FOR RELEASE  December 13, 2009

 

A Son of the Eastern Plains: The Life Experiences of a Devoted Countryman Shaped by the Influences of His Family and Friends by Carroll David Hunton was given by Wenonah Hunton in honor of the El Portal Chapter of DAR.

This absorbing biography and family history centers on the man who served for eight years as the State Director of the Farmers Home Administration for New Mexico and his years of work to provide financial resources to small farmers and ranchers who could not get assistance from other sources.

The Embers by Hyatt Bass weaves a story that moves between past and present over the course of sixteen years as a father, mother, and daughter summon the courage to put their lives back together and confront a devastating tragedy that struck on a long-ago winter night.

Latinos and the Nation’s Future edited by Henry Cisneros brings together essays from a blue-ribbon panel of experts who stress that the country cannot continue its historic path of growth, progress, and greatness without substantial improvements in the Latino community’s economic and educational status.

Jericho’s Fall by Stephen Carter takes us on a fast-moving journey through the secretive world of intelligence operations as dying Jericho Ainsley, former head of the CIA, summons Beck DeForde to his bedside and confides an explosive secret.

Over Success: Healing the American Obsession with Wealth, Fame, Power, and Perfection by Jim Rubens outlines twenty ways in which individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations can focus on what matters instead of what glitters.

Smash Cut: A Novel by Sandra Brown brings together defense attorney Derek Mitchell and art gallery owner Julie Rutledge after a wealthy family hires Derek to defend a man accused of a murder that Julie herself may have committed.