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The Rise of Aztlan!    by David Bergsland
Price: $3.99 USD. 190220 words. Published on January 17, 2010. .

There is a cherished myth of the new Hispanic majorities in the Southwest: an Aztec nation named Aztlan made up of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. An explosive Cinco de Mayo morning seals off the southern Rocky Mountains and brings an invasion from Chihuahua. New Mexico, Arizona, and California break away. The President accepts Aztlan’s birth on the world stage as legitimate.
Wild Foods of the Desert    by Darcy Williamson
Price: $7.99 USD. 44010 words. Published on April 11, 2010. .

Local eating at its most natural. This book was written in hopes of unveiling one of America's best kept secrets - delicacies of the desert. The high and low desert areas of the southwestern United States provide a cornucopia of solid foods ranging from succulent fruits to rich nuts; spicy seasonings to exotic meats, juicy berries to tangy vegetables.
Meatloaf - Quick, Easy & Budget Friendly    by Chefs Secret Vault 
Price: $3.99 USD. 3500 words. Published on July 15, 2010. .

Today's economic crunch calls for creative meals. Meatloaf is not only tasty and nutritious, but easy to prepare. Here’s 20 Best of the Best Top 20 meatloaf recipes from Chef's Secret Vault like (Cheesy Apple & Oat Meatloaf, Old South Meatloaf, Curried Meatloaf, Guy Approved Meatloaf, Italian Lovers Meatloaf, Mexican Meatloaf & Much More). Add some treasured recipes to your personal collection.
Arches National Park: Where Rock Meets Sky    by Nicky Leach
Price: $5.99 USD. 14230 words. Published by Jeff Nicholas on July 20, 2010. .

Arches National Park is one of the most popular national parks in the Southwest. This guide provides the visitor with all the information needed to fully appreciate the beauty to be discovered here. Award-winning author Nicky Leach provides the reader with an eloquently written tour of the park and its many attributes.
Mesa Verde National Park: Life-Earth-Sky    by Susan Lamb
Price: $5.99 USD. 14090 words. Published by Jeff Nicholas on August 13, 2010. .

First brought to the attention of the world in 1888, Mesa Verde has astonished and mesmerized countless visitors ever since. Spectacular cliff-side and mesa top dwellings reveal centuries of pre-columbian culture. Susan Lamb's evocative essays reveal and explain the story of this fascinationg American treasure.
Bryce Canyon National Park: The Desert's Hoodoo Heart    by Greer Chesher
Price: $5.99 USD. 12690 words. Published by Jeff Nicholas on August 13, 2010. .

Often humorously referred to as:"A hell of a place to lose a cow," Bryce Canyon National Park preserves one of the most astonishing landscapes in the American Southwest. Here the forces of erosion have sculpted a landscape that is among the most unique on all the world. Naturalist-author Greer K. Chesher delights the reader with her examination of this landscape's creation.
Firepower    by Steve Brewer
Price: $3.99 USD. 66050 words. Published on August 30, 2010. .

A thriller for our times! Veteran author Steve Brewer pits a hitman against Big Oil in the action-packed thriller FIREPOWER. Bob the hitman is sent to bump off a Silicon Valley scientist who's invented a new hydrogen fuel cell. Alice Porter's invention will stop global warming, but will also make oil obsolete. Soon, Bob and Alice are branded as terrorists and running for their lives.
In Love with Flying    by Kenneth Ford
Price: $4.99 USD. 59100 words. Published on September 3, 2010. .

Flying with and without an engine. In this engaging memoir, Kenneth Ford does more than provide tales from his fifty years of piloting light airplanes and gliders. He explains the kinds of lift that keep gliders aloft, the idiosyncrasies of "tail-draggers," the art of landing in a crosswind, and more. Adding to his own story, he crafts loving profiles of other aviators whom he met and admired.
Taos Soul: Love Stories, Heroes, and Wild Adventure    by John Hamilton Farr
Price: $2.99 USD. 50800 words. Published on October 12, 2010. .

Part memoir, nature writing, black comedy, confession, and journal of spiritual discovery, Taos Soul is a collection of 62 true stories about life in northern New Mexico. What’s it like to live in an old adobe house at 7,000 feet with only a wood stove for heat and coyotes howling just outside the door? What happens to your marriage when your wife moves 1,200 miles away? Every word is true.
Holding to the Light    by Mary Hanford Bruce
Price: $2.99 USD. 7560 words. Published by UCS PRESS  on October 27, 2010. .

Award-winning poet Mary Hanford Bruce explores her awakening consciousness and shares her pain and insights she experienced both in the United States and in the Third World. The original print edition was published after her two years as a Fulbright Scholar in Cameroon, Africa. She is known for her ability to say much in a few words, whether it is showing sorrow, lonliness, pain or wonderment.