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Southwest Books of the Year 2016: Christine Wald-Hopkins' Picks

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Long-time high school and college English teacher Wald-Hopkins is a freelance book reviewer and occasional essayist.

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Wolf Boys

Wolf Boys

Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel

by Slater, Dan

Book - 2016

"I wasn't interested in chronicling the history of the cartels," writes former Wall Street Journal reporter Dan Slater. What he wanted to know w...Show more "I wasn't interested in chronicling the history of the cartels," writes former Wall Street Journal reporter Dan Slater. What he wanted to know was, "…what is it like to be an employee of a global drug-trafficking organization?" What he comes up with in this investigative report is three profiles--two US-born boys who crossed the border to work for the Zetas crime syndicate, and one Mexican-born American cop who hunted them down, set against the murderous wars between Mexican cartels. It's a graphic but riveting, real-life account of the daily lives of grisly professional assassins. Lobos Gabriel Cardona and Rosalio (‘Bart’) Reta, (the ‘Wolves’ of the title) are dispensable, minor players, but the cartel heads who call the shots and run their businesses—like La Barbie and El Chapo Guzmán—are ripped right from the headlines. Show less

"I wasn't interested in chronicling the history of the cartels," writes former Wall Street Journal reporter Dan Slater. What he wanted to know w...Show more "I wasn't interested in chronicling the history of the cartels," writes former Wall Street Journal reporter Dan Slater. What he wanted to know was, "…what is it like to be an employee of a global drug-trafficking organization?" What he comes up with in this investigative report is three profiles--two US-born boys who crossed the border to work for the Zetas crime syndicate, and one Mexican-born American cop who hunted them down, set against the murderous wars between Mexican cartels. It's a graphic but riveting, real-life account of the daily lives of grisly professional assassins. Lobos Gabriel Cardona and Rosalio (‘Bart’) Reta, (the ‘Wolves’ of the title) are dispensable, minor players, but the cartel heads who call the shots and run their businesses—like La Barbie and El Chapo Guzmán—are ripped right from the headlines. Show less

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Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel

by Slater, Dan

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Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel

by Slater, Dan

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Desert Boys

Desert Boys

by McCormick, Chris

Book - 2016

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Desert Boys

Desert Boys

Fiction

by McCormick, Chris

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News of the World

News of the World

A Novel

by Jiles, Paulette

Book - 2016

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News of the World

News of the World

A Novel

by Jiles, Paulette

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News of the World

News of the World

by Jiles, Paulette

Large Print - 2016

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News of the World

News of the World

by Jiles, Paulette

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The Other Slavery

The Other Slavery

The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

by Resendez, Andres

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The Other Slavery

The Other Slavery

The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

by Reséndez, Andrés

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The Sonoran Desert

The Sonoran Desert

A Literary Field Guide

Book - 2016

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The Sonoran Desert

The Sonoran Desert

A Literary Field Guide

by Mirocha, Eric Magrane

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Watercolors

Watercolors

1916-1918

by O'Keeffe, Georgia

Book - 2016

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