Crowley County Combined Library

A fascinating array of men and women who achieved fame, fortune, or notoriety because of (or despite) their glaring peculiarities.

As violence overwhelms the state, Bennett is torn between protecting his hometown and saving New York City. A partner in his investigations, federal prosecutor Tara McLellan, brings him new weapons for the battle and an attraction that endangers his relationship with Mary Catherine.

Wren and her friend Garth travel to Morrowindl in an attempt to return the Elves to the Westlands.

Explains the fundamentals of solar power and other renewable energy sources, including estimating energy needs, selecting the right equipment, and maintaining the system once it is installed

Private Investigator Regan Reilly and her husband Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, are in Los Angeles where Jack is attending a business conference. After the meeting they plan to vacation in California so Regan can show Jack her old haunts and introduce him to friends who didn't make it to their wedding. One friend Regan gets in touch with is in distress. A health nut, recently turned vegan, and a "health coach" to boot, Zelda suspects she...

From Edward Curtis' haunting portraits to Ansel Adams' soaring vistas, this informative and visually compelling overview of America's most famous photographers traces the history and evolution of the black and white image and how it shaped our national view. In a career spanning almost 70 years, "Ansel Adams inspired millions with spectacular photographs of natural scenes. This volume is a tribute to perhaps the best-known photographer in the world....

Lizzy isn't quite five feet tall and "just a bit of a thing" as they say, but that doesn't keep her from becoming a blacksmith in England, emigrating to America, becoming the first woman resident of the rough and tumble silver mining town of Rico, Colorado where she ran her own dairy or moving on from there to become the first beef-cattlewoman in Southwest Colorado. Lizzy and her third husband Henry (which she pronounced 'Enry in her cockney accent)...

This updated edition of the classic guide features more than 12,000 actual-size photographs of arrowheads, many of them in full color; price listings organized in 10 geographic sections; valuable advice on identifying, grading, and pricing arrowheads; and more.

Gathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination. Filled with legends of village ghosts, fairies, demons, witches, priests, and saints, these stories evoke both tender pathos and lighthearted mirth and embody what Yeats describes as "the very voice of the people, the very pulse of life." "The...