Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest

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Wherever Coyote goes you can be sure he’ll find trouble. Now he wants to sing, dance, and fly like the crows, so he begs them to teach him how. The crows agree but soon tire of Coyote’s bragging and boasting. They decide to teach the great trickster a lesson. This time, Coyote has found real trouble!

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Coyote wants to fly!.......2006-10-21

My son ([...] years old) enjoys a lot this funny story about the silliness of the coyote and the tricky birds. We read it often and have a little song for the dancing of the craws.
The design makes it easy for children eyes to understand the story without words.
Another lovely book from Gerald McDermott, but not as good as Zomo The Rabbit or Papagayo. These are really great!!

Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest.......2006-01-15

This was a fair tale children seemed to follow the story better but did not want to hear this book again and again,I was disappointed.

A great book about a funny coyote!.......2000-03-30

I like it because when the Coyote meets some birds he wants to fly with, all the birds give him one of their right feathers, but he didn't balance. So they each gave him left feathers, but he still didn't balance. And the reason he didn't balance was because he needed one left feather and one right feather. - AMD, Age 7.

The Voice of Knowledge : A Practical Guide to Inner Peace (Toltec Wisdom)

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bt2
Nothing life changing
Take off your masks!
Awesome
Simple words, simple wisdom

The Voice of Knowledge : A Practical Guide to Inner Peace (Toltec Wisdom)
Don Miguel Ruiz , and Janet Mills
Manufacturer: Amber-Allen Publishing
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ASIN: 1878424807

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As little children we know how to live in the moment and be completely authentic. But then something damaging happens to us, according to author Don Miguel Ruiz: we are given "knowledge" about how to live in the world. Parents tell us how to behave in order to be a "good" boy or girl. Teachers tell us what it takes to be a "winner" or a "successful" adult. This collective "voice of knowledge" is not only false--it is often poisonous, explains Ruiz, bestselling author of The Four Agreements. It makes us believe that "I am not the way I should be; it is not okay to be me." Drawing upon the story of Adam and Eve, Ruiz refers to the forbidden tree of knowledge and likens the abandonment of the true self to the fall from heaven. What Ruiz calls "the voice of knowledge" others spiritual teachers might call ego--the hidden and carefully defended belief system that prevents us from living and expressing who we really are. "The structure of our knowledge makes us feel safe….When we discover that we are not what we believe we are, the foundation of our entire reality begins to collapse." In the Toltec tradition, Ruiz says every human is an artist, "and the supreme art is the expression of the beauty of our spirit." He explains that there are two kinds of artists: "the ones who create their story without awareness, and the ones who recover awareness and create their story with truth and love." The recovering of awareness is what this fourth book in the Toltec Wisdom series is all about. This makes for a good bedside spiritual growth book. Each chapter closes with "Points to Ponder"--summary thoughts to sleep upon as you create the more authentic story of your life. --Gail Hudson

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In this audio version of the fourth book in the popular series, don Miguel Ruiz reminds readers of a profound yet simple truth: The only way to end emotional suffering and restore joy in living is to stop believing in lies — mainly about ourselves. Ruiz refers to the forbidden tree of knowledge, likening the abandonment of the true self to the fall from heaven. This fall, he says, occurred because of the loss of "the impeccability of the word," that simple yet potent prescription for countering the judgmental inner "Voice of Knowledge." Adhering to "the word" — saying only what one means, refusing to speak against one's self — allows anyone to quiet those inner tyrannical thoughts so that we can become aware of our Voice of Integrity. Knowledge then becomes an ally, and life becomes an expression of the authentic self.

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bt2.......2007-06-13

This CD is amazing. I find myself listening to it on my way to and from work every day since I've received it. It is very soothing to listen to the narrator's voice and the recording is high quality. The content of Don Miguel's work is changing the way I think. It is increasing my awareness of myself and my surroundings and allowing me to make day to day decisions and interactions from a higher level of consciousness. This already is a treasured part of my spiritual growth and evolution process.

Nothing life changing.......2007-05-07

Cheesy at it's best times. This book of enlightenment taught me no more than could be found on a fortune cookie or Dear Abby column. Not worth the time it took- which was not much as it's a short, easy read- it takes more time as you stop and say "Seriously? Seriuosly."

Take off your masks!.......2007-03-17

Interesting point of view on living authentic life. Don Miguel Ruiz is an intelligent, savvy person. Each chapter is summed up by the main points. This is a guide for life, and I hope to start using my notes on it soon.

Awesome.......2007-03-15

Another blockbuster by Don Miguel Ruiz. A little slow in the middle I thought, but the last two chapters blew me away!

Simple words, simple wisdom.......2007-03-09

As with his other works, Don Miguel Ruiz once again challenges us to take a new look at the stories and beliefs we hold in order to reach a higher level of self-realization and communion with our creator. Ruiz' works are consistent with some of the best in human psychology, and are easily absorbed into the religious and world-view perspectives the reader may hold. Rather than challenging our relationships with God, Ruiz calls us to a closer and more intimate relationship by setting aside the false beliefs we have inherited through the years. I am sure this work may garner wringing of hands by some in the extremist movements; however, at its core, Ruiz embraces the highest and the best of world religions and calls us to make them our own.

The Three Little Javelinas (Reading Rainbow Book)

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THREE LITTLE JAVELINAS
Great Educational Story!
Great gift idea and a great book
Very Clever!
the tittle javelinas tmh and mrh

The Three Little Javelinas (Reading Rainbow Book)
Susan Lowell
Manufacturer: Rising Moon Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0873585429

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THREE LITTLE JAVELINAS.......2007-10-10

The Three Little Javelinas (Reading Rainbow Book)
I BUY THIS BOOK FREQUENTLY FOR BOTH MY ENGLISH AND SPANISH FRIENDS. IT IS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND IS A WONDERFUL STORY. MAKES A GREAT GIFT

Great Educational Story!.......2007-06-05

This story has a multitude of educational features included in an updated story of 'three little critters' and their adventures facing adversity-together- with a good ending for the three little ones- and justice delivered to the 'bad guy'-

Great gift idea and a great book.......2007-01-06

Living in the southwest this is one of my favorite baby gifts to give. This and a little stuffed Javelina from the toy store make such a cute pair.

Very Clever!.......2006-10-14

Living far North in NY this book provided my son and I with a look at another culture. I never even heard of a javelina, then my grandma brought home from her trip to Arizona, this fun book and a cute stuffed javelina for my son. The illustrations are silly and very well done. The story is similar to the three little pigs but it is much more creative and humorous then the original. We learned so much. An example: "Ha'u (ha-ou) means yes in the language of the desert people". There is no wolf in this story, instead it is a coyote. My 4year old loves this book! It always keeps his attention. My age recomendation is age 2.5years - 117 years.

the tittle javelinas tmh and mrh.......2006-03-03

Iliked the story when the coyote got burned in the wood stove. I like the part when the girl was smarter than the guys why you may ask is that she build a adowe house.

Guide to the Hiking Areas of New Mexico (A Coyote Book)

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The best "local" guide book written for the true hiker!!!
Very valuable
Excellent Guide!

Guide to the Hiking Areas of New Mexico (A Coyote Book)
Mike Hill
Manufacturer: Univ of New Mexico Pr
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0826315577

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This comprehensive guide describes forty-eight hiking areas and dozens of individual trails for the entire state of New Mexico. The natural and human history, road access, topography, trail access, trail difficulty, map coverage, individual hiking trails, and other essential details are discussed for each hiking area. Detailed topographical maps outline all hiking areas and show specific trails. Afternoon strollers, day hikers, overnight backpackers, and expert outdoorsmen will find fulfilling and challenging hikes in these pages. General interest chapters discuss the fundamentals and safety precautions of hiking and camping in New Mexico. The guide includes a hiking equipment checklist, Spanish vocabulary list, and bibliography.

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The best "local" guide book written for the true hiker!!!.......2006-06-27

I purchased this book in 1996 while moving to attend UNM in New Mexico and learning (by asking) as a fairly new comer where to go and how strenuous the hikes were for a Jersey transplant. While building up my lung capacity on the Sandia Crest hike, I referred to this book over and over again to plan my hikes and really see this beautiful State from the trails. And I still recommend it to those folks traveling to New Mexico for the first or the 10th time. It is the best book written by a local devout hiker and used by local devout hikers. You can not go wrong with this book-it will show your topo maps, truly rate the hikes and give you the details needed to plan, it will be a treasured addition to your library and a good travel companion for beginners and seasoned hikers. Don't forget your water & happy trails, enjoy!!!!

Very valuable.......2005-11-12

There are several books available on hiking in New Mexico. This was the one I wound up using the most on a recent trip to the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Others, such as Parent's book, were also useful and I would therefore suggest having a look at all available guides. However, Hill's work includes legible photocopies of USGS topographic maps, and most of the newer hiking guides tend to feature homemade maps which give the user far less information.
In my particular case, the material on trails in and around the Guadalupe Reef was most helpful, as Bill Schneider's recently re-released book on the Guadalupe Mtns and Carlsbad Caverns National Parks doesn't include information on the trails in that part of the Reef in between these two parks, certainly worth visiting for those who are lucky enough to get to this area.
That the book is ten years old is an obvious drawback; things happen, even in a state like New Mexico that has so much public land. For example, a very hot fire had burned up most of the north face of Capitan by Roswell, rendering the trail up the NE side pretty faint. But of course, if you're not willing to ask questions of the locals in this fairly genial state, and do a bit of poking about yourself, you probably don't belong in a place with such rough and potentially lethal geography anyway.

Excellent Guide!.......2000-08-01

My fiancée and I bought this book before we moved to New Mexico in March of 2000. It has proven to be a fantastic guide and we believe that it's the only book you need to explore the state on foot. Well organized by area with great trail descriptions and maps. A wonderful book!

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Traditional Tales

Navajo Coyote Tales

Manufacturer: Ancient City Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books)

ASIN: 0941270521

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Coyote encounters Rabbit, Fawn's Stars, Crow, Snake, Skunk Woman, and Horned Toad in these 6 delightful, English-language adaptations of traditional Navajo Coyote stories collected by anthropologist William Morgan and translated by him and linguist Robert W. Young.

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Traditional Tales.......2002-06-30

In many Native American groups, animals are personified in traditional tales, often playing consistant roles which reflect that animal's characteristics. Coyote is most often seen as a trickster who makes a fool of himself so that child listeners may learn the lesson. This book contains an introduction and six coyote tales. The illustrations are black pen and the stories retain an authentic tone. The text is perfect for second graders and would be a great series of school skits, with dialog and narration already in the text. Although this simple book does not use colored illustrations or a rewritten literary text, it does a great job of focusing on the cultural integrity of the stories and delivering them to an audience of 4-8 year olds.

Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769-1850

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Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769-1850
Steven W. Hackel
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
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ASIN: 0807856541
Release Date: 2005-10-03

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Recovering lost voices and exploring issues intimate and institutional, this sweeping examination of Spanish California illuminates Indian struggles against a confining colonial order and amidst harrowing depopulation. To capture the enormous challenges Indians confronted, Steven W. Hackel integrates textual and quantitative sources and weaves together analyses of disease and depopulation, marriage and sexuality, crime and punishment, and religious, economic, and political change.

As colonization reduced their numbers and remade California, Indians congregated in missions, where they forged communities under Franciscan oversight. Yet missions proved disastrously unhealthful and coercive, as Franciscans sought control over Indians' beliefs and instituted unfamiliar systems of labor and punishment. Even so, remnants of Indian groups still survived when Mexican officials ended Franciscan rule in the 1830s. Many regained land and found strength in ancestral cultures that predated the Spaniards' arrival.

At this study's heart are the dynamic interactions in and around Mission San Carlos Borromeo between Monterey region Indians (the Children of Coyote) and Spanish missionaries, soldiers, and settlers. Hackel places these local developments in the context of the California mission system and draws comparisons between California and other areas of the Spanish Borderlands and colonial America. Concentrating on the experiences of the Costanoan and Esselen peoples during the colonial period, Children of Coyote concludes with an epilogue that carries the story of their survival to the present day.

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Don't Know What the Problem Is

Don't know what all of the hype is!

A Fine Gila Wilderness Primer

A hidden world in the Gila

A great book for a beautiful area.
Fly-Fishing in Southern New Mexico (Coyote Books (Albuquerque, N.M.).)
Rex,Jr. Johnson , and Ronald Smorynski
Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
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Fly Fishing New Mexico

Fly-Fishing in Northern New Mexico

49 Trout Streams of New Mexico

Arizona Trout : A Fly Fishing Guide

New Mexico (Flyfisher's Guides)

ASIN: 0826319823

Book Description

This unique guide leads the fly-fisherman to little-known trout waters in the remote mountains and canyons of southern New Mexico. Part One reviews trout species in southern New Mexico, fishing regulations, and safety tips. Part Two describes trout streams and lakes in southwestern New Mexico: the Gila National Forest, Pinos Altos Range, Black Range, Mogollon Creek System, San Francisco River system, and Blue River. Part Three is devoted to the waters of the Sacramento Mountains, Zuni Mountains, and the Rio Grande.

All descriptions of major drainages include a chart listing the location, available maps, elevation, length, best times to fish, fish species, and fishable tributaries. A map accompanies each drainage system. The authors offer directions to the streams and lakes, describe both main stems and fishable tributaries, and offer tips on how best to fish them. An appendix describes the important aquatic insects of the Gila National Forest.

An overview of the streams of Southern New Mexico which support trout, the natural history of the streams, and the habitats of the trout which live there.

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Don't Know What the Problem Is.......2006-02-28

I think this is a very good book; it's well-written, accurate (for 1995, when it was completed), and it even has a certain "literary" quality. I read the whole 200 pp. in a couple of days without "slobering" (I think this is supposed to mean slobbering, see review below) one bit.

Don't know what all of the hype is!.......2005-01-25

I don't know if it was because the author himself really thought this was a good book, or if it was because I had other things on my mind while reading it. Rex Johnson is a fair writer, and does provide interesting information at times. However, I found myself falling asleep, slobering while I was reading it. I guess fly fishing is not for me! Illustrations in the book are up to par. If you like fly fishing, maybe, borrow it before you think about buying it. Really!

A Fine Gila Wilderness Primer.......2004-06-22

The kind of "excellence" described in the author's (excellent) introduction pervades this detailed guide. Historical anecdote is meticulously intertwined with drily philosophical musings on the uneasy relationship between cow, cowboy and trout. Tips for fly types and sizes,line weights, rod lengths and other technicia may seem somewhat cursory,as the author's great affinity is not for technique and equipment but for the wild trout he has caught here. There is a certain "reading between the lines," necessary to get full benefit from this book -- in this way it can be as rewarding (or frustrating) as what is sometimes called literature.

A hidden world in the Gila.......2001-10-21

This book is simply the best available for southern New Mexico, and one of the bext of its type. Very comprehensive. It's clear that the author has actually been to and caught fish at the many remote spots he describes, over a period of many years. If you are even thinking of visiting the remote mountains of southern New Mexico, this is for your bookshelf

A great book for a beautiful area........2000-04-25

I have been a fly fisherman from time to time over the last ten years or so, and I lived in the Southwest from 1977 until 1998. My family returned to the area for a vacation and re-visited the Gila National Forest last summer, equipped with a lot of fishing gear and Rex's book. FFSNM seemed to bring the Gila's trout streams to life. This book is a kind of "sleeper'. Not many people have read it, but it's a good example of quality outdoing quantity. A lot of really good things in this world, like this book, remain overlooked, but that's probably fortunate in this case, because, like Rex Johnson, Jr., I liked having the Gila all to myself.

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Santa Fe and Taos: Under a Coyote Moon

Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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ASIN: 0811808963

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The spectacular photographs of Lisl Dennis, paired with husband Landt Dennis's vivid prose, bring the wonder and magic of the Southwest alive in this homage to two very different New Mexican towns linked by a shared history. No ordinary photographic memoir, this panoramic paean to Santa Fe and Taos captures the fascinating life of these immensely popular and intriguing destinations, from Christmas street plays to summer art fairs, from a lively, cosmopolitan theater and opera scene to traditional Indian dancing at the pueblos. For residents, thousands of annual visitors, and Southwest enthusiasts alike, Santa Fe and Taos embodies the creative spirit, dramatic landscapes, and unique attraction of the High Country.

New Buffalo: Journals from a Taos Commune (Counterculture)

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History or Harbinger?
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My history
Threads of Gold
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New Buffalo: Journals from a Taos Commune (Counterculture)
Arthur Kopecky
Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
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ASIN: 0826333958

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New Buffalo was one of the most successful of the collective farms that dotted the country in the 1960s and 1970s. Arthur Kopecky's journals take us back to that era as he and his comrades wend their way to the area near Taos, New Mexico, where they encounter magic, wisdom, a mix of people, the Peyote Church, planting, and hard winters.

The journals trace the group's evolution to adulthood as the party mood of the early 1970s gives way to the concerns of maintaining a growing farm. By 1975, several hundred people had called New Buffalo home and the business turned away from their counterculture goats, focusing, instead, on dairy cows.

“New Buffalo was emblematic of any number of communes where people came together by happenstance and `grew' a life together. The struggle and costs, the hard work, the endless labor and attention required to be self-sufficient; the learning of new skills, social and physical, that made every day an adventure are all here. . . . Remember or learn what it felt like to be young, optimistic, empowered and dedicated to making a better life. You will be amazed to see what persistent, dedicated, selfless, hard work can accomplish.”—Peter Coyote, actor, activist, and former resident of the Olema commune

Visit Kopecky's web site at www.arthurkopecky.com

Kopecky's journals take us back to the beginnings of New Buffalo, one of the most successful of the communes that dotted the country in the 1960s and 1970s, where he and his comrades encountered magic, wisdom, a mix of people, the Peyote Church, planting, and hard winters.

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History or Harbinger?.......2005-01-04

For those who believe that the prosperity-driven individualism, materialism, and (dare I say it) Calvinism, always present though rarely so triumphant as in the last general election, may have become a permanent American cultural monopoly, I have two recommendations. The first is "Collapse" by Jared Diamond, author of "Guns,Germs and Steel", who describes the demise of cultures whose citizens may likewise have thought their material success permanent, and "New Buffalo" by Arthur Kopecky, who chronicles as a Principal and key participant, the everyday experience of "Aquarian Age" communards who prophecied an alternative future, and labored mightily to master it's challenges. This group of uprooted young adventurers were linked with thousands across the country and the world,who committed themselves to a life of struggle, of voluntary renunciation of luxury, of fun and high times too, and they hoped for, and many worked hard for communitarian self-sufficiency. In part the movement was a rebuke to the smug and thoughtless triumphalism of capitalism and its depradations of the human soul, partly it was a search for a practical alternative, and partly it was a journey of discovery, blasting away the race, class, regional, cultural, boundaries between people, getting pretty "blasted" in the process,(positively and negatively) but living intensely, and experiencing intimate human relations not available under the protections of ordinary life.

I knew Artie in those days. He and I often disagreed. But in the end I was not prepared to make the sacrifices he and his core "bothers" and "sisters" made routinely, without feeling themselves anything but blessed (most of the time) to be able to make them. These were some people!

Artie's rock-steady and selfless devotion to a beautiful ideal, his careful, diligent, daily account of the experience of his community, are no mere memoire or hippy-dippy nostalgic indulgence. They are,in my opinion, a unique contribution to the sum of human experiential learning and were made at some considerable cost. It may be that some time in the future the experience of New Buffalo, so honestly presented here, will prove to be more precious than a memory. We all may yet need those skills, we all may yet need that mind, to master what may come.

Dan Cohn

Communes coming again ?.......2004-09-18

After reading New Buffalo By Art Kopecky I was relieved to find it more of a documentary than one persons quest . My generation seemed to be inbetwix any real cause or reason for anti-anything !and his book brought me to a time that was for me , A mythical time where quests for a better way of living was read about not went for . . I now have a view not biased by media , ego , or fuzzy recollections . Although the later may be in dispute . I enjoyed looking into a culture that I was not yet old enough to be in , but had siblings in the middle of . It allowed me to go where I was , I suppose , Embarassed to admit that I had no knowledge of . Art's description of putting up (finally) a wall , or getting proper drainage around the garden area , The gatherings around supper time and his introductions of all the different people put a vivid picture of exactly how it looked and felt right down to the many aromas waifing about !I think it's a great time to read how we can survive together and keep the environment in which we all depend on healthy for a few more millenia . One more thing , Peter Coyote's intro was a pleasant surprise and he's not the only person who pops in either !!! Sincerly , Samuel E.

My history.......2004-09-08

I would like to thank Arty for putting my history in print so that people can better understand a time in America that is worth writing about.
Reading this book gave me a better realization of the life i have lived.Learning certain accounts of my life through another's perspective has given me greater appreciation of the lifestyle I was born into. This journal gives accounts of the day to day life of communal living.

Threads of Gold.......2004-09-01

This book is unique. It is like nothing else you are likely to read. There are incidents, anecdotes, and life situations that have much in common with other chronicles of the times, most especially, *Scrapbook of a Taos Hippie* by Iris Keltz. Indeed, the latter work makes a splendid companion volume to this one because it mentions many of the same people, places and events of the time. Does it with engaging interviews and an overvoice that glues it all together.

Arthur Kopecky's faithful recording of life at the New Buffalo commune from 1971 to 1976, however, is unique in that it is a true journal with the energy and immediacy of real-time events.

The commune itself is the narrative voice. During the times when Kopecky left to visit other communes or to go hunting with other communards or to bring his own mother from New York, other people took up the journal and filled in the gaps of day-to-day existence on the scene. Sometimes they left their names, sometimes not. Sometimes they agreed with Arty (or An Swei as he called himself then), and sometimes they struck chords of dissent and argument. But it's all here.

Here you will find accounts of making adobe bricks to add on more rooms to the pueblo, accounts of their problems and successes with their many farm animals - cows, pigs, chickens, goats, mules - their craft activity to make money on the side - jewelry-making, candle-making, weaving, carpentry, bee-keeping, cooking, canning, drying, storing and harvesting their crops, stories of their wild parties with music and dancing, chronicles of the peyote meetings at and around Buffalo, accounts of cooperating with locals for their water rights for irrigation, their relationship with other communes in the area (Morningstar, Reality, Lama, Five Star) their struggles with taxes and with making New Buffalo a legal corporation (finally successful), diaries of their children and home birthing, their famous hospitality to so many visitors from all over this country and other countries, their problems with outdated machinery and vehicles. All this and still there are introspective passages about their lives, the war in Viet Nam, and their marriages, love affairs, births, and deaths.

Various entries speak for themselves of the life and flavor of New Buffalo.

"We got a refrigerator out of the dump for a smoke house. Pepe taught me to cut a hole in the bottom, connect with stovepipe to a covered fruit wood fire twelve feet away. This provides cold smoke for best taste."

"Larry started hooking up the new hot water tank to run off the wood cook stove. He worked all day on it. The thirty-gallon tank sits behind the firebox, the smoke goes where the insulation used to be, and a water pipe goes right in the fire and back out. If you were on a colony spaceship, you'd want this guy with you."

"Full moon. Wild party here started in the afternoon. Mick butchered five chickens. Jason from the Hog Farm helped do the cooking. We had cars, trucks, longhaired hippies, dark-skinned gypsies and big-chested, long-legged dancing girls getting it on in the front yard. Guitars, a banjo, three or four drums, a saxophone, a clarinet, and perhaps 80 people here. Fire in the courtyard at night. Joseph Cruz from the Pueblo came with Phil, Joe, Henry and Benjamin, all local Indians. They sing really fine. I went to bed early in the moonlight, under a cedar tree on the hill, listening to their ancient songs."

"Yesterday we stepped into a Van Gogh painting and cut the golden wheat field. Five sickles and two stackers worked much of the day. Incredibly beautiful. Also weeded and watered the cornfield. We have a pretty good harvest."

"County Fair tomorrow! Carol baked coffeecakes for the contest, and she's really got a chance to produce the best. Kim is bringing fresh carrots, beets, onions, yellow squash, and lettuce. He is already putting carrots away - colors so lush in the humid air - beautiful produce. John intends to enter cheese, butter and maybe some goats."

"This mudding we can do. Old way good way. Basically grab a handful with the straw and some sand mixed in, and slap it on the wall. Next smooth it out a bit. To keep the clothes clean, it's best to take them off."

"We live in such abundance. A bunch of poor people, we are still able to scrape up what we need to patch and glue this scene together."

"Recommended: Don't store the apples and rutabagas in the same cellar."

"Mercy mission to Lama; they have some sick ones. We gave them a five-pound cheese, elk meat, candles..."

"The huge teepee is up and the floor is covered with sheepskins, blankets and rugs. Tonight we go in to pray for a good spring and for this place. New buffalo was started with a peyote meeting. The ceremony joins the spirit of the new arrivals and the Indians, and gives thanks to mother earth, father sky and Jesus, for our life."

"The commune is a natural alternative to the lifestyle of consumption. I've still got a notion in the back of my head that this may play a role in the future of this country's economics. With roots in the soil, with people being close to some essentials, there would be less insecurity about the often-slipping number of jobs. With more working people not so dependent on the jobs offered by the big corporations, we would perhaps be able to depose those people who guide our economy into such conspicuous consumption."

Even though New Buffalo is no longer a commune, its legacy and vision continue. In my experience, it takes a long time to read a journal. It's different from a story, since there's no narrative thread per se. But the time is well worth it. The threads you do find are of solid gold.

An Accurate Representation.......2004-07-15

I'm struggling my way through this book, determined to read it all as a tribute to the people that built and lived at the New Buffalo. The daily struggle that these folks went through to attempt to invent a better way of living is apparent in the journal entries reproduced here - a statement on joy, boredom, love, angst, fear, loathing, peace, and happiness. It clearly was not a piece of cake nor an always fun adventure - neither is this book, but ultimately those that lived it, and those that read about it will be richer for the experience.

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The Lakes of New Mexico (Coyote Books)
Andy Sandersier
Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
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Binding: Paperback

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This comprehensive guide to the lakes in New Mexico's mountains, foothills, and deserts covers bodies of water accessible by foot, car, and recreational vehicle. The guide locates each lake, shows its proximity to Albuquerque and a few major cities bordering the state, and acquaints the reader with the area's facilities and privileges. For each lake, a single descriptive page provides the following: a map and written directions to the lake from Albuquerque; the lake's surface area and elevation, camping facilities, fish species, emergency numbers, and other details; a chart of activities and facilities available around and on the lake; and special fees, rules, and regulations. Six appendices detail state and federal regulations for camping, fishing, and boating.

The definitive and comprehensive guide to lakes and recreation in New Mexico.

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Time saver when planning weekend getaways.......1999-05-04

This book is great, I checked it out at a local bookstore. I just purchased a new boat, and trying to figure out what lakes in NM are wake lakes was impossible until I found this book. I highly reccomend it to anyone who wants a change from Elephant Butte!

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