Books
Books I've written, edited and designed
FAITH ON A MISSION:
A PORTRAIT OF THE DIOCESE
OF ST. AUGUSTINE AT 150
Author: Lilla Ross
Published: 2020, Editions du Signe, 306pp
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A portrait of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida on its 150th anniversary. A thematic look at the people and ministries.
JACKSONVILLE
WHERE THE FUTURE LEADS
Authors: Lilla Ross and Jane Bennett
Published: 2007, Cherbo Publishing Group, 162 pp
A look at how Jacksonville, Florida, balances the needs of a growing city while protecting the wealth of natural assets. Situated on the St. Johns River in Northeast Florida, the city is a center of world trade, a hub for health care, and a base for the U.S. Navy.
PEARL: THE MAN & THE PLACE
Authors: Donald Hutchens & Lilla Ross
Published: 2007, Newfoundland, Canada, 145pp
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A biography of Sir James Pearl of the Royal Navy who served in the Napoleonic Wars and then for a decade became a merchant captain and opium trader in Singapore. He retired to Newfoundland where he became a gentleman farmer. The town of Mount Pearl grew up on his estate.
GETTING HOOKED:
A HANDBOOK FOR NOVICE SALMON ANGLERS
IN NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Author: Donald Hutchens
Editor: Lilla Ross
Published: 2023, Newfoundland, Canada, 142pp
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Donald Hutchens shares his expertise in the art and science of catching Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Books I designed
JOHN MOORE:
Catholic pastoral leadership during Florida's first book, 1877-1901
Author: Michael J. McNally
Editor and designer: Lilla Ross
Published: 2020, Diocese of St. Augustine
142pp, with 60 images, footnotes and index
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Michael J. McNally's academic biography of the second bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine and the challenges he faced during a period of major economic growth.
REDNECK IN PARIS
A memoir
Author: John K. Sisk
Photos: Jeff Fortune
Editor and designer: Lilla Ross
Published: 2007, Self-published
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John K. Sisk's memoir of living on the Left Bank of Paris