Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
From its wry politics to its astonishing history, to the hypnotic rhythms of daily life, here is the New Mexico you've never seen but will come to love.
The Great Taos Bank Robbery, and Other Indian Country Affairs
Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
From its wry politics to its astonishing history, to the hypnotic rhythms of daily life, here is the New Mexico you've never seen but will come to love.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
From its wry politics to its astonishing history, to the hypnotic rhythms of daily life, here is the New Mexico you've never seen but will come to love.
The Great Taos Bank Robbery
Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060937122
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In this extraordinary collection, Tony Hillerman presents the Southwest as only he can, choosing remarkable true tales from his personal archives of local lore. As you read these stories, you will be amazed, astounded, and oftentimes confounded by the power of ingenuity, serendipity, and the strange, comical coincidence of life and how it proves, once again, that truth is ultimately stranger than fiction. From the amusing title story of the holdup that didn't happen, to the riveting account of scientists tracking Black Death through the arroyos, to the ironic account of how a black cowboy's commonsense intelligence destroyed the dogma of the Smithsonian Institution, master storyteller Tony Hillerman reveals the present and timeless past of one of America's most beautiful and haunting regions.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060937122
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In this extraordinary collection, Tony Hillerman presents the Southwest as only he can, choosing remarkable true tales from his personal archives of local lore. As you read these stories, you will be amazed, astounded, and oftentimes confounded by the power of ingenuity, serendipity, and the strange, comical coincidence of life and how it proves, once again, that truth is ultimately stranger than fiction. From the amusing title story of the holdup that didn't happen, to the riveting account of scientists tracking Black Death through the arroyos, to the ironic account of how a black cowboy's commonsense intelligence destroyed the dogma of the Smithsonian Institution, master storyteller Tony Hillerman reveals the present and timeless past of one of America's most beautiful and haunting regions.
The Great Taos Bank Robbery
Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826365469
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This classic collection of nonfiction essays about life in New Mexico by the great Tony Hillerman remains a must read for anyone looking to understand the state’s unique charm. The vivid pieces in The Great Taos Bank Robbery paint an indelible portrait of life—with all its magnificent quirks and foibles—in the Land of Enchantment. Celebrating fifty years since its original 1973 release, this anniversary edition offers a new introduction by noted Hillerman biographer James McGrath Morris and a foreword by Anne Hillerman, introducing a new generation of readers to the magic of Tony Hillerman and New Mexico.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826365469
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This classic collection of nonfiction essays about life in New Mexico by the great Tony Hillerman remains a must read for anyone looking to understand the state’s unique charm. The vivid pieces in The Great Taos Bank Robbery paint an indelible portrait of life—with all its magnificent quirks and foibles—in the Land of Enchantment. Celebrating fifty years since its original 1973 release, this anniversary edition offers a new introduction by noted Hillerman biographer James McGrath Morris and a foreword by Anne Hillerman, introducing a new generation of readers to the magic of Tony Hillerman and New Mexico.
The Spell of New Mexico
Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826307767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Famous writers tell of the fascination of New Mexico.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826307767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Famous writers tell of the fascination of New Mexico.
Seldom Disappointed
Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780060505868
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
In this affectionate and unvarnished recollection of his past, Tony Hillerman looks at seventy-six years spent getting from hard-times farm boy to bestselling author. Using the gifts of a talented novelist and reporter, Hillerman draws brilliant portrait not just of his life, but of the world around him.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780060505868
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
In this affectionate and unvarnished recollection of his past, Tony Hillerman looks at seventy-six years spent getting from hard-times farm boy to bestselling author. Using the gifts of a talented novelist and reporter, Hillerman draws brilliant portrait not just of his life, but of the world around him.
The Boy Who Made Dragonfly
Author:
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826309105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
A Zuni myth first recorded a century ago.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826309105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
A Zuni myth first recorded a century ago.
Trump's America
Author: Scott Dikkers
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501172670
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Presents a satirical portrait of life during the presidency of Donald J. Trump.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501172670
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Presents a satirical portrait of life during the presidency of Donald J. Trump.
The Cummings Files: CONFIDENTIAL
Author: Arthur Mathews
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571365833
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
During a time of momentous events - BREXIT! A GENERAL ELECTION! A GLOBAL PANDEMIC! - the Government's chief adviser has been writing down his thoughts - in diaries, blog posts, on Post-it notes and any scrap of paper he can find. Discovered in an abandoned backpack on a train, we reveal the intriguing contents. These include: · The full story of the INFAMOUS TRIP TO DURHAM (and furious dash back to London while driving at speed with faulty eyesight) · The SHOCKING REVELATIONS of his 1995 Russian diary · FASCINATING secrets of CABINET ZOOM CALLS in which government ministers SHAKE IN TERROR when he asks them some very basic questions · What happened when he hit MICHAEL GOVE over the head with a PENCIL · His EXPLOSIVE REACTION to BORIS JOHNSON'S DEATH (and subsequent response when he found out the PM was still alive) · The sheer EXHILARATION of being DOMINIC CUMMINGS And much, much more . . .
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571365833
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
During a time of momentous events - BREXIT! A GENERAL ELECTION! A GLOBAL PANDEMIC! - the Government's chief adviser has been writing down his thoughts - in diaries, blog posts, on Post-it notes and any scrap of paper he can find. Discovered in an abandoned backpack on a train, we reveal the intriguing contents. These include: · The full story of the INFAMOUS TRIP TO DURHAM (and furious dash back to London while driving at speed with faulty eyesight) · The SHOCKING REVELATIONS of his 1995 Russian diary · FASCINATING secrets of CABINET ZOOM CALLS in which government ministers SHAKE IN TERROR when he asks them some very basic questions · What happened when he hit MICHAEL GOVE over the head with a PENCIL · His EXPLOSIVE REACTION to BORIS JOHNSON'S DEATH (and subsequent response when he found out the PM was still alive) · The sheer EXHILARATION of being DOMINIC CUMMINGS And much, much more . . .
The Mysterious West
Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061092622
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Edited by Tony Hillerman, the Southwest's foremost suspense writer, this first-ever collection of mystery stories set in the West contains 20 original entries by such luminary mystery writers as Marcia Muller, Susan Dunlap, and Robert Campbell.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061092622
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Edited by Tony Hillerman, the Southwest's foremost suspense writer, this first-ever collection of mystery stories set in the West contains 20 original entries by such luminary mystery writers as Marcia Muller, Susan Dunlap, and Robert Campbell.
Dance Hall of the Dead
Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833501639
Category : Chee, Jim (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two boys suddenly disappear, and Lt. Joe Leaphorn sets out to locate them. Three things complicate the search: an archaeological dig, a steel hypodermic needle, and the strange laws of the Zuni Indians. A riveting mystery from the bestselling author of Talking God and Skinwalkers.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833501639
Category : Chee, Jim (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two boys suddenly disappear, and Lt. Joe Leaphorn sets out to locate them. Three things complicate the search: an archaeological dig, a steel hypodermic needle, and the strange laws of the Zuni Indians. A riveting mystery from the bestselling author of Talking God and Skinwalkers.