New Mexico Books

This book is a very nice University Press book that conveys the essence of NM trout streams and its high quality trout fishing. Not a fish pic book, it emphasizes the experience of angling in beautiful places. Highly recommended.

I live in New Mexico. This book is fun and interesting, a very accurate portrayal of Hispanos, I think. It's in both real dialogue Spanish and has a good English translation. That was the best part. Mr. Garcia has contributed to American history and anthropology in an important way.

A treatise on the archaeology, history, ethnohistory, linguistics, and religion of the peoples of the Southwest-the Navajo, Keresans, Tanoans, Utes, Spaniards and Anglos, who are the tapestry of that land. This book is about people-where they lived, what they believed, and how they interacted with others. The chapters are entitled: The Navajo Eden: The Dinétah; The Eastern Ancestral Puebloans; The Spaniards Enter and Settle, 1540-1700; The Tanoan and Keresan Rio Grande Puebloans; Acculturation in the Dinétah; Keresan and Tanoan Religions and Societal Organizations; Navajo Origin Myth and Societal Organization; Protohistoric Rio Grande Ceremonialism; Gods of the Navajo Night Chant; Universal Female and Male Deities.

Back in 2004, I was doing research in New Mexico for my book Microbe: Are We Ready For The Next Plague?. I decided to take a side trip to see Acoma - and what a side trip it was! Truly, one of the few times in my life where I felt like I'd stepped into another time, another world.

Minge's book has much the same effect on even the casual reader - it's easy to see why it's the only history of the Sky City sanctioned by the tribal council. Exhaustive, full of detail, and yes at the same time very readable. Some fascinating photographs and stories to pore over and ponder, especially through the arrival of the Spanish and the Americans.

The book is also a tribute to the strength of the people of Acoma and their decision to keep their culture alive and to honor their heritage. A definite must-read to anyone who is interested in the rich cultural heritage of the American Southwest.

Smoke can adversely affect digital electronics; in the short term, it can lead to circuit bridging & in the long term to corrosion of metal parts. This report focuses on the impact of smoke on digital instrumentation & control equip. The tests focused on short-term effects such as circuit bridging in typical components & the factors that can influence how much the smoke will affect them. These factors include the component tech'y. & packaging, physical board protect., & environ'l. conditions such as the amt. of smoke, temp. of burn, & humidity level

Doctor Kavanaugh appears frequently in this diary. Dr. Kavanaugh comes alive through the eyes of young Mr. Watts. This book even contains a picture of the doctor taken around 1863!

This book is awesome, and I highly recommend it. The only con I can think of is that the footnotes are not indexed, and you have to read through them in order not to miss any references to surgeon and physician Kavanaugh.

I used this book as a guide for a two-week driving trip through New Mexico. It was fantastic! I was especially glad I took it along -- because I lost a day due to a flat tire and it was so easy to change my plans and not feel like I was missing out on something great. The details are excellent and the authors must have truly enjoyed researching the restaurants, lodging, and points of interest. Good choices, all!

I have a very large collection of cookbooks, love to read them, love to cook and eat good food, and truly appreciate good cookbooks. This book is one of my favorites! If you appreciate Southwestern Cooking, get this book. There are no pictures here; so many bypass this in favor of one of the many beautifully portrayed cookbooks. However, this book should be the serious cook's primer for this delicious cuisine.

Unlike several of the trendy cookbooks, I have not had a problem following any of these recipes. I could wish that nutrition amounts (carbos, fat, sugar, etc.) were supplied, that was not such an issue in 1985.

If you are interested in preservation, vernacular architecture, architectural history, or just in understanding the beautiful and functional adobe buildings of northern New Mexico, this book is an absolute must-read. I've lived in Santa Fe my whole life, and have always loved adobe buildings, but I still learned a lot from it. What it's not: a superficial collection of pretty pictures to show you how to make your faux-dobe house look all "Santa Fe Style".

Also, if you are thinking of stuccoing your adobe house, put down the trowel and read this first. Please?

When I purchased this book (with accompanying dvd and cd)for a course I teach, I never expected to get so much for my money: I've just spent the better part of a day exploring just some of the resources it provides. In one beautifully-produced package, it contains the newly-enhanced "director's cut" of "Alambrista" a wonderful full-length feature film first made in 1977, which is still extremely timely and which I believe everyone in both the U.S. and Mexico should see; on the same dvd, a fine documentary on migrant children ("Children of the Fields") and amazingly substantial interviews with filmmakers, musicians and scholars. PLUS, another cut of the feature film, with a voice-over by the musical director explaining the process of designing the new soundtrack. AND, a separate song-by-song, scene-by-scene view of the music. All that, along with the book, Part One of which explores the historical and political context in well-researched, lively essays by such fine scholars as Albert Camarillo and Teresa Carillo: Part Two offers equally valuable essays on film criticism and analysis as they relate to the project. Every single element is profoundly informative, captivating and stimulating: I learned much more about immigration, border and gender issues, filmmaking and music than I ever expected. I can't wait to share the film, and its multimedia exegesis, with my students -- as well as my colleagues, family and friends. All in all, a treasure trove for anyone wishing to better understand migration in these troubled times.