Gila!
Author: Les Simons
Publisher: Signet Book
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9780451110732
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Gila Country Legend
Author: Nancy Coggeshall
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2014-10-29
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 0826348254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe compelling biography of a unique western rancher constantly adjusting to the inroads of modernity into his traditional way of life.
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 1990-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780808531241
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA New York City boy's preconceived ideas of life in the West make him very apprehensive about the family's move there
Biology of Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards
Author: Daniel David Beck
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780520243576
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This is the first comprehensive treatment of the biology of the Monstersauria in nearly 50 years, during which time our knowledge has increased dramatically. It gives the reader an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolution, ecology, and behavior of gila monsters and beaded lizards, as well as insights into folklore, venom, and threats to the existence of these fabled animals."--William Cooper, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne "Beck is the foremost authority on these animals and has published extensively on them. He provides a highly readable and fascinating summary of their biology."--Jonathan Campbell, author of Venomous Reptiles of Latin America
Gordon McLendon
Author: Ronald Garay
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1992-03-17
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudents and others interested in radio history will be intrigued by this fast-paced biography of Gordon McLendon's career in the radio industry, touching also on his work in motion pictures and involvement in Texas politics. Following a glimpse into his childhood, education, and military career, Ronald Garay describes McLendon's station ownership and management in Palestine, Texas; the development of a major network, the Liberty Broadcasting System; his live and recreated baseball and football programs; and his skirmishes with the major league baseball establishment. Much attention is given to how McLendon re-invented radio and competed with television and print media through his Top 40 music hits, disc jockey programming, and the use of local news. Important concerns regarding station trafficking, editorializing, and public interests are considered as well in this extraordinary book.
The Texanist
Author: David Courtney
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2017-04-25
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 1477312978
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.
Massacre on the Gila
Author: Clifton B. Kroeber
Publisher:
Published: 1993-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780816513598
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The careful reconstruction of the September 1, 1857 battle at Maricopa Wells, combined with the thorough and well-written summary of available information on patterns of regional conflict, makes this book a valuable contribution to the ethnohistory of the middle Gila and Lower Colorado River area." --American Anthropologist "Rarely do the skills of historians and anthropologists mesh so admirably." --Western Historical Quarterly "Kroeber and Fontana are meticulous professionals. Their study of this neglected slice of Southwestern history deserves applause." --Evan S. Connell, Los Angeles Times Book Review "A rich feast for the curious and theorist alike." --Pacific Historical Review "Kroeber and Fontana describe a little-known event, provide an effective analysis of the cultures of Indian groups in southwestern Arizona, and attempt to understand the broader causes of warfare. The result is an interesting and provocative study." --Journal of American History
Bule Gila
Author: Bartele Santema
Publisher: Equinox Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9793780045
DOWNLOAD EBOOKbule gila (BU-leh GEE-lah) n Indonesian for "crazy foreigner" In a secluded corner of a shopping and entertainment complex in Jakarta lies a bar called BuGils. BuGils, a contraction of bule and gila (in addition to being the Indonesian word for 'naked'), has had the honor of hosting the most colorful collection of locals and foreigners Jakarta has ever seen. The manager of BuGils, Bartele Santema, has spent five years amongst these creatures and with a keen eye and sharp wit observed and documented their curious behavior. The Colonel who upsets everyone. The Brit who buys used socks. The second-hand newspaper seller who is smelled before he is seen. The cook who moonlights as a mystic. The Dutchman who gets new teeth. All of these -- and many more -- make up this collection of riotously funny stories of life in Jakarta as seen through the eyes of a foreigner.
The Night Flower: The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus
Author: Lara Hawthorne
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2024-01-09
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 153623284X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHawthorne delivers an exquisitely illustrated picture book about the Saguaro cactus which grows in the Sonoran desert in Arizona and its flower, which blooms only one night a year. Full color.
