Coming from South Texas as I do, I automatically cast a wary eye on any Mexican cookbook. This book contains recipes of wellknown restaurants from all around. It has expanded my own repertoire beyond just our own local version of Tex-Mex. And, the kids love making our own sopaipillas! Yummy!

As a student at Texas A&M University taking a course in American Military History I cannot recommend any other book higher in the subject of the Air Force's role in Vietnam. From begining to end this book details policies, aircraft, and general deployments of bases in and around Vietnam. Additionally, this book is written on a higher educational level which allows for a more concise and accurate description of what the author is trying to convey. As a general history book I recommend Big Story by Peter Braestrup. However, if you wish to learn more about the Air Force specifically this book goes into greater detail throughout the entire war.

I like it because the illustration are great beacause the family is together. I like how she is an arthor and illustrator and I also liked that family pictures is her favorite book. I like her writing because it is clear and good and there are no mistakes. I reccommend this book to other kids.

The entire cosmopolitan area of Dallas & Fort Worth offers fine accommodations, top-notch dining and spectacular surroundings.

This book profiles hundreds of hotels and restaurants, with an emphasis on the very best places. Daytime activities - shopping, sightseeing and more - are featured. In-margin icons allow you to see at a glance what is being covered in the text.

As a 25 year resident of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, I must say this man knows his stuff. His ratings of the restaurants are dead on and his discriptions of the cities is not only factual but also amusing. There are things he found I didn't know about and are dying to check out. This is a must read for anyone who wants to know some little known facts about this great metroplex.

"Dan Stuart's Fistic Carnival" appears to be a slight history of a long-forgotten boxing match at first glance, but Leo N. Miletich has undercovered the real significance of this event. The heavyweight Championship fight that gambler and "sport" Dan Stuart tried to bring about set off reactions that reverberated from state capitols to the Capitol Hill. These events occurred in 1894, at the height of the Gilded Age and the beginning of a great progressive movement in America. Dan Stuart of Dallas, TX promised he would set up a series of boxing matches which would bring revenue to Dallas and the chance for some serious wagering. Stuart unwittingly stirred up a political and religious hornet's nest as his attempts to stage the match were thwarted in Dallas, El Paso, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. In fact state and national political leaders took unprecedented action and haste in drafting and passing legislation to prevent the "fistic carnival" from taking place. Then, as now, many people considered prize fighting immoral, and judged the crowds that such a spectacle attracted as the dregs of society. However, Stuart was just as determined as his opponents and he was going to keep his word at all costs. The story that follows mirrors today's events: some people still protest boxing and deride its followers; boxers still do their best fighting in the press with their mouths and demand hugh sums of money; and it's still foolish to try to draft moral legislation for a vocal minority. The actions taken by the governor of Texas left many contemporary observors shaking their heads and wondering if that's all the governor of the largest state at that time had to worry about. Unfortunately, the same things still occur today. Stuart, the self-professed sport and gambler, comes out of all this as a decent guy who promised a big fight, and who means to keep his promise without ending up in jail or dead. How he does it is the basis of some of the most fun reading I've had in years. In the long run, this story isn't really about boxing, but about how fruitless it is to try to legislate an issue that's morally unpopular with some, but treated favorably, at worst indifferently, by the majority. Miletich deserves special praise for his abiltiy to tell this story in a fresh manner, liberally using contemporary newspaper accounts and editorials. Highly recommended.

I love mysteries. I've been reading them for 30 years. I am especially fond of humorous and witty mysteries. When I read this book a couple of years ago, I got hooked on Bill Crider. I've read all the Dan Rhodes books and most of the Truman Smith books. But I like this one, about the Texas junior college professor Dr. Carl Burns, the best. It's more upbeat than the Truman and Dan books. It's full of Texas humor and wit (my favorite chapter is the one about the goat) but the professor doesn't get beaten up several times per book like poor Dan and Truman always do.

I can almost hear The Eyes of Texas played by the Longhorn Band under the stadium outside the dressing room when I pick this book up. Both are an unforgettable experience. They both reverberate with spirit and history, echoing down the halls of memory. They make the heart beat a little quicker and bring a shine to the eye.

This book is simply excellent. It has photographs upon photographs and no shortage of good reading. The book is physically large enough to show the photographs in big Texas style. The story traces a remarkable coach from his childhood to the present and takes us along for the thrilling ride. If you have never heard the story of The Big Shootout, why that's reason enough to buy this book. If you know a Texas football fan, this is the present they want!

As soon as a finished reading this book, I read it again! It was one of the best books I have ever read. The book contained three Western romance novels about three sisters. Each novel dealt with one of the sisters and how each sister fell in love. The sisters, Megan, Mollie, and Maribeth had to make different choices on why the choose marriage. One was for money, one for love, and the third one was on the re-bound. No matter what the reason for the marriage, all the sisters tried to make their marriage work. This was the first time I ever read a book by Annette Broadrick, but I know this will not be the last one.