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The Performing Life: A Singer’s Guide to Survival

Scarecrow Press
180 pages
$35


“Oh how I wish I had had this book as a young singer! Dr. Mabry has used a wonderful mix of practical advice and memoir to underscore her astute insights into the minefield we call performance. EVERY performer should read this ‘performance bible’ before beginning a career and whenever faced with new challenges in that career. Thank you, Dr. Mabry, for enlightening us all.”

— Carl Swanson, associate editor, Journal of Singing

The Performing Life: A Singer’s Guide to Survival

Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends

Putnam Juvenile
32 pages
$16.99


“Brilliant color photographs of Tarra and Bella at home in the Elephant Sanctuary deftly illustrate this inspiring story of companionship, and an informative note about the Sanctuary provides a great resource for parents and teachers.”

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Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends

Artists in Love: From Picasso & Gilot to Christo & Jeanne-Claude, A Century of Creative and Romantic Partnerships

Welcome Books
256 pages
$65


“For centuries, great artists have been drawn together in friendship and in love. In Artists in Love, curator and writer Veronica Kavass delves into the passionate and creative underpinnings of the art world’s most provocative romances. From Robert and Sonia Delaunay to Gilbert & George, Kavass’ intimate and daring text provides a generous glimpse into the inspiring and sometimes tempestuous relationships between celebrated artists throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.”

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Artists in Love: From Picasso & Gilot to Christo & Jeanne-Claude, A Century of Creative and Romantic Partnerships

Out of Darkness into Light: A Blind Fisherman’s Story

WestBow Press
162 pages
$30.95


“America’s first blind professional fisherman, Mike Lorance, shares the intimate details of his amazing life, from the national acclaim he garnered for saving a family of four from drowning while he was a child to learning to cope with the personal and professional challenges of going blind. His successes and failures and eventual peace within his life are shared here in his own words.”

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Out of Darkness into Light: A Blind Fisherman’s Story

The Ravine

Sunstone Press
260 pages
$24.95


“A compelling story inspired by real events, The Ravine evokes a South during the early years of the Civil Rights movement where a complex mixture of love and hate, ignorance and enlightenment, and guilt and innocence coexist. It promises to keep the reader on edge until its dramatic and unexpected conclusion.”

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The Ravine

Twang

Abingdon Press
336 pages
$14.99


“Cannon is best known for her Homegrown (Truelove and Homegrown Tomatoes) novels that feature engaging characters and storylines. Fans won’t be disappointed with this latest outing that reads like a country song.”

Library Journal

Twang

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