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Virginia Renfro Ellis's extraordinary work of historical fiction evokes the tattered essence of the post-Civil War South, where widows, children, and scarred veterans were left to reconstruct a country. There is little to wish for in the lives of the Atwater women. Julia and Victoria were barely brides before their husbands marched off with the doomed Confederate army. Now alone, with scarcely enough money to see them through until spring, they embark on an impetuous mission to bring a sparkle of...

In this search for guidance in ancient lands, an esteemed historian captures the extraordinary wisdom, humanity, and humor of spiritual leaders rarely seen by the West. Men in Black Dresses takes the reader into desert monasteries and Sufi enclaves, where the author speaks with the Grand Sheik of Islam, the Coptic Bishop of Youth, the Archbishop of St. Catherine's, and numerous other wise leaders. Vividly capturing ancient cultures whose very existence is threatened by global homogeneity, Men in...