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Foraging Wild Herbs

Discover the healing power of wild herbs and transform them into potent remedies for everyday wellness

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Tenacious and True

An improbable dream fulfilled in one unforgettable season

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Backcountry Resistance

The extraordinary story of a war fought by ordinary people

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Welcome to the Sh*t Show

A clear-eyed account of one woman's fight to survive late-stage colorectal cancer

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Foraging Wild Herbs

April Punsalan

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Scott Pleasant

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Backcountry Resistance

Carl P. Borick

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Welcome to the Sh*t Show

Shannon Ivey

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A Dream Deferred

M. Akua McDaniel

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Wood Basket of the World

edited by Jessica I. Elfenbein and Mark Kinzer

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New Perspectives on Cormac McCarthy

edited by Jonathan Elmore and Rick Elmore

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The Gods Themselves

Shawn D. Ramsey

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Benevolence and Bondage

John T. Lowe

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New Christianity for the New South

Paul A. Sanchez

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An Artist's Life

Mary Whyte

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Kugels and Collards

Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey

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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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Brookgreen Gardens

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Gullah Spirit

Jonathan Green

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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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Smoke on the Battery

Stephen R. Wise

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The Spurrier Effect

Brent Silvia and Kevin Miller

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Gullah-Geechee Diasporas

edited by Muhammad Fraser-Rahim and Elizabeth J. West

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edited by Jessica I. Elfenbein and Mark Kinzer

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Photo courtesy of scetv.org. Co-authors Chef Kevin Mitchell and food historian David S. Shields, Taste the State and Taste the State Georgia, team up again as co-hosts in a new South Car…

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When Shannon Ivey was 42 and a single mom, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer. In an interview with Today.com, Shannon shares how she attributed early symptoms to perimenopause and l…

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Piedmont Publishing Symposium 2026 (Spartanburg, SC)

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