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on the bookshelf Long Story Short This unique collection gathers shortshort stories—none longer than 1,800 words—by some of North Carolina’s best authors. Here are 65 established and emerging writers who remind us why we read fiction: to laugh, to learn, to feel, to be transported, and to make connections with the world outside our own skins. The writers include Margaret Maron, Jill McCorkle, Doris Betts, Orson Scott Card, Fred Chappell, Sarah Dessen, Haven Kimmel, Robert Morgan, Lee Smith and Daniel Wallace. Marianne Gingher, an English professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, edited “Long Story Short.� Softcover, 200 pages, $32.50.
(800) 848-6224 www.uncpress.unc.edu
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Building Storage with Style This new book for amateur and professional woodworkers features 20 modern, attractive, and practical storage items to make. Each item is created with basic tools and off-the-shelf lumber and begins with simple box construction. Beginners can handle the super-easy footed nesting tables and then can progress to making a metal rolling cart for under the bed, a refined wall-mounted medicine cabinet, and a playful bookcase with nooks and crannies. Projects in “Building Storage with Style,� co-authored by Clarke Snell and Lisa Mandle, are shown in color photographs, along with specific howto details. Published by Lark Boos, Asheville. Softcover, 144 pages, $17.95.
The polyrhythmic styles of percussionist Chris Conley coupled with the groove of bassist Jeff Hatley comprise the foundation upon which guitarist Will McBride builds the fusion of jazz, funk and pop styles that make up The Will McBride Group’s music. The group, based in Raleigh, has a new CD featuring a mix of original and cover material showcasing a range of contemporary, light and hot jazz. Its ten tracks include “Caravan,� “Keep On Keepin’ On,� “Blue Mex,� “Got To Get You Into My Life� and “The Dichotomy.� “Trifecta� sells for $14.95.
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