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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.
Land of Burning Heat: A Claire Reynier mystery
Land of Burning Heat
A Claire Reynier mystery
Judith Van Gieson
Land of Burning Heat
A Claire Reynier mystery
Judith Van Gieson
Reg. price $14.00
ISBN 0-8263-3172-6
UNM Press, February, 2003. 252 pages
Archivist Claire Reynier may have a priceless find on her hands. A woman named Isabel Santos has discovered a faded document hidden for hundreds of years under the floor of her family's adobe house. It could be the controversial last words of a Jewish mystic condemned to death by the Inquisition in Mexico City. But before Claire can establish the document's authenticity, it disappears, and tragedy visits the Santos family. As Claire searches for the missing paper, she fears that uncovering the history of a dark and dangerous time may bolster her career . . . at the cost of her life.
REVIEWS
Crypto Jews, Conversos, Marranos, Albuquerque author Judith Van Gieson spices up her newest mystery with historic intrigue from the Spanish Inquisition that leads to a modern-day murder . . . All this is fascinating stuff . . . Van Gieson does a skillful job of moving this mystery along . . . a shimmering showcase of Southwestern mystique. -- The Santa Fe New Mexican
Judith Van Gieson has written her best Claire Reynier mystery yet . . . this rich look at the past lifts Land of Burning Heat to a level beyond that of just a good plot-twisting read. -- New Mexico Magazine
Judith Van Gieson tells a creative and fascinating story intermingling the past with the present and educating the reader in a period not widely studied. The whodunit is fascinating, but it is the mystery of the past that holds the reader's attention. -- Midwest Book Review
Van Gieson is expert at concocting plots that seem to grow out of unique aspects of the Southwestern landscape, history and culture. -- Amarillo Globe-News
A Claire Reynier mystery
Judith Van Gieson
Reg. price $14.00
ISBN 0-8263-3172-6
UNM Press, February, 2003. 252 pages
Archivist Claire Reynier may have a priceless find on her hands. A woman named Isabel Santos has discovered a faded document hidden for hundreds of years under the floor of her family's adobe house. It could be the controversial last words of a Jewish mystic condemned to death by the Inquisition in Mexico City. But before Claire can establish the document's authenticity, it disappears, and tragedy visits the Santos family. As Claire searches for the missing paper, she fears that uncovering the history of a dark and dangerous time may bolster her career . . . at the cost of her life.
REVIEWS
Crypto Jews, Conversos, Marranos, Albuquerque author Judith Van Gieson spices up her newest mystery with historic intrigue from the Spanish Inquisition that leads to a modern-day murder . . . All this is fascinating stuff . . . Van Gieson does a skillful job of moving this mystery along . . . a shimmering showcase of Southwestern mystique. -- The Santa Fe New Mexican
Judith Van Gieson has written her best Claire Reynier mystery yet . . . this rich look at the past lifts Land of Burning Heat to a level beyond that of just a good plot-twisting read. -- New Mexico Magazine
Judith Van Gieson tells a creative and fascinating story intermingling the past with the present and educating the reader in a period not widely studied. The whodunit is fascinating, but it is the mystery of the past that holds the reader's attention. -- Midwest Book Review
Van Gieson is expert at concocting plots that seem to grow out of unique aspects of the Southwestern landscape, history and culture. -- Amarillo Globe-News
Land of Burning Heat: A Claire Reynier mystery
Land of Burning Heat
A Claire Reynier mystery
Judith Van Gieson
Land of Burning Heat
A Claire Reynier mystery
Judith Van Gieson
Reg. price $5.99
ISBN 0-451-20800-5
Signet, February 2003. 260 pages
Archivist Claire Reynier may have a priceless find on her hands. A woman named Isabel Santos has discovered a faded document hidden for hundreds of years under the floor of her family's adobe house. It could be the controversial last words of a Jewish mystic condemned to death by the Inquisition in Mexico City. But before Claire can establish the document's authenticity, it disappears, and tragedy visits the Santos family. As Claire searches for the missing paper, she fears that uncovering the history of a dark and dangerous time may bolster her career . . . at the cost of her life.
REVIEWS
Crypto Jews, Conversos, Marranos, Albuquerque author Judith Van Gieson spices up her newest mystery with historic intrigue from the Spanish Inquisition that leads to a modern-day murder . . . All this is fascinating stuff . . . Van Gieson does a skillful job of moving this mystery along . . . a shimmering showcase of Southwestern mystique. -- The Santa Fe New Mexican
Judith Van Gieson has written her best Claire Reynier mystery yet . . . this rich look at the past lifts Land of Burning Heat to a level beyond that of just a good plot-twisting read. -- New Mexico Magazine
Judith Van Gieson tells a creative and fascinating story intermingling the past with the present and educating the reader in a period not widely studied. The whodunit is fascinating, but it is the mystery of the past that holds the reader's attention. -- Midwest Book Review
Van Gieson is expert at concocting plots that seem to grow out of unique aspects of the Southwestern landscape, history and culture. -- Amarillo Globe-News
A Claire Reynier mystery
Judith Van Gieson
Reg. price $5.99
ISBN 0-451-20800-5
Signet, February 2003. 260 pages
Archivist Claire Reynier may have a priceless find on her hands. A woman named Isabel Santos has discovered a faded document hidden for hundreds of years under the floor of her family's adobe house. It could be the controversial last words of a Jewish mystic condemned to death by the Inquisition in Mexico City. But before Claire can establish the document's authenticity, it disappears, and tragedy visits the Santos family. As Claire searches for the missing paper, she fears that uncovering the history of a dark and dangerous time may bolster her career . . . at the cost of her life.
REVIEWS
Crypto Jews, Conversos, Marranos, Albuquerque author Judith Van Gieson spices up her newest mystery with historic intrigue from the Spanish Inquisition that leads to a modern-day murder . . . All this is fascinating stuff . . . Van Gieson does a skillful job of moving this mystery along . . . a shimmering showcase of Southwestern mystique. -- The Santa Fe New Mexican
Judith Van Gieson has written her best Claire Reynier mystery yet . . . this rich look at the past lifts Land of Burning Heat to a level beyond that of just a good plot-twisting read. -- New Mexico Magazine
Judith Van Gieson tells a creative and fascinating story intermingling the past with the present and educating the reader in a period not widely studied. The whodunit is fascinating, but it is the mystery of the past that holds the reader's attention. -- Midwest Book Review
Van Gieson is expert at concocting plots that seem to grow out of unique aspects of the Southwestern landscape, history and culture. -- Amarillo Globe-News
Land of the Penitentes, Land of Tradition
Land of the Penitentes, Land of Tradition
Ruben E. Archuleta
Land of the Penitentes, Land of Tradition
Ruben E. Archuleta
Reg. price $22.95 softcover
ISBN 0-9742840-0-9
El Jefe, 2003. 279 pages, over 100 black & white pictures
This book provides an extraordinary insight into a lost Penitente world. It is based on New Mexico family journals, Penitente interviews, and personal experiences that detail their rituals, and their lives which are dedicated to their Church, Brothers, and families. The writings are enhanced by several illustrations and photos, some dating back to the early 1900’s. They depict the Penitente rites, processions, garb, instruments, and their moradas, a place of gathering and worship. Lenten meal and recipes are included in this book.
REVIEWS
Ruben E. Archuleta, Pueblo’s retired police chief, has compiled a remarkable collection of material about Penitentes in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. His publication differs from existing books and articles on this subject because it contains numerous documents and personal interviews rather than a formal history of the Fraternidad de Nuestro Padre Jesus de Nazareno. -- Valley News
A must book for all households is a new book by former Pueblo police chief, Ruben Archuleta titled Land of the Penitentes, Land of Tradition. Over 200 pages, with pictures and names. Perhaps someone you know. -- Hispania News
Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar took a break from the state business Friday to help former Police Chief Ruben Archuleta preview the chief’s new book about the Penitentes. Their rumored activities are legend in Southern Colorado but the real story of the secretive Penitentes - a religious fraternity for Spanish-speaking Hispanic men – isn’t so dramatic, Archuleta’s new book maintains. -- The Pueblo Chieftain
The author was given unprecedented access and has a number of his own photos in the book. There is a useful bibliography and glossary. This book may change your mind about the Penitentes and may quell some of the rumors. -- Tradicion Revista
Ruben E. Archuleta
Reg. price $22.95 softcover
ISBN 0-9742840-0-9
El Jefe, 2003. 279 pages, over 100 black & white pictures
This book provides an extraordinary insight into a lost Penitente world. It is based on New Mexico family journals, Penitente interviews, and personal experiences that detail their rituals, and their lives which are dedicated to their Church, Brothers, and families. The writings are enhanced by several illustrations and photos, some dating back to the early 1900’s. They depict the Penitente rites, processions, garb, instruments, and their moradas, a place of gathering and worship. Lenten meal and recipes are included in this book.
REVIEWS
Ruben E. Archuleta, Pueblo’s retired police chief, has compiled a remarkable collection of material about Penitentes in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. His publication differs from existing books and articles on this subject because it contains numerous documents and personal interviews rather than a formal history of the Fraternidad de Nuestro Padre Jesus de Nazareno. -- Valley News
A must book for all households is a new book by former Pueblo police chief, Ruben Archuleta titled Land of the Penitentes, Land of Tradition. Over 200 pages, with pictures and names. Perhaps someone you know. -- Hispania News
Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar took a break from the state business Friday to help former Police Chief Ruben Archuleta preview the chief’s new book about the Penitentes. Their rumored activities are legend in Southern Colorado but the real story of the secretive Penitentes - a religious fraternity for Spanish-speaking Hispanic men – isn’t so dramatic, Archuleta’s new book maintains. -- The Pueblo Chieftain
The author was given unprecedented access and has a number of his own photos in the book. There is a useful bibliography and glossary. This book may change your mind about the Penitentes and may quell some of the rumors. -- Tradicion Revista
The Last Snake Runner
Kimberley Griffiths Little
Reg. price $15.95 hardcover, $5.99 paperback
ISBN 0-375-81539-2, 0-440-23782-3
Alfred A. Knopf, 2002, 2004. 201 pages
Awards
Land of Enchantment List, Battle of the Books
Travel four hundred years back in time with Kendall, the last living Snake Runner, when he meets his Snake brothers from 1599. Witness dangerous rattlesnake ceremonies and a terrible three-day war with conquistador soldiers that threaten to leave no survivors. A gripping and magical novel awaits those who dare . . . Based on a true story.
REVIEWS
Powerful . . . this book stands apart. -- School Library Journal
Will inform and enthrall. -- Kliatt
Useful and beneficial in school curriculum -- VOYA
The well-researched depiction of Kendall's life among the Acoma marks this
suspenseful fantasy. -- Book Links
Kimberley Griffiths Little
Reg. price $15.95 hardcover, $5.99 paperback
ISBN 0-375-81539-2, 0-440-23782-3
Alfred A. Knopf, 2002, 2004. 201 pages
Awards
Land of Enchantment List, Battle of the Books
Travel four hundred years back in time with Kendall, the last living Snake Runner, when he meets his Snake brothers from 1599. Witness dangerous rattlesnake ceremonies and a terrible three-day war with conquistador soldiers that threaten to leave no survivors. A gripping and magical novel awaits those who dare . . . Based on a true story.
REVIEWS
Powerful . . . this book stands apart. -- School Library Journal
Will inform and enthrall. -- Kliatt
Useful and beneficial in school curriculum -- VOYA
The well-researched depiction of Kendall's life among the Acoma marks this
suspenseful fantasy. -- Book Links
The Last Snake Runner-softcover
The Last Snake Runner
Kimberley Griffiths Little
Reg. price $15.95 hardcover, $5.99 paperback
ISBN 0-375-81539-2, 0-440-23782-3
Alfred A. Knopf, 2002, 2004. 201 pages
Awards
Land of Enchantment List, Battle of the Books
Travel four hundred years back in time with Kendall, the last living Snake Runner, when he meets his Snake brothers from 1599. Witness dangerous rattlesnake ceremonies and a terrible three-day war with conquistador soldiers that threaten to leave no survivors. A gripping and magical novel awaits those who dare . . . Based on a true story.
REVIEWS
Powerful . . . this book stands apart. -- School Library Journal
Will inform and enthrall. -- Kliatt
Useful and beneficial in school curriculum -- VOYA
The well-researched depiction of Kendall's life among the Acoma marks this
suspenseful fantasy. -- Book Links
Kimberley Griffiths Little
Reg. price $15.95 hardcover, $5.99 paperback
ISBN 0-375-81539-2, 0-440-23782-3
Alfred A. Knopf, 2002, 2004. 201 pages
Awards
Land of Enchantment List, Battle of the Books
Travel four hundred years back in time with Kendall, the last living Snake Runner, when he meets his Snake brothers from 1599. Witness dangerous rattlesnake ceremonies and a terrible three-day war with conquistador soldiers that threaten to leave no survivors. A gripping and magical novel awaits those who dare . . . Based on a true story.
REVIEWS
Powerful . . . this book stands apart. -- School Library Journal
Will inform and enthrall. -- Kliatt
Useful and beneficial in school curriculum -- VOYA
The well-researched depiction of Kendall's life among the Acoma marks this
suspenseful fantasy. -- Book Links
Lawyers Destroying America
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $24.95
American Trend Publishing, 1995. Approximately 250 pages E-Book format.
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The book of the decade! Lawyers Destroying America offers a grim picture of a great nation in an unconstitutional takeover by a dominant lawyer culture. With lawyers making up 55% of the federal congress, lawyers holding the office of American president 57% of the time and 100% lawyers in the judicial branch, the three branch of government concept has been breached!
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $24.95
American Trend Publishing, 1995. Approximately 250 pages E-Book format.
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The book of the decade! Lawyers Destroying America offers a grim picture of a great nation in an unconstitutional takeover by a dominant lawyer culture. With lawyers making up 55% of the federal congress, lawyers holding the office of American president 57% of the time and 100% lawyers in the judicial branch, the three branch of government concept has been breached!
Legal Secrets Revealed
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $39.95
American Trend Publishing, 2004. Approximately 350 pages in E-Book format.
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50 Expert reports revealing the dark, ugly secrets of the lawyer-dominated American judicial system.
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $39.95
American Trend Publishing, 2004. Approximately 350 pages in E-Book format.
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50 Expert reports revealing the dark, ugly secrets of the lawyer-dominated American judicial system.
License to Cook New Mexico Style
License to Cook New Mexico Style
New Mexico Federation of Business and Professional
Women
License to Cook New Mexico Style
New Mexico Federation of Business and Professional Women
Reg. price $6.95
ISBN 193204305-5
Penfield Press, 2002. 164 pages
This book introduces the spicy cooking of the Southwest with traditional dishes, fast and easy recipes, and new creations using traditional ingredients. Plus, it highlights The Land of Enchantment. Collected by members of the New Mexico Federation of Business and Professional Women from throughout New Mexico. Cover and illustrations by Esther Feske.
Table of Contents includes:
So, Where's New Mexico?
The Land of Enchantment
The Peoples of New Mexico
Four Traditions - The Essence of New Mexican Cooking
Beverages
Sauces & Dips
Appetizers
Chili, Stews, and Soups
Tacos, Burritos, and Enchiladas
Eggs
Casseroles and Other Main Dishes
Side Dishes
Desserts
New Mexico Federation of Business and Professional Women
Reg. price $6.95
ISBN 193204305-5
Penfield Press, 2002. 164 pages
This book introduces the spicy cooking of the Southwest with traditional dishes, fast and easy recipes, and new creations using traditional ingredients. Plus, it highlights The Land of Enchantment. Collected by members of the New Mexico Federation of Business and Professional Women from throughout New Mexico. Cover and illustrations by Esther Feske.
Table of Contents includes:
So, Where's New Mexico?
The Land of Enchantment
The Peoples of New Mexico
Four Traditions - The Essence of New Mexican Cooking
Beverages
Sauces & Dips
Appetizers
Chili, Stews, and Soups
Tacos, Burritos, and Enchiladas
Eggs
Casseroles and Other Main Dishes
Side Dishes
Desserts
Life In The Slow Lane
Margaret Tessler
Reg. price $10.00
ISBN 1-4134-6695-8
Xlibris; 2004. 179 pages
One pessimist declared they wouldn't last six weeks. Their parents were puzzled but hopeful. Their children said, "Go for it" — and go for it they did. With their nest emptied and retirement behind them, Margaret and Howard Tessler sold their home, moved into a thirty-foot travel trailer, and set out to tour the country. LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE is a humorous account of the adventures (and misadventures) they encountered along the way during their eight-year full-time journey.
Margaret Tessler
Reg. price $10.00
ISBN 1-4134-6695-8
Xlibris; 2004. 179 pages
One pessimist declared they wouldn't last six weeks. Their parents were puzzled but hopeful. Their children said, "Go for it" — and go for it they did. With their nest emptied and retirement behind them, Margaret and Howard Tessler sold their home, moved into a thirty-foot travel trailer, and set out to tour the country. LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE is a humorous account of the adventures (and misadventures) they encountered along the way during their eight-year full-time journey.
Listen to the Mockingbird
Penny Rudolph
Reg. price $16.00
ISBN 1-894869-73-7
Zumaya Publications, 2002.
Awards
2003 EPPIE Winner
A tale of murder, a lost gold mine, and a lone woman’s compelling secret, Listen to the Mockingbird, combines the real with the fictional against a backdrop of the Civil War in the Territory of New Mexico.
Matty Summerhayes is headstrong, capable, and confident she can develop a horse ranch, even in harsh conditions of 1860’s New Mexico. But a stranger comes to live in a cave on her land, another is gunned down in the night, and in his pocket she finds a yellowed bit of foolscap covered with baffling markings. Then Texans invade her valley for the Confederacy, and soon disaster is stalking her.
REVIEWS
Occasionally one of the thousands of books published each year just grabs the reader and won’t let go. This is one of those rare finds... This novel set in southern New Mexico during the Civil War is entertaining, informative, and beautifully written.... Matilda “Matty” Summerhayes narrates, coaxes, amazes and thoroughly captures her audience as she strives for some kind of freedom as a single female in a military society heavily weighted toward the rights of men.... Be prepared to forget meals and stay up all night when you start reading this book. Matty’s word-pictures and unorthodox civil disobedience will hold your attention until the last page. -- Betty Parker, Southwest Bookviews
The pages turn themselves and the reader is unable to stop them... well written, researched, and edited.... -- Evelyn Muegge, All About Murder
Starts with a wallop and steadily builds to a gripping conclusion. Listen to the Mockingbird vividly recreates the dangers of life in New Mexico Territory during the Civil War, and one woman's triumph over adversity. Penny Rudolph is a great story teller... -- Timeless-tales
...Rudolph tells a wonderful story set in New Mexico at the beginning of the Civil War. From authentic sounding dialogue to historical accuracy, she creates an unforgettable treat, with characters you cry with. -- Western Writers of America Magazine
A terrific book by a terrific writer....Exciting and well-written... Characters are well-drawn and lively... Everything is top-drawer.... Rudolph builds a great house of words. She's good. -- Best-selling author Warren Murphy (Destroyer series, Jerico Day)
Penny Rudolph
Reg. price $16.00
ISBN 1-894869-73-7
Zumaya Publications, 2002.
Awards
2003 EPPIE Winner
A tale of murder, a lost gold mine, and a lone woman’s compelling secret, Listen to the Mockingbird, combines the real with the fictional against a backdrop of the Civil War in the Territory of New Mexico.
Matty Summerhayes is headstrong, capable, and confident she can develop a horse ranch, even in harsh conditions of 1860’s New Mexico. But a stranger comes to live in a cave on her land, another is gunned down in the night, and in his pocket she finds a yellowed bit of foolscap covered with baffling markings. Then Texans invade her valley for the Confederacy, and soon disaster is stalking her.
REVIEWS
Occasionally one of the thousands of books published each year just grabs the reader and won’t let go. This is one of those rare finds... This novel set in southern New Mexico during the Civil War is entertaining, informative, and beautifully written.... Matilda “Matty” Summerhayes narrates, coaxes, amazes and thoroughly captures her audience as she strives for some kind of freedom as a single female in a military society heavily weighted toward the rights of men.... Be prepared to forget meals and stay up all night when you start reading this book. Matty’s word-pictures and unorthodox civil disobedience will hold your attention until the last page. -- Betty Parker, Southwest Bookviews
The pages turn themselves and the reader is unable to stop them... well written, researched, and edited.... -- Evelyn Muegge, All About Murder
Starts with a wallop and steadily builds to a gripping conclusion. Listen to the Mockingbird vividly recreates the dangers of life in New Mexico Territory during the Civil War, and one woman's triumph over adversity. Penny Rudolph is a great story teller... -- Timeless-tales
...Rudolph tells a wonderful story set in New Mexico at the beginning of the Civil War. From authentic sounding dialogue to historical accuracy, she creates an unforgettable treat, with characters you cry with. -- Western Writers of America Magazine
A terrific book by a terrific writer....Exciting and well-written... Characters are well-drawn and lively... Everything is top-drawer.... Rudolph builds a great house of words. She's good. -- Best-selling author Warren Murphy (Destroyer series, Jerico Day)
THE LITTLE BROWN ROADRUNNER
Leon Wender
$5.00
ISBN 0-938513-14-1
Amador Publishers, LLC
children's, 22 pp
A southwest translation of THE LITTLE RED HEN. The calligraphy and
artwork of Claiborne O'Connor make it a delightful book for all.
http://www.amadorbooks.com/books/roadrun.htm
Leon Wender
$5.00
ISBN 0-938513-14-1
Amador Publishers, LLC
children's, 22 pp
A southwest translation of THE LITTLE RED HEN. The calligraphy and
artwork of Claiborne O'Connor make it a delightful book for all.
http://www.amadorbooks.com/books/roadrun.htm
Longing for Home
Wendy L. Brown
Reg. price: $10.00
ISBN 2345631142
Longing for Home is a pilgrimage through various countries, including the country of illness, death, grief, and joy. I celebrate the sensual, the holy, the blessings and terrors of ordinary life, and the connection between us. I traveled in Mexico, Spain, and Israel and returned to make my home in Santa Fe in 1994. These words are offered to all who embark on a journey to find their own place of belonging. The CD includes 27 poems, two recorded at a live performance, and 4 guitar interludes.
Wendy L. Brown
Reg. price: $10.00
ISBN 2345631142
Longing for Home is a pilgrimage through various countries, including the country of illness, death, grief, and joy. I celebrate the sensual, the holy, the blessings and terrors of ordinary life, and the connection between us. I traveled in Mexico, Spain, and Israel and returned to make my home in Santa Fe in 1994. These words are offered to all who embark on a journey to find their own place of belonging. The CD includes 27 poems, two recorded at a live performance, and 4 guitar interludes.
Lord of The Eagles Destiny
L. Lilah Westrick
Reg. price 24.95
ISBN 1-4137-8318-x
Publish America, 2006. 307 pages
The story centers around angels and native gods
who are rivals over people, relationships, spiritual beliefs and territories. There is a difference of opinions between the two mega forces on how the destinies of their charges will play out.
It is a fantasy-fiction novel set in New Mexico.
L. Lilah Westrick
Reg. price 24.95
ISBN 1-4137-8318-x
Publish America, 2006. 307 pages
The story centers around angels and native gods
who are rivals over people, relationships, spiritual beliefs and territories. There is a difference of opinions between the two mega forces on how the destinies of their charges will play out.
It is a fantasy-fiction novel set in New Mexico.
Magic Circles Telling Stories Creative Intelligence for your Child through Intuitive Learning
Magic Circles
Telling Stories
Creative
Intelligence for your Child through Intuitive
Learning
Rheanni
Lightwater
Magic
Circles Telling Stories
Creative Intelligence for your Child through Intuitive Learning
Rheanni Lightwater
Reg. Price $15.95
ISBN 978-0-9777080-0-0
Soul Resources, 2009, 56 Illustrations, 62 pages
Magic Circles Telling Stories is a play book for children ages three to six which uses Intuitive Learning Circles to foster imagination, creativity and intuition at bedtime or playtime.
The fifty-six Magic Circles instill understanding and appreciation for nature and the world around us by cultivating story-telling skills in both children and adults. Use them to inspire fun and creative activities, improve behavior, learn about nature, open up communication lines and develop common sense.
Magic Circles Telling Stories will light up your child's mind and heart.
Creative Intelligence for your Child through Intuitive Learning
Rheanni Lightwater
Reg. Price $15.95
ISBN 978-0-9777080-0-0
Soul Resources, 2009, 56 Illustrations, 62 pages
Magic Circles Telling Stories is a play book for children ages three to six which uses Intuitive Learning Circles to foster imagination, creativity and intuition at bedtime or playtime.
The fifty-six Magic Circles instill understanding and appreciation for nature and the world around us by cultivating story-telling skills in both children and adults. Use them to inspire fun and creative activities, improve behavior, learn about nature, open up communication lines and develop common sense.
Magic Circles Telling Stories will light up your child's mind and heart.
The Magic of Clay
by Adalucia
Price: $18.95
ISBN 0-9742956-0-4
Publisher: Cholita Prints & Publishing Co.
Pages: 32 / full color
Description: The Magic of Clay is not only a teaching tool that will be welcomed by clay artists and educators, but this book really inspires its readers to want to work with clay. Its simple language helps beginners understand basic facts and the wonderful illustrations make complex concepts interesting and easy to comprehend.
by Adalucia
Price: $18.95
ISBN 0-9742956-0-4
Publisher: Cholita Prints & Publishing Co.
Pages: 32 / full color
Description: The Magic of Clay is not only a teaching tool that will be welcomed by clay artists and educators, but this book really inspires its readers to want to work with clay. Its simple language helps beginners understand basic facts and the wonderful illustrations make complex concepts interesting and easy to comprehend.
Marc Simmons of New Mexico: Maverick Historian
Marc Simmons of New Mexico: Maverick Historian
Phyllis Morgan
Marc Simmons of New Mexico: Maverick Historian
Phyllis Morgan
$39.95
ISBN 0-8263-3524-1
University of New Mexico Press, 2005. 376 pages, 10 halftones
A biography and a complete bibliography of New Mexico's leading independent historian.
REVIEWS
Our first reaction to this book when this came was who knew Marc was so prolific! Marc Simmons is truly one of New Mexico’s giants of history and his many books, articles, and talks will be of use for many years. This is not a book to sit by the fire but rather a researchers treasure trove of everything. It was a monumental task to get all of this in order. Now there is a little glimpse of what the real Marc is like in the essay. This is a must for historians, libraries, schools, and those interested in Marc Simmons. -- Tradicion Revista
Phyllis Morgan
$39.95
ISBN 0-8263-3524-1
University of New Mexico Press, 2005. 376 pages, 10 halftones
A biography and a complete bibliography of New Mexico's leading independent historian.
REVIEWS
Our first reaction to this book when this came was who knew Marc was so prolific! Marc Simmons is truly one of New Mexico’s giants of history and his many books, articles, and talks will be of use for many years. This is not a book to sit by the fire but rather a researchers treasure trove of everything. It was a monumental task to get all of this in order. Now there is a little glimpse of what the real Marc is like in the essay. This is a must for historians, libraries, schools, and those interested in Marc Simmons. -- Tradicion Revista
Maria Chabot - Georgia O’Keefe: Correspondence, 1941-1949
Maria Chabot - Georgia O’Keefe: Correspondence,
1941-1949
Barbara Buhler Lynes and Ann Paden
Maria Chabot - Georgia O’Keefe: Correspondence,
1941-1949
Barbara Buhler Lynes and Ann Paden
$45.00
ISBN 0-8263-2993-4
University of New Mexico Press, 2003. 512 pages, 9 color photos, 61 b/w photos, 2 maps
These letters between Maria Chabot and Georgia O'Keeffe describe their love for northern New Mexico, the hardships of life there during World War II, and their interactions with the diverse cultural groups of the region.
REVIEWS
We marveled at the discovery process and knew people would love to read the letters. Everyone wants to know more about Georgia. This book highlights 678 letters between Chabot and Georgia and Stieglitz while Chabot was writing during the WPA. Some of the letters are about rather mundane things like the flowers/shrubs, fixing pipes, building a house, camping trips, and house maintenance. Others are deeply profound and are about things we want to know about like the Penitente Brothers and the Abiquiu moradas. The photos are wonderful glimpses — many by Chabot herself. This is a must have for those interested in Ghost Ranch, O’Keefe, Chabot, or that period in time. -- Tradicion Revista
Barbara Buhler Lynes and Ann Paden
$45.00
ISBN 0-8263-2993-4
University of New Mexico Press, 2003. 512 pages, 9 color photos, 61 b/w photos, 2 maps
These letters between Maria Chabot and Georgia O'Keeffe describe their love for northern New Mexico, the hardships of life there during World War II, and their interactions with the diverse cultural groups of the region.
REVIEWS
We marveled at the discovery process and knew people would love to read the letters. Everyone wants to know more about Georgia. This book highlights 678 letters between Chabot and Georgia and Stieglitz while Chabot was writing during the WPA. Some of the letters are about rather mundane things like the flowers/shrubs, fixing pipes, building a house, camping trips, and house maintenance. Others are deeply profound and are about things we want to know about like the Penitente Brothers and the Abiquiu moradas. The photos are wonderful glimpses — many by Chabot herself. This is a must have for those interested in Ghost Ranch, O’Keefe, Chabot, or that period in time. -- Tradicion Revista
Mary’s Way: Romantic Love as a Path to God
Mary’s Way: Romantic Love as a Path to God
Michelle Rios Rice Hennelly and R. Kevin
Hennelly
Mary’s Way: Romantic Love as a Path to God
Michelle Rios Rice Hennelly and R. Kevin Hennelly
Reg. price $16.95
ISBN 0-9742162-5-9
Our Lady of Light Publications, 256 pages
This exciting work, coauthored by one of the most gifted visionaries and mystics of our times, draws on information received in apparitions from Mary about her life as the mother of Jesus and the origins of Christianity. These stunning revelations, as intriguing as they are compelling, place sacred relationship and sexual intimacy at the heart of the spiritual quest and our longing for union with the divine. Readers will be thrilled with this fresh and illuminating perspective from the Divine Mother on romantic love, relationship and marriage, and love-making and how they are meant to be a path to God. We are at a time, she relates, when we must come to see that romantic relationship and love-making are meant to be a path by which we return to God. This beautiful testament to love culminates in prophetic revelations about the momentous changes currently facing our world and how we are being called to respond to them.
REVIEWS
Mary’s Way is an emotionally moving and deeply spiritual revelation. -- Midwest Book Review
Mary’s Way offers the reader not only solace but solid direction. This call to one’s own divinity is deep and clear. Simple, powerful, profound! -- Southwest BookViews
For those seeking the truth about the origins of Christianity and what Jesus really lived and taught, Mary’s Way provides the answers as it places romantic love, sexual intimacy, and sacred relationship at the heart of the spiritual quest and the longing for union with God. -- 5-Star Rating, Independent Publisher
Michelle Rios Rice Hennelly and R. Kevin Hennelly
Reg. price $16.95
ISBN 0-9742162-5-9
Our Lady of Light Publications, 256 pages
This exciting work, coauthored by one of the most gifted visionaries and mystics of our times, draws on information received in apparitions from Mary about her life as the mother of Jesus and the origins of Christianity. These stunning revelations, as intriguing as they are compelling, place sacred relationship and sexual intimacy at the heart of the spiritual quest and our longing for union with the divine. Readers will be thrilled with this fresh and illuminating perspective from the Divine Mother on romantic love, relationship and marriage, and love-making and how they are meant to be a path to God. We are at a time, she relates, when we must come to see that romantic relationship and love-making are meant to be a path by which we return to God. This beautiful testament to love culminates in prophetic revelations about the momentous changes currently facing our world and how we are being called to respond to them.
REVIEWS
Mary’s Way is an emotionally moving and deeply spiritual revelation. -- Midwest Book Review
Mary’s Way offers the reader not only solace but solid direction. This call to one’s own divinity is deep and clear. Simple, powerful, profound! -- Southwest BookViews
For those seeking the truth about the origins of Christianity and what Jesus really lived and taught, Mary’s Way provides the answers as it places romantic love, sexual intimacy, and sacred relationship at the heart of the spiritual quest and the longing for union with God. -- 5-Star Rating, Independent Publisher
Masks of Mexico: Tigers, Devils, and the Dance of Life
Masks of Mexico: Tigers, Devils, and the Dance of
Life
Barbara Mauldin with Field Photography by Ruth D.
Lechuga
Masks of Mexico: Tigers, Devils, and the Dance of
Life
Barbara Mauldin with Field Photography by Ruth D. Lechuga
$24.95
ISBN 0-89013-325-5
Museum of New Mexico Press, 1999. 128 pages, 96 color photos and 51 historic photos
REVIEWS
Anyone who collects masks or appreciates them will want this book. Almost 100 color photos of authenticated masks from the Museum of International Folk Art collection in Santa Fe are in this book. The masks are grouped by regions and there is an explanation on the characteristics. The map and bibliography will help enthusiasts follow the text. A bright and fun book to add to the library. Kids will like it too and it can be a nice aid to teachers during Halloween and Day of the Dead. -- Tradicion Revista
Barbara Mauldin with Field Photography by Ruth D. Lechuga
$24.95
ISBN 0-89013-325-5
Museum of New Mexico Press, 1999. 128 pages, 96 color photos and 51 historic photos
REVIEWS
Anyone who collects masks or appreciates them will want this book. Almost 100 color photos of authenticated masks from the Museum of International Folk Art collection in Santa Fe are in this book. The masks are grouped by regions and there is an explanation on the characteristics. The map and bibliography will help enthusiasts follow the text. A bright and fun book to add to the library. Kids will like it too and it can be a nice aid to teachers during Halloween and Day of the Dead. -- Tradicion Revista
Memories (CD-ROM)
Don Farley, C. J. Reed, and David Nidel
Reg. price $15.00
ISBN 0-727395-1-3
Digital 1 Presentations. Computer Screen Saver with audio for computer with Windows operating system
This program includes 14 captivating poems narrated by poet Don Farley with natural sound effects, accompanied by 46 of C. J. Reed’s beautiful landscape photographs.
Don Farley, C. J. Reed, and David Nidel
Reg. price $15.00
ISBN 0-727395-1-3
Digital 1 Presentations. Computer Screen Saver with audio for computer with Windows operating system
This program includes 14 captivating poems narrated by poet Don Farley with natural sound effects, accompanied by 46 of C. J. Reed’s beautiful landscape photographs.
Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico Villages-hardcover
Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico Villages
by Abe Pena
Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico
Villages
by Abe Pena
240 pages, 30 photos/illustrations
$17.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-09-4)
$32.95 hardcover (ISBN 1-890689-29-2)
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Book Awards
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Press Women Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 INDIE Excellence Book Awards
Let Abe Peña transport you to a Hispanic New Mexico village. There in San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants, he introduces us to relatives and friends from his youth on his family’s sheep ranch. His stories of their lives and experiences between the 1920s and the 1950s speak to such universal themes as coming of age, striking out on one’s own, and joining family and neighbors to celebrate good times and to aid them in overcoming hardships.
Though San Mateo was a remote village, its residents were a remarkable cross-section of humanity. We meet Lebanese immigrant children who grew up primarily speaking Spanish and who proudly exclaimed “Yo soy mexicano, casi” (I’m Hispanic, almost). When a religious procession done in hopes of bringing rain results instead in hail, the villagers organize a second procession and parade their patron saint to show him “the mess he made.” And an aged Navajo, in allowing cattle to be driven across his land, asks only that they go by his hogan’s door so he can hear and smell them.
Abe Peña ran the family ranch for many years before serving twelve years in Latin America in various foreign service positions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Abe Peña writes about the people of San Mateo and other nearby places from the 1920s to 1950s. Pena, who lives in Grants, grew up on a sheep ranch near San Mateo, immersed in the traditional Hispanic culture of west-central New Mexico. He ran the family ranch for many years before serving 12 years in Latin America in foreign service positions. Pena writes about traditional events such as Los Pastores, the shepherds’ pageant performed at Christmas time. He remembers Spanish-speaking Lebanese immigrant children who proudly proclaimed, “Yo soy Mexicano, casi” (I’m Hispanic, almost). He tells of villagers who in a drought paraded a statue of their patron saint in hopes of rain. When hail fell instead, they took him out of the church again to show him “the mess he made.”
“Peña has a good ear for a story,” says historian Marc Simmons, who wrote the book’s introduction. “The engaging men and women who walk so freely through his pages seemed infused with the elixir of southwestern air and landscape and with the tonic of their own vibrant cultural history.”
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT MEMORIES OF CÍBOLA
“ Abe Peña has a good ear for a story.’ — Marc Simmons
“One can do no better than Abe Peña’s 65 vignettes of life in the village of San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants.”—Alibi
“A master storyteller, Peña captures the mood and the spirit of yester-year as he weaves his tales about the daily lives of Cíboleros. A variety of captivating photographs, some dating back to the turn of the century, and reproductions of correspondence are an added bonus.”— New Mexico Magazine
“This is a entertaining book... about people who survived in a wilderness.”—La Herencia
by Abe Pena
240 pages, 30 photos/illustrations
$17.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-09-4)
$32.95 hardcover (ISBN 1-890689-29-2)
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Book Awards
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Press Women Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 INDIE Excellence Book Awards
Let Abe Peña transport you to a Hispanic New Mexico village. There in San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants, he introduces us to relatives and friends from his youth on his family’s sheep ranch. His stories of their lives and experiences between the 1920s and the 1950s speak to such universal themes as coming of age, striking out on one’s own, and joining family and neighbors to celebrate good times and to aid them in overcoming hardships.
Though San Mateo was a remote village, its residents were a remarkable cross-section of humanity. We meet Lebanese immigrant children who grew up primarily speaking Spanish and who proudly exclaimed “Yo soy mexicano, casi” (I’m Hispanic, almost). When a religious procession done in hopes of bringing rain results instead in hail, the villagers organize a second procession and parade their patron saint to show him “the mess he made.” And an aged Navajo, in allowing cattle to be driven across his land, asks only that they go by his hogan’s door so he can hear and smell them.
Abe Peña ran the family ranch for many years before serving twelve years in Latin America in various foreign service positions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Abe Peña writes about the people of San Mateo and other nearby places from the 1920s to 1950s. Pena, who lives in Grants, grew up on a sheep ranch near San Mateo, immersed in the traditional Hispanic culture of west-central New Mexico. He ran the family ranch for many years before serving 12 years in Latin America in foreign service positions. Pena writes about traditional events such as Los Pastores, the shepherds’ pageant performed at Christmas time. He remembers Spanish-speaking Lebanese immigrant children who proudly proclaimed, “Yo soy Mexicano, casi” (I’m Hispanic, almost). He tells of villagers who in a drought paraded a statue of their patron saint in hopes of rain. When hail fell instead, they took him out of the church again to show him “the mess he made.”
“Peña has a good ear for a story,” says historian Marc Simmons, who wrote the book’s introduction. “The engaging men and women who walk so freely through his pages seemed infused with the elixir of southwestern air and landscape and with the tonic of their own vibrant cultural history.”
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT MEMORIES OF CÍBOLA
“ Abe Peña has a good ear for a story.’ — Marc Simmons
“One can do no better than Abe Peña’s 65 vignettes of life in the village of San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants.”—Alibi
“A master storyteller, Peña captures the mood and the spirit of yester-year as he weaves his tales about the daily lives of Cíboleros. A variety of captivating photographs, some dating back to the turn of the century, and reproductions of correspondence are an added bonus.”— New Mexico Magazine
“This is a entertaining book... about people who survived in a wilderness.”—La Herencia
Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico Villages-softcover
Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico Villages
by Abe Pena
Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico
Villages
by Abe Pena
240 pages, 30 photos/illustrations
$17.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-09-4)
$32.95 hardcover (ISBN 1-890689-29-2)
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Book Awards
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Press Women Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 INDIE Excellence Book Awards
Let Abe Peña transport you to a Hispanic New Mexico village. There in San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants, he introduces us to relatives and friends from his youth on his family’s sheep ranch. His stories of their lives and experiences between the 1920s and the 1950s speak to such universal themes as coming of age, striking out on one’s own, and joining family and neighbors to celebrate good times and to aid them in overcoming hardships.
Though San Mateo was a remote village, its residents were a remarkable cross-section of humanity. We meet Lebanese immigrant children who grew up primarily speaking Spanish and who proudly exclaimed “Yo soy mexicano, casi” (I’m Hispanic, almost). When a religious procession done in hopes of bringing rain results instead in hail, the villagers organize a second procession and parade their patron saint to show him “the mess he made.” And an aged Navajo, in allowing cattle to be driven across his land, asks only that they go by his hogan’s door so he can hear and smell them.
Abe Peña ran the family ranch for many years before serving twelve years in Latin America in various foreign service positions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Abe Peña writes about the people of San Mateo and other nearby places from the 1920s to 1950s. Pena, who lives in Grants, grew up on a sheep ranch near San Mateo, immersed in the traditional Hispanic culture of west-central New Mexico. He ran the family ranch for many years before serving 12 years in Latin America in foreign service positions. Pena writes about traditional events such as Los Pastores, the shepherds’ pageant performed at Christmas time. He remembers Spanish-speaking Lebanese immigrant children who proudly proclaimed, “Yo soy Mexicano, casi” (I’m Hispanic, almost). He tells of villagers who in a drought paraded a statue of their patron saint in hopes of rain. When hail fell instead, they took him out of the church again to show him “the mess he made.”
“Peña has a good ear for a story,” says historian Marc Simmons, who wrote the book’s introduction. “The engaging men and women who walk so freely through his pages seemed infused with the elixir of southwestern air and landscape and with the tonic of their own vibrant cultural history.”
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT MEMORIES OF CÍBOLA
“ Abe Peña has a good ear for a story.’ — Marc Simmons
“One can do no better than Abe Peña’s 65 vignettes of life in the village of San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants.”—Alibi
“A master storyteller, Peña captures the mood and the spirit of yester-year as he weaves his tales about the daily lives of Cíboleros. A variety of captivating photographs, some dating back to the turn of the century, and reproductions of correspondence are an added bonus.”— New Mexico Magazine
“This is a entertaining book... about people who survived in a wilderness.”—La Herencia
by Abe Pena
240 pages, 30 photos/illustrations
$17.95 softcover (ISBN 1-890689-09-4)
$32.95 hardcover (ISBN 1-890689-29-2)
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 National Best Book Awards
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Press Women Book Awards
Finalist, 2007 INDIE Excellence Book Awards
Let Abe Peña transport you to a Hispanic New Mexico village. There in San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants, he introduces us to relatives and friends from his youth on his family’s sheep ranch. His stories of their lives and experiences between the 1920s and the 1950s speak to such universal themes as coming of age, striking out on one’s own, and joining family and neighbors to celebrate good times and to aid them in overcoming hardships.
Though San Mateo was a remote village, its residents were a remarkable cross-section of humanity. We meet Lebanese immigrant children who grew up primarily speaking Spanish and who proudly exclaimed “Yo soy mexicano, casi” (I’m Hispanic, almost). When a religious procession done in hopes of bringing rain results instead in hail, the villagers organize a second procession and parade their patron saint to show him “the mess he made.” And an aged Navajo, in allowing cattle to be driven across his land, asks only that they go by his hogan’s door so he can hear and smell them.
Abe Peña ran the family ranch for many years before serving twelve years in Latin America in various foreign service positions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Abe Peña writes about the people of San Mateo and other nearby places from the 1920s to 1950s. Pena, who lives in Grants, grew up on a sheep ranch near San Mateo, immersed in the traditional Hispanic culture of west-central New Mexico. He ran the family ranch for many years before serving 12 years in Latin America in foreign service positions. Pena writes about traditional events such as Los Pastores, the shepherds’ pageant performed at Christmas time. He remembers Spanish-speaking Lebanese immigrant children who proudly proclaimed, “Yo soy Mexicano, casi” (I’m Hispanic, almost). He tells of villagers who in a drought paraded a statue of their patron saint in hopes of rain. When hail fell instead, they took him out of the church again to show him “the mess he made.”
“Peña has a good ear for a story,” says historian Marc Simmons, who wrote the book’s introduction. “The engaging men and women who walk so freely through his pages seemed infused with the elixir of southwestern air and landscape and with the tonic of their own vibrant cultural history.”
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT MEMORIES OF CÍBOLA
“ Abe Peña has a good ear for a story.’ — Marc Simmons
“One can do no better than Abe Peña’s 65 vignettes of life in the village of San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants.”—Alibi
“A master storyteller, Peña captures the mood and the spirit of yester-year as he weaves his tales about the daily lives of Cíboleros. A variety of captivating photographs, some dating back to the turn of the century, and reproductions of correspondence are an added bonus.”— New Mexico Magazine
“This is a entertaining book... about people who survived in a wilderness.”—La Herencia
The Mercury Retrograde Book: Thriving during Mercury Retrograde
The Mercury Retrograde Book: Thriving during Mercury
Retrograde
Therese Francis, Ph.D.
The Mercury Retrograde Book: Thriving during
Mercury Retrograde
Therese Francis, Ph.D.
Reg. price $12.95
ISBN 1-890109-33-9
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 2000. 112 pages trade paper
This book contains hundreds of ideas for you to do during the next Mercury retrograde interval that will improve, calm, and clarify your life.
REVIEWS
…a handbook for turning something astrologers generally consider a negative into something which anyone can treat as a positive. -- American Astrology Magazine
…is a welcome and highly informative reading for students of astrology and metaphysics. -- Reviewer’s Bookwatch
…shows ordinary people how to survive and thrive during these uncertain times… -- Dell Horoscope
Don’t miss this eye-opener! -- Metaphysical Reviews
Therese Francis, Ph.D.
Reg. price $12.95
ISBN 1-890109-33-9
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 2000. 112 pages trade paper
This book contains hundreds of ideas for you to do during the next Mercury retrograde interval that will improve, calm, and clarify your life.
REVIEWS
…a handbook for turning something astrologers generally consider a negative into something which anyone can treat as a positive. -- American Astrology Magazine
…is a welcome and highly informative reading for students of astrology and metaphysics. -- Reviewer’s Bookwatch
…shows ordinary people how to survive and thrive during these uncertain times… -- Dell Horoscope
Don’t miss this eye-opener! -- Metaphysical Reviews
Merlyn’s Magick: The wizard’s secret notebooks
Merlyn’s Magick: The wizard’s secret notebooks
Joshua Free
Merlyn’s Magick: The wizard’s secret notebooks
Joshua Free
Reg. price $19.95
ISBN 1-890109-51-7
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 2005. 163 pages, journal-size paper
Anyone who decides to look into “the magickal life styles” quickly finds that there are many highly specialized books, dealing with one or two topics. Few of them are willing to examine—or even admit—that other systems exist & are valid. Merlyn’s Magick is invaluable for someone who is learning the ways of magick, or even who is just a little curious. Joshua Free encourages synthesis and a generalist knowledge of magick, rather than endless specialization or dry academic posturing. And he ultimately provides a great beginning for someone who wants to not just practice magick —but live it.
REVIEWS
The best and mot complete introduction to Magick since The Magic Makers by David Carroll. -- Therese Francis, The Mercury Retrograde Book
…belongs on the bookshelf next to the classics… -- Wolfgang Gregory Zeuner, The Complete Concordance to The Book of the Law
Joshua Free
Reg. price $19.95
ISBN 1-890109-51-7
Cross Quarter Publishing Group, 2005. 163 pages, journal-size paper
Anyone who decides to look into “the magickal life styles” quickly finds that there are many highly specialized books, dealing with one or two topics. Few of them are willing to examine—or even admit—that other systems exist & are valid. Merlyn’s Magick is invaluable for someone who is learning the ways of magick, or even who is just a little curious. Joshua Free encourages synthesis and a generalist knowledge of magick, rather than endless specialization or dry academic posturing. And he ultimately provides a great beginning for someone who wants to not just practice magick —but live it.
REVIEWS
The best and mot complete introduction to Magick since The Magic Makers by David Carroll. -- Therese Francis, The Mercury Retrograde Book
…belongs on the bookshelf next to the classics… -- Wolfgang Gregory Zeuner, The Complete Concordance to The Book of the Law
Milagros
Martha Egan
Reg. price $19.95
ISBN 0-8901322-0-8 (softcover)
Museum of New Mexico Press, 1991. 132 pages, 87 illustrations
Martha Egan’s Milagros: Votive Offerings from the Americas is the classic work on milagros. These metallic miniatures of body parts, plants and animals are traditionally given to favorite saints throughout Latin America in thanks for a milagro, a miraculous healing. This is a custom that dates to the pre-Christian era in the Mediterranean and arrived in the New World with Iberian colonizers. A lavishly illustrated, bilingual English-Spanish edition, Milagros is a study of a fascinating folk tradition.
REVIEWS
This exquisite little book offers a brief history of milagros, Latin American religious offerings cum folk art. Establishing their connection to votive objects worldwide in pre-Christian times, then tracing their association with Catholic saints, Egan laments both the scant documentation of their earlier use and their recent decline as religious objects. The complete text is given in both English and Spanish, and printed on heavy colored stock. Most pleasing are the color and black-and- white photos, presenting not only the diversity of Latin American milagros but also their precursors and corollaries from around the world. Considering the growing availability of milagros in the United States, this book is recommended wherever there is patron interest in Southwestern/Latin American folk art. -- Eric Bryant, Library Journal
Although Latin American folk art has received considerable attention in recent years, this is the first book on the popular collectible milagros, and it is a welcomed delight. . . With sixteen color, fifty black and white photographs and numerous line illustrations, both common and rare or unusual milagros are beautifully presented in historical and contemporary forms. . . This bilingual trade edition fills a gap in our understanding of these popular devotional items. -- Anne L. Ross, Ornament
Martha Egan
Reg. price $19.95
ISBN 0-8901322-0-8 (softcover)
Museum of New Mexico Press, 1991. 132 pages, 87 illustrations
Martha Egan’s Milagros: Votive Offerings from the Americas is the classic work on milagros. These metallic miniatures of body parts, plants and animals are traditionally given to favorite saints throughout Latin America in thanks for a milagro, a miraculous healing. This is a custom that dates to the pre-Christian era in the Mediterranean and arrived in the New World with Iberian colonizers. A lavishly illustrated, bilingual English-Spanish edition, Milagros is a study of a fascinating folk tradition.
REVIEWS
This exquisite little book offers a brief history of milagros, Latin American religious offerings cum folk art. Establishing their connection to votive objects worldwide in pre-Christian times, then tracing their association with Catholic saints, Egan laments both the scant documentation of their earlier use and their recent decline as religious objects. The complete text is given in both English and Spanish, and printed on heavy colored stock. Most pleasing are the color and black-and- white photos, presenting not only the diversity of Latin American milagros but also their precursors and corollaries from around the world. Considering the growing availability of milagros in the United States, this book is recommended wherever there is patron interest in Southwestern/Latin American folk art. -- Eric Bryant, Library Journal
Although Latin American folk art has received considerable attention in recent years, this is the first book on the popular collectible milagros, and it is a welcomed delight. . . With sixteen color, fifty black and white photographs and numerous line illustrations, both common and rare or unusual milagros are beautifully presented in historical and contemporary forms. . . This bilingual trade edition fills a gap in our understanding of these popular devotional items. -- Anne L. Ross, Ornament
Mind-Power The Ultimate 15-Second Formula to Transform Your Life Forever
Mind-Power The Ultimate 15-Second Formula to
Transform Your Life Forever
Lee Boothby
Mind-Power The Ultimate 15-Second Formula to
Transform Your Life Forever
Lee Boothby
Reg. price $23.95
ISBN 0-9652926-0-6
Mind Power Publications; 1996. Taos Mountain Publishing. 322 Pages
A four-step process that easily and effortlessly brings any desire into reality is revealed for the first time. This process, while as simple as turning on a light switch, is as powerful as electricity. Presented in an easy-to-read, hands-on format, the reader is immediately engaged and learns by doing, thereby releasing each individual's power to manifest any desire quickly and easily. This process does not require belief, affirmations, visualizations, trust or faith. Children can benefit as well as adults. Used by psychologists in their practice. This book is destined to become the 21st century classic on deliberate achievement and manifestation.
REVIEWS
If you're ready to discover your full potential this book gives you the instant wake-up tools. -- Mark Victor Hansen
WOW. A book that takes the power of conscious creating to the next level. With Boothby's simple, four step process, I've created an incredible life including a magnificent relationship, a beautiful home, and lots of international travel, just to cite a few things.
We live in a world where we want it all and we want it now. Mind Power transcends the immediacy and takes you to a place of knowing that you can create the life you desire. This is no miracle process; patience is a virtue, as it is in all aspects of life. I discovered that step four is the most profound - let it go. I've made so many decisions, using the simple Mind Power formula, and let them go to the extent that I've forgotten I even made those decisions, only to watch them manifest at the appropriate time.
Once, for example, during a seminar with Ms. Boothby, I decided to have a new Jaguar (the car, not a pet). Following the four steps, I then let it go; totally forgotten. Less than two weeks later I was driving my new Jaguar, when someone reminded me that I had indeed made that decision.
If you are really ready to take charge of your own life, be responsible for who you are, and create your life according to your design, you must read this book. -- Richard
Mind Power is a succinct testament to an old African maxim: A bird flies with only that which it has swallowed. Anyone who wishes to succeed in life ought to read this brilliant book. I did and I have been telling everyone I care about to do likewise. The butterfly anecdote on pages 30-31 is one of my many favorites in this easy to read and practical book. After reading Mind Power, the only question one is liable to ask is not 'can I?' but 'how high?' Yes, Mind Power imbibed me with the requisite hitherto unknown self-knowledge and assurance that I need to fly as high as I possibly wish. Great book by an incredible author. A must read for all. -- Debo Kotun
This is a book that makes a terrific gift as it has a lot of personal exercises that, once completed, help a person visualize their goals and realize sub-conscious patterns that may keep them from reaching their goals. The exercises are easy and, best of all, short - each one is only about five minutes. To top it off, the methods really work. I decided to try Boothby's decision-making method to get a new car when I couldn't afford to purchase one. I made the decision per the author's method and, as if by magic, the new car arrived three hours later without my asking anyone for it or paying anything for it! This story is true and, since the first time I read it, I have given this book to several people, my own copy is always on loan and I continue use the author's methods to achieve my goals. By using Boothby's very simple methods I changed the way I verbalize my desires and, in large part to Boothby's book, I have changed my financial status, my health and my personal happiness by 100%. I have read copious books about self-improvement and setting goals but nothing seemed to "work" even though I understood the concepts presented by various authors, channels, psychologists and doctors. I recommend this book to readers everywhere who are trying to improve the quality of their life but just can't seem to get over the hump. It's simple and really works! -- Melodee
Lee Boothby
Reg. price $23.95
ISBN 0-9652926-0-6
Mind Power Publications; 1996. Taos Mountain Publishing. 322 Pages
A four-step process that easily and effortlessly brings any desire into reality is revealed for the first time. This process, while as simple as turning on a light switch, is as powerful as electricity. Presented in an easy-to-read, hands-on format, the reader is immediately engaged and learns by doing, thereby releasing each individual's power to manifest any desire quickly and easily. This process does not require belief, affirmations, visualizations, trust or faith. Children can benefit as well as adults. Used by psychologists in their practice. This book is destined to become the 21st century classic on deliberate achievement and manifestation.
REVIEWS
If you're ready to discover your full potential this book gives you the instant wake-up tools. -- Mark Victor Hansen
WOW. A book that takes the power of conscious creating to the next level. With Boothby's simple, four step process, I've created an incredible life including a magnificent relationship, a beautiful home, and lots of international travel, just to cite a few things.
We live in a world where we want it all and we want it now. Mind Power transcends the immediacy and takes you to a place of knowing that you can create the life you desire. This is no miracle process; patience is a virtue, as it is in all aspects of life. I discovered that step four is the most profound - let it go. I've made so many decisions, using the simple Mind Power formula, and let them go to the extent that I've forgotten I even made those decisions, only to watch them manifest at the appropriate time.
Once, for example, during a seminar with Ms. Boothby, I decided to have a new Jaguar (the car, not a pet). Following the four steps, I then let it go; totally forgotten. Less than two weeks later I was driving my new Jaguar, when someone reminded me that I had indeed made that decision.
If you are really ready to take charge of your own life, be responsible for who you are, and create your life according to your design, you must read this book. -- Richard
Mind Power is a succinct testament to an old African maxim: A bird flies with only that which it has swallowed. Anyone who wishes to succeed in life ought to read this brilliant book. I did and I have been telling everyone I care about to do likewise. The butterfly anecdote on pages 30-31 is one of my many favorites in this easy to read and practical book. After reading Mind Power, the only question one is liable to ask is not 'can I?' but 'how high?' Yes, Mind Power imbibed me with the requisite hitherto unknown self-knowledge and assurance that I need to fly as high as I possibly wish. Great book by an incredible author. A must read for all. -- Debo Kotun
This is a book that makes a terrific gift as it has a lot of personal exercises that, once completed, help a person visualize their goals and realize sub-conscious patterns that may keep them from reaching their goals. The exercises are easy and, best of all, short - each one is only about five minutes. To top it off, the methods really work. I decided to try Boothby's decision-making method to get a new car when I couldn't afford to purchase one. I made the decision per the author's method and, as if by magic, the new car arrived three hours later without my asking anyone for it or paying anything for it! This story is true and, since the first time I read it, I have given this book to several people, my own copy is always on loan and I continue use the author's methods to achieve my goals. By using Boothby's very simple methods I changed the way I verbalize my desires and, in large part to Boothby's book, I have changed my financial status, my health and my personal happiness by 100%. I have read copious books about self-improvement and setting goals but nothing seemed to "work" even though I understood the concepts presented by various authors, channels, psychologists and doctors. I recommend this book to readers everywhere who are trying to improve the quality of their life but just can't seem to get over the hump. It's simple and really works! -- Melodee
Miriam’s Healing
Cynthia Davis
Reg. price $14.95
ISBN 1-58943-065-4
Americana Publishing, 2003. 222 pages
Awards
Crossings Book of the Month selection 2004
Miriam’s journey to faith in the midst of slavery speaks to all who ask, “Where is God in suffering and inequity?” Her relationship with her brother, chosen Deliverer of the nation, is marred by jealousy that nearly destroys the refugee nation of Israel. Will Miriam be too envious and resentful of her brother, priest and prophet, to the people to see that she too has a gift?
REVIEWS
Cynthia Davis breathes life into the Old Testament story of Miriam, while remaining true to the Biblical and historical record. -- Mr. & Mrs. Steve Crouch, Educators
Miriam’s Healing is a must read. With Cindy's careful research and potent creativity, Miriam has become as real to me as Jacob and Moses have always been. And, Cynthia is full of surprises! This book is a treasure. Not only will you enjoy it, you will grow spiritually in ways you cannot yet even imagine -- The Rev. Rhonda McIntire, Diocese of San Diego
Miriam’s story is the story of each one of us. All of us have been broken, be it by abuse or betrayal or mockery or isolation. God is with each of us in our scars to heal and help us become the person we are meant to be. We have to acknowledge that we are not whole before we can begin to be holy. -- Ann Edenfield, WINGS Ministry
Cynthia Davis
Reg. price $14.95
ISBN 1-58943-065-4
Americana Publishing, 2003. 222 pages
Awards
Crossings Book of the Month selection 2004
Miriam’s journey to faith in the midst of slavery speaks to all who ask, “Where is God in suffering and inequity?” Her relationship with her brother, chosen Deliverer of the nation, is marred by jealousy that nearly destroys the refugee nation of Israel. Will Miriam be too envious and resentful of her brother, priest and prophet, to the people to see that she too has a gift?
REVIEWS
Cynthia Davis breathes life into the Old Testament story of Miriam, while remaining true to the Biblical and historical record. -- Mr. & Mrs. Steve Crouch, Educators
Miriam’s Healing is a must read. With Cindy's careful research and potent creativity, Miriam has become as real to me as Jacob and Moses have always been. And, Cynthia is full of surprises! This book is a treasure. Not only will you enjoy it, you will grow spiritually in ways you cannot yet even imagine -- The Rev. Rhonda McIntire, Diocese of San Diego
Miriam’s story is the story of each one of us. All of us have been broken, be it by abuse or betrayal or mockery or isolation. God is with each of us in our scars to heal and help us become the person we are meant to be. We have to acknowledge that we are not whole before we can begin to be holy. -- Ann Edenfield, WINGS Ministry
Money Source Directory, 15th Edition
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $99.95
American Trend Publishing, 2005. Approximately 430 pages; CD.
Over 4000 direct lending sources in the USA and Offshore with over 20 different loan categories. A great volume for loan brokers, builders, accountants and attorneys. Thousands have been sold since 1988.
Sammy Sorrell
Reg. price $99.95
American Trend Publishing, 2005. Approximately 430 pages; CD.
Over 4000 direct lending sources in the USA and Offshore with over 20 different loan categories. A great volume for loan brokers, builders, accountants and attorneys. Thousands have been sold since 1988.
Mountain Wildflowers of Northern New Mexico
Mountain Wildflowers of Northern New Mexico
J. Rush Pierce & Amanda Pierce
Mountain Wildflowers of Northern New Mexico
J. Rush Pierce & Amanda Pierce
Reg. price $16.50
ISBN 0-9707640-0-6
Taylor Publishing, 2001. 112 pages, 186 photographs
Mountain Wildflowers is a beginners book, aimed at those with little prior knowledge of wildflowers. Common language is used throughout and a limited number of followers have been chosen, all in an effort to make things easy for the novice. Although aimed at a small geographic area, the book is actually an introduction to wildflowers of the southern Rocky Mountains. Identification can de done from the photographs alone, there being two pictures of each flower, a close-up and a field picture. Information about the flowers is included – historical, literary, anecdotal, and uses, both medicinal and otherwise.
J. Rush Pierce & Amanda Pierce
Reg. price $16.50
ISBN 0-9707640-0-6
Taylor Publishing, 2001. 112 pages, 186 photographs
Mountain Wildflowers is a beginners book, aimed at those with little prior knowledge of wildflowers. Common language is used throughout and a limited number of followers have been chosen, all in an effort to make things easy for the novice. Although aimed at a small geographic area, the book is actually an introduction to wildflowers of the southern Rocky Mountains. Identification can de done from the photographs alone, there being two pictures of each flower, a close-up and a field picture. Information about the flowers is included – historical, literary, anecdotal, and uses, both medicinal and otherwise.
A Mouth Full of Shell
Connie Gotsch
Reg. Price $19.95 softcover
ISBN 1-928973-44-2
DLSIJ Press, 2001. 255 pages
Awards
First Place, New Mexico Press Women's Communication Contest Full Length Fiction, 2002. Second Place National Federation of Press Women Communication Contest, Full Length Fiction 2002
Professor Betsy Craig hurls toward a crash like a jet careening out of the sky. University politics jeopardize her job for reasons she has not created. Gossip rips apart her personal relationships. To fight her powerful attackers is a terrifying thought, even when the man she loves, Todd Baker, encourages her. Will Betsy find the courage to believe him and demand the respect she deserves?
REVIEWS
Watch out world! A new author of note is emerging. Connie Gotsch uses her experience in the world of broadcasting to color a story about a woman who must learn a new way to fight repression if she is to carve a new world for herself. -- Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER: HOW TO DO WHAT YOUR PUBLISHER WON'T
I liked "A Mouth Full Of Shell" because of the interesting characters of Betsy and Todd. The author did a good job of portraying the members of the community and the members of the faculty. This is a good look at the lives of some small communities that are run by descendants of the founders. -- Scribe and Quill.com
"A Mouth Full Of Shell" is filled with vivid imagery and enticing characters that will keep the reader turning pages. If this novel is anything to go by, Connie Gotsch is an author to keep your eye on. -- Lori Soard, reviewer for Word Museum
“A Mouth Full of Shell” will grip the reader from the first line and carry along on a worrisome ride to the final paragraph as we grapple with the unfairness often facing Betsy. It is not a book for everyone, those who do not care for a feminist viewpoint, or think that ‘good old boy rule’ is best will not care for the work. Discerning readers who do enjoy a well wrought tale filled with a bit of social message, nicely crafted settings and characters, vibrant dialogue at times hard hitting and gritty and a strong woman who does win in the end will find the book to their taste. -- AuthorsDen.com
Connie Gotsch
Reg. Price $19.95 softcover
ISBN 1-928973-44-2
DLSIJ Press, 2001. 255 pages
Awards
First Place, New Mexico Press Women's Communication Contest Full Length Fiction, 2002. Second Place National Federation of Press Women Communication Contest, Full Length Fiction 2002
Professor Betsy Craig hurls toward a crash like a jet careening out of the sky. University politics jeopardize her job for reasons she has not created. Gossip rips apart her personal relationships. To fight her powerful attackers is a terrifying thought, even when the man she loves, Todd Baker, encourages her. Will Betsy find the courage to believe him and demand the respect she deserves?
REVIEWS
Watch out world! A new author of note is emerging. Connie Gotsch uses her experience in the world of broadcasting to color a story about a woman who must learn a new way to fight repression if she is to carve a new world for herself. -- Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER: HOW TO DO WHAT YOUR PUBLISHER WON'T
I liked "A Mouth Full Of Shell" because of the interesting characters of Betsy and Todd. The author did a good job of portraying the members of the community and the members of the faculty. This is a good look at the lives of some small communities that are run by descendants of the founders. -- Scribe and Quill.com
"A Mouth Full Of Shell" is filled with vivid imagery and enticing characters that will keep the reader turning pages. If this novel is anything to go by, Connie Gotsch is an author to keep your eye on. -- Lori Soard, reviewer for Word Museum
“A Mouth Full of Shell” will grip the reader from the first line and carry along on a worrisome ride to the final paragraph as we grapple with the unfairness often facing Betsy. It is not a book for everyone, those who do not care for a feminist viewpoint, or think that ‘good old boy rule’ is best will not care for the work. Discerning readers who do enjoy a well wrought tale filled with a bit of social message, nicely crafted settings and characters, vibrant dialogue at times hard hitting and gritty and a strong woman who does win in the end will find the book to their taste. -- AuthorsDen.com
My Adventures in Zuni
Frank Hamilton Cushing
Reg. price $8.95
ISBN 0-86541-045-3
Filter Press, 1998. 80 Pages, More than 50 illustrations.
Frank Cushing's first person account of his life in Zuni. First printed in The Century Magazine 1882-1883. Also included--two articles about Cushing written by Sylvester Baxter in 1882.
Frank Hamilton Cushing
Reg. price $8.95
ISBN 0-86541-045-3
Filter Press, 1998. 80 Pages, More than 50 illustrations.
Frank Cushing's first person account of his life in Zuni. First printed in The Century Magazine 1882-1883. Also included--two articles about Cushing written by Sylvester Baxter in 1882.
Myth And Mortality: Testing The Stories
Myth And Mortality: Testing The Stories
Harry Willson
Myth And Mortality: Testing The Stories
Harry Willson
Reg. price $16.50
ISBN 798-0-938513-39-1
Amador Books 2007, 216 pages
MYTH AND MORTALITY relates the author's field of expertise, that is, mythology, to the field of Death and Dying. Years of counseling the sick and dying, and years of searching with students for answers to life's big questions, have helped him with this task.
The actual work of preparing this book was triggered by the way Willson's parents died: his mother suddenly and easily, doing her self-appointed task which was caring for her ailing husband, and his father slowly and miserably, not believing in the end what he had so assiduously taught others all his life. "His mythology let him down," Willson says. The first twenty-six pages of the book tell that dramatic story -- "Two Deaths One Summer."
Then follow essays entitled, "The Denial of Death," "Our Aging Population," and "We Need a Mythology." The last one introduces the main body of the book, which works through thirty-two different beliefs or metaphors dealing with death, and gives frank evaluations of how helpful they may be for persons confronting death. They are arranged according to the source of the myths under analysis.
Willson deals first with Stories from Infantile Wishing. Then he proceeds to stories from Contemporary Media, from Socio-Political Movements and from Practical Observation. His most striking innovation is the distinction between Stories from Religion, which are designed to preserve Ego, and Stories from Philosophy, which enable us to transcend Ego.
The book ends with an essay, "Whose Task Is This?" in which the author challenges each reader to be in some way ready to be responsible for his or her own departure. Ego is the problem.
Reviews
Warning: This book may cause episodes of serious thinking to occur in some readers, especially those over the age of fifty. It could also cause strong re-evaluation of readers' religious understandings, especially in persons who have not allowed themselves to think about and question the stories from childhood and Sunday School. Harry Willson moves through life thinking, searching and asking the questions we all would ask, if we were brave enough. Searching has produced some answers, which, thankfully, he shares with us in MYTH AND MORTALITY. However, he does not impose those answers on us, because he knows that all of us who give serious thought to these questions will move forward in our own search."-- Shirley Little, Humanist Society of New Mexico
Charles Dudley Warner, nineteenth century author and sometime editor of Harper's Magazine, said, 'Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it.' With death we have the reverse: everybody does it but nobody talks about it. Harry breaks this silence. He examines death from many angles, assesses the myths surrounding it, and helps his readers think about the subject without fear. He catches and holds interest by stories, including poingant accounts of the deaths of his parents. He gently persuades us that mortality is real; expecting to pass through death to another life is a vain delusion. In doing this, however, he reinforces the truth of a line in Sunday Morning by Wallace Stevens: 'Death is the mother of beauty.' The fact that our lives come to an end compels us to savor with relish the beauty and good that we experience: flowers, birdsong, starry sky, graphic art, music, love.-- Hershey Julien, Ph.D., U.S. representative of Sea of Faith
This book is provocative reading for anyone who is dealing with death or will face death one day, that is, ALL OF US. Harry Willson examines his personal intense familial experience with death and then proceeds to examine all the myths prevalent in our society that deal with death. Though he has a definite point of view, he does not proselytize. He enables readers to do their own soul-searching. He ends with the notion that each of us can be somewhat responsible for our own exit from the world.-- Rhoda Karp, Hospice social worker, retired
Willson's book takes us from his raw, poignantly emotional experience of the death and dying of his parents to an examination of the universal myths that mankind has created since time immemorial to deal with this experience. I laughed out loud and cried while reading his book, and I recommend it as a thoughtful guide to all of us who will not escape this journey.-- Ruth E. Francis, NM Book Association and NM Book Co-op
A thoughtful, powerful, and moving examination of attitudes toward death. Harry Willson uses his own experiences, currently popular beliefs, and mythologies from various cultures to view the subject from many angles. A former scientist and minister, now a humanist, editor, and author, he brings a well-rounded perspective to the subject. Highly recommended to anyone wrestling with the issue of mortality.-- Jon Nimitz, Ph.D., Compassion and Choices, New Mexico Chapter
Harry Willson
Reg. price $16.50
ISBN 798-0-938513-39-1
Amador Books 2007, 216 pages
MYTH AND MORTALITY relates the author's field of expertise, that is, mythology, to the field of Death and Dying. Years of counseling the sick and dying, and years of searching with students for answers to life's big questions, have helped him with this task.
The actual work of preparing this book was triggered by the way Willson's parents died: his mother suddenly and easily, doing her self-appointed task which was caring for her ailing husband, and his father slowly and miserably, not believing in the end what he had so assiduously taught others all his life. "His mythology let him down," Willson says. The first twenty-six pages of the book tell that dramatic story -- "Two Deaths One Summer."
Then follow essays entitled, "The Denial of Death," "Our Aging Population," and "We Need a Mythology." The last one introduces the main body of the book, which works through thirty-two different beliefs or metaphors dealing with death, and gives frank evaluations of how helpful they may be for persons confronting death. They are arranged according to the source of the myths under analysis.
Willson deals first with Stories from Infantile Wishing. Then he proceeds to stories from Contemporary Media, from Socio-Political Movements and from Practical Observation. His most striking innovation is the distinction between Stories from Religion, which are designed to preserve Ego, and Stories from Philosophy, which enable us to transcend Ego.
The book ends with an essay, "Whose Task Is This?" in which the author challenges each reader to be in some way ready to be responsible for his or her own departure. Ego is the problem.
Reviews
Warning: This book may cause episodes of serious thinking to occur in some readers, especially those over the age of fifty. It could also cause strong re-evaluation of readers' religious understandings, especially in persons who have not allowed themselves to think about and question the stories from childhood and Sunday School. Harry Willson moves through life thinking, searching and asking the questions we all would ask, if we were brave enough. Searching has produced some answers, which, thankfully, he shares with us in MYTH AND MORTALITY. However, he does not impose those answers on us, because he knows that all of us who give serious thought to these questions will move forward in our own search."-- Shirley Little, Humanist Society of New Mexico
Charles Dudley Warner, nineteenth century author and sometime editor of Harper's Magazine, said, 'Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it.' With death we have the reverse: everybody does it but nobody talks about it. Harry breaks this silence. He examines death from many angles, assesses the myths surrounding it, and helps his readers think about the subject without fear. He catches and holds interest by stories, including poingant accounts of the deaths of his parents. He gently persuades us that mortality is real; expecting to pass through death to another life is a vain delusion. In doing this, however, he reinforces the truth of a line in Sunday Morning by Wallace Stevens: 'Death is the mother of beauty.' The fact that our lives come to an end compels us to savor with relish the beauty and good that we experience: flowers, birdsong, starry sky, graphic art, music, love.-- Hershey Julien, Ph.D., U.S. representative of Sea of Faith
This book is provocative reading for anyone who is dealing with death or will face death one day, that is, ALL OF US. Harry Willson examines his personal intense familial experience with death and then proceeds to examine all the myths prevalent in our society that deal with death. Though he has a definite point of view, he does not proselytize. He enables readers to do their own soul-searching. He ends with the notion that each of us can be somewhat responsible for our own exit from the world.-- Rhoda Karp, Hospice social worker, retired
Willson's book takes us from his raw, poignantly emotional experience of the death and dying of his parents to an examination of the universal myths that mankind has created since time immemorial to deal with this experience. I laughed out loud and cried while reading his book, and I recommend it as a thoughtful guide to all of us who will not escape this journey.-- Ruth E. Francis, NM Book Association and NM Book Co-op
A thoughtful, powerful, and moving examination of attitudes toward death. Harry Willson uses his own experiences, currently popular beliefs, and mythologies from various cultures to view the subject from many angles. A former scientist and minister, now a humanist, editor, and author, he brings a well-rounded perspective to the subject. Highly recommended to anyone wrestling with the issue of mortality.-- Jon Nimitz, Ph.D., Compassion and Choices, New Mexico Chapter
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