Ever have those tough days that you would like to forget, or even a good day that could be made better? Would a good laugh help? Meet Bro. Billy Bob 'The Baptist' Bohannon: preacher, songwriter, poet. No Really My Name Is Brother Billy Bob Bohannon is Billy Bob's comical collection of tales about his colorful family, friends, and church families. You'll love his lighter-side stories like 'Uncle Buddy Lee Lightfoot and Cre-amation.' You'll snicker at his unusual Bible knowledge through stories such as 'The Story of Lot and Lottie' and 'Noah, Termites, Methuselah, and Joan of Ark.' Bro. Billy Bob is sure to enrich your life with his infectious blend of scripture, spirituality, and silliness.

Chuckles is a Christian children's story book about a bear's quest to find his true love. Chuckles is a bear with no hair and he sets out on a journey to find a girl bear with no hair with whom he can raise a family. He travels to Delaware and New York in his journey. Along the way, he prays to God to help him with his quest. This story has a very positive message of love, faith and tolerance. It is a story that the entire family will enjoy sharing. It is beautifully illustrated, also. It is the perfect story book for reading to your children.

Laugh out loud...and get a little misty-eyed too. Brother Billy Bob Bohannon isn't your regular type of guy. With his signature Southern, down-home charm, he'll entertain you with his folksy tales of life with his comical family (including a mama nobody messes with and ditto for his wife, Thelma Lou Jean), his assortment of quirky friends, and his collection of "tell-alls" as a pastor-in-the-trenches. So step on in to the fun. Laugh a lot. Fall in love with Bird Bump, Alabama. And don't be surprised if Bro Billy Bob sneaks in a lesson or two along the way. An infectious blend of spiritual wisdom and comedy

Named to ten BEST OF THE YEAR lists and selected as a William C. Morris Award Winner,The Serpent King is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved story of three teens who find themselves--and each other--while on the cusp of graduating from high school with hopes of leaving their small-town behind. Perfect for fans of John Green's Turtles All the Way Down. "Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." —The New York Public Library “Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” —BookRiot.com Dill isn't the most popular kid at his rural Tennessee high school. After his father fell from grace in a public scandal that reverberated throughout their small town, Dill became a target. Fortunately, his two fellow misfits and best friends, Travis and Lydia, have his back. But as they begin their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. His only escapes are music and his secret feelings for Lydia--neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending--one that will rock his life to the core. Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one’s true self in the wreckage of the past. “A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it’s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking.” —PasteMagazine.com “A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . [and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it.” —Mashable.com “I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another.”—New York Times

"In the early 1990s, a small group of "AIDS denialists," including a University of California professor named Peter Duesberg, argued against virtually the entire medical establishment's consensus that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Science thrives on such counterintuitive challenges, but there was no evidence for Duesberg's beliefs, which turned out to be baseless. Once researchers found HIV, doctors and public health officials were able to save countless lives through measures aimed at preventing its transmission"--

With informative biographies, essays, and "music maps, " this book is the ultimate guide to the best recordings in rhythm and blues. 20 charts.