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Celebrating small towns Focused on some of the most celebrated and fascinating small towns in North Carolina, “In Search of Mayberry” features villages and communities where hometown values and beliefs are the center of attention. “Andy Griffith Show” fans are offered insight into Mayberry landmarks and shopping and dining such as Aunt Bea’s Barbecue and Mayberry Consignments. The author, Scott Dickenson, concentrates on 12 towns across the state, from Beaufort to Mt. Olive to West Jefferson. Parkway Publishers of Boone. Softcover, 116 pages, $19.95. (800) 821-9155 |
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Winged horse pictorials “Outer Banks Wild: A Winged Horse Extravaganza” pays tribute to the popular public art exhibit in a two-volume pictorial of the varied, adventurous creations installed from Corolla through Ocracoke Island, the Outer Banks to the Currituck mainland, the Dismal Swamp Welcome Center and also out of state. The covers include an attached paintbrush, and inside are colorful, detailed pictures of the imaginatively decorated horses along with the names of their artists and sponsors. Published by Outer Banks Press of Kitty Hawk. Volume 1, softcover, 96 pages, $15.95. Volume 2, softcover, 80 pages, $15.95. (888) 261-4411 |
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Ghostly lighthouses Lighthouses have always fascinated people, and in this new collection author Sheryl Monks presents 15 dramatic, spooky tales about ghostly inhabitants of some of America’s most fabled eastern seaboard beacons. “Ghostly Lighthouses from Maine To Florida” includes the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Currituck (about the haunted North Room), Sequin Island Lighthouse in Maine (where eerie piano music is heard drifting across the harbor), and the St. Augustine Lighthouse in Florida (two dead sisters still play pranks on visitors). Author Monks, who presents informative, researched prefaces about the lighthouses, lives in Ronda, Wilkes County. Published by John F. Blair Publisher of Winston Salem. Softcover, 146 pages, $12.95. (800) 222-9796 |
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N.C. architecture This new reference edition offers a convenient format, including the full text and 85 percent of the original coffee-table edition. Author and historian Catherine Bashir’s narrative tells the history of the state through its public and private buildings, as well as its farmhouses, barns, log houses, mills, factories and churches. It also includes new building dates and an updated bibliography. Published by the University of North Carolina Press in Chapel Hill. Softcover, 676 pages, $24.95. (919) 966-3561 |