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It's 1954, and San Francisco writer Phoebe Kelley is enjoying the success of her first novel, Lady in the Desert. When her sister-in-law asks her to return to Tribulation, Arizona, to help run the H Double Bar Dude Ranch, Phoebe doesn't hesitate. There's competition from a new dude ranch this year, so the H Double Bar puts on a rodeo featuring a trick rider with a mysterious past. When accidents begin to happen around the ranch, Phoebe jumps in to figure out why, and confronts an unexpected foe.

At some point in their lives most people reach a point where they question their religious beliefs. Many will find satisfactory answers within their faith and be content to remain there. But others will dig deeper as questions lead to answers that lead to more questions and yet more answers that may conflict with what they've been taught. Some of these seekers may turn to other religions where they find a home. And yet there remain those who have found that the only path they are compelled follow leads them away from everything they have known. For whatever reason and through whatever process, a person who loses their faith faces many difficulties including the loss of friends and family who cannot understand their choices. It can take great strength to turn from what they've known and forge ahead into a new life. The stories herein are written by those who made the decision, despite the challenges, to follow a new path. These men and women are from many countries and their religious backgrounds cover multiple Christian denominations, Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses, Orthodox Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs. The intent of this anthology is to assure those who struggle that they are not alone and to offer hope to the seekers while providing some understanding to others who may wonder how someone may choose to leave their previous beliefs behind and follow a new path.

John A. Thompson was born Norway in 1827. His family emigrated to the U.S. just ten years later and by 1851 John was a young man, ready to try his luck in the gold fields of California. While he undoubtedly brought enthusiasm and determination with him to his new home, he also brought with him something the people of that region had never seen before: skis! Unfamiliar with the long thin strips of wood he strapped to his feet, people called them "snow-shoes" and Thompson acquired a nickname.Of the many interests he pursued in the years that followed-as a farmer, rancher, guide, trader, Indian agent and politician-the thing Thompson is remembered most for was his service as a dependable mail carrier, who made record time traversing the Sierra Nevada on those "snow-shoes," carrying the winter mail and keeping the lines of communication open for those who lived in the region. This is his story.Frank Tortorich captures the fortitude and stamina of this legendary Norwegian American whose strength and perseverance serve as a role model for today's youth."Snowshoe" and the historic town of Genoa are grateful!-Sue Knight, Friends of Snowshoe ThompsonThe author's knowledge and understanding of the Sierra emigration era serves as a background for what he has been able to express in this book. Tusen takk!-Nina MacLeodCaveat Lector (let the reader beware). Frank Tortorich's gripping account of the legendary life, legacy, and accomplishments of John "Snowshoe" Thompson is most captivating, and his excitement, enthusiasm, and interest in California pioneers and Gold Rush history are contagious. Ken Johnston, author of Legendary Truths, Peter Lassen and His Gold Rush Trail in Fact and Fable.

Once again Master Gardener Cheryl Anderson Wright focuses her considerable knowledge on the problems of growing your favorite vegetables in areas with short growing seasons and unpredictable weather. Wright's practical advice and down to earth recommendations will guide you from seed to table, and includes specific recipes for all the veggies you will want to grow and love to eat! As she did in her two previous books, (High Country Herbs, and High Country Tomato Handbook) the author takes the mystery out of growing your own food, offers step by step advice on everything from soil and pests to composting and mulching and encourages you with her mouth watering serving suggestions. Both brand new and experienced gardeners will benefit from Wright's perspective. High Country Tomato Handbook "As the population of the western states inches outward from the cities and upward in elevation, there is no reason to abandon 'flatland' gardening choices, namely tomatoes, especially with the support this book provides." -Ole Abeam,Bloomsbury Review, March/April 2005 High Country Herbs "Anyone interested in the cultivation and use of culinary herbs at high elevations should have a copy of this definitive reference book on their kitchen shelves." -John A. Murray, Bloomsbury Review, March/April 2004

If you've ever watched a bull rider desperately hang on to the back of a bull till the buzzer sounds or shaken your head in amazement as a cowboy picks himself off the ground after being tossed around like a rag doll, this book will tell you why they do it. In his own words, Champion Bull Rider Abe Morris recounts the story of his rodeo career from the beginning as a boy in New Jersey at the Cowtown Rodeo through his time at the University of Wyoming and follows the triumphs and disappointments of competing around the country as one of the very few black rodeo cowboys. This is a story of good friends, tragic losses, prejudicial judges, career threatening injuries and the ever present recalcitrant bulls which never fail to make a lasting impression. Abe's story is an inside look at the sport of rodeo and the men who pursue it, written by a man who knows what it means to lose but who has also experienced the exhilaration of those championship wins.

Rodeo is a cornerstone of the Western experience and this book is an invaluable chronicle of one of the veterans of that tradition. The Sheridan-Wyo-Rodeo's span of the better part of the 20th century and continuation into the 21st is documented here by author and Rodeo Board member Tom Ringley with complete details of its conception, birth and its growth into a nationally respected professional event. This is the rich history of the organizers, the participants and spectators and the community which supports this treasure of the West. With its accompanying appendices of the Champions, Queens, Rodeo Boards and Stock Transactions this book offers the true story of the trials and tribulations, the triumphs and successes of a formidable undertaking which began in 1931 and continues today.

Tomatoes! Everybody loves them! And everybody bemoans the fact that most of what you find in the grocery store has no resemblance whatsoever to those sacred memories of how tomatoes used to taste. Cheryl Anderson Wright to the rescue! The High Country Tomato Handbook tells you everything you need to know about how to recapture that memory by growing your own! And even those with difficult gardening situations will find the secrets here for having your own ripe homegrown tomatoes by the Fourth of July. Wright offers everything you need to know about tomatoes from history to varieties, soils, insects and diseases, starting your own plants or buying them, harvesting and saving your seed and it is all followed by a collection of delicious tomato recipes to help you enjoy the fruits of your labor. Like High Country Herbs, the High Country Tomato Handbook belongs on the shelf of every tomato lover, gardner and cook.

The author presents a baker's dozen intriguing stories along with a promise to transport the reader to other places, other times. Here are excerpts from from Mary Magdalene's memoir of her childhood, the story of an uncompromising man with no friends in the world, central American native ritual, star crossed lovers in eighteenth century France, an aspiring magician, a letter from Sarah to Hagar after she and Isaac have been banished to Paran, ancient ceremony from the British Isles, a grieving Native American mother who has lost her child, a look at future religious belief and a leap even farther ahead in time to other worlds. They are all here to savor and enjoy, stories that will consume your attention and capture your imagination in the way that so few stories do - they will leave you wanting more.