Alabama Interest

Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South Rick Bragg

WHERE I COME FROM: STORIES FROM THE DEEP SOUTH is a collection of some of Rick's best and most beloved columns from his work in Southern Living and Garden & Gun. Touching on Southern subjects as diverse as the legacy of Harper Lee, the bacchanal of Fat Tuesday, and the best way to kill fire ants,...

Keep Your Airspeed Up: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman Harold H. Brown

KEEP YOUR AIRSPEED UP: THE STORY OF A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN is a fascinating first person account of a World War Two hero who was captured by the Germans, imprisoned outside Nuremberg, and liberated by General George S. Patton. Colonel Brown tells of his experiences before, during and after the war in his own words.

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Saban: The Making of a Coach Monte Burke

SABAN: THE MAKING OF A COACH is a remarkable inside look at the greatest football coach in college history. Monte Burke was a tireless researcher and also relied on his one on one time with Coach Saban.

 

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What Stands in a Storm Kim Cross

WHAT STANDS IN A STORM: THREE DAYS IN THE WORST SUPERSTORM TO HIT THE SOUTH'S TORNADO ALLEY  shows a reporter's eye for the facts, and a brilliant feel for personal and family drama. It is truly a fascinating read that reveals what holds us together in tragic times. This title has been selected as a Booksmith...

From Brooklyn to the Olympics: The Hall of Fame Career of Auburn University Track Coach Mel Rosen Craig Darch

FROM BROOKLYN TO THE OLYMPICS: THE HALL OF FAME CAREER OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY TRACK COACH MEL ROSEN is a treasure of interviews with many legendary athletes to get the scoop on Coach Rosen. They include Bo Jackson, Harvey Glance, Willie Smith and Carl Lewis. If your blood runs orange and blue, or if you enjoy reading...

From Steel Mills to Stethoscopes: A History of the Birmingham Medical Profession Lynn Edge

FROM STEEL MILLS TO STETHOSCOPES covers the advancement of the medical profession in Birmingham from...

The Muscle Shoals Legacy of FAME Blake Ells

THE MUSCLE SHOALS LEGACY OF FAME is the amazing story of the studio that recorded many of the greatest stars of all time. The book gives an insight into this world that few have ever had. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for the last several...

Afternoons with Harper Lee Wayne Flynt

AFTERNOONS WITH HARPER LEE is an open window into the life of one of the literary world's most private icons, written by the one who knew her best. It is full of personal stories and laughter, as well as never-before-revealed biographical insights. Harper Lee would love this book - so will you!

 

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Alabama: The History of a Deep South State, Bicentennial Edition Wayne Flynt

ALABAMA: THE HISTORY OF A DEEP SOUTH STATE, BICENTENNIAL EDITION is the essential history of the great state of Alabama,...

Send the Alabamians Nimrod Frazer

SEND THE ALABAMIANS is a comprehensive and masterfully researched account of Alabama's 167th Infantry Regiment of the 42nd...