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TEXAS READS: Golfer fixes more than his game in Utopia

David Cook's blockbuster inspirational novel, "Seven Days in Utopia: Golf's Sacred Journey" (Zondervan, $14.99 paperback) and the movie based on the book, continue to draw high praise from readers and...

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TEXAS READS: Texas authors tell stories as diverse as the state itself

With Christmas and winter approaching, you might be looking for some good stories to read or to give to a favorite reader. Here are some tales from three popular Texas authors you might consider:

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TEXAS READS: New 'Texas Almanac,' 'Big Thicket Guidebook' references published

Some things I learned from the new 2012-13 edition of the "Texas Almanac" (Texas State Historical Association, $24.95 flexbound, $39.95 hardcover), featuring Willie Nelson on the cover:

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TEXAS READS: Texas gangsters, hamburgers featured in new books

Noted Texas historian T. Lindsay Baker takes readers on a fascinating ride in his "Gangster Tour of Texas" (Texas A&M University Press, $29.95 flexbound), covering the escapades of Bonnie and...

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TEXAS READS: Adding a little Ivins to the kitchen mix

The late Molly Ivins, liberal Texas political columnist, stirred up a lot of passions (pro and con) with her rapier wit. She also had a great passion for food, and her friend Ellen Sweets expounds on...

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TEXAS READS: Book details capture, relocation of buffalo

Texas State Photographer Wyman Meinzer and conservationist author Andrew Sansom have produced a gorgeous tribute to the buffalo with their new book, "Southern Plains Bison: Resurrection of the Lost...

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TEXAS READS: Texas State Cemetery teaches Texas history

Former Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock once said of the Texas State Cemetery, where he is buried: "Kids can come out here and in one day learn more about Texas history than in a whole semester in class."

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TEXAS READS: Heart surgery icon Dr. Cooley tells his story

Dr. Denton Cooley, certainly recognized as a pioneer and pivotal figure in the field of heart surgery, has told his story in "100,000 Hearts: A Surgeon's Memoir" (University of Texas Press, Dolph...

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TEXAS READS: 10 new books to look forward to this spring

I've been perusing catalogs from the university presses in Texas, taking a sneak peek at some of the Texas books coming out this spring.

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TEXAS READS: Some local, Texas writers have new works

Arte Publico Press, based at the University of Houston, has published two books by noted Texas writer and teacher Rolando Hinojosa.

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TEXAS READS: Established author has tips for aspiring writers

Patricia Fry, author of "Publish Your Book," says she has heard that "81 percent of the public believe they have a book in them."

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TEXAS READS: Gripping mystery revolves around the death of a rower

Deborah Crombie, a native Texan who grew up in Richardson and now lives in McKinney, has made quite a name for herself writing British detective novels featuring Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan...

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TEXAS READS: There's plenty of history in these volumes

Let's talk history this week, not just Texas history, but books written by Texas authors on a variety of historical topics. Readers who like to immerse themselves in accounts of Civil War battles and...

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TEXAS READS: Family issues draw Seattle architect to Texas town

Seattle architect Heather Hampton has no desire to return to Moses Lake where she spent her senior year in high school hating every minute of it.

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TEXAS READS: Dust Bowl is subject of new children's book

Texas author Sherry Garland, who writes history books for young readers, has written "Voices of the Dust Bowl" (Pelican, $16.99 hardcover) about what she calls "the largest environmental catastrophe in...

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TEXAS READS: San Angeloan returns for book signing

Texas blogger and author Jenny Lawson says her memoir, "Let's Pretend This Never Happened" (G. P. Putnam's Sons, $25.95 hardcover), is "basically like 'Little House on the Prairie' but with more...

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TEXAS READS: Football book author to speak in Abilene

Joe Nick Patoski, who wrote the definitive biography of Willie Nelson, is the author of "Texas High School Football: More Than the Game" (University of Texas Press, $19.95 oversized paperback).

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TEXAS READS: Baseball, beer large parts of state history

The History Press has released four new Texas titles this year — two dealing with regional histories, one with beer and one with baseball.

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TEXAS READS: Have you hugged these trees today? They're Texas' legacy

Thirty-seven famous Texas trees are included in a beautiful new coffee table book by Austin photographer Ralph Yznaga, "Living Witness: Historic Trees of Texas" (Texas A&M University Press, $29.95...

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TEXAS READS: Books for fanciful, physical, historical and spiritual dads

Father's Day is coming up, and here are a few Texas books that might appeal to Dad.

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