North Carolina Collection

Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: why it's so hard to think straight about animals

"A maverick scientist who co-founded the field of anthrozoology offers a controversial, thought-provoking, and unprecedented exploration of the psychology behind the inconsistent and often paradoxical ways we think, feel, and behave towards animals"--Provided by publisher. *Local author!

Farming, Friends, and Fried Bologna Sandwiches

For 82-year-old Billy Albertson, his farm reflects a time before folks were hurried, or technology ruled our lives.

The Watcher: like sweet bells jangled : a novel in three acts

Based on scenes and scenarios from Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

The Line That Held Us (Large Print edition)

Mountain Passages: natural and cultural history of western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains

This intriguing collection of intertwined essays results from writer George Ellison's thirty-year fascination with Western North Carolina and its Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains.

The Hawk and the Dove

The Hawk and the Ddove is a series of tales about war and the tremendous human struggle for peace down through the ages. Come sail with the spirits of warriors past, spirits that are bound together by love and challenged by hate. Travel through eleven centuries with these people, these warriors, as they seek a seemingly simple thing--lasting peace

When All God's Children Get Together: A Celebration of the Lives and Music of African American People in Far Western North Carolina

This monumental work reveals the powerful story of a people who have been largely invisible in their own homeland. With extraordinary images and gripping narratives, Ann Miller Woodford opens a door to the homes, churches, and daily lives of the African American people of far western North Carolina.

Descent: Poems

Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains: A Guidebook

Literary Trails of North Carolina is a comprehensive, three-volume guide to North Carolina’s writers and literature, written and published with the support of the North Carolina Arts Council. Organized geographically, the books direct curious travelers to the historic sites where Tar Heel authors have lived and worked. Along the way, travelers can read outstanding excerpts from the writers, evoking the places, customs, colloquialisms, and characters that figure prominently in their poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and plays.

Appalachian Roots

Appalachian Roots captures the essential facts in two very different (but equally daunting) journeys to adulthood in Appalachia.

Across the Dark River: the odyssey of the 56th N.C. Infantry in the American Civil War