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Did you know that the Bible foretold of this event almost 2,000 years ago?<br /> <br /> In the book of Revelation 13:16-18, we read,<br /> <br /> "He (the false prophet who deceives many by his miracles--Revelation 19:20) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.<br /> <br /> Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666."<br /> <br /> Referring to the last generation, this could only be speaking of a cashless society. Why? Revelation 13:17 tells us that we cannot buy or sell unless we receive the mark of the beast. If physical money was still in use, we could buy or sell with one another without receiving the mark. This would contradict scripture that states we need the mark to buy or sell!<br /> <br /> These verses could not be referring to something purely spiritual as scripture references two physical locations (our right hand or forehead) stating the mark will be on one "OR" the other. If this mark was purely spiritual, it would indicate both places, not one OR the other.<br /> <br /> This is where it really starts to come together. It is shocking how accurate the Bible is concerning the implantable RFID microchip. These are notes from a man named Carl Sanders who worked with a team of engineers to help develop this RFID chip<br /> <br /> "Carl Sanders sat in seventeen New World Order meetings with heads-of-state officials such as Henry Kissinger and Bob Gates of the C.I.A. to discuss plans on how to bring about this one-world system. The government commissioned Carl Sanders to design a microchip for identifying and controlling the peoples of the world—a microchip that could be inserted under the skin with a hypodermic needle (a quick, convenient method that would be gradually accepted by society).<br /> <br /> Carl Sanders, with a team of engineers behind him, with U.S. grant monies supplied by tax dollars, took on this project and designed a microchip that is powered by a lithium battery, rechargeable through the temperature changes in our skin. Without the knowledge of the Bible (Brother Sanders was not a Christian at the time), these engineers spent one-and-a-half-million dollars doing research on the best and most convenient place to have the microchip inserted.<br /> <br /> Guess what? These researchers found that the forehead and the back of the hand (the two places the Bible says the mark will go) are not just the most convenient places, but are also the only viable places for rapid, consistent temperature changes in the skin to recharge the lithium battery. The microchip is approximately seven millimeters in length, .75 millimeters in diameter, about the size of a grain of rice. It is capable of storing pages upon pages of information about you. All your general history, work history, criminal record, health history, and financial data can be stored on this chip.<br /> <br /> Brother Sanders believes that this microchip, which he regretfully helped design, is the "mark" spoken about in Revelation 13:16–18. The original Greek word for "mark" is "charagma," which means a "scratch or etching." It is also interesting to note that the number 666 is actually a word in the original Greek. The word is "chi xi stigma," with the last part, "stigma," also meaning "to stick or prick." Carl believes this is referring to a hypodermic needle when they poke into the skin to inject the microchip."<br /> <br /> Mr. Sanders asked a doctor what would happen if the lithium contained within the RFID microchip leaked into the body. The doctor replied by saying a terrible sore would appear in that location. This is what the book of Revelation says:<br /> <br /> "And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial on the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore on the men which had the mark of the beast, and on them which worshipped his image" (Revelation 16:2).<br /> <br /> You can read more about it here--and to also understand the mystery behind the number 666: <a href="http://51.158.236.10/index.php/campaigns/cs919za9y1e83/track-url/vr927hyg2j0fb/e531e6379511c430f1a420edd27da0f0537de7e6">TRUTHBIBLE.US</a><br /> <br /> The third angel's warning in Revelation 14:9-11 states,<br /> <br /> "Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, 'If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.'"<br /> <br /> "The coming of the lawless one (the Antichrist) is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)"<br /> <br /> Who is Barack Obama, and why is he still in the public scene?<br /> <br /> So what about his name? The meaning of someone's name can say a lot about a person. God throughout history has given names to people that have a specific meaning tied to their lives. How about the name Barack Obama? Let us take a look at what may be hiding beneath the surface.<br /> <br /> Jesus says in Luke 10:18, "...I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven."<br /> <br /> The Hebrew Strongs word (H1299) for "lightning": "bârâq" (baw-rawk)<br /> <br /> In Isaiah chapter 14, verse 14, we read about Lucifer (Satan) saying in his heart:<br /> <br /> "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High."<br /> <br /> In the verses in Isaiah that refer directly to Lucifer, several times it mentions him falling from the heights or the heavens. The Hebrew word for the heights or heavens used here is Hebrew Strongs 1116: "bamah"--Pronounced (bam-maw')<br /> <br /> In Hebrew, the letter "Waw" or "Vav" is often transliterated as a "U" or "O," and it is primarily used as a conjunction to join concepts together. So to join in Hebrew poetry the concept of lightning (Baraq) and a high place like heaven or the heights of heaven (Bam-Maw), the letter "U" or "O" would be used. So, Baraq "O" Bam-Maw or Baraq "U" Bam-Maw in Hebrew poetry similar to the style written in Isaiah, would translate literally to "Lightning from the heights." The word "Satan" in Hebrew is a direct translation, therefore "Satan."<br /> <br /> So when Jesus told His disciples in Luke 10:18 that He beheld Satan fall like lightning from heaven, if this were to be spoken by a Jewish Rabbi today influenced by the poetry in the book of Isaiah, he would say these words in Hebrew--the words of Jesus in Luke 10:18 as, and I saw Satan as Baraq O Bam-Maw.<br /> <br /> The names of both of Obama's daughters are Malia and Natasha. If we were to write those names backward (the devil does things in reverse) we would get "ailam ahsatan". Now if we remove the letters that spell "Alah" (Allah being the false god of Islam), we get "I am Satan". Coincidence? I don't think so.<br /> <br /> Obama's campaign logo when he ran in 2008 was a sun over the horizon in the west, with the landscape as the flag of the United States. In Islam, they have their own messiah that they are waiting for called the 12th Imam, or the Mahdi (the Antichrist of the Bible), and one prophecy concerning this man's appearance is the sun rising in the west.<br /> <br /> "Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— saying with a loud voice, 'Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.'" (Revelation 14:6-7)<br /> <br /> Why have the words of Jesus in His Gospel accounts regarding His death, burial, and resurrection, been translated into over 3,000 languages, and nothing comes close (the Quran about 110 languages)? Because the same Spirit of God (YHVH) who created all people likewise transcends all people; therefore the power of His Word is not limited by people; while all other religions are man-made, therefore they tend to primarily stay within their own culture. The same God who speaks to all people through His creation of the heavens and earth that draws all people around the world likewise has sent His Word to the ends of the earth so that we may come to personally know Him to be saved in spirit and in truth through His Son Jesus Christ.<br /> <br /> Jesus stands alone among the other religions that say to rightly weigh the scales of good and evil and to make sure you have done more good than bad in this life. Is this how we conduct ourselves justly in a court of law? Bearing the image of God, is this how we project this image into reality?<br /> <br /> Our good works cannot save us. If we step before a judge, being guilty of a crime, the judge will not judge us by the good we have done, but rather by the crimes we have committed. If we as fallen humanity, created in God's image, pose this type of justice, how much more a perfect, righteous, and Holy God?<br /> <br /> God has brought down His moral laws through the 10 commandments given to Moses at Mt. Siani. These laws were not given so we may be justified, but rather that we may see the need for a savior. They are the mirror of God's character of what He has written in our hearts, with our conscious bearing witness that we know that it is wrong to steal, lie, dishonor our parents, murder, and so forth.<br /> <br /> We can try and follow the moral laws of the 10 commandments, but we will never catch up to them to be justified before a Holy God. That same word of the law given to Moses became flesh about 2,000 years ago in the body of Jesus Christ. He came to be our justification by fulfilling the law, living a sinless perfect life that only God could fulfill.<br /> <br /> The gap between us and the law can never be reconciled by our own merit, but the arm of Jesus is stretched out by the grace and mercy of God. And if we are to grab on, through faith in Him, He will pull us up being the one to justify us. As in the court of law, if someone steps in and pays our fine, even though we are guilty, the judge can do what is legal and just and let us go free. That is what Jesus did almost 2,000 years ago on the cross. It was a legal transaction being fulfilled in the spiritual realm by the shedding of His blood with His last word's on the cross crying out, "It is finished!" (John 19:30).<br /> <br /> For God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23). This is why in Isaiah chapter 53, where it speaks of the coming Messiah and His soul being a sacrifice for our sins, why it says it pleased God to crush His only begotten Son.<br /> <br /> This is because the wrath that we deserve was justified by being poured out upon His Son. If that wrath was poured out on us, we would all perish to hell forever. God created a way of escape by pouring it out on His Son whose soul could not be left in Hades but was raised and seated at the right hand of God in power.<br /> <br /> So now when we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), where God no longer sees the person who deserves His wrath, but rather the glorious image of His perfect Son dwelling in us, justifying us as if we received the wrath we deserve, making a way of escape from the curse of death; now being conformed into the image of the heavenly man walking in a new nature, and no longer in the image of the fallen man Adam.<br /> <br /> Now what we must do is repent and put our trust and faith in the savior, confessing and forsaking our sins, and to receive His Holy Spirit that we may be born again (for Jesus says we must be born again to see and enter the Kingdom of God in John chapter 3). This is not just head knowledge of believing in Jesus, but rather receiving His words, taking them to heart, so that we may truly be transformed into the image of God. Where we no longer live to practice sin, but rather turn from our sins and practice righteousness through faith in Him in obedience to His Word by reading the Bible.<br /> <br /> Our works cannot save us, but they can condemn us; it is not that we earn our way into everlasting life, but that we obey our Lord Jesus Christ:<br /> <br /> Jesus says,<br /> <br /> "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!' (Matthew 7:21-23)<br /> <br /> "And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him." (Hebrews 5:9)<br /> <br /> "Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.'<br /> <br /> Then He who sat on the throne said, 'Behold, I make all things new.' And He said to me, 'Write, for these words are true and faithful.'<br /> <br /> And He said to me, 'It is done! 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<br>WillWill Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-83374980707030693892013-01-17T04:49:00.001-06:002013-01-17T04:49:38.378-06:00<div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><a href="http://www.cumberlandfair.com/templates/beez/nextgt.php">http://www.cumberlandfair.com/templates/beez/nextgt.php</a> .</div></div>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-81918422891984772842010-05-11T08:33:00.001-05:002010-05-11T08:33:58.711-05:00State of Disobience - Tom Kratman<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><BR> <H1><FONT size=4><IMG style="WIDTH: 216px" alt="A State of Disobedience" src="http://www.fortliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/a-state-of-disobedience.jpg" width=390 height=214>A State of Disobedience</FONT></H1><SMALL><STRONG>Review by </STRONG><A title="Posts by Arnold Vintner" href="http://www.fortliberty.org/author/arnold-vintner/"><FONT color=#154a7f><STRONG>Arnold Vintner</STRONG></FONT></A><STRONG> on May 5, 2010 at 1:21 am in the Fort Liberty Blog</STRONG></SMALL><BR> <DIV>I recently read Tom Kratman's speculative fiction novel <EM>A State of Disobedience</EM> and I think it's worth recommending. The book was published in 2003 and is set in the near future.</DIV> <DIV>John Ringo describes <EM>A State of Disobedience</EM> as "Probably the most realistic depiction of the second American revolution ever written" and I find it difficult to disagree with his assessment. In a way the book reminds me of Robert Heinlein's masterpiece political novel <EM>The Moon is a Harsh Mistress</EM>.<EM> </EM>Both of these tomes are almost as much manuals for revolution as they are entertainment, but neither fails to entertain.<EM><BR></EM></DIV> <DIV>Kratman's work starts off slow but picks up nicely due to extremely well-made characters. Tom pours heart and soul into building a large number of realistic three dimensional characters to move the plot of the novel forward.</DIV> <DIV>The author borrows heavily from the dark events that led to the murders of the children of Waco, Texas during the Clinton administration. The main antagonist is an obvious caricature of Hillary Clinton, no one having been able to foresee that George Soros would be able to push Hillary out of the Democratic nomination in 2008." Read more ....</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.fortliberty.org/a-state-of-disobedience.html">http://www.fortliberty.org/a-state-of-disobedience.html</A></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-7541838605032984252010-05-11T08:22:00.001-05:002010-05-11T08:22:44.745-05:00Spoken from the Heart - Laura Bush<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><IMG alt="" src="http://media.npr.org/assets/artslife/books/2010/05/spoken-from-the-heart/spoken_custom.jpg?t=1273176099" jQuery1273583948203="9"> Vermont Public Radio carries NPR's "All Things Considered" gesture toward Laura Bush's biography. It begins "In her eight years at the White House, former first lady Laura Bush had a <EM>Mona Lisa</EM> quality to her. That smile -- was it one of peace, one of joy, or was it a mask? Perhaps all three. In her new memoir, <EM>Spoken from the Heart,</EM> Laura Bush writes about her life, from her early years -- her childhood in Midland, Texas, and the night she was at the wheel when a car accident left a classmate dead -- to her experiences in the White House during her husband's two terms. </DIV> <DIV>Bush begins the book with an early memory that reflects part of "a pervasive loss for my family." When she was 2 years old, her mother, Jenna Welch, gave birth to a baby boy who did not survive long enough to leave the Western Clinic in the family's hometown, deep in west Texas. He was not the only baby lost to the Welch family." Read more at </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.vpr.net/npr/126555926/">http://www.vpr.net/npr/126555926/</A></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-86795480130185442010-05-11T08:17:00.001-05:002010-05-11T08:17:39.475-05:00Enron and Horton Foote's Orphans on Broadway<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><EM>The New York Times</EM> reports for your information two plays there, that may come to a stage near you.</DIV> <DIV><BR><A title="More articles about Enron." href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/enron/index.html?inline=nyt-org"><FONT color=#004276><STRONG>ENRON</STRONG></FONT></A><STRONG>';</STRONG><SPAN class=description>This flashy but labored economics lesson, written by Lucy Prebble and directed by Rupert Goold, works overtime to make entertaining spectacle out of a certain Texas energy company's self-destruction. But the realization sets in early that this British-born exploration of smoke-and-mirrors finances isn't much more than smoke and mirrors itself (2:20). <SPAN class=location>Broadhurst Theater, 235 West 44th Street</SPAN> , (212) 239-6200, telecharge.com. (Brantley)</SPAN><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none" class=dtstart title=20100506>20100506</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=vevent><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none" class=dtstart title=20100506></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=vevent><SPAN class=bold><SPAN class=summary><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=vevent><SPAN class=bold><SPAN class=summary><STRONG>'THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE' </STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=description>On the basis of the three-work production that begins this New York premiere, <A title="" href="http://movies.nytimes.com/person/24162/Horton-Foote?inline=nyt-per"><FONT color=#004276>Horton Foote</FONT></A>'s heart-piercing nine-play family album about growing up lonely in early-20th-century Texas should be the great adventure of the theater season. Directed with cinematic fluidity by Michael Wilson (2:50). <SPAN class=location>Signature Theater at Peter Norton Space, 555 West 42nd Street, Clinton</SPAN> , (212) 244-7529, <A href="http://signaturetheatre.org/" target=_><FONT color=#004276>signaturetheatre.org</FONT></A>. (Brantley)</SPAN><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none" class=dtstart title=20100506>20100506</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-14297527986954049702010-05-11T08:02:00.001-05:002010-05-11T08:02:04.747-05:00Deidre Kelly (Hall) Interview by Cindy Bauer<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Cindy Bauer interviews Houston Christian author Deidre Kelly (Hall)</DIV> <DIV><A onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWn4kvWUwaJDXyVz1kO_j9RFLl89WVeYCMRPDehQlOQmVuFc5Aw2Y_fxHv7x5VyUuLc3s4-AhkvVtgajQ6qvxVXJ6jxfpP5rD0tep19W1leCqM4k98gV2X54MNazKUw2BJ2bO-hBhDBw/s1600/Deirdre+Kelley-Hall+Head+Shot.JPG"><IMG style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: pointer" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457891010557891074 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWn4kvWUwaJDXyVz1kO_j9RFLl89WVeYCMRPDehQlOQmVuFc5Aw2Y_fxHv7x5VyUuLc3s4-AhkvVtgajQ6qvxVXJ6jxfpP5rD0tep19W1leCqM4k98gV2X54MNazKUw2BJ2bO-hBhDBw/s400/Deirdre+Kelley-Hall+Head+Shot.JPG"></A></DIV> <DIV>It begins: "<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 100%"><B>Q: Tell us what makes you proud to be a writer from <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PLACE st="on"><ST1:CITY st="on">Houston</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE st="on">Texas</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>?</B></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 100%"><B><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: arial"></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: arial" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 100%"><B>A: </B>There are so many wonderful writers from <ST1:STATE st="on"><ST1:PLACE st="on">Texas</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE>, I am very proud to be among them. There is so much diversity in <ST1:STATE st="on"><ST1:PLACE st="on">Texas</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE>; this helps lay a foundation for<B> </B>a great variety of experiences and interesting points of view that allows for truly unique storylines" Read more at:</SPAN></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: arial" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 100%"></SPAN><BR><A href="http://interviewsbycindy.blogspot.com/2010/04/books-in-sync-author-spotlight.html">http://interviewsbycindy.blogspot.com/2010/04/books-in-sync-author-spotlight.html</A></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-23071211472811363832010-05-11T07:20:00.001-05:002010-05-11T07:20:44.124-05:00Texas Mystery Novels<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><FONT size=5>Misterreereader</FONT> revives our interest in Texas mystery writers with a posting of over 20 titles and 12 authors. The authors include Susan Wittig Albert; . – Jay Brandon – Bill Crider. – Ben Rehder – Chris Rogers – Barbara Burnett Smith – Karen MacInerney - Leann Sweeney – Rick Riordan - Cindy Daniel - DR Meredith- Livia J. Washburn . Check the full list with primary sleuths and settings at</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://misterreereeder.blogspot.com/2010/05/monday-mystery-theme-texas-revisited.html">http://misterreereeder.blogspot.com/2010/05/monday-mystery-theme-texas-revisited.html</A></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-91260804595865156912010-05-04T17:25:00.001-05:002010-05-04T17:25:38.393-05:00From Abercrombie to the Violet Crown - Burneson<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><STRONG>Mike Cox at the Lone Star Book blog</STRONG> has perked up and informs us of a new volume on neighborhood history in Austin.</DIV> <DIV>"From Abercrombie to the Violet Crown, A History-in-Progress: Brentwood and Crestview, Austin, Texas" by <STRONG>Susan Burneson</STRONG>. (Available from the author at nimbus@austin.rr.com, $20.)</DIV> <DIV>Mike titles his article and begins: "</DIV> <H3 class="post-title entry-title"><A href="http://lonestarbooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-on-crestview-brings-back-lot-of.html"><FONT color=#956839>Book on Crestview brings back a lot of memories</FONT></A> </H3> <DIV class=post-header> <DIV class=post-header-line-1></DIV></DIV> <DIV class="post-body entry-content">"My home life didn't quite stack up to "Leave It To Beaver" level in 1958, but all these decades later, it's easy to understand why so many of us who were there tend to look back at the 1950s as an idyllic time.<BR>You know. Safe streets. No TAKS tests or whatever they're called now. Homemade Halloween candy. Life in the suburbs, at least in Austin, Texas, USA was generally good.<BR>A year after Russia shocked the world by launching the first man-made satellite, I lived in the Crestview neighborhood in Austin. Just a block from our duplex was the Crestview Shopping Center that in one small area provided for most of our day-to-day needs. We could shop at a small grocery store (still in business all these years later), a drug store (yep, still here), a dry cleaners, and a hardware-variety store." Read more of Mike's essay:</DIV> <DIV class="post-body entry-content"><A href="http://lonestarbooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-on-crestview-brings-back-lot-of.html">http://lonestarbooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-on-crestview-brings-back-lot-of.html</A></DIV> <DIV class="post-body entry-content"><IMG id=Image1_img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQsBSB-hFsOw25ZeiebmNCsg6u-JWfEA7yFFZ0T0yCGOcqfXZVIjwzJiAfG9WKRBvyt44kkJSk50EYUdpTRbDO9zSIxqAJ4FGnvrRCTVMX9xqz7o35gdPig0968VSTRJMnHaa3NpjXz2I/s150/MikeCoxAuthorth.jpg" width=75 height=85> This is Mike, still ranging after all these years!</DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-51745190729449952492010-05-04T10:57:00.001-05:002010-05-04T10:57:41.734-05:00General and Monaville, Texas - Joe Bax<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV id=yiv1432438536> <DIV id=coverimgFloat> <DIV><IMG border=0 alt="Joe G. Bax" align=center src="http://www.emeraldbookcompany.com/authors/bax/images/bax_sm.jpg"> JOE BAX, rancher, lawyer, author</DIV> <DIV>A few months ago I was browsing a B&N bookstore and saw an interesting book. It was short so I picked it up and began reading its 168 pages. Finished it before I left the store. Reconstruction period Texas with the old man and his family patching things together until racial strife emerges. The story reveals a portion of Texas not often revealed - many in Texas besides the previous slaves really didn't like the degradation of the institution and the lingering virulence. The story is tight and moves well. It's good for the young reader as well as adults. Get a copy.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.emeraldbookcompany.com/authors/bax/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.emeraldbookcompany.com/authors/bax/</A></DIV> <DIV>Other reviews:</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://texas-history-page.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-of-general-and-monaville-texas.html">http://texas-history-page.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-of-general-and-monaville-texas.html</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://irenewatson.typepad.com/readerviews/2009/08/the-general-and-monaville-texas.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://irenewatson.typepad.com/readerviews/2009/08/the-general-and-monaville-texas.html</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://detweilermom.blogspot.com/2010/04/general-and-monaville-texas-by-joa-g.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://detweilermom.blogspot.com/2010/04/general-and-monaville-texas-by-joa-g.html</A></DIV> <DIV><IMG border=0 alt="The General and Monaville, Texas cover" align=center src="http://www.emeraldbookcompany.com/authors/bax/images/bax_cvr_sm.jpg"></DIV></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-69330904341216464992010-05-04T10:14:00.001-05:002010-05-04T10:14:58.809-05:00Kirkus is Dead ! Kirkus Is Alive !<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><FONT size=5>Kirkus Reviews</FONT> ( <A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/">http://www.kirkusreviews.com</A> ) , established in 1933 was declared dead a few months ago until the Indiana Pacers' owner bought it and kept it alive. Their reviews appear early in the publishing stream and known for their saucy commentary. Kirkus is a mainstay for libraries and bookstores and the subscription is hefty. A search for "Texas" at the main page brings up a variety of titles (see below) with initial nubbets of the books' reviews; to see the full review, you'll need to subscribe. For example,</DIV> <DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#000000 width=1><IMG src="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/images/spacer.gif" width=1 height=1></TD> <TD bgColor=#ffffff width=2><IMG src="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/images/spacer.gif" width=2 height=1></TD> <TD bgColor=#ffffff vAlign=top width="100%"> <STYLE> <link rel='stylesheet' href='/kirkusreviews/inc/css/style.css' type='text/css'/> </STYLE> <BR> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#9d1f0d width="100%"> <B class=reverse>Search Results</B></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><IMG src="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/images/spacer.gif" width=400 height=1></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><B><FONT color=#bd1b21>1</FONT></B> <A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search_controller.do?searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH_PAGE&startDate=02/03/2010&endDate=05/04/2010&cf=&ct=&cu=&rpp=10&sb=REFERENCE_DATE&so=DESC&ti=2&tp=vnuTaxoPool&numRet=200&src=&showAbs=true&srchMeta=true&shwTotal=true&metaSrchNum=250&numMeta=20&pi=&pubList=Kirkus Reviews&kw=texas&au=&mt=&mv=&esindct=false&pageNo=2">2</A> <A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search_controller.do?searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH_PAGE&startDate=02/03/2010&endDate=05/04/2010&cf=&ct=&cu=&rpp=10&sb=REFERENCE_DATE&so=DESC&ti=2&tp=vnuTaxoPool&numRet=200&src=&showAbs=true&srchMeta=true&shwTotal=true&metaSrchNum=250&numMeta=20&pi=&pubList=Kirkus Reviews&kw=texas&au=&mt=&mv=&esindct=false&pageNo=2">Next</A> <A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search_controller.do?searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH_PAGE&startDate=02/03/2010&endDate=05/04/2010&cf=&ct=&cu=&rpp=10&sb=REFERENCE_DATE&so=DESC&ti=2&tp=vnuTaxoPool&numRet=200&src=&showAbs=true&srchMeta=true&shwTotal=true&metaSrchNum=250&numMeta=20&pi=&pubList=Kirkus Reviews&kw=texas&au=&mt=&mv=&esindct=false&pageNo=2">Last</A> <!-- SCROLLER ENDS --></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT class=body> <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 bgColor=#dedede align=left> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=480 align=left><B>Search Criteria:</B><BR><FONT color=#000000 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Keyword(s): texas<BR>Total Records: 20<BR>Date Range: 02/03/2010 to 05/04/2010<BR>Publication(s): Kirkus Reviews <BR>Sorted By: <FONT color=#000000 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B>Date</B></FONT> <FONT color=#000000 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>in</FONT> <FONT color=#000000 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B>Descending</B></FONT> <FONT color=#000000 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>order.</FONT> <BR></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT class=body> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004086759">KEEPER</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>On a day when everything goes wrong, a little girl relies on the magic of the blue moon to turn things around. Since her mother swam away seven years ago, ten-year-old Keeper has lived happily with Signe on a remote slice of Texas coast, convinced<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>May 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Appelt, Kathi<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004086841">THE FACULTY CLUB</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Jeremy Davis thinks he has it made: Mere days after starting school, a high-ranking professor asks him to be his research assistant; a beautiful and brilliant classmate expresses interest in him; and he is courted by an exclusive club that<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>May 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Tobey, Danny<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004081835">ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NORMAL</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Novelist and short-story writer Monroe (English/Texas State Univ.; Shambles, 2004, etc.) adopted Marie, an African-American baby, and raised her in the West Texas countryside where single female professors were an oddity and single white women with<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Apr 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Monroe, Debra<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004081858">BELLY UP</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Twelve-year-old Teddy is a world traveler with a wildlife-photojournalist father and a mother who does gorilla research. Stateside, the family lives at FunJungle, the world's biggest and newest state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, the pet project of<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Apr 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Gibbs, Stuart<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004079135">RICHARD WRIGHT</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>This book, part of the publisher's series of short biographies of prominent African-Americans, isn't intended to deliver new information or surprising insights into the life and work of Richard Wright (1908–60). But given that the two major<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Apr 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Wallach, Jennifer Jensen<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004079116">LYNDON B. JOHNSON</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Washington Monthly founder Peters (Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World, 2005, etc.) paints a mostly unpleasant portrait of a fiercely ambitious climber who<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Apr 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Peters, Charles<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004075446">WELCOME TO UTOPIA</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>The author starts slowly, but once she gets rid of the early-on clichs ("Roots are rare these days"), she emerges as a sensitive, candid and balanced observer of life in a town that is both everywhere and nowhere. Valby first tries to establish<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Mar 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Valby, Karen<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004075515">GALVESTON</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Violence shadowed Roy Cady's childhood in East Texas. His alcoholic father fell to his death; his mother killed herself. She had worked for a bar owner and racketeer, and at 17 Roy started working for him too. Eventually he moved to New Orleans and<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Mar 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Pizzolatto, Nic<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004075413">HOLLY BLUES</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Although traffic has been slow at her shops, China and her family—her husband Mike McQuaid, private eye and part-time college professor, his son Brian, and China's niece Caitlin—are making do. When Mike's former wife, Brian's mom Sally Strahorn,<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Mar 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Albert, Susan Wittig<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004073029">AT THE EDGE OF THE PRECIPICE</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Although Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas actually pressed for the passing of the separate bills that effectively became the Compromise of 1850, it was Kentucky Senator Henry Clay who hammered the various proposals by Northerners and Southerners<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Mar 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Remini, Robert V.</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-32075384157779280902010-05-04T10:12:00.000-05:002010-05-04T11:08:52.108-05:00Kirkus Is Dead ! Kirkus Is Alive !<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><FONT size=5>Kirkus Reviews</FONT> ( <A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com">http://www.kirkusreviews.com</A> ) , established in 1933 was declared dead a few months ago until the Indiana Pacers' owner bought it and kept it alive. Their reviews appear early in the publishing stream and known for their saucy commentary. Kirkus is a mainstay for libraries and bookstores and the subscription is hefty. A search for "Texas" at the main page brings up a variety of titles (see below) with initial nubbets of the books' reviews; to see the full review, you'll need to subscribe. 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Since her mother swam away seven years ago, ten-year-old Keeper has lived happily with Signe on a remote slice of Texas coast, convinced<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>May 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Appelt, Kathi<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004086841">THE FACULTY CLUB</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Jeremy Davis thinks he has it made: Mere days after starting school, a high-ranking professor asks him to be his research assistant; a beautiful and brilliant classmate expresses interest in him; and he is courted by an exclusive club that<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>May 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Tobey, Danny<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004081835">ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NORMAL</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Novelist and short-story writer Monroe (English/Texas State Univ.; Shambles, 2004, etc.) adopted Marie, an African-American baby, and raised her in the West Texas countryside where single female professors were an oddity and single white women with<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Apr 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Monroe, Debra<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004081858">BELLY UP</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Twelve-year-old Teddy is a world traveler with a wildlife-photojournalist father and a mother who does gorilla research. Stateside, the family lives at FunJungle, the world's biggest and newest state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, the pet project of<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Apr 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Gibbs, Stuart<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004079135">RICHARD WRIGHT</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>This book, part of the publisher's series of short biographies of prominent African-Americans, isn't intended to deliver new information or surprising insights into the life and work of Richard Wright (1908–60). But given that the two major<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Apr 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Wallach, Jennifer Jensen<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004079116">LYNDON B. JOHNSON</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Washington Monthly founder Peters (Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World, 2005, etc.) paints a mostly unpleasant portrait of a fiercely ambitious climber who<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Apr 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Peters, Charles<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004075446">WELCOME TO UTOPIA</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>The author starts slowly, but once she gets rid of the early-on clichs ("Roots are rare these days"), she emerges as a sensitive, candid and balanced observer of life in a town that is both everywhere and nowhere. Valby first tries to establish<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Mar 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Valby, Karen<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004075515">GALVESTON</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Violence shadowed Roy Cady's childhood in East Texas. His alcoholic father fell to his death; his mother killed herself. She had worked for a bar owner and racketeer, and at 17 Roy started working for him too. Eventually he moved to New Orleans and<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Mar 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Pizzolatto, Nic<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004075413">HOLLY BLUES</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Although traffic has been slow at her shops, China and her family—her husband Mike McQuaid, private eye and part-time college professor, his son Brian, and China's niece Caitlin—are making do. When Mike's former wife, Brian's mom Sally Strahorn,<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Mar 15, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Albert, Susan Wittig<BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><B><A href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004073029">AT THE EDGE OF THE PRECIPICE</A></B> <BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Although Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas actually pressed for the passing of the separate bills that effectively became the Compromise of 1850, it was Kentucky Senator Henry Clay who hammered the various proposals by Northerners and Southerners<BR></FONT><FONT color=#333333 size=1 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>Mar 01, 2010 - Kirkus Reviews - Remini, Robert V.<BR></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-62622638334495564612010-05-04T09:44:00.001-05:002010-05-04T09:44:30.909-05:00Texas Insitute of Letters Awards for 2009<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV class=hot-entry> <DIV><IMG style="WIDTH: 130px; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="Texas Institute of Letters" src="http://texasinstituteofletters.org/TIL_Logo.png"> <A href="http://texasinstituteofletters.org/" target=_blank><STRONG><FONT color=#29375a>The Texas Institute of Letters</FONT></STRONG></A> </DIV> <DIV>Lon Tinkle Award for excellence during a career, <STRONG>Larry L. King</STRONG> <BR>The Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction of 2009 to <STRONG>Scott Blackwood</STRONG> for <EM>We Agreed to Meet Just Here</EM>. </DIV> <DIV>Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Non-Fiction to <STRONG>Bryan Burrough</STRONG> for<EM> The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes</EM>, </DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" id=more class=entry-more> <DIV>Most Significant Scholarly Book Award to <STRONG>Emilio Zamora</STRONG> for <EM>Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs: Mexican Workers and Job Politics during World War II</EM>..<BR>Steven Turner Award for Best First Novel to <STRONG>John Pipkin</STRONG> for <EM>Woods Burner</EM>.<BR>Helen C. Smith Memorial Award for Best Book of Poetry to <STRONG>William Virgil Davis</STRONG> for <EM>Landscape and Journey</EM>.<BR>The Kay Cattarulla Award for Best Short Story to the late <STRONG>Marjorie Kemper</STRONG>, "Discovered America," in <EM>Southwest Review</EM>, Fall 2009. <BR>The O. Henry Award for Magazine Journalism to <STRONG>John Spong </STRONG>for "Holding Garmsir," in the <EM>Texas Monthly, issue January 2009.</EM><BR>The Fred Whitehead Award for Best Design of a Trade Book to <STRONG>Lindsay Starr</STRONG> for <EM>I Do Not Apologize for the Length of This Letter: The Mari Sandoz Letters on Native American Rights, 1940-1965</EM>, <BR>The Austin Public Library Friends Foundation Award for Best Children's Book ($500) to <STRONG>Gwendolyn Zepeda</STRONG> for her<EM> Sunflowers/Girasoles</EM>.</DIV></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-76464892754723828622010-05-03T08:27:00.001-05:002010-05-03T08:27:03.501-05:00Promised Lands - Elizabeth Crook<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><A onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FwglO1EGYzc/S8o88Ei2ekI/AAAAAAAAAEY/SA_2Q_RmRHY/s1600/promised234.jpg"><IMG style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 135px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461244500849883714 border=0 alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FwglO1EGYzc/S8o88Ei2ekI/AAAAAAAAAEY/SA_2Q_RmRHY/s200/promised234.jpg"></A>The "Random Book Review" begins its review with:</DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span>"So, I got the genre right this week. Honestly, though, I think I bit off a little more than I wanted to chew. </SPAN></SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span>Promised Lands</SPAN></SPAN></I><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span> is a novel written by Elizabeth Crook, and the darn thing took all week long to read because it's 509 pages in length. When I picked it out at the library, my husband gave me one of those wary looks and said, "You're not really going to read that, are you?" Oh, ye of little faith! Of course, I couldn't back down from the challenge in his tone, and needless to say, I made it through. And I'm glad, because it's actually a rather good read.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span>Promised Lands</SPAN></SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span> is a Western/Historical novel about the Texas Rebellion which started in 1835 and lasted until the spring of 1836. It was published in 1994 by Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. This novel has since been reissued by SMU Press as part of the Southwest Life and Letters series. Elizabeth Crook is the author of two other Western/Historical novels, one published before </SPAN></SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span>Promised Lands</SPAN></SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span>, and one published since, entitled </SPAN></SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span>The Night Journal</SPAN></SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span>, which won the 2007 Spur Award. She is a member of the Western Writers of America and The Texas Philosophical Society."</SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" class=Apple-style-span>Read more about it: <A href="http://therandombookreview.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-15-promised-lands.html">http://therandombookreview.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-15-promised-lands.html</A> </SPAN></SPAN></DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-62383940476990180482010-05-02T12:22:00.001-05:002010-05-02T12:22:04.223-05:00Lone Star Lit 101<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><U><FONT color=#800080></FONT></U><IMG class="avatar avatar-150 avatar-default" alt=Cyndi src="http://www.dogcanyon.org/wp-content/themes/dogcanyon/images/avatars/cyndi-hughes-150.jpg" width=150 height=150> <FONT size=5>Cindy Hughes</FONT> , Executive Director of the Writers League of Texas and founding director of the Texas Book Festival, provides an interesting list of Texas authors from the previous two decades in the "Dog Canyon." She calls it "Lone Star Lit 101." Includes literature, history, a wide variety of literary forms: Bestsellers, Prize winners, Westerns, Children's books, Poets, Journalists, Texas Monthly, Dang Good Books, Mysteries, Inspirational, Grand Dames, Romances, Science Fiction, and Historians. About 70 authors in all.</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.dogcanyon.org/2009/09/10/lone-star-lit-101/"></A> </DIV> <DIV>She says "Unlike so-called Southern literature, which tends to focus on family, the history of the south, and even race and Gothic mystique, Texas lit doesn't have a distinctive Texas voice or typical subject matter. That is quite okay with me. Why should Texas writers echo one another and all be forced to write about Texas? I would argue that the fact that Texas writers crank out such an amazing variety of books makes our literary scene the most vibrant in the whole United States. Take <EM>that, </EM>Big Apple!"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Folks at the Parlor and Bookshelf suggest that the lack of a distinctive voice simply marks Texas as a large and diverse community where the wide open spaces also reflect the wide open minds of Texans.</DIV> <DIV>Read more about it: <A href="http://www.dogcanyon.org/2009/09/10/lone-star-lit-101/">http://www.dogcanyon.org/2009/09/10/lone-star-lit-101/</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></td></tr></table>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-31255980900247201132010-04-06T10:59:00.001-05:002010-04-06T10:59:25.318-05:00Houston Romance Writers review column - Thacker<div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><DIV></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><IMG class=imgborder border=0 alt="" src="http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/author/teri1_44076_2009-02-04%2020-16-42.250.jpg" width=90 height=75> Teri Thacker, a romance writer herself,</STRONG> writes for the <EM><STRONG>Examiner</STRONG></EM> - book reviews of Houston area romance novelists whose settings often, but not always, are in Texas and Houston. See more revealed at <A href="http://www.examiner.com/x-3098-Houston-Romance-Novels-Examiner"><FONT color=#0000bf>http://www.examiner.com/x-3098-Houston-Romance-Novels-Examiner</FONT></A></DIV></div>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-17228234524874663012010-04-06T10:01:00.001-05:002010-04-06T10:01:17.700-05:002010 WesternWriters Spur Awards<div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>The Western Writers Association</STRONG> has announced its current winners. Some are Texana, including:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <P><FONT size=3><SPAN class=xn-person>Robert Flynn's</SPAN> <EM>Echoes of Glory</EM> (published by <SPAN class=xn-org>Texas Christian University</SPAN> Press) won for Best Western Long Novel </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3>Nonfiction-Biography: David C. Humphrey, <EM>Peg Leg</EM> (Texas State Historical Association).<BR>Nonfiction-Contemporary: Charles H. Harris III and Louis R. Sadler, <EM>The Secret War in El Paso: Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue, 1906-1920</EM> (University of New Mexico Press).<BR>Check the list for others at </FONT><A href="http://www.westernwriters.org/spur_award_history.htm"><FONT color=#0000bf size=3>http://www.westernwriters.org/spur_award_history.htm</FONT></A><FONT size=3> where the lists go back to 1959.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3>The convention's in Knoxville in June.</FONT></P></DIV></div>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388570226187818818.post-58768822905227543122010-04-06T09:27:00.001-05:002010-04-06T09:27:47.898-05:00Fehrenbach and Conan the Barbarian<div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><DIV></DIV> <DIV> <H2 class=post-title><FONT size=3> <H2 class=post-title><FONT size=3><IMG style="WIDTH: 401px; HEIGHT: 142px" src="http://www.thecimmerian.com/wp-content/uploads/cimmerian_banner.jpg" width=712 height=227> Jim Cornelius at "The Cimmerian" writes about "T.R. Fehrenbach — Howardian historian." </FONT><FONT size=2>The essay makes clear the relationship between Robert E. Howard's (i.e., Conan the Barbarian, etc) historical sweep and that of Howard's Texas homeland. Folks at the Parlor would go so far as to say Conan was a Texan.</FONT></H2></FONT></H2> <P class=post-title>Read more at<FONT color=#0000bf> </FONT><A href="http://www.thecimmerian.com/?p=12454"><FONT color=#0000bf>http://www.thecimmerian.com/?p=12454</FONT></A></P> <H3 class=post-date> </H3></DIV></div>Will Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592693130037156660noreply@blogger.com0