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<\/span><\/span>Lone Star Reviews<\/span>Michelle Newby, NBCC,<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

Contributing Editor<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Memoir<\/p>\n

Brickhouse, Jamie<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Martin\u2019s, 978-1-4668-3730-0, hardcover, April 2015<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Thomas H. McNeely<\/p>\n

To readers of recovery narratives,<\/span> the trajectory of Dangerous When Wet<\/span><\/a><\/span> is by now familiar: Escape from family; substance-assisted transformation of self; crash, burn, new authentic self; peace \/ d\u00e9tente with family. Here, we follow Jamie Brickhouse\u2019s<\/span> transformation from closeted son of a rising middle-class Beaumont, Texas, family to vice-president of various publicity departments in unnamed New York publishing houses. >> READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span><\/span><\/span>Texas Reads<\/span>Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n

>> archive<\/span><\/a><\/span>Authors trace story of Fort Hood massacre<\/span><\/h1>\n

Texas authors Anita Belles Porterfield and John Porterfield<\/span> have written Death on Base: The Fort Hood Massacre,<\/span><\/a><\/span> tracing the story of Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan gunning down twelve soldiers and a civilian at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps the most tragic and disturbing consequence of the Fort Hood shooting,\u201d they write, \u201cis the shattered illusion that a military base on American soil is a place that soldiers can rely upon to be a safe harbor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 350 page book (University of North Texas Press, $29.95 hardcover) begins with a chilling moment-by-moment reenactment of the murder scene, then examines Hasan\u2019s early life and the events leading up to the shootings, and follows the case through Hasan\u2019s trial and its\u00a0 impact on the victims.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/span><\/span>Historical Mystery: <\/span>San Angelo novelist Mike Thompson\u2019s<\/span> latest mystery is Wolf Point<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Five Star, $25.95 hardcover), featuring Montana sheriff Andy Larson in 1923.<\/p>\n

Larson finds himself up against mobsters, bootleggers, bank robbers, and dead bodies as his town becomes a battleground for control of illegal booze smuggled in from Canada.<\/p>\n

In Thompson\u2019s earlier mystery, Curse of Al Capone\u2019s Gold,<\/span><\/a><\/span> Larson was a police officer in North Dakota who, with the help of some friends, hijacks a truckload of bootleg alcohol coming in from Canada. The hijacking turns deadly, and then the hijackers discover that the haul includes thousands of dollars of gold coins belonging to Al Capone. Uh-oh! Capone and his henchmen are coming after the gold and the men who stole it.<\/p>\n

Now Andy Larson has moved to Montana, thinking things might be a little more peaceful there. But soon he\u2019s caught up in the middle of another Prohibition bootlegging war. Thompson keeps the action flowing and the pages turning.<\/p>\n

Fundraiser: <\/span>Footprints in Aggieland: Remembrances of a Veteran Fundraiser<\/span><\/a><\/span> by Robert L. Walker<\/span> (Texas A&M University Press, $24.95 hardcover) tells about the author\u2019s experiences during his forty-six years as a development officer at Texas A&M.<\/p>\n

The book, while of special interest to Aggies, also has a lot to say to anyone involved in fundraising. In fact, the last eight pages of the book are devoted to \u201cFundraising 101,\u201d a summary of a graduate-level course Walker taught at A&M for twenty years.<\/p>\n

Walker, who grew up in Spur and went on to become one of the leading university development officers in the country, helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars during his career. After retiring from A&M, he and his son, Sid Walker, founded the Walker Consulting Group in College Station to assist organizations in fundraising. \u201cSuccessful fundraising,\u201d he writes, \u201cdepends on people-to-people interaction, engagement and trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fredericksburg Guide:<\/span> Few if any cities in Texas have done more to preserve and promote their historical architecture than Fredericksburg. Texas A&M University Press has produced A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County<\/span><\/a><\/span> by Kenneth Hafertepe,<\/span> chair of the department of museum studies at Baylor. The 376-page guidebook ($24.95 flexbound) includes more than 200 color photos.<\/p>\n

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Glenn Dromgoole<\/span> is co-author of 101 Essential Texas Books.<\/span><\/a><\/span> Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/p>\n

>> <\/span>Check out his previous Texas Reads columns in Lone Star Lit<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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LONE STAR LISTENS <\/span>interviews\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>>> archive<\/span><\/a><\/span>Gary Cartwright: On Texas Monthly, Candy Barr, and Mad Dogs<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Above: Gary Cartwright (left) and Bud Shrake met in the late fifties and became friends as sportswriters. (Photo courtesy of University of Texas Press)<\/p>\n

It’s not hyperbole to call Gary Cartwright<\/span> a living legend among Texas writers. For five decades he chronicled the stories and personalities of the Lone Star State. From the rough-and-tumble world of police beat and sports reporter in 1950s and \u201960s Fort Worth and Dallas to long-form journalism in a new kind of magazine in the \u201970s\u2014Texas Monthly. He mastered a diversity of writing approaches, including novels, true crime, and screenplays.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>His latest authorship endeavor is his memoir <\/span>The Best I Recall<\/span><\/a><\/span> (University of Texas Press, 2015), and after meeting Cartwright last Saturday afternoon at Scholz\u2019s Garten in Austin, we posted interview questions to him via email.<\/span><\/p>\n

LONE STAR LITERARY LIFE:<\/span>Welcome, Gary. In reading your memoir it seems you\u2019ve mastered every form of writing\u2014sports journalism, magazine expose, fiction, screenplays, to name a few. When did you know that you wanted to write?<\/span><\/p>\n

GARY CARTWRIGHT: <\/span>I got the idea that I wanted to write in a high school English class taught by my favorite teacher, Miss Emma Ousley, at Arlington High School about 1950. Miss Ousley started every class by having her students write in a notebook. She didn\u2019t care what they wrote and made clear it wasn\u2019t for grade. Most of the students hated this exercise, but for me it was the best part of the school day. I was like a wild pony galloping free, wordspraying out in all directions.
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Bookish Texas<\/span> event highlights\u00a0 7.5.2015
<\/span>>><\/span><\/a><\/span> GO this week\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Michelle Newby, Contributing Editor<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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TV’s Bourdain tours Texas week of July 6<\/h1>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>Among the many authors from far and wide<\/span> making appearances at Texas bookstores this week is celebrity chef and adventurer Anthony Bourdain<\/span>, host of the Parts Unkown<\/span> documentary series for CNN. Bourdain presents his Close to the Bone tour at the following Texas venues:<\/p>\n