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Author Ian Macallen’s fascinating book Red Sauce takes readers on a mouthwatering tour through Sicily, Tuscany, and Milan where authentic Italian cuisine was perfected, made its way to America, and then evolved into the popular dishes enjoyed by millions today. Macallen notes that the beginnings of Italian cuisine can be traced to ancient Rome—both the...

Mother-daughter relationships can be complicated, particularly when the two have their sights on the same prize. Such is the case with the main characters in the book, The Horsewoman, by authors James Patterson and Mike Lupica. Becky McCabe and her mother Maggie Atwood are champion riders with a goal toward making Olympic history, but only one of...

Details are the difference between good stuff and great stuff. In the details about the life and times of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew’s offspring, a bay filly racehorse, named Landaluce, author Mary Perdue covers all aspects of the horse’s life, including her owners, the stables where she was raised, and the courses she ran.  ...

No matter how bad a day you’ve had, there’s always someone waiting for you in the barn.  There’s wisdom to be learned from that someone, too. That’s the idea behind author Cara Whitney’s uplifting book Country Soul.  Life brings so many hardships, from failed marriages to lost jobs, and from health crises to broken relationships.  Whitney’s...

Award-winning journalist and author Sebring Davis and celebrated photographer Audrey Hall have combined their talents to create an exquisite pictorial that features homes designed by JLF Architects entitled Foundations.  JLF Architects was founded more than forty years ago and is based in Bozeman, Montana, and Jackson, Wyoming.  The homes showcased in Foundations are in both...

Dude ranches in America have been growing in popularity for decades. Lured by superb mountain or desert settings, clear, sparkling air, and a gloriously varied round of outdoor activities, hundreds of thousands of tourists every year decide to spend time at charming dude ranches across the West. The history of such vacation destinations is the...

Fort Worth is known as the city of cowboys and culture.  It’s the 12th largest city in the United States and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Texas.  According to many historians, Fort Worth is where the West began, and the Fort Worth Stockyards is the embodiment of that Western heritage.  Author J’Nell...

In Along Came a Cowgirl: Daring and Iconic Women of the Rodeo and Wild West Shows, New York Times best-selling author Chris Enss introduces readers to the world of the early rodeo—and to the stories of the women whose names resounded in rodeo arenas across the nation in the early twentieth century.  These cowgirls dared...