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Writers Support Group meets on Thurs. 9/16, 6 PM

     Jungian  Conversations     with Bud & Massimilla  Harris;  Sun. 9/19 at  3PM

Next up for the AOB Reading group--Tinkers by Paul Harding 9/8 at 3PM

You can get 15% off books chosen for your bookclub, too.  Ask us how next time you're in.

Do you know we have greeting cards? One line is a very affordable, religiously- themed assortment from Printery House.

September has arrived in the southern highlands and it has arrived with an August heat that belies the calendar.  Never mind, we say.  Too hot to put the garden to rest for the winter? Too hot to mow the lawn again? All the better to read a new book.  With Ramadan ending soon and the Jewish High Holy days almost upon us, we are looking at these two great branches of the Abrahamic tree.  There is so much confusion in the American culture about these religions--and what better way to begin to dispel that fog than with a good book?  Here are some--

 Eliza Griswold's "The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam" is history, current events and theology, as well as a powerful story of misunderstanding writ large. There is an unnerving and inevitable clash of ideologies played out across this imaginary global line.   Click on the cover image for an NPR interview with Griswold

Much of what we hear in news and read in the popular press concerning Islam and Muslims is contradictory, confusing.  Huston Smith to the rescue.  This is a slim volume and a good, simple intro.  It's adapted from Smith's larger work "The World's Religions."         Click on the cover for a review

Far from Zion: In Search of a Global Jewish Community by Charles London is a travel guide to some of the most surprising points of the Jewish diaspora by a man who found himself drawn to the notion of a humanitarian Judaism.     Click on the image for an op-ed in Huffington Post by London

Accent is a  friendly, neighborhood, full service, independent, bricks-and-mortar store. 

Whew--was that enough jargon for you? We have many categories to choose from here in the building but our web presence features our spirituality and religion titles.

Why? you ask.

We looked on the vast expanses of the World Wide Web and found that it was difficult to discern what was really out there in terms of spiritual titles.  If you're looking for the newest or deepest thoughts published in other religions, do you need to keep Googling the national websites of the world's religions?  Do you need to know Karen Armstrong's name so that you can go to her site?

While our greatest depth and selection is in Christian theology, we also stock titles in many other disciplines and areas.  We continue to be the western North Carolina source for the Book of Common Prayer and other Episcopal resources.  At both website and store, you'll find a cross-cultural and multi-discipline inventory of spirituality and religion titles.   Something that's rare in the dub-dub-dub world.

Classic and contemporary writings in Judaism, Islam and Buddhism, as well as other spiritual traditions, are featured in our large and varied inventory.

Our goal with this web presence is to bring the great knowledge that our owner/buyers have about the best and newest in spiritual thought--the knowledge you can access by calling us or visiting our store.

Almost a third of our bookshop is a glorious children's section and we have strong  regional, travel and fiction sections as well. So, if you are looking for a children's book or a travel book, chances are we have it or can order it.  If you need any or all of the above, give us a call or shoot us an email.  

We welcome your feedback and recommendations.  What was the book that enlightened you? Which author found you on the road to Damascus?

Share it with us and we'll share it with the world.

Damascus, old-style

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Are you looking for a classroom set of books for your study group or Sunday school?  Contact us for special rates and availability.

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We're happy to create a Special Order for you for books we don't ordinarily stock.

Can't decide on the perfect gift? How about an old-fashioned Gift Certificate?

Need a book or tower of books wrapped for gift-giving?  Let us know at the front counter.

We believe that teachers need all the help we can give.  For that reason we offer 20% off most purchases for classroom use.