Articles Index
Book Review: Scenic Tennessee
In "Scenic Tennessee," Robert Schuffert has written a love letter to the state of Tennessee and painted a picture with his talented camera of his love of nature and its hidden treasures. He showcases the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, the Cumberland Plateau, cotton fields around the Mississippi River, the Appalachian Mountains and Natchez Trace Parkway.
Book Review: Scenic North Alabama
In "Scenic North Alabama," Robert Schuffert shows a real love for Northern Alabama and has discovered many hidden and lost treasures of nature that he now shares with us through his camera's eye and his detailed discriptions and maps. Canyons, caverns, natural bridges, covered bridges and waterfalls of north Alabama are photographed and described in detail.
Easy Gardens For The South
This is the perfect garden book for anyone looking for that beautiful Southern garden that looks magnificent but doesn't require a lot of work. If you don't have a lot of experience, this is for "any Southerner who has ever killed a plant." That would probably mean all of us! This book is loaded with basic information and lots of hints and tips to make your next gardening experience a great success.
Book: "When Spirits Walk"
"When Spirits Walk" is a long overdue book about the legendary ghost stories of North Alabama. It is well researched, as far as you can research a ghost, and well documented by Huntsville author and historian, Jacquelyn Procter Gray.
Eden of the South - Huntsville History from 1805-2005
Eden of the South - Huntsville History from 1805-2005
Off the Beaten Path: Alabama
Every resident and visitor to Alabama should own a copy of this book, a pocket-sized treasure of the rich culture and charm of our home state. Author Gay N. Martin provides unique tips and unusual places to explore and makes a day trip or a week's vacation amusing, fulfilling and rewarding.
Huntsville Sketchbook
One of the best books I've found on Huntsville is the Huntsville Botanical Garden's "Huntsville Sketchbook." This book contains a wonderful history of Huntsville, plus city scenes painted by local artists.
Movie Review "Constellation"
Jordan Walker-Pearlman's "Constellation" follows the lives and loves of an African-American family in the deep South--Huntsville, Alabama--as they are forced to come to terms with a distrubing past marked by an unrequited interacial affair in the 1950's.
Book Review: "52 Weekends in the Tennessee Valley"
Anyone living in the Tennessee Valley who has a sense of adventure and an appreciation for exploring will love "52 Weekends in the Tennessee Valley" by Charles & Daniel Frew.
Book Review: "Alabama Impressions"
Robert P. Falls, Sr. has published a beautiful picture book of "Alabama Impressions." This 80 page book contains breathingly beautiful photos of Alabama's wildlife, nature, houses and attractions.
Book Review: "Dr. Space"
In "Dr. Space" - The Life of Wernher von Braun, we see not only the vision for space that Von Braun had and was able to implement, but also the dream he had for future projects. Unfortunately, circumstances prevented him from making those dreams come true.[
Book Review: Alabama's Canyons
Charles Seifried and Jim Felder have combined their talents and love for Bankhead National Forest to give us a superb look at one of nature's masterpieces and unspoiled--in places--wonders.
HBG Guild's "Under the Dogwood Tree" Cookbook
At last, a 272-page, first cookbook by the Huntsville Botanical Garden Guild packed with their best recipes, beautiful photos of the Garden and useful cooking and baking hints scattered throughout.
Book Review: Through the Garden Gate
"Through the Garden Gate" is a beautifully photographed and beautifully written book about twenty-seven personal gardens lovingly cared for in three historic districts of Huntsville: Twickenham, Old Town and Five Points.
Book Review
Local author Georgia Richardson is Alabama's answer to Erma Bombeck with her tales of woe, desperation, disappointment and disaster, all with tongue-in-cheek and foot-in-mouth.
NASA's First 7 Astronauts Tell Their Story
"The Real Space Cowboys" by Ed Buckbee with Wally Schirra chronicles the early years of space exploration with interviews, photos, first-person accounts and insights into what it was like to be one of the first seven astronauts for NASA.
Book Review: The Ambassador's Son
"The Ambassadors Son" is Homer Hickam's sequel to "The Keeper's Son." Set in the South Seas, it fictionalizes John F. Kennedy's time during World War II and mixes in Hickam's own cast of beloved characters from his previous novel.
Book Review: The Keeper's Son
Since I spend most of my time online, I rarely have time to relax with a good book. It was a special treat for me to chisel out a block of time to dig into Homer Hickam's "The Keeper's Son," an intriguing book based on a true, but little-known, story about World War II.
Cookbook Review: Cook With Nancy--Plain or Fancy
This cookbook is not only filled with great, often original recipes gleaned over the years as Holliman cooked for her family and friends, but she also shares cooking hints, tips and the history of some of her favorite or unusual recipes.
Faberge Eggs: A Retrospective Encyclopedia
Faberge Eggs--A Retrospective Encyclopedia is a well-researched book filled with pictures, facts, background notes and the story of the Easter eggs.
Book Review: "Murder in the Heart of Dixie"
Former County Attorney Fred Simpson and Jacquelyn Gray have written a book about the 13 Capital Murder Trials in Madison County Alabama during the last 100 years.
Rockets & Spacecraft
The NASA Retirees Association at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville have documented the birth of the space program with detailed pictures, interviews, timelines and descriptions from those who were there.
Huntsville Then and Now
A Walk Through Downtown Huntsville Then and Now by Fred B. Simpson is a pictorial history utilizing photographs from long ago and recreated, down to the exact weather, climate and location, from the same angle today. Over 340 photographs in black and white.