Montgomery, Alabama, December 1945. War hero Nat Weary has returned to his hometown, eager to rebuild his life. His childhood friend, the famous Nat King Cole, is also home for a rare performance. During the concert, Weary plans to propose to his sweetheart, and Cole will serenade them with a song. But Weary’s dreams for the future are destroyed when a white man, armed with a pipe, rushes the stage. Leaping from the audience, the former soldier stops the assailant—an act of bravery that leads to ten years of hard labor in prison. Free at last a decade later, Weary heads to Los Angeles to work for his old friend. It is the promise of a new life removed from the violence and degradation of Jim Crow Alabama. But he discovers that even in the City of Angels, wealth, popularity, and talent cannot protect a black man from discrimination and hate. Drawn back to Montgomery to lay some unfinished business to rest, Cole and Weary discover a city in the midst of change. A woman named Rosa Parks has inspired blacks to boycott the city’s buses—a daring fight for dignity and rights that will eventually grip the entire nation. “A moving tale about bigotry and the power of friendship.” —People “Heartbreaking. . . . A bold reimagining of [the] civil rights era.” —Los Angeles Times

Driving is a daily routine for more than 200 million people in the U.S. alone, but it is far from a mundane task: Every time drivers hit the road, they face multiple risks. In their new book “Survive the Drive: A Guide to Keeping Everyone on the Road Alive,” authors Tom Dingus and Mindy Buchanan-King combine years of facts, figures, reports, research, results from the newest and largest driving study ever conducted, and personal anecdotes into the first driving guide of its kind to help drivers understand and handle their everyday risks. This book is meant for everyone to read – adult drivers, teen drivers, senior drivers, professional drivers, and motorcyclists.

The incomparable Ray Bradbury is in the driver's seat, off on twenty-one unforgettable excursions through fantasy, time and memory, and there are surprises waiting around every curve and behind each mile marker. The journey promises to be a memorable one.

King of the Road: Overcoming Road Rage (mini-book) is an overview of how to approach the heart of anger we feel when driving. While steering clear of simple behavior modification, King of the Road addresses the core heart issue of why we become angry in the first place, because of what lies in our hearts. This unique booklet helps to look at our own sinful nature as "King (or Queen) Syndrome" where we are kings in our own worlds who demand obedience to the law (our expectations). Additionally, the reader is given a road map of the heart to look at various heart issues in order to get on the right road to recovery, the road of Grace. King of the Road is a new driver's education manual of the heart, taking the reader on a personal journey of recognizing our crowns, removing our crowns, and rendering our hearts and situations to The King. King of the Road is a needed contribution to the Christian Counseling field addressing the common emotion and experience of anger while driving. Though most people will certainly admit that we get angry while driving, the approach to address anger while driving will also impact people's lives outside of the car as well.

From the visionary rebellion of Easy Rider to the reinvention of home in The Straight Story, the road movie has emerged as a significant film genre since the late 1960s, able to cut across a wide variety of film styles and contexts. Yet, within the variety, a certain generic core remains constant: the journey as cultural critique, as exploration beyond society and within oneself. This book traces the generic evolution of the road movie with respect to its diverse presentations, emphasizing it as an "independent genre" that attempts to incorporate marginality and subversion on many levels. David Laderman begins by identifying the road movie's defining features and by establishing the literary, classical Hollywood, and 1950s highway culture antecedents that formatively influenced it. He then traces the historical and aesthetic evolution of the road movie decade by decade through detailed and lively discussions of key films. Laderman concludes with a look at the European road movie, from the late 1950s auteurs through Godard and Wenders, and at compelling feminist road movies of the 1980s and 1990s.

God created us for relationship, so why are relationships so difficult? He's Driving Me Crazy offers biblical hope and practical help through seven power principles designed to help us bring balance and healing to all relationships. In He's Driving Me Crazy, along with other lessons, authors Brown & King teach: How to communicate effectively with the opposite sex. How to compromise in order to create a win-win situation for everyone. How to keep all your relationships balanced and healthy. By applying the practical principles the authors present, you will soon find yourself well on your way to enjoying the life, as well as the healthy relationships, God desires for you.

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