Nonfiction

“Years ago Shacklett’s Photography founder Richard Shacklett began collecting pictures. Some were his own work; others were found or brought in to his shop. He amassed more than 30,000 images he considered of significance. His children, who now run the Shacklett’s business, turned the collection over to the Rutherford County Archives, where Lodl is director…From these images, 82 were chosen to be published for the book. Then Lodl and Shacklett painstakingly re-shot the photos as the city looks today from the same locations and angles, and even time of day, as the originals. Those additional 82 photos were paired up to create the meat of Murfreesboro: Then and Now.“

“Tennessee’s Dixie Highway: The Cline Postcards traces the path of the Dixie Highway along its western and eastern branches through the state, showcasing the works of photographers Walter M. Cline Sr. and Jr.”

“Heather Armstrong first wrote to her daughter when Leta was just eight weeks old. For the next five years, Heather wrote a letter every month, capturing the ups and downs of motherhood and chronicling the milestones and surprises of their lives together. These are letters that we wish we had written for our own children: disarmingly honest, self-deprecating, heartwarming, and irreverently funny.”

“The book is beautifully written and tightly edited. It is the kind of intervention one sees more often in the French public debate than in our academically over determined Anglo-American publishing world. It is also meaningfully illustrated by Quinby’s own photographs that explore the post metropolitan ecologies on their own terms.”

“In his new book, previously self-published author and marketing consultant Schaefer (The Tao of Twitter) explains the concept of online social scoring. Through timely and relevant anecdotes, helpful appendixes, and an accessible writing style, he successfully guides both veteran social media users and laypeople through the world of social influence—how to get it and how to use it to best advantage…”

“A one-of-a-kind reference book, Tennessee Tragedies examines a wide variety of disasters that have occurred in the Volunteer State over the past several centuries.”