With this entertainingly written and well organized book, you can settle down to painlessly learn about Texas history and architecture. Or have fun browsing.Look in the index to seek out the parts about favorite buildings in your town or city. Once you start, you'll have a hard time finding a place to stop. This wonderful book includes a zillion pictures of familiar and beloved structures, including *historic railroad stations, *the campuses of UT, Rice, SMU, Texas Tech, etc.*the office buildings, department stores, hotels, movie theaters, banks, and other commercial structures that mark the downtowns of the state's big and small cities, *city halls, courthouses, post offices, etc.*churches, houses, roadside gas stations & motels. This volume includes photos of fine buildings from Galveston to El Paso, and even from my smalltown hometown of Seguin in between (maybe your hometown has some entries, too).It also describes the identifying features of the various architectural styles (Romanesque, Mission Revival, Art Deco, etc.) in a way that a layman can quickly understand. It helps us appreciate the quality of what was been built in our cities and towns in the first half of the 20th century.

This is a comprehensive and intelligent study of the work of John Staub, who designed many of the most notable structures in Houston (both domestic architecture and commercial structures). He designed an incredible number of buildings, and not only in Houston, but in other parts of the country. For a student of architecture, and for someone interested in the history of Houston, this book is a must.

The Cat, Kinky, campers, and a Cattilion caper? What else would you expect when Kinky and his gang of Village Irregulars get on the case.

This is the one book where Kinky actually goes solo. No more back-up for the cigar smoking, espresso drinking wiseguy. This is pure Kinky!

If you're into quick, yet understandable mysteries with a Kinky approach, turn to Kinky. If you've caught the Kinkster bug after this book, then you can go onto other fine Kinky offerings.

You did know he sings...right?

This book is the seminal work on the arms used by the citizen and military heroes of the Republic of Texas. Michael Koury has obviously done a tremendously large amount of primary research on the subject. He could have only gotten many his gems of factual information from original letters, documents, and obscure items found hidden in dusty archives not easily accessible to most people.

This book presents "the real deal" on how the Texas Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guards, and civilian militia were armed during the days of the Republic.

A MUST for anyone interested in Texas history.

Compiled by art historian Kathleen G. Hjerter, The Art Of Tom Lea: A Memorial Edition is a simply gorgeous coffee-table artbook that showcases the black-and-white as well as the color illustrations of Tom Lea's drawings and paintings. Images of the American West, World War II, and the enduring vibrancy of nature are palpable in these historic and captivating images. A brief but informative commentary enhances this collection of outstanding visual images, with most of the pages being devoted entirely to superbly presenting Tom Lea's unforgettable work. The Art Of Tom Lea is a welcome and enthusiastically recommended contribution to personal and academic American Art History collections.

Excellent pictures of the art is included. Well written for children, but interesting for adults also.

R.S. Christie exposes a complicated network of interdependencies, relationships and problems in a seemingly narrow area of government. Yet, this work can be used as a model for anyone interested in the old "Where does the money go to?" question in the area of Government Science. Christie's writing is fluent and crystal-clear and she clearly has a good grasp of the inner workings of the Austin government. The US has long been debating issue regarding public spending in the area of Health Care. This work is an example of how some basic problems can be unlocked. I'd call it "A Barefoot Model for Problems in Government Spending". We usually talk of "taxpayers' money" - and this scientific work does an important service to those of us who wonder why red tape does seem to get worse every year. Highly specialized, yes, but recommended without doubt.

This is an amazing cookbook! Something for everyone. Chapters include Toasting and Tasting, An Austin State of Mind and Kid Friendly. Beautiful photographs and thoughtful menus make this an ideal gift. The last chapter includes recipes from famous local chefs. A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++!

If you want to see and read about Austin's history, this is the book for you. The book covers Austin's story from its inception in the late 1830s to the mid-1980s. Overall, I learned how Austin evolved into the city it now is.

Having just read Steven Saylor's "A Twist at the End" and visited the O. Henry Museum, I was most interested in Austin's history during the last two decades of the 19th century. Readers wanting to know more about other parts of the city's history will find that the text and graphical content puts each stage of Austin's development into a useful perspective.

I learned...and thoroughly enjoyed the process.

This map is great! Much better than anything else I have found for Austin. Be sure to buy this if you live in Austin or are traveling there.