FICTION

Feather in the Wind by Lillian M. Fisher, 6/2001. Royal Fireworks Press, P.O. Box 399, Unionville, NY 10988, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", 155p., $9.99, soft 088092-4381
This is a novel based on facts true to the life of Olive Oatman. The Oatman family was part of the Westward migration in the days of intense fighting between the so-called "white man" and the Amerindians. In 1851 Olive Oatman and her younger sister, Mary Ann, were captured by the Apaches. Olive's parents and all the other family members except Lorenzo (Olive's brother) were killed by the raiding party. Lorenzo would never give up hope that his sisters were alive and later he would be the key to Olive's ability to re-enter a normal life within an Anglo community.
To commemorate the story of this event, Arizona has named a town in the Black Hills after the Oatman family.

The Woman Who Lost Her Soul and Other Stories by Jovita Gonzalez,11/2000. Arte Publico Press, University of Houston Press, Houston, TX 77204-2174, 5 1/2'' X 8 1/2", $12.95, 192p., soft 1-55885-313-8
This is a collection of stories interpreted from the oral traditions of people around the Texas-Mexico Border. Many of these stories have no known origin but have been preserved through generations of story tellers. Gonzalez has attempted to collect and record these stories for posterity. This collection can be credited to the author's acquaintance and friendship with folklorist J. Frank Dobie who later became her mentor. Jovita Gonzalez died in 1983 (1904-1983) but not before she had co-authored two popular series of textbooks for learning Spanish and two novels. Some of these stories are from her own childhood memories of grandparents, family, and friends.

The Three Mustangeers by Will James, 7/1999, Mountain Press, 1301 South Thrid Street West, P.O. Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806, 6" X 9", $15., 259p., soft 0-87842-401-6
" Ride with Andy, Stub, and Hugh through the wide-open spaces of Will James's West as they rope and wrangle their way into all sorts of adventures--and some trouble too! Old habits die hard for riders with outlaw ways, and when a range superintendent hires them to round up the orneriest mustangs in the country, they pad the numbers. With the money from the job, the mustangers start an honest ranch, but a crotchety cattleman crowds their turf--that is, until they set him straight with some tricks of their own. This fast-paced tale of riding, roping, and rustling is sure to set your spurs a-jingling for the frontier spirit of the Old West." (MP)

The One-Eyed Man by Larry L. King, 7/2001 (reprint/1966). TCU Press, TCU Box 297050, Ft. Worth, TX 76129, 5 1/2" X 8 1/4", 328p., $17.95, soft 0-87565-236-0
Larry L. King has thirteen books, seven stage plays, television documentaries, screenplays, short stories and hundreds of magazine essays to his credit, but this is the first and only novel by the prolific writer. The One-eyed Man was first published in 1966 by New American Library.
The novel concerns the 1960s when segregation in the universities was a heated issue. The Supreme Court had ruled that African-American students must be allowed to attend the university of their choice--even in the South. The One-Eyed Man brings back memories of an era in American history that will long stand as the pivotal point of equality for all Americans.

The Way of the Coyote by Elmer Kelton, 12/2001. Forge Books, 175 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10010, 5 1/2" X 8 1/4", 288p., $23.95, hard 0-312-87318-2
The Way of the Coyote is Elmer Kelton's version of the West immediately following the Civil War. Many of the men who would normally be home protecting their lands were either killed in the war or had not returned home. These unprotected settlements were open for night riders, murderers, and former soldiers who where looking for a chance to steal land and money. Here Kelton allows the reader to ride with Rusty Shannon, a Texas Ranger trying to protect and defend those put under his jurisdiction. It is a wild ride, and Kelton fans will not be disappointed.

Biting the Moon by Martha Grimes, 1999. Henery Holt and Company, Inc., 115 West 18th Sreet, New York, NY 10011, 6 1/2" X 9 1/2", $25., 301p., Hard 0-8050-5621-1
This is a fascinating story about a young girl who does not remember who she is, how she got where she is, who brought her there, or anything about her family. She takes out on her own to live in the safety of the mountains. In Biting the Moon the reader shares the experiences of this bizarre adventure. The girl later returns from the mountains and finds another young woman who has no parents herself and they become dear friends. Finding out later that she was a victim of abduction, she sets out to right the injustice brought upon her. Here one will encounter white-water rafting, canned hunts, molestation, and murder--but each step in the process leads her to the unavoidable end.

Summer of Pearls by Mike Blakely, 9/2000. Forge Books, 175 fifth Ave., New York, NY, 10010, 5 1/2" X 8 1/4", $22.95, 224p., hard 0-312-87516-9
" To understand the summer of pearls, you must hold the tears of angels in your hand, and know what made those angels cry. You must realize for every ten thousand moons, only one reveals itself through a rainbow." (Mike Blakely)
Summer of Pearls is a clever novel about a man named Ben who exhausts forty years of his life attempting to solve the mystery of a local murder, and he is the only eye-witness to the crime. The scene is the Great Caddo Lake on the Texas-Louisiana border. The time was during the Pearl Rush of 1874. Blakely weaves a witty and imaginative tale that holds the attention of his readers well.

Pilgrim by Doug Bowman, 7/2001. Forge Books, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010, 5 3/4" X 8 1/2", $23.95, 288p., hard 0-312-87864-8
" Eli Pilgrim gave up his simple life as a pig farmer in Ohio to chase his dream on the ranges of Texas. Eli believed what he had heard about the legendary state--a land so vast, with so much opportunity, that a man has no choice but to get rich.
So, when the first frost ended, Eli sold everything he owned, traded in his pigs for a horse, packed up his things, and went, never realizing that a man has to roll with the punches to get ahead, and that the world, especially the rough, untamed land of Texas, wasn't exactly waiting for him." (FB)

Flight and Other Stories by Jose Skinner, 3/2001. The University of Nevada Press, Mail Stop 166, Reno, NV 89577-0076, 6 1/8" X 9 1/4", $15., 200p., soft 0-87417-359-0
" Flight and Other Stories, Jose Skinner's fiction debut, is a collection of tremendous vitality and variety. The stories feature widely differing characters and events drawn from a full knowledge of Hispanic-American experience.
Flight and Other Stories, as the title suggests, includes many characters who are fleeing from their past only to end up strangers in a strange land--the American Southwest." (UNP)

NON-FICTION

Mexican-Origin People in the United States: A Topical History by Oscar J. Martinez, 4/2001. The University of Arizona Press, 355 South Euclid Ave. Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85719, 4 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, 6" X 9", 260p., $17.95, soft 0-8165-1179-9
The twentieth century saw a tremendous influx of immigrants coming into the United States from many nations all over the world. This influx, of course, includes those who have crossed our Southern border from the United States of Mexico (Old Mexico). In this book, Oscar Martinez recounts some of the struggles that the Mexican people have encountered in their attempts to infiltrate the social, economic, and political structures of this nation.
Martinez's work here arises from his own struggles and from the family's life in El Paso, Texas. His parents emigrated from the interior of Mexico in the 1950s. Oscar Martinez is a Regents Professor of History at the University of Arizona.

The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume IV: 1852-1863, edited by Madge Thornall Roberts, 2001. The University of North Texas Press, P.O. Box 311336, Denton, TX 76203-1336, appendix, addenda, bibliography, index, 6" X 9", 592p., $45.95, hard 1-57441-084-9
The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume IV: 1852-1863 brings to a close a decade of research by Madge Thornall Roberts on Sam Houston's personal correspondence. This volume contains letters from 1852 which show Houston's concern over the inevitable Civil War within the States. It also contains letters written during the war and Houston's feeling about the military strategies being deployed. Like the other three volumes, this work is a complement to historical research and a practical resource for Texas History. This volume also contains a comprehensive index for all four volumes.

They Called me "King Tiger": My Struggle for the Land and our Rights by Reies Lopez Tijerina, translated by Jose Angel Gutierrez, 11/2000. Arte Publico Press, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2174, 12 b/w photographs, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", 224p., $14.95, soft 1-55885-302-2
This is the autobiography of Reies Lopez, a central figure in the Chicano Movement of the 1960s, and of the four major members of the Chicano Civil Rights movement, Lopez is the only one who has recorded those events in book form. His approach to achieving the rights he believed his people deserved often were unorthodox and even crude. He often crossed the lines of the law to achieve his purpose. In the end he became a hero to many of his people.

Alternative Leadership Strategies in the Prehispanic Southwest edited by Barbara J. Mills, 2000. The University of Arizona Press, 355 Euclid Ave. Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85719, charts, graphs, illustrations, references, contributors, index, 6 1/8" X 9 1/4", 320p., $40., hard 0-8165-2028-3
Alternative Leadership Strategies in the Prehispanic Southwest is a study of the varied and intricate leadership structures of people within the prehistoric American Southwest. Here they are observed in a contemporary perspective of social change. "The application of classic evolutionary schemes to prehistoric southwestern peoples has always been problematic for scholars. Because recent theoretical developments point toward more variation in the scale, hierarchy, and degree of centralization of complex societies, this book takes a fresh look at southwestern prehistory with these new ideas in mind." (UAP)

Forests Under Fire: A Century of Ecosystem Mismanagement in the Southwest edited by Christopher J. Huggard and Arthur R. Gomez, 4/2001. The University of Arizona Press, 355 South Euclid Ave. Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85719, 31 illustrations, b/w photographs, maps, index, 6" X 9", 307p., $40., hard 0-8165-1775-4
This controversial book searches for a clearer picture of where to place the blame for the major forest fires that ravaged the Southwestern hemisphere of the United States. Is it the unsuspecting camper who does not fully extinguish his camp fire? Is it a child playing with matches or some other careless act that brings such massive destruction to our forest areas? Yet, say the editors, it could be that these areas have been protected from fire for so long that they have become firebombs waiting to ignite at the drop of a match. Here, Huggard and Gomez present the facts about forest fires and allow the reader to formulate his or her own perspective

Four Zinas: A Story of Mothers and Daughters on the Mormon Frontier by Martha Sonntag Bradley and Mary Brown Firmage Woodward, 2000. Signature Books, 564 West, 400 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3411, b/w photographs, index, 6 1/4" X 9 1/4", 547p., $34.95, hard 1-56085-141-4
Four Zinas is a biographical look at four generations of women who were named Zina. This is a book written about Mormon women by Mormons. The authors deal with the responsibilities, activities, and undertakings of these women and present written records of their lifetimes through letters, documents, notes, and the oral tradition. The book reveals some of the hardships suffered by early American women in their struggle to adapt to frontier life, through the present.

Utah's Lawless Fringe: Stories of True Crime edited by Stanford J. Layton, 2001. Signature Books, 564 West, 400 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3411, notes, contributors, index, 6" X 9", $18.19, 237+p., soft 1-56085-148-1
This book is a collection of favorite readings from the Utah Historical Quarterly. It contains "Mountain Common Law," "Utah Lawmen," "Murder, Mayhem, and Mormons," "The Controversial Death of Gobo Fango," "James Lynch and Robert King," "The Murder of James R. Hay," "Ogden's 'Horrible Tragedy,'" The Lynching of Robert Marshall" and "Red Lights in Zion: Salt Lake City's Stockade." It additionally offers a look at several other controversial subjects in Utah's early history.

Life at the Texas State Lunatic Asylum 1857-1997 by Sarah C. Sitton, 1999. Texas A & M University Press, John H. Lindsey Building, College Station, TX 77843-4354, b/w photographs, notes, bibliography, index, 6 1/2"" X 9 1/2", 190p., hard 0-89096-859-4
Sarah C. Sitton, associate professor of psychology at St. Edwards University, has complied an in-depth study of the implementation of treatment and therapy for those who were confined to the Texas State Lunatic Asylum (Austin State Hospital). Her research draws from over a century of records, notes, transcripts of interviews with former employees, newspaper accounts, personal memoirs, and papers and reports of the institution's various superintendents. She paints a vivid picture of everyday life within this community, and it seems obvious by her research that it will be of value in shaping the future of mental institutions. After all the horror stories one hears, it was surprising to read that so many good things were being done for those who were institutionalized. Life at the Texas State Lunatic Asylum 1857-1997 is a valuable resource for those involved in this particular occupation.

Travels With My Royal: A Memoir of the Writing Life by Robert Laxalt, 5/2000. University of Nevada Press, Mail Stop 166, Reno, NV 89557-0076, 5" X 7", $21.95, 240p., hard 0-87417-485-6
As a child, Robert Laxalt was given a manual Royal portable typewriter on which to write. He has used that same piece of equipment to write seventeen books, two decades of National Geographic assignments, a lifetime of stories (fiction and non-fiction), press reports, and a score of other releases. This is a fascinating book about a prolific writer, his life, and his travels. He also reveals the true identities of his fictional characters in his acclaimed novels.

Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001. Signature Books, 564 West, 400 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3411, biographical summaries of named individuals, bibliography, index, 6 1/4" 9 1/4", 946p., $44.95, hard 1-56085-137-6
Mormonism is a relatively new religion when compared to other religions of the world. Consequently, a lot of the original records and personal notes of its founders and leaders are still available for study. Lucy's Book is the second printing of the writings of Lucy Mack, mother of Joseph Smith, who is given credit for the rise of Mormonism. Lucy's Book was first published in 1853. This later edition has added the discarded portions not included in the original. The first edition left out about twelve to fifteen percent of Mrs. Mack's memoirs because some people felt they were not relevant to the books overall presentation. The text is arranged in parallel columns so the reader can compare the two editions.

Eye of the Blackbird: A Story of Gold in the American West by Holly Skinner, 4/2001.Johnson Books, 1880 SOuth 57th Court, Bolder, CO 80301, notes, sources, bibliography, index, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", $17.50, 304p., soft 1-55566-312-5
Panning for gold is still alive and well in the American West. Holly Skinner, a modern-day prospector writes about her life along the streams in the mountains of the western United States. She would find shelter in or under whatever she could, from ghost towns in Wyoming's South Pass to a tent in a remote valley deep in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. This book is an account of her explorations and search for the elusive yellow metal that has caused nations to rise and fall and has allowed men and women to live well or die poor looking for it. She has degrees in anthropology, history, journalism, and English. Her sidekick was a K9 friend named Kit Carson.

The Hand I Played: A Poker Memoir by David Spanier, 5/2000. University of Nevada Press, Mail Stop 166, Reno, NV 89557-0076, 5" X 7 3/4", $18.95, 256p., soft 0-87417-490-2
David Spanier is a noted authority on gambling and the game of Poker. He has traveled over most of the world watching, studying, playing, and writing about this sport. He is recognized as one of the premier journalistic authorities on gambling. His first love is poker. In his book "The Hand I Played," Spanier analyzes the game of poker. He gives critical insight into Poker hands he has played in major competitions--what he did and sometimes what he should have done. This book would be a valuable addition to the library of anyone who likes the game of Poker playing.

Building Hoover Dam: An Oral History of the Great Depression by Andrew J. Dunar and Dennis McBride, 1993. University of Nevada Press, Mail Stop 166, Reno, NV 89557, b/w photographs, map, appendix, notes, index, 6" X 9 1/8", 351p., soft 0-87417-489-9
This book contains eye-witness accounts and researched information of the life, times, and people surrounding the building of great Hoover Dam. Likewise, it is a study of the hardships related to the great depression and the temporary relief created by this massive project. Andrew J. Dunar is professor of history at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Dennis McBride is a long-time researcher, archivist, writer about Southern Nevada, and curator of the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association.

They Sang for Horses: The Impact of the Horse on Navajo & Apache Folklore, Revised edition by LaVerne Harrell Clark, 6/2001. University Press of Colorado, 5589 Arapahoe Road, Suite 206C, Boulder, CO 80303, 35 b/w photographs, notes, bibliography, index, 6" X 9", $26.95, 338p., soft 0-87081-496-6
It is uncertain how much the lifestyles of Native Americans were changed with the advent of the horse, but recent history reflects that its appearance upon the American scene profoundly altered the lives of every tribe who adapted to them. They Sang for Horses is a comprehensive look into the culture and voice of people within the Navajo and Apache Nations. This study reveals a people so closely knit to this animal that one cannot imagine Native American life without them. The text is clear and very informative. This is a remarkable study in human behavior, and the songs that tie human and beast together as one.

Rock Art and Ruins for Beginners and Old Guys by Albert B. Scholl, Jr., 9/2001. Rainbow Publishing Services, 6832 Spring Wagon Drive, Tucson, AZ 85743, 23 color photographs, 47 b/w photographs, 9 maps, appendix, bibliography, index, 6" X 9", $19.95, 240p., soft 0-9704688-0-6
Rock Art and Ruins for Beginners and Old Guys is a light-hearted but accurate examination of over forty of the major prehistoric rock art sites in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. It also considers fifty other ruins and attractions. This book would be an excellent introduction for those young and old who enjoy the study of prehistoric writings on rocks and walls. Albert B. Scholl, Jr. has impressive credentials and has logged over 300,000 miles in search of rock art and ruins.

Prehistory of the Rustler Hills Granado Cave by Donny L. Hamilton, 3/2001. The University of Texas Press, P.O. Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819, 89 b/w photographs, 26 figures, 24 tables, appendix, references, index, 6 1/8" X 9 1/4", $55., 316p., hard 0-292-73141-8
Granado Cave and the Northeastern Trans-Pecos region have been the focal point of interest for archaeologists for a number of years and for a number of reasons. Donny L. Hamilton, Associate Head of the Department of Anthropology at Texas A & M University, and others, have been excavating this area for a number of years. Nomadic hunters and gatherers roamed the deserts and found shelter in the mountain caves and sinkholes. Their time of occupation is dated as AD 200 to 1450. This book gives detailed insights into the life of these prehistoric people. The Prehistory of the Rustler Hills Granado Cave "places their occupation of the region in a wider temporal and cultural framework through a comprehensive description and analysis of the archaeological remains excavated by Donny L. Hamilton at Granado Cave in 1978." (UTP) This is a comprehensive and detailed work of textbook quality.

Getting Over the Color Green: Contemporary Environmental Literature of the Southwest edited by Scott Slovic, 3/2001. The University of Arizona Press, 355 South Euclid Ave, Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85719, list of credits, notes on contributors, index, 6" X 9", $19.95, soft 0-8165-1665-0
Coming to Texas from the Northeastern part of the United States where the lush grasses and tall trees are almost always green in the long hot summers, I found it difficult to adjust to the brown, burned-out-look of the west Texas stubby trees and barren landscape. It was the drought of 1975. Getting Over the Color Green is therefore a title I can relate to. In this work, Scott Slovic has compiled an anthology of contemporary writings which describe almost every nuance of the desert floor and sky. Writers like Barbara Kingsolver, Terry Tempest Williams, Joy Harjo, and fifty others dissect and reveal the prolific animal life and surrounding fauna which make up these deserts. Their work reveals a wonderland of beauty.

The Deer Hunter's Encyclopedia by Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III, 2000. The Lyons Press, 123 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10010, b/w and color photographs throughout, index, 7 1/4" X 9 1/2", $29.95, 283p., hard1-58574-128-0 and The Whitetail Deer Hunter's Almanac: More Than 800 Tips and Tactics by John Weiss, 12/2000. The Lyons Press, 123 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, color and b/w photographs throughout, 7 1/4" X 9 1/2", $29.95, 272p., hard 1-58574-191-4
The challenge of hunting these elusive giants in the rough country could never be called dull or mundane. One can never learn enough, prepare enough, study enough, or even hunt enough to regularly outsmart the biggest of the Whitetail buck. Those who hunt them will tell you that they seem to be getting more intelligent every year.
Here is a pair of books that will better your odds and somewhat level the playing field for those who feel compelled to outwit the old "mossbacks." Each book is fully illustrated and the text is clear and to the point. Most hunters dislike spending more time hunting for facts about hunting than in hunting itself. These are two excellent guides to better hunting--they complement each other.

Hecho a Mano: The Traditional Arts of Tucson's Mexican American Community by James S. Griffith, 2000. The University of Arizona Press, 1230 North Park Ave., Suite 102, Tucson, Az 85719, color and b/w photographs, notes, bibliography, index, 7" X 10", 105p., soft 0-8165-1878-5
Who can draw a undisputed line around what art is? Art may be anything one wants it to be. Mecho a Mano is a wonderful photographic record of things that fall under this liberal umbrella called art. This collection comes from the Mexican American community in Tucson, Arizona. All of these individuals may be considered artists in their own right and this book represents them well.

Chiricahua Apache Women and Children: Safekeepers of the Herritage by H. Henrietta Stockel, 4/2000. Texas A & M University Press, 4354 TAMUS, College Station, TX 77843-4354, 32 b/w photographs, notes, bibliography, index, 6 1/2" X 9 1/2", $24.95, 136p., hard 0-89096-921-3
Chiricahua Apache Women and Children is an effort to document as many of the cultural traditions of the Chiricahua Apache people as possible. This book focuses on the women of the tribe in general and the influences they have exerted within the families and tribe itself. The full responsibility of passing on the tribe's myths and traditions to the next generations are left to these women. Stockel has spent many years living in and being a part of their lives. From those years and experiences come Chiricahua Apache Women and Children.

The Lieutenant Nun: Transgenderism, Lesbian Desire, and Catalina de Erauso by Sherry Velasco, 2/2001, 24 b/w photographs, apendix, notes, bibliography, index, 6" X 9", $17.95, 255p., soft 0-292-78746-4
" Catalina de Erauso (1592-1650) was a Basque noblewoman who, just before taking final vows to become a nun, escaped from the convent at San Sebastien dressed as a man and, in her own words, "went hither and thither, embarking, went into port, took to roving, slew, wounded, embezzled, and roamed about." Her long service fighting for the Spanish empire in Peru and Chile won her a soldier's pension and a papal dispensation to continue dressing in men's clothing." (UTP)

The Crusade for Justice: Chicano Militancy and the Government's War on Dissent by Ernesto B. Vigil, 1999. The University of Wisconsin Press, 2537 Daniels Street, Madison, WI 53718, b/w photographs, notes, bibliography, index, 6" X 9", 487p., soft 0-299-16224-9
This is an account of the Chicano movement in the 1960s. The source of information used for this work is primarily FBI documents released by the Freedom of Information Act. It follows the movements of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales as a radical with the story of his personal involvement in the movement.

The Legacy of a Master Potter: Nampeyo and Her Descendants by Mary Ellen and Laurence Blair, 6/1999. Treasure Chest Books, P.O. Box 5250, Tucson, AZ 85703, color and b/w illustrations and photographs, notes, appendix, references, genealogy charts, index, 6" X 9", $29.95, 305p., soft 1-887896-06-6
Some artists and craftspeople are fortunate enough to be the direct descendants of a master. They are able to receive first-hand knowledge about trade secrets, hidden techniques, and the underlying strengths that make the difference between an excellent piece of work and a masterpiece. This study reveals the accomplishments of such a master and those who learned first-hand what it takes to be one. For those who love and collect quality pottery, Nampeyo is a name that has stood for generations as a master potter. This Hopi-Tewa woman revived the fine art of Hopi pottery making and inspired five generations of artists. Her work has influenced Native Americans throughout the Southwest. This book is credit to her years of pottery making.

Birds of the Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California & Southern Nevada by John H. Rappole, 4/2001. Texas A & M University Press, John H. Lindsey Building, Lewis Street, 4354 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4354, 456 color & 44 b/w photographs, 457 maps appendices, references, index, 6 1/8" X 9 1/4", $17.95, 329p., soft 0-89096-958-2
The unique beauty of the Southwest would pale considerably if we were to lose the glorious array of color provided us by the over 450 different species of birds found in this area. Birds of the Southwest is a comprehensive guidebook to all of them. Each species is defined and located. The 457 maps allow the reader to see the general area where each species can be found. All birds are identified by their common names and also by their scientific names and numbers. Each species is placed in its proper visual context for identification.

A Fascination for Fish: Adventures of an Underwater Pioneer by David C. Powell, 3/2001. The University of California Press, 2000 Center St., Suite 303, Berkeley, CA 94704, 51 b/w photographs, map, index, 6 1/8" X 9 1/4", $29.95, 354p., hard 0-520-22366-7
A Fascination for Fish is the result of one man's lifelong passion for the oceans. Here he documents thousands of hours invested in observing, exploring, and educating himself on the inhabitants of a strange and wonderful liquid world. Being a pioneer aquarist, his work has taken him into most of the world's aquariums and oceans. This book is both light-hearted and serious with personal stories to make the text interesting and easy to follow. He also discusses California's contemporary and innovative aquarium technology.

Mistress of Manifest Destiny: A Biography of Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, 1807-1878 by Linda S. Hudson, 2/2001. Texas State Historical Association, 2.306 Sid Richardson Hall, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-9820, maps, appendix, bibliography, notes, index, 6 1/4" X 9 1/4", $29.95, 306p., hard 0-87611-179-7
Jane McManus Storm Cazneau is best remembered for coining one of the most influential phrases in American history, "Manifest Destiny." "Jane McManus Storm Cazneau--journalist, advisor to national political figures, and adventurer--is a little-known and under-appreciated nineteenth-century figure who played a key role in shaping United States domestic and foreign policy. Cazneau's contributions are revealed in the new book Mistress of Manifest Destiny, . . . " (TSHA)

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

The Little Mouse: A Nursery Rhyme in Spanish and English, illustrated by Jose Cisneros, 5/2001. Cinco Puntos Press, 2709 Louisvelle, El Paso, TX 79930, fully illustrated, 8 1/4" X 10 1/4", 31p., $15.95, hard 0-938317-56-3
Old friends Pipina Salas-Porras and Jose Cisneros team up to bring to life a poem they both learned when they were young. This dual language version of El Ratoncito Pequeno/The Little Mouse will help preschoolers find out for certain why a little mouse should never fall for a hungry cat's tricks. It will also give beginning readers a delightful introduction to rhythms of language in both Spanish and English. (CPP)

POETRY

Selected Poems/Poesia Selecta by Luis Pales Matos, translated by Julio Marzan, 11/2000. Arte Publico Press, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2174, glossary, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", $12.95, 224p., soft 1-55885-303-0
" Arte Publico Press, through its Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project and the Pioneers of Modern U.S. Hispanic Literature Series, introduces a bilingual poetry collection, entitled Selected Poems/Poesia Selecta, by Luis Pales Matos, a pre-eminent Latin American poet. . . . William Carlos Williams once praised his younger contemporary as 'one of the most important poets out of Latin American.'" (APP)

GUIDE BOOKS

Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and Country by Leonard Pitt and Dale Pitt, 12/2000. The University of Californis Press, 2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94720, appendix, 7" X 10", $24.95, 624p., soft 0-520-20530-8
Los Angeles A to Z is a complete guidebook to Los Angeles. It details events, historical sites, people, populations, voter registration, sports, museums, political figures, and a multitude of other subjects in alphabetical order. With over six hundred pages of itemized information, Leonard and Dale Pitt have reduced a metropolis to a 7" X 10" book.

Standing Up Country: The Canyon Lands of Utah and Arizona by C. Gregory Crampton, 9/2000. Rio Nuevo Publishers, P.O. Box 5250, Tucson, NV 85703, index, 7" X 10", $16.95, 118p., soft 1-887896-15-5
" Standing Up Country, the late historian C. Gregory Crampton's classic "biography" of the elaborately carved sandstone country of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona, returns to print in this lavishly illustrated, revised edition." (RNP)

An Introduction to Grand Canyon Prehistory by Christopher M. Coder, 4/2000. Grand Canyon Association, P.O. Box 399, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, index, 7 1/2" X 9", $8.95, 56p., soft 0-938216-70-8

An Introduction to Grand Canyon Prehistory is a closer look at the inhabitants of the Grand Canyon for the past twelve thousand years. It covers the Puebloan inhabitants and the origins of contemporary Native American tribes.

Roadside Geology of Arizona by Halka Chronic, 1983. Mountain Press, P.O. Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806, glossary, photographs, maps, charts, illustrations, 6" X 9", $15., 321p., soft 0-87842-147-5

Roadside Geology of Texas by Darwin Spearing, 1991. Mountain Press, P.O. Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806, glossary, photographs, maps, charts, illustrations, index, 6" X 9", $16., 418p., soft 0-87842-265-X

Roadside Geology of New Mexico by Halka Chronic,1987. Mountain Press, P.O. Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806, glossary, photographs, maps, charts, illustrations, index, 6" X 9", $15., 255p., soft 0-87842-209-9

Roadside History of Nevada by Richard Moreno, 2000. Mountain Press, P.O. Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806, glossary, photographs, selected bibliography, maps, charts, illustrations, index, 6" X 9", $20., 286p., soft 0-87842-410-5
Roadside History of Nevada by Richard Moreno, 2000. Mountain Press, P.O. Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806, photographs, selected bibliography, maps, illustrations, index, 6" X 9", $20., 286p., soft 0-87842-410-5

Hidden Utah by Kurt Repanshek, 2000. Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 9403-3440, local information, car rentals, public transit, guide services, maps, index, Lodging Index, 5" X 8 7/8", $16.95, 391p., soft 1-56975-125-0

Hidden Southern California by Ray Riegert, 2000. Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 9403-3440, local information, car rentals, public transit, guide services, maps, index, Lodging Index, 5" X 8 7/8", $17.95, soft 1-56975-206-0

Hidden Walt Disney World, Orlando & Beyond by Lisa Oppenheimer, 2000. Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 9403-3440, local information, car rentals, public transit, guide services, maps, index, Lodging Index, 5" X 8 7/8", $13.95, soft 1-56975-202-8

Hidden Belize by Stacy Ritz, 1999. Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 9403-3440, local information, car rentals, public transit, guide services, maps, index, lodging index, dinning index, 5" X 8 7/8", $15.95, soft 1-56975-198-6

Hidden Guatemala by Richard Harris, 1999. Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 9403-3440, local information, car rentals, public transit, guide services, maps, index, lodging index, Dinning index5" X 8 7/8", $16.95, soft 1-56975-194-3

Hidden Disneyland and Beyond by Lisa Oppenheimer, 2000. Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 9403-3440, local information, car rentals, public transit, guide services, maps, index, lodging index, dinning index, 5" X 8 7/8", $13.95, soft 1-56975-209-5

Hidden Southwest by Richard Harris, 2000. Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 9403-3440, local information, car rentals, public transit, guide services, maps, index, lodging index, dinning index, 5" X 8 7/8", $18.95, soft 1-56975-203-6

Hidden Coast of California by Ray Riegert, 2001. Ulysses Press, P.O. Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 9403-3440, local information, car rentals, public transit, guide services, maps, index, lodging index, dinning index, 5" X 8 7/8", $18.95, soft 1-56975-242-7

New Mexico Historic Places: A Guide to National and State Register Sites by Marci L. Riskin, 2000. Ocean Tree Books, P.O. Box 1295, Santa Fe, NM 87504, b/w photographs, maps, index, 5 5/8" X 8 1/2", $15.95, 160p., soft 0-943734-40-1

Romantic Days and Nights in San Diego: Romantic Diversions in and Around the City by Alison & Richard Ashton, 1999. The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437, annual events, special indexes, geographic index, general index, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", $15.95, 213p., soft 0-7627-0445-4
Driving the Pacific Coast: California by Kenn Oberrecht, 2001. The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437, local information, guides, index, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", $12.95, 213p., soft 0-7627-0713-5

Romantic Days and Nights in Los Angeles: Romantic Diversions in and around the City by Stephen Dolainski, 1999/2nd edition. The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437, local information, guides, special & general indexes, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", $15.95, 235p., soft 0-7627-0540-X
Recommended Bed & Breakfasts: California by Kathy Strong, 2000/8th edition. The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437, local information, guides, appendix, index, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", $16.95, 357p., soft 0-7627-0552-3

Shifra Stein's Day Trips from Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaf: Gateways Less Than Two Hours Away by Pam Hait 2000/6th edition. The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437, local information, guides, maps, index, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", $14.95, 323p., soft 0-7627-0545-0

America's Best Bass Fishing: The 50 Best Places to Catch Bass by Steve Price, 2000. Falcon Guide Books, P.O. Box 1718, Helena, MT 59624, photographs, maps, charts, 6" X 9", $18.95, 230p., soft 1-56044-775-3

Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen by Dave Wilson, 1999. Falcon Guide Books, P.O. Box 1718, Helena, MT 59624, photographs, maps, glossary, index, 6" X 9", $14.95, 161p., soft 1-56044-834-2

A Marmac Guide to Fort Worth and Arlington by Yves Gerem, 2000. Pelican Publishing Company, P.O. Box 3110, Gretna, LA 70054, b/w photographs, maps, local infromation, guides, index, 5 1/4" X 8 1/4", $14.95, 320p., soft 1-56554-429-3

Eat Smart in Mexico: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure by Joan & David Peterson, 1998. Ginkgo Press, P.O. Box 5346, Madison, WI 53705-0346, menu guide, color photographs, helpful phrases, food and flavor guide, bibliography, index, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", $12.95, 142p., soft 0-9641168-4-7

Seeing and Being Seen: Tourism in the American West edited by David M. Wrobel and Patrick T. Long, 6/2001. University Press of Kansas, 2501 West 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66049-3905, b/w photographs, index, 6" X 9", $19.95, 336p., soft 0-7006-1083-9
Seeing and Being Seen: Tourism in the American West explores the history of tourism in the American West and examines its effects on both the tourists and the places and people they visit. (UPK)

Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas 1930-2000 by Eugene P. Moehring, 6/2000. University of Nevada Press, Mail Stop 166, Reno, NV 89557-0076, b/w photographs, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, 6"X 9", $19.95, 359p., soft 0-87417-356-6
" Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas 1930-2000 begins with a chronological overview of the city's growth from its early days as a mining supply station and railroad switch point to its current status as a major resort city. The second section discusses matters topically. . . . An expanded epilogue covers events in Las Vegas since 1970 and presents key information on growth, water issues, civil rights, labor unions, and new casino resorts that have been built since the first edition was published in 1989." (UNP)

Guide to Rock Art of the Utah Region: Sites with Public Access by Dennis Slifer, 2000. University of New Mexico Press 1720 Lomas Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1591, appendix, notes, resources, bibliography, index, 6" X 9", $15.95, 244p., soft 1-58096-009-X
This book is a guide to the over 7,500 sites in the Utah and Colorado Plateaus. These areas contain more world-class prehistoric rock art than any other region in North America. The text, illustrations, and photographs bring to life this once forgotten historical record.

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