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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!
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Elizabeth Fackler
Reg. price $5.99
ISBN 0-812-57761-2
Forge, 1998. 310 pages
Gunman Seth Strummar has retired at last, determined to provide a better life for his family. He has settled down in Arizona Territory, where the townspeople are willing to tolerate a famous killer. But the fragile peace of his new life is abruptly shattered when Lila Keats comes to town. Gorgeous, cunning, and diabolical, she’s determined to settle an old score with Seth, who must now marshal all the resources of his blood-stained past to bury it forever.
REVIEWS
The plot is gripping, the action swift and suspenseful, the writing powerful. -- Library Journal
Crisply and expeditiously told, this action-filled tale conjures the thrills of the Old West. Fackler again shows unusual skill with dialogue and character development in a genuinely gripping story. -- Publishers Weekly
Fackler’s expertise in presenting solid historical research in such an entertaining manner is a tribute to her knowledge and experience. -- El Paso Times
Fackler has written an engrossing story with one of the genre’s most unique protagonists. -- Tulsa World
Baking at High Altitude/The Muffin Lady’s Old Fashioned Recipes
Baking at High Altitude/The Muffin Lady’s Old
Fashioned Recipes
Randi L. Levin
Randi L. Levin
Reg. price $26.95
ISBN 09745008-0-1
The Muffin Lady Inc., 2003. 280 pages, 12 illustrations and 8 photos
Awards
First Place EVVY Award 2004, CIPA/Colorado Independent Publisher Association; Best First Cookbook in the World, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2004
This award winning cookbook has been written from the heart and for the purpose of sharing treasured recipes and tips requested by customers and friends. Several of the scrumptious recipes within, have been passed on from Mother to Daughter to Granddaughter. Many can be adjusted for those with special dietary needs (i.e. low fat /cholesterol, high fat, diabetic friendly, wheat free) and this book tells one exactly how to make such adjustments. The recipes range from Cookies and Cakes, to Cobblers and Strudels with all the good stuff in between. Each and every recipe is supplied with detailed instructions, including several pages full of tips for adjusting recipes to high altitude and handling the product one removed from the oven. It genuinely is a must have for all living at high altitude.
REVIEWS
A high spirited first book full of life and passion. -- Edouard Cointreau, President of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
If your excuse for baking poorly is high altitude, your solution has finally arrived. -- Bloomsbury Review
These are the tastes and memories you'll want to carry into the coming years. -- The Rocky Mountain News
One of the best in this niche area of baking. -- Betterbaking .com
...point to point instructional guide to creating delicious baked goods under the unique conditions of being located 4000 feet or more above sea level. -- Jim Cox, Midwest Book Review
Have no fear; success is within reach of your palate with original recipes designed especially for bakers at high altitudes. -- Elevated Living magazine
The blueberry muffin recipe on your website and also in your book is the best muffin I have ever had, literally. -- Kim from Cheyenne, a customer
Your recipes are the best ever!” -- Cindy, from Chicago, a customer
Balloon Safety Seminars by Thomas S. McConnell, M.D.
Balloon Safety Seminars by Thomas S. McConnell, M.D.
Bankruptcy, Before, During and After
Bankruptcy, Before, During and After
Sammy Sorrell
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $39.95
American Trend Publishing, 2000. Approximately 125 pages E-Book format.
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How to know if bankruptcy is for you. How to avoid bankruptcy. Learn all about the bankruptcy procedure. Secrets for financial rebuilding after bankruptcy.
The Battle of Glorieta Pass--A Gettysburg in the West
The Battle of Glorieta Pass--A Gettysburg in the West
Thomas S. Edrington (deceased) and John
Taylor
Thomas S. Edrington (deceased) and John Taylor
Reg. price $26.00
ISBN 0-8263-2287-5
UNM Press, 1998. 176 pages, 54 illustrations/maps/diagrams/photographs
In 1862, a small army of Texans invaded New Mexico in order to win it for the Confederacy. The final major engagement of their attempt to conquer the territory was fought over a period of three days in and around Glorieta Pass, just east of Santa Fe. Although the Confederates forced the Union army to retreat on the third day of the battle, they could not press their advantage. Edrington and Taylor combine data from records and documents with their firsthand inspections of the battlefield to reconstruct what happened on both sides of the line before, during, and after this controversial Civil War engagement.
REVIEWS
A superbly researched and well written study of the Battle of Glorieta Pass that is likely to be definitive. -- Jerry Thompson
A highly readable account that will appeal to general readers and military history buffs alike. -- New Mexico Magazine
Battlefield Prayers Camouflage Pocket-Sized International
Battlefield Prayers Camouflage Pocket-Sized
International
Susan Sherwood Parr
Susan Sherwood Parr
Reg. price $6.99
ISBN 0-9765010-0-7
Word Productions. 178 pages
PRAYER/JOURNAL.One for every soldier’s pocket! Vital equipment, this internationally oriented power-packed pocket-sized book full of comfort is loaded with prayers, promises, and examples of God’s power that David and the armies of God saw in the Old Testament times. God has not changed. He is just as powerful today as in David’s day.
Battlefield Prayers Large, Color cover edition
Battlefield Prayers Large, Color cover edition
Reg. price $11.99
ISBN 0-9728590-6-3
Word Productions. 178 pages
PRAYER/JOURNAL.One for every soldier’s pocket! Vital equipment, this internationally oriented power-packed pocket-sized book full of comfort is loaded with prayers, promises, and examples of God’s power that David and the armies of God saw in the Old Testament times. God has not changed. He is just as powerful today as in David’s day.
Bear Foot Song (A Passage through Transformation)
Bear Foot Song (A Passage through Transformation)
Sylvia Ernestina Vergara
Sylvia Ernestina Vergara
Reg. price $18.90
La Carreta, 2005. 60 pages
Bear Foot Song is comprised of three essays--Miracles and Perception, Leadership and Resonance. A story (Bear Foot Song) appears in between each essay and interconnects objective thought and fantasy into a concise reading experience. The reader is taken on a journey through a world of ideas and imagination. Bear Foot Song is an offering of new beginnings suggesting bold and courageous actions of love and peace. The author believes we can acquire through search a personal initiation of life that re-ignites an inner flame of innocence that keeps the spirit alive.
Elaine Pinkerton
Reg. price $17.95
ISBN 1-929763-18-2
Pocol Press, 2005. 260 pages
Elaine Pinkerton’s Beast of Bengal is a World War II thriller and poignant romance set in the unlikely China-Burma-India Theatre. As the war rages, U.S. and British soldiers fight their own battles in the steamy jungles of Burma. But, in an American military hospital in Calcutta, something terrible is amiss. This historical fiction features the internecine battles for Indian independence between those advocating the violent removal of Westerners and those loyal to Mohandas Gandhi.
REVIEWS
Looking for a session of spine-tingling suspense? How about bone-chilling, hands-on murder? Stop looking. You’ve got it in your hands. Beast of Bengal is a well-written, tightly-plotted, skinprickling tale. Take Elaine Pinkerton’s book home. Read it tonight by candlelight. -- James D. Doss, author of Charlie Moon/Shaman mystery series
A Beautiful Time, Mom’s lessons on dying . . . and living
A Beautiful Time, Mom’s lessons on dying . . . and
living
Ella Joan Fenoglio
Ella Joan Fenoglio
Reg. price $11.95
ISBN 0-9716956-0-1
ABT Publishing Inc., 2002, 90 pages, 11 photographs
A daughter runs a race and discovers her mother's love, setting the stage for an intimate memoir of life stories. This is the story of the mother, about that summer and the years before, her house, her husband and her children. It all came together in those last few months of her life. Mom's dying, it turned out, was a beautiful time. This volume of heart-warming stories provides support to those who have a loved one ill from cancer, AIDS or any other lingering illness.
Cynthia Davis
Reg. price $14.95
ISBN 1-58943-023-9
Americana Publishing, 2001. 205 pages
Awards
Crossings Book of the Month Club selection 2002
Cynthia Davis brings life to the Old Testament story of Leah’s life-long journey in the shadow of her sister Rachel. Ultimately, Leah’s faith in God is put to the test as she spends a lifetime competing with her sister for the love and affection of their husband, Jacob. Can she come to an understanding of the love of her husband and his God before it is too late?
REVIEWS
Davis remains true to the Biblical account of Leah and reveals the power of compassion, humility and forgiveness found through the grace of God. -- Ann Edenfield, WINGS Ministry
Cynthia Davis has a wonderful way of helping the reader fall in love with the least desired sister and gives Leah the humanity seldom expressed toward such a "minor" bible character. -- Crossings Book Club
I could not put Beloved Leah down...I really loved it and look forward to reading something else from Cynthia -- Reader response
The Best of New Mexico Western (2 cd set)
The Best of New Mexico Western (2 cd set)
Rick Huff and Mary Ryland, Co-Producers
Rick Huff and Mary Ryland, Co-Producers
$20.00
Frontiersmen2, 2004
Alright hold it, you may say! How the heck can so many fine musical acts live and work in a state the size of New Mexico and still know little or nothing of each other . . . and how could the public at large have missed ‘em!?! Well maybe the same way Bigfoot apparently lives in northern California and for very much the same reason: sometimes you can’t see the “foragers” for the trees!
In New Mexico’s case it’s the miles. Here we have one major but isolated population corridor stretching along the Rio Grande’s north central portion with lots of Indian land, ranch land and widely scattered self-contained rural and agricultural communities. But here we also find a curious creative wellspring that per capita spawns more artists in all media than does any other part of the world! The topography has encouraged New Mexico’s music artists to grow “modularly” (with outside stylistic influences to be sure), shaping their own fan bases and individual takes on Western Music and its honky-tonkier cousin Western Swing, a style that has remained intact since the earliest days of Bob Wills, Adolph Hofner, Milton Brown and so on.
Incorporating other musical forms into Western is still being “true” to Western, defined as the music of and about the West past and present…its people, land, traditions and all pursuits of the cowboy. Irish and English ballads, Cajun and Blues, Mexican and even Hawaiian music have splashed their colors onto the palette of Western. It’s a 300-year-old work in progress!!
The contemporary staying power and lasting value of Western Music is proven. It flourishes with minimal radio airplay and little coordinated promotional assistance. It has too long gone unrecognized as an “official musical genre” by the professional monitoring organizations. Yet Western and Western Swing are the music mainstays of many of the artists who you’ll discover (and who have discovered each other for the first time) through this album project.
So, on with the show! Welcome Western Music fans and curiosity seekers alike! And welcome performers! It’s our privilege and pleasure to give up the “big secret” of your existence!
BEST OF NEW MEXICO WESTERN - CD 1
Rod Taylor
In The Real West (3:12)
Kip Calahan
Al Valle De Animas (3:52)
R.W. Hampton
Travelin’ Light (3:14)
South By Southwest
New Mexico Rain (4:43)
Sons of the Rio Grande
Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats (2:42)
John Dillon
Caroline (3:22)
Jim Jones
Day After The Day Of The Dead (3:27)
Vint & Mathilda
Santa Fe (4:15)
Luke Reed
Adobe Walls (4:13)
Shirley Metzler & Bill Bailey
Minuet Swing (1:55)
Bone Orchard
Don’t Go Cuttin’ On My Cattle (3:08)
Mentor Williams
Lonely Appaloosa (3:02)
Leon Autrey
Leave This Wagon (1:58)
Rockin’ W Wranglers
The Cowboy Way (2:38)
The Desperados
You Can Buy My Heart With A Waltz (3:03)
Erik Darling & Border Town
Out On The Western Plains (2:48)
Sid Hausman
Land Of The Shalako (2:58)
The Buckarettes
Cowboys & Rodeos (2:08)
Steve Kinabrew
Lights Of Cimarron (3:59)
Syd Masters & The Swing Riders
Yodel Rodeo (2:55)
Margie Lane & Sundown Pete
Whoopie Ti Yi Yo (1:38)
Junior Daugherty w/Jay Ungar
Bleeding Heart (2:54)
Mary & Mars
One Less Fiesta (3:40)
Don & Victoria Armstrong
Queen Of The Fiesta (2:33)
BEST OF NEW MEXICO WESTERN – CD 2
Flyin’ J Wranglers
Where The West Begins (3:07)
Shaylor Alley
Words Like Wind (3:07)
Lucky Bill
Other Side Of The Hill (2:53)
Elliott’s Ramblers
New Mexico Waltz (2:54)
Pedro Marquez w/Katie Gill
Comes A Horseman (3:52)
Pete Laumbach
Side Saddle Sadie (2:36)
Graham Brothers Band
You Ain’t Here To Hear Me Say Goodbye (2:41)
Curio Cowboys
A-l-b-u-q-u-e-r-q-u-e (3:14)
Doc Gonzales
Big Mamou (2:22)
Eddy Harrison
Waltz Of The Rainbows (4:12)
Tom Adler
Legend Of Hell’s Half Acre (3:10)
Mose McCormack
Mama’s Picture (3:20)
Bill & Bonnie Hearne
New Boots (2:26)
Augé Hays
Second Hand Cowboy (3:39)
Dean Foster
First Morning (2:32)
Earl Gleason
Enchilada (2:46)
Jeff Nourse
Old Friends (3:19)
Home Cookin’ Band
Invitation To The Blues (2:25)
Eloy Gonzales
Gettin’ Acquainted With The Blues (2:33)
Gretchen van Houten
Sally Johnson (1:57)
Jimmy Abraham
John Dodge’s Dream (3:15)
Ken Moore
Spring Winds (3:42)
Brian Williamson
Ballad Of Jenny Rose (4:11)
Gene Corbin
Long May You Ride (3:46)
The Best Recipes from New Mexico’s B & B’s
The Best Recipes from New Mexico’s B & B’s
Steve Larese
Steve Larese
$14.95
ISBN 0-937206-85-7
New Mexico Magazine, 2004. Spiral bound with a hard cover, 40 color photographs, 128 pages
REVIEWS
This is a really attractive book with killer recipes. The bonus eight recipes cards are bound professionally in the book. At the end of the book is contact info for all of the B & B’s that have recipes in the book. There are breads, margaritas, pound cakes, soups, salads, sweets, muffins, eggs, and more. Most of these would be great for a party. Combine this with salsa and you have a gift to go. -- Tradicion Revista
Between Two Countries: A History of Coronado National Memorial 1939-1990-hardcover
Between Two Countries: A History of Coronado National
Memorial 1939-1990
by Joseph Sanchez, Bruce Erickson, and Jerry
Gurule
by Joseph Sanchez, Bruce Erickson, and Jerry Gurule
356 pages, 16 photos
$19.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-41-4)
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Books Awards
Between Two Countries: A History of Coronado National Memorial 1939-1990 is the inspiring story of a generation that sought to acknowledge the common history the United States shares with Mexico. The story began at a time when fact and legend intertwined to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the fi rst European expedition to traverse northwestern Mexico and the southwest of the U.S. In the end, two governments with different historical viewpoints agreed to disagree on the creation of an international monument with corresponding sites on both sides of the border. Congress offi cially established Coronado National Memorial in 1952 on the U.S. side of the International Boundary. The National Park Service took the reins to commemorate the harmonious relations with Mexico and the common history shared by citizens of both countries.
What People Are Saying:
The process of creating a national park is indeed intriguing. Between Two Countries reveals how the process worked in mid-twentieth century. This book presents the story of a grass-roots movement that became epic in proportion. The creation of Coronado National Memorial brought together ranchers, miners, bureaucrats from local, state and federal levels, governors, congressmen, and cabinet members from the Department of State and the Department of the Interior. This book is a must read for students, professionals, and the general public.—Manuel Lujan, former Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Congressman.
If anyone ever wondered about the role of individuals and community spirit as a hallmark of the American tradition, Between Two Countries demonstrates the American character at work. The amazing story is cast in the middle of the twentieth century when rural values were being subsumed by the lure of the city.This book is for those interested in National Park Service history.—Art Gomez, Historian, National Park Service
Between Two Countries serves as a treatise about relationships that have often been a source of misunderstanding between Mexico and the U.S. The history of the creation of Coronado National Memorial reveals the result of crosscultural differences and perspectives that emerged since the War of 1846 and Mexican historical-political experience that developed throughout the nineteenth century. This book is great reading for those who seek to understand United States-Mexico relations.—Robert Spude, Historian, National Park Service
Between Two Countries: A History of Coronado National Memorial 1939-1990-softcover
Between Two Countries: A History of Coronado National
Memorial 1939-1990
by Joseph Sanchez, Bruce Erickson, and Jerry
Gurule
by Joseph Sanchez, Bruce Erickson, and Jerry Gurule
356 pages, 16 photos
$19.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-41-4)
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Books Awards
Between Two Countries: A History of Coronado National Memorial 1939-1990 is the inspiring story of a generation that sought to acknowledge the common history the United States shares with Mexico. The story began at a time when fact and legend intertwined to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the fi rst European expedition to traverse northwestern Mexico and the southwest of the U.S. In the end, two governments with different historical viewpoints agreed to disagree on the creation of an international monument with corresponding sites on both sides of the border. Congress offi cially established Coronado National Memorial in 1952 on the U.S. side of the International Boundary. The National Park Service took the reins to commemorate the harmonious relations with Mexico and the common history shared by citizens of both countries.
What People Are Saying:
The process of creating a national park is indeed intriguing. Between Two Countries reveals how the process worked in mid-twentieth century. This book presents the story of a grass-roots movement that became epic in proportion. The creation of Coronado National Memorial brought together ranchers, miners, bureaucrats from local, state and federal levels, governors, congressmen, and cabinet members from the Department of State and the Department of the Interior. This book is a must read for students, professionals, and the general public.—Manuel Lujan, former Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Congressman.
If anyone ever wondered about the role of individuals and community spirit as a hallmark of the American tradition, Between Two Countries demonstrates the American character at work. The amazing story is cast in the middle of the twentieth century when rural values were being subsumed by the lure of the city.This book is for those interested in National Park Service history.—Art Gomez, Historian, National Park Service
Between Two Countries serves as a treatise about relationships that have often been a source of misunderstanding between Mexico and the U.S. The history of the creation of Coronado National Memorial reveals the result of crosscultural differences and perspectives that emerged since the War of 1846 and Mexican historical-political experience that developed throughout the nineteenth century. This book is great reading for those who seek to understand United States-Mexico relations.—Robert Spude, Historian, National Park Service
Beyond One’s Own: Healing humanity in the wake of personal tragedy
Beyond One’s Own: Healing humanity in the wake of
personal tragedy
Gabriel Constans
Gabriel Constans
Reg. price $18.95
ISBN 1-890109-35-5
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 2001. 232 pages, trade paper
Events that could, and often do, crush us psychologically and physically can also be used for personal transformation and growth. There are some individuals that find hope and opportunity in the midst of adversity. They reach out to help others find comfort and healing. Some attempt (and succeed) to change laws, institutions, policies, and assumptions.
Join author, bereavement counselor Gabriel Constans, as he meets with Leah Rabin, Le Ly Hayslip, Maggie and Reg Green, Jeanne White, Hazel Johnson, Lee Mun Wah, Nané Alejandrez, Candace Lightner and others to discover how ordinary human beings find the strength, courage, and tenacity to overcome the worst that can happen, climb out of the pits of devastation, and help heal humanity in the wake of personal tragedy.
REVIEWS
Gabriel Constans searches out the key to living after a loss by interviewing survivors who use a variety of activities to cope with a death. -- Lynne Ann DeSpelder, The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying
We all want to know how they do it—people who survive terrible losses and tragedies, without succumbing to permanent misery and bitterness…. What a gift. These are lessons on living that come direct from experience, lessons we all need. I hope this book reaches many, touching hearts and infusing us all with its wisdom. -- Ellen Bass, co-author of The Courage to Heal
Gerald S. Hawkins
Reg. price $19.95
ISBN 0-9641694-8-7
Hubert Allen and Associates, 2001. 256 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 30 drawings, including Stonehenge site maps
After Professor Gerald S. Hawkins' huge success with "Stonehenge Decoded," (1965) he was able to focus on the rediscovery of ancient astronomy in sites around the would. Writing in a comfortable travelogue voice, Gerald takes the reader to Egypt, Peru, Mexico, North America and of course Stonehenge, to learn what he can through rigorous scientific methodology of the astronomy known and practices by the ancients. In 2001 the publisher worked directly with Professor Hawkins in creating this reprint, the only one still in print for all the world to learn what this brilliant gentleman had to say about one of humanity's most important works - Stonehenge.
Billy the Kid: The Legend of El Chivato
Billy the Kid: The Legend of El Chivato
Elizabeth Fackler
Elizabeth Fackler
Reg. price $24.95
ISBN 0-312-85559-1
Forge, 1995, Signed 1st edition. 512 pages
In Billy the Kid: The Legend of El Chivato, Fackler has recreated the wild, lawless West where good men found that the only answer to corruption and violence was brute force. Billy’s story, epic in scope, echoing the vast grandeur of the magnificent country in which it is set, traces the chain of events that inexorably shaped Billy and pitted him against a treacherous society that threatened those he cared for.
REVIEWS
A magnificent achievement in historical fiction. -- Western Writers of America
She makes the legend live. -- Elmer Kelton
An exciting tale, crammed with historical detail and told with skill, action, and a bit of whimsy. -- Publishers Weekly
Compelling tragedy laced with irony and fueled by friendship, loyalty, and love. Most memorable is Billy himself. The Kid and the time he lived in come off the page and capture the imagination. -- Kirkus Reviews
The Biscuit Fire - Consequences of Forest Management Decisions (CD, electronic book)
The Biscuit Fire - Consequences of Forest Management
Decisions
Charles R. Mansfield, Ph.D.
Charles R. Mansfield, Ph.D.
Reg. price $29.95
ISBN 0-9635981-1-2
Coyote Tales Publishing, 2004. pages, 189 Photographs, 5000 cross-links, 20 maps, Electronic book, Acrobat 5.0 or greater recommended
Many reasons have been proposed to explain the development of Mega-Forest Fires in recent years. The belief of the author is that the fundamental cause behind the development is related to management decisions rather than natural conditions in the wildlands. Some of the major management decisions since 1785 are discussed in this book. The history of fire control efforts is discussed in greater detail. The author does not claim that the decisions are either correct or incorrect. The decisions are what they are and they have brought both intended and unintended consequences. The only claim that the author makes is that In times of high fire danger, all wildfires must be aggressively attacked when they are started.
The 500,000 acre Biscuit Fire in Oregon, during 2002, serves as and example for discussion of this issue. The authors family has been deeply involved in forestry and fire fighting in this area. The evidence is presented in the form of a photograph collection that spans a 75 year period. The most recent photographs were taken one year after the Biscuit Fire.
REVIEWS
One of the most comprehensive books on the subject that I have read. -- John Marker, Northwest Coordinator of the National Association of Forest Service Retirees.
We feel that along with the advanced technology . . . and the controversial content of the e-book that it would not be suited to sell in the parks. -- Marie Beeler, Xanterra Parks and Resorts
Blessings: a novel and four short stories
Blessings: a novel and four short stories
Avrum Organick
Avrum Organick
Reg. price $14.95
ISBN 0-9671068-1-8
Red Lake Press, 2000. 270 pages
In the mid-1950s, when a young Jewish doctor and a Navajo girl meet, their love and eventual marraige bring into conflict the differing world-views of the two societies from which they come. Together they face down the prejudices they encounter and in moments of happiness they express their joy in the form of the blessings of their respective people.
Don Bullis
Reg. price $14.95
ISBN 1-888725-75-3
BeachHouse Books. 345 pages
REVIEWS
Beyond describing the sheer brutality of the murders [in Bloodville], Bullis has delivered an engaging narrative that captures the undercurrent of jurisdictional and political conflicts that color…the investigation. Mystery fans and history buffs alike will find Bullis’ semi fiction satisfies their appetites. -- Fritz Thompson, Review, Albuquerque Sunday Journal,
Bullis has something for everyone in Bloodville. Crime buffs will enjoy the Ann Rule style crime reporting. Historians will see a portrait-in-time of police technology and technique when they read how officers operated on cases—and on each other—in the 1960s. Only an insider like Bullis would know about [former State Police Chief] Martin Vigil habitually pulling up his socks. -- Pete Ross, One-time Assistant District Attorney and former New Mexico State Police Officer
Bloody Valverde--A Civil War Battle on the Rio Grande
Bloody Valverde--A Civil War Battle on the Rio Grande
John M. Taylor
John M. Taylor
Reg. price $26.00
ISBN 0-8263-2148-8
UNM Press, 1995. 185 pages, 53 Illustrations/maps/diagrams/photographs
Carefully reconstructed in this book is the first full account of what happened on both sides of the line before, during, and after a day-long battle at Valverde ford between about 2,600 Texan Confederates and some 2,800 Union troops. On the Confederate side, a drunken Brigadier General Henry Sibley turned over command to Colonel Tom Green early in the afternoon. Battlefield maneuvers included a disastrous lancer charge--the only one during the entire Civil War. The Union army, under the cautious Colonel Edward Canby, fielded a superior number of troops, the majority of whom were Hispanic New Mexican volunteers. This account of the largest land battle ever fought in the west is the definitive study of this engagement.
REVIEWS
John Taylor has crafted a jewel of regional history. -- David Lavender
Taylor has written what is certain to be the definitive study of the Battle of Valverde. Historians and general readers alike will enjoy his superb narrative and insightful interpretation. -- Jerry Thompson
In this, the first comprehensive study of the Battle of Valverde, John Taylor captures all the grit and drama of the fierce clash that determined the course of the Civil War in New Mexico. The story of that bloody day comes alive in this stirring narrative. -- Brian C. Pohanka
A masterful and detailed account of the Battle of Valverde ... the first such study to be published. -- New Mexico Magazine
The Boy Who Stuck Out His Tongue: A Yiddish Folk Tale
The Boy Who Stuck Out His Tongue: A Yiddish Folk Tale
Edith Tarbescu
Edith Tarbescu
Reg. price $15.99
ISBN I-84148-066-5
Barefoot Books, 2000. 32 pages
The author and illustrator vividly capture the good-natured hustle and busle of village life in this hilarious folk tale. What will become of the boy who sticks out his tongue once too often? The young prankster's unfortunate predicament will have readers laughing out loud until the very last page.
REVIEWS
Set in a small Hungarian village, this is a lively Jewish folktale in the tradition of the fools of Chelm... Tarbescu tells it with verve, and Mills' big, colorful acrylic pictures in folk-art style show the slapstick action and the warmth of the shlemiels who mean well. -- Booklist
A Charming Folk Tale. -- Edith Tarbescu has written an amusing folk tale that will delight and charm youngsters with its silly humor and subtle wisdom.... a warm and wonderful story your kids will want to read again and again. -- Roz Levine
An Engaging and entertaining story. --Judith Mills' colorful artwork is a perfect enhancement to Edith Tarbescu's engaging and entertaining story that will have young readers gleefully turning the pages one after another. -- Midwest Book Review
A laugh-aloud story -- A reader
Kimberley Griffiths Little
Reg. price $3.99 paperback
ISBN 0-380-79225-7
Avon, 1998. 153 pages
Awards
Pennsylvania Young Readers List, Battle of the Books
A captivating coming of age story about Luke Espinosa living in a
trailer park with his waitress mother who is earning her GED to go to beauty
school while Luke dreams of playing soccer with his professional soccer star
father who left the family ten years before. Divorce, poverty, peer presure and
jealousy are seamlessly interwoven with a lively sports background.
REVIEWS
An excellent first novel! -- NM Kids Magazine
Fast-paced story both boys and girls will enjoy! -- Booklist
The author has created a fully realized character. -- School Library Journal
A compelling story . . . a fine book. -- Farmington Times
Breakfast Santa Fe Style: A Dining Guide to Fancy, Funky, and Family Friendly Restaurants
Breakfast Santa Fe Style: A Dining Guide to Fancy,
Funky, and Family Friendly Restaurants
Kathy Barco and Valerie Nye
Kathy Barco and Valerie Nye
Reg. price $19.95
ISBN: 0-86534-501-5
Sunstone Press, March 2006. 128 pages, 106 illustrations/photographs
Where is it possible to surf the Internet with your morning cup of joe? What restaurant can accommodate three kids, one dog, and two parents? We've got answers to all of these questions and more! Think of us as your personal librarians, and come along to over fifty Santa Fe breakfast eateries. In honor of our library profession, we've included recommendations for some great southwest books that perfectly match each restaurant.
Hubert A. Allen, Jr.
Reg. price $13.95
ISBN 0-9641694-4-4
Hubert Allen and Associates, 2001.128 pages, 2 Maps
This is one of the great unsung novels written by an American about Mother Africa. Based on his three years living in independent Republic of Malawi in Central Africa, the author creates a fast-moving story mingling a mountain climbing adventure with the true biography of Malawi's first President, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. This page-turner is filled with action including wild animals and unpredictable humans - bush fires, and lonely mountain walls. If you last went to Africa with Hemingway, Dineson or Haley, it's time for your next visit...
Elizabeth Fackler
Reg. price $6.99
ISBN 0-765-34356-8
Forge, 2002. 424 pages
In this superbly detailed frontier novel, outlaw Seth Strummar at last achieves a humble form of justice that allows him to break even with his past. When he falls in love with Hekuba Free, the sister of Joaquín’s new bride, Seth hides their love from his wife while flaunting it in town. The game turns deadly game when Seth faces down Joaquín in the decisive battle between the former partners.
REVIEWS
Once again, Fackler demonstrates her mastery of character-driven westerns in which women are the self-aware, self-reliant, and ultimately stronger players. Fackler has a keen sense for dialogue and period, and a classic, clipped prose style. -- Publisher’s Weekly
A woman writing Westerns is unusual enough, but to use the genre for more literary purposes takes courage. Fackler writes well, particularly realistic dialogue, and has her historical facts well ordered. She has created an unforgettable character in Seth, and an even more interesting one in Joaquín. -- El Paso Times
Kent F. Jacobs
Reg. price $9.99
ISBN 1-55197-062-7
Commonwealth Publications 1996. 328 pages
It’s 1940, and Second World War German forces have launched a massive attack against Norway. In a nightmarish exodus, prominent physicist Olav Breckkan is targeted by a vengeful ghost from his past, German scientist von Stein, taking him across the North Sea, the Shetlands, Edinburgh, London, and finally to Chicago. But with von Stein following close behind, his anger propelling him toward his prey with increasing speed, it won’t be long before death lurks just around the corner, ready to destroy everything in its path...including Breckkan himself.

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