Chapter 16
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Marching On

The graphic trilogy March, Congressman John Lewis’s memoir of the American civil-rights movement, continues with a focus on Nashville’s Freedom Riders

March 19, 2015 Impressive artwork by Nate Powell, a gripping story by Andrew Aydin, and an eyewitness view of history from U.S. Representative John Lewis combine flawlessly in March: Book Two, the second volume of Lewis’s graphic memoir of the American civil-rights movement. This installment highlights Lewis’s Nashville-based efforts to launch Freedom Riders onto segregated bus lines throughout the South.

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“I'd Rather Be There than Any Place I Know”

In Beale Street Dynasty, Preston Lauterbach chronicles the tumultuous history of Memphis

March 12, 2015 Preston Lauterbach’s Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis paints a beguiling portrait of American ambition, ingenuity, tragedy, and the birth of the blues. Lauterbach will discuss the book at Rhodes College in Memphis on March 19, 2015, at 6 p.m. in the McCallum Ballroom of the Bryan Campus Life Center. The event, part of the three-day Beale Street Symposium, is free and open to the public.

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New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace

New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace

New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace

Susan Packard
Prentice Hall Press
256 pages
$25.95

“New Rules of the Game provides insights, tips and direction to women in business, based on experiences from author and HGTV co-founder Susan Packard’s own 30 year career, along with a dozen other prominent executives. Packard advocates for a revolutionary new perspective for businesswomen, which she calls “gamesmanship” — a strategic way of thinking that cultivates creativity, focus, optimism, teamwork, and competitiveness. “

–From the publisher

Nashville Beer: A Heady History of Music City Brewing

Nashville Beer: A Heady History of Music City Brewing

Nashville Beer: A Heady History of Music City Brewing

Chris Chamberlain
The History Press
192 pages
$19.99

“Food, beverage and travel writer Chris Chamberlain tells the story of beer from the Music City and introduces us to the breweries and beer lovers that make up a local scene well worth raising a glass to.”

–From the publisher

Who Speaks for the Negro?

Who Speaks for the Negro?

Who Speaks for the Negro?

Robert Penn Warren
Yale University Press
488 pages
$25

“Warren’s book remains a luminous volume about race, racism, the South, black America, and our national destiny. It consistently reflects the uncommon courage, integrity, and prophetic imagination that made him such a towering cultural interpreter when it first appeared. We ignore or forget his work at our peril.”

—Arnold Rampersad, Stanford University

Winter Lightning: A Guide to the Battle of Stones River

Winter Lightning: A Guide to the Battle of Stones River

Winter Lightning: A Guide to the Battle of Stones River

Matt Spruill IV and Lee Spruill
Univ Tennessee Press
344 pages
$29.95

“This second edition of Winter Lightning incorporates changes in traffic patterns within the battlefield and new research material. A series of twenty-one “Stops” guides the visitor through the battlefield over the exact routes used by both armies, offering informative details on the fighting along the way. The guide divides the battle into three segments: the west flank, the center, and the east flank. This approach allows visitors to follow the battle in its entirety or in any order they wish. Detailed maps and extensive primary material, including commentary by commanders, further enrich visitors’ experiences.”

–From the publisher

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