The Lights of Marfa

The Lights of Marfa
Author: Doyle Dykes
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802478034

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Doyle Dykes is one of the premier fingerstyle guitarists in the world. When guitar great Chet Atkins was asked a few years ago who he'd pay money to go see, his answer was, "People like Doyle Dykes, who is just an amazing fingerpicker, I think." He has thrilled secular and church audiences all over the world, from the Grand Ole Opry to Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, England (home of the some of the most famous rock concerts in history) to Shanghai, China; James' Burton's International Guitar Festival, Saddleback Community Church, and Harvest Christian Fellowship. But this book isn't just about his life as a guitar player. Infused into stories like how he was invited to be part of the Stamps Quartet (Elvis' backup band), why a white rose is on the headstock of his signature-model guitar, and how his worst night at the Opry turned out to be anything but, are accounts of the remarkable ways God has shown up in Doyle's life. His warm, engaging style will draw you into each chapter--and you'll finish the book having been inspired, feeling like Doyle is a new friend, and never viewing God the same way again. Includes DVD with music & interviews.

Hunting Marfa Lights

Hunting Marfa Lights
Author: James Bunnell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780970924940

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"Hunting Marfa Lights" reports the results of an eight-year investigation into mysterious lights seen near Marfa, a small west Texas town. Bunnell finds that while most of the lights can be explained, about three percent are truly mysterious and of unknown origin.

The Texanist

The Texanist
Author: David Courtney
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2017-04-25
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1477312978

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A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.

The Book of (More) Delights

The Book of (More) Delights
Author: Ross Gay
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1643755471

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From bestselling author of The Book of Delights and award-winning poet, a book of lyrical mini-essays celebrating the everyday that will inspire readers to rediscover the joys in the world around us. In Ross Gay’s new collection of small, daily wonders, again written over the course of a year, one of America’s most original voices continues his ongoing investigation of delight. For Gay, what delights us is what connects us, what gives us meaning, from the joy of hearing a nostalgic song blasting from a passing car to the pleasure of refusing the “nefarious” scannable QR code menus, from the tiny dog he fell hard for to his mother baking a dozen kinds of cookies for her grandchildren. As always, Gay revels in the natural world—sweet potatoes being harvested, a hummingbird carousing in the beebalm, a sunflower growing out of a wall around the cemetery, the shared bounty from a neighbor’s fig tree—and the trillion mysterious ways this glorious earth delights us. The Book of (More) Delights is a volume to savor and share.

The Shimmer

The Shimmer
Author: David Morrell
Publisher: David Morrell
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2011-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1937760006

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Since 1889, mysterious lights have appeared outside Rostov, a remote Texas town. Ranchers believed them to be the campfires of rustlers, but campfires don’t rise and fall, merge, and change colors. In World War I, the locals believed that the lights came from German forces massing on the Mexican border. In the Second World War, the US military built an airfield there and used planes to try to discover the secret of the lights. In 1980, the entire town set out on a “Ghost Light Hunt.” For more than a century, each attempt to get close to the lights met with horrifying results. Now police officer Dan Page follows the trail of his missing wife from New Mexico to Texas and discovers that she and hundreds of spectators have become enraptured by the lights. After a crazed gunman fires obsessively into the crowd, the stage is set for more death. To save his wife, Page must confront the mystery of the lights. His desperate search reveals a government conspiracy that dates back to World War II. The abandoned airfield is more than what it seems. So is a nearby observatory, with a purpose even more mysterious and lethal than the lights themselves. Drawing his inspiration from the real-life Marfa lights, critically acclaimed Morrell packs The Shimmer with his trademark blend of action and terror.

Marfa

Marfa
Author: Kathleen Shafer
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1477318313

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This inviting book explores how small-town Marfa, Texas, has become a landmark arts destination and tourist attraction, despite--and because of--its remote location in the immense Chihuahuan desert.

Strange Lights in West Texas

Strange Lights in West Texas
Author: James Bunnell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2015-11-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780970924971

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A guide book to mysterious Marfa Lights seen in West Texas. How to see them, what they are and why they are important.

Mysteries of the Marfa Lights Revealed - Full Color Edition

Mysteries of the Marfa Lights Revealed - Full Color Edition
Author: Robert Wagers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2013-03-23
Genre: Curiosities and wonders
ISBN: 9780988827110

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Eyewitnesses to the mysterious lights around Marfa, Texas report that they may appear out of nowhere, move up and down, change colors, merge, separate, and even chase cars. What are they — UFOs, atmospheric anomalies, optical illusions, or something else? For over 100 years, these so-called Marfa lights have baffled experts and amateurs alike — until now. Mysteries of the Marfa Lights Revealed is the first book to present a detailed examination of light phenomena and their applicability to mysterious light displays seen throughout the world — including those of the famous Marfa lights in the Big Bend region of southwest Texas. Scientist Robert Wagers and his wife Judy explore the history, science, geography, and meteorology contributing to these mysterious light phenomena. Their entertaining book traces the history of the mysterious lights from the earliest reports in the late 1800s up to modern times. Elements of science are combined with first-hand accounts of unexpected light behavior to unravel the truth. Written in a conversational style that assumes only basic scientific knowledge, Mysteries of the Marfa Lights Revealed is for everyone who is curious about mysterious lights no matter where they appear on earth. The book is exceptionally well illustrated. Thirty-three magnificent color pictures graphically illustrate the subjects being discussed, and provocative vignettes introduce each chapter. Eight color maps present unique details of the Marfa environs as well as the Big Bend region of Texas.

Miracle Country

Miracle Country
Author: Kendra Atleework
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1643751417

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WINNER OF THE SIGURD F. OLSON NATURE WRITING AWARD “Blending family memoir and environmental history, Kendra Atleework conveys a fundamental truth: the places in which we live, live on—sometimes painfully—in us. This is a powerful, beautiful, and urgently important book.” —Julie Schumacher, author of Dear Committee Members and The Shakespeare Requirement Kendra Atleework grew up in Swall Meadows, in the Owens Valley of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, where annual rainfall averages five inches and in drought years measures closer to zero. Her parents taught their children to thrive in this beautiful if harsh landscape prone to wildfires, blizzards, and gale-force winds. Above all, the Atleework children were raised on unconditional love and delight in the natural world. But when Kendra’s mother died when Kendra was just sixteen, her once-beloved desert world came to feel empty and hostile, as climate change, drought, and wildfires intensified. The Atleework family fell apart, even as her father tried to keep them together. Kendra escaped to Los Angeles, and then Minneapolis, land of tall trees, full lakes, water everywhere you look. But after years of avoiding her troubled hometown, she felt pulled back. Miracle Country is a moving and unforgettable memoir of flight and return, emptiness and bounty, the realities of a harsh and changing climate, and the true meaning of home. For readers of Cheryl Strayed, Terry Tempest Williams, and Rebecca Solnit, this is a breathtaking debut by a remarkable writer.

Night Orbs

Night Orbs
Author: James Bunnell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2003
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780970924926

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Comprehensive discussion of nocturnal mystery lights. Contains firsthand accounts, photographic evidence, and detailed discussions regarding possible origins of mystery lights seen near Marfa, Texas, Min Min, Australia and Brown Mountain, NC. Book jacket.