Bøger om Appalachian Mountains

Den kritikerroste amerikanske krimiforfatter Karin Slaughter, som har haft adskillige bøger på New York Times’bestsellerliste, er tilbage med en ny roman med Will Trent og Sara Linton i hovedrollerne i en historie fuld afforgreninger og forviklinger og en trussel mere ødelæggende, end nogen havde kunnet forudse. En gådefuld kidnapning En varm sommeraften bliver en forsker fra Center for Sygdomsbekæmpelse i Atlanta af ukendte gerningsmænd bortførtpå en parkeringsplads foran et indkøbscenter. Forskeren er som forsvundet fra jordens overflade, og politiet er desperatefter at finde gerningsmændene og redde forskerens liv. En ødelæggende eksplosion En måned senere forstyrres freden en stille søndag eftermiddag af et øredøvende brag, og få sekunder efter flænses luftenaf endnu en ødelæggende eksplosion. To bomber er bragt til sprængning i et af de travleste og vigtigste områder i Atlanta,som er hjemsted for både Emory University, to store hospitaler, FBI’s hovedkvarter og Center for Sygdomsbekæmpelse. Retsmedicineren Sara Linton og hendes partner Will Trent, som er specialagent ved GBI, haster til gerningsstedet og træderdirekte ind i et dødbringende komplot, hvor tusinder af menneskers liv står på spil. Da kidnapperne også bortfører Sara, gårWill undercover for at redde hende og forhindre en massakre, hvormed han også sætter sit eget liv på spil for den kvinde ogdet land, han elsker.

Discover the comforting allure of salt rising bread, a culinary gem from the heart of Appalachia, born from the ingenuity of pioneer women. This tale, set in 1880, unravels the mystique of this unique bread through the eyes of a young girl living on the fringe of a hollow. It's a journey into the rugged yet resilient spirit of a community amidst the ancient, weather-worn peaks. The narrative, steeped in rich folklore, culminates in a cherished recipe shared on the back page, inviting you to partake in a slice of Appalachian heritage, and savor the simplicity and mystery kneaded within salt rising bread.

The Intimacy of Spoons explores the many metaphors of the spoon: from love and marriage to the spoon of a grave that holds our bodies; from the darkness of loss and night, where "the Big Dipper is nothing but / the oldest spoon pointing us home"; to the darkness of lungs transformed into art. The poems cover a wide variety of topics-cultural, political, familial, and natural-and always, underlying these poems is the song of birds-with broken wings or clear voices, avian muses filling our forests now or long gone. There are nods to Basho and Thoreau, to Eliot and Frost, Dickinson and Milton, this last, a long poem that retells the story of Adam and Eve from the point of view of Mal, the apple. Likewise, The Intimacy of Spoons shares a variety of forms, from sonnet, sestina, and villanelle to syllabics, lyrics, and a ballad. At the center of the book is the long poem, "Elegy for My Body," which uses wordplay and contrasting voices to explore mortality, because "You can't really do time; / it simply does us, / or undoes us, / us beings in the time being being beings / on Times Squared / waiting for the big ball to fall." The poems of The Intimacy of Spoons return us to everyday stories and objects, common yet profound, that we touch so often and that enter us with every meal and every breath.

With death closing in around her and war verging, can Amia do the unthinkable to save her people?

This 100-word children's book is written for 1 to 4-year-olds and invites them to "find" the hidden black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With a rhyming narrative, the book takes readers on a journey through iconic locations such as Elkmont, Cades Cove, Ramsey's Cascades, The Sinks, Clingmans Dome, and more. The short text is designed to be a quick read for sleepy parents in a camper or an interactive search for all the wildlife and botanical life that is infused in the illustrations. It is an engaging and interactive book that young readers will love.

In the wolf pack of Abingdon, young Abbi is growing up and time has come for her to take a position of leadership. The Wolf Crystal's "Choosing Ceremony" determines which juvenile wolves will compete in the Leadership Challenges.Abbi is the smallest of her cousins, but does she have the strength, experience, instincts, and compassion to be a contender?Her fellow contenders, along with migrating geese, the ghosts of Sinking Spring Cemetery, Glow and the Screen Heads' 7Sisters of technology test Abbi's ideas of her place in the community and the connection of all living creatures. With the help of her friends Daniel, Crow, Butterfly, and Sparky, Abbi competes in the Leadership Challenges. Growing up is tough and becoming a leader is tricky. How will she face her doubts and fears?

Kim finally feels at home after too many broken hearts. Steph needs to heal after the abrupt end of her marriage. Reuniting brings a whirlwind of memories. But unseen forces swirl around them. Will they find the strength to survive, together?

"At the heart of Jeff Hardin's inventive seventh collection Watermark, a devotional, philosophical faith seeks "to know what can't be known," to step into, as if a sanctuary, "some deeper / deep / than what our words / can touch." In each poem, his meditations stitch back through a visible, vertical phrase-a whispered prayer, a "watermark"-that serves not only to anchor thought but also to align and to re-align the purpose of thought within "this bent and broken world." Borne from Frost, Dickinson, Rilke, Whitman, and others, these phrases bind us and bless us at a time "when it seems the words / to enter others' lives / are disappearing." In an age in which it is increasingly difficult to "sort out what is true," Hardin's poems invite us to wake to the mystery all around us, to time's revelatory unfolding, and to how our minds might find healing, if not communion, if only we listened intently enough to hear "the intercessions / made on our behalf.""--