Winner of the Palimpsest Prize In a story reminiscent of an old gospel tune heard from a deep words church in Tennessee, LET THE GLORY OUT, by Albert Gore Sr., is at once a telling account of a life spent in politics helping to shape many of the most significant moments of the twentieth century, and a rare glimpse into the private life of a legendary political family committed to public service. In a refreshingly candid and lively discussion, a picture of the senior Gore emerges as a tireless advocate for social change who stuck to principle and never backed down from controversy. The pride of vistory and the pain of defeat fill every page. 
 More profound, perhaps, is the personal portrait he gives of his young son, Al Gore Jr., an unsentimental look at at a father's hopes for his son's future, now placed in the context of a son honoring his now deceased father's memory through his own political legacy. From commentary on race relations to words of inspiration for our youth, Gore Sr. embodied the best of Southern progressivism and, along the way, clearly articulated the bedrock issues that have to come define much of American politics today.

Let the Glory Out: My South and its Politics

Biographies & Memoirs

Albert Gore Sr.

Leaders & Notable People

Hill Street Pr

Kirk Read's youth in the Shenandoah Valley had the outward signs of a comfortable adolescence in the Reagan-era South. Dad: career military. Mom: a homemaker. Son: Little League/soccer player, Baptist youth group member, a straight-jawed boy from a long line of VMI men. 
 One would expect that a young gay man growing up in such a way would lead a tortured teen life. But early Read began to show the surety and openness that has marked his later life and career as a young, queer journalist. Passing through the tough terrain of Bible Belt guilt and culturally ingrained sexual hypocrisy, Read acknowledged his difference first to those closest to him--with with expected doses of fag-baiting--and with acceptance from surprising corners. 
 Read's skewed and skewered version of the holy trinity of American adolescence--sex, drugs, and rock and roll--is described in his unique voice: he became sexually active at a time when we were only just learning that sex can kill, began saying yes to drugs when Nancy Reagan were just saying no; and when underground music was still buried. It is a story of bold strokes (premiering a play about coming-out in high school while still in high school) and ironic misfires (he expected to ignite a firestorm by demanding that he take his same-sex date to the senior prom; instead his request was calmly okayed). 
 Read's story is neither victim-based nor intended as a survival guide. It is not a radical call to action but a call to acceptance, with a Southern accent: "So much of gay Southern memoir has been so veiled in the shroud of first fiction that's its lost its sense of urgency. Or its been so literary that the queer content has been erased or relegated to the back in service to Gothic, poetically indirect costuming of hard realities," Read says. Ultimately, Read's is finally the story of every coming-of-age--heartbreaking, comic, tragic, and redemptive--and will be appreciated by everyone who, to quote Paul Goodman, grew up absurd in the 1980s.

How I Learned to Snap: A Small-Town Coming-Out and Coming-Of-Age- Story

LGBTQ+ Books

Read, Kirk

The Quotable South, a Compendium of Eclectic Quotes about the South

History

Americas

This in-depth and chronological selection takes the best of the best from Celestine Sibley's days as a beat reporter: from her stint, beginning in 1932 at age fifteen, as a cub reporter at the Mobile Press, through her work with the Pensacola News-Journal, and the high points of her career at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. For historical perspective and behind-the-scenes interest, commentary from Sibley's peers discussing her style and giving remembrances of various news stories accompany many of the articles. Sibley frequently recalled those interesting early assignments in her later columns and Richard L. Eldredge's well-researched introductory material draws heavily on Sibley's own words.

Celestine Sibley, Reporter

Sibley, Celestine

Arts & Literature

As their fans try to drown each other out with cries of "Rrrrroll Tide!" and "Warrrrr Eagle!", two of college football's toughest, winningest teams, Alabama and Auburn, battle it out in the annual Iron Bowl, a tradition dating back to the 1892 - 1893 season. In his Alabama vs. Auburn: Gridiron Grudge since 1893, John Chandler Griffin gives us the first complete, illustrated history of this yearly battle between the SEC powerhouses complete with a year- by-year discussion, over 1,000 photographs, and definitive lists of team lettermen and annual schedules. Griffin discusses the 41- year hiatus in the contest (1907 - 1948) caused by a squabble over finances and game officials and ended only by special resolution of the Alabama House of Representatives and a meeting of the college presidents. Griffin presents a colorful roster of the cross-state rivalry's most memorable players and coaches--from the earliest meetings of the pigskin-helmeted Plainsmen and members of the Thin Red Line at Birmingham's Lakeview Park and Legion Field, to Auburn's successes under John Heisman (Auburn is the only Heisman-coached team to later boast a Heisman Trophy winner) and Alabama's under Paul "Bear" Bryant (where he compiled a 232-46-9 record in 25 years), to NFL-tested players such as Don "Alabama Antelope" Hutson, Joe Namath, Derrick Thomas, and Shaun Alexander from Bama and Pat Sullivan, Mike Kolen, Vincent "Bo" Jackson, and Takeo Spikes from Auburn. Alabama vs. Auburn gives a 50-yard seat to the most fabled games between these eternal arch rivals including the 1972 so-called "Punt, Bama, Punt" game and the Crimson Tide's nine-year stretch against the Tigers. Incredibly, the teams have never had losing records in the same season and, since 1956, at least one of the two have been ranked in the final AP poll. Whether your heart pounds at the sight of the Tiger Walk or at the strains of the Million-Dollar Band you will fin Alabam vs. Auburn as satisfying as a tailgate picnic and as thrilling as 50-yard line seats.

Alabama vs. Auburn: Gridiron Grudge Since 1893

Griffin, John Chandler

Presenting the history of the major constitutional issues that have come before the Supreme Court, this book covers everything from the founding of the country and the Al Gore-George W. Bush election crisis to the amusing and accessible format of editorial cartoons. Including drawings from Harper's Weekly, Judge, Puck, and Vanity Fair, in addition to other periodicals and daily newspapers, this book brings together the cartoonists' witty and wise views on secession, presidential power, ambitions of justices, Prohibition, FDR's court-packing, desegregation, school prayer, Watergate, executive privilege, abortion, sex discrimination, flag burning, the Clinton impeachment controversy, and much more.

May It Amuse the Court

Comics & Graphic Novels

Kahn, Michael T.

Kahn, Michael

Comic Strips

Hands down, The Grit is the Southern vegetarian and indie rock institution. The Grit, housed in a 19th-century hardware store in the quintessential boho college town, is the hangout of choice for musicians, artists, and writers, with lines out the door on weekends. Filled with the recipes that will allow you to take the secrets home, The Grit Restaurant Cookbook serves up Southern-style, vegetarian soul complemented by international dishes. These recipes maintain a down-home soul food sensibility of big portions, simple foods, and classic combinations.

The Grit Cookbook: World-Wise, Down-Home Recipes

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Greene, Jessica

Hafer, Ted

Hafer, Edward

Regional & International

The University of Georgia Bulldogs’ mascot, Uga VI, is the current title-bearer of over six decades of English bulldogs who have faithfully served a loyal legion of University of Georgia football fans, carrying a grand tradition since Uga I was born in 1955. Whenever and wherever the Georgia Bulldogs play football, Uga is there along with his air-conditioned doghouse. This book gives a rare glimpse into the personal and breed history of these dogs. Full of anecdotes, such as Uga V's attempt to bite an Auburn player's leg when he made the mistake of venturing into Uga's sideline during the 1996 Auburn vs. Georgia game, this book also includes illustrations and memorabilia from the mascots’ owner’s personal collection.

Damn Good Dogs! The Real Story of Uga, the University of Georgia's Bulldog Mascots

Seiler, Sonny

Hannon, Kent

May It Amuse the Court: Editorial Cartoons of the Supreme Court and Constitution

Humor & Entertainment

Kahn, Michael A.

Pohlman, H. L.

Humor

Michael Kahn`s and H.L. Pohlman`s Court Jesters brings together for the first time three things that are dear to the American people: the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the power of the editorial cartoon. As the foundation of our democracy, the Constitution occupies a revered place in the hearts of Americans. More than the basic charter of our government, it is a symbol of our national unity and identity. But the Constitution cannot speak to us unaided. The Supreme Court gives voice to the Constitution`s provisions by applying them to specific cases and controversies. We Americans, descended from rough- and-tumble revolutionaries who loathed the pretense and hypocrisy that often pervade political life, love our editorial cartoons. While the Constitution and the court make Americans proud, cartoons make them laugh by exposing inconsistencies and debunking bunkum. This resulting survey is a topical, chronological look at some of the biggest constitutional controversies and court decisions in U.S. history--from secession to the Clinton impeachment--through the jaundiced eyes of editorial cartoonists. It is a wide-ranging and meticulously annotated collection substantive enough for the jurist or serious student (from high school to law school), but accessible enough for the educated armchair follower of American politics and law. Includes: secession, presidential power during the Civil War, the 13th, 14th, and 15th, 16th, 19th amendments, presidential ambitions of justices, appointments to the court, Prohibition, New Deal, FDR`s court-packing plan, appointment of Hugo Black, desegregation, school prayer, Watergate and executive privilege, abortion, sex discrimination, affirmative action, freedom of the press, flag burning, the Clinton impeachment controversy

May It Please the Court

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