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River of Time 

Center Street
320 pages
$27


River of Time brings a message of hope to the millions of Americans who suffer from emotional illness. I recommend it.” 

– Andrew Weil, M.D. 

Normal’s Just a Cycle on a Washing Machine 

Epb Publishing
131 pages
$14.98


“A memoiristic collection that shines with quiet strength.”

Kirkus Reviews

Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer’s 

eLectio Publishing
232 pages
$15.97


“Susan Cushman writes with clarity and grace about the gnarled pathways between her and her mother, and about the terrible disease that holds a surprising grace within its irrevocable sadness…It’s a book that will touch your heart.”

 -Lee Martin, author of From Our House and Such a Life

John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
246 pages
$43.09


“This one, originally started as a collaboration with Jim O’Neal, is a very easy read indeed. It flows beautifully and sweeps the reader along effortlessly….The bibliography is impressively thorough. Heartily recommended.”

-Blues & Rhythm

A Taste of Blood and Ashes 

Permanent Press
296 pages
$29


“Terrell offers an intriguing glimpse of an insular world.” 

Publishers Weekly

Liturgy of the Ordinary

IVP Books
184
$16


“In this moment in culture, when much feels complicated and shallow, Tish Harrison Warren offers a beautiful and life-giving narrative: a way toward the ordinary sacred. This book is gentle in its simplicity and rich in wisdom. I wish I had read it a decade ago.” 

-Micha Boyett, author of Found

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