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Country Soul—Making Music and Making Race in the American South

Country Soul—Making Music and Making Race in the American South

Country Soul—Making Music and Making Race in the American South

Charles L. Hughes

The University of North Carolina Press
280 pages
$29.95

“Country Soul is an excellent place to begin a more honest accounting of this golden era.”

–Pitchfork Review

Images of America: Smyrna

Images of America: Smyrna

Images of America: Smyrna

Christina Runkel

Arcadia Publishing
128 pages
$21.99

“The early 1980s saw further industrial growth when Nissan of North America selected the town for a new manufacturing plant. Today, the town combines agriculture with industry as it continues to grow and prosper.”

–From the publisher

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore

Richard Schweid

University Of Chicago Press
208 pages
$15

“Schweid blends both roach fact and fiction into an engaging, perceptive profile of our strange, and occasionally literal, bedfellows.”

–Discover

You Should Be Dancing

You Should Be Dancing

You Should Be Dancing

Dennis Bryan

ECW Press
272 pages
$18.95

“Whether you are a Bee Gees fan or just love rock history and all of the backstage hoopla that goes with the territory, this fascinating and well-written journey in the life of one of the world’s foremost drummers is not to be missed.”

— Dish Magazine

The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker's Guide to Growing Older

The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker's Guide to Growing Older

The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker's Guide to Growing Older

Robert L. Weber Ph.D. and Carol Orsborn Ph.D.

Park Street Press
256 pages
$14.95

“Beautifully written–Best book I have ever read on this most significant passage.”

–Gail Sheehy

Road Master

September 28, 2015 In a career spanning five decades, Paul Theroux has produced fifty-one books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Mosquito Coast, The Great Railway Bazaar, and other notable titles. In his new book he chronicles extensive travels through the American South. Theroux will discuss Deep South during the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 9-11, 2015.

Road Master

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