An excellent resource for anyone wishing to understand the wisdom of Lone Star gardeners. A fun, well-written blend of home-spun wisdom and practical knowledge for gardening in Texas' unique climate.

A fifth grader will be tasked to write a book report on some prominent figure from the history of the United States. A Jr. High student will be given the same assignment and asked to elaborate and draw conclusions about that person on their own. A graduating senior will also write their thesis on someone of their choice, but will be forced to check the accuracy of the authors they reference in their bibliography.

Dan Murph's book about Price Daniel is the book that these students will choose. The intimate knowledge that the author has of one "Texas Giant" is remarkable and is not merely a book of words organized into neat little paragraphs. Rather, Dan Murph has provided unbiased insight into one man's life and has clearly shown how one man can make a difference.

What ifs drive more storylines than a Star Trek sequel. The author's description paints a vivid landscape for the reader to draw his/her conclusion with regards to, "What if the Electoral College had been done away with?" Would it change the introduction by George Bush? What if...What if...What if? The answers are within the pages of this book.

For anyone interested in rural graveyard history, this book has it all. Even though it is slanted toward Texas Germans (Jordan is a 6th gen. Texan) and their particular way of burying their dead, southern, black and hispanic rituals are treated justly. Tidbits: -in the southern Texan tradition (East, Southeast), sinners and thieves are buried facing south. Everyone else faces east to receive the morning sun, and the second coming. -All burial rituals in Texas are basically based on pagan theology, but Germans apparently take this idea farther than most - they employ, among other things, pentagrams and other sun symbols popular with satanists.

This book has all the gun laws word-for-word and in plain English too.

The Texas Gun Owner's Guide includes all the state gun laws for having, buying, selling, carrying and using firearms; plus, the use of deadly force and self defense, concealed-carry licenses, special weapons, gun safety, school and kid laws, transportation, federal laws... you get the most complete coverage available for your state's handling of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

Includes more than 150 self-test questions, 22 lethal-encounter scenarios for study and discussion, much more. Used in classes statewide and widely endorsed. Every gun owner needs a gun owner's guide. Why take chances, don't guess, and don't be sorry later.

•Answers your questions about owning, carrying and using guns

•It's like an entire firearms law library at your fingertips

•It doesn't make sense to own a gun and not know the rules

•You sure don't want to be in trouble for a rule you never heard of

•Ignorance is no excuse-it's better to know the rules

•You have a right to know what the laws are

•Cheaper than a lawyer, and better than many!

•It's actually fun to read!

•If you knew all your rights you might demand them

Elena Maria Alazar is stirring up big trouble at the Alamo by advancing the possibility that a known and loved hero might have died a coward's death. Of course, since the Alamo is in San Antonio, the trouble is huge. Everything's bigger in Texas. Ellie is a historian with a mission to identify the mysterious remains of a man who evidently fled the Alamo during the bloody attack by Mexican General Santa Ana. Clues lead Ellie to believe that the skeletal remains and the trail of bullet casings might belong to William Barrett Travis, hero of the Alamo, might not have died during the battle inside the fort. As soon as Ellie's research is blown out of proportion by the media, someone threatens to kill her. However, in addition to being a historian, Ellie is also the niece of the current Mexican president. Wanting to protect the United States from a potentially embarrassing time, not to mention rescuing the life of the vivacious heroine, the President reaches out to the Omega Agency, the super-secret, go-anywhere, do-whatever-it-takes organization with the sexiest spies in the world. Only this time, Agent Jack Carstairs has had a past history with Ellie that didn't end well. He'd been a Marine in love with the niece of a prime political figure, and he'd been pressured to stay away from her. Instead of fighting to stay with Ellie, thinking that she would be better off without him without ever conferring with her, Jack left and his Marine career melted down around him. Now he's back because Ellie asked for him, and the sparks of their past romance may prove as lethal as the bullets of the assassin stalking Ellie.

Merline Lovelace is the author of dozens of romances. TEXAS HERO is her sixth in the Code Name: Danger series. She's written several historical romances as well as stand-alone books in contemporary lines. Her background as a colonel in the United States Air Forces lends itself dynamically to her blockbuster romantic military thrillers, RIVER RISING, DARK SIDE OF DAWN, DUTY AND DISHONOR, CALL OF DUTY and LINE OF DUTY.

TEXAS HERO is an excellent romance. The historical aspect tied in perfectly with the overall problem that exists between Ellie and Jack. History is all in the eyes of the people who come afterward to write about the events. Ellie and Jack understand their own separation from each other nine years ago, but neither is quite able to see the other's side of the story. As with the story of William Travis, changing the view of the past is extremely hard and met with much resistance. Merline Lovelace's research flows cleanly into the story, and provides a good overall view of that period of American history as well as the people involved. Her love scenes are tender and tantalizing at the same time, and will definitely grab the reader's attention. The writing is fluid and easy, and readers sitting down with the novel shouldn't be surprised to find that he or she will finish the novel in a sitting or two.

Fans of Nora Roberts' suspenseful tales will enjoy Merline Lovelace's TEXAS HERO. If the reader is as yet unacquainted with this author, this novel is a great place to meet.

Texas Indian Fighters is a fascinating, must read, book of the Old West. Whether one is interested in Texas Rangers, Outlaws, Indians, or just the Old West in general, this book is a must. I have more than a passing interest in it so I'll buy it. My relative, William Frederick Schmalsle, was a Buffalo Hunter, Indian Scout, Guide, and Courier for Lieutenant Baldwin and General Miles. All were involved in the Red River Wars and the rescue of the German sisters. Thus I find this book especially interesting, a great bedtime book, whether read in a house or by a campfire. Or just about anywhere one finds time to read and relax. This book is one that one can't put down easily, until it is read and reread thoroughly. It is well written and researched carefully, with an excellent dialogue. The author certainly has a knack for knowing his audience and produces an excellent tale, with verbiage which doesn't bore one and is in keeping with appropriate language.

Shay Bannigan expected the new mining company's doctor to arrive. He did NOT expect the doctor to be female! Females were not meant to be physicians. They were too emotional. He began plans immediately to collect evidence to prove her unfit and fired.

Dr. Sheridan Kinmont had run into men who thought like Bannigan before. She and her nurse, Poppy, made a bet between themselves as to how long it would take to change his mind about female doctors. In doing so, Sheridan learns not all men are as rotten as her ex-husband was. Shay learns females make wonderful physicians, as well as, learning many survival in the desert techniques.

***This is the third in the healing women trilogy! I loved every second I spent reading it. I highly recommend it! The author made it even more enjoyable by having Sheridan and Poppy both be DIVORCED women, which was extremely rare in 1899.***

This is a beatiful cookbook with many unusual recipes especially the champagne mousse-it is to die for! The "Frank's Quails" is an exclusive dish for the hunters. There are also cute little stories that go along with the recipies. If you are looking for an impressive menu, then this is the cookbook for you.

A very interesting story of Cullen Davis, a multimillionaire, who runs several corporations in Ft. Worth. After years of an expensive and bitter divorce, a gunmen enters her mansion, kills and maims. The trial, evidence and defense strategy was intruiging and suspenseful. It is also the beginning of this true story. Don't want to ruin it, so take a read. I highly recomment this book.

Mysterious, unbelievable tales that began when the state was young and are now woven into the states history still linger throughout the years. These tales spring from every town and village. Strange eeire noises carried by the wind are heard and unexplainable phantoms appear from nowhere. Time has added a ghost...perhaps even two. Read these tales and you will be caught in the magic web of Texas and her legends.