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Newly Released

  • A Gallery of Ashevilleans: A History of the People of a Mountain Town
  • Lionel’s Drum
  • Potluck, Message Delivered: “The Great Smoky Mountains are Saved!”
  • The Journey of Carlo Martini
  • Zak and Niki: A first look at rising above racism

Coming Soon
  • Deep Blue Kid: Diver Zack and His First Underwater Adventure
  • Prayerful Moments
  • St. Augustine Puppy
  • The Season of Light




A Book of Bullies
A Book of Bullies
written by Katherine A. Stanley
illustrated by Laura E. Stanley

This book is for everyone who has ever known a bully. Written by a young girl with Prader-Willi Syndrome,
A Book of Bullies puts the spotlight on the hurt and harm caused by bullying and calls us all to unite against it. Humorous and uplifting, the book engages the reader in making the world a better place.

Hardcover
8 x 10
40 Pages
List Price: $16.95
978-1-935130-78-9
www.abookofbullies.com
$ 16.95
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A Cat Named Samantha
A Cat Named Samantha
by Jo Miller
illustrated by James Marlow

When Samantha, the barn cat, is born she doesn’t have a name. But then, one day without warning, she loses her sight. Abandoned, injured and blind, she lies down in a meadow. When she awakes in a cardboard box with a saucer of milk, her journey—a true story of friendship, healing and love—has just begun.

Paperback
9 x 6
40 Pages
List Price: $13.95
978-1-935130-30-7
$ 13.95
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A Devotional for Women in Separation and Divorce
A Devotional for Women in Separation and Divorce
by Mona Brown Ketner

More than a daily prayer book for women in transition,
A Devotional for Women in Separation and Divorce is a survival guide.
Acknowledging that many Christian women have surrendered wholly to God and to their husbands in marriage, Mona Brown Ketner coaches women on the possibilities prayer can open for them while they begin their lives free of verbal, physical, mental and sexual abuse by wayward spouses. She encourages women to recognize that God does not give anyone the right to engage in such behavior. Ketner builds her readers a safe house of self-forgiveness, patience and faith while providing practical advice.
Paperback
5 x 7
376 Pages
List Price: $16.99
978-1-935130-10-9
$ 16.99
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A Doctor All My Life
A Doctor All My Life
by Dr. Lewis Rathbun

Medical pioneer, humanitarian, veteran, artist and doctor, Lewis Rathbun is beloved by his community as well as his patients. He talks about life working in medicine and after medicine, committing to public service, enjoying his family, retiring at the “right time” and sharing his hobby and passion: painting.
Lewis Rathbun’s journey through life and medicine takes readers from farms of Upstate New York to battleships in the South Pacific and from Boston’s halls of higher education to clinical settings in Western North Carolina. His theme encompasses where science and human spirit work ceaselessly together—bringing life into the world safely and leaving the world peacefully.
Hardcover
5.5 x 8.5
278 Pages
List Price: $27.00
978-1-935130-15-4
$ 27.00
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A Gallery of Ashevilleans: A History of the People of a Mountain Town
A Gallery of Ashevilleans: A History of the People of a Mountain Town
by Joseph Scotchie


A Gallery of Ashevilleans chronicles the colorful history of the major city in Western North Carolina, detailing the growth of the town and its brushes with modernity.

In addition, the book contains sketches of the city’s many famous and accomplished sons and daughters. In the political sphere, that includes Zebulon Vance, North Carolina’s popular Civil War governor; Augustus Merrimon, the state’s attorney general during that same war; David Swain, longtime president of the University of North Carolina; and Robert Reynolds, the controversial U.S. Senator, who served from 1933 to 1945.

Mountain folk are the most creative people in America and the Asheville area has made its own significant contributions. In the realm of arts and letters, the book includes a study of not just Thomas Wolfe, but other renowned writers, including Wilma Dykeman, John Ehle, Gail Godwin, Fred Chappell, Robert Morgan, Jim Wayne Miller and Richard Weaver, plus such popular tribunes of the local area as Bob Terrell and John Parris. The stories of well-known musicians Warren Haynes, Nina Simone and Roberta Flack are contained within the pages.

For lighter reading, there is a chapter on sports figures from Asheville, including Charles “Choo Choo” Justice, the legendary, football All-American; Henry Logan, himself an All-American at Western Carolina University; the 1972 Olympiad Mary Montgomery; current UNC basketball coach Roy Williams; and various natives who have raced on the NASCAR circuit.

In all, this book is a tribute to many colorful and accomplished individuals, all highlighting Asheville and Western North Carolina’s unique contributions to American history.


Paperback
6 x 9
184 pages
$12.95
978-1-935130-92-5
$ 12.95
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A House for Wally and Me
A House for Wally and Me
by Gene Stelten
illustrated by Chelsea Johnson

Allie and her family help volunteers from Habitat for Humanity build the house they will live in. Allie gets her own room and the dog she has always wanted. Included are discussion questions, facts about home-building and information about Habitat for Humanity.

Hardcover
11 x 8.5
32 Pages
List Price: $13.95
ISBN #978-1-935130-13-0
$ 13.95
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An Odd Christmas with Od
An Odd Christmas with Od
by William G. Marshall
illustrated by Randall G. Markham, Sr.
What would you do if you were walking home from school and met a little creature who claimed to be a troll? And what if that same little fella told you he had never heard of Christmas?
Fortunately, Stefan is a kind and gentle Christian boy with a good understanding of Christmas and its story.
Come along as he and his best friends, John and Nancy, risk their entire holiday to help the little troll, Od, spread the word of Christmas to an unbelieving troll village led by Grung, the evil Troll Master.
Along the way, they get some unexpected help. Readers can only wait with anticipation as this village of trolls gets to make a choice that will affect the future of everyone in the town.
Hardcover
8 x 10
40 Pages
List Price: $16.99
978-1-935130-29-1
 
$ 16.99
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Bathsheba's Book
Bathsheba's Book
by Ann P Saab

Ann P. Saab, a specialist in Middle Eastern history, who has lived in Turkey and Lebanon, brings a unique perspective to Bathsheba’s story. The author tells it from Bathsheba's view—from teenager to Queen Mother.

Bathsheba has been seen in some circles as a slut. In others, she is highly esteemed, a role model for motherhood as the successful mother and nurturer of King Solomon, who became the ruler at Israel's most glorious time.

Starting as a simple country girl, she experienced the richness, intrigue and perplexities of life in David's palace before winning her way to be the Queen Mother in Solomon's kingdom. This book tells her story of that journey.

Paperback
5.5 x 8.5
442 Pages
List Price: $13.95
978-1-935130-79-6
$ 13.95
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BRAT: Diary of an Ego State
BRAT: Diary of an Ego State


by Alan G, Marshall, Ph.D.


No one knows how it happens. But for some people who are painfully abused, a separate part of the brain emerges and takes on the portion of the pain that is unbearable. An advantage is that the person does not have to live daily with the keen awareness of the pain, which could destroy his life. A disadvantage is that the pain is not really gone, and causes vague physical and mental symptoms that make no sense minus the memory of the abuse. In this book, that “other” part of the brain keeps a diary, not only of the abuse, but also the therapy that intervenes to help with the healing.

Paperback
5.25 x 8
148 pages
List Price $12.95
978-1-935130-95-6

$ 12.95
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Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers
by Christopher Skipper

Paperback
5.5 x 8.5
58 Pages
List Price: $3.99
978-1-935130-76-5
$ 10.00
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Butterflies Don't Crawl
Butterflies Don't Crawl
by Angela and Suzie Tipton
illustrated by Wil Irvine


The story of Butterfly is that of a caterpillar who is taunted by butterflies for merely being what she is. “I will not always be a clumsy caterpillar. If I work hard and wait patiently, I will have my wings some day,” she shouts out one day to the flying creatures. The story is a testament of faith as well as transformation, “God had given her the peace to accept herself and the strength to keep trying.” The transformation, of course, is within, and lies in finding one’s purpose in life, regardless of whatever limitations we might only believe we have.

Hardcover
8.5 x 11
32 Pages
List Price: $16.95
978-1-935130-14-7
$ 16.95
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Chimes from a Cracked Southern Belle
Chimes from a Cracked Southern Belle
by Susan Reinhardt

Most people think the reason Dee Millings married the best looking man in the Carolinas who turned out to be a complete psycho and near-murderer is because she was raised all wrong.

Dee, a 38-year-old heroine to root for, sets out on a path winding with lovable kooks, wanting to prove there is a great life on the other side of tragedy and a crazed ex behind bars who continues to mail threatening letters from prison.

Her new adventure begins two years after the crime spree that nearly stopped her heart and left her flat-lining. She packs up her two young kids and settles in her parents' South Carolina hometown where she deals with a delightful, but over-the-top mama who pretends her grown daughters are virgins.

Dee finds new purpose for herself and her children, discovering joy in places she never expected it: in a nursing home where she tends to the likes of 104-year-old Annie Sue who still drives and has a hankering for cold draft beer. Offering heaps of comic relief, Dee's Aunt Weepie lives to crash funerals just to get the covered-dish meals after the gravesides, no matter she has no idea who's in the coffins.

Her antics lead her to making a daring decision that could change Dee's life forever. As Dee begins a journey toward recovery and becoming a registered nurse, a dark secret resurfaces, one that if handled right, could be her ticket to allowing herself to love again.

Paperback
6 x 9
384 Pages
List Price: $15.95
978-1-935130-62-8
$ 15.95
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Convict Lake: Behind the Badge
Convict Lake: Behind the Badge

by Mike Krecioch

Humor, murder, tenderness, decapitation, fire, sadness, indifference, anger, thievery, family disputes, stabbings, shootings, riots, serial killers, and human stupidity is the world behind the badge. Journey with five LAPD veteran officers to California’s High Sierra as they discuss the politics, cases, and eccentric personalities of the Los Angeles Police Department. Often heartbreakingly blunt and gruesome, you’ll live and feel the gamut of police work during the height of the 60’s hippie movement to present day.

Paperback
6 x 9
370 Pages
List Price: $15.95
978-1-935130-96-3

$ 15.95
$ 14.35
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Dad's Christmas Stories
Dad's Christmas Stories
written by Robert Boerner
illustrated by Trilby Boerner Wallace

Remember the tales shared around the family Christmas tree year after year? This collection will delight all ages. From the manger to the chimney, traditional and modern settings provide delightful variety to this imaginative compilation, which includes “The Forest Christmas Party,” “Clarence, the Christmas Cat” and “Amminadab, the Truly Wise Man.”

Hardcover
8 x 10
72 Pages
List Price: $21.95
978-0-9789548-9-5
 

$ 21.95
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Deep Blue Kid: Diver Zack and His First Underwater Adventure
Deep Blue Kid: Diver Zack and His First Underwater Adventure
by Sam & Zachary Convisor

Watch through the eyes of 12-year-old Zachary Conviser as he learns the science of scuba diving, how to be a safe diver

and how we all can respect the underwater environment.

You will join young Zack as he studies his diver certification class material, learns with an instructor how to be a safe
diver, and you will go with him as he first enters the mysterious, underwater world of the open ocean.

But be careful, you just might learn something about the depths of the ocean and see some remarkable sights like Zack's first encounter with a shark, his watching an incredible cleaning station and a host of unusual creatures only seen in the depths of our oceans. 

Paperback
9.25 X 7
56 Pages
List Price: $9.95
978-1-935130-53-6

$ 9.95
$ 8.96
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Diamond in the Rough: Reiki Under Fire
Diamond in the Rough: Reiki Under Fire
by Dale Stacy

New millenium woman, Reiki Master, Shaman Healer and Martial Artist looking for love confronts KGB, Mossad and medical cadavers with diamonds.

Paperback
5.5 x 8
340 Pages
List Price: $14.95
978-1-935130-64-2
$ 14.95
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Don't Bury Me Yet: Aging in America
Don't Bury Me Yet: Aging in America
by Blanca Mesías Miller
In previous generations, families lived together or close by, and the love and consideration for the elderly was taken for granted. Now in this accelerating pace of rapidly evolving technology, Baby Boomers and Generation X-ers find little time sandwiched between the empty nest syndrome and the care of their elderly parents. Often the nursing home is the only option.

Through their own voices, the elderly, caregivers and family members show us the reality of the challenges of caring for the aged in modern America. In doing so, they encourage readers to offer more compassion so that our loved ones can live their last days with dignity and depart from this world safely and peacefully.

Paperback
6 x 9
320 Pages
List Price: $18.00
978-1-935130-09-3 
$ 18.00
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Dr. Graff Remembers
Dr. Graff Remembers
by Peter Carl Graffagnino

Dr. Graffagnino was a physician who enlisted in the U.S. Army and won a Silver Star and a Presidential Unit Citation for staying with wounded men when under enemy fire. Not abandoning the men, he became a prisoner of war. He endured a grueling hundred-mile march through the snow and ice of Northern Poland after being released from a German POW camp. After his rescue, he experienced extreme Post-Traumatic Stress disorder.

In an amazing piece of literature—found among the author’s papers by family members years after his death in 1984—this astute and articulate physician describes his descent into what he calls a “break with reality.” His mental status deteriorated to insanity.

However, on his return to America, Dr. Graff entered a Texas hospital and was eventually cured. His recovery was so complete that his physician colleagues saw him as a revered leader and mentor, never suspecting the toll that war had once placed on his health.

Dr. Graff Remembers is complete with illustrations, maps, a table of contents and an index.

Hardcover
230 Pages
List Price: $24.95
978-1-935130-54-3
http://www.gratefulsteps.org/drgraff/
$ 24.95
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Final Rights
Final Rights
by Tena Frank

When Tate Marlowe discovers an abandoned mansion in Montford, the historical district in Asheville, NC, she realizes the place shares a distinctive design element with a small house she owns. Tate is sure this similarity cannot be accidental. Driven by a desire to discover the connection and save the neglected old house from destruction, she searches for its rightful owner and begins to unravel a family history strewn with murder, suicide, grief and shame.

Her search leads her to an old man living out his last years in self-imposed isolation and a young woman searching for remnants of her past and place to call home. With each revelation, Tate delves deeper into the lives of people inextricably connected by blood, family secrets, individual aspirations and calculated retribution.

Paperback
5.5 x 8.5
448 Pages
List Price: $15.95
978-1-935130-84-0
www.Tena-Frank.com
$ 15.95
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Flight of Fancy
Flight of Fancy
by Elizabeth Gillon

Paperback
5.5 x 8.5
50 pages
List Price: $9.95

978-1-935130-77-2
$ 9.95
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God Can Use Anyone . . . even me
God Can Use Anyone . . . even me
by Charles Pickens and Patricia McAfee

At a relatively early age, Charles Pickens experienced a large measure of success—athletic achievements, international musical stardom, a wife, children. When he saw his dreams slipping away, he spiraled downward through self-defeating patterns of behavior.
God Can Use Anyone . . . even me: The Charles Pickens Story tells of his return from depths of despair to an authentic and lasting success.

Hardcover
6 x 9
136 pages
List Price: $26.50
978-1-935130-05-5
$ 26.50
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How Much Love is in One Mommy?
How Much Love is in One Mommy?
by Lynda R. Taylor
illustrated by Joshua Hendry

OUT OF PRINT.

Lynda Taylor has opened up the heart of a mother’s love in her first book of the Shining Stars Series. From a gentle mother’s answers to the curious questions of her child flow assurances of endless love through comparison to the expanse of the oceans, stars and the height of the mountains. This is a story of a mother’s love uniquely shared with her child. It is a love that never gives up.


Hardcover
6.67 x 6.67
24 pages
List Price: $9.95
978-1-935130-23-9
$ 9.95
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I Imagine . . . An Endless Frontier
I Imagine . . . An Endless Frontier
written and illustrated by Lisa Alcorn

I Imagine . . . An Endless Frontier is a lavishly simple story of an Alaskan youth who uses imagination to transcend everyday challenges. Faced with everything from "needing to speak up" to "drowning in chores," the youth discovers how a little imaginative help from the local wildlife boosts the spirit and transforms the experience.
When you change the way you feel . . . you change your life.

Hardcover
11.7 x 8.3
32 pages
List Price: $19.95
978-1-935130-31-4
$ 19.95
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Ivy
Ivy
by Larry G. Morgan

Ivy
A dark-haired beauty gifted with strength and kindness, raised in the hills of Virginia, is ushered farther south to the mountains of North Carolina to escape the ravages of war—leaving behind a fiancé willing to give his life’s blood for the Union cause.

Seth

Ivy’s fiancé, a dependable and honest leader, rises rapidly in the ranks of the Union Cavalry.

Joseph

A strong-spirited North Carolina farm boy, is thrust into the storms of his heart when he discovers Ivy’s infinite warmth. He joins the Southern cause, earning the name “Blue-Eyed Demon” for his courage in the Confederate Cavalry.
 
Three lives brought together in a war that was tearing the nation apart.

Paperback
6 x 9
732 Pages
List Price: $18.50
978-1-935130-11-6
$ 18.50
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Jammin' Geography
Jammin' Geography
by Kimberly M. Roberts
illustrated by Ellen Pitts

Explore the Caribbean with this book filled with interesting facts, history, culture, maps and learning activities.

Hardcover
11 x 9
48 Pages
List Price: $19.95
978-1-935130-21-5
$ 19.95
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Journey into a Disturbed Mind
Journey into a Disturbed Mind
by Earl Lynn Surrett

After a serious head injury at age 4, the author developed intense headaches and a tendency to daydream. When doctors stopped medication he had been receiving for migraine headaches, he began self-medicating with non-prescription, street drugs. He soon started hearing voices that directed his activity. He developed bizarre beliefs, an altered reality and a life of personal horror. Earl Lynn Surrett takes the reader with him on this journey into madness and successful intervention. His memoir is a gift to those striving to understand the inner struggle of mental illness, specifically schizophrenia.


Paperback
5 x 8
83 pages
List Price: $9.95
978-1-935130-86-4

$ 9.95
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Lionel's Drum
Lionel's Drum

Written by Heath Towson

Illustrated by Gail Sheldrick

Lionel’s Drum is a book that shows both children and adults the power of music in transforming lives. Music can transcend gender, age and race by soothing the soul. Lionel’s Drum is what happens when we put down our cell phone, awaken from the glaze of electronics and clap along with the beat.

Hardcover
11 x 8.5
56 Pages
List Price: $16.95
978-1-935130-93-2

$ 16.95
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Look Up Asheville: An Architectural Journey
Look Up Asheville: An Architectural Journey
by Michael Oppenheim and Laura Hope-Gill

Look Up Asheville is a creative exploration of Asheville's architecture rendered through stunning photography by Michael Oppenheim and creative prose by Laura Hope-Gill. This journey through Asheville's eclectic architecture takes us back to the early 20th century, the Golden Age of Engineering and the rise of this mountain town to international regard as the "Paris of the South." Asheville's early architects experimented with new materials while exploring styles of the past, from Romanesque to Renaissance and Neo-Classical, and also reached for the Art Deco and European Sytle.

This first volume features the Jackson Building, Masonic Temple, St. Lawrence Basilica, City Building, S & W and other favorites of the immediate downtown area. Also included are the Grove Park Inn, Asheville High, Cathedral of All Souls and Biltmore Estate.

Hardcover
9.25 x 12.25
151 Pages
List Price: $49.95
978-1-935130-01-7

$ 49.95
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Look Up Asheville Collection II
Look Up Asheville Collection II
by Michael Oppenheim, Laura Hope-Gill, and Robert Morgan

Look Up Asheville II features many of Asheville's beautiful Bed & Breakfasts, including the lovely Beaufort House Inn, photographed by Michael Oppenheim. Facts and tales about the iconic buildings are written by Laura Hope-Gill, with a Foreword by premier author and poet Robert Morgan. Designed by Michele Scheve, Look Up Asheville II does more than inform readers and viewers of the architectural, social and creative history of Asheville; it celebrates all these with stories and luminous images.

Look Up Asheville II features the Biltmore Building, Vance Monument, Municipal Building and more downtown favorites. It also reaches into the central neighborhoods Montford, Kenilworth and Chestnut Hill. Learn the names of the men and women who shaped Asheville's legacy as a commercial and creative destination, as well as a medicinal one.

Hardcover
9.25 x 12.25
125 Pages
List Price: $39.95
978-1-935130-49-9

$ 39.95
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Look Homeward Asheville
Look Homeward Asheville
by Peter Olevnik

Paperback
6 x 9
116 Pages
List Price: $15.00
978-0-9789548-5-7
$ 15.00
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Loving Ruby
Loving Ruby
by Lois Chazen
illustrated by Sundara Fawn

A true story about a rescued young cardinal,
Loving Ruby will help both parents and children understand the responsibilities involved in rescuing a baby bird. This heart-felt story is filled with facts, photographs and beautiful illustrations depicting the entire rescue and release of Ruby. You will enjoy the rhyming verses that tell this appealing experience of Loving Ruby.

Hardcover
8.5 x 11
32 Pages
List Price: $17.00
978-1-935130-17-8
$ 17.00
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Meigs Line (Paperback)
Meigs Line (Paperback)
by Dwight McCarter and Joe Kelley

Rich with ranger lore, wilderness savvy and tracking expertise, Meigs Line follows Dwight McCarter and Joe Kelley, two retired rangers, on their search for Meigs Line, a survey line established in 1802 to resolve territorial controversies between the Cherokee and American nations.

Paperback
6 x 9
200 Pages
List Price: $14.95
978-1-935130-91-9
$ 14.95
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Mommie, Stay with Me
Mommie, Stay with Me
by Cindy Brown
illustrated by Micki Parker

A single mother working long hours, struggling to provide many material possessions, wrote this book for her child. During that period of over-time hours, she came to learn the greatest gift she could ever give her daughter was a mother’s love.

Paperback
7 x 7
24 Pages
List Price: $8.95
978-1-935130-44-4
$ 8.95
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My Days with Nell
My Days with Nell
written by Vicki Blake
illustrated by Virginia Palmer

My Days with Nell is the heartwarming story of life in the early 1900s in America’s largest privately owned home, the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina. Beautiful illustrations by Virginia Palmer bring to life the main character, Lilly Staton.

Lilly and her parents travel to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to receive treatment for Lilly, who has tuberculosis, a dreadful disease of the era. Cornelia Vanderbilt, the only child of George and Edith Vanderbilt, befriends Lilly. The Vanderbilts were one of the wealthiest families in America during the Gilded Industrial age.

The two friends are soon joined by Ellen Jorith, an African-American child, also recovering from tuberculosis. Amid wonderful, physical descriptions of the Biltmore House, My Days with Nell portrays the Vanderbilts as compassionate, caring people and faithful friends.

My Days with Nell captivates the imagination of children, transporting them to another time. It inspires the reader to do as George Vanderbilt did: “Leave a Legacy” of blessings for others.

Hardcover
11 x 8.5
78 Pages
List Price: $19.95
978-1-935130-47-5
Visit the author's blog
here.

$ 19.95
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My Dog Never Barks! Things You Better Know Before You Become a Landlord
My Dog Never Barks! Things You Better Know Before You Become a Landlord
by Elizabeth Pace

“I have been in the Real Estate business for over 40 years and have leased a lot of property in my time. I found this book entertaining, informative and true. It is very difficult to be a landlord, and I believe this book addresses a lot of the issues landlords run into. I thoroughly enjoyed reading My Dog Never Barks!

James (“Jimmy”) Edney
Owner, Land of Sky Realty
Hendersonville, North Carolina

Paperback
7 x 7
72 Pages
List Price: $14.95
978-1-935130-33-8
$ 14.95
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My Journey to Bethlehem
My Journey to Bethlehem
by Mona Brown Ketner & Sandy Armstrong
illustrated by Amy Tiller

My Journey to Bethlehem tells the traditional Christmas story from the viewpoint of a very special donkey. The donkey carries Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem and is part of the miracle of Jesus’ birth.

Hardcover
9 x 7.5
32 Pages
List Price: $17.95
978-1-935130-46-8
$ 17.95
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My Brother is Like a Baby Bird
My Brother is Like a Baby Bird
written and illustrated by Amy Tiller
Author Amy Tiller has captured the wonder of the newborn nursery from the perspective of a child with a sibling receiving special care. She explains the key interventions the baby receives through the examples of mother-baby animal pairs and through the eyes of a child. The book is based on the experience of the author and her husband, whose extremely premature twins survived in a newborn intensive care unit.
Paperback
8.5 x 6.25
32 Pages
List Price: $8.95
978-1-935130-35-2
 
$ 8.95
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My Sister is Like a Baby Bird
My Sister is Like a Baby Bird
written and illustrated by Amy Tiller 
Author Amy Tiller has captured the wonder of the newborn nursery from the perspective of a child with a sibling receiving special care. She explains the key interventions the baby receives through the examples of mother-baby animal pairs and through the eyes of a child. The book is based on the experience of the author and her husband, whose extremely premature twins survived in a newborn intensive care unit.
Paperback
8.5 x 6.25
32 Pages
List Price: $12.95
978-1-935130-02-4

$ 12.95
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One Apple at a Time
One Apple at a Time
by Evan Williams

Whether toting spring water, chopping wood or learning to plow with mules, young Glenn Williams’ childhood is anything but carefree, his elementary school education abruptly terminated by the demands of the family farm. Many years later, his hard-fought accomplishments take on legendary status as he shares them with his eager grandson.

Dolling out homespun advice peppered with bygone language, Glenn makes indelible impression on a young mind in search of a real-life hero. Acres of gigantic apple trees become the classroom where Glenn imparts the greatest gift he has to offer a grandchild -- the fundamental lessons of life.

Set in the tranquil mountains of Western North Carolina and spanning two centuries of local history, One Apple at a Time chronicles the Williams family’s march toward the American Dream.

More than a tribute to one man, this historical narrative captures the essence of all that is good about family. Inseparable bonds
to each other, their community and their landare the result for this close-knit family in the business of growing apples on the same soil for multiple generations. Come along and share their triumphs, mourn their losses, and laugh aloud as they deal with the challenges of farm life, one apple at a time.


Paperback
5.5 x 8.5
190 Pages
List Price: $9.95
978-1-935130-65-9
$ 9.95
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Playing with Gaia: Discovering the Spirit of Mother Earth
Playing with Gaia: Discovering the Spirit of Mother Earth
by Cindy Bowen
illustrated by Twila Jefferson
Awake and discover playfulness and inner freedom. Open a new doorway with yourself or the children in your life. Together you can heal wounds, dissolve boundaries, create deep inner bonds and bring new creativity and awareness into your world. Be independently joyful. Expand your awareness of beauty, support and love found in nature.
Hardcover
9.67 x 11.67
48 Pages
List Price: $19.95
978-1-935130-03-1
$ 19.95
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Potluck, Message Delivered: "The Great Smoky Mountains are Saved!"
Potluck, Message Delivered: "The Great Smoky Mountains are Saved!"
by Marci Spencer
illust
rated by Tim Worsham

In 1929, newspapermen from North Carolina and Tennessee hiked from opposite sides of Clingmans Dome, the highest mountain in the Great Smokies, for an important celebration. Although the country was entering the Great Depression, citizens from both states raised enough money to create a new national park. After the journalists shook hands across the stateline on Clingmans Dome, they released Potluck, J.R. Horne’s homing pigeon, to carry their goodwill message home. Both states had come together in a spirit of friendship to protect the precious forest. Inspired by true events, Marci Spencer records Potluck’s historic flight announcing the good news to waiting crowds: “The Great Smoky Mountains are Saved!”


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56 Pages
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Prayerful Moments
Prayerful Moments
by Robert Martin Boerner, M.D.

Prayerful Moments
, by the late Robert Martin Boerner, is a 366-day devotional of poetic prayers. The text for the book was completed by Dr. Boerner before he died. The publishing process has been lovingly completed by his widow, Janice Boerner. The book already has a following: faithful readers of Dr. Boerner's poems in the Tuesday edition of Asheville Citizen-Times for the past many years.

While a senior at Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Bob won first place in the Anthology of Southeastern States High School poetry contest. After years of education, Dr. Boerner was busy practicing subspecialty consultative medicine in Asheville, North Carolina. He was known for his gentle manner, dedication to providing the best care for his patients and involvement in strengthening medical education in Western North Carolina. In 2007, he received the Mission Hospital Founder’s Award. During the years before his retirement, he continually jotted down poems on church bulletins, backs Robert Martin Boerner, M.D. of prescription pads or on any available piece of paper. There seemed to always be an inspiring thought in his mind. These poems accumulated in a basket on his closet shelf. When he retired in 2002, the basket came off the shelf, and he began to go through the poems. As he worked, he decided to contribute some “good news” in the newspaper. His Prayerful Moments series came into being. These poems have been running in the Asheville Citizen-Times for a number of years. His last project was an effort to have the poems published as a daily devotional. He began work with Micki Cabaniss Eustler at Grateful Steps Publishing House to achieve this dream. Unfortunately, Dr. Boerner died before the project was completed. However, he left specific instructions about how he envisioned the finished book. He chose the poems he wanted included, wrote the dedication and planned the design for the cover. His dream now comes to fruition. As Hebrews 11:4 states: “. . . he being dead still speaks.”

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4 x 6
408 Pages
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978-1-935130-68-0
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Ravenna
Ravenna
by Stacey Curnow
illustrated by Daniel Nevins

A boy develops a magical relationship with Ravenna, a talking bear, and finds his heart’s desire. Then he learns a lesson on freedom and friendship and must make a difficult choice. The story celebrates autonomy, interconnectedness and being in nature. It is loosely based on the legend of Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady.
Ravenna is a book for all ages.

Hardcover
8.5 x 5.5
32 Pages
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978-1-935130-25-3
 
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Red Wife and Children
Red Wife and Children
by Joseph L. “Little Joe” Brown

What happened to Adam (Red, formed from the dust of the earth) and Eve (the “She” created as a helpmate for Adam) and their families after they were banned from the Garden of Eden?

Author Joe Brown proposes answers in
Red, Wife and Children.

How did evil spread among the people of the earth such that God chose to destroy them with a great flood? The deterioration of the children of Adam and Eve, save a few good people, is delineated as a fictional story, interlaced with Scripture.

How did Noah, their descendant, manage to get the animals on the ark amid the corrupt citizens of the land? The answer, offered here in a grand finale, is spectacular.

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Reflections in a River
Reflections in a River
Haiku by Nancy Dillingham
Photographs by Joan Medlicott

Two well-published writers worked together to create this masterful combination of breathtaking photography and haiku poetry.

Here are the words of the photographer: “One day, fourteen years ago, while driving along, I turned a corner on a winding, country road. Before me, down a gentle, green slope, a river became a pond wide enough and still enough for the reflections contained in this book. Trees lined a portion of the river; beyond it stretched green hills and pastureland. I thought of the river, dreamed of it, was drawn to it again and again in all four seasons of the year. It was many years before I actually found out the name of the river. It is a branch of the Toe River in Burnsville, NC.”

-Joan Medlicott, Author, The Ladies of Covington Series

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7.562 x 7.562
64 Pages
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978-1-935130-38-3
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Revenge Under Fire
Revenge Under Fire
by Sarah Duttlinger

Evie’s entire life was whirled into oblivion over an article. All she’d wanted was to write an impactful piece for Streetwise and instead of that the love of her life was murdered. The only person who had ever cared for her had been ripped away and now she was on a mission. A mission of revenge. Revenge however can be very tricky business.

Paperback
4.25 x 5.50
73 Pages
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978-1-935130-59-8

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Roasting Questions
Roasting Questions
by Barbie Angell

Welcome to the world of Barbie Angell, a place where dreams are stitched and happiness can be a friend. Written and illustrated by one of Asheville's most beloved real-life poets, Roasting Questions calls on the imagination of all who enter.

Paperback
7 x 9
40 Pages
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978-1-935130-61-1
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Sammy the Dragon
Sammy the Dragon
by Anne Marone
illustrated by Jack Ferrell, color design by Syvanah Bennett

A playful, colorful dragon teaches children to find friends among those who are different from themselves. This is the first of a series using Sammy to explore the issues young children face as they grow and learn.

Hardcover
6 x 9
24 Pages
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978-1-935130-42-0
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Sharks On My Fin Tips
Sharks On My Fin Tips
by Simone Lipscomb

While cave diving, kayaking, shark diving and mountain biking are recognized as adventure sports, the true adventure for author Simone Lipscomb is the inward journey prompted by her participation in them. Through excursions to underwater caves, coral reefs, mountains, deserts and oceans, she finds herself amid some of nature’s most beloved and feared creatures—sharks, rattlesnakes, manatees, sea turtles and dolphins. Lipscomb pokes fun at her shortcomings and writes from her heart as she journeys deep into the wilds of nature and her own instinctual self.
Paperback
6 x 9
176 Pages
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978-1-9789548-8-8
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St. Augustine Puppy
St. Augustine Puppy
by Krystal Collins
illustrated by Judy Collins


Meet Lilly, a little beagle with a mind of her own, and Lynne, her
loving and caring owner. They live a happy life together
in their home in Tennessee. Soon, their lives are going to be turned
upside down when they take a vacation to St Augustine. When
they return, life will never be the same for Lilly and Lynne.
Enjoy reading
St. Augustine Puppy with your whole family and
take the trip of a lifetime!

Paperback
32 Pages
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978-1-935130-82-6

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Strange Life: Struggling with the Mysteries of OCD
Strange Life: Struggling with the Mysteries of OCD
by Larry G. Morgan

This is the true story of a life of mental pain from an undiagnosed malady—obsessive compulsive disorder—with the associated suffering of panic attacks and clinical depression. Several of the most debilitating episodes are detailed to try to insure the reader understands the effects of these disorders. The account should enlighten the public about the plight about the individual with obsessive compulsive disorder and encourage those with these symptoms to seek guidance and support.

Paperback
6 x 9
160 Pages
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978-1-935130-12-3
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The Best Cupcake Ever/ Lo Mejor Queqescito del Mundo
The Best Cupcake Ever/ Lo Mejor Queqescito del Mundo
by Carrie Blackburn Brown
illustrated by Cindy Fullbright

Spend some time with Severo and see what life is like for a child who lives in a tiny village of Tacachia in Bolivia, South America. Read with your children about God’s love for us and the special gift of sharing through this simple yet moving story. They will see that though we are in some ways very different, the truly important things in life are still the same.

Hardcover
7 x 7
32 Pages
Lit Price: $16.00
978-1-935130-24-6
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The Cow That Meowed
The Cow That Meowed
by Hal Mahan

The animals have learned to speak one another's language. What do they learn about tolerance and friendship?
Hardcover
8.5 x 8.5
40 Pages
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978-1-935130-45-1

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The Crystal Swan
The Crystal Swan
by Suzan Tanner
No one would suspect that a mysterious adventure could start in a nursing home, but that is precisely what happens to 13-year-old Leah Ward. Leah wanted to spend time with her friends. The last thing on her mind is a visit to Shady Springs rest home, but she received an object that would forever change the way she saw the world.
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6.5 x 9.5
168 Pages
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The History of Medicine in Asheville
The History of Medicine in Asheville
by Dr. Freeman Irby Stephens, M.D.

From the Author's Note:

“Medicine in the early days of Asheville is of interest primarily because of the absorbing life stories of the physicians who practiced during that period. In addition, the physicians and their practice of medicine in Asheville-in the antebellum days and during the difficult years of the Civil War and Reconstruction and for many years thereafter-present a striking contrast with the present day.

"Perhaps most interesting are the fifty-odd years beginning in the 1880s when Asheville became the nation's best-known center for the treatment of tuberculosis, and its tuberculosis specialists were widely recognized as authorities in their field.

"Asheville's medical history is replete with unusual and captivating characters from the earliest days to the most recent times. The little-publicized accomplishments of these individuals need to be recorded lest they be lost. Consequently, biographical sketches of many Asheville physicians are scattered throughout this history to acquaint the reader with these unusual men and women and their careers. Because they represent such an exceptional group, Asheville's women physicians receive special attention. Similarly, because it is little known, the interesting story of Asheville's black physicians also has a special section."

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666 Pages
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The Journey of Carlo Martini
The Journey of Carlo Martini
by Carlo Martini

Carlo Martini’s love of music began in childhood. He had music in his mind and in his heart every moment as far back as he can remember. When he was little, he liked to go to the movies and dream. The singers and actors became his idols. He set out on a path, not only to be a singer and actor himself but also to personally meet as many of those idols as possible. This book is the story of his success in fulfilling his dream.


Carlo Franco Martini was born in Sanremo, Italy. He first came to America in 1967 at the age of twelve. After many years of living alternately in Italy and America, he made Asheville, North Carolina, his home in 2003.

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6 x 9
194 Pages
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The Little Girl Who Loves to Twirl
The Little Girl Who Loves to Twirl
by JeanAnn Taylor
illustrated by Biljana Knoll

Lily likes to tell silly knock-knock jokes to her big brother, Leif. She likes to make snow angels in the wintertime and build sand castles in the summertime. But the one thing Lily loves more than anything in the whole wide world is spinning and twirling around and around.
But Lily twirls with so much joy and abandon, she knocks over everything within reach and even twirls into the pond! Read
The Little Girl Who Loves to Twirl to see how Lily finds a way to fulfill her dreams.

Hardcover
8 x 10
32 Pages
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978-1-935130-40-6
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The Old Shoes
The Old Shoes
by Jane Lamb
An ordinary girl . . .
A new store in town . . .
A violent storm . . .
Old shoes.
A list of seemingly common things. But all is not as it appears. When the right girl walks into the right shop at the right time and puts on the right pair of old shoes, something wondrous occurs. Jessie Wright is 11 years old. She’s bright and funny and terribly unsure of herself. In fact, the kids in school call her Jessie Wright, Who Is Always Wrong but things are going to change. To help a new friend, Jessie will unlock the secrets of the past and find the key to her own future.
Hardcover
6 x 9
120 Pages
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978-1-935130-37-6
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The Other Half of My Soul (Hardcover)
The Other Half of My Soul (Hardcover)
by Bahia Abrams

Consistently receiving 5-star ratings,
The Other Half of My Soul is a gripping story about an American-born Syrian Jew from Brooklyn and a Syrian-born Shi-ite Muslim from Aleppo. The book raises profound questions about personal choices, commitments, responsibility and the most basic truths of the human race.

Rayna is born into wealth and privilege. She is raised in a community steeped in orthodox Judaism and Syrian culture. Rebelling against an unwritten law dictating that a female does not leave her family home until marrying a man approved by her parents, Rayna breaks away and attends the University of Maryland to study journalism.

Rami is a clever and discerning eighteen year old, part of the underprivileged Shi-ite minority in his country. His family barely ekes out a living at their pastry stand in the Aleppo Souk. Al-Shahid, the Syrian-backed terrorist group, offers Rami a scholarship to study in America at the University of Maryland. He dares not refuse.

Rami and Rayna meet at college. Their strong Syrian culture quickly bonds them and the forbidden happens. They fall in love. Grappling for survival, they collide with conflicts and hatreds that divide Muslim and Jew, endure intolerance and harsh backlash from their families, and suffer under the control of an irrational terrorist leader.

Drawn from life experiences, historical events, current happenings and actual places,
The Other Half of My Soul journeys across four continents, uncovering the barbaric behavior of humanity. In the end, the book bears a powerful message about unconditional love and the ability to defeat the hateful dictates of ideology.

Hardcover
5.5 x 8.5
356 pages
List Price: $24.00
978-0-9789548-3-3
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The Other Half of My Soul (Paperback)
The Other Half of My Soul (Paperback)
by Bahia Abrams

Consistently receiving 5-star ratings,
The Other Half of My Soul is a gripping story about an American-born Syrian Jew from Brooklyn and a Syrian-born Shi-ite Muslim from Aleppo. The book raises profound questions about personal choices, commitments, responsibility and the most basic truths of the human race.

Rayna is born into wealth and privilege. She is raised in a community steeped in orthodox Judaism and Syrian culture. Rebelling against an unwritten law dictating that a female does not leave her family home until marrying a man approved by her parents, Rayna breaks away and attends the University of Maryland to study journalism.

Rami is a clever and discerning eighteen year old, part of the underprivileged Shi-ite minority in his country. His family barely ekes out a living at their pastry stand in the Aleppo Souk. Al-Shahid, the Syrian-backed terrorist group, offers Rami a scholarship to study in America at the University of Maryland. He dares not refuse.

Rami and Rayna meet at college. Their strong Syrian culture quickly bonds them and the forbidden happens. They fall in love. Grappling for survival, they collide with conflicts and hatreds that divide Muslim and Jew, endure intolerance and harsh backlash from their families, and suffer under the control of an irrational terrorist leader.

Drawn from life experiences, historical events, current happenings and actual places,
The Other Half of My Soul journeys across four continents, uncovering the barbaric behavior of humanity. In the end, the book bears a powerful message about unconditional love and the ability to defeat the hateful dictates of ideology.

Paperback
5.5 x 8.5
403 Pages
List Price: $18.00
978-0-9789548-4-0
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The Purple Rain in Zanzibar
The Purple Rain in Zanzibar
by Walter Rein
illustrated by Jack Ferrell

2009 Mom’s Choice Silver Medal Award

Gazzybow Goose is startled when he finds himself in a shower of purple drops. In panic, he rushes to the more knowledgeable birds, wise Wisenhymer and Freckle Face Froyd. At first they don’t believe his story of purple rain falling in dear Zanzibar. Together they solve the mystery and end up laughing.

Hardcover
8.5 x 11
26 Pages
List Price: $15.00
978-0-9789548-7-1
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The Season of Light
The Season of Light
by Patricia Lynn Collins
Illustrations: Beautiful photographs hand selected from DreamsTime

This story-poem,
The Season of Light, is an interfaith, multi-cultural exploration of the celebration of Light that is common to many spiritual and religious paths at the same time of the year.

Paperback
10 x 8.5
104 Pages
List Price: $14.95
978-1-935130-51-2
$ 14.95
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The Soul Tree
The Soul Tree
by Laura Hope-Gill
Photography by John Fletcher, Jr.
Since its publication in 2009,
The Soul Tree: Poems and Photographs of the Southern Appalachians has become a favorite among mountain lovers. Poet Laura Hope-Gill was recognized in March 2010 by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation in becoming the Parkway’s first Poet Laureate. Exhibits of the photographs and the work have been displayed at University of North Carolina—Asheville and also at the North Carolina Arboretum. John Fletcher, Jr. and Laura Hope-Gill were also featured on Tarheel Pathways on WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Soul Tree is a book that, according to poet Hope-Gill, “people seem to be turning to it in times of change and healing.” In the careful balance between image and word, readers and viewers of the The Soul Tree are discovering why people who love the Blue Ridge and all nature love this book.
Hardcover
9.31 x 9.31
115 Pages
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978-1-935130-07-9
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The Stackhouses of Appalachia
The Stackhouses of Appalachia
by Jacqueline Burgin Painter

Driven by a perpetual sense of adventure, Amos Stackhouse forged a legacy through his struggle to establish a settlement along the banks of the French Broad River in the aftermath of the Civil War. He starts and manages a barite mine, helps bring the railroad through the area, runs a logging company, establishes the Stackhouse settlement in the 1870s, builds a community for his workers and raises a family.

Filled with historical facts, personal accounts, maps, illustrations and both black-and-white and color photographs,
The Stackhouses of Appalachia: Even to Our Own Time is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the Stackhouse family, the American Quaker movement or the rugged realities of the post-Civil War period in the Appalachian Mountains. The photographs alone provide a lasting treasure for the true scholar of WNC history.

Using extensive research, interviews and access to voluminous family records, journals and keepsakes, Jacqueline Painter provides a fascinating account of the Appalachian region that examines the impact one famous Quaker family has had on Western North Carolina.

Hardcover
6x9
421pages
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The Stackhouses of Appalachia
The Stackhouses of Appalachia
by Jacqueline Burgin Painter

Stackhouses is narrated through the eyes of a Quaker family, involved in barite mining, merchandising, logging, bringing in the railroad and building the Stackhouse, North Carolina, community.

Driven by a perpetual sense of adventure, Amos Stackhouse forged a legacy through his struggle to establish a settlement along the banks of the French Broad River in the aftermath of the Civil War. He starts and manages a barite mine, helps bring the railroad through the area, runs a logging company, establishes the Stackhouse settlement in the 1870s, builds a community for his workers and raises a family.

Filled with historical facts, personal accounts, maps, illustrations and both black-and-white and color photographs,
The Stackhouses of Appalachia: Even to Our Own Time is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the Stackhouse family, the American Quaker movement or the rugged realities of the post-Civil War period in the Appalachian Mountains. The photographs alone provide a lasting treasure for the true scholar of WNC history.

Using extensive research, interviews and access to voluminous family records, journals and keepsakes, Jacqueline Painter provides a fascinating account of the Appalachian region that examines the impact one famous Quaker family has had on Western North Carolina.


Paperback
6x9
421Pages
List Price: $29.95
978-0-9789548-1-9
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The Truths of Teaching: I I Learned the Hard Way
The Truths of Teaching: I I Learned the Hard Way
written and illustrated by Lynn Smith

The Truths of Teaching: I Learned the Hard Way sheds light on the trials of teaching. None of the material was found in textbooks or learned from college professors. These “truths” were gleaned by the author from years of experience in the actual classroom.

Paperback
7.75 x 6.25
56 Pages
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978-1-935130-28-4
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The Wake Up Man
The Wake Up Man
by Thomas Rain Crowe
illustrated by Marilyn King Dawson

In the spirit and in the tradition of the legendary tale of the “Sandman,” poet and author Thomas Rain Crowe and illustrator Marilyn King Dawson have brought to life an imaginary sequel to the Sandman myth with the creation of The Wake Up Man. Since it is the Sandman who visits us each night and with his magic dust puts us to sleep, it is only logical, that there should be a “Wake Up Man” who is responsible—with his own brand of magic—for waking us up. This, then, is the fanciful tale of who the Wake Up Man is and how he came to be. A new myth for all parents, for their children and for the ages.


Hardcover
8.5 x 11
26 Pages
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978-1-935130-39-0
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Tobacco Roots: Just This Side of WWII
Tobacco Roots: Just This Side of WWII
by Connie W. Vice

A Kentucky native, Vice grew up on a tobacco farm in Ewing. She graduated from King’s Daughters’ School of Nursing in Ashland and has since practiced bedside nursing in several settings. Vice is both writer and illustrator of her new book.

A collection of poems,
Tobacco Roots portrays rural life in a small Kentucky community in the 1960s. With this backdrop, Vice discusses themes such as the freedom of childhood, the warmth of community, and the profound beauty in everyday moments. As she writes in the author’s note, “There is poetry in all things that allow imagination. I don’t mean just poetry of words but the poetry of living each moment.”

Paperback
5.5 x 8
54 Pages
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978-1-935130-48-2
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Traveling to Marshall
Traveling to Marshall
by Jack Thomas

Traveling to Marshall measures the passing of time in a small Southern town. Looking back over a span of forty years, and looking with the eyes of a small town pastor, Jack Thomas carefully listens to the voices of the past and the present. Together they present a rich tapestry of American life.”

-Ed Loper, Pastor, Marshall Presbyterian

Hardcover
6 x 9
320 Pages
List Price: $23.95
978-1-935130-43-7
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Tsunami, No Good
Tsunami, No Good
by John Spitzburg

This is a true story of an adventurer who travels to Thailand to join other volunteers after the tsunami disaster. It is an exploration of the dedication and motivation behind humanitarianism.

Paperback
6 x 9
116 Pages
List Price: $14.99
978-1-9789548-6-4
 
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Turtle Gliding
Turtle Gliding
by Denise W. Owen
illustrated by Jo Wicker

From the ocean shore glide away with a sea turtle, ride the waves, discover fascinating creatures and islands and build sand castles with treasures from the sea.

Paperback
8.5 x 11
24 Pages
List Price: $9.95
978-1-935130-22-2
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Uncertain Waters
Uncertain Waters
by Doris Spencer

Sarah Grace's world is rocked when she discovers her marriage is not all she has dreamed. She has decisions to make and a life altered by her circumstances. She has not planned to be a career woman but fate has dealt her no option.

Can she make it on her own and support her two small children? Does she have any hope of romance and happiness without Dell? An unlikely friendship leads to much insight about her own problem as well as that of her friend. A wedding celebration gone wrong gives her opportunity to witness to her friend about her reliance on God, and the event brings changes in both their lives. She meets the challenges sometimes with a smile and sometimes with tears, but always with her faith to steady her.

Paperback
5.5 x 8
360 Pages
List Price: $15.95
978-1-935130-69-7
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When Two Souls Find Each Other. . . someone still has to take out the trash
When Two Souls Find Each Other. . . someone still has to take out the trash
by Ann Burns Harris, PhD

Dr. Anne Harris draws on her thirty years as a psychotherapist to bring an accessible, grounded-in-reality method for not only improving relationships but reinventing them. Go from being in a relationship to being in a relationship—one in which both people thrive, speak and nourish just as they receive that nourishment back. Examine the patterns that create the surface of your relationship, and you will find the tools for changing them.

Paperback
7 x 9
156 Pages
List Price: $17.95
978-1-935130-08-6
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Why the Clown Wouldn't Smile
Why the Clown Wouldn't Smile
by Olson Huff

Carlos Martinez proclaims that his circus, the “Biggest and Best Show on Earth,” is ready for a new season. He proudly announces its beginning to Juan, the clown. But Juan is worried, and he is not sure why. Soon, both Carlos and Juan are afraid their season may be a short one indeed until a boy wearing a funny hat with a green feather in it shows up to teach them something about the power of being different.

Hardcover
6 x 9
40 Pages
List Price: $13.95
978-1-935130-57-9
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Wunschkind
Wunschkind
by Liesel Appel

2010 Mom’s Choice Silver Medal Award

$1.00 of each sale goes to Emunah of America

What if you discovered one day that your beloved parents were part of unspeakable evil? Could you still love them? Wunschkind is the moving autobiographical story of a German girl's shattered identity and how she was betrayed in the aftermath of World War II.

Paperback
6 x 9
116 Pages
List Price: $14.95
978-1-935130-04-8
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Zak and Niki: A First Look at Rising Above Racism
Zak and Niki: A First Look at Rising Above Racism

by Cynthia Yancey
illustrated by Twila Jefferson


Zak and Niki
is a story of a Southern family’s first encounter with biracial relationship. It is a story of the mother’s response, guided by her belief in the innate goodness of all children. Zak and Niki is about simply and freely rising above the social shackles of racism.

Hardcover
32 Pages
List Price: $14.95
978-1-935130-90-1

$ 14.95
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