spreading mayhem, the cowboy lassos the imagination and just won’t let go. On these magnificently illustrated pages unfold cowboy life and legend, cowboys around the world, the cowboy’s ranching roots, modern-day cowboys, cowboy food and fun, and the cowboy in film and popular culture. Quotations from Western poems, songs, and novels offer contemporary perspectives, as do the old-time posters and nostalgic advertisements. An astounding variety of photos show it all. There’s also absorbing background on black cowboys,Ivaqueros/I, women who rode the range, and rodeos./PP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%B /B/PP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: noneKnown as the “Cowboy Professor,”BRichard W. Slatta, Ph.D,/Bhas earned numerous honors and awards.IThe International Who’s Who of Intellectuals/Ilists him as one of the Outstanding Writers of the 20th Century as well as one of the Outstanding Intellectuals of the Twentieth Century. The American Library Association gave an Outstanding Reference award to his book,IThe Cowboy Encyclopedia./ISlatta’sICowboys of the Americas/Ireceived theI/IWestern Heritage Award for Nonfiction Literature, National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His many books includeISimón Bolívar's Quest for Glory/I, co-authored with Jane Lucas De Grummond;IThe Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore and Popular Culture/I; andIComparing Cowboys and Frontiers/I./PP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%B/B/PBR  (less)

glass to pub signs.brLavishly illustrated with color and black and white plates, The Oxford Guide to Heraldry offers a delightful tour of the heart of medieval pagentry. The only guide to heraldry written entirely by Officers of Arms with full access to the College of Arms Library (which contains the most important heraldic records and manuscripts in the world), this beautiful, enriching volume covers the origins of heraldry, the composition of arms and their visual appearance, the use of arms as decoration, how and why arms are granted, and to whom, and much more. It also explains how coats of arms have differed from country to country, with informative sections on France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and other European nations, plus a complete chapter devoted to heraldry in America. This authoritative volume is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in genealogy, history, chivalry, or the decorative arts.brbrAbout the Authors:brThomas Woodcock is Somerset Herald. He is the joint editor of the Dictionary of British Arms.brJohn Martin Robinson is Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary and the author of several books, including The Dukes of Norfolk and The National Trust Book of English Country Estate.br  (less)

With over 20 books in the series, the Big Books are a great way to build a complete reference library of all your favorite songs. Fifty-five of the greatest classic and current pop and country arrangements from: America, Beach Boys, Clint Black, Black Crowes, Boston, Garth Brooks, Jackson Browne, Collective Soul, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sheryl Crow, Doobie Brothers, Eagles, Melissa Etheridge, Fleetwood Mac, Gin Blossoms, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Petty, Smashing Pumpkins, James Taylor, Van Halen, Dwight Yoakam, and ZZ Top®. All arrangements feature our popular Easy Tab Deluxe format with guitar, melody, tablature and chord frames.  (less)