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Insiders' Guide to Branson and the Ozark Mountains • Fred Phister
GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 392 PAGES
A practical guide to the Missouri city covering shows, history and nature. With black and white photos and maps. (USM64, $17.95)

Compass Guide Tennessee • Robert Brandt • Joseph Allen
GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 384 PAGES
Handsomely produced, illustrated and informative, this guide is an overview of the culture, history and attractions of Tennessee. It features numerous photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (USS293, $22.00)

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Branson Map Guide •   Rand McNally Maps • A colorful tourist map of the city at a scale of 1:11,000. (USM69, $5.95)

Graceland, Going Home with Elvis •  Karen Ann Marling • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A serious, engaging analysis of Graceland and the phenomenon of Elvis Presley. (USS191, $14.95)

Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America •  John M. Barry • HISTORY • A sweeping history of the devastating Mississippi flood of 1927, delving deeply into the race relations, agriculture and politics of the time. (USS48, $17.00)

The South in Modern America, A Region at Odds •  Dewey Grantham • HISTORY • A comprehensive, well researched survey of the South from the time of Reconstruction to the late 20th century. Grantham captures the politics, history, and psychology of the lower half of the country. (USS66, $19.95)

In the Country of Country, A Journey to the Roots of American Music •  Nicholas Dawidoff • MUSIC • A heartfelt account of a journey through the South in search of traditional country music. The author interviews luminaries from the genre's heyday, including George Jones, Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe. (MUS33, $15.95)

A Country Year, Living the Questions •  Sue Hubbell • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this almanac, popular nature writer (and bee-keeper) Hubbell shares her observations on nature and rural life in the Ozarks. With pen-and-ink sketches. (USM67, $13.00)

Black Boy •  Richard A. Wright •  Jerry W. Ward • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The autobiography of Richard Wright, chronicling his days as a young black man in rural Mississippi and Memphis. It's a hard-hitting look at race relations in the United States before the civil rights era. (USS50, $14.95)

Ice Tea and Elvis, A Saunter through the Southern States •  John Middleton • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A dryly witty, astute narrative of the British author's travels throughout the American South. Middleton's "saunter" begins in Graceland, then follows an ambling, rambling route south to Miami. (USS244, $14.99)

Life on the Mississippi •  Mark Twain • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A classic marking Twain's return to the days of his youth spent on the Mississippi. Full of historical information, anecdotes, character sketches and fond memories, it's an enjoyable look back at the Old Mississippi. (USS05, $9.95)

Old Glory, A Voyage Down the Mississippi •  Jonathan Raban • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Raban tackles the "Mighty Mississippi" aboard a 16-foot motorboat in this entertaining travelogue, featuring places and people he encounters along the way. (USS42, $15.00)

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	Insiders' Guide to Branson and the Ozark Mountains • Fred Phister GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 392 PAGES A practical guide to the Missouri city covering shows, history and nature. With black and white photos and maps. (USM64, $17.95)
	Compass Guide Tennessee • Robert Brandt • Joseph Allen GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 384 PAGES Handsomely produced, illustrated and informative, this guide is an overview of the culture, history and attractions of Tennessee. It features numerous photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (USS293, $22.00)

	Branson Map Guide • Rand McNally Maps • A colorful tourist map of the city at a scale of 1:11,000. (USM69, $5.95)
	Graceland, Going Home with Elvis • Karen Ann Marling • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A serious, engaging analysis of Graceland and the phenomenon of Elvis Presley. (USS191, $14.95)
	Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America • John M. Barry • HISTORY • A sweeping history of the devastating Mississippi flood of 1927, delving deeply into the race relations, agriculture and politics of the time. (USS48, $17.00)
	The South in Modern America, A Region at Odds • Dewey Grantham • HISTORY • A comprehensive, well researched survey of the South from the time of Reconstruction to the late 20th century. Grantham captures the politics, history, and psychology of the lower half of the country. (USS66, $19.95)
	In the Country of Country, A Journey to the Roots of American Music • Nicholas Dawidoff • MUSIC • A heartfelt account of a journey through the South in search of traditional country music. The author interviews luminaries from the genre's heyday, including George Jones, Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe. (MUS33, $15.95)
	A Country Year, Living the Questions • Sue Hubbell • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this almanac, popular nature writer (and bee-keeper) Hubbell shares her observations on nature and rural life in the Ozarks. With pen-and-ink sketches. (USM67, $13.00)
	Black Boy • Richard A. Wright • Jerry W. Ward • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The autobiography of Richard Wright, chronicling his days as a young black man in rural Mississippi and Memphis. It's a hard-hitting look at race relations in the United States before the civil rights era. (USS50, $14.95)
	Ice Tea and Elvis, A Saunter through the Southern States • John Middleton • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A dryly witty, astute narrative of the British author's travels throughout the American South. Middleton's "saunter" begins in Graceland, then follows an ambling, rambling route south to Miami. (USS244, $14.99)
	Life on the Mississippi • Mark Twain • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A classic marking Twain's return to the days of his youth spent on the Mississippi. Full of historical information, anecdotes, character sketches and fond memories, it's an enjoyable look back at the Old Mississippi. (USS05, $9.95)
	Old Glory, A Voyage Down the Mississippi • Jonathan Raban • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Raban tackles the "Mighty Mississippi" aboard a 16-foot motorboat in this entertaining travelogue, featuring places and people he encounters along the way. (USS42, $15.00)