Salida Book Review

Sweet on the West: How Candy Built a Colorado Treasure (Western Passages), by Ann Scarlett Daley (Editor), Denver Art Museum. TPB. William and Dorothy Harmsen were true American entrepreneurs—the ice cream store they opened in Golden, Colorado, in 1949 grew into the wildly successful Jolly Rancher Candy Company. In choosing that name for their business, the Harmsens embraced the American West as the defining identity of their company. Soon, they also began to collect art that depicted the American West. They bought works of art by recognized masters of American western art such as George Catlin and Ernest Blumenschein, but they also acquired works by artists who were taking contemporary approaches to time-honored western themes. The Harmsens were generous about sharing their collecting with the public, lending paintings to exhibitions and museums and sending groups of objects out on tour and, in 2001, donating the collection to the Denver Art Museum.

This, the second volume of the Institute of American Western Art’s ongoing book series Western Passages, celebrates the Harmsen’s legacy as Colorado businesspeople and philanthropists. Ann Scarlett Daley’s lively introductory essay details the story of the Harmsens’ success in building both their business and their collection. Following the essay is a full-color gallery of treasures from the Harmsen collection, accompanied by commentaries by scholars of American art.

2003 Suplement to Vranesh's Colorado Water Law, by Teresa A. Rice (Editor), Stuart B. Corbridge (Editor), James N. Corbridge (Editor) TPB. The 2003 Supplement to Vranesh’s Colorado Water Law, Revised Edition is a comprehensive reference resource for attorneys practicing in the field of water law as well as individuals and institutions interested in the acquisition and distribution of water. This biannual supplement ensures that this volume remains the most current and usable reference work in the field of Colorado water law.

Employment Law: An Essential Guide for Colorado Employers, by Kimberlie K. Ryan. TPB. Whether you own a Colorado small business with just a few employees or manage human resources in Colorado for a multi national corporation, this book is for you. Written in plain English, organized in a straight forward, logical fashion, and covering all of the major issues confronting Colorado employers, this book will help you to answer common employment law questions.

Amache: The Story of Japanese Internment in Colorado During World War II Amache: The Story of Japanese Internment in Colorado During World War II, by Robert Harvey. HC. Based on extensive research as well as interviews with many of the survivors (many who chose to remain in Colorado), this book statisfies a long-standing need for a comprehensive history of this shameful episode in our history.

The Colorado Plateau: Cultural, Biological, and Physical Research, by Charles, III Van Riper (Editor), Kenneth L. Cole (Editor) Stretching from the four corners of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah, the Colorado Plateau is a natural laboratory for a wide range of studies. This volume presents 23 original articles drawn from more than 100 research projects presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. This scientific gathering revolved around research, inventory, and monitoring of lands in the region. The book's contents cover management techniques for cultural, biological, and physical resources, representing collaborative efforts among federal, university, and private sector scientists and land managers. Chapters on cultural concerns cover benchmarks of modern southwestern anthropological knowledge, models of past human activity and impact of modern visitation at newly established national monuments, challenges in implementing the 1964 Wilderness Act, and opportunities for increased federal research on Native American lands. The section on biological resources comprises sixteen chapters, with coverage that ranges from mammalian biogeography to responses of elk at the urban-wildland interface. Additional biological studies include the effects of fire and grazing on vegetation; research on bald eagles at Grand Canyon and tracking wild turkeys using radio collars; and management of palentological resources. Two final chapters on physical resources consider a proposed rerouting of the Rio de Flag River in urban Flagstaff, Arizona, and an examination of past climate patterns over the Plateau, using stream flow records and tree ring data. In light of similarities in habitat and climate across the Colorado Plateau, techniques useful to particular management units have been found to be applicable in many locations. This volume highlights an abundance of research that will prove useful for all of those working in the region, as well as for others seeking comparative studies that integrate research into land management actions.

The Gospels of Mary : The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus, by Marvin Meyer, HC from HarperCollins, ISBN 0060727918. The world's foremost scholar on the Nag Hammadi scrolls translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the long-suppressed story and significance of Mary Magdalene. Meyer includes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas, Philip and related texts, supported by the analysis of Magdalene expert Esther de Boer, that show Mary to be not only the disciple closest to Jesus in his lifetime, but a formidable presence in the formative early days of Christianity.

The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness by Carl Johan Calleman, TPB from Bear & Co., ISBN 1591430283. The prophetic Mayan calendar is not keyed to the movement of planetary bodies, but to nine creation cycles which represent nine levels of consciousness or Underworlds on the Mayan cosmic pyramid - a record of the flow of spiritual time and a metaphysical map of the evolution of consciousness. Through empirical research, Calleman shows how this pyramidal structure can explain things as disparate as the common origin of world religions and the modern complaint that time keeps moving faster.

The Organized Family Historian : How to File, Manage, and Protect Your Genealogical Research and Heirlooms
The Organized Family Historian: How to File, Manage, and Protect Your Genealogical Research and Heirlooms, by Ann Carter Fleming. TPB. It can take hours to research family history and it is easy to become inundated with stuff – paper records, recordings, photographs, notes, artifacts, and more information than one would imagine could ever exist. The usefulness of the collection is in the organization – using computers, archival boxes, files, and forms to help you put your hands on what you need when you need it. Also included, in this book, are instructions on the best ways to store and preserve one-of-a-kind family relics.

Fifth in the National Genealogical Society’s Guide series, The Organized Family Historian will follow the same user-friendly format that makes the other books helpful at any level of genealogical experience. The NGS offers readers 100 years of research and experience.

Colorado Land Planning and Development Law
Colorado Land Planning and Development Law, by Donald L. Elliott (Editor), American Planning Association Colorado Chapter. TPB. Just released!

Colorado Cold Case by Marti Talbott. HC. Forget the standard beginning of a typical mystery novel, because Colorado Cold Case in neither standard or typical as far as murder mysteries go because it is true. The author relates her first-hand experience as a witness to the trial of the man convicted of brutally killing two women (his wife included) and two children in a normally quiet western Colorado town. But is the convicted man the real killer? The author doesn't think so and lays out the facts of the case in a fast paced and intriguing fashion. Instead of starting in typical mystery fashion with "it was a dark and lonely night", the author chooses to relate her knowledge of the case through conversations with a man she meets while stranded in a snowstorm atop the Grand Mesa. The dialogue is brisk and informative and I found myself assimilated into the character of Sam, asking the same questions as I, like Sam, wanted to know to understand all the facts and by so knowing, determine who the real killer might be. Colorado Cold Case is not only a terrific mystery, but because it is horrificaly true, it grips the reader from the opening chapter. Don't wait to read Ms. Talbott's exceptionally well written and intriguing book. You'll be glad you did. Reviewed by Jerry D. Mohrlang of Parachute, Colorado

The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace by Don Miguel Ruiz, TPB from Amber-Allen Publishing Inc., ISBN 1878424548. Before we could talk, our actions were guided by instinct and emotion - the silent voice of our integrity. Once we learned to speak, other people hooked our attention and programmed us with knowledge. This "voice of knowledge" never stops talking, judging, gossiping, sabotaging our happiness. When we recover the silent voice of our integrity and the voice of knowledge no longer controls us, our life becomes an expression of our authentic self, as before. Ruiz shows us how.

Lily Dale : The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead
LILY DALE: The True Story of the Town That Talks to the Dead by Christine Wicker, TPB from HarperCollins, ISBN 006008667X. Each year thousands of visitors travel to Lily Dale, a little village in New York state which is the world's oldest and largest community of spiritualists, to consult with the mediums who live there. Weaving past and present, the living and the dead, this book follows three women's stories, introducing a colorful cast of characters and revealing that it doesn't matter what we believe, as it is belief itself that can transform us all. Now in paper!

Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas
GURDJIEFF: An Introduction to His Life & Ideas by John Shirley, TPB from Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc., ISBN 1585422878. Gurdjieff, born in 1866 in the shifting border area between Turkey and Russia, was truly a spiritual pioneer. While many of his students were well-known, few understood this man of complex writings and sometimes confounding methods. Novelist John Shirley presents a lively, reliable explanation of how to approach the sage and his ideas. In accessible, dramatic prose he retells what we know of Gurdjieff, surveys his teaching methods and the lives of his key students, and helps readers to enter the unparalleled originality of this remarkable teacher. With notes and index.

Life Between Lives: Hypnotherapy for Spiritual Regression
LIFE BETWEEN LIVES: Hypnotherapy for Spiritual Regression by Michael Newton, TPB from Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd., ISBN 0738704652. Dr. Newton is famous for his spiritual regression techniques that take hypnotic subjects back to their time in the spirit world. His two best-selling books, Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls, have left thousands of readers eager to discover their own adventures between death and rebirth, their soul companions and guides, and their purposes in this lifetime. Now he completes his afterlife trilogy by revealing his step-by-step methods in a book for both hypnosis professionals and the general public.

Eventide
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Warrior of the Light : A Manual
WARRIOR OF THE LIGHT: A Manual by Paulo Coelho, TPB from HarperCollins, ISBN 0060527986. This inspirational companion to the million-copy best-seller The Alchemist invites each of us to live out our dreams, embrace the uncertainty of life, and rise to our own unique destiny. In Coelho's inimitable style, these inspiring short passages help us discover the warrior of the light within: the one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, who accepts failure and still perseveres in the quest to become the person he or she wants to be. Now in paperback!

Sacred Rituals: Creating Labyrinths, Sand Paintings, and Other Spiritual Art
SACRED RITUALS: Creating Labyrinths, Sand Paintings & Other Spiritual Art by Belinda Recio & Eileen London, HC from Fairview Press, ISBN 1592330509. Illustrated in full color, this book presents 14 rituals from different traditions that share common spiritual themes. Readers can build an altar, walk a labyrinth, scatter a sand painting, and more, exploring the meaning of each ritual. "What so impresses me about this book is how effortlessly it rises above the standard how-to approach . . . Instead, it asks us to engage ceremony as a way of delving deeper into our own sacred natures." - Joan Parisi Wilcox, author of Keepers of the Ancient Knowledge.

SOULS: BENEATH & BEYOND AUTISM (paperback version)
SOULS: Beneath & Beyond Autism by Thomas Balsamo et al, TPB from McGraw-Hill Companies, ISBN 0072967846. Those diagnosed with autism are usually seen as people with a disability that shuts them off emotionally from the outside world and makes them hard to reach. Souls - named Literary Work of the Year 2003 by the Autism Society of America - moves beyond this perception to capture the hidden strength and happiness of autistic individuals and their families. Powerful, evocative words and photographs reveal the unique people behind the stereotypes, showing an identity not always visible on the surface.

Wai Lana's Favorite Juices
WAI LANA'S FAVORITE JUICES by Wai Lana, HC from Celestial Arts, ISBN 0972561854. Revitalize with Wai Lana, public television's most fascinating and colorful yoga instructor. With brilliant full-color photography, Wai Lana's Favorite Juices offers 88 delicious juice and smoothie recipes formulated for a variety of needs including weight loss, youthful appearance, decreased cancer risk, detoxification, stress reduction, and more. Readers will discover invigorating flavors like Mango-Berry Fusion, Carrot Cake Cooler, Asian Elixir, and Evening Calm.

Understanding the Tarot Court
UNDERSTANDING THE TAROT COURT by Mary K. Greer & Tom Little, TPB from Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd., ISBN 0738702862. Just who are those kings, queens, knights, and pages in the Tarot deck? Generally considered the most difficult part of the Tarot to interpret, they represent characters or personalities that are aspects of ourselves, or projections of our unacknowledged qualities. Two esteemed Tarot scholars unmask the court cards, matching them with the zodiac signs, Myers-Briggs personality types, and Jungian archetypes, comparing the differences among well-known decks, and offering spreads that reveal childhood issues, career destiny, and more.

The Dreamer's Way: Using Proactive Dreaming to Heal and Transform Your Life
DREAMER'S WAY: Using Proactive Dreaming to Heal & Transform Your Life by Rosemary Ellen Guiley, TPB from Berkley Publishing Group, ISBN 042519423X. New from the author of the best-selling The Encyclopedia of Dreams! In what is the first prescriptive book on dreams, Guiley teaches the benefits of productive dreaming, of instructing and informing dreams to gain insight into life, love, relationships, personal fulfillment, and even enlightenment. The book includes these valuable dream secrets for solving life's problems with objectivity and clarity: dream healing, dream traveling, dream visits, dream space, and dream messaging.