New Releases by Scott Williams

Marcus Winchester devoted his life to transforming the small settlement on the Fourth Chickasaw Bluff into a thriving center of transportation, commerce and industry that became Memphis. He was sent to the bluff, barely out of his teens, at Andrew Jackson''s request, and then went on to become the city''s first real estate agent, mayor, store owner, banker and postmaster. Winchester championed vital transportation and communication infrastructure: a stagecoach line, regular ferry crossing, major roads stretching east and west and the first train tracks laid in the Midsouth. It was also Winchester whom the people of Memphis could thank when the pages of the town''s first newspaper rolled off the press.Despite his significant contributions, Winchester and his family faced relentless attacks because his wife, Amarante Loiselle, was a free woman of color during a time when the debate over slavery was becoming increasingly polarized - and deadly. He was ultimately forced to move his wife and children outside the city limits of the community he built from the ground up. Winchester was present during some of Tennessee''s most significant events of the antebellum era, and he counted many of its key figures among his friends. He was captured by the British during the War of 1812, stood beside Andrew Jackson during treaty negotiations with the Chickasaw, championed David Crockett''s congressional campaigns, assisted Frances Wright in building her utopian commune on the Wolf River, and watched as Native Americans were ferried across the Mississippi River on the Trail of Tears. Winchester also befriended James K. Polk and served as John Overton''s "boots on the ground" in Memphis as Overton ensured that Memphis was not overlooked at the Tennessee State Capitol. This meticulously researched biography unearths the fascinating story of Marcus Winchester while bringing to life the struggles and triumphs of some of Memphis''s earliest residents. As the nation grappled with what sort of country the United States would become, these early settlers transformed the untamed frontier on a Mississippi River bluff into a thriving metropolis.

The second installment of the acclaimed Sparse Black Whimsy series. One review says "You''re a funny nigga lmaooo." Another flaunts, "I love the way you play with language, disregard it, revive it, evolve it, memorialize it..."

Told through the eyes of adorable monsters, Have You Ever Looked asks kids to look at the world with love and imagination, with creativity and unabashed curiosity.

From the tallest Himalayan peaks to the granite walls of El Capitan in Yosemite - gear up for adventure and excitement. YOU, the reader, are in control every step of the way. Tough choices await you every few pages as you strike forward toward the summit. With danger at every turn and 31 different endings that include success and fame to peril and death - you will take one adventure after another and discover the feel of SUMMIT FEVER!

An Epic Journey Gamebook about train adventure, treasure hunting, and survival featuring 90+ endings. Possibly the longest gamebook currently published.

DAMN NEAR MIGHT STILL BE IS WHAT IT IS is part autofiction, part memoir and travelogue, part road novel, part journal entry. Beginning in New York and winding first around the country, with stops in Kansas City and Colorado, then around the world, the unnamed narrator of DAMN NEAR... confronts what it means to be American, to be Black, to be a tourist and penniless and to fall in love in cities like London, Vienna, and Milan. Central to the book are questions of authenticity, memory, friendship and family. An electrifying voice takes the lead in this global journey, by turns hilarious and heart rending, harsh and tender. DAMN NEAR... concerns itself with the profound questions of life through a singular focus on one person''s circuit around the globe. Fiction. Memoir. Autofiction. Hybrid.

say less is a meditation on Life, quietness, and and collaboration. features contributions from gabrielle octavia rucker, will meier, william toney, eliot duncan and kassandra pinero.

The Self Help Guide to Living is a satirical look at self-help books, poking fun at the genre while hypocritically passing itself off as a self-help advice book. First and foremost, the book is about you. Understanding yourself, the world around you, and all the crazy stuff that happens to us. It''s about facing insecurity, dealing with problems. I dole out plenty of advice, mainly that I have no idea what I''m talking about and you shouldn''t take me seriously. The topics include love and relationships, family and friendships, fear, insecurity, religion and death. It''s all in there, every little nugget of wisdom you need to make your life better. Or maybe not. I really don''t know what I''m talking about.Self-help books are full of @%&! Everyone knows this. This book is not. Okay, maybe it is. But then again, maybe it isn''t. Perhaps it''s a profound source of humor and quality advice for understanding yourself and life''s journey.Meh, probably not. But it''s funny.....sort of.....I hope. I don''t know, just read it.

Are you ready to give up what you crave... ...to get something that will really satisfy the hunger in your soul? If you''re ready for a change and want to take your spiritual life to the next level, you''re ready to Fast Like Daniel - 21 Days That Will Change Your Life. This devotional is your definitive guide to... -Unpacking the Daniel Fast -A Closer Connection with God -The Four Keys to Powerful Prayer -How Fasting and Prayer Produces Breakthrough The book you''re holding walks you through Pastor Scott Williams'' own discovery of the Daniel Fast and the amazing life change, breakthrough, and success that followed. Since then, he''s done it on an annual basis for over a decade and has taught others to do the same. The results have been staggering! All 21 days come power packed daily dose of... -Scripture -Devotionals -Journal Ideas -Prayers -Fasting Tips Start a journey toward more intimacy with God as you learn to Fast Like Daniel.

In a time before cable news and the Internet, people got their news from bold, tough-as-nails journalists. These brave souls would go to extraordinary lengths to get the truth to the public, often putting their lives at risk for a scoop. The Gangster''s Butler is a memoir from a bona fide newspaperman, Howard Scott Williams. From 1948 to 1976, he covered some of the most incredible stories in Los Angeles and beyond. His subjects included Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Robert F. Kennedy''s assassin, and notorious gangster Mickey Cohen, for whom Williams posed as a butler in a particularly complex and fascinating story. Williams''s stories are so amazing that you might not believe them if you read them in a newspaper, which may be why many of the details were never printed-until now. However, every story is true and presented with the dignity and sobriety befitting an honorable newspaperman. Whether you work in journalism, are interested in juicy stories of old Los Angeles, or just enjoy a good read, you''ll find plenty to love in this insider''s look at journalism during an extraordinary time in American history.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1911 Edition.

The first full-service Texas travel book for people interested in the paranormal.

Batman is hot on the trail of Killer Croc, trying to piece together the mystery of a $10 million stash - notionally ransom money for a kidnapped child whom Batman rescued from Catwoman. The clues lead the Dark Knight to Metropolis, where he must face Poison Ivy - and confront Superman.

A guide to the coastal bend of Texas, including beaches, campgrounds, birding, annual events, shopping, restaurants, activities for children, etc.