Books
January 1, 1981
Behind the Purple Page
Texas writers of historical romances spice up the old boy- meets-girl plot with more than a pinch of passion.
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Books
December 1, 1980
High Gloss
Laura Furman handles The Glass House with a little too much care; Elmer Kelton’s novels take you way out West; a new filed guide digs into Texas’ past; Hearts will win yours.
Travel & Outdoors
November 1, 1980
Can the Boy Scouts Save America?
Perhaps. At least they’re on the right track and trying hard.
News & Politics
October 1, 1980
Twisting the Night Away
South Texas went into a frenzy preparing for Hurricane Allen, then the guest of honor never showed up.
Books
September 30, 1980
Measure For Measure
Three Texas poets word their way into print; two new novels trace the adventures of Neanderthals and knights-errant.
Books
August 31, 1980
Capote Changes Coler
In Music for Chameleons it’s hard to tell whether Truman Capote is telling the whole truth or nothing at all of the truth; Conspiracy ferrets out much of the truth about John F. Kennedy’s murder.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1980
The Secret Life of the Beach
Along the silent, lovely beach, tiny armies fight in the tide, fierce battles rage in the sky, and nocturnal marauders slither across the sand.
Books
July 31, 1980
The Crime and the Pity
Michael Mewshaw reopens the case of a boyhood friend who murdered his parents’ Rober Shattuck reexamines the story of the Wild Boy.
Being Texan
June 1, 1980
Lawn Boy
Here’s how to achieve inner peace, perfect serenity, spiritual calm, and a nice, neat lawn.
Books
April 30, 1980
Angle of Reflection
Wallace Stegner’s love of the West and respect for its history make his works as distinctive as the region that inspired them.
Parks & Recs
April 1, 1980
On the Edge of Texas
For hundreds of years man—from the Comanche to the backpacker—has tried to conquer Big Bend. Still, it remains wild, stark, and pristine.
Books
April 1, 1980
Gonna Take a Sedimentary Journey
Roadside Geology of Texas makes traveling a rocky road fun. In the Shining Mountains finds nature tarnished, but The Spawning Run shows it unspoiled.
Books
March 1, 1980
The Secret Life of Chester Seltzer
Gordon Baxter’s Village Creek is just barely navigable. Amado Muro was a bohemian before it was fashionable.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 1980
Down in the Depths
The intricate underwater passages and pristine water of Jacob’s Well fascinate divers. Too often, the fascination proves fatal.
Health
January 1, 1980
The Baby Factory
At Houston’s Jefferson Davis Hospital, the wonders of modern medicine collide with the raw realities of birth, poverty, neglect and hope.
Books
January 1, 1980
Dr. Updike
John Updike’s problems are our pleasures. Mean Scrooge McDuck returns in a nostalgic comic-book collection.
Books
December 1, 1979
Memoir of the Soil
A.C. Greene’s singular, exquisite vision of West Texas; a thriller that’s better than it should be; and a historical novel with too much history.
Books
September 30, 1979
The Right Wings
In his new book Tom Wolfe poses this question: were the Mercury astronauts men or monkeys? Thomas Thompson changes his journalistic setting from Houston to the far East to produce a book about an astonishing criminal.
Politics & Policy
August 1, 1979
Say, Have You Heard the One About Cactus Pryor?
Don’t look now, but the rather odd gentleman with the suspicious accent and outlandish military getup may not be exactly what he seems.
Business
July 1, 1979
Speed Freak
Fast food is tasteless and vulgar. There are other good things about it, too.
Books
May 31, 1979
A New Old West
Two novels with novel views of frontier days. And, Howard Hughes revisited by two reporters who leave no stone of his rocky history unturned.
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 1979
A Tale of Two Coasts
The best thing about a trip to Florida is coming back to Padre Island.
Texas History
January 1, 1979
In Search of La Salle
The riddle of the French explorer lies buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico, but what is it, where is it, and why, oh why, are we looking for it?
Lifestyle
December 1, 1978
It’s a Small World
Don’t laugh at a model railroader or call his little train a toy.
Health
October 1, 1978
I Can’t Do It!
Some kids may fail at school and it’s not their fault.
Lifestyle
July 31, 1978
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
If you’re going bald, their’s only thing to do: blame mother.
Books
July 31, 1978
Apple Encore
Max Apple’s oddball touches make a zany and endearing novel.
Being Texan
July 1, 1978
You Can See By My Outfit That I Am a Cowboy
When this young man decided to go West, he made it as far as a dude ranch in Bandera.
Lifestyle
May 31, 1978
Uphill Racer
If the race is to the swift, what’s lefty over for the slow?
Lifestyle
January 1, 1978
The Line Forms Here
It’s tough to select food in a fast-moving serving line. A cafeteria is no place for the timid.
Lifestyle
December 1, 1977
Paternity Suits
If you think parenthood begins with dirty diapers and 2 a.m. feedings, you’re nine months off.
News & Politics
August 31, 1977
I Was a Spy in the Second Grade
I escaped once, but they sent me back.
Great Outdoors
June 30, 1977
New Dogs, Old Tricks
The importance of being a prairie dog.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1977
Adventures Under the Sea
Where is Lloyd Bridges when you really need him?
News & Politics
April 1, 1977
The Eggheads and I
In which our author finds it’s one thing to be a genius; it’s another to be smart.
Cityview
December 1, 1976
Write ‘Em, Cowboy
Poetry is in motion in Texas.
Critters
June 30, 1976
Nobody Loves a Rattlesnake
Especially not in Sweetwater: the score at last count was Humans 10,000, Rattlers 0.
Business
April 30, 1976
Dealing
Dope sellers obey the law—of supply and demand.
Energy
April 1, 1976
Did You Hear The One About The Farmer’s Daughter?
A strip-mining company made her an offer she couldn’t refuse.
News & Politics
February 1, 1976
Planet X! We’re Waiting for You!
That’s the message Ray Stanford sends nightly into outer space; so far no one has answered.
Critters
December 1, 1975
A Bad Day for Dolphins
Can Bubbles find happiness in a 30-foot tank?
Texas History
September 30, 1975
Bury My Heart at the Souvenir Shop
The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is a braves’ new world.
History
August 31, 1975
The Alamo? Sure. Two Blocks, Turn Right, and It’s Right Across From the Five and Ten.
You remember, don’t you? That's the place John Wayne died.
Hunting & Fishing
July 1, 1975
Tales of Shrimp
Out on the Gulf in a small boat, searching for the makings of shrimp cocktails, shrimp baskets, and shrimp salads.
Critters
April 30, 1975
Pray for Sharks
Cuddling up to a thousand pounds of ravenous hunger.
Health
February 1, 1975
Sirens in the Night
Great ambulance drivers are made, not born.
Health
February 1, 1975
Om, Om on the Range
Alpha waves, past lives, and other explorations of the subconscious.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1974
Among the Ruins
Across Yucatan on pennies a day. An intrepid traveler reports.
Health
June 30, 1974
Six West
Staying alive day by day . . . by day.
News & Politics
February 28, 1974
The Big House Goes Coed
The Federal prison in Fort Worth is unique in more ways than one.