This guide book may lack the extensive lists of hotels and restaurants that Lonely Planet guides have, but for someone who is curious about travelling to Persia, this is a great idea. There are some nice photos, information on how to get there, and a good amount of cultural notes. While some of the material is probably outdated, its a great book for those who are interested in Iran.

Miller weaves a wonderful tale from several personal (and at first glance unrelated) experiences. Enchanting ramblings about the American Southwest will influence anyone's opinion about this spectacular region of North America. This book provides a great read and much anecdotal knowledge that encourages readers to share these stories with others...sometimes as if they had lived these experiences themselves!

Perhaps, one of the best books for elegant at home cuisine that I have seen on the market. Chef Wilder blends the exotic with regional flavors that make cooking a true joy. One of my favorites is the salmon carpacchio with various aiolis.

How often can you consider a carpaccio as a staple? Chef Wilder makes preparation a joy. The only thing I regret is that the cookbook has limited my visits to his wonderful restaurant in Tucson.

I loved this book. Could hardly put it down. There were alot of pictures as well of Sorrel Wilbys travel thru Tibet. She made it all so interesting, telling about the country and the people she met along the way.

Marvelous book, gives a clear understanding of what happened in New Mexico during the 17th century. A must read!

Barton Wright's expertise is evident with this informative publication on the kachinas of the Zuni. Wright explains the importance of kachinas in Zuni culture, and Zuni artist Duane Dishta's paintings represent the first new information on kachinas in half a century.

This volume comprehensively describes the annual and quadrennial ceremonies, the traditional dances, as well as the healing rituals associated with the Zuni. It makes a nice companion piece to Barton Wright's other well-known work, "Kachina's: A Hopi Artist's Documentary".

Although the ordinary copies of this book have been long out of print (2001), a special edition was prepared of 100 copies on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Kino's arrival in the Pimería Alta. These books, internally labelled "Rim Edition," include a parchment page with the official postal stamp issued in honor of Padre Kino and inaugurated on March 12, 1987. These special copies were numbered, signed by the author, and cancelled in Cucurpe, Sonora, on the day of first issue 3/12/1987. This edition also contains four photographs of events that took place in celebration of the anniversary. At this writing (July, 2001), forty copies are all that remain. The price of this extremely rare and special edition is $...(US). The edition was inscribed as the "Rim Edition" because Kino had reached Cucurpe on that very date, and the historian Herbert Eugene Bolton coined the phrase: The Rim of Christendom to describe the launching of Kino's great explorations and missionary apostolate.

Wonderfully illustrated by Michelle Tsosie Sisneros, Kokopelli's Gift is a charming and highly recommended fable by Kathleen Bryant about a famous female figure of Native American Pueblo lore known as Kokopelli the Flute Player. The extraordinary color paintings enhance the simple yet effective narrative to bring this engaging story to life for young readers age 5 to 10.

This is the definitive book on the phenomenon. If you want a discussion of the real "Kokopelli" rather than a compendium of fanciful and spurious "new age" ideas, this work provides that and more. Along the way you will gain interesting insights into Hopi culture, and how the Kokopelli phemomenon may have started and grown. Nicely illustrated.

As a child I grew up hearing that if I stay out to late that "La Llorona" would get me and mistake for one of ther childern and take me away forever. This book tells of the story of a young girl that thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world, and that no man in her village was good enough for her, that was until a hansome caballero rode into the village and married her. He treat good for the first months of the marrige they had childern and then he left her for a younger woman, her beauty had faded over the years as a result of this, blined by her anger she grabed all her children and throught them into the river and killed them. Once she reliazed what she had done, she ran down the river trying to get them back and triped over a rock and hit her head and died. I enjoyed this story and found it intersting that is tale is very true.