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A Brief History of Memphis

A Brief History of Memphis

A Brief History of Memphis

G. Wayne Dowdy

The History Press
144 pages
$19.99

“Despite its compelling story, no concise history of this home of soulful music and unmistakable flavor is available to modern readers. Thankfully, local historian and Memphis archivist G. Wayne Dowdy has filled this gap with a history of Memphis that is as vibrant and welcoming as the city itself. Join Dowdy as he tells the city’s story as only a Memphian can.”

From the Publisher

House of Cash: The Legacies of my Father, Johnny Cash

House of Cash: The Legacies of my Father, Johnny Cash

House of Cash: The Legacies of my Father, Johnny Cash

John Carter Cash

Insight Editions
160 pages
$39.95

“An intimate exploration of the personality and legacy of Johnny Cash, this is a unique portrait of a deeply spiritual, creative, and passionate soul whose music sprang from the way he lived.”

From the Publisher

The Stones River and Tullahoma Campaigns: This Army Does Not Retreat

The Stones River and Tullahoma Campaigns: This Army Does Not Retreat

The Stones River and Tullahoma Campaigns: This Army Does Not Retreat

Christopher L Kolakowski

The History Press
160 pages
$17.99

“This is an excellent, concise account of two critically important campaigns that normally do not receive a great deal of attention. Both the beginning student who is unfamiliar with the events in Tennessee in 1862 and 1863 and the knowledgeable scholar who needs a quick, easily read refresher will find this work to be of great value.”

— Jeff Patrick, Civil War News

Appalachian Tales & Heartland Adventures

Appalachian Tales & Heartland Adventures

Appalachian Tales & Heartland Adventures

Bill Landry

Celtic Cat Publishing
200 pages
$25

Appalachian Tales & Heartland Adventures (Celtic Cat Publishing) is a 187-page coffee table book full of everything from moonshining to the natural beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to a tourist who wanted to ride an elk.”

Knoxville News Sentinel

Beyond Politics: Inspirational People of Israel

Beyond Politics: Inspirational People of Israel

Beyond Politics: Inspirational People of Israel

By Ronda Robinson

Mazo Publishers
146 pages
$16.95

Beyond Politics calls us to expand our understanding of ‘what is going on in Israel today’ by focusing not on our current events, but on the lives of people—individuals living today in Israel—immigrants from different parts of the world and those born there. It is a must read for anyone who cares deeply about the future of Israel and the Jewish people and seeks to foster dialogue, cooperation, and shalom in the Middle East. Reading Beyond Politics was a joy that enhanced and enriched my own understanding of Israel—and I live there! If you want to understand the true face of Israel—in all its diversity and depth—Beyond Politics is a must read.”

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

A Father’s Journey

August 22, 2012 In Buzz Bissinger’s Father’s Day: A Journey into the Mind & Heart of My Extraordinary Son a ten-day road trip across America is the backdrop for a haunting and brutally honest account of a father’s struggle to understand the adult his special-needs child has become. Bissinger, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Friday Night Lights, presents an unforgettable portrait of his son Zach, a cognitively disabled man in his mid-twenties who speaks in nonstop non sequiturs, can name and give the birthday of every person he has ever met, and memorizes maps so accurately that his family refers to him as a “human GPS.” Bissinger will discuss Father’s Day at the twenty-fourth annual Southern Festival of Books, held October 12-14 at Legislative Plaza in Nashville. All events are free and open to the public.

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