During a time when candles glowed in lieu of electricity, the Hill sisters of Kentucky spent their days playing music on the piano and singing. While Mildred tickled out tunes on the ivories, Patty strung together lyrics and sang along.

From the National Headliners Club award winner and editorial cartoonist for The Washington Times comes a collection of cartoons that range from the Clinton administration to the baseball strike in America. In his introduction, Tod Lindberg, Editorial-Page Editor of The Washington Times, hints at the talent Bill Garner possesses, the ability to capture a likeness that is more than a likeness and the power to "skewer someone" if he so wishes. Paperback.

The only thing wilder than Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century are the tales that continue to surround it. In the days of the Wild West, Oklahoma was teeming with assassins, guerillas, hijackers, kidnappers, gangs, and misfits of every size and shape imaginable. Featuring such legendary characters as Billy the Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Belle Starr, and Pretty Boy Floyd, this book combines recorded fact with romanticized legend, allowing the reader to decide how much to believe.

The Lone Star State is known for producing and attracting vicious outlaws. Machine Gun Kelly, Billy the Kidd, and Clyde Barrow are just a few. These criminals terrorized civilians, inspiring both fear and awe and creating legends that would be handed down through generations. Tales of the state’s gunfights, robberies and kidnappings, heinous ne’er-do-wells, and noble lawmen bring to life a time before the West was tamed.

In this delightful cookbook- Natalie V. Scott has compiled savory recipes which have filled New Orleans kitchens with delicious aromas for more than 200 years. Paperback.

From corporate executives to college students, now anyone can navigate the often-treacherous terrain of negotiation with this useful guide. Marketing expert Donald W. Hendon humorously delivers the instructions necessary to persuade others and achieve desired results in personal and professional situations. Over the course of nineteen insightful chapters, he reveals the most effective methods for overcoming every day dilemmas. These techniques will empower individuals to haggle with car dealers, request a raise, or dive into the dating pool.

This guide will give those looking for financial security the knowledge they need to manage their money effectively. Whether the goal is to own a home, create a retirement plan, or just get out of debt, financial freedom is within reach with this economic guide. Written in easy-to-understand language, this resource includes valuable tips and inventive tricks to save money and suggests strategies and tactics that can help direct reasers to the road of financial freedom. Seven building-block strategies pave the way to a secure future for you and your family.

Too often we become enslaved by the daily grind and grow distant from those who matter most to us.  Recognizing that fact, Jerry Drace has been on a mission to discover the secrets of preserving a marriage. The result of decades of research undertaken across the United States and Great Britain, 44 Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage puts biblical principles into action.

True reminiscences and humor blend harmoniously in this fun book about an Arkansas boy and his experiences. Press Woodruff describes himself as a man "whose life has been one of calamities- hard luck- accidents- and fun." What perfect ingredients to create this backwoods humorist!

Bar Mitzvah (son of the commandment) and Bat Mitzvah (daughter of the commandment) mark the age when adult reason and responsibility begin. In this third book about her- Toby Belfer- a Jewish girl growing up in rural Louisiana- learns about the Bar Mitzvah ceremony through her older cousin Paul. Beginning with Toby's invitation to Paul's Bar Mitzvah and ending with the cutting of the challah and the traditional dance called the horah- the reader is led through the experience of this ancient ceremony. Now Toby is better prepared to begin her own studies for the Bat Mitzvah- changing perhaps only one thing-pink instead of green balloons!

"This book will help show your child the importance of choosing good-hearted friends and not paying any mind to bullies.”
--Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Being the new bird in town is tough, and when the Bad Bird Bunch give Bill the brush-off, Bill learns that the best of friends don’t have to look or act just like him. Bill discovers that real friends are those who stick by your side--even when you have to face up to mean bullies or a big, hungry alligator.

Originally published in 1928- this fascinating firsthand account of the early years of Tulane University's women's college reveals not only who founded it- but why.

King puts a new twist on the old mystery of Lincoln's death. Deep within the plot is the manipulative and corrosive character Anderson. The same man who outwitted the Confederates in King's first novel, A Bullet for Stonewall, is back to execute the most history-altering plan of his career. King has done extensive research on the assassination as well as the years that followed. In his work- he looked at how political plans changed following Lincoln's death. The guiding factor of his sleuthing was to determine who seemed to benefit from the aftermath. And thus he found the premise for this- his second novel. Hardcover.

On the night of May 2- 1863- the South's most beloved general- Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson- was shot while reconnoitering the Union defenses near Chancellorsville- Virginia. On May 10- he died of pneumonia which he contracted as a result of his weakened condition. It had always been assumed that he was accidentally shot by his own men- and the incident was dismissed as an act of capricious fate. Hardcover.

"The study of regionalism," writes anthropologist William R. Ferris, "is the study of the relation between people and the places in which they live." This book explores the history of the area located in Louisiana’s "French triangle," detailing the history of the people who migrated to the area, including the colonial French, Germans, Acadians, refugees from Santo Domingo, and immigrants from the French Revolution. Erath, chartered in 1899, typified many of the small rural towns in Louisiana. The first settlers moving to Erath arrived in 1781.

With imaginative illustrations and a shortened text, this all new version of the well-known Christmas story is sure to be a cherished addition to any Christmas collection. Adapting from Dickens' own condensed version of A Christmas Carol, James Rice uses his unique style to create a beautiful new interpretation of the old favorite-a version which will undoubtedly become a classic in itself. Hardcover

Do you know what relationship Zillertal has with Christmas? Or how American children came up with the name Santa Claus? What is the original name of the poem The Night Before Christmas? If you want to know the answers to these questions- no matter how old you are- you should read A Christmas Dictionary! Hardcover.

The charming tale begins in Claddagh, Ireland, with the love of Richard and Nuala, who wish to be married but cannot afford to do so. Richard, in turn, leaves Claddagh in search of his fortune, and along the way, his ship is taken over by pirates. Richard is sold as a slave, and many years pass before he is able to return to Claddagh. Much to his surprise, he finds Nuala still waiting for him.

Johnny- Jody- and Sally lived their carefree lives in rural Port Hudson- Louisiana- unaware of the tragic conflict that was about to explode and the adventure that awaited them. The outbreak of the Civil War forced countrymen to take up arms against one another-some wearing coats of blue and some coats of gray.

Covering everything from Acadians to Yellow Fever- Bernard Romans exhaustively addressed daily life in Florida and minutely described its natural features-but he also did much more. He was copious in conveying the manners and customs of the native Chickasaw- Choctaw- and Creek Indians- including- despite their bad traits- one common outstanding virtue: hospitality. Romans also notes the habits and character of the colonists and comments on the prevalence of drinking. By focusing his attention on even the most minute detail- Romans has given us a fascinating- true account of early Florida.