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Cancer's Gifts: Meditations on Being, Healing, and Forgiving

Cancer's Gifts: Meditations on Being, Healing, and Forgiving
Barbara Kline Hammond

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Canyon Boy

Canyon Boy
Avrum Organick and Irving Toddy, illustrator

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Castle Lark

Castle Lark
Zelda Leah Gatuskin

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A Cat Named Fish and a Fish Named Cat

A Cat Named Fish and a Fish Named Cat
H. Wayne Thornton

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A Cat Named Fish and a Fish Named Cat
H. Wayne Thornton
Reg. Price $10.00
ISBN 0978825209
Bing Books, 2005. 13 pages, 6 illustrations

In the depths of the waters of a backwoods pond lived a large catfish known as Cat. He was a legend ... no one could catch him, although many tried. Not far away lived a big Maine Coon Cat named Fish whose dream was to do what seemed impossible ... catch Cat. As the tension mounts, meet the sage of the woods, She-Crow, in the land of dragonflies and red-winged black birds. The meeting and battle of Fish and Cat in the backwoods pond was something that both knew would eventually happen, but the outcome is something that neither could imagine.

The bedrock principle of this tale is learning the right thing to do; and then doing the right thing. The cat-named-Fish learns this lesson well in a battle with the fish-named-Cat. It is a story of perseverance against tough odds; and learning to change and grow with the experiences of life.

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I read the pre-commercial sales copy of this book. Thank you. This is one of the most uniquely and creatively told stories for children that I have ever read. I look forward to being able to buy it in a bookstore soon for my daughter.--Allyson Ray, MD

This is a classic story for children. It is well told with unique characters and illustrations; and loaded with fundamental lessons for life. When I was teaching children, I kept a lifetime set of books that I considered a must for sharing with and teaching children. Even though I am now retired, this book would have been and is now one of my classics.--Gwen Crissman, Retired School Teacher

A Cat Named Fish is a delightful tale. It overflows with magical words that pull you into the story. You become a silent witness to the aura of the pond and the ensuing battle. The conclusion is satisfying, dramatic and a true testament to the nature of living things. Thornton is a consummate storyteller.--Jenilee Woodward, Instructional Coach, Albuquerque Public Schools

The CDP Principle, Why Me?

The CDP Principle, Why Me?
Sammy Sorrell

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Ceramica y Cultura: The Story of Spanish And Mexican Mayolica

Ceramica y Cultura: The Story of Spanish And Mexican Mayolica
edited by Robin Farwell Gavin, Donna Pierce, and Alfonso Pleguezuela

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Ceramica y Cultura: The Story of Spanish And Mexican Mayolica
edited by Robin Farwell Gavin, Donna Pierce, and Alfonso Pleguezuela
$49.95
ISBN 0-8263-3101-7
University of New Mexico Press, 2003. 356 pages, 240 color and many b/w photos

By examining both historic and contemporary examples, the editors move discussion of the enameled earthenware known as mayólica beyond its stylistic merits in order to understand it in historic and cultural context. It places the ceramics in history and daily life, illustrating their place in trade and economics.

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Robin Gavin was right when she said ‘ceramics mirror culture.’ The pottery of the people reflects the art, food traditions, and decoration styles they used. This book is beautiful and full of pottery information, maps, pictures, and designs. There are many essays by museum curators and collectors including Gloria Giffords. There are all sorts of uses of pottery, tiles, every sort of food container, and even altars. The book was partially funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. For anyone interested in ceramics/pottery this is a useful book for ideas and history. And of course the link between Spain and Mexico is undeniable. It is a very concise book on the history of mayolica. -- Tradicion Revista

Charlie Carrillo: Tradition & Soul

Charlie Carrillo: Tradition & Soul
Barbe Awalt & Paul Rhetts

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Charlie Carrillo: Tradition & Soul
Barbe Awalt & Paul Rhetts
Reg. price $39.95 softcover
ISBN 0-9641542-0-x
LPD Press, 1995. 128 pages, 292 color, 7 b/w photos

Awards
Selected as Top 25 Favorite Book, New Mexico Book League, 1998

Recognizing the growing interest in Spanish Colonial art, especially from New Mexico, this is the first book on contemporary Hispanic arts and Hispanic artisans. This is the first time a contemporary santero's body of work has been documented.

Charlie Carrillo, an award-winning santero, is considered by many to be one of the masters of contemporary northern New Mexico devotional art. This book documents the major pieces that Charlie Carrillo has produced since 1978 as well as all of his the award-winning pieces, both retablos (flat pictures of saints) and bultos (three-dimensional statues). Carrillo has received top honors in each of the past ten Spanish Markets in Santa Fe including the E. Boyd Memorial Award for originality and expressive design and the Florence Dibell Bartlett Award for innovative design from the International Folk Art Foundation at the 1994 Market. Three of Charlie's Spanish Market award pieces were in the "Crafting Devotions" exhibit at the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in Los Angeles. Charlie was also the guest curator of the "Cuando Hablan Los Santos" exhibition at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology in Albuquerque.

Carrillo has produced some 4,500 pieces in the seventeen years that he has been carving saints. The book displays over 300 of the best and most representative pieces. Examples of Carrillo's work have been taken from many private collections as well as the Heard Museum, Taylor Museum, Tamarind Institute, Museum of International Folk Art, Albuquerque Museum, Millicent Rogers Museum, Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, Denver Museum and the National Museum of American History/Smithsonian.

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An important contribution to the religious tradition of New Mexico and to santero art, it focuses on a tradition that not only has endured for hundreds of years but also represents a belief system that continues to thrive among the people of New Mexico. -- Bloomsbury Review

This is a beautiful book about a man, his life and his art. Carrillo is a santero artist who lives his art. Perhaps the best explanation of what this reviewer means is to quote from the book, What is a Santero? -- The santeros of old New Mexico made a living creating saints for personal and group worship. They were artisans as well as teachers . . . Today Charlie continues this belief system in his life, art and teaching the stories. This book is rich in information, lovely photographs of his work, bibliography and resources where one will find his work in permanent museum collections. I have known Charlie Carrillo for many years. He truly lives by his beliefs, art and New Mexico Hispanic cultural values. This book is necessary for all who have a passion for fine art, and New Mexico history. Libraries, art schools, museums, and all school libraries will benefit from having this book in their collections. -- Reviewers Consortium

A gorgeous book filled with photographs of Carrillo's work, is a must-own for collectors. If you haven't seen Carrillo's work, check this out - viewing it is a religious experience in and of itself. -- Weekly Alibi

La chica de Mendiburo

La chica de Mendiburo
by Adalucia

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!Chistes!: Hispanic Humor of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado

!Chistes!: Hispanic Humor of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado
edited and translated by Nasario Garcia and Foreword by John Nichols

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CHRISTMAS BLUES: Behind the Holiday Mask

CHRISTMAS BLUES: Behind the Holiday Mask
Zelda Gatuskin, Michelle Miller, Harry Willson, editors

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CHRISTMAS BLUES: Behind the Holiday Mask
Zelda Gatuskin, Michelle Miller, Harry Willson, editors
$15.00
ISBN 0-938513-18-4
Amador Publishers, 1995 anthology, 336 pp

Short stories, poetry, and essays explore the down side of the holiday season. Some whimsical, some bitter, some using humor and satire -- all taking a clear honest look at traditions, memories, dysfunctional family life, cultural alienation, and the commercialization of the mythology of
Christmas.

[This] is more like what we needed than what we wanted for Christmas. Despite the diversity in stories and poems, there was not a one that felt so alien that it could not have also been my own. In telling their personal histories through story and poem, the contributors give us back and help us reclaim our own. I cannot think of anyone who, if able to read superb English, should not read this book. It is an immensely healing work.--Howard F. Stein, Psychoanalytic Anthropologist Department of Family Medicine, Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

I laughed, I cried, I was often touched, I was sometimes depressed and occasionally disgusted, but I was always absorbed as I read this charming anthology. I knew I would be recommending it to clients, to friends, or to anyone who has ever experienced that disgruntled feeling during the Holidays.--Katie Fashing, Counselor/Therapist Albuquerque, NM
http://www.amadorbooks.com/books/blues.htm

Christmas Eve: The Nativity Story in Engravings, Verse, And Song

Christmas Eve: The Nativity Story in Engravings, Verse, And Song
Lezle Williams, Carole Taylor

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Christmas Eve: The Nativity Story in Engravings, Verse, And Song (Hardcover)
Lezle Williams, Carole Taylor
Reg. price $19.95
ISBN 1586858300
Gibbs Smith, 2005. 32 pages, with 10 original engravings

The story of the first Christmas is the story of the ages. Joseph and Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, the stable, the star, the birth of the newborn Christ child. With this beautiful volume, you can celebrate the story each Christmas Eve with your family and loved ones. Reproduced here to read aloud is the well-loved text taken directly from the King James Version of the Bible. It's accompanied with sheet music so you can sing such classic Christmas carols as "Silent Night," "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "Joy to the World," and many more. The original commissioned engravings by artist Lezle Williams add a beauty and depth to the beloved verse and song. Celebrate the Christmas story each year with this timeless treasury that is sure to become part of your family's holiday traditions.

Christmas Eve is the perfect time to create family traditions, and we've made it more meaningful by creating Christmas Eve: The Nativity Story in Engravings, Verse, and Song. Christmas Eve brings you the classic nativity story through scriptural verse, beautiful artwork, and music with accompanying lyrics that make it enjoyable to celebrate this joyous season with loved ones. It is the perfect way to gather the family and read the story together.

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Beautiful! This is a lovely, well-designed book featuring the real Christmas story (the one that everyone seems to have forgotten) and is accompanied with striking black and white engravings. A definite must for your family Christmas collection. -- Misty

Wonderful idea for Christmas Eve! This is a real treasure that we will use each Christmas Eve. It includes songs and scriptures that tell the Christmas story. We are looking forward to using it with our entire family on Christmas Eve! -- Whitney R. Hammond

Christopher’s Adventures: A Prayer On Angel Wings

Christopher’s Adventures: A Prayer On Angel Wings
Susan Sherwood Parr

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Cidermaster of Rio Oscuro

Cidermaster of Rio Oscuro
Harvey Frauenglass

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Cidermaster of Rio Oscuro
Harvey Frauenglass
Reg. price $21.95
ISBN 0-87480-660-7
University of Utah Press, 2000. 208 pages, 1 map

Awards
Finalist in the Utah Book Awards, 2000

An old orchard in a narrow valley in northern New Mexico is the setting of fourteen seasons of growth and harvest. The current steward of this orchard walks us through the pruning, irrigating, picking fruit, and pressing cider with family and friends. Then we drive in the early mornings to markets in Santa Fe and Los Alamos to sell and socialize with fellow farmers and customers. And we share one man's meditations on the natural cycles of life and death on the land.

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One might think of Cidermaster of Rio Oscuro as a Walden with a larger cast of human beings; it tells the story... of Frauenglass and his artist wife Gayle struggling to make a go of a small orchard in northern New Mexico. Like Thoreau, Frauenglass is deeply immersed in the natural world and concerned with economics in the largest sense--with how human beings can obtain the material things necessary for life without becoming mere wage slaves or peasant laborers. But while Thoreau retreats to his solitary cabin at Walden Pond..., Frauenglass remains deeply entangled in a network of friends and family relationships which enrich, enable, and complicate both his cider making and his narrative...Perhaps life can be mastered, transformed, made clear and calm only within the created space of the memoir. But such moments in space and time... enable us to form our own small nodes of transformation or, at least recognition. -- Jeff Gundy,Georgia Review

This meditative, evocative memoir reads as if told by a combination of Thoreau and a Navajo storyteller, or perhaps the ancient Chinese farmer-poet, Tao Chien, whom the author cites as a personal hero. In a metaphoric event near the end of the book, a Vietnam veteran carves a Cave of the Chambers of the Heart into a mountain side. The private, healing
act takes three years..., but it inspires many visitors and symbolizes the way communicating with nature can ennoble the soul. -- Publishers Weekly

Frauenglass celebrates the pleasures of a day...He picks fruit, presses cider, mends fences, prunes trees, hires helpers, joins his neighbors in cleaning the acequia each spring...His writing reveals daily discoveries about land... He opens his farm and invites us to work and think beside him... His musings are palpable and fertile as organic soil, his language sweet and sincere. The ideas about farming, community, and the presence of those who came before us linger long after the book is over. -- Katie Singer The Salt Journal

ich freue mich uber Dein Buch. Als es ankam dachte ich, was hast Du wohl geschrieben. Moglicherweise eine Anleitung -- How to make organic cider.... Anstelle lese ich, wie ein Intelektueller im positiven, europaischen Sinn es mit seinem Gewissen nicht vereinbaren kann, an der Entwicklung atomarer Waffen mitzuarbeiten. Als letzten Ausweg sieht Harvey den Weg aus dieser verfluchten Welt darin, Bauer zu werden. -- Dr. Klaus Kirchner, author and publisher, Verlag D+C, Erlangen (I like your book. When it first arrived, I thought what have you actually written. Perhaps an introduction about How to make organic cider.... But finally I read it as how an intellectual in the positive, European sense cannot square it with his conscience to work on the development of nuclear weapons. Finally Harvey sees the way out of this accursed world-to become a farmer.

Cinder Bear and the Christmas Train

Cinder Bear and the Christmas Train
Written by Jill Lane, illustrated by John Hardiman

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City Different: A Santa Fe Mystery

City Different: A Santa Fe Mystery
Stephen Hazlett

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Class Disunion

Class Disunion
Margaret Tessler

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Clearing Customs - hardcover

Clearing Customs
Martha Egan

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Clearing Customs
Martha Egan
Reg. price $24.95 (hardcover);$14.95 (softcover)
ISBN 0-9755881-0-9 (hardcover); 0-9755881-1-7 (softcover)
Papalote Press, 2005. 382 pages

When US Customs agents put her under surveillance, small time Latin American folk art importer Beverly Parmentier doesn’t know why and she doesn’t know how to get it stopped. All she knows is that her phone is tapped, her mail is opened, her shipments are rifled, her Albuquerque store is staked out by thugs, and her world has suddenly become a sinister place. As Beverly struggles to make sense of the plots that swirl around her, she enlists the help of Peace Corps pals, fellow importers, and a severely handicapped teenage boy. Full of Southwestern color and vividly drawn characters, Clearing Customs takes its readers on a wild ride: from New Mexico to Puerto Escondido in the dead of winter, down the Yampa River rapids with the infamous River Rats, and into the seamier side of Federal law enforcement on St. Barth’s.

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The book’s strength lies in capturing the distinctly Northern New Mexico qualities in Egan’s fictional alter-ego, Beverly, a river-running, wise cracking liberal .... This smart, frumpy heroine is particularly refreshing and the descriptive passages maintain a strong, articulate Southwestern flavor throughout a harrowing encounter with Big Brother. -- Adam McClean, The Santa Fe Reporter

Beverly (Parmentier) is one of the most likable characters you will find in a novel. Self-described as “short, fubsy, and forty two”, she is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer... Her quirky characteristics and modesty make you root for her from the very opening pages.... the novel contains suspense and the feeling of pulling for the underdog. For those who think that government officials have distorted their commitment to the larger public good, Egan provides ample ammunition for such reasoning. -- Brian Kane, Peace Corps Writers.com

Clearing Customs should make for a great beach read - leisurely, lovable, funny and suspenseful - with one note of caution. If the beach on which you choose to read it is outside the United States you’ll want to dispose of this book before you return and not even think of bringing it back through US Customs. Things have changed since the 1980s, but not for the better. -- Richard Harris, Southwest BookViews

If revenge is a dish best eaten cold, Martha Egan has taken 16 years to freeze herself a vengeful Popsicle of a book. -- Patricia Miller, The Durango Herald

Clearing Customs - softcover

Clearing Customs
Martha Egan

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Clearing Customs
Martha Egan
Reg. price $24.95 (hardcover);$14.95 (softcover)
ISBN 0-9755881-0-9 (hardcover); 0-9755881-1-7 (softcover)
Papalote Press, 2005. 382 pages

When US Customs agents put her under surveillance, small time Latin American folk art importer Beverly Parmentier doesn’t know why and she doesn’t know how to get it stopped. All she knows is that her phone is tapped, her mail is opened, her shipments are rifled, her Albuquerque store is staked out by thugs, and her world has suddenly become a sinister place. As Beverly struggles to make sense of the plots that swirl around her, she enlists the help of Peace Corps pals, fellow importers, and a severely handicapped teenage boy. Full of Southwestern color and vividly drawn characters, Clearing Customs takes its readers on a wild ride: from New Mexico to Puerto Escondido in the dead of winter, down the Yampa River rapids with the infamous River Rats, and into the seamier side of Federal law enforcement on St. Barth’s.

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The book’s strength lies in capturing the distinctly Northern New Mexico qualities in Egan’s fictional alter-ego, Beverly, a river-running, wise cracking liberal .... This smart, frumpy heroine is particularly refreshing and the descriptive passages maintain a strong, articulate Southwestern flavor throughout a harrowing encounter with Big Brother. -- Adam McClean, The Santa Fe Reporter

Beverly (Parmentier) is one of the most likable characters you will find in a novel. Self-described as “short, fubsy, and forty two”, she is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer... Her quirky characteristics and modesty make you root for her from the very opening pages.... the novel contains suspense and the feeling of pulling for the underdog. For those who think that government officials have distorted their commitment to the larger public good, Egan provides ample ammunition for such reasoning. -- Brian Kane, Peace Corps Writers.com

Clearing Customs should make for a great beach read - leisurely, lovable, funny and suspenseful - with one note of caution. If the beach on which you choose to read it is outside the United States you’ll want to dispose of this book before you return and not even think of bringing it back through US Customs. Things have changed since the 1980s, but not for the better. -- Richard Harris, Southwest BookViews

If revenge is a dish best eaten cold, Martha Egan has taken 16 years to freeze herself a vengeful Popsicle of a book. -- Patricia Miller, The Durango Herald

Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves

Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves
David J. Corwell and twenty-one other contributors; W. H. Horner-Editor; Star E. Sutezzo-Illustrator

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Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves
David J. Corwell and twenty-one other contributors; W. H. Horner-Editor; Star E. Sutezzo-Illustrator
Reg. price $16.00
ISBN 0-9713608-2-0
Fantastist Enterprises, 2004. 256 pages, 35 illustrations

Elves aren't always creatures of the light. Some elves thrive in the darkness, stalking their unwary victims for their own twisted pleasure. Sometimes they hunt and kill for the mere thrill. Sometimes their motives are beyond all human understanding. Twenty-two dark tales of elves await you inside.

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Cloaked in Shadow is a stand out collection of dark fantasy tales - rich voices, powerful writing, and tales with twists that linger. The stories burrowed under my skin and followed me long after I closed the book. Spectacular. -- Holly Lisle, author of Midnight Rain

An eerie funhouse packed with twists and thrills. Not afraid of the dark? Read this and you will be. -- S. L. Viehl, author of Blade Dancer

Embrace and devour the masterfully menacing stories of Dark Elves in Cloaked in Shadow. -- C. Dean Andersson, author of I Am Dracula and Warrior Witch, book one in Saga Bloodsong

Cloaked in Shadow is surprising in its diversity. The fantasy, humor, and horror within will appeal to a wide range of readers. Highly recommendable. -- Kevin L. Donihe, author of Shall We Gather at the Garden?

Common Elements

Common Elements
J.D. Maples

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Common Elements
J.D. Maples
Reg. price $14.95
ISBN 1-930371-07-01 (soft cover)
LomaLand Books, Inc., 2005. 316 pages

…each Unit owner shall be entitled to use the Common Elements but not hinder or encroach upon the lawful rights of other owners… From the Declaration of Panther Paws Condominium Association.

Had the rules been followed there would be no story.

Willard Palmhammock, part Seminole Indian, and his wife, Shirley, return to South Florida, where Willard was born, to seek tranquility at Panther Paws Condominium; instead their lives become chaotic when strange events begin to occur followed by a devastating murder. A family of giants, a sports crazy hairdresser, a holistic veterinarian, a former shoe store owner, identical triplets and a beautiful local entertainer are among the unit owners whose lives become entangled.

J.D. Maples is the pen name of husband and wife authors who live in Santa Fe; they have written five books together including the acclaimed, Deadly Design and the Dr. Bruce Hamilton veterinary medical thrillers. The theme of this book was loosely derived from the Maples’ experience as condo owners in South Florida.

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If you like the writing style and setting of Carl Hiaasen novels you’re gonna’ love this one. It’s comical and clever and will take you for quite a ride -- GUELPH MERCURY, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Compadres: Carrillo & Herrera

Compadres: Carrillo & Herrera
Barbe Awalt & Paul Rhetts

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The Complete Concordance to Aleister Crowley’s The Book of the Law

The Complete Concordance to Aleister Crowley’s The Book of the Law
Wolfgang Zeuner, compiler

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The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy

The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy
Edited by Darin Park and Tom Dullemond

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The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy
Edited by Darin Park and Tom Dullemond
Reg. price $24.95
ISBN 1-896944-09-4
Dragon Moon Press. 355 pages

Awards
ForeWord Magazine's book of the Year Award Finalist

A writer's reference on writing fantasy works. Real and useful advice by today's fantasy authors.

REVIEWS
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy is a broad compendium of advice and resource material developed and compiled by writers who understand the struggle involved in mastering the craft. --Jacqueline Carey, Author of the Kushiel's Legacy Trilogy.

Comprehensive, with much advice on historical settings, weapons, combat, world building and such, and fantasy writers can profit by it. -- Piers Anthony, Author of the Xanth series.

In fact, there is so much in this book that it's impossible to mention it all. It's the sort of book you can read once for enjoyment and come back to again and again for handy reference and helpful advice. For more than a little help in making your writing dreams come true, check out The Complete
Guide to Writing Fantasy. -- Janine Berry of Fiction Factor

This is one of the most concise and complete collections on fantasy writing that I have ever read. It answers all those questions that are behind the scenes when writing a fantasy. It provides websites for research and a visual to what the book is describing. -- Jeannie Langston of SFF World

The Complete Sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy (Text CD)

The Complete Sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy
edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele, S.J.

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The Complete Sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy
edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele, S.J.
Reg. price $19.95 CD-Rom (PC and Mac)
ISBN 1-890689-20-3
LPD Press, 2000. 1,700 pages

Noted scholar, student of New Mexican culture, and teacher Father Tom Steele tracked down all of the existing manuscript sermons of Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814-88), the first Bishop of Santa Fe and the original of the title character of Willa Cather’s novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Lamy has been the subject of devotion, rumor, and attack for over a hundred years. In this book, Steele selects important and characteristic sermons and uses them to decipher the real Lamy, public and private. This book builds on previous scholarly work about Lamy, including Paul Horgan’s Lamy of Santa Fe, and presents new information and insight based on Lamy’s own writings. Steele has also written Santos & Saints, The Regis Santos, and New Mexican Spanish Religious Oratory. The CD-ROM contains the complete sermons of Archbishop Lamy, which would be the equivalent of 1,700 pages.

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This is a most unusual and extraordinary book. Father Steele’s analysis of Lamy’s personality and his even-handed critique of Willa Cather’s Lamy novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop, seem right on target. The publication of Lamy’s sermons reveals much about the man’s inner world and motivation. An important contribution to the history of New Mexico and the Southwest. -- Dr. Marc Simmons, historian

Father Steele delves into the fog of a controversial figure and finds him. This work on Lamy, with his sermons, is at once balanced and very, very intelligent. Any real student of the time and subject will quickly realize the necessity of having this book handy. -- Thomas Chavez, Director, Palace of the Governors

Confidence Woman: A Claire Reynier Mystery

Confidence Woman
A Claire Reynier Mystery
Judith Van Gieson

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Confidence Woman
A Claire Reynier Mystery
Judith Van Gieson
Reg. price $14.00
ISBN 0-8263-2888-1
UNM Press, February, 2002. 225 Pages

When Claire Reynier becomes the victim of credit card fraud, she's stunned to discover that Evelyn Martin, an old college friend, is the culprit. She's even more shocked when Evelyn turns up dead. According to the police, Evelyn also swindled three other former classmates, but Claire is the only one without an alibi for the time of Evelyn's murder. And the only one with an extra motive: Evelyn stole her rare signed first edition of Herman Melville's The Confidence Man, which is still missing. Now Claire must sift through past grudges, and long-buried resentments to uncover the truth and clear her name.

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Judith Van Gieson presents a compelling picture of women in the middle of their lives. The character studies are flawless, heightening the tension and suspense. This is excellent entertainment at a reasonable price. A top pick. -- Romantic Times Magazine.

Van Gieson combines solid character development with a fascinating plot, ambient New Mexico atmosphere, and a surprise ending. -- Booklist

Van Gieson writes with great skill, tight and with grace throughout . . . a mistress of imagery . . . A page-turner for sure . . . intelligent . . . thought-provoking . . . a first-rate mystery. -- Colorado Woman News

Claire is a very real and sympathetic character and Van Gieson entertains with intriguing twists and interesting travels throughout the Southwest. -- Las Cruces Sun-News

Confidence Woman: A Claire Reynier Mystery

Confidence Woman
A Claire Reynier Mystery
Judith Van Gieson

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Confidence Woman
A Claire Reynier Mystery
Judith Van Gieson
Reg. price $5.99
ISBN 0-451-20500-6
Signet, February, 2002. 258 pages

When Claire Reynier becomes the victim of credit card fraud, she's stunned to discover that Evelyn Martin, an old college friend, is the culprit. She's even more shocked when Evelyn turns up dead. According to the police, Evelyn also swindled three other former classmates, but Claire is the only one without an alibi for the time of Evelyn's murder. And the only one with an extra motive: Evelyn stole her rare signed first edition of Herman Melville's The Confidence Man, which is still missing. Now Claire must sift through past grudges, and long-buried resentments to uncover the truth and clear her name.

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Judith Van Gieson presents a compelling picture of women in the middle of their lives. The character studies are flawless, heightening the tension and suspense. This is excellent entertainment at a reasonable price. A top pick. -- Romantic Times Magazine.

Van Gieson combines solid character development with a fascinating plot, ambient New Mexico atmosphere, and a surprise ending. -- Booklist

Van Gieson writes with great skill, tight and with grace throughout . . . a mistress of imagery . . . A page-turner for sure . . . intelligent . . . thought-provoking . . . a first-rate mystery. -- Colorado Woman News

Claire is a very real and sympathetic character and Van Gieson entertains with intriguing twists and interesting travels throughout the Southwest. -- Las Cruces Sun-News

COSMO: A Cautionary Tale

COSMO: A Cautionary Tale
Alan Arkin; illustrated by Jon Richards

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COSMO: A Cautionary Tale
Alan Arkin; illustrated by Jon Richards
Reg. price $19.95
ISBN 1-929115-12-1
Azro Press, 2005. 40 pages; CD included of the author reading • Ages 8 - 108

Cosmo has lived on the island of Sonamba all of his life. As its self-appointed guardian, each day he patches the wall that surrounds it. He does this while reciting the following instructions: “Hammer in a stick from the billabom bush, then smear it with the tar from the ticamo tree.”

He does this to prevent a fate so terrible that it can not be thought about. He does it successfully until the day the townspeople decide to honor him, then disaster strikes.

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Alan Arkin’s Cosmo is a fanciful fable of the wise wallkeeper who knew that small leaks could become big breaches in the security of the Island of Sonamba! Cosmo’s cosmic vision was in knowing how to do only one (Very Important) thing. Insights for all ages fly from this charming story about purpose, priorities, and ounces of sticks-and-tar prevention. But this book has merit beyond its Morals – in its sly, humorous dialogue, and Jon Richards’s delightful, antic illustrations that animate each scene. Finally, it’s a small boy who, as if seeing a naked emperor, sees the truth and has the last word. This enchanting tale is almost too much fun to be a caution, and not to be missed. -- Anna Jane Hays, a former editorial director and child development specialist for The Children’s Television Workshop.

Kids will love COSMO! This modern fairy tale is not only witty, but its magic is good old common sense. Hooray! -- Jean Craighead George, a Newbery Award winner, is a writer of more than 80 children's books.

Put together hysterical humor with a cup of thought-provoking ideas and sprinkle with a bit of wisdom and you come out with a dish called COSMO. This is one of those terrific books that can be read in the nursery and in nursing homes...in other words, it really is for all ages. -- Arthur Yorinks, author of children’s books

Cosmo is the right kind of strange and funny too. Alan Arkin does it again.” -- Robert Downey, Filmmaker

Cowboy Days: Stories from the New Mexico Range

Cowboy Days: Stories from the New Mexico Range
Stephen Zimmer, illustrated by Justin Wells

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Cowboy Days: Stories from the New Mexico Range
Stephen Zimmer, illustrated by Justin Wells
Reg. price $15.00, softcover
ISBN 0 – 939549 – 67-0
Zon International Publishing Co., 2003. 144 pages; 36 drawings

Cowboy Days is a collection of exciting stories about working cowboy adventure in the big ranch country of northeastern New Mexico. Set in a land far removed from modern urban life, the cowpunchers in these stories ride the range much as their predecessors did over a hundred years ago. Ride with them through wrecks, stampedes, and bronc fights and experience the romance and tradition of the cow country that still lives in the Southwest.

REVIEWS
Zimmer is a life-long student of cowboy history. He knows how to tell a good story and his stories about the day to day adventures of ranch cowboys are as true as have ever been told. -- Darrell Arnold, editor, COWBOY MAGAZINE

Cowboy days is an entertaining collection, written in the language of the American Southwest and documenting an important part of Cowboy culture. This book is something to hold on to for future generations.” -- A.J. Mangum, editor, WESTERN HORSEMAN

Zimmer’s stories of life horseback in today’s New Mexico cow country are reminiscent of Will James. -- Don Reeves, NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM

Coyote Morning: a novel

Coyote Morning: a novel
Lisa Lenard-Cook

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Coyote Morning: a novel
Lisa Lenard-Cook
Reg. price 15.95 paperback
ISBN 0-8263-3466-0
UNM Press, 2004. 200 pp

Awards
2004 Tucson-Pima County Library SW Book of the Year

An exploration, through the lives of two New Mexico women, of the uneasy intersection between encroaching suburbia and wildness in 21st century New Mexico.

REVIEWS
... an engrossing, thought-provoking novel centered on characters on both sides of an animal control conflict... [Lenard-Cook] is a lyrical writer.-- Dallas Morning News

... a thoughtful, timely portrayal of people grappling with change -- in themselves, how they see each other, and where they've chosen to call home. -- Albuquerque Journal

... written with a light yet sensitive touch. A thoroughly pleasant read. -- Denver Post

A complex story of our time and region told with disarming simplicity. -- Durango Herald

"Lenard-Cook weaves a mood of palpable expectation and tension as Natalie and Alison deal with their respective crises of the heart. The coyote becomes a symbol of them and their inner conflicts -- essentially wild and free yet easily hurt or humiliated by others. An easy and thought-provoking read, Coyote Morning leaves the reader with the sense that some wild things were never meant to be tamed." -- Celebrity Cafe

"Reminiscent of the best of Carol Shields and Sue Miller."--Kevin McIlvoy, author of Hyssop

"A wonderful book that everyone should read."--Roundup Magazine

Creatures of Hammock

Creatures of Hammock
J.D. Maples

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Creatures of Hammock
J.D. Maples
Reg. price $14.95
ISBN 1-930371-04-7 (soft cover)
LomaLand Books, Inc., 2001. 242 pages

Body Building Gone Awry
Bruce Hamilton, D.V.M., forensic pathologist, learns that the young daughter of his niece is mutilated and killed; Bruce must resolve old family problems to get her cooperation. Additional deaths with unique skin lesions occur in disparate parts of the country; suggested causes run from devil worship, satanic cults to voodoo. The unlawfully discarded waste from a maverick chemist, producing undetectable anabolics for a football team, causes small creatures in the Everglades to grow large and deadly; the formula is believed to be destroyed but a disgruntled chemist steals the formulae to sell to a foe of the U.S.

J.D. Maples is the pen name of husband and wife authors of this third book in a series of Bruce Hamilton veterinary medical thrillers; Joan has an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University, while Doug, a veterinarian, is a former college Dean. The idea for the book was derived from the common use of steroids in athletes should they be carried to the extreme.

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Creatures of Hammock speculates what would happen if cockroaches accidentally ingested experimental growth enhancers—think carnivorous monsters scurrying across the land. Hold on to your hats the Maples will scare you to death -- EastSider, Fort Lauderdale, FL

If I were someone taking steroids I’d think twice after reading this book, the authors really get it down. A movie made from this book would be terrific -- Reader Dee Bandara, Fort Lauderdale.

Crest of the Wave

Crest of the Wave (poetry)
Sylvia Ernestina Vergara

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CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology

CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology
Anthony Ravenscroft, editor

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CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology, Vol. II

CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology, Vol. II
Anthony Ravenscroft, editor

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CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology, Vol. III

CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology, Vol. III
Anthony Ravenscroft, editor

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CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology, Vol. IV

CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology, Vol. IV
Anthony Ravenscroft, editor

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The Crow

The Crow
Edith Tarbescu

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The Crow
Edith Tarbescu
Reg. price $8.95
ISBN 053-1164-705
Scholastic, 2000. 64 pages, with Illustrations and photographs (color and b&w)

Examines the history, culture, religious beliefs, poetry, and contemporary life of the Crow Nation of Montana. First Sentence: In June 1876, near an Indian village on the Little Bighorn River in Montana, General George Armstrong Custer of the United States Army led his men into the most famous battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians.

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The Crow is a splendidly illustrated introduction to the history of the Native American Crow Nation, specifically for young readers... Includes a Timeline of the Crow Nation, a Glossary, a listing of books, videos, Online Notes on Sources, and an Index. -- Midwest Book Review

The Crow Indians Come to Life. If there were such a thing as coffee table books for children, this book would be selected to be among those. -- A retired teacher.

Among the features of this fascinating book are its easy to follow chapters and the exquisite photographs and drawings... -- Lyn Remick, Painted Rock.com

The print and photos make this book captivating to students. -- Jennifer Lane, Book Lover's Review

The Cybelene Conspiracy

The Cybelene Conspiracy
Albert Noyer

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The Cybelene Conspiracy
Albert Noyer
Reg. price $14.95
ISBN I 59264 033
Toby Press, 2005. 400 pages

A eunuch archpriest and an unscrupulous senator smuggle products from China to Italy that will change the course of western history.
Surgeon Getorius Asterius, his wife Arcadia, the eunch archpriest of a pagan fertility cult, the female head of a heretical Arian church, and an ambitious senator in league with a Chinese merchant: these are the prime movers in this mystery set in Ravenna, Italy, in A.D. 440. When Getorius is summoned to examined the castrated body of a youth found by Thecla in her Arian church, who is the sobbing "Vestal Virgin" nearby?

Why is the senator smuggling counterfeit Western coins to the Eastern Empire, and contraband Chinese products to Ravenna?

Thecla's coded message leads to a secret tunnel and the sinister temple of Cybele, whose devotees are self-mutilated eunuchs. In a stunning climax, the conspirators try to espcape Ravenna, planning to sell one product in Egypt, but failing to recognize the far more deadly nature of the other.

REVIEWS
Even amidst the flourishing of historical mysteries this setting (about which most of us know utterly nothing) is unique and I found it fascinating. -- COLLIER BROWN/POWELL BOOKS

Well-written, serious and excellently researched. . .Noyer has the ability to bring characters and their environment to life and build a satisfying suspense. -- IRENE HAHN/ROMAN HISTORY READING GROUP

A fifth century Nick and Nora crack secret codes, enjoy an impromptu maritime adventure, and hang out with gladiators in their second mystery caper.

Ravenna, a.d. 440: Thecla, the salty female elder of the local Arian basilica, finds a beautiful young woman sobbing in a dark recess of her church near the body of a young man who appears to have been castrated_ a diagnosis confirmed by surgeon/sleuth Getorius Asterius (The Secundus Papyrus, 2003). Getorius’s take-charge wife Arcadia, accompanying him as usual, helps transport the girl, who says her name is Cybele (or is it Sybil?) to safety at their home. They soon learn that she’s a Vestal Virgin actually named Claudia who’s three months pregnant. Her father, bullish Gaius Quintus Virilo, is master of the merchant galley Cybele. His brusque manner, which ruffles Arcadia’s feathers when he comes to whisk away his daughter, and an odd dispute between Getorius and city officials over the nature of the murder weapon, lead the couple to suspect a cover-up. Are the unpopular Thecla and her Arian sect being set up? The investigation turns into an odyssey complete with a voyage aboard the Cybele, an interlude with a stable of gladiators, an amputation, a flock of escaped ostriches and an imprisoned Chinese inventor.

Noyer’s enthusiastic curiosity is effectively channeled through two attractive protagonists: a smooth narrative packed with fascinating historical detail. -- Kirkus Reviews 4/01/05

I really enjoyed it. [Noyer] managed to convey a lot of information about a period of History that I don’t know much about without being pedantic about it. It was a rousing good story. -- Robert Woods, Albuquerque NM

….I enjoyed The Cybelene Conspiracy. I could picture so many vivid scenes as if they were on the screen. There is so much action, so much color The era comes to life in the pages. [Noyer’s] descriptions of the naval and nautical aspects of sailing at that time…the scenes, light, color streets, the harbor…are excellent. He takes the reader there, and makes the reader care about his characters. -- Carolyn Page, poet-author

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