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Reckless Steps toward Sanity: A Memoir
Par Judith Sara Gelt. 2019
At sixteen Judith Sara Gelt finally rebels after spending years watching her warm, Jewish home in Denver disintegrate. It&’s 1968…
and bipolar disorder has been ravaging her mother and has sent her father, a powerful attorney, into a spiteful tailspin. To escape Gelt makes one perilous choice after another, and these decisions carry her, unprepared and alone, into a world that is sometimes cruel and often dangerous. After returning to Denver she works to understand her parents and her past, and she is surprised to discover her own strengths.Throughout her memoir Gelt reflects upon how risk taking has shaped her relationships with and her attitudes toward men and sex, her daughter, Judaism, and her own eventual diagnosis of major depressive disorder.
Environmental Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth
Par Emily Mendenhall, Adam Koon. 2012
Andrew woke up with a guinea worm coming out of his foot as a result of drinking unsafe water a…
year previously. Anjali awoke with a cough because smoke from kilns filled her dilapidated home.Tyler stayed home from school because he had a stomachache from eating bad beef.What are the links between the environments in which these young people live and their health problems? The stories, most set in poor communities, draw attention to the effects of air, water, food, climate, urbanization, and other human impacts on health. A comprehensive teaching guide provides a context from which readers can explore problems and solutions in environmental health.
Conquest and Catastrophe: Changing Rio Grande Pueblo Settlement Patterns in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Par Elinore M. Barrett. 2002
This book forces a rethinking of our understanding of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico between the beginning of Spanish…
exploration in 1540 and the aftermath of revolt and reconquest at the end of the 1600s. Specifically, Pueblo losses of settlements and population are reinterpreted in a masterful synthesis of history, archaeology, and human geography, including discussion of the natural environment based on paleoclimate reconstructions. Barrett shows that the greatest loss of Pueblo settlements occurred in the 1630s when 51 percent of the Rio Grande pueblos were abandoned in the wake of Spanish colonization and mission building that began in 1600. Between 1600 and the revolt of 1680 the number dropped by 62 percent, from 81 to 31 pueblos.By providing the first multifaceted and holistic account of Pueblo settlements in the Rio Grande region over a period of 160 years, Barrett offers a new perspective on the dynamics of Pueblo-Spanish interactions. Spanish exploitation and disruption of the Pueblo economy, Apachean raids, and the impact of droughts are re-assessed. But a major epidemic from 1636-40 likely proved the most crucial factor in the reduction of Pueblo population and settlements. Moreover, the gradual realization of the extent of their losses and grasping what it would mean for their continued existence was probably the most important factor, more than religious or civil persecution, in galvanizing the Pueblo peoples to achieve the unprecedented unity that made possible their successful uprising in 1680. They were unable to sustain this unity when the Spanish returned in 1692 and suffered further losses of pueblos, population, and territory as a result of the reconquest.No serious future work on the Pueblos can be undertaken without reference to this one. The text, simply put, clarifies the entire framework of early Spanish-Indian relations.--Marc Simmons
Rider's Pain-Free Back
Par James Warson. 2007
Over 90 percent of the US population seeks help for back pain at one point or another during the course…
of their life. If you're a horseperson, back pain is of particular concern as it not only robs you of the joys of riding—it threatens your livelihood, as well. From grooming and tacking up, to performing a flawless reining pattern or jumping a clean round, to stacking hay bales or pushing a wheelbarrow, everything we do on and around horses demands a supple, strong, healthy back. Now, in his unique, easygoing style, Dr. Jim Warson—a neurosurgeon who also happens to be a lifelong horseman—provides all the practical information you need to understand the diagnosis and treatment of back pain—whether caused by equestrian pursuits, outside activities, illness, or heredity. More importantly, he shows readers how to prevent back problems before they have a chance to unseat you. This book includes: • Normal back biology and function • Congenital conditions, trauma, arthritis, and infection • Understanding symptoms and pinpointing problem areas • Tack's impact on the physics of riding • How your horse's conformation can affect your body • Traditional and alternative treatments and therapies • Techniques for saddling and mounting without stress • Recommendations for pregnant riders. In addition, Dr. Warson provides a section specifically geared toward improving rider flexibility and strength. You'll find step-by-step instructions and photo series for 10 stretches and 8 exercises for a healthy, stress-free back, allowing you to not only enjoy your riding but all your day-to-day activities, whatever they may be.
This High, Wild Country: A Celebration of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Par Paul Schullery. 2010
For centuries, the spectacular landscapes now protected in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park have amazed and inspired us. Historian-naturalist Paul Schullery…
and artist-illustrator Marsha Karle bring us a new and richly textured portrait of this magnificent region and reveal why Waterton-Glacier is a world treasure.Through Schullery's text and Karle's watercolors and drawings, we crisscross the roads and trails of this magnificent wilderness. We learn its deep geological history and encounter its wild residents. And we discover its ever-increasing value as a barometer of planetary health in today's rapidly changing world.Schullery, who has been described as the foremost citizen of the American national parks, and Karle, whose art is informed by a National Park Service career in some of North America's most beautiful landscapes, combine their talents to create a memorable tale of the beauty, power, and peril of this high, wild country.
Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquility
Par Patricia Santana. 2002
It's April 1969, and fourteen-year-old Yolanda Sahagún can hardly wait to see her favorite brother, Chuy, newly returned from Vietnam.…
But when he arrives at the Welcome Home party the family has prepared in his honor it's clear that the war has changed him. The transformation of Chuy is only one of the challenges that Yolanda and the rest of her family face. This powerful coming-of-age novel, winner of the 1999 Chicano/Latino Literary Contest, is a touching and funny account of a summer that is still remembered as a crossroads in American life. Yolanda and her brothers and sisters learn how to be men and women and how to be Americans as well as Mexican Americans.A captivating portrayal . . . .the novel is challenging, warm, provocative, often humorous, always engaging.--Rudolfo AnayaPatricia Santana's Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquillity will take you on an exhilarating journey through the tortured landscape of the late 1960s, and show you how the stench of a brutal foreign war and revolutionary winds at home swept into the lives on one Mexican American family in Southern California. . . . Santana takes her place among those new Chicana writers who are refashioning the face of American literature for the twenty-first century.--Jorge Mariscal, University of California, San Diego, author of Aztlan and Viet Nam: Chicano and Chicana Experiences of the War
A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm
Par Stanley Crawford. 1992
From his New Mexico mountain home, award-winning author Stanley Crawford writes about growing garlic and selling it. To dream a…
garden and then to plant it is an act of independence and even defiance to the greater world.--Stan Crawford
My Horses, My Teachers
Par Alois Podhajsky. 1967
This classic memoir by the former director of the renowned Spanish Riding School explores the age-old relationship between horse and…
rider. Timeless, inspiring, and full of valuable advice. A book every rider should read.
Asha and Baz Meet Mary Sherman Morgan (Asha and Baz)
Par Caroline Fernandez. 2022
Join Asha and Baz on an out-of-this-world adventure as they compete to win a chance to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield…
with their paper rocket launch. The only catch? They don't know how to power their rocket! Watch as they travel back in time to meet the pioneering rocket scientist Mary Sherman Morgan for help.Asha and Baz Meet Mary Sherman Morgan is an exciting and educational tale that introduces young readers to the world of science and space exploration in a fun and engaging way. With vibrant illustrations and a captivating storyline, this book about rockets is perfect for kids who love adventure, history, and learning about real-life heroes in STEM fields. Get ready for a rocket-fueled journey that will inspire young minds to reach for the stars!A TD Summer Reading Club selectionA Top Grade Books Fall 2022 selection for Early ReadersA 2022 Globe & Mail Kids' Gift Guide selectionA 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist - Children&’s/Juvenile Early Readers/Chapter Books (Fiction)
Tombstone's Treasure: Silver Mines and Golden Saloons
Par Sherry Monahan. 2007
Sherry Monahan is an authority on the city that wouldn't die and its history. In Tombstone's Treasure, she focuses on…
the silver mines, one reason for the city's founding, and the saloons, the other reason the city grew so quickly.When the discovery of silver at Tombstone first became known in mid-1880, there were about twenty-six saloons and breweries. By July of the following year, the number of saloons in Tombstone had doubled. The most popular saloon games of the time were faro, monte, and poker, with some offering keno, roulette, and twenty-one. Monahan shares true tales about Tombstone's mining and gambling history and describes a different time and locale where wealthy businesspeople and rugged miners rubbed elbows at the bar and gambled side by side. It is both shocking and enlightening to learn just how sophisticated Tombstone really was when the Earps, Doc Holliday, Johnny Ringo, and Curly Bill strode the boardwalks. Tombstone actually had telephones, ice cream parlors, coffee shops, a bowling alley, and a swimming pool. Wow! It is so contrary to the Hollywood version of the town . . . but it's absolutely true.--from the Foreword by Bob Boze BellRead Sherry Monahan's interview on AMC on the Wild West and the film Wild Bill
Where the Ox Does Not Plow: A Mexican American Ballad
Par Manuel Peña. 2008
Where the Ox Does Not Plow, an autobiographical ethnography, consists of twenty-six life episodes that chronicle Manuel Peña&’s transformative journey…
from an impoverished migrant worker to a career in academia. Inspired by his experiences and those of the people around him in Texas and California, Peña reflects on a wide range of issues arising from the historically marginalized condition of Mexicans and other Latinos in the United States. The narrative will engage readers with a broad range of human experiences, from race relations and economic exploitation to the intimacy of familial and romantic love.
Yanantin and Masintin in the Andean World: Complementary Dualism in Modern Peru
Par Hillary S. Webb. 2011
Yanantin and Masintin in the Andean World is an eloquently written autoethnography in which researcher Hillary S. Webb seeks to…
understand the indigenous Andean concept of yanantin or &“complementary opposites.&” One of the most well-known and defining characteristics of indigenous Andean thought, yanantin is an adherence to a philosophical model based on the belief that the polarities of existence (such as male/ female, dark/light, inner/outer) are interdependent and essential parts of a harmonious whole.Webb embarks on a personal journey of understanding the yanantin worldview of complementary duality through participant observation and reflection on her individual experience. Her investigation is a thoughtful, careful, and rich analysis of the variety of ways in which cultures make meaning of the world around them, and how deeply attached we become to our own culturally imposed meaning-making strategies.
The Replacement: An utterly unputdownable psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist
Par Jacqueline Ward. 2023
Your husband had an affair. What do you do when the woman who destroyed your marriage asks for your help?…
A new thriller from the &“hugely engrossing&” author (Catherine Ryan Howard, Edgar Award finalist). Lauren Wade hates Jem Carter, and Jem hates her. So, when Lauren gets a message from Jem asking for help, she suspects it&’s some sort of attention-seeking stunt by the woman she caught in bed with her husband. Lauren decides to simply alert her ex, Daniel, who thinks Lauren is the one trying to cause trouble. However, when Jem&’s car is found abandoned on a bridge, the police become involved . . . Lauren knows she&’s been a bit erratic. She&’s acted in fits of jealousy at times. But she hasn&’t harmed Jem. With DS Bekah Bradley closing in, Lauren must make a desperate attempt to find out what happened to Jem—before she becomes a missing person herself . . . &“Wildly entertaining and compelling.&” —Daily Mail &“I was hooked from the first page. This is a book that pulls you in and demands that you read on. . . . Prepare yourself for a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Can&’t recommend highly enough.&” —Helen H. Durrant, bestselling author &“Tense and gripping.&” —Sanjida Kay, author of My Mother&’s Secret
American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume II: From the 1790s to the End of the Flintlock Period
Par George D. Moller. 2011
New data surrounding the procurement and modifications of arms produced by the national armories, and under federal contract procured by…
the individual states and by individual members of militias, is presented here for the first time. This information, interwoven with military, political, economic, and social factors, results in new and better definitions and a clearer understanding of the arms&’ historical context. Though this work focuses on military flintlock shoulder arms, details on the federal government&’s procurement of arms for Indians during rapidly changing military policies of the period is also included. American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume II, contains more than three hundred photographs. As with the previous volume, Volume II is written primarily for students of arms, but also contains material of interest to historians, museum specialists, collectors, and dealers of antique arms.
Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift
Par Thomas E. Chávez. 2002
The role of Spain in the birth of the United States is a little known and little understood aspect of…
U.S. independence. Through actual fighting, provision of supplies, and money, Spain helped the young British colonies succeed in becoming an independent nation. Soldiers were recruited from all over the Spanish empire, from Spain itself and from throughout Spanish America. Many died fighting British soldiers and their allies in Central America, the Caribbean, along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to St. Louis and as far north as Michigan, along the Gulf Coast to Mobile and Pensacola, as well as in Europe.Based on primary research in the archives of Spain, this book is about United States history at its very inception, placing the war in its broadest international context. In short, the information in this book should provide a clearer understanding of the independence of the United States, correct a longstanding omission in its history, and enrich its patrimony. It will appeal to anyone interested in the history of the Revolutionary War and in Spain's role in the development of the Americas.
Cricket in the Web: The 1949 Unsolved Murder that Unraveled Politics in New Mexico
Par Paula Moore. 2008
Ovida "Cricket" Coogler was last seen alive entering a mysterious car driven by an unknown man in downtown Las Cruces,…
New Mexico, around 3:00 on the morning of March 31, 1949. Seventeen days later, her body was found in a hastily dug grave near Mesquite, New Mexico. The discovery of the eighteen-year-old waitress's body launched a series of court inquiries and trials that would reshape the direction of New Mexico politics, expose political corruption, and spawn generations of rumors that have polarized opinions of what happened to Coogler that windy March morning. Containing elements of mystery, conflict, power, fear, sex, and politics, the Coogler case has outlasted the brief amount of attention that most local unsolved murders receive. In this exhaustively researched study of the murder and its aftermath, Paula Moore provides the first objective account to examine the infamous murder and the events that unfolded in its wake.
Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest's Deadliest Day
Par Jennifer Hull. 2020
Dave Hahn, a local of Taos, New Mexico, is a legendary figure in mountaineering. Elite members of the climbing community…
have likened him to the Michael Jordan, Cal Ripken, or Michael Phelps of the climbing world. The 2015 expedition he would lead came just one short year after the notorious Khumbu Icefall avalanche claimed the lives of sixteen Sherpas. Dave and his team—Sherpa sirdar Chhering Dorjee, assistant guide JJ Justman, base-camp manager Mark Tucker, and the eight clients who had trained for the privilege to attempt to summit with Dave Hahn spent weeks honing the techniques that would help keep them alive through the Icefall and the Death Zone. None of this could have prepared them for the earthquake that shook Everest and all of their lives on the morning of April 25, 2015. Shook tells their story of resilience, nerve, and survival on the deadliest day on Everest.
James Silas Calhoun: First Governor of New Mexico Territory and First Indian Agent
Par Sherry Robinson. 2021
Veteran journalist and author Sherry Robinson presents readers with the first full biography of New Mexico&’s first territorial governor, James…
Silas Calhoun. Robinson explores Calhoun&’s early life in Georgia and his military service in the Mexican War and how they led him west. Through exhaustive research Robinson shares Calhoun&’s story of arriving in New Mexico in 1849—a turbulent time in the region—to serve as its first Indian agent. Inhabitants were struggling to determine where their allegiances lay; they had historic and cultural ties with Mexico, but the United States offered an abundance of possibilities.An accomplished attorney, judge, legislator, and businessman and an experienced speaker and negotiator who spoke Spanish, Calhoun was uniquely qualified to serve as the first territorial governor only eighteen months into his service. While his time on the New Mexico political scene was brief, he served with passion, intelligence, and goodwill, making him one of the most intriguing political figures in the history of New Mexico.
Gertrude Stein and Laura Riding enjoyed a fascinating if brief three-year friendship via correspondence between 1927 and 1930, and in…
A Description of Acquaintance, Logan Esdale and Jane Malcolm make the letters available to a larger audience for the first time. Riding and Stein are important figures in twentieth-century poetry and poetics and are considered progenitors of later movements such as L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry. The editors contextualize their relationship and its time period with an introduction; annotations to the letters; and supplementary materials, including pieces by Stein and Riding that exemplify their singular perspectives on modernism as well as their personal poetics. The book provides unique insight into Stein&’s and Riding&’s writing processes as well as the larger literary world around them, making it a must-read for anyone interested in twentieth-century poetry.
Feel Puma: Poems (Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series)
Par Ray Gonzalez. 2020
In Feel Puma, Ray Gonzalez traces his love of reading, philosophy, and learning with poems constantly in conversation—with each other,…
with texts by other writers and the writers themselves, with world history and his personal history and people he has encountered. Woven over three sections, this unique collection is a complex and gorgeous dive into creativity and the inner life of a poet at the height of his craft.