Laurell experienced a long and lonely day because Tim was with his family at a Mardi Gras parade. The park was deserted. One can only spend just so much time on playground equipment and can throw just so many acorns against the trunk of a tree. He headed to a short cut through the golf course rough, to check his private pond before going home. As he walked clouds intruded between him and the sun and the building wind produced bitter cold . His tennis shoes squeaked on the sodden grass. He ...

He's the Red Solo Cup King, the voice of American swagger, and a country music icon. This is the unflinching biography of Toby Keith, a man who lives and breathes red, white, and blue.From his Oklahoma roots to sold-out stadiums, Toby Keith's journey is a story of grit, talent, and an unapologetic embrace of everything American. Delve into:His rise to stardom:Explore the early influences, struggles, and defining moments that shaped his unique sound.The music that de...

The Federal Road was a major influence in settlement of the Mississippi Territory during the period between the Louisiana Purchase and removal of the Creek IndiansHistories of early Alabama covering this period are replete with references to isolated incidents along the Federal Road but heretofore no documented history drawn from original sources has been published.Authors Southerland and Brown have explored many scattered and often obscure sources in order...

Tristan Hart, an Institute VI mercenary, must confront his deeply rooted beliefs in order to halt a global conquest initiative by the world’s most ruthless nation. Freedom from tyranny becomes impossible. This trilogy parallels two sister trilogies: Order of Avalon and City of the Fallen, completing a broadly scoped saga that takes place during the same time period.

Each of the four essays reprinted here was written for a specific occasion and together comprise only the smallest selection from a larger corpus questioning commodity and energy-intensive economies. The essays are presented thematically instead of chronologically to offer a better view of the sweep of Illich's argument. In the first two, "War against Subsistence" and "Shadow Work," Illich reveals both the ruins on which the economy is built and the blindness of economics which cannot but ...

Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Foundation AwardThese beautifully crafted stories depict the changing relationships between black and white southerners, the impact of the civil rights movement, and the emergence of the New South.Mary Ward Brown is a storyteller in the tradition of such powerful 20th-century writers as William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Flannery O'Connor, and Eudora Welty-writers who have explored and dramatized the tension ...

This book is a journey in the lives of a mother and son. While the content is in a poetic format, the dialogue is real and relative. Every mother, every son, every parent, every child will hear themselves in this dynamic conversation between mother and son.

Ascension is a political coming of age story that captures the energy and fun of a down to the wire election. After months of vote buying, intimidation, and pulpit pounding, along with some good old fashioned college debauchery, the candidates are ready for an election day gutter brawl.

The life and times of Alabama folk potter Jerry Brown, as told in his own wordsBorn in 1942, Jerry Brown helped out in his father’s pottery shop as a young boy. There he learned the methods and techniques for making pottery in a family tradition dating back to the 1830s. His responsibilities included tending the mule that drove the mill that was used to mix clay (called “mud” by traditional potters). Business suffered as demand for stoneware churns, jugs, ...

This edition integrates self-test questions, illustrations, and detailed explanations, as well as provides new material on sleep disordered breathing, the newer methods of staging of lung cancer, interstitial lung diseases, and infections.

The Disciplined Life through Agape expounds upon the Greek word agape, capturing nearly 45 years of biblical research. Even though other sources commonly translate it “love” and “charity”, this work delves far deeper into all 16 robust characteristics. Human sentiment and secular literature are left behind; deliberate consideration and action are brought to the forefront. The Disciplined Life through Agape delves into God’s Word to deliver a thorough understanding of the most significant c...

If the looming war between the Aurelian Empire and Thracian barbarians goes unchecked, inexorable tyranny will tip the balance of world order and confront the world. Torn apart by rebellion, organized crime, and supernatural forces, three defending factions must join forces if the country is to survive prior to the Thracian god of war reaching Aurelia.