobieszekISBN 193006618X (1-930066-18-X)
Hardcover, University of Chicago Press
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Legitima Defensa / the Runaway Juryby John GrishamISBN 840804124X (84-08-04124-X)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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La Firme / the Firmby John GrishamISBN 2266056921 (2-266-05692-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Firme / the Firm'Book summary:Le jeune juriste Mitchell Y. McDeere est récompensé de ses brillantes études à Harvard : à Memphis, le très sélect cabinet d'avocats Bendini, Lambert & Locke lui offre un véritable pont d'or pour l'engager. Son épouse Abby est ravie, même si la firme semble bien indiscrète sur leur vie privée et si Mitch doit travailler comme un forcené pour mériter son salaire mirobolant. Les choses se gâtent quand des collaborateurs meurent mystérieusement et qu'un agent du FBI apprend au jeune homme la terrifiante vérité sur les véritables activités du cabinet d'avocats. Il semble que l'on ne sorte de chez Bendini, Lambert & Locke que les pieds devant. Mitch devra courir vite pour sauver sa vie...
Incarné au cinéma par Tom Cruise dans La Firme, le personnage de Mitch McDeere est celui qui a révélé John Grisham au grand public. Vendu à plus de trois millions d'exemplaires aux États-Unis, ce roman a permis à l'auteur d'arrêter sa carrière de juriste pour se consacrer à l'écriture de best-sellers, comme L'Affaire Pélican, L'Associé, L'Idéaliste, Le Testament, La Loi du plus faible. Un suspense mené de main de maître. --Bruno Ménard [via]
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