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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Dallas", sorted by average review score:

Mapsco Street Guide & Directory: Dallas 1999 (Mapsco Street Guide and Directory: Dallas, 1999)
Published in Paperback by Mapsco (January, 1999)
Author: Mapsco
Average review score:

A must for navigating the Dallas metroplex
This is the Guide we at Dallas City Guide.com personally use to navigate the Metroplex, both the Dallas and Fort Worth versions. And we highly recommend them both.

This is the most comprehensive collection of maps to help you find your way around Dallas and it's many suburbs.

It is a must have, in our opinion, for newcomers, frequent travelers and anyone who wishes to navigate the many arteries of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

It is a resource that's well worth the price, and one you'll use over and over again.


The Mysterious Football Team (Dallas O'Neil & the Baker Street Sports Club, No. 3)
Published in Paperback by Moody Publishers (June, 1986)
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
Average review score:

A strong Christian, children's sport story
All of the Baker Street stories are very good if you are into Children's Christian stories. They never concentrate too much on the religious side, but enough to leave an impact. The sports story will draw the kids in, and then, will teach an important Christian lesson each time. I read them as a kid and always loved them and wish I had never sold them. This one in particular is about a football team the Baker kids play that never makes any sounds when they play. So, they have to figure out how to play against a team that makes no signals on offense to let them know when the ball is hiked.


November 22: The Day Remembered
Published in Paperback by Taylor Pub (July, 1990)
Author: Dallas Morning News
Average review score:

very interesting!
If you want to know a little bit about the 4 darks day, buy it. It's quite complete. There are a few photos. If you want to know more about it buy JFK by Jim Garrison .


Outlaw: The True Story of Claude Dallas
Published in Hardcover by William Morrow & Company (January, 1985)
Author: Jeff Long
Average review score:

Okay, but not as good as The Descent
I thought that this book was a pretty good adventure. The characters were interesting, the plot was cool, and all in all it was a pretty cool novel. His later book "The Descent" was far, far better, of course, but this one was pretty good.


Outlaws and Heroes
Published in Paperback by Harlequin (September, 1995)
Authors: Joan Johnston, Dallas Schulze, Mallory Rush, Harlequin, Malory Rush, and Dallas Shulc
Average review score:

very good
I loved the book but then again I love to read anything by ms johnston


Purdey Gun and Rifle Makers : The Definitive History
Published in Hardcover by Quiller Press (01 March, 2001)
Author: Donald Dallas
Average review score:

Excellent Book
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One great and insightful book with some astonishing facts never before known about the world's no.1 gunmaker, with diagrams of patents, designs and great color pictures of some of the most beautiful guns man ever made.
Also very interesting is a section that describes with pictures the making of a Purdey gun today, this will show why a Purdey gun takes years to be made and costs more than 60,000$.

Donald Dallas with this book is also correcting some false ideas that for long time were treated as facts and mentioned in some of the most respectful references on the subject.

The missing star is for the fact that the book completely ignores Magazine(bolt action)rifles, while Purdeys have always manufacured them beside shotguns and double rifles.


Sleeping Beauty
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Harlequin (January, 2000)
Author: Dallas Schulze
Average review score:

A sweet romance...
Ever since the murder of her sister, Anne Moore has been smothered not only by her family, but by the town of Loving, Indiana. Not wanting what happened to Brooke to happen to Anne, her mother watches her with an eagle eye, wanting her to live in the house where she grew up so she'll be safe and protected. The people in Loving weren't able to protect Brooke, so they want to do whatever possible to watch out for Anne. Since her sister died when she was ten, Anne has no recollection of what a normal childhood should be like. When Niell Devlin breaks down in Loving, Anne realizes how closed in everyone has made her, and more, she's realized how much she's allowed her life to be effected by her mothers' fear.

Niell Devlin has spent his adult life writing criminal nonfiction books. Needed a break from the evil he has to follow, Niell decides to take a trip across the country. When his motorcycle breaks down in the small town of Loving, Niell can only hope that it will be a few days before he can be on the road again. When he meets Anne, he is facsincated by the mixture of innocence and strength that he sees in her. He has never met anyone who was more open than Anne, and soon he's hoping that it will take a lot longer than a few days to fix his bike.

Sleeping Beauty is a novel about a woman that has grown up believing that if she tried hard enough she could be as perfect as her dead sister. She soon realizes that death has made her think her sister was more perfect than she was, and she needs to take some control over her life. Niell Devil helps her do that and together they find a love spectacular enough to awake her from the prison she helps contribute to.

Happy reading!


Stormwalker: Colorado (Men Made in America, No 6)
Published in Paperback by Harlequin (September, 1993)
Author: Dallas Schulze
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Cole and Addie survive a plane crash and find each other.
Cole Walker, one of four brothers, finds himself trying to get out of the Rockies with Adelaide Smith after his charter plane goes down. It was enjoyable reading about the Walker family, all of whom are involved to some extent in the rescue and further relationship of Cole and Addie. Don't miss books featuring the rest of the Walker clan!


Treachery in Dallas
Published in Hardcover by Carroll & Graf (September, 1995)
Author: Walt Brown
Average review score:

Forensic competence V conspiracy
This is an interesting book, in which the author provides an fresh perspective on what happened in Dealey Plaza, in 1963. Some of the extrapolations fail to recognize the distinction between conspiracy and forensic competence. It is interesting to note that the annual report (not mentioned by the author) of the Dallas Police Department for 1963 makes no mention of one of the most momentous occurrences in history. As a law enforcement officer, I can readily identify short comings, in the way Dallas PD handled the enquiry. It is not every day that officers have to deal with an incident of world interest and prominence. The fact that not everything went according to plan is hardly surprising. Whilst I do not judge the way in which the enquiry was handled, it is not the case that lack of forensic certainty and conspiracy are the same thing. I would have preferred the author to provide more forensic detail about the rifle found in the TSBD and the weapon allegedly used to shoot the President: where they the same; what, forensically, can be shown about the magic bullet and its relationship to the'TSBD' weapon? Similarly, the book would have benefitted from more detail about the weapon with which Tippit was shot. In both cases, a link to Oswald or otherwise would have enhanced the forensic examination provided by the author, which, generally, is of a good standard. Finally, do we ever bottom the Hidell/Oswald dilemma? I am unsure that we do truly unearth the actual relevance. Over all, this is one of the best books that I have read, dealing with the assassination of the President


Voices from Within
Published in Paperback by University of North Texas Press (June, 1992)
Author: Nancy Jones
Average review score:

A mixed collection of local talent
Voices From Within is a collection of poetry contributed by some of the best poets that you may have never heard of. All of the contributors (and there are nearly 35 varied voices represented within) are professors affiliated with the Dallas County Communty College District. The DCCCD has long had a strong, local reputation for employing some of the most talented writers in Dallas and this collection proves it. (Yes, believe it or not, there actually is more to Dallas than just money and Cowboys.) The poetry within ranges from the political protests of Rene Castilla to the cultural musings of Jerry McElveen to the humorously insightful revelations of everyday experiences contributed by Debra Galliher (who, along with McElveen, ranks as my personal favorite amongst the various voices to be found within this book). As a Dallasite who spent two wonderful semesters within the DCCCD, reading this collection was almost like a family reunion to me; a chance to hear from old friends whose insights I've been sadly missing out on for the last couple of years. However, for other readers out there, this book represents a chance to discover some very talented artists that, otherwise, might not be heard. This book is highly recommended to anyone with a love for poetry and a desire to discover something new.


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