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Faces of Faith/Rostros de Fe

Faces of Faith/Rostros de Fe
Photographs by Barbe Awalt

Faces of Faith/Rostros de Fe
Photographs by Barbe Awalt
Reg. price $15.95 softcover
ISBN 1-890689-03-3
LPD Press, 2002. 68 pages, 60 b/w photos

Awards
2003 Southwest Books of the Year, Tucson-Pima Library System

Black-and-white photos of sixty of the leading Hispanic New Mexican artists working today taken by Barbe Awalt, Tradicion Revista co-publisher and author, are the heart of Faces of Faith/Rostros de Fe. Foreword is by Father Thomas Steele.

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Barbe Awalt’s newest book presenting 65 santeras and santeros, the makers of images of saints, will be especially welcomed by aficionados and collectors of New Mexican devotional art. This venerable folk art has been experiencing a renaissance for several decades; Faces of Faith confirms the craft is alive and thriving. — Southwest BookViews

Barbe Awalt gathered a treasure trove of beautiful black and white photographs of contemporary New Mexico Hispanic santeros and santeras. These are the saint makers of today. In New Mexico, there is a long tradition of depicting saints in the form of bultos, retablos, and reredos. These are important to New Mexican Hispanic and Pueblo people as they practice the Catholic faith. I found each photograph capturing the beauty of the people and their work. Awalt's text personalizes each individual, making them special. Notice the families who are involved in this religious art. That connection is unique to New Mexico Hispanic culture and art. It is a must read for anyone who is visiting the state. -- Reviewers Consortium

Favorite Recipes from Elisas Kitchen 2006

Favorite Recipes from Elisas Kitchen 2006
Elisa Martinez Roe

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Field Mouse Goes to War

Field Mouse Goes to War
Edward A. Kennard

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Floater Five

Floater Five
J.D. Maples

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Food and Recipes

Food and Recipes
Sammy Sorrell

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Four Corners

Four Corners
Debra Bloomfield

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For Good or Bad: People of the Cimarron Country

For Good or Bad: People of the Cimarron Country
Compiled and Edited by Stephen Zimmer

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Frank Applegate of Santa Fe: Artist & Preservationist-softcover

Frank Applegate of Santa Fe: Artist & Preservationist
Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky

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Frank Applegate of Santa Fe: Artist & Preservationist
Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky
Reg. price $39.95 hardcover; $29.95 softcover
ISBN 1-890689-02-5 hardcover; ISBN 1-890689-11-4 softcover
LPD Press, 2001. 304 pages, 106 color, 61 b/w photos

Awards
2002 Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association

Applegate was already an artist of some fame when he moved to Santa Fe in 1921. Along with Mary Austin, he founded the Spanish Colonial Arts Society. Contains photographs taken by Ansel Adams.

REVIEWS
In this vivid biography of a man whose vision was a key to establishing a serious perspective of the Native and Spanish arts of New Mexico, we also have a visual feast of this talented artist’s varied work. An artist well worth remembering. —Southwest BookViews

Reverence for our region's colorful past is also the focus of Frank Applegate of Santa Fe. Applegate, a well-known East Coast artist, moved to Santa Fe in 1921 and became one of the leading lights of the burgeoning young art colony. -- Sun-New

This is a long overdue tribute to Applegate, who was a founder and promoter of the arts in early twentieth century Santa Fe. -- Book Chat

Frank Applegate of Santa Fe: Artist & Preservationist-hardcover

Frank Applegate of Santa Fe: Artist & Preservationist
Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky

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Frank Applegate of Santa Fe: Artist & Preservationist
Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky
Reg. price $39.95 hardcover; $29.95 softcover
ISBN 1-890689-02-5 hardcover; ISBN 1-890689-11-4 softcover
LPD Press, 2001. 304 pages, 106 color, 61 b/w photos

Awards
2002 Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association

Applegate was already an artist of some fame when he moved to Santa Fe in 1921. Along with Mary Austin, he founded the Spanish Colonial Arts Society. Contains photographs taken by Ansel Adams.

REVIEWS
In this vivid biography of a man whose vision was a key to establishing a serious perspective of the Native and Spanish arts of New Mexico, we also have a visual feast of this talented artist’s varied work. An artist well worth remembering. —Southwest BookViews

Reverence for our region's colorful past is also the focus of Frank Applegate of Santa Fe. Applegate, a well-known East Coast artist, moved to Santa Fe in 1921 and became one of the leading lights of the burgeoning young art colony. -- Sun-New

This is a long overdue tribute to Applegate, who was a founder and promoter of the arts in early twentieth century Santa Fe. -- Book Chat

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Aaron Frale

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Freedom from God: Restoring The Sense Of Wonder

Freedom from God: Restoring The Sense Of Wonder
Harry Willson

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Freedom from God: Restoring The Sense Of Wonder
Harry Willson
Reg. price $15.00
ISBN 0-938513-33-8
Amador Publishers, 2001. 216 pages

A study in candor, a philosophical broadside of profound importance, a guide to personal liberation, an invitation to wonder -- a book that links truth-seekers and truth-tellers. The book is the product of a lifetime of thinking and reading. For eight years Willson was a card-carrying "Master of Divinity," serving as missionary/pastor in New Mexico. Then he left the church in sorrow and anger, and taught high school for ten years. He then quit teaching "to write," and entered what he now calls "the real world," thinking all the while. He now finds the word "God" too contaminated to be useful, but he still experiences wonder, more than ever.

REVIEWS
Former Pastor Willson has written an engaging and unusual account of his own release from the traps of false ideas about God and the self. His theology amounts to no less than a revival of a kind of monism, the assertion that all reality, the whole universe, is one substance. His journey will seem familiar to many agnostics and independent minds, but his account is told with zest and is supported by experience and deep feeling. Highly recommended. -- Library Journal

In chapter after chapter, he shows how traditional views of the divine not only contradict common sense but also put a damper on the human spirit. -- The Weekly Alibi, Albuquerque, NM

I and everyone who reads it will never be the same. -- Bruce Ferguson, Presbyterian minister, retired

It takes a special kind of courage and caring to reveal every important emotional, intellectual and theological experience you have had throughout your life... Harry is not timid in telling the reader about the high emotional cost that he paid along the way, but he also conveys his own happiness at where he is now. -- Shirley Little, New Mexico Humanist Association

This professor judges the book to be required reading for all clergy in churches, mosques, and synagogues, as well as highly recommended reading for all thinking lay Christians, Jews, and Muslims. -- Fred Sturm, Ph.D., Philosophy Department, UNM

Assorted, unsolicited individual responses:
...erudite work, instructive, stimulating... Your words are like lights shining, attempting to share the sense of wonder with others. -- William Morgan, Arlington, MA

In my opinion this should be required reading for every freshman college student in the world. Perhaps then, there could be peace in the world. -- Kermit Stump, Sky Valley, CA

Your book helped me embrace freedom and responsibility. -- H Selvog, Alexandria, VA

You expressed your ideas with refreshing simplicity and clarity. Thank you for making me feel less alone in these terrible times. -- Tim Robinson, Portland, OR

God is killing me, in a close to literal sense... Your book is a breath of fresh air. You are actually telling me I get to decide what to do with life!? -- Jonathan Pressman, a native of this planet

I recently read FREEDOM FROM GOD, and I can't express how grateful I am to you for writing it! ... I was moved to tears... -- Ann Nguyen, Milpitas, CA