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Saints
and Sinners: An Esoteric Collection of
Poetry and Photographs from
of New Mexico
By Melanie Lamb Faithful and Sally Nelson Cruse
$19.95
64 pages
7" x 8"
ISBN-13: 978-1889921563
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Saints and Sinners
"...Sentimental and sarcastic, serious and silly, with beautiful full-color photography and art, accompanied by accessible poetry reflecting a sense of place. New Mexico centric, but with appeal beyond state borders. Perfect for gift giving or for anyone with an interest in multi-cultural perspectives. Topics cover every subject, but focuses include environmental issues, feminist issues, experiences of faith and observations on aging. With an iconic building from northern New Mexico on the cover, New Mexico readers (or those who love New Mexico) will be quick to recognize, pick up, browse, and buy.
Rancho de Valentino
by Nancy Marsh Price
Our hearts sank when we saw the scene: the fence on our ranchland along the Tecolote River had not just been cut in one spot. Every one of
the five strands was cut, top to bottom,
between every fencepost
as far as the eye could see.
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ISBN 13: 978-1-889921-55-6
120 pages, paper, photographs
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Rancho de Valentino
...Thus opens Nancy Marsh Price’s story of how she and her husband, Ted, and son, Jay, bought some ranchland near Santa Fe, New Mexico, to use as a getaway from their busy lives in the state’s capital. Having arrived in Santa Fe from Michigan in 1970, they quickly embraced their new surroundings, including the much-touted tri-cultural ambience and the exotic Southwestern landscape. Price’s story of establishing their rural retreat acquaints us with the rewards and challenges of pursuing a traditional lifestyle in a region whose way of life was beginning to crack under the strain of poverty, a shifting population, and cultural clashes.
El Hermano
A novel by Carmen Baca
El Hermano is an excellent addition to New Mexico literature. Congratulations! —Rudolfo Anaya, author Bless Me Ultima
Between the world wars in the remote mountain hamlets and villages of New Mexico, their religious well-being was looked after by a Cofraidía, a brotherhood, also known as Penitentes for their austere rituals and practices, some of which were done in secret.
Price: $16.95
ISBN 1-889921-54-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-889921-54-9
236 pages, 6 x 9” 6 photographs
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El Hermano
. . . takes place during the forty days of Lent in 1928 as José and his cousins conspire to spy on one of the Brotherhood’s secret rituals to see what lies ahead for them as novices. José knows his time to join the Cofradía (of which his own father is Hermano Mayor) is near, but having seen Hermanos who appear to be in pain after a night spent at the Morada, a meeting house and chapel, and having heard stories about those who even died in the past because of whatever went on within the sacred structure, his fear guides him to join his cousins in their clandestine scheme.
Backpackers’ Ultra Food
by Cinny Green
Dehydrate your own lightweight, tasty, nutrituous power meals!
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-889921-51-8
Backpacking/Guide/Food
Spot illustrations, Recipes, References, Notes, Index Available Summer 2013 Western Edge Press distributed by Mountain Press or order directly from the publisher Foreign rights: Nigel Wentworth
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Backpackers’ Ultra Food
Contents
On the Trail
The Body and Backpacking
The Lightweight Camp Kitchen
Ultra Foods for Backpackers
Ultra Meals for the Trail
Backpackers’ Pantry
Trail Snacks
Backcountry Breakfasts
Backcountry Lunches
Backcountry Dinners
Delectable Desserts
Packaging Food for a Hike
Trail’s End
References
Trail Writer's Guide
by Cinny Green
illustrations by Maureen Burdock
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 1-978-1-889921-50-1
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Write in the Wilderness,
or the Wilderness of Your Imagination
The beautifully illustrated Trail Writers Guide links elements of writing to your moments of inspiration crossing forest paths, mountain creeks, or alpine tundra.
These Writer's Trails lead to:
| Invention Poetry Dialogue Character Myths and more... |
Discovery Place Details Journaling |
We Became As Mountains
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..a tour de force of narrative poetry.
In the tradition of
Stephen Vincent Benet
and
Derek Walcott, Nancy Wood tells
the story of
the Pueblo Indians
from the time of creation to the building of the first atomic
bomb. Influenced by thirty years of listening
to the stories of tribal elders, Wood's
searing language and impeccable
structure
present a highly charged account of pain and triumph, of loss
and survival.
Brujas, Bultos, Y Brasas:
Tales Of the Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the Pecos Valley
by Nasario Garcia
"As a child I heard many of these cuentos about witches... Some were scary enough to make us behave. This book not only entertains, it helps preserve a very important element of Nuevo Mexican culture."
- Rudolpho A. Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima$16.95
232 Pages
5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
35 b/w photos,
Spanish/English, witchcraft glossary,
ISBN 1-889921-03-3
Comadres
Hispanic Woman
of the Rio Puerco Valley
Collected and edited by Nasario Garcia
Preface by Demetria Martinez
A celebration of a generation of women and their contribution to New Mexican history and culture. Twelve women pay tribute to Hispana experiences during the first decades of statehood. Branding cows. birthing children, washing sheets, and building walls. The hands of these women shaped the world in which they lived; their stories make an ongoing legacy of culture and life ways.
"caution is
advised. If you are
English-speaking, an overwhelming
desire to learn Spanish will consume you." - Pat Quade, Denver Westerners
Roundup
$17.95
260 Pages
5-1/2" x 8-1/2",
25 photos, Spanish/English,
ISBN 1-889921-15-7
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Hunting Sacred - Everything Listens:
A Pueblo Indian Man's Oral Tradition Legacy
By Larry Littlebird
"Thirty-five years ago Larry Littlebird let me hear a song, a singing of being, seeing and healing. It stayed wit me ever after. Now here he is sharing it! These songs and tellings, this little teaching book, deceptive in it's slimness and grace, tells of how to be, in the deepest ways."
$10.95
128 Pages, 5-3/8" x 8"
Illustrated, ISBN 1-889921-11-4
Healing Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande: Traditional Medicine of the Southwest
By L.M.S. Curtin.
Revised by Michael Moore
This book is the seminal work on traditional home remedies of the Southwest. Beautifully illustrated by Mimi Kamp.
"...considered a bible among many Curanderas..."
- Book Talk
248 Pages, 5-1/2" x 8- 1/4"
93 drawings, ISBN 1-889921-01-7
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Saints and Saintmakers
of New Mexico
By E. Boyd
Revised by Robin Farwell Gavin
A thorough-going charmer for anyone delighted with santos and interested in tracing the development of our knowledge of the Hispanic art of the colonial period.
-Center for Latin American Ar and Archeology, Denver Art Museum"
$24.95
paper, 144 Pages text, 7" x 10"
24 pages in color
ISBN 1-889921-02-5
Reflections in the
Lizard's Eye:
Notes from the High Desert
By John Brandi
Brandi has reached into his soul and extracted some wondrous and pertinent truths about our high desert. Acquire the book and accompany him on an indelible tour.
-Max Evans, The Rounders & The Hi Lo Country
$14.95, 208 Pages
5-3/8" x 8"
6 b/w photos
ISBN 1-889921-08-4
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Warrior, Shield, and Star:
Imagery and Ideology of Pueblo Warfare
By Polly Schaafsma
"...demolishes the 'peaceful farmer' model of the Pueblos and the idea that Pueblo Indians developed in isolation from the Mesoamerica...a significant contribution to the literature of the Southwest...An excellent book, well focused and tightly written."
--Carroll L. Riley, Origins of Civilization
$24.95
paper
216 Pages, 7" x 10", 180 b/w photos,
22 color photos,
16 drawings and maps
ISBN 1-889921-06-8
Augustus W. Dunbier
Paint for the Love of Color
by Lonnie Pierson Dunbier
Marcia Kmack
Augustus Dunbier, one of the Midwest's best-known artists in the early
to mid-twentieth century, was the first Nebraska-born painter to earn
his living solely from his art. Lonnie Pierson Dunbier and Marcia Kmack
detail the life story of this colorist and impressionist painter, from
his early artistic development to his travels in search of vivid
landscapes.
Dunbier's assertive, contrasting colors and bold brushwork
captured the intangible features of season, temperature, and weather.
Dunbier frequently traveled across North America, painting the
mountains of Montana and Colorado, the coasts and harbors of
Massachusetts, Maine, Oregon, and Alaska, and the deserts of New Mexico
and Arizona.
$24.95
paper
88 pages, 10 x
8-1/2,
107 color plates, 15 b&w photos
ISBN 1-889921-09-2
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Out of the West
By Suzan Campbell, PhD
In 2002 the Gund Family gave their collection to the Eiteljorg Museum. The collection contributes a handsome addition to artistic portrayals of the American West, and also serves as a lasting tribute to the passion, connoisseurship and generosity of the George Gund Family.
$34.95
10 1/2 x 8
ISBN 1-889921-21-1
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