Arizona Books

This book is so cute! My son loves to look at the silly drawings and laugh. But the best part is, he's also learning about the animals when he reads this. I know there are a lot of kid's books out there - but this one is a real gem.

The concept of luck and lotteries is explored in Loteria! with special insights on its popularity and effects in Mexican culture. Writer Ilan Stavans discusses La Loteria experiences from his Mexico City childhood, using riddles and cards to explain the ritual of chance in both Spanish and English text, while artist Teresa Villegas provides the colorful embellishments. An intriguing presentation indeed.

Being new to the Phoenix area and new to mountain biking I found this map extremely helpfull. It's more descriptive and accurate than the many hiking books that I own. As a beginner on the bike, I found the rated trails and routes very accurate which is the exception to the rule of most books. This map should prove useful to any trail user. I know I'll use it for hiking as well. I can see that without it I would have missed out on some the better trails in my area. If you love to bike or hike as much as I do, do yourself or a friend a favor and get this book!!!!

This little gem would be a perfect gift for a Mother, or for any woman seeking to understand the dimensions of mother/daugher relationships. I enjoyed this book for the simple emotions,intimate historical look at Nazi Germany and methods in which the author uses photographs to spark her poetry.

This is a must have book for all ASU sports fans. The depth of information and attention to detail are exceptional. Bob Eger has a great style and clearly did a ton of research for the book. There are so many little known, but very interesting, facts in this book that you will want to read through it again and again! This is a great book to leave out on the coffee table for everyone to flip through!

I refer to this book all the time when I do my newsletters for the Scottsdale Historical Museum. I am fortunate to know Marshall personally and have his permission to quote at will. "A little bit of sugar makes the medicine go down." A painless way to learn historical facts. Marshall's humor is delightful, as you will see more fully in his other books. A great book to have around.

It was love at first sight. John Alcock, after a strenuous journey from the moist, green, prolific environment of the Northwest, discovered the arid region of Arizona. He fervently embraced the land many scorn as useless. Now a desert dweller, he roams dry washes, climbs apparently sterile mountains and wanders in deserted Indian communities. He has a lover's eye for detail - subtle changes become suddenly apparent. When he shares his observations, as in this essay collection, you become one with his experiences. His style is passionate enthusiasm - and it's infectious. His descriptions of walks in the windy mountains bring chills. A tumble on a hillside evokes the pain of cactus spines in your hand. Outrage at the intrusion of humanity in this fragile region brings forth questions about your own values.

As a student of animal behaviour, Alcock's keen eye catches mating wasps, urbanised bird life and digging dung beetles. But he's not limited to animal life alone as he counts the numbers of staggering saguaros, pondering the cause of demise of these giant cacti. Each essay in this book is an intense expression of his fondness for the desert, its breadth, complexity and its surprises. He understands that what appears bleak and changeless to us is, in truth, a dynamic and vibrant community. The change, he insists, must be left to Nature's whims. Human impact on this fragile world can be and has been, devastating. Urban sprawl, water demands and highways have injured his beloved desert and Alcock resents the blemishes. He's most outraged at the practices of running cattle on public lands and the policies that maintain that invasion.

There's much to be learned about "seeing" from this book. It's hard, however, not to feel it would be an intrusion on a lover's intimacies by joining him on his treks. Better to let him go his own way and relate it to us through an amour's journal. Each of us, however, should find our own patch to adore and assess the way Alcock does. The more we know and share with each other the less likely we are to destroy it. "You always hurt the one you love" in our case would mean the loss of our own habitat. It's not something we can afford. There's no place to go "on the rebound". [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

This cute little romance novel takes place in Heaven, Arizona. Sara and Logan are running for sheriff. Will they be friends or enemies because of this? This is a romance novel, so romance develops somehow . . . This book was good and fun.

The essays range all over the place--materialism is a BIG topic--but they are all strong.

I highly recommend this book for scholars and curious men and women alike