If you're looking for a New Mexican - Southwestern cookbook that is simple, authentic and downright delicious, then this book is for you. Adela Amador has done a superb job of compiling a collection of unpretentious recipes that are easy to prepare and elegant in their simplicity. She divides the book into seasons and provides wonderful recipes for New Mexican classics such as Green Chile Stew, Fajitas, Sopaipillas and Bizcohitos. In addition she includes some other wonderful recipes such as Cranberry Pecan Pie and Chile Pork Roast. Along with the recipes, she includes an anthology of delightful stories which chronicle her life growing up in New Mexico. It is a cookbook that you will actually want to read from cover to cover - I did. I also plan to buy several copies to give as holiday gifts this year. All I can say is - buy this book, you'll be glad you did!

This is a light-weight, ... guide. It's authored by two experienced travel writers who actually live in southwest France. ...The authors pack in a lot of information on the region's culture and history into the first part of the book, including a section on Pyrenean romanticism! The book then moves from west to east, starting in the Gascon Landes, the Gers, the French Basque Country, Bearn, and the High Pyrenees, and ending up in the Ariege, Andorra, and the Eastern Pyrenees. Like I said, the book is light-weight, but you could easily photocopy the parts you're interested in or cut out the pages you don't need. It gets in-depth but isn't flooded with so much detail that you can't digest it (even though it must cover EVERY Romanesque church between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean).

Some other strengths: two sections on Gascony, a region tourists often overlook; a gorgeous photo essay helpful if you're short on time and don't know what you want to see; basic maps of all the areas covered (you'll still want to buy some bigger ones); and a glossary of local terms (like "neste" or "pech" -- a river and a hill, something most French probably don't know.) One weakness is the section on the eastern Pyrenees, which is just too short.

This is a good guide, but if you're planning to do any serious trekking on foot, get the exhaustive "Rough Guide to the Pyrenees" or material published by Pyrenean hiking clubs. The Rough Guide's focus is on the outdoors and it has detailed descriptions of trails in the mountains and foothills. Like the Cadogan guide, it also tackles places that aren't quite so "rough" (cities, towns, pilgrimage sites), yet unlike Cadogan, it spans the Pyrenees and includes the Spanish sector. Depending on your travel plans, you can't go wrong with either guide.

Although Roasalie died several years ago in her late 90's, she was still an active gardener. She was only sorry she couldn't do a new book and add lisianthus.

Focuses on early Anglo American views of the desert Southwest, and the destructiveness which threatens to destroy the landscape as it originally existed. Uses literature to show how attitudes have changed, have come to support the sustenance of the desert rather than its destructive transformation. But is there still time? Winner, Border Regional Library Association's 1998 Southwest Book Award.

As a stained glass artist, I'm always looking for new ideas. The Tiffany style, curvy Art-Nouveau is beautiful, of course, but it's just been _done_ to death. Here, the reader is shown the beauty of simple geometric forms and given a whole new world of stained glass design to explore and play with. These designs are reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright's or Mr. MacIntosh. I had never consciously drawn a relationship between these two revolutionary artists and the native art of America before seeing this book. This is a great idea book for an artist looking for new designs and new ways to play with shape and color.

A half-century later, the Southwest Pacific Campaign of World War Two still has the capacity to raise the blood pressure of veterans and scholars alike.
No other theater can boast such a profusion of contradictory writing; official, semi-official, and unofficial, with personality conflicts, territorial disputes, and enough fundamental disagreements to make a reader wonder if everyone is talking about the same war. Rasor sorts it all out with impeccable selection, rational organization, and calm evaluation, bringing welcome reason to a field long dominated by partisans. His work should find much use among serious students of the campaign, and is an excellent starting place for anyone interested in the Southwest Pacific.

(The "score" rating is an ineradicable feature of the page. This reviewer does not "score" books.)

We do a lot of southwestern cooking, and over the past ten years or so this has been the cookbook we come back to again and again. This book collects recipes from both well-known chefs (such as Mark Miller of Coyote Cafe) and regional home cooks. It has a lot of traditional southwestern (and southern) recipes, and also some more modern treatments that you would find in more innovative restaurants around Dallas, Sante Fe, or Scottsdale. The recipes are generally well written. They range from easy to moderate in difficulty. Some of the pictures of the food are wonderful.

This small book is a wonderful combinaiton of beautiful photographs and historical information about the southwest. It is an outstanding book for any who want to read about the history and culture of the southwest prior to or after a trip through this gorgeous region. In addition to great photos it has writeups on the Spanish explorers, Anasasi history, pottey, historic ruins, points of interest, anglo settlements, etc. A well done book

All of the Smithsonian Guides to Natural America are excellent, and this one is no exception. It is one of the best guides available to the natural history of the Southwest, and is beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Not only visitors to this region but residents as well would find their understanding and appreciation of the natural environment enhanced by this attractive and informative book.

This book is an essential to anyone interested in understanding Southwestern Archaeology. Dr. John C. McGregor provides a comprehensive analysis of the chronological development of the various cultures in the Southwest and provides insights in the character and accomplishment of those distinct cultures.

According to Science Magazine:

"This is the best available reference book on the prehistory of the southwestern United States; the illustrations, drawings, maps, and comprehensive bibliographies add to the merits of the work...This book will be welcomed by all readers."