 |
|
|
“North Carolina Art Pottery” This identification and market value guide, which emphasizes pieces from 1900-1960, covers the transition from utilitarian art pottery, Catawba valley pottery, and potters such as the Coles, Cravens, Jugtown, and M.L. Owen. Author A. Everette James (with Rodney Leftwich) also explains condition, signs, stamps, shapes and symbols and their effect on value, and discusses the challenge of collecting rare and unusual pieces. “North Carolina Art Pottery 1900-1960” is hardcover and costs $24.95. 304 pages, more than 900 full-color photographs. Schroeder Publishing in Paducah, Ky. Visit www.collectorbooks.com or call (800) 626-5420. |
   click to enlarge |
Two Miles novels “A Thyme for Love” is a romance set on ThymeTable herb farm near Asheville. Cary, attracted to her landlord who resists risking his heart and, he believes, his farm, immerses herself in photography and herbal lore. Both wonder about her brother's “development plans” and whether or not this is “a thyme for love.” Along the way, Cary collects old-time recipes. Softcover, 214 pages, $14.95. In “Mattie's Girl: An Appalachian Childhood,” young June chronicles the years (mid-1940s) between meeting her best friend, the irrepressible PeeDee, and losing her. She struggles to understand other deep losses and conflicts in the Jackson County community, and survives through the grace of family and friendship. Softcover, 181 pages, $13.95. Both books are by Asheville author Celia H. Miles, and published by Infinity Publishing in Haverford, Pa. Call (877) 289-2665 or visit www.buybooksontheweb.com or www.infinity.com |
 click to enlarge |
Lumbee and Tuscarora people An updated edition of a comprehensive
look at the Lumbee Indians has been published by the University
of North Carolina Press. Anthropologist Gerald Sider has worked
with and for the Indians of Robeson County for 35 years. His new “Living
Indian Histories: Lumbee and Tuscarora People in North Carolina” adds
substantial information to the developments in the Lumbee culture
and experience between the 1980s and the present, as well as its
previously published colonial history. With more than 40,000 registered
members, the Lumbee are the ninth largest tribe in the U.S. and
the largest east of the Mississippi River. While their effort is
coming very close today, they still have not gained full federal
recognition. Sider’s book examines
the roots of contemporary issues surrounding the Lumbee people.
Softcover, 384 pages, ten pages of |
|
|
 click to enlarge |
“Biscuits, Spoonbread and Sweet Potato Pie” Hailed as a classic upon its original publication in 1990, this redesigned edition offers 300 recipes to guide you through cornbreads, quick breads, custards, puddings, cookies, pies and cakes. Renowned Chapel Hill chef Bill Neal (1950-1991) provides the history behind many signature recipes, drawing inspiration from Native American, African American and European American recipes as well as his southern dishes. The late author demystifies beaten biscuits and revives vintage standbys such as baps and bannocks. Softcover, 400 pages, $19.95. Published by The University of North Carolina Press in Chapel Hill. Call (919) 966-3561 or visit www.uncpress.unc.edu |
 click to enlarge |
Medal of Honor A new book, “Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty,” tells the stories of 118 recipients who faced the enemy with uncommon bravery. Author Peter Collier portrays a diverse group: black, white, Hispanic, sons of sharecroppers, career soldiers and military academy graduates, pilots and medics. Included is Jack H. Lucas, who was born and raised in North Carolina. The book is available through bookstores. It is 272 pages (includes 250 duotone photographs by Nick Del Calzo), hardcover, jacketed, $40, published by Artisan: 1-800-722-7202. |
