This book offers reflections on a daunting and controversial ethical question: How should we treat the strangers who enter this country illegally? To understand the experience of those directly confronted by this problem, Ananda Rose traveled to the Sonoran desert at the border between the U.S. and Mexico. There she gathered opinions from Minutemen, Border Patrol agents, Catholic nuns, humanitarian air workers, left-wing protestors, ranchers, and other ordinary citizens in southern Arizona. She depicts the results of these interviews as two starkly opposed ideological perspectives: that of religious activists who embrace a biblically-inspired model of hospitality that stresses love of strangers and a "borderless" compassion; and that of law enforcement, which is concerned with safety, security, and strict respect for international borders.

Young adult fiction enjoyed by fans of Canterwood Crest, Heartland & The Thoroughbred Series. Featured in Pony & Style Magazine. Taylor and Lucy mesh together like a tight cinch and a broncy horse-- an explosion waiting to happen.Blonde and sassy, Taylor Johnson is used to guys falling at her feet. Blue ribbons always come easy and dropping a grand on new cowboy boots and a pair of chaps is the norm. Taylor's life is perfect so why does the new stablehand keep getting under her skin? A newbie to Red Rock Ranch, Lucy Rose is comfortable in a ponytail and jeans. Her makeup routine consists of a dirt smudge and Chapstick. And, if she had her choice, she'd spend every minute with her beloved horse Chance . . . and far away from Taylor-- the rodeo princess in need of an attitude adjustment. But, in a twist neither saw coming, Taylor and Lucy are forced to work together. Will they play nice? Or will their summer at Red Rock Ranch go out in a bang? ***Saddle-up with a sweet, wholesome young adult equestrian series full of first loves, friendship, and horses. Get ready for a summer packed with trail rides, horse shows, rodeo, campfires, and kisses. BOOKS IN THE RED ROCK RANCH SERIES: Lucy's Chance (book 1), Showdown (book 2), Rodeo Daze (book 3)

Elmer Kelton writes of his beloved home country of West Texas in these two novels of cowmen and cow country. In Pecos Crossing, two young cowboys, Johnny Fristo and Speck Quitman, have been cheated of six months' hard-earned salary by their rancher boss Larramore and intend getting what is due to them. In Shotgun, Texas rancher Blair Bishop has to contend with a rival cowman who is turning his herd loose on Bishop‘s land, and with a mean customer named Macy Modock, who Bishop sent to prison ten years past. Modock is out of the hoosegow and has returned determined to get even with the man who sent him up the river. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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