Authors Caroline Davis and Bert Dunkerly explore a significant turning point of the Civil War—a battle that had the highest percentage of casualties on both sides. All of Middle Tennessee held its breath when the new year dawned in 1863. One day earlier on December 31, Braxton Bragg's Confederate Army of Tennessee faced off against William Rosecrans's Federal Army of the Cumberland just outside Murfreesboro along Stones River. The commanders, who led armies nearly equal in size, had prepar...

Dearest Reader,The most difficult part of life these days has been the ongoing battles between family and friends, once united on so many fronts, now unable to speak civilly to one another. Perhaps you've had a similar experience with your loved ones and have been left speechless. The hope is that you can find some answers within this book about why your relationships have changed.During the past few years, it has been hard to hear the spread of untruths, and wonder if name...

InBefore They Left Us, Rosemary Davis explores all the twists and turns of San Francisco’s streets on a mission to find her identity, both as a woman and as an artist. The Midwesterner finds herself in the warm embrace of a diverse community. She and her cronies experience not only the exhilarating final days of disco and the changing political scene, but also the jolting tremors of earthquakes and assassinations. Her sensuality and political activism blossom with...

An inspiring assortment of new and "best of" works by South Carolina's poet laureateNew and Selected Poems includes more than fifty poems from Marjory Wentworth's previous three collections, Noticing Eden, Despite Gravity, and The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle, plus twenty-eight new poems. This collection serves as a capstone to Wentworth's tenure as South Carolina poet laureate, a title she has held since 2003.Thematically Wen...

The Tree Who Grew is a heartwarming children's picture book about two tiny seeds placed in very different worlds. One grows in a lush, caring forest filled with sunlight, water, and friends. The other struggles alone in dry, barren land with little help or comfort. As storms come and challenges rise, both trees learn powerful lessons about growth, resilience, and what it truly takes to become strong. Beautifully written and thoughtfully illustrated, this story helps children understand pat...

Utilizing the short lyric poem in long sequence, Songbird addresses matters both urgent and ancient: what it is to grow from a child into an adult, how to remain inside one's body, what it means to open the mouth and sing. Guided by the images, senses, and sounds provided to her by the natural world, the poet invents a stuttering natal language to approach the unsayable aspects of interior life. In doing so, the poems collectively trouble the binaries that beset modern existence: ...

When Julien Franklin returns home for Christmas after retiring from the military, his first mission is to taste his home town's maple cookies and find office space for his civilian website business. He's delighted to find the apartment above The Book Bin bookstore is for rent and owned by his old high school sweetheart. Natalie Pinkett, widow and single parent, has some tragic secrets gnawing at her soul, but she needs to rent the empty rooms to help with her many expenses. To complicate m...

Do you believe that God speaks to us? I do! If you are not hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit, then perhaps this book is for you. However, you must understand, believing that God speaks to you is the key.Because our Heavenly Father is a God of love, he wants to communicate with us and he wants to do this as often as we need to hear from him which could be many times a day. He also wants to communicate his love for us, and he definitely wants to do that every day to form a persona...

This popular text treats international, strategic and contemporary issues as central to the study and practice of Human Resource Management. Its practical focus helps you develop the skills needed for the world of work, through learning features such as HRM in Practice, Developing Key Skills and Debating HRM.The fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and brings you:• Case studies which offer a link between theory and practical challenges in the international HR environm...

What happens when Mistaken Identity clashes with Secret Identity?From orphaned foster kid to biz wiz, Jacob has come a long way. Along with a dream job and a great mentor, he has finally fallen in love. Granted, she mistook him for a stalker when they met, but every relationship has its little problems. Unfortunately, for the past few years, as the object of his affection pops in and out of his life, she has refused to share any personal info, like where she's from…or her real name....

The events in this book illustrate God's grace. They will demonstrate his unlimited and amazing power; he is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine. For many years I have wished that I could wrap God's gifts in lovely packages and give them away so that others could know the peace, love, and joy that come from a relationship with Jesus Christ.Imagine opening a package and having peace. What if you could open another and have forgiveness of sin and eternal life. Oh,...

A different kind of parenting book that helps parents improve themselves first, so they can then be better parents to their kids.It's time for a fresh approach to parenting!Too many parenting books are heavy on the clinical advice, but way too light on practical stategies and everyday inspiration. Isn't it time for a parenting book that is both practical and inspirational? Destini Ann Davis is a working mom who has read dozens of parenting ...