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A great map. I'm used to getting paper maps that fall apart at the end of the week. This map had an extra coating on it making it very durable. I would by this map again, if I needed to.

Compiled and written by Albert E. Sanders, Additions To The Pleistocene Mammal Faunas Of South Carolina, North Carolina, And Georgia is a scholarly and specialized paleontology study that systematically analyzes several dozen mammal specimens. Black-and-white photographs of fossilized evidence combine with a meticulously detailed text to make Additions To The Pleistocene Mammal Faunas Of South Carolina, North Carolina, And Georgia a welcome addition to Paleontology Studies reference shelves and reading list.

Adiel Sherwood (1791-1879) helped establish some of the first antebellum efforts in education, temperance, and mission outreach in Georgia, especially among Georgia Baptists. Notably, he was head of a school in Eatonton; professor at Columbian College in Washington, DC; chair of sacred literature at Mercer University; president of Shurtleff College in Illinois; president of Masonic College in Missouri; then back to Georgia in 1857 as president of Marshall College at Griffin; whence, following the Civil War, he "retired" to Missouri.

But especially in Georgia he is remembered as a venerable Baptist pastor and teacher and an accomplished organizer of Baptist causes. Sherwood submitted the resolution that led to the formation of the Georgia Baptist Convention. By promoting benevolent and educational causes such as Sunday schools and temperance societies, he helped fashion the Georgia Baptist Convention into an active missionary body that eventually overshadowed the antimissionary Baptist in the state. Sherwood was probably the most important spiritual influence in the founding of Mercer University, helping set the tone for creating a Baptist university committed to both inquiring faith and rigorous academics.

In Advancing Sisterhood?: Interracial Friendships In Contemporary Southern Fiction, Sharon Monteith offers an original and enlightening survey of how prevalent specific relationships between black and white women in the south have emerged in the novels of Ellen Douglas, Kaye Gibbons, Connie Mae Fowler, Lane von Herzen, Ellen Gilchrist, Carol Dawson, and others. Monteith underscores that interracial friendships have become an accepted topic for white women writers. Highly recommended for students of American literature, race relations, and Southern cultural norms, Advancing Sisterhood? also explores childhood female relationships and considers recent ecocriticism and its role in charting the female southern landscape as depicted in contemporary literature.

Though some may find it somewhat boreing by its length(some 500 pages), I consider Telemacus to be just about the best book I've ever read. It mainly consists in advice upon several subjects, though mainly upon kingship(or any other form of gouverment),and the moral duties implied by such a responsabilty.

As a graduate of a fiction writing program, I've read lots of anthologies. This one really stands out.

The authors range from those I recognized, such as Alice Walker and Ha Jin, to some whom I've never had the pleasure to read--until now.

As the subtitle indicates, the writers all have one thing in common. They have all lived in Georgia. Some, like Ha Jin, a Chinese expatriate, have styles and stories that are not tied to Southern culture. Other, like Janice Daughtarty, grew up in Georgia and their stories have an amazing southern tone.

Like any good anthology, many of the stories contained here resonate. There are many characters and places contained in these stores that I continue to think about many days after I've finished reading them.

If you're looking for a sampling of excellent short fiction, buy this book.

This is the best book on the American Revolution I have every read. The writeing style of Kenneth Coleman is easy to read and understand. I highly recomend this book for anyone interested in the Revolution and the early days in the state of Georgia.

William Marling's fine book is a wonderful introduction to the field of hard-boiled detective fiction for the serious scholar. He traces the historical background of noir fiction, provides several case studies of central texts, and gives biographies of Hammett, Chandler, and Cain. He respects the genre without being fawning. This book is very readable and academically sound at the same time.

Any collection strong in Southern history usually has a heavy focus on the Civil War era; but what of the modern 20th century South and its issues and concerns? For that you have to turn to THE AMERICAN SOUTH IN THE 20TH CENTURY, a gathering of writings in southern history, politics, and other social concerns which documents exactly how the South has and hasn't changed over the decades. Common themes of race, segregation, Civil War lasting effects and Southern identity in the face of modernization emerge from essays which contribute a well-rounded feel for today's evolving Southern identity.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch

American Wars American Peace: Notes from a Son of the Empire provides college-level libraries strong in social and political science with an excellent set of essays analyzing the effects and spread of military culture in American society. Essays consider terrorism, patriotism, geopolitics and more, considering the evolution of counter-military movements and their diminishing impact in recent decades. It's food for thought and debate for any college-level collection.