Welcome to our eStore.
The New Mexico Book Co-op offers books from its participating members. Your book order will be shipped by the author or publisher and should usually be completed within four (4) days of your order. If there will be any delay on shipping, we will email you about any needed changes on this shipping schedule.
We are offering a variety of books by New Mexico authors or publishers, books on the Southwest, as well as other New Mexico products. Please check us out. We have several pages of items indexed so have fun browsing!
Thank you.
The New Mexico Book Co-op offers books from its participating members. Your book order will be shipped by the author or publisher and should usually be completed within four (4) days of your order. If there will be any delay on shipping, we will email you about any needed changes on this shipping schedule.
We are offering a variety of books by New Mexico authors or publishers, books on the Southwest, as well as other New Mexico products. Please check us out. We have several pages of items indexed so have fun browsing!
Thank you.
2008 New Mexico Mystique
Calendar
$10.00
The calendar was created to support the touring Smithsonian exhibit, “Key Ingredients” in Chama. We have the opportunity to sell calendars as a fundraiser for the New Mexico Book Co-op. The cost is $10 plus shipping. The calendar has 15 images of Northern New Mexico and big blocks to write in appointments. Full color, 9” x 12” and great for gifts!
$10.00
The calendar was created to support the touring Smithsonian exhibit, “Key Ingredients” in Chama. We have the opportunity to sell calendars as a fundraiser for the New Mexico Book Co-op. The cost is $10 plus shipping. The calendar has 15 images of Northern New Mexico and big blocks to write in appointments. Full color, 9” x 12” and great for gifts!
2008 Non-profit Directory of
Albuquerque
Price is $54.95
The Directory is 81/2\" by 11\"Coil Bound
Full Color Cover that is laminated. The page count is approximatelt 150 pp
The Premier Edition features more than 1200 non-profit organizations in Albuquerque and the surrounding areas; also includes: Foundations, Media, Consultants, Resources and Vendors.
The book is in four sections
1. An alphabetical listing of all organizations including the media, vendors, foundations, consultants and resources
2. Categorization of the organization using the national taxonomy of exempt entities
3. Foundations serving New Mexico, with address, phone, email and website
4. Consultants, Vendors, Resources & Media serving non-profits
All listings include address, phone, and as available email and website
Price is $54.95
The Directory is 81/2\" by 11\"Coil Bound
Full Color Cover that is laminated. The page count is approximatelt 150 pp
The Premier Edition features more than 1200 non-profit organizations in Albuquerque and the surrounding areas; also includes: Foundations, Media, Consultants, Resources and Vendors.
The book is in four sections
1. An alphabetical listing of all organizations including the media, vendors, foundations, consultants and resources
2. Categorization of the organization using the national taxonomy of exempt entities
3. Foundations serving New Mexico, with address, phone, email and website
4. Consultants, Vendors, Resources & Media serving non-profits
All listings include address, phone, and as available email and website
20 Herbs to Take Outdoors: An herbal first aid primer for the outdoor enthusiast
20 Herbs to Take Outdoors: An herbal first aid primer for the outdoor enthusiast Therese Francis, Ph.D.
20 Herbs to Take Outdoors: An herbal first aid
primer for the outdoor enthusiast
Therese Francis, Ph.D.
Reg. price $6.95
ISBN 1-890109-00-2
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 1998. 85 pages, pocket-size paper
Awards
Selected as outstanding by Parent Council
Easy-to-follow instructions on using 20 easy-to-find herbal products for indoor and outdoor first aid.
Therese Francis, Ph.D.
Reg. price $6.95
ISBN 1-890109-00-2
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 1998. 85 pages, pocket-size paper
Awards
Selected as outstanding by Parent Council
Easy-to-follow instructions on using 20 easy-to-find herbal products for indoor and outdoor first aid.
30 Days Out of Depression
Susan Sherwood Parr
Reg. price $4.95
ISBN 0-9728590-5-5; TRADE PAPER
Word Productions. 48 pages
BIBLICAL STUDIES/PRAYER. This is a try prayer approach to the problems we all face from day-to-day. It is geared toward helping those who are depressed know how to pray for their situation and offers help for the here and now.
Susan Sherwood Parr
Reg. price $4.95
ISBN 0-9728590-5-5; TRADE PAPER
Word Productions. 48 pages
BIBLICAL STUDIES/PRAYER. This is a try prayer approach to the problems we all face from day-to-day. It is geared toward helping those who are depressed know how to pray for their situation and offers help for the here and now.
99 New Mexicans ... and a few other folks
99 New Mexicans ... and a few other folks
Don Bullis
99 New Mexicans ... and a few other folks
Don Bullis
Reg. price $16.95
ISBN 1-888725-92-3
Science and Humanities Press, 2005. 346 pages
A compilation of stories from old time New Mexico covering over 100 of the area's most colorful characters. Sometimes violent, sometimes humorous, but always entertaining, informative and well-researched by New Mexico's law-enforcement historian, Don Bullis.
REVIEWS
Don Bullis has written a book that every genuine New Mexican should have within easy reach. Well researched and well written, it is both informative and vastly entertaining. Highly recommended.-- Dr. Don Alberts, Author/Historian
The rich, diverse and colorful history of New Mexico comes alive in these biographical tales of New Mexicans who, for good or bad, shaped the state and the greater Southwest. 99 New Mexicans ... and a few other folks is grassroots history for all to enjoy. -- Dr. Paul Andrew Hutton, Author/Historian
Don Bullis
Reg. price $16.95
ISBN 1-888725-92-3
Science and Humanities Press, 2005. 346 pages
A compilation of stories from old time New Mexico covering over 100 of the area's most colorful characters. Sometimes violent, sometimes humorous, but always entertaining, informative and well-researched by New Mexico's law-enforcement historian, Don Bullis.
REVIEWS
Don Bullis has written a book that every genuine New Mexican should have within easy reach. Well researched and well written, it is both informative and vastly entertaining. Highly recommended.-- Dr. Don Alberts, Author/Historian
The rich, diverse and colorful history of New Mexico comes alive in these biographical tales of New Mexicans who, for good or bad, shaped the state and the greater Southwest. 99 New Mexicans ... and a few other folks is grassroots history for all to enjoy. -- Dr. Paul Andrew Hutton, Author/Historian
ADOBE DREAMS
author Jo Moore
released March 2009, The Obsidian Press
ISBN#9781441485175, $14.95 310 pages paperback
Set in the majestic shadow of Taos Mountain, ADOBE DREAMS is the politically charged tale that explores the validity of war, the destruction of our planet, and the omnipotence of love. A story about the coming of age in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. From the author of THE ANGLO, OTHER OBSESSIONS and TURQUOISE AND OBSIDIAN. FictionNovel/Literary
REVIEW FOR ADOBE DREAMS:
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Reviews
Life works in mysterious ways and along with that sentiment, relationships fall in between. ADOBE DREAMS is a culmination of deep contemplation and inquiry in terms of one's life, that interchanges between son and mother. The story is set in the quaint Taos, New Mexico mountains, the narrator of the story is trying to come to terms with the events that have affected his life, which appears to center on the dreams he had about his mother and the era of her birth, which she admits was unexpected, the late 1960s and early 1970s during the Vietnam War.
Interspersed with a collection of childhood memories of his mother and her reactions after finding out about his father's death in Vietnam, the narrator attempts to piece together each link to understand and solve the distress he may have been feeling about his mother. The story delves into his humble middle-class upbringing, and gives readers an inkling of his supportive role after the loss of his father.
ADOBE DREAMS is an insightful book that uses memory and history as a backdrop. And with that, the story is refined and interesting. Indeed, it is a book worth reading.
author Jo Moore
released March 2009, The Obsidian Press
ISBN#9781441485175, $14.95 310 pages paperback
Set in the majestic shadow of Taos Mountain, ADOBE DREAMS is the politically charged tale that explores the validity of war, the destruction of our planet, and the omnipotence of love. A story about the coming of age in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. From the author of THE ANGLO, OTHER OBSESSIONS and TURQUOISE AND OBSIDIAN. FictionNovel/Literary
REVIEW FOR ADOBE DREAMS:
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Reviews
Life works in mysterious ways and along with that sentiment, relationships fall in between. ADOBE DREAMS is a culmination of deep contemplation and inquiry in terms of one's life, that interchanges between son and mother. The story is set in the quaint Taos, New Mexico mountains, the narrator of the story is trying to come to terms with the events that have affected his life, which appears to center on the dreams he had about his mother and the era of her birth, which she admits was unexpected, the late 1960s and early 1970s during the Vietnam War.
Interspersed with a collection of childhood memories of his mother and her reactions after finding out about his father's death in Vietnam, the narrator attempts to piece together each link to understand and solve the distress he may have been feeling about his mother. The story delves into his humble middle-class upbringing, and gives readers an inkling of his supportive role after the loss of his father.
ADOBE DREAMS is an insightful book that uses memory and history as a backdrop. And with that, the story is refined and interesting. Indeed, it is a book worth reading.
The Abundance Tree
Patricia Heyman
Reg. price $11.95
ISBN 0-9659332-0-2
Umbrella Publications, 1997 (Reprinted in 1999). 76 pages, 8 illustrations
This inspiring, easy-to-read handbook shows you how to
Clarify your intention
Eradicate limiting beliefs
Expand your vision
Take risks and win
Support ongoing growth
Turn failure into success
REVIEWS-
If you want to go beyond dreaming your dream to LIVING your dream, I highly recommend this book. -- John-Roger New York Times #1 bestselling author
Patricia Heyman is a wonder-she tells it like it is. Quickly, succinctly…A few words on every page, drawings that sparkle with meaning…Exercises, visualizations, suggestions and not a little humor. -- The Book Reader
Patricia Heyman pulls together the most powerful tools for creating greater abundance in all areas of life in her practical, easy-to-read, and enjoyable The Abundance Tree. -- Mike Conner, International Insight Seminar Facilitator
A good addition to any self-help shelf. With new, exciting and practical step-by-step ways to fulfill your dreams. -- The Midwest Book Review
Patricia Heyman
Reg. price $11.95
ISBN 0-9659332-0-2
Umbrella Publications, 1997 (Reprinted in 1999). 76 pages, 8 illustrations
This inspiring, easy-to-read handbook shows you how to
Clarify your intention
Eradicate limiting beliefs
Expand your vision
Take risks and win
Support ongoing growth
Turn failure into success
REVIEWS-
If you want to go beyond dreaming your dream to LIVING your dream, I highly recommend this book. -- John-Roger New York Times #1 bestselling author
Patricia Heyman is a wonder-she tells it like it is. Quickly, succinctly…A few words on every page, drawings that sparkle with meaning…Exercises, visualizations, suggestions and not a little humor. -- The Book Reader
Patricia Heyman pulls together the most powerful tools for creating greater abundance in all areas of life in her practical, easy-to-read, and enjoyable The Abundance Tree. -- Mike Conner, International Insight Seminar Facilitator
A good addition to any self-help shelf. With new, exciting and practical step-by-step ways to fulfill your dreams. -- The Midwest Book Review
Adventures in Camping
Monte R. Parr
Reg. price $11.99
ISBN 0-9728590-4-7; TRADE PAPER
Word Productions.
OUTDOORS/FAMILY. An ardent outdoorsman, the research done by Monte will be the readers reward. This in depth resource guide is filled with practical information, tips, recipes, and humor. This book is set apart from all the generic books on camping by its personal and warm touch, and recipes.
Monte R. Parr
Reg. price $11.99
ISBN 0-9728590-4-7; TRADE PAPER
Word Productions.
OUTDOORS/FAMILY. An ardent outdoorsman, the research done by Monte will be the readers reward. This in depth resource guide is filled with practical information, tips, recipes, and humor. This book is set apart from all the generic books on camping by its personal and warm touch, and recipes.
The Adventures of Bro & Tracy
Joyce Fay
Reg. price $20.00
ISBN 0-9772145-0-8
2005; 48 pages, 33 photos, hardbound with photo on cover
The Adventures of Bro & Tracy is Joyce Fay’s photographic expression of her love for her dogs and for the Southwest. Experience the glorious Southwest in the company of two quintessential New Mexico dogs. Bro & Tracy were full of life, always ready for new adventures and eager to pose for photos. The text contains tips for photographing your dogs and insights into generally having fun with them. A portion of every book sale benefits Bro & Tracy Animal Welfare.
Joyce Fay
Reg. price $20.00
ISBN 0-9772145-0-8
2005; 48 pages, 33 photos, hardbound with photo on cover
The Adventures of Bro & Tracy is Joyce Fay’s photographic expression of her love for her dogs and for the Southwest. Experience the glorious Southwest in the company of two quintessential New Mexico dogs. Bro & Tracy were full of life, always ready for new adventures and eager to pose for photos. The text contains tips for photographing your dogs and insights into generally having fun with them. A portion of every book sale benefits Bro & Tracy Animal Welfare.
Adivinancero Cultural
Aspectos Culturales
Reg. price $6.00
ISBN 0-9768474-3-4
Aspectos Culturales, 1993
This is a book of 365 adivinanzas (riddles) in Spanish which has the answer in the back. This is a good way to improve both your brain power and your Spanish.
Aspectos Culturales
Reg. price $6.00
ISBN 0-9768474-3-4
Aspectos Culturales, 1993
This is a book of 365 adivinanzas (riddles) in Spanish which has the answer in the back. This is a good way to improve both your brain power and your Spanish.
Age of Aquarius Astrology Learning Game and Divination System
Age of Aquarius Astrology Learning Game and
Divination System
Therese Francis, Ph.D.
Age of Aquarius Astrology Learning Game and
Divination System
Therese Francis, Ph.D.
Reg. price $18.95
ISBN 1-890109-16-9
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 1997. 60-page book, card deck, playing pieces, canvas gameboard
Awards
Writer’s Digest 1997 National Self Publishing Award
An easy to use learning technique for basic astrology.
REVIEWS
…should intrigue those wishing to begin the study and even the more advanced student who [is] wishing to go on to a higher level. Highly recommended. -- Henge Happenings
This game is the best teaching tool I have found… -- Heather Rowan, founder of the Ursa Major School of the Intuitive Arts
Therese Francis, Ph.D.
Reg. price $18.95
ISBN 1-890109-16-9
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 1997. 60-page book, card deck, playing pieces, canvas gameboard
Awards
Writer’s Digest 1997 National Self Publishing Award
An easy to use learning technique for basic astrology.
REVIEWS
…should intrigue those wishing to begin the study and even the more advanced student who [is] wishing to go on to a higher level. Highly recommended. -- Henge Happenings
This game is the best teaching tool I have found… -- Heather Rowan, founder of the Ursa Major School of the Intuitive Arts
Aiko
Kim Bundy
Reg. price $7.95
ISBN 0-9706654-0-7
Sprite Press 2001. 31 pages
Children's story for 3rd to 4th grade readers. Aiko is the retelling of the Japanese Crane Legend and includes directions for making an origami crane at the back of the book.
REVIEWS
Ms. Bundy's book AIKO is an inspirational read that any child will love to read repeatedly -- Jennifer B. Leese
Kim Bundy
Reg. price $7.95
ISBN 0-9706654-0-7
Sprite Press 2001. 31 pages
Children's story for 3rd to 4th grade readers. Aiko is the retelling of the Japanese Crane Legend and includes directions for making an origami crane at the back of the book.
REVIEWS
Ms. Bundy's book AIKO is an inspirational read that any child will love to read repeatedly -- Jennifer B. Leese
Albuquerque The Magazine--MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION -- Albuquerque The Magazine
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION -- Albuquerque The Magazine
One-year subscription $12
Makes a great gift! Provide mailing information for each subscription and we’ll take care of the rest.
One-year subscription $12
Makes a great gift! Provide mailing information for each subscription and we’ll take care of the rest.
Amadito and Spider Woman
Lisa Bear Goldman
Reg. price $15.95
ISBN 1-885772-30-0
Kiva Publishing, 2003. 28 pages with 13 watercolor illustrations by Amado Pena
Awards
Southwest Books of the Year 2003 (Tucson- Pima County Library); Finalist for Nautilus Book Award 2004
A young boy who is made fun of by a classmate is unsure how to deal with his feelings. Each of his family members offers different advice about how to protect himself. After walking in the desert with his grandmother and listening to her parables, he learns how to keep his heart open and not be afraid of his feelings. This beautifully illustrated story brings a fresh perspective to a common dilemma by pointing out the value of learning from nature and the wisdom of elders.
REVIEWS
Amadito and Spider Woman has a wonderful way of helping youngsters deal with the hurt feelings caused by bullying. Illustrated by the dramatic images of artist Amado Pena, Jr., this narrative depicts the rich family life of a young American Indian boy, Amadito, and his home in the Sonoran desert. When he comes home from school, upset because of being ridiculed by a classmate in front of the class, Amadito is comforted by his mother. Later his older brother and his father give him advice about showing strength and standing tall, but it is the simple lessons from his grandmother, Nana, that seem to help him the most. Healing wisdom and quiet appreciation of the natural world are the hallmarks of this fine book written by Lisa Bear Goldman – The New Mexican
Known for his images of Southwest Indians and landscapes, Pena adds his signature style to this story of a young boy who seeks advice from family members when hurt by other school children's taunts. In a Sonoran desert setting, both nature and his elders provide insights in a thoughtful tale by Goldman, who has worked as a counselor. -- Tucson-Pima County Library
Using the all too common childhood occurrence of being teased, this story by Lisa Bear Goldman follows a young boy's reactions to this situation and explores the different ways of dealing with it through the advice of his family. One day, Amadito comes home from school upset because of the way the other kids at school have been treating him. First, his mother gives him comfort and then her advice. Then his older brother chimes in with his ideas for handling the problem. Next, he tells his father what happened and of course, the father has his own wisdom. None of their well-meaning advice offers any degree of comfort to Amadito. Finally, Nana, his grandmother, takes him out into the desert. Ultimately, her kind words gathered from a lifetime of interacting with people and nature are the very words our young Amadito needs to hear. In order to heal, we must first feel our pain, and then release it. -- Southwest Children's Literature Website
Lisa Bear Goldman
Reg. price $15.95
ISBN 1-885772-30-0
Kiva Publishing, 2003. 28 pages with 13 watercolor illustrations by Amado Pena
Awards
Southwest Books of the Year 2003 (Tucson- Pima County Library); Finalist for Nautilus Book Award 2004
A young boy who is made fun of by a classmate is unsure how to deal with his feelings. Each of his family members offers different advice about how to protect himself. After walking in the desert with his grandmother and listening to her parables, he learns how to keep his heart open and not be afraid of his feelings. This beautifully illustrated story brings a fresh perspective to a common dilemma by pointing out the value of learning from nature and the wisdom of elders.
REVIEWS
Amadito and Spider Woman has a wonderful way of helping youngsters deal with the hurt feelings caused by bullying. Illustrated by the dramatic images of artist Amado Pena, Jr., this narrative depicts the rich family life of a young American Indian boy, Amadito, and his home in the Sonoran desert. When he comes home from school, upset because of being ridiculed by a classmate in front of the class, Amadito is comforted by his mother. Later his older brother and his father give him advice about showing strength and standing tall, but it is the simple lessons from his grandmother, Nana, that seem to help him the most. Healing wisdom and quiet appreciation of the natural world are the hallmarks of this fine book written by Lisa Bear Goldman – The New Mexican
Known for his images of Southwest Indians and landscapes, Pena adds his signature style to this story of a young boy who seeks advice from family members when hurt by other school children's taunts. In a Sonoran desert setting, both nature and his elders provide insights in a thoughtful tale by Goldman, who has worked as a counselor. -- Tucson-Pima County Library
Using the all too common childhood occurrence of being teased, this story by Lisa Bear Goldman follows a young boy's reactions to this situation and explores the different ways of dealing with it through the advice of his family. One day, Amadito comes home from school upset because of the way the other kids at school have been treating him. First, his mother gives him comfort and then her advice. Then his older brother chimes in with his ideas for handling the problem. Next, he tells his father what happened and of course, the father has his own wisdom. None of their well-meaning advice offers any degree of comfort to Amadito. Finally, Nana, his grandmother, takes him out into the desert. Ultimately, her kind words gathered from a lifetime of interacting with people and nature are the very words our young Amadito needs to hear. In order to heal, we must first feel our pain, and then release it. -- Southwest Children's Literature Website
Ambassador Ortiz: Lessons From A Life of Service
Ambassador Ortiz: Lessons From A Life of Service
Frank V. Ortiz edited by Don J. Usner and
introduction by Governor Bill Richardson
Ambassador Ortiz: Lessons From A Life of Service
Frank V. Ortiz edited by Don J. Usner and introduction by Governor Bill Richardson
$24.95
ISBN 0-8263-3712-0
UNM Press, 2005. 216 pages, 36 photos
Ambassador Ortiz's memoir of over four decades in the U.S. foreign service, including behind-the-scenes encounters with international leaders.
REVIEWS
We won’t get into the controversy about what people liked or disliked about Ambassador Ortiz and why. What is important is that the years that he served the people of America were documented and he did see the book come out before his death. Countries included are Spain, Argentina, Panama, Peru, Ethiopia, Grenada, Mexico, Uruguay, Sudan, and a lot about Washington, D.C. and New Mexico. Ortiz was a thirteenth generation New Mexican who gained international prestige with his years of service. -- Tradicion Revista
Frank V. Ortiz edited by Don J. Usner and introduction by Governor Bill Richardson
$24.95
ISBN 0-8263-3712-0
UNM Press, 2005. 216 pages, 36 photos
Ambassador Ortiz's memoir of over four decades in the U.S. foreign service, including behind-the-scenes encounters with international leaders.
REVIEWS
We won’t get into the controversy about what people liked or disliked about Ambassador Ortiz and why. What is important is that the years that he served the people of America were documented and he did see the book come out before his death. Countries included are Spain, Argentina, Panama, Peru, Ethiopia, Grenada, Mexico, Uruguay, Sudan, and a lot about Washington, D.C. and New Mexico. Ortiz was a thirteenth generation New Mexican who gained international prestige with his years of service. -- Tradicion Revista
AMERIKA? AMERICA! From Immigration to Espionage
AMERIKA? AMERICA! From Immigration to Espionage
Eva and Manfred Krutein
AMERIKA? AMERICA! From Immigration to Espionage
Eva and Manfred Krutein
$14.00
ISBN 0-938513-23-0
Amador Publishers, 1997 memoir, 270 pp
This is Volume Three of the remarkable autobiographical memoirs of Eva Krutein. Refugee, wife, mother, musician, community leader, writer-she confronts every crisis in life with courage, honesty and good humor.
A wonderful story! A page-turning memoir which adds a necessary dimension to the immigrant picture, one that we rugged individualists of America need to take a good look at. An educated, sophisticated family deals with an unfamiliar and often hostile culture, meets the challenges, copes with the complications. They become valued, trusted citizens of a nation that is not grateful enough.-- Florence Cohn, book reviewer National Council of Jewish Women
If all human beings were endowed with a writer's talent, the world would be filled with an incalculable number of profoundly fascinating autobiographies. Realistically, this will never come to pass. However, Manfred, a scientist, and Eva, a musician, prove themselves to be exceptions. In their collaborative autobiography, AMERIKA? AMERICA! they tell their life story with disarming openness, rich detail and passion, always connecting their personal narrative to the events unfolding around them: VietNam, the Kennedy assasinations, feminism, U.S./Soviet relations, the emergence of Buddhism in the U.S., the rise of the youth culture, etc. Their work is highly recommended. I read through the entire text in one sitting.-- Rev. Tetsuo Unno, adjunct professor
Institute of Buddhist Studies/Gaduate Theological Union
http://www.amadorbooks.com/books/amer2.htm
Eva and Manfred Krutein
$14.00
ISBN 0-938513-23-0
Amador Publishers, 1997 memoir, 270 pp
This is Volume Three of the remarkable autobiographical memoirs of Eva Krutein. Refugee, wife, mother, musician, community leader, writer-she confronts every crisis in life with courage, honesty and good humor.
A wonderful story! A page-turning memoir which adds a necessary dimension to the immigrant picture, one that we rugged individualists of America need to take a good look at. An educated, sophisticated family deals with an unfamiliar and often hostile culture, meets the challenges, copes with the complications. They become valued, trusted citizens of a nation that is not grateful enough.-- Florence Cohn, book reviewer National Council of Jewish Women
If all human beings were endowed with a writer's talent, the world would be filled with an incalculable number of profoundly fascinating autobiographies. Realistically, this will never come to pass. However, Manfred, a scientist, and Eva, a musician, prove themselves to be exceptions. In their collaborative autobiography, AMERIKA? AMERICA! they tell their life story with disarming openness, rich detail and passion, always connecting their personal narrative to the events unfolding around them: VietNam, the Kennedy assasinations, feminism, U.S./Soviet relations, the emergence of Buddhism in the U.S., the rise of the youth culture, etc. Their work is highly recommended. I read through the entire text in one sitting.-- Rev. Tetsuo Unno, adjunct professor
Institute of Buddhist Studies/Gaduate Theological Union
http://www.amadorbooks.com/books/amer2.htm
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level I
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level I
Aspectos Culturales
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level I
Aspectos Culturales
Reg. price $120.00
ISBN 0-9768474-0-X
Aspectos Culturales, 1990-2002
AMIGOS CD set Volumes I-XII provides interesting and entertaining articles from 12 years worth of the AMIGOS bilingual monthly periodical which emphasizes many different aspects of culture such as language, history, beliefs, family, values, traditions, customs, folklore, literature, art, music, dance, government and customs. There are sets on 3 different reading levels. Each CD has 2,500 plus pages of articles and activities. Each also has a comprehensive index for the entire 12 CD set and is hyper-linked to the articles on that particular CD. This is an invaluable resources for information on Hispanic culture, for English language learners, for adult literacy programs, for Spanish language learners and for teachers in Spanish/English bilingual programs.
REVIEWS
I would like to thank you for the copies of AMIGOS. WE are distributing them to our schools that have bilingual education programs for their students to use and enjoy. Principals and teachers, alike, have commented on how wonderful they feel the booklets are. The stories about people and places are concise and interesting, and the pictures really make them come alive to the students. -- Merci Montoya, Carlsbad Municipal Schools
Aspectos Culturales
Reg. price $120.00
ISBN 0-9768474-0-X
Aspectos Culturales, 1990-2002
AMIGOS CD set Volumes I-XII provides interesting and entertaining articles from 12 years worth of the AMIGOS bilingual monthly periodical which emphasizes many different aspects of culture such as language, history, beliefs, family, values, traditions, customs, folklore, literature, art, music, dance, government and customs. There are sets on 3 different reading levels. Each CD has 2,500 plus pages of articles and activities. Each also has a comprehensive index for the entire 12 CD set and is hyper-linked to the articles on that particular CD. This is an invaluable resources for information on Hispanic culture, for English language learners, for adult literacy programs, for Spanish language learners and for teachers in Spanish/English bilingual programs.
REVIEWS
I would like to thank you for the copies of AMIGOS. WE are distributing them to our schools that have bilingual education programs for their students to use and enjoy. Principals and teachers, alike, have commented on how wonderful they feel the booklets are. The stories about people and places are concise and interesting, and the pictures really make them come alive to the students. -- Merci Montoya, Carlsbad Municipal Schools
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level II
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level II
Aspectos Culturales
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level II
Aspectos Culturales
Reg. price $120.00
ISBN 0-9768474-1-8
Aspectos Culturales, 1990-2002
AMIGOS CD set Volumes I-XII provides interesting and entertaining articles from 12 years worth of the AMIGOS bilingual monthly periodical which emphasizes many different aspects of culture such as language, history, beliefs, family, values, traditions, customs, folklore, literature, art, music, dance, government and customs. There are sets on 3 different reading levels. Each CD has 2,500 plus pages of articles and activities. Each also has a comprehensive index for the entire 12 CD set and is hyper-linked to the articles on that particular CD. This is an invaluable resources for information on Hispanic culture, for English language learners, for adult literacy programs, for Spanish language learners and for teachers in Spanish/English bilingual programs.
REVIEWS
I would like to thank you for the copies of AMIGOS. WE are distributing them to our schools that have bilingual education programs for their students to use and enjoy. Principals and teachers, alike, have commented on how wonderful they feel the booklets are. The stories about people and places are concise and interesting, and the pictures really make them come alive to the students. -- Merci Montoya, Carlsbad Municipal Schools
Aspectos Culturales
Reg. price $120.00
ISBN 0-9768474-1-8
Aspectos Culturales, 1990-2002
AMIGOS CD set Volumes I-XII provides interesting and entertaining articles from 12 years worth of the AMIGOS bilingual monthly periodical which emphasizes many different aspects of culture such as language, history, beliefs, family, values, traditions, customs, folklore, literature, art, music, dance, government and customs. There are sets on 3 different reading levels. Each CD has 2,500 plus pages of articles and activities. Each also has a comprehensive index for the entire 12 CD set and is hyper-linked to the articles on that particular CD. This is an invaluable resources for information on Hispanic culture, for English language learners, for adult literacy programs, for Spanish language learners and for teachers in Spanish/English bilingual programs.
REVIEWS
I would like to thank you for the copies of AMIGOS. WE are distributing them to our schools that have bilingual education programs for their students to use and enjoy. Principals and teachers, alike, have commented on how wonderful they feel the booklets are. The stories about people and places are concise and interesting, and the pictures really make them come alive to the students. -- Merci Montoya, Carlsbad Municipal Schools
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level III
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level III
Aspectos Culturales
Amigos CD, Volumes I-XII, Level III
Aspectos Culturales
Reg. price $120.00
ISBN 0-9768474-2-6
Aspectos Culturales, 1990-2002
AMIGOS CD set Volumes I-XII provides interesting and entertaining articles from 12 years worth of the AMIGOS bilingual monthly periodical which emphasizes many different aspects of culture such as language, history, beliefs, family, values, traditions, customs, folklore, literature, art, music, dance, government and customs. There are sets on 3 different reading levels. Each CD has 2,500 plus pages of articles and activities. Each also has a comprehensive index for the entire 12 CD set and is hyper-linked to the articles on that particular CD. This is an invaluable resources for information on Hispanic culture, for English language learners, for adult literacy programs, for Spanish language learners and for teachers in Spanish/English bilingual programs.
REVIEWS
I would like to thank you for the copies of AMIGOS. WE are distributing them to our schools that have bilingual education programs for their students to use and enjoy. Principals and teachers, alike, have commented on how wonderful they feel the booklets are. The stories about people and places are concise and interesting, and the pictures really make them come alive to the students. -- Merci Montoya, Carlsbad Municipal Schools
Aspectos Culturales
Reg. price $120.00
ISBN 0-9768474-2-6
Aspectos Culturales, 1990-2002
AMIGOS CD set Volumes I-XII provides interesting and entertaining articles from 12 years worth of the AMIGOS bilingual monthly periodical which emphasizes many different aspects of culture such as language, history, beliefs, family, values, traditions, customs, folklore, literature, art, music, dance, government and customs. There are sets on 3 different reading levels. Each CD has 2,500 plus pages of articles and activities. Each also has a comprehensive index for the entire 12 CD set and is hyper-linked to the articles on that particular CD. This is an invaluable resources for information on Hispanic culture, for English language learners, for adult literacy programs, for Spanish language learners and for teachers in Spanish/English bilingual programs.
REVIEWS
I would like to thank you for the copies of AMIGOS. WE are distributing them to our schools that have bilingual education programs for their students to use and enjoy. Principals and teachers, alike, have commented on how wonderful they feel the booklets are. The stories about people and places are concise and interesting, and the pictures really make them come alive to the students. -- Merci Montoya, Carlsbad Municipal Schools
Ancestral Notes: A Family Dream Journal
Ancestral Notes: A Family Dream Journal
Zelda Leah Gatuskin
Ancestral Notes: A Family Dream Journal
Zelda Leah Gatuskin
Reg. price $12.00
Amador Publishers, 1994. 176 pages, 9 illustrations
A collection of dream journal entries, poems, essays, short stories, and a drama z based on the author's investigations into, and her feelings about her family history and cultural identity. She explores the themes of Jewish spirituality, shtetl life in Europe, immigration to the USA, men's and women's traditional roles. Repeated references to spirits convey the sense that this inquiry is not only guided but demanded by ancestral souls. The book is illustrated with nine original collages by the author.
REVIEWS
With a deceptively simple yet strong voice, Gatuskin explores and celebrates what it means to be a Jew, to be a woman, and to be a member of the human race. — Anne Barney, author
"This work is a collection of intensely personal stories, dreams, memories, histories, and collages by the author. They come at times perilously close to the world of psychosis, which always tells the truth about a secret. Such secrets are revealed only to a mind resonating with love for the sufferer. In the present instance firm sanity prevails throughout the revelations. As I began to read this work the shade of Franz Kafka fell across my shoulder, soon to be merged with the shades of Dostoyevsky, of Sholem Aleichem, and a myriad of my own memories dancing and grieving with those of the author. And that is strange, you see, for she and I are of different lineage, joined only in the mind by a common humanity. As I read on I wanted to bow before the author and kiss her feet. I wanted to weep with her and her ancestors. In the next moment I wanted to laugh with her in a triumph of the spirit over grief and pain. I put on her sister's clothes, but the door to the crematorium was shut to me, for I am not worthy. No other work I have ever read has had such an effect on me." — William J. Turner, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
"A chronicle of personal awakening...Here is a joyful, insightful, poignant, tough-minded celebration of the individual self as a swirling complexity of genetics, random chance and divine and earth-bound humor." — The Jewish Voice, Wilmington
Zelda Leah Gatuskin
Reg. price $12.00
Amador Publishers, 1994. 176 pages, 9 illustrations
A collection of dream journal entries, poems, essays, short stories, and a drama z based on the author's investigations into, and her feelings about her family history and cultural identity. She explores the themes of Jewish spirituality, shtetl life in Europe, immigration to the USA, men's and women's traditional roles. Repeated references to spirits convey the sense that this inquiry is not only guided but demanded by ancestral souls. The book is illustrated with nine original collages by the author.
REVIEWS
With a deceptively simple yet strong voice, Gatuskin explores and celebrates what it means to be a Jew, to be a woman, and to be a member of the human race. — Anne Barney, author
"This work is a collection of intensely personal stories, dreams, memories, histories, and collages by the author. They come at times perilously close to the world of psychosis, which always tells the truth about a secret. Such secrets are revealed only to a mind resonating with love for the sufferer. In the present instance firm sanity prevails throughout the revelations. As I began to read this work the shade of Franz Kafka fell across my shoulder, soon to be merged with the shades of Dostoyevsky, of Sholem Aleichem, and a myriad of my own memories dancing and grieving with those of the author. And that is strange, you see, for she and I are of different lineage, joined only in the mind by a common humanity. As I read on I wanted to bow before the author and kiss her feet. I wanted to weep with her and her ancestors. In the next moment I wanted to laugh with her in a triumph of the spirit over grief and pain. I put on her sister's clothes, but the door to the crematorium was shut to me, for I am not worthy. No other work I have ever read has had such an effect on me." — William J. Turner, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
"A chronicle of personal awakening...Here is a joyful, insightful, poignant, tough-minded celebration of the individual self as a swirling complexity of genetics, random chance and divine and earth-bound humor." — The Jewish Voice, Wilmington
THE ANGLO
author Jo Moore
released March 2009, The Obsidian Press
ISBN#9781441477101, $13.95 282 pages paperback
The stirring story of loss and renewal, deeply rooted in the windswept landscape of the High Desert Mesa of Northern New Mexico. A random act of violence comes to have rippling effects on a family and a community. From the author of ADOBE DREAMS, OTHER OBSESSIONS, and TURQUOISE AND OBSIDIAN. Fiction/Novel/Literary
author Jo Moore
released March 2009, The Obsidian Press
ISBN#9781441477101, $13.95 282 pages paperback
The stirring story of loss and renewal, deeply rooted in the windswept landscape of the High Desert Mesa of Northern New Mexico. A random act of violence comes to have rippling effects on a family and a community. From the author of ADOBE DREAMS, OTHER OBSESSIONS, and TURQUOISE AND OBSIDIAN. Fiction/Novel/Literary
Annushka's Voyage
Edith Tarbescu
Reg. price $15.00
ISBN 0-395-64366-X
Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 32 pages
Set at the turn of the 20th century, Edith Tarbescu's sensitively told story follows the sisters aboard a gigantic steamship jammed with immigrants and across the Atlantic Ocean. The illustrations capture the extraordinary moments of the trip: the miseries of seasickness... the endless lines of hopeful immigrants at Ellis Island, and-- with the help of a special pair of Sabbath candlesticks--the glorious reunion with Papa.
REVIEWS
The immigrant experience is brought to life in this bittersweet, historical story...A moving tribute to the strength of family ties and the American experience. -- School Library Journal
Add this to all the immigration stories that will get younger readers interested in their own family stories. -- Booklist
A charming telling of an immigrant experience and a must read for people of all ages. -- Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com
Rebeccareads highly recommends "Annushka's Voyage" as a riveting tale, simply told, that all immigrants and their children can relate to. -- Rebeccareads.com
Edith Tarbescu
Reg. price $15.00
ISBN 0-395-64366-X
Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 32 pages
Set at the turn of the 20th century, Edith Tarbescu's sensitively told story follows the sisters aboard a gigantic steamship jammed with immigrants and across the Atlantic Ocean. The illustrations capture the extraordinary moments of the trip: the miseries of seasickness... the endless lines of hopeful immigrants at Ellis Island, and-- with the help of a special pair of Sabbath candlesticks--the glorious reunion with Papa.
REVIEWS
The immigrant experience is brought to life in this bittersweet, historical story...A moving tribute to the strength of family ties and the American experience. -- School Library Journal
Add this to all the immigration stories that will get younger readers interested in their own family stories. -- Booklist
A charming telling of an immigrant experience and a must read for people of all ages. -- Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com
Rebeccareads highly recommends "Annushka's Voyage" as a riveting tale, simply told, that all immigrants and their children can relate to. -- Rebeccareads.com
Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross
Florence B. Weinberg
Reg. price $19.50
ISBN 1-933353-44-9
Twilight Times Books, 2005. 286 pages
The year is 1731. The background: three Franciscan missions struggling to establish themselves on the San Antonio River despite Apache raids. A young missionary, Fray Marcos, and an Apache woman warrior, Ahuila, fall in love. They must work out their fate in the face of cultural conflicts and prejudices.
Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross, an historical novel, explores a crucial moment of San Antonio history, featuring courageous settlers, missionaries, Indian converts and fierce Apache attacks. The book highlights cultural conflict: native vs. European, consequences of political maneuvering, and a star-crossed love affair between a friar and an Apache maiden. The story appeals to history buffs, especially Texans, especially San Antonians. Plot is fast moving with powerful emotions, action, love interest, suspense, accurate background and landscape.
Florence B. Weinberg
Reg. price $19.50
ISBN 1-933353-44-9
Twilight Times Books, 2005. 286 pages
The year is 1731. The background: three Franciscan missions struggling to establish themselves on the San Antonio River despite Apache raids. A young missionary, Fray Marcos, and an Apache woman warrior, Ahuila, fall in love. They must work out their fate in the face of cultural conflicts and prejudices.
Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross, an historical novel, explores a crucial moment of San Antonio history, featuring courageous settlers, missionaries, Indian converts and fierce Apache attacks. The book highlights cultural conflict: native vs. European, consequences of political maneuvering, and a star-crossed love affair between a friar and an Apache maiden. The story appeals to history buffs, especially Texans, especially San Antonians. Plot is fast moving with powerful emotions, action, love interest, suspense, accurate background and landscape.
Archbishop Lamy: In His Own Words-hardcover
Archbishop Lamy: In His Own Words
edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele,
S.J.
Archbishop Lamy: In His Own Words
edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele, S.J.
Reg. price $29.95 hardcover; $19.95 softcover
ISBN 1-890689-04-1 hardcover; 1-890689-10-6 softcover
LPD Press, 2000. 290 pages; 8 b/w photos
Noted scholar, student of New Mexican culture, and teacher Father Tom Steele tracked down all of the existing manuscript sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814-88), the first Bishop of Santa Fe and the original of the title character of Willa Cather’s novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Lamy has been the subject of devotion, rumor, and attack for over a hundred years. In this book, Steele selects important and characteristic sermons and uses them to decipher the real Lamy, public and private. This book builds on previous scholarly work about Lamy, including Paul Horgan’s Lamy of Santa Fe, and presents new information and insight based on Lamy’s own writings. Steele has also written Santos & Saints, The Regis Santos, and New Mexican Spanish Religious Oratory. The CD-ROM contains the complete sermons of Archbishop Lamy, which would be the equivalent of 1,700 pages.
REVIEWS
This is a most unusual and extraordinary book. Father Steele’s analysis of Lamy’s personality and his even-handed critique of Willa Cather’s Lamy novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop, seem right on target. The publication of Lamy’s sermons reveals much about the man’s inner world and motivation. An important contribution to the history of New Mexico and the Southwest. — Dr. Marc Simmons, historian
Father Steele delves into the fog of a controversial figure and finds him. This work on Lamy, with his sermons, is at once balanced and very, very intelligent. Any real student of the time and subject will quickly realize the necessity of having this book handy. — Thomas Chavez, Director, Palace of the Governors
Those seeking the romanticized version of Lamy that captured popular imagination will find little to support that fantasy in Steele's book. We find instead a portrait of Lamy that consistently reflects what his Sulpician formation in the Grande Seminaire de Montferrand hoped to instill, the characteristics of a generation of French priests who so shaped nineteenth century American Catholicism. Lamy was fond of elaborate devotional practices, dutiful, obedient, respectful of authority, and somewhat dualistic, with Jansenist tendencies not too far beneath the surface of his spirituality. He was also, however, a figure who has intrigued and challenged us for over a century, and continues to do so. Students of New Mexican history will find an interesting perspective on the motivation behind some of Lamy's more controversial acts, but this volume will also be helpful to those pursing larger questions in terms of nineteenth century religious history. A fully searchable CD-ROM (for both PC and Mac) of Lamy's complete sermons in English and Spanish is also available. -- Catholic Historical Review
Noted scholar Thomas J. Steele, S.J., has compiled an examination of nineteenth-century archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, who established the American Catholic Church in New Mexico following the Anglo-American takeover of the present Southwest of the United States. Although Lamy has not been accepted traditionally by Hispanic in New Mexico, as he is viewed as the destroyer of the Mexican Church in the area, Father Steele's work on Lamy -- along with his sermons -- presents a balanced image of the archbishop and his work. Steele's book commemorates the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the appointment of Lamy as the first vicar of New Mexico. Examples of Lamy's sermons are included in Spanish and English. Additionally, LPD Press has published all of Lamy's sermons on CD-ROM under a separate title, "The Complete Sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy," as a companion to this book. Thomas Steele's work is highly recommended to those interested in the life of Lamy and his efforts in the nineteenth-century Territorial period of New Mexico. -- Colonial Latin American Historical Review
A particular strength of the book is Steele's readable prose. His style is concise, clear, and frequently witty. From the title one would not expect to have the ocassion to laugh out aloud, but this reader did. One of the more humorous segments was Steele's relation of how Cather was inspired by Lamy's statue at the Santa Fe Cathedral. Steele writes, "Willa played Pygmalion to a statue -- and here come 'My Fair Lamy.'" (p.19) One must be somewhat cautious here. That the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory is but one model available in psychological profiling is obvious. Even more problematic and troubling is the modern assumption that historians, using very limited resources, may successfully probe the psyche of an individual long dead. Nonetheless, Steele's efforts here have much to be commended. -- New Mexico Historical Review
Thomas Steele has spent more than 30 years researching and writing about the devotional history of New Mexico. He currently teaches part-time at the University of New Mexico and directs the collection of New Mexican santos at Regis University in Denver. In his 80-page introduction to this book, he describes how different Lamy was from the title character in Willa Cather's novel Death Comes to the Archbishop and reveals the real Lamy, public and private. There follows a selection of Lamy's sermons with English translations on facing pages of those that are in Spanish. Also available is a CD-ROM of more than 250 sermons in Spanish, French, and English, with translations where needed. The CD, which would be more than 1,200 pages in book form, will work with both PCs and Mac computers. -- Theology Digest
Collections of sermons are rarely published as historical documents, but when the sermons were written by Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, and when they are analyzed by Jesuit Father Thomas J. Steele, the result is a major contribution to the historical literature of New Mexico. Steele located about 250 of Lamy's sermons, and 33 of them are reproduced in this book (all 250 are included on the CD-ROM). Steele considers at some length the differences between the historical Lamy and Willa Cather's fictional Archbishop Latour. He shows by means of psychological profiles that Cather gave to Latour her own personal characteristics, rather than those of Lamy. Many of the sermons were written in Spanish, and both the original Spanish and an English translation are included. With all that has been written about Archbishop Lamy, reading his own words in the form of these sermons will give the reader the closest view possible of the heart and soul of the man. -- New Mexico Book League Book Talk
edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele, S.J.
Reg. price $29.95 hardcover; $19.95 softcover
ISBN 1-890689-04-1 hardcover; 1-890689-10-6 softcover
LPD Press, 2000. 290 pages; 8 b/w photos
Noted scholar, student of New Mexican culture, and teacher Father Tom Steele tracked down all of the existing manuscript sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814-88), the first Bishop of Santa Fe and the original of the title character of Willa Cather’s novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Lamy has been the subject of devotion, rumor, and attack for over a hundred years. In this book, Steele selects important and characteristic sermons and uses them to decipher the real Lamy, public and private. This book builds on previous scholarly work about Lamy, including Paul Horgan’s Lamy of Santa Fe, and presents new information and insight based on Lamy’s own writings. Steele has also written Santos & Saints, The Regis Santos, and New Mexican Spanish Religious Oratory. The CD-ROM contains the complete sermons of Archbishop Lamy, which would be the equivalent of 1,700 pages.
REVIEWS
This is a most unusual and extraordinary book. Father Steele’s analysis of Lamy’s personality and his even-handed critique of Willa Cather’s Lamy novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop, seem right on target. The publication of Lamy’s sermons reveals much about the man’s inner world and motivation. An important contribution to the history of New Mexico and the Southwest. — Dr. Marc Simmons, historian
Father Steele delves into the fog of a controversial figure and finds him. This work on Lamy, with his sermons, is at once balanced and very, very intelligent. Any real student of the time and subject will quickly realize the necessity of having this book handy. — Thomas Chavez, Director, Palace of the Governors
Those seeking the romanticized version of Lamy that captured popular imagination will find little to support that fantasy in Steele's book. We find instead a portrait of Lamy that consistently reflects what his Sulpician formation in the Grande Seminaire de Montferrand hoped to instill, the characteristics of a generation of French priests who so shaped nineteenth century American Catholicism. Lamy was fond of elaborate devotional practices, dutiful, obedient, respectful of authority, and somewhat dualistic, with Jansenist tendencies not too far beneath the surface of his spirituality. He was also, however, a figure who has intrigued and challenged us for over a century, and continues to do so. Students of New Mexican history will find an interesting perspective on the motivation behind some of Lamy's more controversial acts, but this volume will also be helpful to those pursing larger questions in terms of nineteenth century religious history. A fully searchable CD-ROM (for both PC and Mac) of Lamy's complete sermons in English and Spanish is also available. -- Catholic Historical Review
Noted scholar Thomas J. Steele, S.J., has compiled an examination of nineteenth-century archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, who established the American Catholic Church in New Mexico following the Anglo-American takeover of the present Southwest of the United States. Although Lamy has not been accepted traditionally by Hispanic in New Mexico, as he is viewed as the destroyer of the Mexican Church in the area, Father Steele's work on Lamy -- along with his sermons -- presents a balanced image of the archbishop and his work. Steele's book commemorates the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the appointment of Lamy as the first vicar of New Mexico. Examples of Lamy's sermons are included in Spanish and English. Additionally, LPD Press has published all of Lamy's sermons on CD-ROM under a separate title, "The Complete Sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy," as a companion to this book. Thomas Steele's work is highly recommended to those interested in the life of Lamy and his efforts in the nineteenth-century Territorial period of New Mexico. -- Colonial Latin American Historical Review
A particular strength of the book is Steele's readable prose. His style is concise, clear, and frequently witty. From the title one would not expect to have the ocassion to laugh out aloud, but this reader did. One of the more humorous segments was Steele's relation of how Cather was inspired by Lamy's statue at the Santa Fe Cathedral. Steele writes, "Willa played Pygmalion to a statue -- and here come 'My Fair Lamy.'" (p.19) One must be somewhat cautious here. That the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory is but one model available in psychological profiling is obvious. Even more problematic and troubling is the modern assumption that historians, using very limited resources, may successfully probe the psyche of an individual long dead. Nonetheless, Steele's efforts here have much to be commended. -- New Mexico Historical Review
Thomas Steele has spent more than 30 years researching and writing about the devotional history of New Mexico. He currently teaches part-time at the University of New Mexico and directs the collection of New Mexican santos at Regis University in Denver. In his 80-page introduction to this book, he describes how different Lamy was from the title character in Willa Cather's novel Death Comes to the Archbishop and reveals the real Lamy, public and private. There follows a selection of Lamy's sermons with English translations on facing pages of those that are in Spanish. Also available is a CD-ROM of more than 250 sermons in Spanish, French, and English, with translations where needed. The CD, which would be more than 1,200 pages in book form, will work with both PCs and Mac computers. -- Theology Digest
Collections of sermons are rarely published as historical documents, but when the sermons were written by Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, and when they are analyzed by Jesuit Father Thomas J. Steele, the result is a major contribution to the historical literature of New Mexico. Steele located about 250 of Lamy's sermons, and 33 of them are reproduced in this book (all 250 are included on the CD-ROM). Steele considers at some length the differences between the historical Lamy and Willa Cather's fictional Archbishop Latour. He shows by means of psychological profiles that Cather gave to Latour her own personal characteristics, rather than those of Lamy. Many of the sermons were written in Spanish, and both the original Spanish and an English translation are included. With all that has been written about Archbishop Lamy, reading his own words in the form of these sermons will give the reader the closest view possible of the heart and soul of the man. -- New Mexico Book League Book Talk
Archbishop Lamy: In His Own Words-softcover
Archbishop Lamy: In His Own Words
edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele,
S.J.
Archbishop Lamy: In His Own Words
edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele, S.J.
Reg. price $29.95 hardcover; $19.95 softcover
ISBN 1-890689-04-1 hardcover; 1-890689-10-6 softcover
LPD Press, 2000. 290 pages; 8 b/w photos
Noted scholar, student of New Mexican culture, and teacher Father Tom Steele tracked down all of the existing manuscript sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814-88), the first Bishop of Santa Fe and the original of the title character of Willa Cather’s novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Lamy has been the subject of devotion, rumor, and attack for over a hundred years. In this book, Steele selects important and characteristic sermons and uses them to decipher the real Lamy, public and private. This book builds on previous scholarly work about Lamy, including Paul Horgan’s Lamy of Santa Fe, and presents new information and insight based on Lamy’s own writings. Steele has also written Santos & Saints, The Regis Santos, and New Mexican Spanish Religious Oratory. The CD-ROM contains the complete sermons of Archbishop Lamy, which would be the equivalent of 1,700 pages.
REVIEWS
This is a most unusual and extraordinary book. Father Steele’s analysis of Lamy’s personality and his even-handed critique of Willa Cather’s Lamy novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop, seem right on target. The publication of Lamy’s sermons reveals much about the man’s inner world and motivation. An important contribution to the history of New Mexico and the Southwest. — Dr. Marc Simmons, historian
Father Steele delves into the fog of a controversial figure and finds him. This work on Lamy, with his sermons, is at once balanced and very, very intelligent. Any real student of the time and subject will quickly realize the necessity of having this book handy. — Thomas Chavez, Director, Palace of the Governors
Those seeking the romanticized version of Lamy that captured popular imagination will find little to support that fantasy in Steele's book. We find instead a portrait of Lamy that consistently reflects what his Sulpician formation in the Grande Seminaire de Montferrand hoped to instill, the characteristics of a generation of French priests who so shaped nineteenth century American Catholicism. Lamy was fond of elaborate devotional practices, dutiful, obedient, respectful of authority, and somewhat dualistic, with Jansenist tendencies not too far beneath the surface of his spirituality. He was also, however, a figure who has intrigued and challenged us for over a century, and continues to do so. Students of New Mexican history will find an interesting perspective on the motivation behind some of Lamy's more controversial acts, but this volume will also be helpful to those pursing larger questions in terms of nineteenth century religious history. A fully searchable CD-ROM (for both PC and Mac) of Lamy's complete sermons in English and Spanish is also available. -- Catholic Historical Review
Noted scholar Thomas J. Steele, S.J., has compiled an examination of nineteenth-century archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, who established the American Catholic Church in New Mexico following the Anglo-American takeover of the present Southwest of the United States. Although Lamy has not been accepted traditionally by Hispanic in New Mexico, as he is viewed as the destroyer of the Mexican Church in the area, Father Steele's work on Lamy -- along with his sermons -- presents a balanced image of the archbishop and his work. Steele's book commemorates the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the appointment of Lamy as the first vicar of New Mexico. Examples of Lamy's sermons are included in Spanish and English. Additionally, LPD Press has published all of Lamy's sermons on CD-ROM under a separate title, "The Complete Sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy," as a companion to this book. Thomas Steele's work is highly recommended to those interested in the life of Lamy and his efforts in the nineteenth-century Territorial period of New Mexico. -- Colonial Latin American Historical Review
A particular strength of the book is Steele's readable prose. His style is concise, clear, and frequently witty. From the title one would not expect to have the ocassion to laugh out aloud, but this reader did. One of the more humorous segments was Steele's relation of how Cather was inspired by Lamy's statue at the Santa Fe Cathedral. Steele writes, "Willa played Pygmalion to a statue -- and here come 'My Fair Lamy.'" (p.19) One must be somewhat cautious here. That the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory is but one model available in psychological profiling is obvious. Even more problematic and troubling is the modern assumption that historians, using very limited resources, may successfully probe the psyche of an individual long dead. Nonetheless, Steele's efforts here have much to be commended. -- New Mexico Historical Review
Thomas Steele has spent more than 30 years researching and writing about the devotional history of New Mexico. He currently teaches part-time at the University of New Mexico and directs the collection of New Mexican santos at Regis University in Denver. In his 80-page introduction to this book, he describes how different Lamy was from the title character in Willa Cather's novel Death Comes to the Archbishop and reveals the real Lamy, public and private. There follows a selection of Lamy's sermons with English translations on facing pages of those that are in Spanish. Also available is a CD-ROM of more than 250 sermons in Spanish, French, and English, with translations where needed. The CD, which would be more than 1,200 pages in book form, will work with both PCs and Mac computers. -- Theology Digest
Collections of sermons are rarely published as historical documents, but when the sermons were written by Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, and when they are analyzed by Jesuit Father Thomas J. Steele, the result is a major contribution to the historical literature of New Mexico. Steele located about 250 of Lamy's sermons, and 33 of them are reproduced in this book (all 250 are included on the CD-ROM). Steele considers at some length the differences between the historical Lamy and Willa Cather's fictional Archbishop Latour. He shows by means of psychological profiles that Cather gave to Latour her own personal characteristics, rather than those of Lamy. Many of the sermons were written in Spanish, and both the original Spanish and an English translation are included. With all that has been written about Archbishop Lamy, reading his own words in the form of these sermons will give the reader the closest view possible of the heart and soul of the man. -- New Mexico Book League Book Talk
edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele, S.J.
Reg. price $29.95 hardcover; $19.95 softcover
ISBN 1-890689-04-1 hardcover; 1-890689-10-6 softcover
LPD Press, 2000. 290 pages; 8 b/w photos
Noted scholar, student of New Mexican culture, and teacher Father Tom Steele tracked down all of the existing manuscript sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814-88), the first Bishop of Santa Fe and the original of the title character of Willa Cather’s novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Lamy has been the subject of devotion, rumor, and attack for over a hundred years. In this book, Steele selects important and characteristic sermons and uses them to decipher the real Lamy, public and private. This book builds on previous scholarly work about Lamy, including Paul Horgan’s Lamy of Santa Fe, and presents new information and insight based on Lamy’s own writings. Steele has also written Santos & Saints, The Regis Santos, and New Mexican Spanish Religious Oratory. The CD-ROM contains the complete sermons of Archbishop Lamy, which would be the equivalent of 1,700 pages.
REVIEWS
This is a most unusual and extraordinary book. Father Steele’s analysis of Lamy’s personality and his even-handed critique of Willa Cather’s Lamy novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop, seem right on target. The publication of Lamy’s sermons reveals much about the man’s inner world and motivation. An important contribution to the history of New Mexico and the Southwest. — Dr. Marc Simmons, historian
Father Steele delves into the fog of a controversial figure and finds him. This work on Lamy, with his sermons, is at once balanced and very, very intelligent. Any real student of the time and subject will quickly realize the necessity of having this book handy. — Thomas Chavez, Director, Palace of the Governors
Those seeking the romanticized version of Lamy that captured popular imagination will find little to support that fantasy in Steele's book. We find instead a portrait of Lamy that consistently reflects what his Sulpician formation in the Grande Seminaire de Montferrand hoped to instill, the characteristics of a generation of French priests who so shaped nineteenth century American Catholicism. Lamy was fond of elaborate devotional practices, dutiful, obedient, respectful of authority, and somewhat dualistic, with Jansenist tendencies not too far beneath the surface of his spirituality. He was also, however, a figure who has intrigued and challenged us for over a century, and continues to do so. Students of New Mexican history will find an interesting perspective on the motivation behind some of Lamy's more controversial acts, but this volume will also be helpful to those pursing larger questions in terms of nineteenth century religious history. A fully searchable CD-ROM (for both PC and Mac) of Lamy's complete sermons in English and Spanish is also available. -- Catholic Historical Review
Noted scholar Thomas J. Steele, S.J., has compiled an examination of nineteenth-century archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, who established the American Catholic Church in New Mexico following the Anglo-American takeover of the present Southwest of the United States. Although Lamy has not been accepted traditionally by Hispanic in New Mexico, as he is viewed as the destroyer of the Mexican Church in the area, Father Steele's work on Lamy -- along with his sermons -- presents a balanced image of the archbishop and his work. Steele's book commemorates the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the appointment of Lamy as the first vicar of New Mexico. Examples of Lamy's sermons are included in Spanish and English. Additionally, LPD Press has published all of Lamy's sermons on CD-ROM under a separate title, "The Complete Sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy," as a companion to this book. Thomas Steele's work is highly recommended to those interested in the life of Lamy and his efforts in the nineteenth-century Territorial period of New Mexico. -- Colonial Latin American Historical Review
A particular strength of the book is Steele's readable prose. His style is concise, clear, and frequently witty. From the title one would not expect to have the ocassion to laugh out aloud, but this reader did. One of the more humorous segments was Steele's relation of how Cather was inspired by Lamy's statue at the Santa Fe Cathedral. Steele writes, "Willa played Pygmalion to a statue -- and here come 'My Fair Lamy.'" (p.19) One must be somewhat cautious here. That the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory is but one model available in psychological profiling is obvious. Even more problematic and troubling is the modern assumption that historians, using very limited resources, may successfully probe the psyche of an individual long dead. Nonetheless, Steele's efforts here have much to be commended. -- New Mexico Historical Review
Thomas Steele has spent more than 30 years researching and writing about the devotional history of New Mexico. He currently teaches part-time at the University of New Mexico and directs the collection of New Mexican santos at Regis University in Denver. In his 80-page introduction to this book, he describes how different Lamy was from the title character in Willa Cather's novel Death Comes to the Archbishop and reveals the real Lamy, public and private. There follows a selection of Lamy's sermons with English translations on facing pages of those that are in Spanish. Also available is a CD-ROM of more than 250 sermons in Spanish, French, and English, with translations where needed. The CD, which would be more than 1,200 pages in book form, will work with both PCs and Mac computers. -- Theology Digest
Collections of sermons are rarely published as historical documents, but when the sermons were written by Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, and when they are analyzed by Jesuit Father Thomas J. Steele, the result is a major contribution to the historical literature of New Mexico. Steele located about 250 of Lamy's sermons, and 33 of them are reproduced in this book (all 250 are included on the CD-ROM). Steele considers at some length the differences between the historical Lamy and Willa Cather's fictional Archbishop Latour. He shows by means of psychological profiles that Cather gave to Latour her own personal characteristics, rather than those of Lamy. Many of the sermons were written in Spanish, and both the original Spanish and an English translation are included. With all that has been written about Archbishop Lamy, reading his own words in the form of these sermons will give the reader the closest view possible of the heart and soul of the man. -- New Mexico Book League Book Talk
Artifact of Deception
Jeffrey Raymond Hansson
Reg. price $21.95
ISBN: 1-4137-1849-3
Publish America, 2004. 269 pages, 3 illustrations
Archaeologist Eddie Moncrief leads a group of students to the remote canyon lands of Utah to prove his theory about the disappearance of a lost civilization. But what starts out as a wonderful experience quickly unravels into a field school from hell. Eddie gets far more than he bargins for when his project is beset with looters, camp dissension, and the disappearance of two students.
Reviews
Woven into the story of forgotten cultures are fresh tire tracks, romance and intrigue. -- Carola Sena, Prime Time
This is a wonderful book...a real page turner. Hansson is at least as impressive as Tony Hillerman. -- Suzanne Baldon, Amazon.com
Jeffrey Raymond Hansson
Reg. price $21.95
ISBN: 1-4137-1849-3
Publish America, 2004. 269 pages, 3 illustrations
Archaeologist Eddie Moncrief leads a group of students to the remote canyon lands of Utah to prove his theory about the disappearance of a lost civilization. But what starts out as a wonderful experience quickly unravels into a field school from hell. Eddie gets far more than he bargins for when his project is beset with looters, camp dissension, and the disappearance of two students.
Reviews
Woven into the story of forgotten cultures are fresh tire tracks, romance and intrigue. -- Carola Sena, Prime Time
This is a wonderful book...a real page turner. Hansson is at least as impressive as Tony Hillerman. -- Suzanne Baldon, Amazon.com
Atarque: Now All Is Silent ...-softcover
Atarque: Now All Is Silent ...
by Pauline Chavez Bent
Atarque: Now All Is Silent ...
by Pauline Chavez Bent
201 pages, 62 photos
$18.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-16-2)
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Book Awards
Atarque is a glimpse into New Mexico’s history. Settlements like Atarque dotted the landscape as New Mexico moved from a territory to statehood. Unfortunately, many of these villages and settlements are now disappearing. Pauline Chávez Bent has helped to tell some of the stories of New Mexico’s villages, sharing the joy and struggles of its people. She introduces us to some of the people who lived with the hardships of life in western New Mexico and celebrated the struggles and joys that make up the soul of New Mexico.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pauline Chávez Bent, born and raised in Atarque, New Mexico, has always known that when legends die, dreams end and history passes to oblivion. Pauline has been a busy presenter, emphasizing New Mexico history and the importance of preserving family history, and has helped many find their New Mexico roots. She was a contributor to Seeds of Struggle Harvest of Faith (LPD Press, 1997) on pioneering Hispanic women in New Mexico. She has contributed articles to the Voice of the Southwest (Diocese of Gallup), and the Apache County Observer as well as to several genealogical journals, including the Genealogist (NMGS). Her articles appear frequently in La Herencia del Norte and Tradición Revista. Other articles have been published in Vista and Route 66 Magazine. In 2006, she was selected as the recipient of the Doña Eufemia Awards from the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Preservation League.
Pauline hosts a study group known as Los Hidalgos de Nuevo Mexico and has served as vice president of the Southern California Writers Association as well as member of the Historic Resources Board in Huntington Beach (Surf City), California, where she lives.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ATARQUE: NOW ALL IS SILENT…
“The vivid descriptions of the families of this rural community paint a mural of life, love, and Spanish culture which resound in New Mexico. The book explains the traditions that developed the self reliance of the Hispanic soul. It tells of a time when people in a community worked together as a family, which would apply to all settlements in the southwest that still endure; after all, we are ‘¿primos, que no?’ The silence of the village can be felt like sand erasing the traces of a culture. ATARQUE: NOW ALL IS SILENT beautifully preserves the memories of those who laid the foundation for future generations.” — Conchita Márquez de Lucero, a founding member and past President of the New Mexican Hispanic Cultural Preservation League
“As a descendant of the ‘atarqueños de la familia Chávez,’ I have found Pauline Chávez Bent’s work a gateway to my own history and cultural legacy. This book is a testament to the vitality of oral tradition as well as the need for the ‘nuevo mexicano’ families to persevere in an ever-changing society. Because of her work, the ‘atarqueños’ have a solid place in history and although the town itself is now silent, the legacy left behind will continue.” — Vanessa Fonseca, University of New Mexico Southwest Studies
“It is important that we recognize our cultural treasures before they slide into oblivion. That is exactly what Pauline Chávez Bent has done in her book. Ever since I, a fellow New Mexican, arrived in the area of Gallup, New Mexico, to begin my new field of activity, I have been somehow attracted by this present-day ghost town. I was not satisfied until I could join a companion-Franciscan, with Pauline Chávez Bent as our guide, and make a tour of this once thriving Hispanic village. Now New Mexcio will be forever indebted to Pauline for passing its colorful history down to posterity.”—Fr. Cormac Antram, O.F.M.
“The pioneer spirit and enduring pastoral culture of the Atarqueños is captured by Pauline Chávez Bent in this richly embroidered memoir of the almost forgotten frontiers of western Nuevo México. Faith, family, and culture sustained Hispano homesteaders and their immense flocks of sheep as their fortunes rose and fell with the demands of the twentieth century. The vivid memories of a faithful daughter are enhanced in these pages by an extraordinary photographic and genealogical record. As a child, Pablita played the role of ‘La Cautiva Marcelina,’ a Comanche captive in a devotional folk play. The power of healing and understanding comes from those who live between cultures.”—Enrique Lamadrid, Literary Folklorist and University of New Mexico Professor of Spanish and Director of Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies
by Pauline Chavez Bent
201 pages, 62 photos
$18.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-16-2)
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Book Awards
Atarque is a glimpse into New Mexico’s history. Settlements like Atarque dotted the landscape as New Mexico moved from a territory to statehood. Unfortunately, many of these villages and settlements are now disappearing. Pauline Chávez Bent has helped to tell some of the stories of New Mexico’s villages, sharing the joy and struggles of its people. She introduces us to some of the people who lived with the hardships of life in western New Mexico and celebrated the struggles and joys that make up the soul of New Mexico.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pauline Chávez Bent, born and raised in Atarque, New Mexico, has always known that when legends die, dreams end and history passes to oblivion. Pauline has been a busy presenter, emphasizing New Mexico history and the importance of preserving family history, and has helped many find their New Mexico roots. She was a contributor to Seeds of Struggle Harvest of Faith (LPD Press, 1997) on pioneering Hispanic women in New Mexico. She has contributed articles to the Voice of the Southwest (Diocese of Gallup), and the Apache County Observer as well as to several genealogical journals, including the Genealogist (NMGS). Her articles appear frequently in La Herencia del Norte and Tradición Revista. Other articles have been published in Vista and Route 66 Magazine. In 2006, she was selected as the recipient of the Doña Eufemia Awards from the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Preservation League.
Pauline hosts a study group known as Los Hidalgos de Nuevo Mexico and has served as vice president of the Southern California Writers Association as well as member of the Historic Resources Board in Huntington Beach (Surf City), California, where she lives.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ATARQUE: NOW ALL IS SILENT…
“The vivid descriptions of the families of this rural community paint a mural of life, love, and Spanish culture which resound in New Mexico. The book explains the traditions that developed the self reliance of the Hispanic soul. It tells of a time when people in a community worked together as a family, which would apply to all settlements in the southwest that still endure; after all, we are ‘¿primos, que no?’ The silence of the village can be felt like sand erasing the traces of a culture. ATARQUE: NOW ALL IS SILENT beautifully preserves the memories of those who laid the foundation for future generations.” — Conchita Márquez de Lucero, a founding member and past President of the New Mexican Hispanic Cultural Preservation League
“As a descendant of the ‘atarqueños de la familia Chávez,’ I have found Pauline Chávez Bent’s work a gateway to my own history and cultural legacy. This book is a testament to the vitality of oral tradition as well as the need for the ‘nuevo mexicano’ families to persevere in an ever-changing society. Because of her work, the ‘atarqueños’ have a solid place in history and although the town itself is now silent, the legacy left behind will continue.” — Vanessa Fonseca, University of New Mexico Southwest Studies
“It is important that we recognize our cultural treasures before they slide into oblivion. That is exactly what Pauline Chávez Bent has done in her book. Ever since I, a fellow New Mexican, arrived in the area of Gallup, New Mexico, to begin my new field of activity, I have been somehow attracted by this present-day ghost town. I was not satisfied until I could join a companion-Franciscan, with Pauline Chávez Bent as our guide, and make a tour of this once thriving Hispanic village. Now New Mexcio will be forever indebted to Pauline for passing its colorful history down to posterity.”—Fr. Cormac Antram, O.F.M.
“The pioneer spirit and enduring pastoral culture of the Atarqueños is captured by Pauline Chávez Bent in this richly embroidered memoir of the almost forgotten frontiers of western Nuevo México. Faith, family, and culture sustained Hispano homesteaders and their immense flocks of sheep as their fortunes rose and fell with the demands of the twentieth century. The vivid memories of a faithful daughter are enhanced in these pages by an extraordinary photographic and genealogical record. As a child, Pablita played the role of ‘La Cautiva Marcelina,’ a Comanche captive in a devotional folk play. The power of healing and understanding comes from those who live between cultures.”—Enrique Lamadrid, Literary Folklorist and University of New Mexico Professor of Spanish and Director of Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies
Atarque: Now All Is Silent ...-hardcover
Atarque: Now All Is Silent ...
by Pauline Chavez Bent
Atarque: Now All Is Silent ...
by Pauline Chavez Bent
201 pages, 62 photos
$18.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-16-2)
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Book Awards
Atarque is a glimpse into New Mexico’s history. Settlements like Atarque dotted the landscape as New Mexico moved from a territory to statehood. Unfortunately, many of these villages and settlements are now disappearing. Pauline Chávez Bent has helped to tell some of the stories of New Mexico’s villages, sharing the joy and struggles of its people. She introduces us to some of the people who lived with the hardships of life in western New Mexico and celebrated the struggles and joys that make up the soul of New Mexico.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pauline Chávez Bent, born and raised in Atarque, New Mexico, has always known that when legends die, dreams end and history passes to oblivion. Pauline has been a busy presenter, emphasizing New Mexico history and the importance of preserving family history, and has helped many find their New Mexico roots. She was a contributor to Seeds of Struggle Harvest of Faith (LPD Press, 1997) on pioneering Hispanic women in New Mexico. She has contributed articles to the Voice of the Southwest (Diocese of Gallup), and the Apache County Observer as well as to several genealogical journals, including the Genealogist (NMGS). Her articles appear frequently in La Herencia del Norte and Tradición Revista. Other articles have been published in Vista and Route 66 Magazine. In 2006, she was selected as the recipient of the Doña Eufemia Awards from the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Preservation League.
Pauline hosts a study group known as Los Hidalgos de Nuevo Mexico and has served as vice president of the Southern California Writers Association as well as member of the Historic Resources Board in Huntington Beach (Surf City), California, where she lives.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ATARQUE: NOW ALL IS SILENT…
“The vivid descriptions of the families of this rural community paint a mural of life, love, and Spanish culture which resound in New Mexico. The book explains the traditions that developed the self reliance of the Hispanic soul. It tells of a time when people in a community worked together as a family, which would apply to all settlements in the southwest that still endure; after all, we are ‘¿primos, que no?’ The silence of the village can be felt like sand erasing the traces of a culture. ATARQUE: NOW ALL IS SILENT beautifully preserves the memories of those who laid the foundation for future generations.” — Conchita Márquez de Lucero, a founding member and past President of the New Mexican Hispanic Cultural Preservation League
“As a descendant of the ‘atarqueños de la familia Chávez,’ I have found Pauline Chávez Bent’s work a gateway to my own history and cultural legacy. This book is a testament to the vitality of oral tradition as well as the need for the ‘nuevo mexicano’ families to persevere in an ever-changing society. Because of her work, the ‘atarqueños’ have a solid place in history and although the town itself is now silent, the legacy left behind will continue.” — Vanessa Fonseca, University of New Mexico Southwest Studies
“It is important that we recognize our cultural treasures before they slide into oblivion. That is exactly what Pauline Chávez Bent has done in her book. Ever since I, a fellow New Mexican, arrived in the area of Gallup, New Mexico, to begin my new field of activity, I have been somehow attracted by this present-day ghost town. I was not satisfied until I could join a companion-Franciscan, with Pauline Chávez Bent as our guide, and make a tour of this once thriving Hispanic village. Now New Mexcio will be forever indebted to Pauline for passing its colorful history down to posterity.”—Fr. Cormac Antram, O.F.M.
“The pioneer spirit and enduring pastoral culture of the Atarqueños is captured by Pauline Chávez Bent in this richly embroidered memoir of the almost forgotten frontiers of western Nuevo México. Faith, family, and culture sustained Hispano homesteaders and their immense flocks of sheep as their fortunes rose and fell with the demands of the twentieth century. The vivid memories of a faithful daughter are enhanced in these pages by an extraordinary photographic and genealogical record. As a child, Pablita played the role of ‘La Cautiva Marcelina,’ a Comanche captive in a devotional folk play. The power of healing and understanding comes from those who live between cultures.”—Enrique Lamadrid, Literary Folklorist and University of New Mexico Professor of Spanish and Director of Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies
by Pauline Chavez Bent
201 pages, 62 photos
$18.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-16-2)
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Book Awards
Atarque is a glimpse into New Mexico’s history. Settlements like Atarque dotted the landscape as New Mexico moved from a territory to statehood. Unfortunately, many of these villages and settlements are now disappearing. Pauline Chávez Bent has helped to tell some of the stories of New Mexico’s villages, sharing the joy and struggles of its people. She introduces us to some of the people who lived with the hardships of life in western New Mexico and celebrated the struggles and joys that make up the soul of New Mexico.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pauline Chávez Bent, born and raised in Atarque, New Mexico, has always known that when legends die, dreams end and history passes to oblivion. Pauline has been a busy presenter, emphasizing New Mexico history and the importance of preserving family history, and has helped many find their New Mexico roots. She was a contributor to Seeds of Struggle Harvest of Faith (LPD Press, 1997) on pioneering Hispanic women in New Mexico. She has contributed articles to the Voice of the Southwest (Diocese of Gallup), and the Apache County Observer as well as to several genealogical journals, including the Genealogist (NMGS). Her articles appear frequently in La Herencia del Norte and Tradición Revista. Other articles have been published in Vista and Route 66 Magazine. In 2006, she was selected as the recipient of the Doña Eufemia Awards from the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Preservation League.
Pauline hosts a study group known as Los Hidalgos de Nuevo Mexico and has served as vice president of the Southern California Writers Association as well as member of the Historic Resources Board in Huntington Beach (Surf City), California, where she lives.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ATARQUE: NOW ALL IS SILENT…
“The vivid descriptions of the families of this rural community paint a mural of life, love, and Spanish culture which resound in New Mexico. The book explains the traditions that developed the self reliance of the Hispanic soul. It tells of a time when people in a community worked together as a family, which would apply to all settlements in the southwest that still endure; after all, we are ‘¿primos, que no?’ The silence of the village can be felt like sand erasing the traces of a culture. ATARQUE: NOW ALL IS SILENT beautifully preserves the memories of those who laid the foundation for future generations.” — Conchita Márquez de Lucero, a founding member and past President of the New Mexican Hispanic Cultural Preservation League
“As a descendant of the ‘atarqueños de la familia Chávez,’ I have found Pauline Chávez Bent’s work a gateway to my own history and cultural legacy. This book is a testament to the vitality of oral tradition as well as the need for the ‘nuevo mexicano’ families to persevere in an ever-changing society. Because of her work, the ‘atarqueños’ have a solid place in history and although the town itself is now silent, the legacy left behind will continue.” — Vanessa Fonseca, University of New Mexico Southwest Studies
“It is important that we recognize our cultural treasures before they slide into oblivion. That is exactly what Pauline Chávez Bent has done in her book. Ever since I, a fellow New Mexican, arrived in the area of Gallup, New Mexico, to begin my new field of activity, I have been somehow attracted by this present-day ghost town. I was not satisfied until I could join a companion-Franciscan, with Pauline Chávez Bent as our guide, and make a tour of this once thriving Hispanic village. Now New Mexcio will be forever indebted to Pauline for passing its colorful history down to posterity.”—Fr. Cormac Antram, O.F.M.
“The pioneer spirit and enduring pastoral culture of the Atarqueños is captured by Pauline Chávez Bent in this richly embroidered memoir of the almost forgotten frontiers of western Nuevo México. Faith, family, and culture sustained Hispano homesteaders and their immense flocks of sheep as their fortunes rose and fell with the demands of the twentieth century. The vivid memories of a faithful daughter are enhanced in these pages by an extraordinary photographic and genealogical record. As a child, Pablita played the role of ‘La Cautiva Marcelina,’ a Comanche captive in a devotional folk play. The power of healing and understanding comes from those who live between cultures.”—Enrique Lamadrid, Literary Folklorist and University of New Mexico Professor of Spanish and Director of Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies
Attack on America and The Aftermath
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $29.95
American Trend Publishing, 2002. Approximately 300 pages E-Book format.
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The September 11, 2001, attack on America is a wake-up call for all Americans. No matter how great and mighty a nation may become, no matter how technologically advanced a nation may become, that nation is vulnerable to attacks from within.
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $29.95
American Trend Publishing, 2002. Approximately 300 pages E-Book format.
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The September 11, 2001, attack on America is a wake-up call for all Americans. No matter how great and mighty a nation may become, no matter how technologically advanced a nation may become, that nation is vulnerable to attacks from within.
Attuning to the River of Kaballah: Playing with energy and consciousness
Attuning to the River of Kaballah: Playing with
energy and consciousness
Karen Kaufman Milstein
Attuning to the River of Kaballah: Playing with
energy and consciousness
Karen Kaufman Milstein
Reg. price $12.95
ISBN 1-890109-38-X
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 2001. 89 pages, trade paper
Simple approaches from energy psychology and the inherent power of the human mind are combined with ancient Kabbalistic wisdom. The reader can then make use of a concise process of spiritual “diagnosis” and attunement, and also will learn a new approach to meditation.
REVIEWS
Accessible to Jewish scholar or curious novice, the material is lucidly presented... in a powerful juxtaposition of possibility. -- Southwest BookViews
...recently chose to share her discovery of a relationship between energy psychology and Kabbalah... -- The New Mexico Jewish Link
Ms. Milstein presents a clear and practical guide for using this powerful method for personal well-being and also as a spiritual practice. -- ACEP Newsletter
Karen Kaufman Milstein
Reg. price $12.95
ISBN 1-890109-38-X
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 2001. 89 pages, trade paper
Simple approaches from energy psychology and the inherent power of the human mind are combined with ancient Kabbalistic wisdom. The reader can then make use of a concise process of spiritual “diagnosis” and attunement, and also will learn a new approach to meditation.
REVIEWS
Accessible to Jewish scholar or curious novice, the material is lucidly presented... in a powerful juxtaposition of possibility. -- Southwest BookViews
...recently chose to share her discovery of a relationship between energy psychology and Kabbalah... -- The New Mexico Jewish Link
Ms. Milstein presents a clear and practical guide for using this powerful method for personal well-being and also as a spiritual practice. -- ACEP Newsletter
Avenging Victorio
by Dave DeWitt
258 pages, 16 photos
$24.95 hardcover (ISBN 1-890689-26-1)
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Books Awards
A rag-tag group of Apache warriors, led by an elderly man in his late seventies, took on the U.S. Army’s Ninth Cavalry in revenge for the death of the great Apache war chief Victorio. Using guerilla warfare, they led raids through New Mexico, slaughtering men, women, and children and evading the Cavalry and the Buffalo Soldiers. In the end, they won!
Interesting historical characters abound. Billy the Kid was killing people in the southern part of the territory. The New Mexico Territory was governed by Lew Wallace (author of Ben-Hur and territorial governor). Colonel Edward T. Hatch (the chile town of Hatch is named for him) was in charge of the U.S. Army’s Ninth Cavalry. And the great Apache war chief Victorio had been killed by the Mexican Army. After Victorio (a supposed treasure trove is named after him) was killed, the elder war chief Nana led the Apache to victory.
More information on this exciting new book can be obtained at http://avenging-victorio.com!
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…
“David DeWitt makes the transition from cookbook author to novelist with ease in Avenging Victorio. He demonstrates considerable flair for characterization and for action as he convincingly presents both sides of the conflict between white settlers and Apache natives in this well researched and fascinating historical novel.” — Judith Van Gieson, Southwest author
“New Mexican chile impresario David DeWitt’s new novel tells the story of the Apache Nana and his clan avenging Victorio’s defeat at the hands of General Edward Hatch, for whom the chile capital is named, in the southern mountains of New Mexico. It also tells the tale of the hidden Bridal Chamber cache of gold, silver and precious stones that still lures treasure seekers to Victorio’s Peak. A tasty historical novel of the territory in the 1880s.”—Ruth E. Francis, book marketing consultant
“Rich in authentic detail of Apache life ways and war practices, this book vividly recreates one of the last major episodes of Indian raiding in the desert Southwest. Once started, I found DeWitt’s engrossing book hard to put down. Powerful and absorbing!”— Marc Simmons, author and historian
About Best-selling Author Dave DeWitt
Dave DeWitt is one of the foremost authorities in the world on chile peppers and spicy foods. Dave researched and wrote numerous magazine and newspaper articles on chile peppers in the late 1970s. In 1984, St. Martin’s Press published his first cookbook, The Fiery Cuisines, co-authored with Nancy Gerlach. That book is still in print more than twenty years later by Ten Speed Press. In 1987, Dave and Nancy approached a local publisher, and the three launched Chile Pepper magazine with a mere 212 subscribers. By 1995, with Dave as the editor-in-chief, the magazine had surpassed 50,000 subscribers with a total circulation exceeding 80,000. The magazine was sold in1996 and Dave launched Fiery Foods & Barbecue Business Magazine, a trade publication. The magazine project led to numerous books, including The Whole Chile Pepper Book (Little, Brown, 1990), which now has nearly 100,000 copies in print and recently had its tenth printing. Dave has 31 published books to his credit. He is also producer of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, the trade show for the multi-billion dollar Fiery Foods and Barbecue industries, now in its 13th year. His book The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia (William Morrow, 1999) won the award “Best Spice Book in English” at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards at Versailles. His latest book, again with Nancy Gerlach, is Barbecue Inferno: Cooking with Chile Peppers on the Grill (Ten Speed Press, 2001). In 1995, his book, A World of Curries, was nominated for a James Beard Award. National TV appearances include “American Journal,” Cable News Network, “The Today Show,” “Home with Gary Collins,” “Scientific American Frontiers,” “Smart Solutions,” and “CBS Sunday Morning.” He has also been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, American Way, Smithsonian, and approximately 200 newspapers across the country.
Why this novel...
Why would a mostly nonfiction writer who’s known as the “Pope of Peppers” write an historical novel about an Apache raid in New Mexico in 1881? Because it was there and it was a terrific story.
“I first ran across accounts of Nana’s raid during research for a book about New Mexico mysteries that never was completed. The story surfaced again while I was working on a travel guide, New Mexico, that was completed and was published by Texas Monthly Press.
Of course, I kept a physical file of every clipped article, photocopied book, and old newspaper records of the time, recovered from microfiche. The story continued to intrigue me over the years and I considered writing a documentary history of this raid. Too narrow, I concluded. And then the idea of turning the story into a novel hit me. After I decided to write the story as fiction, I realized that even more research was needed, which included understanding —as much as a White Eye can—about this particular Apache culture. It sort of became an obsession.
The amount of Apache cultural information in Southwestern university libraries is overwhelming, and I buried myself in the stacks, attempting to understand customs, traditions, and rituals. By contrast, the information on the U.S. Army side of the conflict was much easier for me to comprehend, especially considering the fact that I was brought up as a military brat and did my high school term paper research at the U.S. Army Library in the Pentagon, where my father worked for the Department of Defense.
The actual writing of the novel was easier than all the research. First, I was no stranger to novels, having majored in literature at the University of Virginia and received an M.A. in the subject at the University of Richmond. Then I taught composition and literature at Virginia Commonwealth University for three years. Second, I had written several novels before Victorio and Nana caught my attention, and one was even published: The Mute Strategy in 1979. Third, history had provided me a plot and a timeline, so all I had to do was fit in characterization, dialogue, and the Apache and Cavalry lore that I had learned during my research.
Thus Avenging Victorio is about historical events, I have tried to be as accurate as possible. I have also tried not to take sides in the conflict depicted here, but I must confess that I felt sympathy for the Apache as an essentially enslaved people whose way of life had been completely destroyed. Hopefully, readers will find this story to be as fascinating and moving as I have found it to be.”
by Dave DeWitt
258 pages, 16 photos
$24.95 hardcover (ISBN 1-890689-26-1)
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Books Awards
A rag-tag group of Apache warriors, led by an elderly man in his late seventies, took on the U.S. Army’s Ninth Cavalry in revenge for the death of the great Apache war chief Victorio. Using guerilla warfare, they led raids through New Mexico, slaughtering men, women, and children and evading the Cavalry and the Buffalo Soldiers. In the end, they won!
Interesting historical characters abound. Billy the Kid was killing people in the southern part of the territory. The New Mexico Territory was governed by Lew Wallace (author of Ben-Hur and territorial governor). Colonel Edward T. Hatch (the chile town of Hatch is named for him) was in charge of the U.S. Army’s Ninth Cavalry. And the great Apache war chief Victorio had been killed by the Mexican Army. After Victorio (a supposed treasure trove is named after him) was killed, the elder war chief Nana led the Apache to victory.
More information on this exciting new book can be obtained at http://avenging-victorio.com!
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…
“David DeWitt makes the transition from cookbook author to novelist with ease in Avenging Victorio. He demonstrates considerable flair for characterization and for action as he convincingly presents both sides of the conflict between white settlers and Apache natives in this well researched and fascinating historical novel.” — Judith Van Gieson, Southwest author
“New Mexican chile impresario David DeWitt’s new novel tells the story of the Apache Nana and his clan avenging Victorio’s defeat at the hands of General Edward Hatch, for whom the chile capital is named, in the southern mountains of New Mexico. It also tells the tale of the hidden Bridal Chamber cache of gold, silver and precious stones that still lures treasure seekers to Victorio’s Peak. A tasty historical novel of the territory in the 1880s.”—Ruth E. Francis, book marketing consultant
“Rich in authentic detail of Apache life ways and war practices, this book vividly recreates one of the last major episodes of Indian raiding in the desert Southwest. Once started, I found DeWitt’s engrossing book hard to put down. Powerful and absorbing!”— Marc Simmons, author and historian
About Best-selling Author Dave DeWitt
Dave DeWitt is one of the foremost authorities in the world on chile peppers and spicy foods. Dave researched and wrote numerous magazine and newspaper articles on chile peppers in the late 1970s. In 1984, St. Martin’s Press published his first cookbook, The Fiery Cuisines, co-authored with Nancy Gerlach. That book is still in print more than twenty years later by Ten Speed Press. In 1987, Dave and Nancy approached a local publisher, and the three launched Chile Pepper magazine with a mere 212 subscribers. By 1995, with Dave as the editor-in-chief, the magazine had surpassed 50,000 subscribers with a total circulation exceeding 80,000. The magazine was sold in1996 and Dave launched Fiery Foods & Barbecue Business Magazine, a trade publication. The magazine project led to numerous books, including The Whole Chile Pepper Book (Little, Brown, 1990), which now has nearly 100,000 copies in print and recently had its tenth printing. Dave has 31 published books to his credit. He is also producer of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, the trade show for the multi-billion dollar Fiery Foods and Barbecue industries, now in its 13th year. His book The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia (William Morrow, 1999) won the award “Best Spice Book in English” at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards at Versailles. His latest book, again with Nancy Gerlach, is Barbecue Inferno: Cooking with Chile Peppers on the Grill (Ten Speed Press, 2001). In 1995, his book, A World of Curries, was nominated for a James Beard Award. National TV appearances include “American Journal,” Cable News Network, “The Today Show,” “Home with Gary Collins,” “Scientific American Frontiers,” “Smart Solutions,” and “CBS Sunday Morning.” He has also been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, American Way, Smithsonian, and approximately 200 newspapers across the country.
Why this novel...
Why would a mostly nonfiction writer who’s known as the “Pope of Peppers” write an historical novel about an Apache raid in New Mexico in 1881? Because it was there and it was a terrific story.
“I first ran across accounts of Nana’s raid during research for a book about New Mexico mysteries that never was completed. The story surfaced again while I was working on a travel guide, New Mexico, that was completed and was published by Texas Monthly Press.
Of course, I kept a physical file of every clipped article, photocopied book, and old newspaper records of the time, recovered from microfiche. The story continued to intrigue me over the years and I considered writing a documentary history of this raid. Too narrow, I concluded. And then the idea of turning the story into a novel hit me. After I decided to write the story as fiction, I realized that even more research was needed, which included understanding —as much as a White Eye can—about this particular Apache culture. It sort of became an obsession.
The amount of Apache cultural information in Southwestern university libraries is overwhelming, and I buried myself in the stacks, attempting to understand customs, traditions, and rituals. By contrast, the information on the U.S. Army side of the conflict was much easier for me to comprehend, especially considering the fact that I was brought up as a military brat and did my high school term paper research at the U.S. Army Library in the Pentagon, where my father worked for the Department of Defense.
The actual writing of the novel was easier than all the research. First, I was no stranger to novels, having majored in literature at the University of Virginia and received an M.A. in the subject at the University of Richmond. Then I taught composition and literature at Virginia Commonwealth University for three years. Second, I had written several novels before Victorio and Nana caught my attention, and one was even published: The Mute Strategy in 1979. Third, history had provided me a plot and a timeline, so all I had to do was fit in characterization, dialogue, and the Apache and Cavalry lore that I had learned during my research.
Thus Avenging Victorio is about historical events, I have tried to be as accurate as possible. I have also tried not to take sides in the conflict depicted here, but I must confess that I felt sympathy for the Apache as an essentially enslaved people whose way of life had been completely destroyed. Hopefully, readers will find this story to be as fascinating and moving as I have found it to be.”
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