City Lights Bookstore

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City Lights Bookstore

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City Lights Bookstore is located in Sylva, North Carolina a small Main Street town tucked in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains. Our goal is to share the literature of the Southern Appalachian region with the world, and the world of good books with our community.

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We have our Appalachian catalog and some of our used books listed on Biblio, a book listing website located in Asheville.

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Submitted by more@citylights... on Sun, 11/21/2010 - 12:51pm

Listed below are the best selling books at City Lights for the week ending November 20, 2010.

Letter to Emily: A Memoir (Paperback)

Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Outskirts Press

This poingnant memoir by a retired WCU English professor has been on our bestseller list for several weeks.

Southern Appalachian Storytellers: Interviews with Sixteen Keepers of the Oral Tradition (Paperback)

Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: McFarland & Company

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (Hardcover)

Letter to Emily: A Memoir (Hardcover)

One Foot in Eden (Paperback)

Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days

The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results (Paperback)

By Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race (Hardcover)

Published: Grand Central Publishing

Among the Believers (Paperback)

Tales from the Porch (Hardcover)

By Curtis R. Blanton, James C. Sellers

Published: Porch Tales Publications

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Hardcover)

Appalachian Book of the Week
Submitted by more@citylights... on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 11:39pm

Our featured book for the week of November 21st is The Doll Dresser by Jeanne Cobb.

The Doll Dresser (Paperback)

By Jeanne Cobb, James Cobb, Bettye Scurr

Published: Catawba Publishing

The book is set in the mountains of western North Carolina where Jeanne, a native North Carolinian, attended college and the couple spent many happy days exploring, hiking, camping, and fly fishing. The inspiration for The Doll Dresser was Jeannes mother whose hobby was rescuing broken dolls and making them beautiful again for young children. Proceeds from the books sales will be used to establish a scholarship fund in memory of James.

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