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"Down East on Nelson Island" Karen Dodd’s new book depicts small town island life and explores the importance of community, family and love. Set on fictitious Nelson Island in Carteret County, 8-year-old Rachel is left to spend the summer with her grandfather. Days spent clamming and cruising the waterways bring them close and allow for new discoveries and friendships to be made. Dodd also wrote "Carolina Comfort," which won the Paul Green Multimedia Award. The hardcover book costs $15.95, plus shipping, at bookstores or through Pentland Press, Inc. Phone: (800) 948-2786. |
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"Durham: A Bull City Story" Author Jim Wise takes his readers on an adventurous 300-year journey of his colorful hometown in "Durham: A Bull City Story." The book chronicles Durham’s history in robust imagery and vivid, often humorous, narrative. More than 100 rare photographs depicting scenes from the turn of the century grace the book, along with stories about the city’s inhabitants. The softcover volume is part of publisher Arcadia’s Making of America series, which celebrates historic contributions made by communities across the U.S. The book is $24.99 and can be purchased at bookstores, Arcadia’s Web site www.arcadiapublishing.com or (800) 313-2665. |
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"A Timeless Place" Pull up a rocker and visit "A Timeless
Place, Lett’s Set a Spell at the Country Store," a book
about a bygone era where family values and tall tales abound. North
Carolina author AlexSandra Lett centers her book on Grandpa’s
country store, the social center of Buckhorn community in rural
North Carolina. The hardcover book, published by Southern Books
& Talks, is $19.95. Visit www.atimelessplace.com.
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"Heist! The $17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft" The crime was breathtaking. In 1997, a man loaded millions of dollars from a Charlotte warehouse onto a cart and fled. Did he get away? Did this crime pay? "Heist! The $17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft" details the true story of an unlikely gang of ordinary people who committed the second-largest theft in America. Written by former Charlotte Observer reporter Jeff Diamant, the book is published by John F. Blair. It is $24.95 in hardcover. E-mail byerly@blairpub.com or call (800) 222-9796. |