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Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World

Cascade Books
212 pages
$26


“I could not stop reading! Phillips’s impressive scholarship, gripping life experiences, and piercing reflections glued me to the book! His spellbinding storytelling left me feeling, ‘he’s one of us, ‘ only smarter, better read, more honest–just the wise guide needed to lead us through our own story into a shared future of hope.”

-J. Randall O’Brien

Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star

TwoDot
368 pages
$26.95


“Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star is a biography of John B. “Texas Jack” Omohundro, the first well-known cowboy in America.”

-from the publisher

Nashville: Music and Manners

Reaktion Books
224 pages
$22


“Authentic and insightful, Schweid’s new book chronicles how Nashville became America’s ‘It City,’ a hub of entertainment and culture—a place advocates of the New South never foresaw. A must-read for natives and visitors alike.”

-Frank Sutherland, former editor-in-chief of The Tennessean

Barantined: Recipes, Tips, and Stories to Enjoy at Home

Turner
232 pages
$29.99


“Mike Wolf has not only written a book about that, but has extended out beyond a moment and given us the incredible gift of transformation in community through his dedication to the simple but revolutionary idea that hospitality, when done with great heart, can change the world.” 

Lisa Donovan

John and Mary Margaret

Koehler Books
180 pages
$16.95


“What if at least some of our life decisions do come with second chances? Susan Cushman answers this question through the late-in-life romance of John and Mary Margaret, and a rediscovered love never realized in their youth.”

-Lisa Wingate

Health, Healing, and Wholeness

Crosslink Publishing
141 pages
$9.95


“Tracy Crump’s stories of encouragement not only give hope but point us to the ultimate Healer. This is a book I’ll give as a gift over and over again.”

-Edie Melson, award-winning author

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