Stormy Weather & Other Stories is probably as close as Lisa Alther will ever come to writing an autobiography. These stories, written over the course of her career, are set in the three places tha
The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board (MMBB) was authorized in 1911 by the Northern Baptist Convention and chartered in New York State in 1913 "to promote interest in the better maintenance of
Begin with Rock, End with Water is John Lane's third collection of essays. In this new gathering of seventeen narrative essays Lane pushes even deeper into a twenty-year lyrical consideration of his p
Mirror's Fathom is the story of Tycho Wilhelm Lund anarchist, pirate, and thief of a legendary mirror. Tycho is also a great-nephew of the Danish philosopher S ren Kierkegaard and is, when the novel b
A Church for Rachel is a collection of discourses written for, and among, those who mourn, grieve, struggle, and wonder. Sooner or later, almost everyone will weep Rachel's tears, so, sooner or later,
We live in a fractured world. Deep cleavages divide into competing camps those who could helpfully enrich and balance each other. As hostilities deepen, collaboration becomes impossible. Impasses deve
Prisoner of Southern Rock is the unlikely story of one Southern boy's rise from near poverty to a respected Southern music historian, specializing in the sub-genre known as Southern Rock. The book tra
In Thinking Photography, Diane Ass o Griliches draws upon her knowledge as an experienced photographer to give readers an opportunity to learn and enjoy what can be accomplished with a camera. In an a
Nisly (English, U. of Delaware) dissects the implications of place, time, and religious climate as well as the role of the reader in the work of three 20th century southern Catholic writers. He reache
This unique book addresses the under-analyzed subject of internal migration in American historiography by showing the impact of eight generations of a family from New England on the development of Sou
Beginning with the tumultuous events leading to Georgia's secession from the Union, "I Will Give Them One More Shot" follows the 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel James N.
Phil Williams is, like his good friend William Bartram, a totally unique talent. This elegant epic poem, like some miraculous archeological dig, keeps unfolding its treasure. It will take you back to
William Bartram's Travels remains in print more than two hundred years after its first publication, a testament to its place as the seminal scholarship in southern and early American botany and natura
Well-known preacher and literary scholar John Killinger has combined his talents to provide a revolutionary study of the Gospel of Mark. On the basis of textual patterns he discovered in a Gospel long
The book's main objective is to thoroughly examine subjective truth, which is the core concept in Kierkegaard's philosophy. Here Gabriel contrasts subjective truth with objective truth in order to hig
William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791, remains a seminal book for understanding the American South, its flora, fauna, and people. Now, acclaimed poet and novelist Philip Lee Williams, w
