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Golden Boy - Tut's Treasures in Dallas

When Egyptian officials were deciding which American cities would host the encore tour of "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," Dallas had an unexpected ally - Pharaoh Ramses the Great.

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Old Settler's Music Festival:
City Slickers Meet the Old Settlers
By Lucas Everidge
My first ever visit to one of the best kept music festival secrets in the country almost turns out great, even if we still had to take the Chevy compact car out in a little mud.

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Texana History

Letters from the Alamo
by Lori Grossman
The Alamo's acting commander, Lieutenant Colonel William Barret Travis, fought Mexican forces not only with conventional weapons, but also with the ammunition of the written word.

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Recent Book Reviews

Hummingbirds of Texas
Birdwatching is arguably the state's fastest growing sport. Many parts of the state lie in migratory paths hummingbirds

Lone Star Nation
Historian H.W. Brands spins an entertaining and balanced telling of this American epic, the battle for Texas independence. Starting with the original settlements, painting life at the time, a group of heroic American settlers face down General Santa Anna, and other threats.

Texas Cemeteries
From the simplest slab of stone to the most ornate weathered marble, every grave marker in a Texas cemetary bears witness to an interesting life. Bill Harvey makes readers appreciate the many stories about the lives of important Texans, which these silent stones can tell.
Reviewed

Hell's Half Acre
A detailed and interesting look at frontier Fort Worth's legendary vice district, commonly known as Hell's Half Acre.

Touring Texas Gardens
Texas' best kept secret is its gardens. Stephens tours public and private gardens around the state, collecting useful information for day-trips, visits and vacations.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson:
The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Master of the Senate
Winner of the 2002 National Book Award - Non-Fiction
Fascinating, exhaustive biography of Lyndon Johnson's years as Texas Senator (1948 - 1960).

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Texas Golf Bible
Whether you need a place to play your Sunday round or if you are planning a major golf pilgrimage, The Texas Golf Bible helps you make the most of your golf experience in Texas. Writer Jason Stone's love for the game of golf shines through every one of the book's well researched 801 pages.
One Heartbeat: A Philosophy of Teamwork, Life and Leadership
by UT Longhorn Coach Mack Brown

For the Best Barbecue in Texas, Go to Wyoming
by Rick Vanderpool
It being almost a personal crusade to sample the best "Q" from as many different Texas joints (under the pretense of photographing the signs) as time, funds, and my arteries will allow, it was with no small measure of anticipation that I departed Lubbock, the morning of June 24, on a quest that would have amounted to finding the end of the rainbow - in gustatory terms, that is.