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Abraham, Ken Akin, Genie Alexander, Hudson Alexander, Tasha see Tyska, Tasha	Allen, Mary Allen, Nancy Evelyn Allen, Violet Page Allen, William Fletcher Anderson, Mary Trim Anderson, Neil T. Anderson, Wren Smith	Armistead, Bob Ash, William see Hooper, Charles Atkinson, Don Atwood, Jeff Augustine, Peg

Abraham, Ken

Following a childhood in the small Pennsylvania town of Clymer, Ken Abraham received his education at Indiana University, Asbury College, and Asbury Theological Seminary. He has been a professional musician, pastor, and motivational speaker. Writing was a part of all these career paths and gradually became his main focus. In addition to his own books, he has collaborated with many popular celebrities and public figures, including Paul Azinger, Dr. Jimmy Allen, and Jim Bakker, for which he has been featured on "20-20," "Larry King Live," and "Good Morning America." He also writes Bible commentaries and study guides. Abraham has authored more than 50 books with sales of more than 2 million copies. Abraham and his family moved to Williamson County in 1997.

The Prodigal Project, Book 1: Genesis (with Daniel Hart), 2003
Dear God, Do You Really See Everything (with Annie Fitzgerald), 2003
Dear God, Thank You for Your Friends (with Annie Fitzgerald), 2003
Dear God, Thank You for Making Me Special (with Annie Fitzgerald), 2003
Dear God, It's Me Again (with Annie Fitzgerald), 2003
Racing to Win (with Joe Gibbs), 2002
Right Thing (with Scott Waddle), 2002
Let's Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage (with Lisa Beamer and others), 2002
The True Story of a Cocaine Drug Lord and His Unexpected Encounter with God (with Jorge F. Valdes), 2000
Payne S. Stewart: The Authorized Biography (with Tracey Stewart), 2000
The Refuge: A Look into the Future and the Power of Living in a Christian Community (with Jim Bakker), 2000
Vestal! Lord I Wouldn't Take Nothin' for my Journey Now (with Vestal Goodman), 2000, 1998
Convicted (with Jorge Valdes), 1999
Jesus Loves Me Devotional (with Angela Abraham and others), 1999
Jesus Loves Me Bible (with Angela Abraham and others), 1999
Fairways: Inspiration for the Golf Enthusiast, 1999
Prosperity and the Coming Apocalypse (with Jim Bakker), 1998
Bringing Out the Winner in Your Child (with Jim Croyle), 1997
Beauty to Last a Lifetime (with Kim Boyce), 1997, 1993
A Tender Road Home: The Story of How God Healed a Marriage Crippled by Anger and Abuse (with Paul and Susie Luchsinger), 1997
Who Are the Promise Keepers: Understanding the Christian Men's Movement, 1997
God Keeps His Promises: Prophecies Fulfilled in the New Testament, 1997
Jesus Teaches Me to Pray, 1997
I Was Wrong: The Untold Story of the Shocking Journey from PTL Power to Prison and Beyond (with Jim Bakker), 1996
Praise and Worship: A Devotional for Little Ones (with Angela Abraham), 1996
Brainstorm: Monsters from the ID, 1996
Levantate Y Pelea: Stand Up and Fight Back, 1996
Zinger: A Champion's Story of Determination, Courage, and Charging Back (with Paul Azinger, 1995
The Burden of a Secret (with Jimmy Allen), 1995
Don't Bite the Apple 'Til You Check for Worms: A Survival Guide to Love, Sex, and Singleness, 1994
Finding Heaven in the Real World (with Stephen Curtis Chapman), 1994
In Process: Devotions to Help You Develop Your Faith (with Kim Boyce), 1994
The Hosanna Bible (with Angela Abraham), 1994
Stand Up and Fight Back: A Young Person's Guide to Spiritual Warfare, 1993
Armed and Dangerous: Straight Answers from the Bible, 1993
The Gamer: An 11-Time All-Star's Inside Story of the Pain, Grit, Guts, and Glory of Life in the Majors (with Gary Carter), 1993
–In Focus (with Kim Boyce), 1992
–This Isn't the Trip I Signed Up For, 1991
–The Disillusioned Christian, 1991
–Unmasking the Myths of Marriage, 1990
–Positive Holiness, 1988
–Ken Abraham's Hot Trax Devotions for Guys, 1987
–Ken Abraham's Hot Trax Devotions for Girls, 1987
–Promises of the Messiah (with Abram K. Abraham), 1987
–Designer Genes, 1986

Akin, Genie

Genie Akin grew up on a large farm in Franklin, the daughter of one of the largest cattle breeders in Tennessee. On her farm near Lexington, Kentucky, she raises thoroughbred broodmares and racing stock, as well as breeding and selling hunter and jumper ponies. Akin donated the proceeds of her first book, a children's title, Whose Children Are We?, to the Mary G. Copeland Foundation's home for abused and neglected children, which she began in 1994. She wrote a novel about the horse show world under the pen name Ellie Boatman.

–Unbridled Injustice,2005
–Whose Children Are We,1996

Alexander, Hudson

A native of Franklin, Hudson Alexander began writing for the Tennessean at age 17 while he was still attending Battle Ground Academy. He graduated from UT-Knoxville with a B.S. in communications, having worked summers in radio news at WKDA. Alexander has worked in radio, business, and freelance writing, mostly for Civil War publications. He has been a staff writer for Civil War News. He was inspired to write by the example of his grandfather, T. H. "Alex" Alexander, who was the first nationally syndicated columnist.

–Physicians of Williamson County: A Legacy of Healing, 1797–1997, 1997

Alexander, Tasha see Tyska, Tasha

Allen , Mary (1941 - )

Mary Allen attended Nashville elementary schools, moved to Williamson County in 1954, and graduated from Franklin High School in 1960. Her poetry has won several awards and has been published by Quill Press, World of Poetry, Great Lakes Poetry Press, and Sparrow Grass Poetry. Allen says that readers should focus on her poems, not her accomplishments. She writes, "It is my expressed hope that these poems will be of encouragement to anyone who seeks to use their talents for the betterment of humanity and for the glory of God."

–Poetry on Canvas, 1997
–A Rose Grows Free, 1994
–To Soar Like an Eagle, 1992
–Reflections of the Heart, 1992

Allen, Nancy Evelyn (Hatchett) 1941 - )

Nancy Allen grew up on a Bell Buckle, Tennessee farm. Nancy has had varied work experiences as a cosmetologist, a day care manager, a minister of education, adult group home manager and Baptist Sunday School Board employee. After retiring three times she is now devoted to full-time writing from her home in Nolensville.

Interested in storytelling as early as high school, she only began writing in her later years. Her writing experience is significantly influenced, not only by her work experiences, but also by the different places she has lived in the states and in Germany. As a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, almost all her writing includes a Christian content.

–The Covenant Woman of the Old Testament, 2009
−The Covenant Woman of the New Testament, 2009
−The Covenant Woman of the Bible, 2009
−Gathering: Writers of Williamson County, 2009 (an anthology)
−Barack H. Obama: Vision to Victory, 2009 (an anthology)
–7 Fs for Families, 1984

Allen, Violet Page (1921- )

Violet Allen was born in Atnip Hollow, in the Camp Branch Community of DeKalb County, Tennessee near Smithville. She spent her early years in the Hollow where she loved the simple caring and sharing life with her extended family. Life in the Hollow had its share of hardships including the death of her father when she was only four. Her mother raised her to appreciate an education. When Center Hill Dam was formed on the Caney Fork River in DeKalb County, many families in the Hollow were displaced. In 1946, Violet moved with her mother and step-father to a farm in Spring Hill, Tennessee, where she still lives.

She became a speech and hearing teacher in Williamson County, eventually named as supervisor in special education. She retired in 1986, after 36 years in education. Her family encouraged her to write about the history of the hills. With encouragement from her Spring Hill writers group, she pursued the writing of her first book, preserving a piece of Americana dating back to the late 1700's.

My Life in the Hills, 2010

Allen, William Fletcher (1931- )

Fletcher Allen, along with two brothers and three sisters, grew up on a farm in South Carolina, where he learned to appreciate hard work and high thinking. His large family is the subject of his book. Allen graduated from Furman University in Greenville, S.C. and entered a career of writing and editing, a lifetime occupation interrupted only by a stint in the army during the Korean War. He worked on Baptist denominational newspapers in South Carolina, Maryland, and more recently Tennessee. He came to Franklin, Williamson County, in 1987. In retirement Allen has published poetry and essays.

Plowing Wind and Time, 2007
Half a Dozen Assorted, 2000

Anderson, Mary Trim (1910- )

Born in Maury County, Mary Trim Anderson grew up in Thompson's Station, attended UT-Knoxville, and received her master's degree from Peabody. She taught English in the Williamson County, Franklin City, and Maury County schools for 44 years before her retirement in 1975. She has served as president of the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English, the Franklin Business and Professional Women's Club, Delta Kappa Gamma Professional Society, and the Williamson County Historical Society. She has made frequent contributions to the annual journal of the historical society and has served as its editor several times, most notably for the 1976 bicentennial edition. Her book was added to the selective historical collection of the DAR Library in Washington, D.C.

–Landmarks: The Restoration Movement in Williamson County, 1993

Anderson, Neil T. (1947 - )

Dr. Anderson's grandfather immigrated from Norway to Minnesota, established a farm and built a school for the local children. Growing up on the farm, going to church, walking to school, living a life of hard work and humble means all shaped Neil's life and writing. A stint in the Navy led him to study electrical engineering; he became an aerospace engineer. When God's ministry called, he earned advanced degrees at Talbot School of Theology and Pepperdine University, both in California. For several years he was a pastor, then became a professor of Practical Theology at Talbot. He founded "Freedom in Christ Ministries", an international organization. After his wife suffered a serious and lengthy illness, he began writing of the insights this difficult experience had given him.

–The Core of Christianity, 2009
–The Path to Reconciliation, 2008
–Winning the Battle Within, 2008
–Restored, 2007
–Experiencing Christ Together, 2006
–Extreme Church Makeover, 2005
–The Daily Disciple, 2005
–Overcoming Depression, 2004
–Finding Freedom in a Sex-Obsessed World, 2004
–Unleashing God's Power in You, 2004
–Freedom in Christ, 2004
–Discipleship Counseling, 2003
–Breaking the Bondage of Legalism, 2003
–Overcoming Addictive Behavior, 2003
–Overcoming a Negative Self-Image, 2003
–Stomping Out Fear, 2003
–Finding God's Will in Spiritually Deceptive Time, 2003
–Blessed are the Peacemakers, 2002
–Getting Anger Under Control, 2002
–God's Power at Work In You, 2001
–Stomping Out Depression, 2001
–Steps to Freedom in Christ, 2002
–Who I Am in Christ, 2001
–One Day at a Time, 2000
–Real Life, 2000
–Righteous Pursuit, 2000
–Christ Centered Therapy, 2009
–Higher Ground, 1999
–Walking in Freedom, 1999
–Finding Hope Again, 1999
–Radical Image, 1998
–Sold Out for God, 1998
–Ministering the Steps to Freedom, 1998
–What God Says About Me, 1998
–Rivers of Revival, 1997
–The Common Made Holy, 1997
–Freedom from Addiction Workbook, 1997
–Freedom from Addiction, 1996
–Christ Centered Marriage, 1996
–Spiritual Protection for Your Children, 1996
–Ultimate Love, 1996
–Extreme Faith, 1996
–Awesome God, 1996
–Reality Check, 1996
–Know Light No Fear, 1996
–Helping Others Find Freedom in Christ, 1995
–Busting Free, 1994
–Setting Your Church Free, 1994
–A Way of Escape, 1994
–Living Free in Christ, 1993
–Daily in Christ, 1993
–Bondage Breaker, Youth Edition, 1993
–Stomping Out the Darkness, 1993
–Breaking Through to Spiritual Maturity, 1992
–Seduction of Our Children, 1991
–Released from Bondage, 1991
–Walking Through the Darkness (later) Walking in the Light), 1991
–Victory Over the Darkness, 1990
–The Bondage Breaker, 1990 revised 2002

Anderson, Wren Smith (1980 - )

Inspired by a seventh grade teacher in her home city of Knoxville, Tennessee, Wren Anderson began to write plays and stories and to dream of someday writing and illustrating her own children's book. In school, she took art courses as well as her major in advertising from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. After a few years of practical work in sales, she went to Middle Tennessee State University for a Master degree in Business education and then became a Business Ed. teacher in Williamson County high schools. Meanwhile, she sketched, wrote, and dreamed and came up her first children's book.

–Sweet Dreams, Anita Bonita, 2008

Armistead, Bob (1952- )

Bob Armistead was born in Franklin and graduated from Battle Ground Academy. He attended Vanderbilt University on a football scholarship and majored in history. Since graduation in 1971, he has made his home in Nashville, where he has a gallery and related internet business that deal in Civil War art and battle souvenirs. The titles of his works show that his main interest is Civil War history.

–Warrior Forrest, 1998
–Never to Quit: A Story of Two Confederates, 1993

Ash, William see Hooper, Charles

Atkinson, Don

Don Atkinson grew up and was educated in the Huntsville, Alabama area. He received his master and doctoral degrees from Baptist seminaries and served pastorates in Alabama and Georgia before coming to serve as an editor and writer with the Baptist Sunday School Board (LifeWay Christian Resources) in Nashville and to live in Franklin. In addition to his work with the Board, Atkinson has served as pastor of Walker Memorial Baptist Church in Franklin. He is also an avid sports fan—the Crimson Tide above all.

–Meeting Needs, Sharing Christ, 1995
–Celebrating Life, 1989
–A Barnabas Lifestyle, 1986

Atwood, Jeff (1964- )

Jeff Atwood was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and spent his formative years in Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana and Pennsylvania, all of which influenced his outlook on life and family values. His love for writing was born from his affection for books at an early age. His book Our Big, Big God was influenced by conversations about God with his daughter, who has significant mental and physical disabilities. Jeff was educated at Purdue University and has had a career in communications, advertising/public relations, and marketing. He now resides in Brentwood.

–My First Message: Amazing Stories of the Bible, 2008
–My First Message: Stories of Jesus , 2008
–DriveTime Devotions for Women Volume 2 , 2007
–DriveTime Devotions for Men Volume 2 , 2007
–Our Big, Big God , 2007
–DriveTime Devotions for Men Volume 1 , 2006
–DriveTime Devotions for Women Volume 1 , 2006

Augustine, Peg (1948- )

Born in Virginia, Peg Augustine attended Scarritt College, earning a degree in Christian education. A resident of Franklin, she is a children's book editor at the United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville and pastor of historic Garrison United Methodist Church near Leiper's Fork. Augustine's books for children are affordable, inspirational, and colorfully illustrated stories of Christmas, Easter, and Bible characters.

–Every Letter Tells the Story: An Easter ABC, 2003
–The First Christmas, 2002
–Alphabet Rhymes for Bible Times, 2002
–Jesus Says, 2002
–The Bible Says, 2002
–Paul Says, 2001
–Abingdon's Young Readers' Bible Dictionary (with Daphne Flegal), 2001
–Counting to Ten with Moses, 2000

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