EVERY BOOK IN OUR STORE IS SIGNED -
AND SOLD AT REGULAR PUBLISHER'S PRICE*
*Except for a few in our Collector's Corner
Booksmith Timeless Classics
These are the "Best of the Best". They include Pulitzer Prize winners and unknown authors; titles with world-wide appeal and those with a mini audience.
What they all have in common is our connection. We brought some back in print, published a few, and discovered the rest. Almost all are only available at The Alabama Booksmith.
These very special treasures have now become part of our mission - to put them in the hands of readers and collectors with good taste.
Most of our regulars already own signed copies, so to encourage purchasing them as appreciated presents, we will gift wrap, enclose a special card, and ship anywhere in the United States - compliments of The Booksmith.
Make a list of friends and family who will love a thoughtful surprise, and let them wonder how you were able to get the author to sign their timeless classic.
If you are gift-giving, please let us know how the enclosed card should read. Check out the treasures below:
| The Star of Istanbul |
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Robert Olen Butler |
STAR OF ISTANBUL is another in the Christopher Marlow Cobb exciting adventures of a newspaperman turned spy who in this story is aboard the ill fated Lusitania following a German agent during World War I. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best... |
| Moonglow |
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Michael Chabon |
MOONGLOW is Chabon at his best, telling multiple stories that are taken from real life, although most are created from his mind. Readers will be treated to an intense World War II hero who spends time in jail for attacking his civilian boss, a holocaust survivor, and even a few appearances from Wernher von Braun, the... |
| At the Edge of the Orchard |
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Tracy Chevalier |
AT THE EDGE OF THE ORCHARD is a riveting family drama with settings ranging from Connecticut through Ohio to California, in the middle of the nineteenth century. A harsh theme is discovered understanding different types of apple trees and the fruit they produce. This title has been selected as a Booksmith... |
| All the Governor's Men |
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Katherine Clark |
ALL THE GOVERNOR'S MEN: A MOUNTAIN BROOK NOVEL with a foreword by Pat Conroy, is a fictional account of George Wallace's run for Governor in 1982 when he faces a young progressive. This darkly comic novel with an unspoken sexual overtone depicts the social and political landscape of Alabama that is like no other, and... |
| Everyone Brave is Forgiven |
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Chris Cleave |
EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN is set in London at the beginning of World War II, and tells the little known story of teachers sending their pupils to rural areas to protect them from Nazi air raids in London - the light skin children, that is. There is also a wartime story of romance and loss. The book is inspired by the... |
| Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy |
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Cassandra King Conroy |
TELL ME A STORY indeed tells the story of Cassandra King and Pat Conroy's budding relationship and... |
| Revelation |
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Dennis Covington |
REVELATION: A SEARCH FOR FAITH IN A VIOLENT WORLD is part memoir, part reporting from the most dangerous area on earth, and part the author's questioning of his own faith. This powerful story came close to costing the writer his life. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is... |
| What Stands in a Storm |
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Kim Cross |
WHAT STANDS IN A STORM: THREE DAYS IN THE WORST SUPERSTORM TO HIT THE SOUTH'S TORNADO ALLEY shows a reporter's eye for the facts, and a brilliant feel for personal and family drama. It is truly a fascinating read that reveals what holds us together in tragic times. This title has been selected as a Booksmith... |
| The Sunlit Night |
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Rebecca Dinerstein |
THE SUNLIT NIGHT finds a young girl fleeing heartbreak in Manhattan and a Russian immigrant from Brooklyn meeting up near the Arctic Circle. The novel feels like a young master's touch has delivered a tale that is full of fun, love, mystery and even on occasion could pass for a travel book. This title has been... |
| A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America’s First Female Four-Star General |
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Ann Dunwoody |
A HIGHER STANDARD: LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES FROM AMERICA’S FIRST FEMALE FOUR-STAR GENERAL shares the driving forces behind General Ann Dunwoody's extraordinary success that apply to every leader. These ideas are treasures. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best... |