New Mexico Books

This book is great.
It's probably one of my very favorite books on the Albuquerque area, and it's a breeze and a joy to read.
The book tells the story, in one man's own words, of growing up in early Albuquerque, of spending time at Ellis Ranch in the Sandia Mountains, of visiting the Tonque brick factory near San Felipe, of drinking bottled water from Coyote Springs near Carnuel, and of the Great Albuquerque Volcano Hoax.
It's illustrated with drawings by the author and (in most editions) with old photographs from the Museum of Albuquerque.
I highly recommend this book to anyone from Albuquerque or the towns of the Sandia Mountains. It's light reading, yet very informative, very well indexed, and a pleasure except for the mournful sense of loss it sometimes involuntarly causes.
Kenneth Balcomb wrote another book, which I've always meant to read, about working on an early New Mexico road near Cimarron, and (I've heard) his son is still alive and living in New Mexico. I'd like to talk with him sometime.

The book presents the basics of the complex histories of New Mexcio. From the anicent Anasazi to Billy the Kid, the book brings to life the reasons these places have been entitled monuments.
This would be a great text for a high school history class - and the field trips would engage the students.

Almost every belligerent nation of World War II organized massive scientific efforts to develop weapons that they believed would alter the course of the conflict. The Germans, among other projects, built and launched several thousand V-2 rockets against London and other European cities. The Japanese worked on an ill-conceived and unrealizable "death ray." Only the American effort to build the atomic bomb, however, fulfilled the promise of a truly revolutionary weapon that had the potential of changing the war's outcome. The history of the Manhattan Project--as well as both the significance and terror of the nuclear weapons that emerged from the effort--has been exhaustively documented since 1945.

While most knowledgeable readers are aware that there were also efforts to develop nuclear weapons by other nations, notably in Germany, the making of the atom bomb has largely been told as an American story with the far-ranging efforts of the Manhattan Project taking center stage. But atomic science was an international endeavor and even the Manhattan Project was more of an allied effort than most have traditionally understood. As a result, Ferenc Morton's Szasz's "British Scientists and the Manhattan Project" serves as a useful corrective to many earlier accounts that have all but buried any knowledge of the British role in the project.

Beginning in December 1943 the British government sent to the remote New Mexico site of Los Alamos, where J. Robert Oppenheimer was presiding over a cadre of physicists and other scientists and technicians to design an atomic weapon, a small group that eventually numbered about 30 scientists to assist with the project. They worked long hours side-by-side with the Americans, witnessed the explosion at the Trinity site, and viewed the success with the same horror and amazement as their U.S. colleagues. Most of their names are unknown to all but a few specialists in the history of high energy physics, and the one that is not--Klaus Fuchs--is remembered only as an atomic spy for the Soviet Union. This short book does much to rescue the group from obscurity, as well as to set the record straight on Fuchs. It is an important addition to the literature of Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project.

Most authentic cook book for New Mexican food, the Chili is by far the best, and I know chili. A must for anyone who wants easy, superb recipes for Mexican cooking that is not your usual Tec Mex. Just like what you would get in New Mexico at a real Mexican restaurant.

Denver defense attorney Luis is hired by a wealthy land-owner and rancher to defend his son, arrested on felony arson and murder charges, and also finds his case lies at the heart of water wars where private landowners go up against big water companies. When the son is killed in a jail riot, the plot thickens with unpredictable twists and turns in Brown-on-Brown, a riveting story blending social issues and mystery.

The Bugman On Bugs: Understanding Household Pests And The Environment presents the practical wisdom of a board certified entomologist concerning dealing with common pests such as cockroaches, ants, flies, spiders, fleas, bed bugs, termites, and more. A simple, basic guide for the lay reader with bug problems, The Bugman On Bugs does not go into excessive detail but simply offers solid advice, including tips when a bug problem can be dealt with on one's own and when one should call a professional. Also highly recommend is the previous volume in this series, "Ask the Bugman."

As a sixth grader I know a lot about the Holocaust I think Hittler was an evil man.He made the Nazis put Jews, Gipseys, exc.. in camps.This gives you lots of information.The name is "The resistance world war 2.

In Pure Instinct, discoverer/originator, Kathy Kolbe provides invaluable insight into our natural tendencies and helps us to understand how to get into the right type of job, make our companies more productive and better places to work in the process. The book discusses ways to reduce stress and strain at work and in our personal lives too. An excellent communication tool that helps us make the best of our natural talents.

The writings of Diego de Vargas, commander of the re-conquest of New Mexico after 15 years of terror following the revolt of 1680 are now available in English. This book is a must for anyone interested in New Mexico history. This is history straight from the source through the eyes of the man who created the history. I consider this to be the best of the De Vargas reads.

This is a unique coming-of-age story, set in the Badlands well before the arrival of white settlers. Little Bear is a native American adolescent. He has won admiration for courage and skill in hunting, but his distaste for war against other tribes has made him somewhat of a misfit. As a rite of passage into adulthood, he must spend about two weeks alone in the wilds, eating only what he can kill or find. During this retreat, he falls in the dark into a canyon. The "two weeks" could be much shorter or longer, depending on whether he can survive or ever get out. I confess I am not reviewing the audio cassette, but the book which I read in 1958, then 1980, then 1994. I was spellbound when I first read it, and years later the magic was still there. The word pictures are superb. Little Bear's encounters with bison and a mountain lion become very suspenseful. I really hope this book can become available to the public in a more affordable format. It is nothing like SHANE, Schaefer's most famous story, which I found enjoyable though somewhat trite. But I found CANYON to be not only Schaefer's best, but one of the best by any author. This nontraditional Western would be cherished by those who love nature and nonviolence.