While I have never been in the position of losing a loved one under circumstances involving possible medical malpractice, I can't imagine a better resource for the person who has. Not only because all the information you need to know is presented here in a very concise yet easy to read style, this book doesn't gloss over the hard realities of what you may face should you decide to enter the legal arena. Straight shooting, this book can serve as a very constructive first step when checking out whether legal help is what you need at this point in your life.

If you are unfamiliar with the glass arts of Chihuly, this colorful gem will fill you with awe and wonder. Chihuly's creative daring, skills and kinetic style with team artisans is world renowned and celebrated. His works are an explosion of shapes and color, and this book puts it all before you in a very intimate size.

This is an extremely well written introduction to Texas history, and one that your children will embrace from the "get-go" as they say in Texas. I must say that the most impressive feature of this book is the illustration. Scott Arbuckle has done unbelievable work here - the detail will allow your children to look at the book again and again with the same level of fascination as the first time they view it.

I highly recommend this book - it's a wonderful resource book for home schoolers as well.

Trivis Rule was the richest bachelor in Texas. She was a housekeeper with the wrongful title of Thief! His family tradition stated that he must be married before his thirty-fifth birthday. That was only one week away. His mother had two petite blondes ready and willing to marry him. Cindy Ellerbee was sent to Travis Rule's ranch situated in the middle of no where. Travis arrives a few days before his mother and guests. It soon became apparent to Travis that Cindy was the lady he had been waiting for. Now to get rid of his mother's two blondes. How? By testing the two blue bloods on how to cook, mend, and clean! ***DELIGHTFUL! It was fun to watch Travis and Cindy battle it out. Even more fun to watch one of the "blue bloods" get her just deserts!***

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This book studies the economic, political and historical progression of Dallas Politics. However, the ideas presented are indicative of city politics anywhere in America. This book would be appropriate for any city administrator, student or citizen that wants to know more about political participation in cities. Kudos Dr. Hanson

Writing fine magazine stories is harder than it appears. But then, the best writers have a way of making it look easy. A real craftsman must satisfy two needs---his own urgent need to reveal a story through lines that circle and punch, and the reader's robust need to be actively engaged. But that is the magazine writer's duty, and no one takes it more seriously than Jan Reid, an award-winning Texas writer with a long line of credits with the best magazines in print, including GQ, Esquire, Men's Journal and The New York Times Magazine. Now Texas A&M University Press has compiled a superb collection of Reid's finest work spanning the past 25 years. All but one of the stories in Close Calls first appeared in Texas Monthly, the magazine the Austin-based writer has called home since its inception and where he still is a contributing editor. Reid, in his book's introduction, calls himself an "accidental journalist." For such accidents, we all should feel grateful. From the mean streets of Dallas' toughest neighborhoods to the gorgeous rock cliffs of Palo Duro Canyon, the 16 pieces in the collection range far and wide in celebrating the writer's native state. Texas is Reid's beat, and he covers it with a sympathetic vengeance. Close Calls offers spellbinding stories. There are Mexican jailbreaks, professional prizefighters, beat cops fast with their guns, impoverished Kickapoo Indians, the state's meanest river (the Red), and a bizarre effort in South Texas to breed the endangered African black rhinoceros. Showing considerable courage, Reid is unafraid to shove back the veil and show us what lurks beneath the surface. He can pare a story down to its gritty details, or treat it tongue-in-cheek when humor is merited. In several pieces exploring our state's natural landscapes and wildlife, Reid reveals an eye as perceptive as the legendary Frank Dobie at his best. It so happens that Reid is a devoted boxing fan, and the final two stories detail how that fascination led in a circuitous way to a nightmarish late-night scene in Mexico City in which Reid is shot by a mugger wielding a handgun. Reid survives---truly a close call---but his prognosis afterwards is paraplegia. He will not walk again. But of course, he does. Not only that ... well, read Close Calls for yourself. Reid shows precisely why the best magazine writing has become an art form. You won't be disappointed.

Collection of Memories is a warm and upbeat gathering of brief essays. Fourteen authors describe their days and memories and family stories--thoughtful slices of life, candid reflections from south Texas and northern Mexico, past and present.

THIS BOOK ON GRASS IS A REAL GOOD BOOK FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LEARNING A LOT OVER IDENTIFICATION OF GRASSES.