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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Adam H. Alfrey

Arcadia Publishing
128 pages
$21.99

“Drawing from public and private collections of vintage postcards, Adam H. Alfrey, curator of exhibitions at the East Tennessee History Center, illustrates how a rallying cry for preservation, pleasure, and profit sustained a successful grassroots campaign to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the United States.”

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The Southern Foodie: 100 Places to Eat in the South Before You Die (and the Recipes That Made Them Famous)

The Southern Foodie: 100 Places to Eat in the South Before You Die (and the Recipes That Made Them Famous)

The Southern Foodie: 100 Places to Eat in the South Before You Die (and the Recipes That Made Them Famous)

Chris Chamberlain

Thomas Nelson
288 pages
$24.99

The Southern Foodie shows you where the South eats and how to create those distinct flavors at home. You’re sure to rediscover old favorites and get a closer look at the delicious new traditions in Southern cuisine.”

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Smokey: The True Stories behind the University of Tennessee's Beloved Mascot

Smokey: The True Stories behind the University of Tennessee's Beloved Mascot

Smokey: The True Stories behind the University of Tennessee's Beloved Mascot

Thomas J. Mattingly

University of Tennessee Press
152 pages
$29.95

“Filled with photographs and memorabilia, including vintage game programs, football schedules, letters, cartoons, and more, this book brings to life the magic of UT football and the endearing canines that have become such an indispensable part of the experience.”

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Christianity Without Superstition: Meaning, Metaphor, and Mystery

Christianity Without Superstition: Meaning, Metaphor, and Mystery

Christianity Without Superstition: Meaning, Metaphor, and Mystery

John McQuiston II

Morehouse Publishing
128 pages
$12

“Our obsession with ‘what to believe’ misses the primary message of the Bible, says McQuiston, who illustrates that the paramount message of Jesus, and even the Hebrew Scriptures, is not about what stories to believe, but how to live.”

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Sex and God at Yale: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad

Sex and God at Yale: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad

Sex and God at Yale: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad

Nathan Harden

Thomas Dunne Books
320 pages
$25.99

“A fierce expose of the sexual culture of one of America’s great universities.”

David Frum, contributor for CNN, Newsweek, and The Daily Beast; author of The Right Man and The End to Evil

Waging Heavy Peace

Waging Heavy Peace

Waging Heavy Peace

Neil Young

Blue Rider Press
512 pages
$30

“Terrific: modest, honest, funny and frequently moving…Waging Heavy Peace takes the form of a diary, a life-in-the-day structure that gives Mr. Young room to maneuver, as he takes us on a wander round his memory palace…In many ways, the closest antecedent to Waging Heavy Peace may be Laurence Sterne’s 1760 masterpiece, Tristram Shandy…Elegance itself.”

Wesley Stace, Wall Street Journal

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