Requiem for the Santa Cruz: An Environmental History of an Arizona River Review by David Seibert The University of Arizona Press has recently published Requiem for the Santa Cruz: An Environmental History of an Arizona River. This beautiful book, a collaboration by Robert Webb, Julio Betancourt, Roy Johnson, Raymond Turner, and Bernard Fontana, is a […]
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Sometimes It Does Take a Village
Recently a sad turn of events meant that places quickly had to be found for seven little dogs, four starving horses and one precocious parrot. When their owner passed away, these beloved creatures were in imminent danger of seizure unless homes could be located – immediately! The word went out via Facebook, flyers at local […]
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The Goldfinch a novel by Donna Tartt Little Brown, 2013 784 pages Recently awarded the Pulitzer Prize, this supersized novel took almost 10 years to write and is like a Pandora’s chest full of surprises. The story takes life on the basis of an actual painting, a small masterpiece created by Dutch artist Carel Fabritius […]
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The Horse Lover: A Cowboy’s Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs By H. Alan Day with Lynn Wiese Sneyd University of Nebraska Press, 2014, 243 pages When Alan Day bought an old ranch on 35,000 acres of South Dakota grassland, he was no starry-eyed idealist trying to save the west. The brother of Sandra Day […]
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Overland Trout Debuts in Sonoita
After weeks of anticipation, the long-awaited opening of our area’s new restaurant occurred in late October. Located in the space formerly occupied by Viaggio, (originally Karen’s Wine Country Café), Chef Greg LaPrad’s Overland Trout Restaurant has caused quite a buzz among the local foodies. Lunchtime diners at Overland Trout Restaurant. LaPrad arrived on the scene […]
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“Riding Barranca: Finding Freedom and Forgiveness On the Midlife Trail” by Laura Chester Trafalgar Square Books, 2013 236 pages Laura Chester and Barranca Our community is blessed with many fine authors who write all kinds of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres. Among the best is Laura Chester. Cast as a one-year journal, her most […]
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The Woman Upstairs a novel by Claire Messud Alfred A. Knopf, 2013 253 pages We are blessed to have an exceptional public library in our midst, which constantly brings in the latest offerings in fiction and non-fiction. Sometimes it is fun to wander in, go to the ‘New Books’ section and pull one off the […]
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Book Review: The Wrath of Cochise, by Terry Mort
The Wrath of Cochise: The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars by Terry Mort Pegasus Books, 2013 303 pages The Apache warriors Geronimo and Cochise have become icons in the American psyche, representing the brutal retaliations of native people driven off their ancestral lands by the encroachment of white settlers. None was […]
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Book Review: The Spirit of Dogie Long, by J.P.S. Brown
The Spirit of Dogie Long by J.P.S. Brown Pub. by Make A Hand, LLC 2011, 214 pp. Local author J.P.S. Brown has published 14 books and won two lifetime achievement awards for his true-to-life novels of the Southwest. He has achieved an almost cult status among authors and fans for his gritty stories about cowboys […]