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The Spurrier Effect

Everyone said it couldn't be done; Steve Spurrier proved them wrong

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Tell the Kids I Love Them

A son's search for meaning in the shadow of war and a father's final words

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Smoke on the Battery

An illustrated history of Civil War Charleston brought to life through firsthand accounts

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Justice is Worth the Journey

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The Empathy Paradox

Rachel McCabe

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An Artist's Life

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A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina, revised and expanded edition

Patrick D. McMillan, Richard D. Porcher Jr., Douglas A. Rayner, and David B. White

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Gullah Spirit

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The History and Science of Earthquakes in South Carolina, 1698-2025

Donald A. Stevenson and Pradeep Talwani

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The Gullah-Geechee people, descendants of enslaved Africans, are known to live in the Sea Islands and along South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina coast. What is less known, howe…

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