Cultural Region/Southwest U.S.
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Fires, Floods, Explosions, and Bloodshed A History of Texas Whiskey
$16.95 Add to cartWhen Americans settled Texas in the 1830s, they brought their booze with them and found some made by the locals when they got here! Before long, the Lone Star State had a thriving distillery business,
- Author: Braunberg, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: April 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 1649670168
- Language: English
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Cactus Hotel
$10.99 Read moreIt is another hot day in the desert. Birds and other animals scurry about looking for food. When they get tired they stop to rest at a giant cactus. It is their hotel in the desert!
Many different ani- Series: Owlet Book
- Author: Guiberson, Brenda Z.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 1993
- ISBN10: 0805029605
- Language: English
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The Hot Sauce Cookbook: Turn Up the Heat with 60+ Pepper Sauce Recipes
$16.99 Add to cartFrom veteran cookbook author Robb Walsh, this definitive guide to the world’s most beloved condiment is a must-have for fans of dishes that can never be too spicy.
Here’s a cookbook that really packs- Author: Walsh, Robb
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 14 2013
- ISBN10: 1607744260
- Language: English
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Lone Stars Rising: The Fifty People Who Turned Texas Into the Fastest-Growing, Most Exciting, And, Sometimes, Most Exasperating State in
$40.00 Read moreIn celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Texas Monthly, a collection of original essays and portraits of fifty groundbreaking Texans who have shaped the Lone Star State–and the nation–over the
- Author: Editors of Texas Monthly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 06, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063068613
- Language: English
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The Dark Wind: A Leaphorn and Chee Novel
$18.99 Add to cartDon’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!
The fifth novel in Tony Hillerman’s iconic Leaphorn and Chee mystery series
The corpse had be
- Series: Leaphorn and Chee Novel #5
- Author: Hillerman, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 29 2019
- ISBN10: 0062895540
- Language: English
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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West
$18.00 Add to cartFrom the “dean of Western writers” (The New York Times) and the Pulitzer Prize winning-author of Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety, a fascinating look at the old American West and the man who pro
- Author: Stegner, Wallace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 01, 1992
- ISBN10: 0140159940
- Language: English
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
$16.00 Add to cartFrom one of the most highly acclaimed novelists of the twentieth century: a truly remarkable book” (The New York Times), an epic story of a life lived simply in the silence of the southwestern desert… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Classics
- Author: Cather, Willa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 16, 1990
- ISBN10: 0679728899
- Language: English
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My Colors, My World / MIS Colores, Mi Mundo
$11.95 Add to cartPura Belpr? Illustrator Award Honor – American Library Association (ALA)
Bilingual English/Spanish. An instant favorite, this beautiful bilingual board book follows Maya as she discovers all the colors
- Author: Gonzalez, Maya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0892392789
- Language: Spanish
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Best Garden Plants of Texas
$16.95 Add to cartThis practical, inspiring book will take the guesswork out of choosing the right plants for our Texas climate. Gardeners from all over the state will find this useful guide a vital part of selecting a… [more below]
- Author: Halleck, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 9766500584
- Language: English
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Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
$9.99 Add to cartWherever Coyote goes you can be sure he’ll find trouble. Now he wants to sing, dance, and fly like the crows, so he begs them to teach him how. The crows agree but soon tire of Coyote’s bragging and b… [more below]
- Author: McDermott, Gerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 19 1999
- ISBN10: 0152019588
- Language: English
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Texas: A Historical Atlas
$34.95 Add to cartFor twenty years the Historical Atlas of Texas stood as a trusted resource for students and aficionados of the state. Now this key reference has been thoroughly updated and expanded–and even rechrist… [more below]
- Author: Stephens, A. Ray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 1, 2012
- ISBN10: 080614307X
- Language: English
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Roadside Geology of Arizona
$20.00 Read moreThe rise of mountains and the spread of deserts has marked the geologic history of Arizona. Landscapes that we see today are here because of landscapes of the past, and because of tremendous forces de
- Series: Roadside Geology
- Author: Chronic, Halka
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: June 15, 1983
- ISBN10: 0878421475
- Language: English
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The House at Otowi Bridge: The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos
$17.95 Add to cartThis is the story of Edith Warner, who lived for more than twenty years as a neighbor to the Indians of San Ildefonso Pueblo, near Los Alamos, New Mexico. She was a remarkable woman, a friend to every
- Series: Zia Books
- Author: Church, Peggy Pond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 159
- Publish Date: May 01 1973
- ISBN10: 0826302815
- Language: English
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Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando
$20.95 Add to cartPura Belpr̩ Illustrator Award Honor 2023 РAmerican Library Association (ALA)
A 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor
In the first children’s book to describe the long-forgotten chapter of US histo
- Author: Guadalupe MartÃnez, Claudia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 11, 2022
- ISBN10: 089239434X
- Language: Spanish
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¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market
$14.99 Add to cartAn Eisner Award Nominee! A Pura Belpré Award Honor Book!
Explore the marketplace of a buzzing Mexican-American border town in Vamos! Let‘s Go to the Market, a paper-over-board picture book from New Y
- Series: World of ¡vamos!
- Author: Raúl the Third
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: 2-Apr-19
- ISBN10: 132855726X
- Language: Spanish
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Original Native New Mexican Cooking
$8.95 Add to cartRed and green chiles share the spotlight with delectable sweets in these easy-to-follow recipes. The reader will find many useful hints and interesting variations on familiar dishes, all happily perfe… [more below]
- Author: Ortiz Y. Pino, Yolanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: 15-Dec-14
- ISBN10: 0865342105
- Language: English
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Healer of the Water Monster
$19.99 Add to cartAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award Winner: Best Middle Grade Book! Brian Young’s powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster–and comes
- Author: Young, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0062990403
- Language: English
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House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest
$22.99 Add to cartA “beautifully written travelogue” that draws on the latest scholarly research as well as a lifetime of exploration to light on the extraordinary Anasazi culture of the American Southwest (Entertainme… [more below]
- Author: Childs, Craig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0316067547
- Language: English
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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
$7.99 Add to cart- 2022 Pura Belpr? Honor Book
- NYPL Best Book of 2021
- Texas Bluebonnet Master List Selection
- NPR Best Book of 2021
Based on a true story, the tale of one girl’s perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and
- Series: Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
- Author: Dobbs, Alda P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1728251664
- Language: English
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Killing Mr. Griffin
$12.99 Add to cartFrom beloved author Lois Duncan comes a frightening novel about a group of students who set out to teach their malicious teacher a lesson — only to learn that one of them could be a killer.
Mr. Griffi- Author: Duncan, Lois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 05, 2020
- ISBN10: 0316425362
- Language: English
