Alabama Interest

Send the Alabamians Nimrod Frazer

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

Rural Studio at Twenty: Designing and Building in Hale County, Alabama Andrew Freear

RURAL STUDIO AT TWENTY is a retrospective look at the first two decades of the Rural Studio at...

Crimson Nation: The Shaping of the South's Most Dominant Football Team Eli Gold

CRIMSON NATION: THE SHAPING OF THE SOUTH'S MOST DOMINANT FOOTBALL TEAM is updated to the 2016 season and includes earlier stories and statistics from the beginnings of the game at Alabama. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for...

Offensive Conduct: My Life on the Line John Hannah

OFFENSIVE CONDUCT: MY LIFE ON THER LINE is an inside look at both college and pro football and chronicles the ups and downs of a driven, successful athlete, ultimately and completely redeemed through grace and faith. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of...

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row Anthony Ray Hinton

THE SUN DOES SHINE: HOW I FOUND LIFE AND FREEDON ON DEATH ROW is the powerful story of a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. His wrongful conviction was finally overturned by famed attorney Bryan Stevenson. This is a must read for all!
 

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Come Landfall: A Novel Roy Hoffman

COME LANDFALL was inspired by true events. It is a story of hurricanes, immigrants, war, loss and renewal.

 

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Driving the King Ravi Howard

DRIVING THE KING is a compelling story about legendary singer Nat King Cole, and his friend who was sent to prison for defending him after being attacked on stage in Alabama.

 

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The Newspaper Boy Chervis Isom

THE NEWSPAPER BOY: COMING OF AGE IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA is a touching memoir of a Southern boy raised as a racist who has become a beacon in the Civil Rights struggle. This is a wonderful, warm, feel-good turnaround story that will touch all readers.

 

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Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond Lanier Isom

GRACE AND GRIT: MY FIGHT FOR EQUAL PAY AND FAIRNESS AT GOODYEAR AND BEYOND chronicles the struggle of all women in the workplace, but tells the story of one Alabama employee at Goodyear who fought all the way to the Supreme Court, and finally to the White House. The first bill signed by  President Obama was called "The...

Bending Towards Justice: The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights Doug Jones

BENDING TOWARDS JUSTICE is Senator Doug Jones' account of the investigation, trial, and conviction of the two surviving perpetrators of the infamous...