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	Insiders' Guide to San Antonio  •  John Bigley  •  Paris Permenter GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES A guide to the sites, history and culture of San Antonio penned by locals. With black-and-white photos. (TEX57, $17.95)
	In a Narrow Grave, Essays on Texas  •  Larry McMurtry CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1989 •  PAPER  • 173 PAGES First published in 1968, this is a wide-ranging collection of essays on the Texan character. McMurtry covers topics such as rural Texas sexual behavior, cowboys, southwestern literature and country music. From the author of "Lonesome Dove." (TEX20, $13.00)
	Lone Star, A History of Texas and the Texans  •  T.R. Fehrenbach HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 784 PAGES A comprehensive, readable history of Texas from prehistory to the present, with particular focus on the Texan republic, secession, and the role of oil in the state. (TEX72, $26.00)
	San Antonio EasyFinder Map  •   Rand McNally Maps 2000 •  MAP A colorful tourist map of the city at a variety of scales, highlighting restaurants, hotels and shopping areas. (TEX56, $7.95)

	A Line in the Sand, The Alamo in Blood and Memory  •  James Stuart Olson  •  Randy Roberts   • HISTORY  •  An informative history of the Alamo and how it lives on in history texts, John Wayne movies and modern border wars. The authors make no bones about it: they want to debunk the Alamo myths, once and for all. (TEX47, $16.95)
	Gone to Texas, A History of the Lone Star State  •  Randolph Campbell   • HISTORY  •  A rich political history of the state with some welcome emphasis on its Mexican, African American, and Native American history. (TEX75, $39.95)
	Texas, A Modern History  •  David G. McComb   • HISTORY  •  A brief, entertaining history of Texas by a distinguished Texas historian. It covers the oil industry, land and nature, Spanish legacy, bluebonnet, Texas rangers and the "Texas mystique." (TEX24, $19.95)
	With Santa Anna in Texas, A Personal Narrative of the Revolution  •  Jose Enrique De La Pena  •  James E. Crisp  •  Carmen Perry   • HISTORY  •  An eyewitness account of the Mexican-American war by a Mexican officer. (TEX46, $16.95)
	Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation  •  John Phillip Santos   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An impassioned, affecting memoir of the Santos family's long history in Texas -- an American heartland which is also (as Santos reminds us here) an ancient Mexican homeland. (TEX49, $15.00)
	Sam Houston  •  James Haley   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The excellent biography is the product of fifteen years of research and unprecented access to a collection of Houston's personal papers. With 52 black-and-white illustrations. (TEX73, $24.95)
	The Raven, A Biography of Sam Houston  •  Marquis James   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A fascinating biography of Sam Houston, who was elected president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. (TEX33, $26.95)
	Three Roads to the Alamo, The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis  •  William Davis   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A triple biography of three American legends who died at the Alamo in 1836, with much attention paid to the events of that decisive battle. (TEX45, $20.00)
	San Antonio Legacy, Folklore and Legends of a Diverse People  •  Jose Cisneros  •  Daniel E. Everett   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of folk tales drawing from the diverse legacy of the frontier city of San Antonio. A blend of true and tall tales assembled by a former history professor. With 22 drawings by Cisneros. (TEX52, $14.95)
	All the Pretty Horses  •  Cormac McCarthy   • LITERATURE  •  The best-selling, coming-of-age novel of John Grady Cole, a 16-year-old boy who ventures from his Texas ranch across the Mexican border on horseback. (TEX22, $14.95)
	Texas  •  James Michener   • LITERATURE  •  In his inimitable style, Michener traces the history of the Lone Star State from the time of the American Indian to the oil barons of the 20th century. (TEX64, $8.99)
	The Gates of the Alamo  •  Stephen Harrigan   • LITERATURE  •  An engrossing, epic novel about the Alamo and such figures as James Bowie, David Crockett, William Travis, and Santa Anna. The climax is a vivid discrepition of the fall of the stronghold as seen through the eyes of both Mexican attackers and Texan defenders. (TEX74, $14.00)
	A Natural State, Essays on Texas  •  Stephen Harrigan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An excellent collection of essays evoking the natural environment of Texas. (TEX23, $14.95)

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