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The peculiarities and prejudices of small town life and people take center stage in this murder mystery. Public defender Elizabeth Chase finds out how complicated things can get in the seemingly simple setting of small-town Weenee, South Carolina. After attending funeral services for her grandfather, the city girl from Boston soon finds herself in over her head when she is compelled to participate in a murder trial involving a decapitation. The sleepy town is rife with secrets, making things even stranger for Elizabeth as the trial nears its close.
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While his canvases portray a range of geographic sites from the rural South, the streets of New York, the New England woods, and the villages and meadows of southern France, Rolland Golden brings a certain sensitivity to his landscapes that only a Southern artist with long ties to the land can bring. This collection chronicling his personal and artistic journeys includes almost two hundred works created over four decades and two continents.
In this innovative and enchanting fable, Joe Kulka pokes gentle fun at the trio of charming characters who find themselves caught up in the fantasy of getting something for nothing when really, they already have everything they need. Complemented by Kulka’s signature lively illustrations, the lighthearted story rendered playful language is certain to delight readers of all ages in its celebration of family, modesty, and gratitude.
Contributors to this unique memorial include the family of military women and those who preserve their history.
Goat cheese, rosemary, mango, chocolate, and chai tea—what do these diverse flavors have in common? They are all ingredients in some of the most unique and delicious cookie recipes to be found anywhere. Author and cookie baker extraordinaire Luane Kohnke provides detailed instructions for more than forty of her original cookie recipes to suit even the most refined palate. Each is captured in mouth watering images by talented photographer John Uher.
Haul out the holly, string up the lights, and prepare for an intimate look at how one of the South’s most enchanting cities celebrates the Christmas season. From the traditional antebellum homes with wreaths and candles to more modern place settings, the alluring photographs capture the essence of Savannah’s yuletide cheer.
Photography began as a hobby for Julia Sims, but the tragic deaths of her mother, father, and brother led her to search for a means of healing from her grief. Sims eventually learned that the only time she was able to feel at peace from her loss was when she was in nature, camera in hand. Sims’ craft guided her through her recovery, and her beautiful pictorial artistry comes alive on every page. With amazing clarity, each image evokes in the reader a sense of Sims’ inner turmoil and the peace and harmony she found in the beauty of the natural world.
Each year, nearly half a million people flock to Savannah, Georgia, to partake in the city’s historic and grand St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Boasting the second-largest parade in the country after New York, Savannah hosts a legendary party where everything is green and everyone can be Irish for a day.
Comedian Steve Harvey and crime-stopper Roopster Roux once again team up to bring justice to the town of Woodville. The villain Victor Vain has a potion that will make everyone in the world look exactly like him, and he has already unleashed it on the citizens of Woodville! With the residents distracted by the chaos of looking identical to one another, Vain and his sidekick, Cheesecake, conduct a major robbery. It is up to Steve Harvey and Roopster Roux to return Woodville and its citizens to normal and stop Vain from fulfilling his egomaniacal goal!
This action-packed tale is ideal for reluctant readers, who will enjoy the pun-slinging fun with Steve Harvey, star of the former television series The Steve Harvey Show and current host of the syndicated morning radio show by the same name. As an actor, entertainer, and philanthropist, Mr. Harvey continues his unending commitment to furthering opportunities for children and young adults throughout the country with generous contributions from the Steve Harvey Foundation.
This pictorial guide covers more than forty New Orleans monuments. From the statue of Joan of Arc that stands in the French Quarter to the bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the corner of Claiborne Avenue and Felicity Street, entries flow in chronological order, based on each figure’s birthday.
Peppered with stories and memories of his Augusta, Georgia, upbringing, Supper at Richard’s Place: Recipes from the New Southern Table reflects the soulful and homey atmosphere of this Queens-based restaurant. Chef Richard Jones’ love for authentic Southern food, which he calls “the original fusion cuisine,” is palpable here in nearly 150 recipes ideal for anyone with a desire for down-home cooking.
Heritage baking is alive in the Sweet Auburn District of downtown Atlanta, just steps from the Martin Luther King Center. After discovering the business during the economic crisis of 2009, CNN featured Sweet Auburn Bread Company on television, naming the segment “The Little Bakery That Could.” Honored in 2008 by Ebony magazine’s “Taste of Ebony Awards” as one of the nation’s top Black Pastry Chefs, Sonya Jones—owner of Sweet Auburn Bread Company—proudly continues the tradition of southern African-American baking.
In this adorable counting book, ten Texas babies mosey into town, and each one gets into mischief. Wearing boots and cowboy hats and eating rice and beans, they have themselves a fine time. Children will hoot and holler as they count down and up again with the babies as they swim in the creek, follow an armadillo, find Grandmaw’s bonnet, and chase a longhorn.