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Don't Give Your Heart to a Rambler

University of Illinois Press
240 pages
$19.95


“For anyone who has ever yearned to know more about the man behind the boisterous King of Bluegrass personality, Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler should certainly offer an intriguing perspective.”

Bluegrass Today

Road Kill Art and Other Oddities

Aakenbaaken & Kent
140 pages
$26.99


“Niles Reddick gets my vote as the funniest, most peculiar man alive. He’s a bargain-hunting nut and very fine storyteller. I’m so glad he’s finally put his stories down on paper for others to read.”

– Janice Daugharty

Eat Cake, Be Brave

Grand Central Publishing
320 pages
$27


“Melissa Radke…made me laugh AND totally resonated with me. Even though I know all moms go through this, it’s still nice to be reminded that I’m not alone.”

For Every Mom Blog

Eat Cake, Be Brave

Displaced Persons

General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, The United Methodist Church
195 pages


“This book comes from an international dialogue and addresses the theological concerns of war, poverty, famine, and displacement; immigration and international migration; marginalized communities; and spiritual and personal displacement. The majority of the issues in the book are timely, pressing actually, and the book treats each with thoughtful insight, considering the current debates.”

-from the publisher

We Shall Overcome

Vanderbilt
176 pages
$35


“The photos are placed in context by an essay by Linda Wynn, of Fisk University and the Tennessee Historical Commission, on Nashville during the civil rights era and an essay by Susan H. Edwards, executive director of the Frist Art Museum, on photojournalism. Civil rights pioneer Representative John Lewis offers a foreword recounting memories of his time in Nashville.”

-from the publisher

Living in the Weather of the World

Knopf
256 pages
$25.95


“…in almost every case, these stories do exactly what stories are meant to do: they draw you in from the first line, make you care about the characters, keep you wondering what’s going to happen next—they surprise, delight, provoke, make you think “I didn’t see that coming,” and, finally, they break your heart.”

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