Books

Texas Titles

The Making of "Top Dogs and Their Pets"

Bob Wade grins for the camera as Lone Star, his bearded dragon, perches on his head. “Sully” Sullenberger puts his captain’s hat on Twinkle, his Labrador retriever. Kinky Friedman sits beside Alice, his favorite pig, as she ignores the camera. Nigel Marven lets White Snake curl around his neck like a living necklace.

Beer Across Texas

Written by Travis E. Poling and Paul W. Hightower

Books

BURLAP HORSE TO HOST GRADY SPEARS

Native Texan and cowboy-turned-chef Grady Spears will debut his new book, Cooking the Cowboy Way: Recipes Inspired by Campfires, Chuck Wagons, and Ranch Kitchens at the Burlap Horse in Boerne, Texas on Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas Profiles of Organic Farmers and Ranchers Across the State

Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas Profiles
of Organic Farmers and Ranchers Across the State
by pamela walker, photographs by linda walsh
$23 | Texas A&M University Press

Historic Photos of Texas Oil by mike cox

Historic Photos of Texas Oil by mike cox
$40 | Turner Publishing Co.
Author and historian Mike Cox of Austin chronicles the major discoveries of black gold in Texas between 1880 and the 1960s through two hundred black and white vintage photographs. Trivia: John Wayne’s character in the 1968 movie Hellfighter was a composite based on the lives of Ward A. “Tex” Thornton and “Red” Adair.

Together, Alone A Memoir of Marriage and Place

Together, Alone A Memoir of Marriage and Place
by Susan Wittig Albert
$25 | University of Texas Press

A Bride in the Bargain

A Bride in the Bargain
by Deeanne Gist
$14 | Bethany House

TEN DEADLY TEXANS

Examining the worst outlaws Texas ever produced between the Civil War and the Great Depression, Ten Deadly Texans distinguishes fact from legend, in an entertaing but authentic fashion. The book tells stories of robberies, chases, and gunfights of such legendary figures like Jonh Wesley Hardin, "Wild Bill" Longley, and Clyde Barrow.

Unbridled Cowboy

A firsthand account of a man who, as the title suggests, was a defiant hell-raising cowpuncher in Texas. In this autobiography, the author recalls countless adventures usually reserved for a movie screen, including narrow escapes, undercover work with the Texas Rangers, and life on the railroads. A riveting look into the rich life of past Texans.