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Farms, Gardens and Countryside Trails of Western North Carolina 1st Editionby Jan J. Love, Elizabeth Hunter, Mary Lynn White, and L. M. Sawyer List Price: $19.95 Available from Amazon $12.97 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Guidebook to back roads and scenic byways to some of the most beautiful farms and gardens in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
Asheville, North Carolina: A Photographic Portraitby Editors of Twin Lights Publishers Available from Amazon $20.50 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Here amongst the leaves of this captivating photographic record is the spirit of Asheville and the surrounding mountainous, mysterious lands of Western North Carolina. These images of mist-shrouded mountains in springtime, deep summer green hollows, flamboyantly colored autumn valleys, and the silent blanket of winter snow, chronicle hundreds of unique perspectives of this charming mountain metropolis. These photos will enlighten visitors on the year round wonders of this little city in the hills. |
Asheville (Images of America)by Douglas Stuart McDaniel List Price: $19.99 Available from Amazon $12.99 On 7-21-2006
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Minstrel of the Appalachians: The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsfordby Loyal Jones and J. M. Forbes Available from Amazon $25.00 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Ron Pen "A significant contribution by an excellent storyteller." Book Description It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would “cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song”—his Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress—but he did much more than acquire songs. He preserved and promoted the Appalachian mountain tradition for generations of people, founding in 1928 the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, which still thrives. |
The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina, 3rd Editionby Jay Fields and Betty Hurst List Price: $19.95 Available from Amazon $12.97 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Back roads and scenic byways to some of the most beautiful handmade objects in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
Zeb Vance: North Carolina's Civil War Governor and Gilded Age Political Leaderby Gordon McKinney List Price: $45.00 Available from Amazon $38.95 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page The Charlotte Observer, January31, 2005 "[McKinney] paints a vivid picture of North Carolina in the Vance era, and of Vance himself." Product Review "Carefully crafted, this impressive biography tells us much about the shortcomings of political leadership in the wartime and postwar South. (Daniel W. Crofts, The College of New Jersey)" "The best study ever of Zeb Vance. McKinney is thorough, fair, and unflinching in his analysis. (Paul D. Escott, Wake Forest University)" |
Beach Musicby Pat Conroy List Price: $15.00 Available from Amazon $10.50 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly A man tries to make peace with himself in the wake of his wife's suicide in Conroy's long-awaited blockbuster, which was a PW bestseller for 24 weeks. Copyright 1996 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. From Library Journal Conroy's was the most talked-about book at the American Booksellers Association convention, even though it was reputedly only half-written. Hero Jack McCall, who has fled to Rome after his wife's suicide, is asked to locate a Sixties buddy whose antiwar activity drove him underground. Copyright 1994 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
American Normalby Lawrence Osborne List Price: $27.50 Available from Amazon $18.70 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page From Library Journal This collection of portraits has that admirable goal of seeking to illuminate what it's like to live with Asperger Syndrome (AS), one of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders, but it falters on many counts. First, Osborne, a medical writer for the New York Times Magazine, devotes too much space to historical figures who were never diagnosed with AS and probably did not know about the condition (e.g., Thomas Jefferson, pianist Glenn Gould). Second, he wrongly identifies inventor and educator Temple Grandin as someone with AS. Since she lacked speech until she was seven years old, she is always counted among those with moderate to severe autism despite her current success. Third, his interest in famous people who may have AS lacks clear value besides creating an Asperger "hall of fame." By sometimes trivializing the experience of the people featured, this book will not help those looking to assist someone with AS. Though little is written in this field, a better title would be Liane Holliday Willey's Pretending To Be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome. Not recommended owing to its inaccuracies and muddled definition of AS. Corey Seeman, Univ. of Toledo Libs., OH Copyright 2002 Reed business Information, Inc. Mel Levine, author of A MIND AT A TIME AMERICAN NORMAL can and should have a major impact on the ways in which we think about mental health. |
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