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Images of America: Memphis Zoo

Arcadia Publishing
128 pages
$21.99


” Established in 1906 by the Memphis Park Commission, the zoo has become a Memphis institution. It seems like everyone in Memphis has an Elvis story, but just as many Memphians have memories of the zoo and attractions like the Lion House, Monkey Island, or the free one-ring circus.”

–From the publisher

Images of America: Memphis Zoo

All-Girls Education from Ward Seminary to Harpeth Hall

Arcadia Publishing
240 pages
$29.99


“As Harpeth Hall celebrates 150 years, its story reflects a unique case study and provides a lens through which to understand the evolution of all-girls education in the United States. The Harpeth Hall School remains one of the oldest all-girls college preparatory schools in the South.”

–From the publisher

All-Girls Education from Ward Seminary to Harpeth Hall

Letters from the Farm

Morehouse Publishing
160 pages
$11.68


“Following simple road signs like courage, humility, forgiveness, compassion, and faithfulness that others have put at the crossroads for me has made the work possible and left me grateful. I want to pass along through these letters a tradition of a priesthood that is grounded in the idea that love heals and healing is the central-most sacrament of the church”

–From the author

Letters from the Farm

Clear by Fire

Touchstone
352 pages
$26


“Clear by Fire is a blistering new military thriller about an American hero who, in order to clear his name, must take” down a highly classified band of soldiers that has gone murderously rogue.

–From the publisher

Clear by Fire

Diamond Legacy

Lyrical Press
272 pages
$15


“Matt and Miranda will have to work together if they want to save Katanga, and both of their lives, before it’s too late.”

–From the publisher

Diamond Legacy

Silfa, A Fairy Tale

Taylor and Seale Publishers
146 pages
$14.95


“Nadler has captured the childhood fantasy of fairies with a story which helps you escape into the world you remember believing in as a child. Children and adults will enjoy immersing themselves in the story, anxious to know how it will end . . . and yet reluctant to let go.”

–From the publisher

Silfa, A Fairy Tale

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