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Garden Club of Houston, The
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$19.95  Buy | Campfire Tales
True Stories from the Western Frontier
Lester Galbreath
Here was the Wild West. Fort Griffin, established in 1867 at the insistence of settlers desperate for protection from the raiding Comanche, represented safety and security through the last Indian battles of the American West. Beyond the protective walls of this fort and others, situated along the same line, lay the indomitable Comancheria—and the lure of westward expansion. Campfire Tales: True Stories from the Western Frontier, brings to life the drama, romance, history, and excitement of the Texas and western frontier. From poignant life vignettes of gritty settlers, anxious to carve out new dreams in spite of hostile Indian raids... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$19.95 Buy | Learning from Longhorns
Lester Galbreath and Glenn Dromgoole
The story of the Texas Longhorn, that sinewy and headstrong beast of legend, is foundational to the history of the cattle country of the American West. The Longhorn is identified with the fiercely independent cowboy character, both being colorful resourceful survivors. With wit and folk wisdom in the tradition of the cattle drover, Lester Galbreath offers these ruminations on the breed, his insight gained from the vantage point of his 35 years of service as the park ranger who wrangles the Texas State Longhorn herd headquartered at Fort Griffin State Park in Shackelford County, Texas, where he resides. ... More » | | | |  Soft Cover
$17.95 Buy | Perennial Favorites
Portable Food
The Garden Club of Houston
When an occasion calls for a little potluck, there’s no need to panic anymore. In Perennial Favorites, creative and talented cooks, entertainers, gardeners and community leaders from America’s 4th largest city share the secrets of their easily portable signature dishes. The Houston Garden Club is well known for its work in horticultural beautification, restoration and preservation in the city. Their annual Bulb and Plant Mart draws thousands of gardeners and horticulturalists from the extended metropolitan area and around the state. Hundreds of volunteers are hosted in style each day for breakfast, lunch and supper, with these delicious recipes. ... More » | | | |  Soft Cover
$24.95 Buy | Seasonal Favorites
Festive Food
The Garden Club of Houston
Seasonal Favorites is a collection of favorite festive foods from the Garden Club of Houston. Organized around the calendar year, it includes standard and more special holidays—like Veteran’s Day and Day of the Dead. Anecdotes about special parties with all the details are included in each season, along with seasonal fare, party fare and planting tips. An inclusive way of looking at the year at home with family and friends, it features special recipes handed down for generations and flower arranging and gardening tips that will bring the beauty of the reader's own garden into the home; and it shares successful ideas for throwing warm and wonderful parties... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$17.95 Buy | The Yellow Butterfly
Mehrnaz S. Gill
While playing in their garden, Bobby and Susi discover a magical yellow butterfly that sings. When they tell Grandfather about her, he shares an ancient legend passed to him by his grandparents. He tells them that butterflies were trained to go out into the world and spread hope and love by granting wishes. Imagining all the things they could wish for, the children decide to capture the butterfly so she will make their dreams come true. But once they have her in captivity, they realize an important truth: her freedom is more important than all the ice cream and princess castles they could ever desire. In the unselfish act of releasing her, Bobby and Susi discover that... More » | | | |  Soft Cover
$19.95 Buy | Love Your Body
The Real Secret to Weight Loss and Lifetime Fitness
Bethany Hughes and Vince Grbic
There is an enormous sisterhood of women struggling to stay lean. Many will pick up this book because they want to be in shape—and who doesn’t? But if they are anything like the authors, they’ve tried lots of routines and diets that may have worked for a while, but when life got in the way they slid back into their old habits, their old fitness level, and their old clothes. Vince Grbic and Bethany Hughes founded Love Your Body Fitness—no yelling, go-at-your-own-pace boot camps for women—so that women wouldn’t have to spend another day frustrated with their bodies, believing that they have no control. Along with exercise programs, they offer... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$29.95 Buy | Okinawa Odyssey
Bob Green
Upon the 60th anniversary of the Battle for Okinawa comes this remembering of the Tenth Army of the Pacific Theatre campaign, recounted by Bob Green, then a 20-year-old Second Lieutenant of the 763d Tank Battalion attached to the 96th Infantry Division. The invasion, launched on April Fool’s Day/Easter Sunday, 1945, began the last major battle of World War II, fought as war in Europe ended and President Roosevelt died. Three months later, the Okinawa arena was declared secure, at sobering sacrifice by the 1st, 2d and 6th Marine Divisions and the 96th, 7th, 77th and 27th Army Divisions... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$59.95 Buy | Bob and Helen Kleberg of King Ranch
Helen Kleberg Groves
Called “the birthplace of American ranching,” the storied King Ranch grew alongside Texas from its earliest days. This authorized memoir by the Klebergs’ only daughter is richly and lavishly illustrated with over 200 never-before-published intimate and beautiful archival photographs of Bob and Helen Kleberg, their fascinating family, and their interesting visitors and friends from across the country and around the world. Bob Kleberg developed the first American cattle breed, the Santa Gertrudis; made advances in grass and forage research; and pioneered in water conservation and in cattle disease prevention and control. ... More » |
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