The Souls of Clayhatchee


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With his mother recently deceased, James, a New York City newspaper reporter, finds himself journeying south to Clayhatchee, Alabama to fulfill a deathbed promise he made to her.Having migrated to Pittsburgh, PA in 1950, James' mother, Elaine, had not stepped foot on Clayhatchee soil in decades. Still, her dying wish was to be returned back to the earth in her hometown, like the many generations before her. Although initially reluctant to stay in Clayhatchee for long, James quickly becomes immersed and intertwined in the everyday life of his extended family. With the death of Elaine, James also discovers that there are many secrets she had tucked away, inexorably drawing him into a life he knew little about. Familial relationships that had once felt like acquaintanceships, are now deepened by the unfolding experiences of trauma, murder and exposed secrets. James must come to terms with a past that has haunted his family for decades, while forging a path for his own future.




Back to One


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The second novel from Antonia Gavrihel, Ambient Light, continues the deep friendship of two Hollywood movie stars. Now married, Cate and Kyle attempt to raise a normal family despite the dangers of celebrity-overzealous paparazzi, extortion, rape, and attempted murder by a crazed fan.




Send Judah First: The Erased Life of an Enslaved Soul


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A powerful and heart-wrenching story illuminating the otherwise erased life of Judah, Belle Grove Plantation's head cook from 1816-1836.




Sinatra and Me


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"An intimate, revealing portrait of Frank Sinatra-from the man closest to the famous singer during the last decade of his life. More than a hundred books have been written about legendary crooner and actor Frank Sinatra. Every detail of his life seems to captivate: his career, his romantic relationships, his personality, his businesses, his style. But a hard-to-pin-down quality has always clung to him-a certain elusiveness that emerges again and again in retrospective depictions. Until now. From Sinatra's closest confidant and an eventual member of his management team, Tony Oppedisano, comes an extraordinarily intimate look at the singing idol. Deep into the night, for more than two thousand nights, Frank and Tony would converse-about music, family, friends, great loves, achievements and successes, failures and disappointments, the lives they'd led, the lives they wished they'd led. In these full-disclosure conversations, Sinatra spoke of his close yet complex relationship with his father, his conflicts with record companies, his carousing in Vegas, his love affairs with some of the most beautiful women of his era, his triumphs on some of the world's biggest stages, his complicated relationships with his talented children, and, most important, his dedication to his craft. Toward the end, no one was closer to the singer than Oppedisano, who kept his own rooms at the Sinatra residences for many years, often brokered difficult conversations between family members, and held the superstar entertainer's hand when he drew his last breath. Featuring never-before-seen photos and offering startlingly fresh anecdotes and new revelations that center on some of the most famous people of the past fifty years-including Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Sam Giancana, Madonna, and Bono-Sinatra and Me pulls back the curtain to reveal a man whom history has, in many ways, gotten wrong"--




The Brave Historian


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In this beautifully written and unique novel, best-selling author Robert D. Gaines leads readers through the tangled cobwebs of an old man's mind - passion, pain, brilliance, and doubt.




House Number 12 Block Number 3


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Karachi, Pakistan (20th century) - Nadia has changed. She has been waking in the middle of the night in fits of anxiety, avoiding friends and family, and skipping university classes. With the recent death of her father, Nadia's condition has further spiraled. There is no acceptable diagnosis for her behavior and speculations abound. Whatever the cause of this mysterious affliction, Nadia's mother is at pains to keep it hidden from the community at large; she is worried Nadia will be labeled as mad, and she knows all too well the taboos that mental illness brings with it.While the country tethers on political unrest, Nadia seems to get worse by the day. Her family desperately searches for the cause of, and the cure for her mysterious malady.




Wildflower Girl


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"Born to love the richness and magic of the wilds, Dana Stewart Quinney grew up in Ketchum, Idaho during the 1950s. She rode horses and fished. She knew the names of flowers and trees, and the habits of animals that lived nearby. She knew what forces built the landscape she saw from her bedroom window. A beautiful and fascinating story..." --




Do Or Die Time


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When Cal and James discover something terrible in the woods, their youthful curiosity unexpectedly leads them on a path that threatens their very survival...a fast-paced adventure requiring physical prowess, mental toughness, and unwavering trust. Best friends caught in the most perilous situation of their lives. It's Do or Die Time! Written by filmaker Cameron Venture and storyteller Dennis Mansfiled, Do or Die Time is perfect for those who love action and adventure. Readers of all ages will find engaging characters and thrilling narrative in this exciting new page-turner. Do or Die Time: A Calvin Poag Adventure, Vol. 1 is the first of a new series coming from Hidden Shelf Publishing House.




The Warden's Son


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The true story of a rambunctious boy who spent his childhood at the Idaho State Penitentiary. Arriving in 1945, young Jerry Clapp quickly learned the rules and boundaries as he roamed the prison grounds and cell houses, the confidante to many a wild tale from friendly inmates. While some were too dangerous to encounter, others became friends -an old man serving life for multiple assassinations, a beautiful teenager in the women's prison, and an incarcerated war hero who became a lifelong role model. These are the stories Jerry would tell his grandchildren - from chilling recollections of riots, escapes, and hangings to the profound remembrances of inmates, guards, and the warden.




Going to Trinidad


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For more than four decades, between 1969 and 2010, the remote former mining town of Trinidad, Colorado was the unlikely crossroads for approximately six thousand medical pilgrims who came looking for relief from the pain of gender dysphoria. The surgical skill and nonjudgmental compassion of surgeons Stanley Biber and his transgender protege Marci Bowers not only made the phrase "Going to Trinidad" a euphemism for gender confirmation surgery in the worldwide transgender community, but also turned the small outpost near the New Mexico border into what The New York Times once called "the sex-change capital of the world."The full story of that nearly forgotten chapter in gender and medical history has never been told--until now. Award-winning writer Martin J. Smith spent two years researching not only the stories of Trinidad, Biber, and Bowers, but also tracking the lives of many transgender men and women who sought their services. The result is "Going to Trinidad," which focuses on the complicated pre- and post-surgery lives of two Biber patients--Claudine Griggs and Walt Heyer--who experienced very different outcomes. Through them, Smith takes readers deep into the often-mystifying world of gender, genitalia, and sexuality, and chronicles a fascinating segment of the human species that's often misunderstood by those for whom gender remains a mostly binary male-or-female equation.The stories of Trinidad's surgeons and transgender pilgrims provide an important opportunity to better understand the millions of complex individuals whose personal struggle is complicated by today's quicksand of cultural pressures and prejudices. More than six thousand transgender men and women left Trinidad hoping that hormone therapy and surgical relief was the right prescription for their pain. For most it was, but not for all, and their experiences offer important and timely insights for those struggling to understand this sometimes confounding human condition.