Exploring the City Different

Elaine Pinkerton
$18.95, perfectbound
ISBN: 978-0-943734-53-8
Drawings by Eli Levin, maps, events

Fresh new edition invites you to ramble, stroll, walk, or hike this fascinating 400-year-old city in the heart of the West. Twelve pathways bring the reader among historic districts, up lofty Sun Mountain, to a lush watershed, along lively Canyon Road, into colorful arroyos, and much more. Illustrated with maps, fine drawings and new photographs.

Much of this ancient city's charm lies in what the visitor does not see at first glance. Elaine Pinkerton delves into the past to share the stories behind Santa Fe's buildings, streets and neighborhoods. She gives you bits of local color that are so much a part of the Southwest's "City Different."

Abundant maps and some two dozen fine drawings by notable Santa Fe artist Eli Levin illustrate fourteen fascinating discovery routes.

“Santa Fe On Foot is probably the most readable book about New Mexico’s state capital to come out in several years, Its definitely the book to take along on any outing around the old and new Santa Fe!”
— New Mexico Magazine

"This is a wonderful book...plenty of background historical material and a pleasurable reading experience as well."
— Going Places: The Guide to Travel Guides

Anna Christiana and Deborah J. Lindsey
$16.95
126 pages, perfectbound
ISBN: 978-0-943734-38-5
Over 150 recipes, cooking tips, drawings, historical anecdotes

New Orleans eating is claimed by many to be the best in the country. Now here's what New Orleanians really enjoy in the kitchens and dining rooms of the city's legendary neighborhoods along the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line.
Anna Christiana has provided great ingredients at her family's seafood shop for years. Now she shows you how to prepare Oysters Jambalaya, Crabmeat Quiche, Shark-in-a-Pirogue, Oyster Bread, and more!

Anna Christiana was a beloved figure in the Carrollton neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, with a warm welcome for everyone who dropped into her shop.

An Ancient American Cosmology

Anna Sofaer and The Solstice Project
$24.95
176 pages, 8" x 10" perfectbound
ISBN: 978-0-943734-46-0
Fully illustrated

The Solstice Project's investigations at Chaco Canyon since 1977 changed forever our picture of the ancient people who built that amazing complex--and why they did it. New light on the solstice markers, lunar and solar alignments, and insights into the enigmatic Chaco roads system are revealed in the nine important and richly illustrated papers in Chaco Astronomy: An Ancient American Cosmology.

Anna Sofaer, who encountered the now-famous "Sun Dagger" site in 1977, has pursued Chaco's cosmological enigmas for the past 30 years with remarkable determination, intelligence and insight. The Solstice Project she created has drawn an impressive gathering of talented researchers in several key disciplines. Here is the substance of their surprising findings.

”Here, for the first time in one accessible volume, is the research on the famous Anasazi Sun Dagger and other astronomical evidence from Chaco Canyon. Anna Sofaer's exciting, painstaking and challenging work remains essential for anyone fascinated by the skywatchng traditions of the Southwest.”
— Evan Hadingham, Editor, NOVA Science

A One Day Journey Through the Soul of New Mexico

Rhoda Barkan and Peter Sinclaire
$19.95
ISBN: 978-0-943734-42-2
136 pages, perfectbound
24 line drawings by John D. Rice, Jr.

Here is the perfect book to guide you through the enchanting high desert landscape that Georgia O'Keeffe called home. You explore Spanish villages, living Indian pueblos, Anasazi ruins, stunningly colorful landforms, and much more on this perfect highway adventure north from Santa Fe.

Georgia O'Keeffe, who became the nation's preeminent woman of art, fell in love with New Mexico's high desert landscape and made it her subject as well as her home.

Along the way you will visit the Santa Fe Opera, San Ildefonso Pueblo, O'Keeffe's home in Abiquiu, the Ghost Ranch, Echo Amphitheater, follow the serene Chama River, and consider side ventures to Valles Caldera, Los Alamos and Bandelier National Monument.

Detailed maps, handy markers for photo opportunities, a calendar of Pueblo Inidan ceremonials, glossary and pronunciation guide, and detailed suggestions for hiking and birding make this the essential travel companion to a unique corner of America overlooked by many travelers.

"This guidebook is a carefully designed and well-thought out companion for a road trip through northern New Mexico...a great book to lend to houseguests, to suggest to tourists and to just keep handy in the glove compartment."
— New Mexico Magazine

Her Life and Work in Her Own Words (compiled by some of her friends)

Peace Pilgrim
$16
ISBN: 978-0-943734-29-3
224 pages, perfectbound
Photographs, appendix, index

Here is the best-selling account of a most remarkable and determined American woman. Peace Pilgrim walked alone and penniless, with just the clothes on her back, as an engaging and compelling witness for peace from 1953 until 1981. “Walking until given shelter and fasting until given food,” she carried a simple yet powerfully enduring message of peace. She walked through every state, as well as in Canada and Mexico, speaking in classrooms and churches, encouraging others to find the inner peace she so clearly lived every moment of every day.

A few of her friends later gathered her writings and talks into this first-person account of Peace’s experiences and beliefs. Peace Pilgrim is now published in 18 languages, with over half a million copies in print. Included are photographs, news accounts of her journey, and a large section of questions and answers.

“Here is an American saint who transcended all national, religious, or sectarian bonds. Her life was her teaching.”
— Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior

“A wonderful lady, a wonderful book! It should be read by everybody who loves peace and the simple life.”
— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“A unique book by a unique woman. Highly recommended.”
— Library Journal

The Guide to National & State Register Sites

Marci L.Riskin, General Editor
$15.95
ISBN: 978-0-943734-40-8
160 pages, perfectbound
Over 100 photos, trails guide, foreword by Robert J. Torrez

Here is the indispensable guide to hundreds of historic and cultural treasures found in the Land of Enchantment! Created by the state's Historic Preservation office, this book includes every site on both State and National Registers. New Mexico's Historic Places gives accurate descriptions of key archaeological locations and the best examples from Native, Spanish, cowboy, mining, atomic age, railroading, and Route 66 eras.

"This is a wonderful, basic resource for anyone wanting to pursue a better acquaintance with New Mexico's past. Anyone will find it easy to enrich any trip along its highways and byways with this well-researched, meticulously organized, beautifully produced guide."
— David L. Caffey, New Mexico Book Talk

A Very Simple Guide

Compiled by Cheryl Canfield
$17 (new edition)
ISBN: 978-0-943734-55-2
224 pages, Perfectbound, line drawings

An authentic American sage, Peace Pilgrim walked the highways and byways of our land continually for nearly three decades. Cheerfully penniless, she carried into schools, churches, homes, and lives her simple message about attaining peace. Cheryl Canfield, one of the compilers of the original Peace Pilgrim book, has gathered 365 of Peace’s profound reflections—one for every day of the year—for people who want to integrate simple and potent spiritual truths into their lives.

Canfield suggests opening your morning with one of these passages, to set the tone for the day and again to reflect on it before retiring at night. She provides space with each to add your own inspirations. Peace Pilgrim’s Wisdom is a powerful companion for spiritual growth.

The Complete Guide to Flea-Enterprise

Cree McCree, illustrations by Betsy James
$16
150 pages, 6" x 9" perfectbound
ISBN: 978-0-943734-43-9
Clever drawings, useful appendix

Commerce is booming at flea markets across America, and expert vendor Cree McCree tells you how to cash in on this exciting marketplace in the Twentieth Anniversary edition of Flea Market America. Having sold wares happily and profitably from coast to coast, Cree tells you where to find the bargains, how the get the most for the least at rummage sales and auctions, how to price and display your wares, and how to choose a flea market specialty. She shares tips on building clientele loyalty, buying vintage clothing, avoiding rip-offs, doing restoration and repair, and much more. Delightful and useful drawings by Betsy James.

”An utterly delightful little masterpiece.”
— American Collector

“If you’re serious about becoming a professional flea market vendor, buy this book!”
— Jerry Stokes, founder National Flea Market Association

“In Flea Market America you’ll find a potential economic bonanza already being enjoyed by thousands.”
— Shop by Mail

“Recommended.” — Library Journal

Easy Day Trips from the Capital of the South

Lincoln S. Bates
$12.95
ISBN: 978-0-943734-27-9
160 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" perfectbound
Maps and 30 line drawings by Bonnie Lann

You'll discover the real South along the byways beyond the dazzle of Atlanta. In 36 easy day trips, Lincoln Bates guides you to romantic plantation homes, the gold mines of Dahlonega, Georgia's wine country, folk art meccas, a garden of 10,000 butterflies, and sites of the courage and carnage of the Civil War at Andersonville and Chickamauga--and much more! Easy to follow maps and directions, plus a special section of insider tips for enjoying Atlanta itself!

Atlanta’s Lincoln Bates has published several articles on travel and history.

Products of the state and how to prepare them.

Alice Stevens Tipton
$12
ISBN: 978-0-943734-54-5
64 pages, exact reproduction of the 1916 original

Delightful and authentic recipes from the kitchen of a noted Santa Fe hostess of early statehood days, here is New Mexico’s first official cookbook! New Introduction by journalist Will Harrison. Chapters include New Mexico Chile and How to Prepare It. Use of Olive Oil, Wine, Herbs and Garlic. Hulled Corn and Meal, Soups, Salads, Special Chile dishes, Meats and Dulces. A wonderful gift for every New Mexican’s kitchen!

Guy de Mallac
$16
ISBN: 978-0-943734-16-3
96 pages, perfectbound. Bibliography, chronology, resources list.

Mahatma Gandhi's remarkably simple principles apply to today's worldwide challenges of injustice, poverty and exploitation, just as they did in India's successful struggle for independence. Here for the first time the Gandhian steps are spelled out simply and precisely.

Guy de Mallac was a student of Mohandas K. Gandhi's methods and principles as perhaps no other scholar. In this book for the first time the Gandhian steps are spelled out clearly and precisely, with sample problems and suggestions for action.

Explained are the principles of Selfless Service, Fair Labor, Nonviolence, Conciliation, Shared Government, Education, and Resource Sharing. These are the practical heart and soul of the Gandhian way.

Included are a chronology of the Mahatma's life, a history of nonviolent action, as well as suggested personal and public goals.

Complete Text of the December 1988 UN Address

Mikhail Gorbachev
$5.95
ISBN: 978-0-943734-13-3
48 pages, paperbound

This dynamic head of state astonished the world with his visionary and wide-ranging United Nations address on December 7, 1988. Here is the complete text in English.

"In what may be the most important speech ever delivered before the General Assembly, Gorbachev put on a bravura performance of new political thinking, and set an agenda for a post-Cold War political order."
—Time Magazine

"A blueprint for the 21st Century." — Santa Fe New Mexican

A Personal Journey Across America

Sue Guist
$8.95
ISBN: 978-0-943734-17-0
224 pages, perfectbound
Photographs and drawings

Find what it was like to walk across America--20 miles a day for nine months, in good weather and bad, with companions as diverse as Buddhist monks, Vietnam vets and teenage anarchists. Motivated by her desire to help free the world from a nuclear wasteland Sue Guist headed out across the Mojave Desert on the Great Peace March of 1986, at an age when many people have put their most adventuresome years behind them.

Learn what she discovered about peacemaking with strangers, patience, endurance, the magic of life's simplest pleasures, and trusting in the road's next bend.

Franklin Folsom and Connie Fledderjohann
$10.95
ISBN: 978-0-943734-14-9
208 pages, perfectbound, size: 7.5” x 9”
100 photographs, drawings, appendices

The Great Peace March began as a noble dream: Hundreds walking enmasse across America to demand an end to the nuclear arms race. It began in March 1986 in Los Angeles with 1,200 marchers--old and young, from nearly every state and ten countries--and nearly ended two weeks later in the rain and cold of the Mojave Desert with the financial collapse of its sponsor.

But the press underestimated the hardiness and fierce determination of these marchers. After an incredible nine-month odyssey of hardships, new friendships, learning, teaching and growing, the marchers reached their goal and a tumultuous welcome at Lincoln’s Monument in Washington, D.C.

Here is their fascinating story: How they did it, people they encountered along the way, and what their accomplishment achieved for the American peace movement. Written by two distinguished march leaders and illustrated with many photographs and drawings.

Harmonious Principles for Human Living

Peace Pilgrim
$8
ISBN: 978-0-943734-24-8
64 pages, Quality perfect binding

Between 1953 and 1981, Peace Pilgrim walked more than 25,000 miles across North America. She "walked until given shelter and fasted until given food," bearing a simple yet profound message of peace. This is the gift edition of the little booklet she shared with people she encountered along the way.

In her simple blue tunic, Peace Pilgrim carried all her worldly possessions, vowing to "remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace."

She met and talked with people along dusty roads and city streets, to church and college groups, on TV and radio, covering the entire peace picture: peace among nations, groups and individuals — and the very important inner peace. Her message was disarmingly simple:
"Overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love."

Power of the Gentle Path

Compiled by Mary Lou Cook, Jan Lurie and Richard Polese
$15
ISBN: 978-0-943734-47-7
84 pages, perfectbound

Here are more than 180 inspirational quotations on the powerful virtue of human kindness--from everyday people as well as history's best-known philosophers, teachers, saints and sages.

You will find brief inspiring passages on The Nature of Kindness, The Practice of Kindness, Kindness Is Not Weakness, and Kindness as a Way of Being in the World.

Included are carefully selected anecdotes showing the remarkable effectiveness of kindness in action plus a section of useful resources. This little book will become a treasured gift, for yourself and for those you love!

”The Book of Kindness is really a survival manual. If we are to survive, greater kindness toward each other, the earth, and all its creatures is not only optional but mandatory. Don’t just read these wise messages, become them.”
— Larry Dossey, M.D. (The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things)

"Bound to become a classic in the genre of inspirational works, this book would be a wonderful gift or just be great to keep close at hand when you need to be reminded of the healing power of kindness."
— Science of Mind Magazine

A Journey to the Heart of God
Dr. Gary D. Guthrie
$12.95
ISBN: 978-0-943734-35-4
155 pages, Perfectbound
Illustrated, bibliography

How could God work through religions that are often seemingly contradictory? The Wisdom Tree uses the analogy of a genealogical tree of mankind’s main religions to show how our beliefs are uniquely distinct yet part of one system. Each chapter goes into the center of a prevailing world faith to show how one message comes through various traditions and cultures.

Gary D. Guthrie, a world authority authority on comparative religion, demonstrates that there is not just a marvelous “light at the end of the tunnel,” but an accessible Light now within each of us.

The Instant of Co-Operation

Barbara Marx Hubbard
$6
ISBN: 978-0-943734-08-8
64 pages, perfectbound

We stand on the threshold of a "planetary pentecost" and a new era in the human adventure: consciously cooperating in the process of universal creation. In Happy Birth Day Planet Earth, respected futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard opened the door for people attracted to the spiritual transformation of themselves and the earth—to begin to live as co-creators with the designing intelligence of the Universe.

Barbara Marx Hubbard foresees an "Instant of Co-Operation," a tipping point, a moment of critical mass where many will join this exciting new phase of human evolution. Here is a short guide to the nature of that moment and its promise.

"There is no doubt in my mind that Barbara Marx Hubbard, who helped introduce the concept of futurism to society, is the best-informed human now alive regarding futurism and the foresights it has produced."
— Buckminster Fuller

Poetry by Ruth Allison Coates
$8
ISBN: 978-0-943734-26-2
62 pages, perfectbound

Celebrated poet Ruth Allison Coates opens new windows on life's twilight, as well as the promise and miracle of memory. Thirty remarkable poems in a perceptive, deeply resonant manner come forth from one of the Midwest's most accomplished poets.

Carl Sandburg wrote of Ruth Allison Coates and Waiting for the Westbound, "Yours is a message from a deep part, having accents of rare music--a keepsake for when I want a slant of light on the dark path ahead." Ruth Coates' Breakfast with Nuns and Now Are We Here are earlier classics.

"A talented poet and a memorable collection."
— Judith Hill

John Muir
$20
ISBN: 978-0-943734-39-2
248 pages, trade softcover
Illustrations by Peter Aschwanden

Opening into our 21st Century, many social systems and ways of governing seem to fit like clothes from the back of the closet — too tight and out of date. It's time to try something different: more practical, fair and fun. The Velvet Monkey Wrench presents ways for humankind to exist on this planet, in balance, and sensibly using what our Earth has to offer.

John Muir's ideas will challenge your imagination. Legendary cartoonist Peter Aschwanden illustrates Muir’s ideas with some of his finest work.

Find here ways to create a modern, practical government structure, giving the people (finally!) the right to chose their present and their future: a blueprint for a consensual society. Complete directions enclosed.

This book fully describes a comprehensive, no-holds-barred practical plan, infused with satirical audacity and a warm, caring humanity.

John Muir (1917-1977) wrote and published the worldwide best-selling How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step by Step Procedures for the Complete Idiot. Similar ideals of personal empowerment run throughout The Velvet Monkey Wrench..

Boyhood Days in the San Francisco Bay Area of the 1920s

James Polese
$9.95
ISBN: 978-0-943734-12-5
92 pages, perfectbound
Drawings by Elizabeth Morales

The Iron Triangle won't be found on a map, but it was a real place -- with creeks and woods, fields and factories, a moonshine still and Indian middens. It was inhabited by Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Gypsy immigrants in a time when the automobile, radio, telephones and airplanes were just coming into popular use. Here are engaging, often bittersweet stories of that fleeting time, told by a talented writer who grew to manhood there.

The Iron Triangle was a real place, a whole world of creeks and woods, factories and fields, San Francisco Bay marshes, and a confluence of great railroads. The people were real as well: Italian and Portuguese immigrant families, Slovenians, Austrians, Japanese, Gypsies -- making for the coming of age of a fresh generation of young Americans.

People of that place and time had to cope with rapid technological advances and adjust to a new language, while holding on to old country values that gave continuity to their lives. While adults worked to create the American Dream, their young sons and daughters lived and learned in a wondrous world of adventure and experience, in an all too brief era in the American story.

In Tales from the Iron Triangle, James Polese brings this unique world alive once again.

"1920s San Francisco Bay Area comes to life under the hand of James Polese. First-person stories capture the whimsical world of old Richmond through the eyes of a youngster."
— Midwest Book Review

An Intimate Memoir

Narayan Desai
$8
ISBN: 978-0-943734-23-1
64 pages, perfectbound
photos, index

Narayan Desai grew from young boyhood in Mahatma Gandhi's household. Here is a rare, intimate and revealing portrait of one of history's great people. "Gandhi was father to the ashram, leader of the nation, Mahatma to the common Indian, but to us children he was simply a friend.”

Ruth A. Fry
$6 (ISBN: 978-0-943734-06-4)
88 pages, perfectbound

Can the weak overcome the strong? Can music “soothe the savage beast?” Can an unarmed innocent confront brutality and prevail? Across the centuries, the weak have been attacked by the strong, and yet through meek and wise means they have often prevailed! In these accounts you will find inspiring evidence that physical force is not the last word in human affairs.

Learning from these true stories gathered by A. Ruth Fry you will discover how to better handle all kinds of conflict situations, using principles that endure throughout time.

to the Voice of God’s Love

Marilyn Gatlin and Mary Lou Cook
$9.50 (ISBN: 978-0-943734-34-7)
66 pages, perfectbound
A beautifully calligraphed inspiring gift book

This delightful, hand-calligraphed little treasure is to be read as a meditation, gently inviting you into the sanctuary of peace and divinity you find within. With its gold-embossed cover and each quietly artful page, here is the perfect gift for someone you love — or for yourself.

“There can be nothing more important than he silence of our minds, to trust in God, and to listen to His voice. When I Listen contains the music of God's love, which can be heard when we stop and listen.”
— Jerry Jampolsky

"A book of light--a pure meditation—enriching food for eye and soul."
— Hugh Prather