"Organized into five topographical, geographic, and cultural sections--East, West, North, South, and Central--three dozen stories by Joe Holley and more than eighty complementary photographs by Peter Brown create a parallel narrative to reveal the collective, various, remarkably complex soul that makes Texas unique"--

Contains rare photographs, maps, and text which provide a broad view of the history of the state.

"From 1983 until just before his untimely death in 1990, Hart followed Vaughan to the venues he frequented, enabling her to craft a photographic mosaic of Vaughan as he amazed his listeners and connected with the souls of his fans-of whom Hart counts herself as chief. The result is a deeply personal and intensely visual portrait of Stevie Ray Vaughan that tells us almost as much about the photographer behind the camera as it does about the musician...

Flat track roller derby is one of the country's fastest growing sports. What started as a single league in Austin, Texas, a couple of decades ago has grown into an international phenomenon, with nearly two thousand leagues around the world. Rollergirls captures the spirit of the game, which is poised to become an Olympic sport, and highlights the women who have become known as the godmothers of modern-day roller derby. Documentary photographer Felicia...

Ghost towns lie all along the Mother Road. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boom towns built around oil wells, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley as he tours more than 25 ghost towns, rich in stories and history, complemented by gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography by Kerrick James. Also includes directions...

"Travel from Kabul to Texas with author and photographer Mihaela Noroc and experience astonishing diversity and a shared humanity in Girls of the World: 250 Portraits of Awesome. This collection of powerful photographs and moving stories showcases young women of all backgrounds, from a myriad of cultures, showing us that all girls are awesome in their own special way."--Back cover.

Gregarious or shy, curious or placid, playful or retiring, all the animals in Traer Scott's newest collection have one thing in common: a sparkling personality! This whimsical, soulful, and personal photo collection focuses on the lives of the farm animals we often take for granted. Scott introduces us to barnyard animals both familiar and lesser known, from cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens to Dolly the wooly llama, Bianca the Sicilian miniature donkey,...

"A personal, lyrical, and idiosyncratic ode to our national parks"-- "For years, America's national parks have provided public breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why close to 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now, to honor the centennial of the National Park Service, Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the beloved memoir When Women Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary...

Explores the unique experiences of Latin American baseball players in the Major Leagues, including Miguel Tejada, Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Jose Santana, and others; their struggles, disappointments, and sometimes enormous successes.