Best Towns In Alabama - May 2024

Historic Indian Towns in Alabama, 1540-1838

Identifies town site locations and clarifies entries from the earliest documents and maps of explorers in Alabama. This encyclopedic work is a listing of 398 ancient towns recorded within the present boundaries of the state of Alabama, containing basic information on each village's ethnic affiliation, time period, geographic location, descriptions, and (if any) movements. While publications dating back to 1901 have attempted to compile such a listing, none until now has so exhaustively harvested the 214 historic maps drawn between 1544, when Hernando de Soto's entourage first came through the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0817312528
• ASIN: 0817312528
• ISBN: 0817312528
• Manufacturer: University Alabama Press

To Kill a Mockingbird

Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060935464
• ASIN: 0060935464
• ISBN: 0060935464
• Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Looking for Alaska

The award-winning, genre-defining debut from John Green, the #1 international bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist A New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller NPR’s Top Ten Best-Ever Teen Novels TIME magazine’s 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All Time A PBS Great American Read Selection Millions of copies sold! First drink. First prank. First friend. First love. Last words. Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words—and tired of his safe life at home. He lea... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0142402516
• ASIN: 0142402516
• ISBN: 0142402516
• Brand: Speak
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Hideaway

Now a USA TODAY and Amazon Charts Bestseller!“A story both powerful and enchanting: a don’t-miss novel in the greatest southern traditions of storytelling.” —Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling authorWhen her grandmother’s will wrenches Sara back home to Sweet Bay, Alabama, she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever knew in life.After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0718084225
• ASIN: 0718084225
• ISBN: 0718084225
• Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

It All Comes Back to You: A Book Club Recommendation!

"It All Comes Back to You is one of those stories you need to savor. You want to put the book down so as to have more to read tomorrow, but you can't. It becomes attached to you, a part of you."Dan Brown, Author of ReunionIt's 1947.War's over, cherry-print dresses, parking above the city lights, swing dancing.Beautiful, seventeen-year-old Violet lives in a perfect world.Everybody loves her.In 2012, she's still beautiful, charming, and surrounded by admirers.Veronica "Ronni" Johnson, licensed practical nurse and aspiring writer, meets the captivating Violet in the assisted living facility where... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07GVN38FX
• ASIN: B07GVN38FX
• Manufacturer: The Art of Dixie

Pieces of Her: A Novel

COMING TO NETFLIX!Mother. Hero. Liar. Killer. How can you tell when all you have is...PIECES OF HERWhat if the person you thought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all . . . ?Andrea knows everything about her mother, Laura. She knows she’s spent her whole life in the small beachside town of Belle Isle; she knows she’s never wanted anything more than to live a quiet life as a pillar of the community; she knows she’s never kept a secret in her life. Because we all know our mothers, don’t we?But all that changes when a trip to the mall explodes into violence and An... [Read More]

• ASIN: B074DTKCR3
• ASIN: B074DTKCR3
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table

A New York Times bestsellerPart cookbook, part memoir, The Best Cook in the World is Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Bragg’s loving tribute to the South, his family and, especially, to his extraordinary mother. Here are irresistible stories and recipes from across generations. They come, skillet by skillet, from Bragg’s ancestors, from feasts and near famine, from funerals and celebrations, and from a thousand tales of family lore as rich and as sumptuous as the dishes they inspired. Deeply personal and unfailingly mouthwatering, The Best Cook in the World is a book to be savored.

• ASIN: B073PB5657
• ASIN: B073PB5657
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Send Down the Rain: New from the author of The Mountains Between Us and the New York Times bestseller Where the River Ends

"Martin's latest is another beautifully written winner. . . Amazingly heartfelt statements about love, loss and the true meaning of friendship will resonate deeply with readers." --RT Book ReviewsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Mountain Between Us comes a new, spellbinding story of buried secrets, lost love, and the promise of second chances.Allie is still recovering from the loss of her family’s beloved waterfront restaurant on Florida’s Gulf Coast when she loses her second husband to a terrifying highway accident. Devastated and losing hope, she shudders to contemplate ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B072TN1NF2
• ASIN: B072TN1NF2
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Boy's Life

An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song. It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory... [Read More]

• ASIN: B005T54I2W
• ASIN: B005T54I2W
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media

Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White

Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White is an arresting and moving personal story about childhood, race, and identity in the American South, rendered in stunning illustrations by the author, Lila Quintero Weaver. In 1961, when Lila was five, she and her family emigrated from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Marion, Alabama, in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt. As educated, middle-class Latino immigrants in a region that was defined by segregation, the Quinteros occupied a privileged vantage from which to view the racially charged culture they inhabited. Weaver and her family were firsthand witne... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0817357149
• ASIN: 0817357149
• ISBN: 0817357149
• Brand: Weaver Lila Quintero
• Manufacturer: University Alabama Press

The Good Daughter: A Novel

“The Good Daughter is like Law and Order meets The Good Wife.” —theSkimmInstant New York Times BestsellertheSkimm Book Club Pick!The stunning new novel from the international #1 bestselling author — a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense.Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind…Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father — Pikeville's notor... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01N7BJZEA
• ASIN: B01N7BJZEA
• Brand: William Morrow
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Guardian

• ASIN: B000FA670W
• ASIN: B000FA670W
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

The Beach House

Known for her moving characters and emotional honesty, Mary Alice Monroe brings readers a beautifully rendered story that explores the fragile yet enduring bond between mothers and daughters.Caretta Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother—coming just as her own life is spinning out of control—has Cara heading back to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers. Before long, the rhythms of the island open her heart in wonderful ways as she repairs the family beach house, becomes a bona fide "turtle lady" and re... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0778313476
• ASIN: 0778313476
• ISBN: 0778313476
• Brand: Monroe, Mary Alice
• Manufacturer: MIRA

The Almost Sisters: A Novel

With empathy, grace, humor, and piercing insight, the author of gods in Alabama pens a powerful, emotionally resonant novel of the South that confronts the truth about privilege, family, and the distinctions between perception and reality---the stories we tell ourselves about our origins and who we really are.Superheroes have always been Leia Birch Briggs’ weakness. One tequila-soaked night at a comics convention, the usually level-headed graphic novelist is swept off her barstool by a handsome and anonymous Batman. It turns out the caped crusader has left her with more than just a nice, fuz... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M3QYT9U
• ASIN: B01M3QYT9U
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions

• ASIN: B00EKPKWB8
• ASIN: B00EKPKWB8
• Manufacturer: Algonquin Books

New in Town (DVD)

A Miami businesswoman is transferred to rural Minnesota, and while she is there she re-evaluates her big-city

• UPC: 11004084
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 4.25

The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods

Alabama’s history and culture revealed through fourteen iconic foods, dishes, and

• UPC: 535135418

Miracle Moments in Alabama Crimson Tide Football History : Best Plays, Games, and Records

Relive the most miraculous moments of the Alabama Crimson

• UPC: 842998397

Crazy in Alabama

Crazy in Alabama

• UPC: 1093106
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 5.0

New in Town (Blu-ray)

A Miami businesswoman is transferred to rural Minnesota, and while she is there she re-evaluates her big-city

• UPC: 11004083
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 4.333

New in Town (DVD)

A Miami businesswoman is transferred to rural Minnesota, and while she is there she re-evaluates her big-city

• UPC: 11004085
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 4.0

Setlist: The Very Best Of Alabama - Live (Remaster)

Setlist: The Very Best Of Alabama - Live

• UPC: 15220428

Boston: America's Best Sports Town

Boston is a city known for its storied sports heritage. This book recounts the stories behind the triumphs--and occasional setbacks--of the athletes, coaches and teams that have combined to make Boston: America's Best Sports

• UPC: 747598919

Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (CD)

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• UPC: 162166220
• Color: White

Moon drive & hike appalachian trail : the best trail towns, day hikes, and road trips in between: 9781640492714

9781640492714

• UPC: 833964319