Books by Ozarks' Writers
Boian Books is inspired by creative but shy writers who hide deep in the Ozark Mountains - authors who would rather write than publish, write than sell, write than socialize. Their stories and observations are shared now because Boian Books is gently but firmly tugging manuscripts and photo essays out of their ragged notebooks and putting them in print.
Herbal Pearls
In ancient China, people observed that when certain plants were consumed, disease was reduced or dispelled. These herbs evolved to become medicines, so it was essential that information passed through the generations was accurate.
Herbalists and monks were primary medical practitioners in Chinese tradition, but they were not without their own greed and corruption. Peasants, therefore, devised historical and mythical tales to help common people remember names, uses, physical descriptions and locations of herbs. These orally transmitted tales were threaded with entertaining plots, scenic descriptions and gripping tension.
From 1934 to 1980, folklorist Miao Wen-wei collected these stories from peasants, farmers and traditional doctors in the central coastal region of China's Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces. Herbal Pearls is a rare gem of fifty-three simple tales that convey justice, wisdom, moderation, cleverness and resourcefulness by use of memory aids and mnemonic clues. These stories are short and without complexities, and have a stirring charm and vibrant character that apply to life and health even in the age of electronic transmission.
$19.95 each, plus $4 s/h. Gift wrapped for $2 extra.
Letters from the Pen
Letters from the Pen allows us to peek into the independent nation of federal prison. Dale McCurry spent five years in prison retaining his sanity by letting his pen do his talking. His evocative account of what happens when a good man does a bad thing, but is still good to the core, is funny, inspiring, tragic and heavy. And good to the core.
$14.95 each, plus $4 s/h. Gift wrapped for $2 extra.
Dissipated Assets
Dissipated Assets indulges poetry lovers by selecting precise words that separate the ordinary from the super; proper, tight, unorthodox writing that defines souls by barreling through hearts and brains. David Zimmermann's poetry shreds the meek and rebuilds them into men in touch with their tender battles.
$14.95 each, plus $4 s/h. Gift wrapped for $2 extra.
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