June grass at sunset, Indian grass at sunrise, hawk moths and monarch butterflies nectaring on purple fringed orchids and rough blazing star, little bluestem and saw-tooth sunflowers and butterfly milkweed in hill prairies and sand prairies, and blue skies and one bright rainbow arching over them all. Bill Witt has been photographing Iowa's wild places for more than thirty years, and the result is this collection of splendid images that reveal the glorious beauty and diversity of the state's prairie remnants. Witt gives us close-ups of pasque flower shoots covered with ice in spring, coneflowers dancing in a summer breeze, and prairie dropseed in its autumn colors as well as such prairie companions as sandhill cranes, northern harriers, and bison. His panoramic visions of prairie landscapes in all seasons focus on the personal pleasure and spiritual sustenance that connecting with prairies, even small and neglected ones, can bring us. Osha Davidson's essay compares today's prairie remnants with yesterday's expanses and calls for us to restore balance to this damaged landscape. Altogether, Enchanted by Prairie celebrates today's prairie landscape and encourages us, in Davidson's words, to restore its "beauty and scents and textures and sounds."

The Cross and the Tomahawk series features the superb and sensitive writing of author Mark Ammerman, who shares a 300-year familial connection to one of the principal characters of the series, Roger Williams. Culturally and historically accurate in every detail, this series provides, according to a Library Journal review, a solid glimpse into a rarely portrayed aspect of American history.History buffs, readers of fine fiction and Americana aficianados will appreciate the finely honed descriptive phrases and the exceptional insight into human nature that characterizes Ammerman's style.

A newly covered best-sellers for creative hands and curious minds, featuring 32 pages of fine line art, fun-to-read and informative facts -- and bold, updated cover for contemporary consumers.Children will be spellbound by this magical tale of a princess in search of the Mirror of Truth, complete with hidden pictures. Try and find them all.

A series of interlinked short stories chronicles the world of Alice, a girl raised in Florida, who finds love with the scion of a family of Norwegian-Wisconsin farmers, her beloved Anders, and their family as they confront the joys, sorrows, and challenges of life together in Wisconsin. Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction.

“I intend to stand firm and let the peacocks multiply, for I am sure that, in the end, the last word will be theirs.” —Flannery O’Connor When she was young, the writer Flannery O’Connor was captivated by the chickens in her yard. She’d watch their wings flap, their beaks peck, and their eyes glint. At age six, her life was forever changed when she and a chicken she had been training to walk forwards and backwards were featured in the Pathé News, and she realized that people want to see what is odd and strange in life. But while she loved birds of all varieties and kept several species around the house, it was the peacocks that came to dominate her life. Written by Amy Alznauer with devotional attention to all things odd and illustrated in radiant paint by Ping Zhu, The Strange Birds of Flannery O’Connor explores the beginnings of one author’s lifelong obsession. Amy Alznauer lives in Chicago with her husband, two children, a dog, a parakeet, sometimes chicks, and a part-time fish, but, as of today, no elephants or peacocks. Ping Zhu is a freelance illustrator who has worked with clients big and small, won some awards based on the work she did for aforementioned clients, attracted new clients with shiny awards, and is hoping to maintain her livelihood in Brooklyn by repeating that cycle.

Trust, loyalty and love were all part of Enchanted and Melody's lives, until one date changes everything. Melody, a girl with no looks, but compassion and Enchanted a girl with looks, but no compassion, are sisters, with a friendship that is strong. Betrayed, Melody runs to a new life, while Enchanted tries to continue her's. Both sisters realize they are missing one thing- and that is each others companionship. Trying to find each other, will be harder than they thought, a journey beyond.