Superb text and stunning photographs that capture the antebellum grandeur of thirty-five showcase homes

These interviews show how the director of The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II evolved from hotshot film maverick to elder statesman of American cinema.

A literary thriller in which terror and captivity salvage a disintegrating marriage

Essays that affirm the writer’s lifelong role as witness to humanity and history

Your guide to the locations and lore of some of Dixie’s spookiest spots

In her own words, the life of the inimitable actress known for her daring ways and distinctive foghorn voice

In the voices of its survivors, the history of one of America’s most devastating storms

A resource for parents, caregivers, and counselors

Airmen remembering the perils of combat in the skies over the Pacific

Interviews that showcase the deep moral vision of a director who is as meticulous, discerning, and contemplative in his conversations as he is in his filmmaking

A intimate story of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll and his adoring mother

In this collection of interviews that spans from the late 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century, the comic artist proves to be iconoclastic, opinionated, and impervious to the commercial moods of the public

These engaging conversations show how this influential figure’s insights have made a considerable impact on the practices of many disciplines

Previously untold, the true story of the Union ironclad, the first man-of-war sunk in combat by a naval torpedo

Collected interviews with the author of The Women of Brewster Place, The Men of Brewster Place, and Linden Hills

A riveting account of the American servicemen who scrambled to keep Hitler’s technology out of Soviet hands

The story of a former Hitler Youth’s journey to Judaism

A satirical novel unveiling faculty shenanigans on an urban campus

The rollicking story of an aunt and her nephew thrown together to fashion a family

The lives and times of the two most powerful spiritual women in Creole New Orleans

This collection of interviews portrays the Capra legend vividly and demonstrates why the warm relations between Capra and his audiences continue to inspire acclaim and admiration

In a new edition, the history of a regional record company and the blues, gospel, and R&B greats it launched nationally

A collection of interviews with the renowned filmmaker, animator, artist, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe

A book of eight essays focused on Choctaw history prior to 1830, when the tribe forfeited territorial claims and was removed from lands in Mississippi

A collection of essays focused upon the vestige of the Choctaw tribe that remained in Mississippi after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek had exiled most of this tribe to the Oklahoma Territory

In this collection of interviews, the filmmaker tells fascinating stories of making motion pictures with such film legends as Burt Lancaster, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Burt Reynolds, and many others

A collection of interviews that documents the twenty-two-year cinematic career of the most internationally celebrated Spanish art-film director since Luís Buñuel

An alarming look at how the media curtailed feminism

A nostalgic romp through the tourist attractions and vintage hotels of the Sunshine State’s Gulf Coast

An examination of early modernism’s revolutionary alliance with the machine

How tales we tell impact our day-to-day lives

The first book to detail the spread and evolution of jazz into cultures around the world

In full color, homage to the thriving world of the South’s wetlands