A culinary history of the the Texas cattle country combines a real-life look at the world of the Texas cowpuncher from the perspective of the foods that they ate, discussing the unique ingredients that Mexican vaqueros, black cowboys, and others contributed to the cuisine and featuring a host of tem[...]
Who says cooking is for homebodies? Veteran Texas food writer Robb Walsh served as a judge at a chuck wagon cook-off, worked as a deckhand on a shrimp boat, and went mayhaw-picking in the Big Thicket. As he drove the length and breadth of the state, Walsh sought out the best in barbecue, burgers, ko[...]
This convenient, portable handbook presents the most essential and clinically oriented material from the classic three-volume reference, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, Sixth Edition. The editors have condensed selected chapters on neuro-ophthalmic examination and diseases and reorganiz[...]
The new Secret Avengers are ready to get started...but can they be the world's most eff ecti ve secret squad? Or will their personal issues tear them apart? Why not both? Three missions kick off at the same time, and nobody is ready except the bad guys Earth is endangered by falling S.H.I.E.L.D. sa[...]
It's Deadpool Deadpool Deadpool Deadpool Deadpool We heard that Deadpool raises sales so we're doing this early on. Just kidding, it's all about the art. Really. Anyway, as Coulson's investigation takes him to Peru, Black Widow, Spider-Woman and Hawkeye go after Lady Bullseye and Artaud Derrida. T[...]
Many of us would love to hold the attention of a crowd, a classroom, or just a group of our friends by telling them a great story. We have felt the pressure of a public presentation or the disappointment of a story that is ignored and we are ready for more.In "The Art of Storytelling," John Walsh ta[...]
The art and science of doing qualitative research involving children is the subject of this book. Elizabeth Graue and Daniel Walsh discuss the research process, dealing succinctly with generic issues but emphasizing where work with children presents its own particular challenges. Part One looks acro[...]
In celebration of the 100th New Directions celebrates the Pablo anniversary of Pablo Neruda's birth, New Neruda Centennial. Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D. Walsh and fully bilingual. Residence on Earth is perhaps Neruda's greates[...]
A practical cookbook and guided tour of Texas barbecue lore combines eighty-five closely guarded recipes with master tips and more than 100 years of history, from turn-of-the-century squirrel roasts to a month-by-month list of statewide cook-offs. Original.[...]
A companion to the new deluxe edition of "Olive, the Other Reindeer"and a wonderful Christmas gift in its own rightthis advent calendar offers an engaging and interactive way to count down to Christmas. And just like Olive is no ordinary "reindeer," this is no ordinary advent calendar! Featuring an [...]
White Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London's streets to labor in the tobac[...]
A faded scrapbook reveals secrets that reconnect old friends in a place called Sweethaven. Campbell Carter has come to Sweethaven in search of answers about her mother's history. Just before losing a battle with cancer, Suzanne Carter sent letters to childhood friends from her hometown of Sweethave[...]
Have we really heard the message of Colossians? Is this New Testament book just another religious text whose pretext is an ideological grab for dominating power? Reading Colossians in context, ancient and contemporary, can perhaps give us new ears to hear.In this innovative and refreshing book Brian[...]
A Denim Story is a beautifully photographed and styled volume weaving visual tales of classic American denim looks throughout the decades. Comprising archival images of inspirational denim style - featuring such icons as Marilyn Monroe, Jane Birkin, Patti Smith, and Kate Moss, among others - and loo[...]