Spring Edition,
2008
THE
SAN FELIPE TITLE COMPANY’S
BAJA
BOOK BEAT
Big
news down here at the Bookstore is that we have
received hot off the press the latest book by
Graham Mackintosh……’MAROONED
– WITH VERY LITTLE BEER’ … we
do have a limited stock of signed copies. Graham
is a man in tune with the land that he loves.
Baja California! That rugged, cactus-covered 800-mile
long desert peninsula in the northwest corner
of Mexico. When Baja summons…he goes.
“Baja, Baja” I cry sheepishly, ‘Where
are you calling me…What quiet corner is
left?’ The answer-Guardian Angel Island,
the second largest island in the Sea of Cortez.
Graham spent two months on the uninhabited 42-mile
long island getting to know its history and geology,
the people who come and go, the creatures who
call it home.. and most importantly himself. In
keeping with all his Baja books, this is not just
a simple travel tale, but a deeply moving and
probing spiritual insight into the joys of overcoming
life-threatening danger and health-shattering
deprivation. Through a simple unadorned style,
perhaps best suited to reveal the twists and turns
of the author’s mind, he has an unrivaled
ability to convey his truth clearly and to commune
with every person and creature that crosses his
path. And some encounters seem to be more than
serendipitous. Like an Aztec priest, when obliged
to kill he does so with much heart-searching and
reverence. The spiritual significance is never
lost, the quest for meaning never abandoned. Whatever
your creed, however much you are elevated on the
path, you will find in this everyman’s account
a journey open to all who seek, and an eloquent
and seemingly, only seemingly, heretical plea
for peace and brotherhood.
WHAT OTHERS
HAVE SAID ABOUT ‘MAROONED’
Some are not born to follow the path; some never
even see the path; and some are naturally pathetic.
Graham Mackintosh has shown himself to be one
of these simple fortunate souls. The Delai
Lama’s Rep to Baja Calif.
Sure to Shock and Awe!
Wish I’d read it before invading Iraq. I
didn’t know Baja California was part of
Mexico.
George W. Bush
Graham has never let an
inability to talk coherently or to put pen to
paper stop him from attempting to share his passion
for the peninsula and its magnificent coastline.
This is his fourth book on Baja California. And
while multitudes do not like his style of writing
or his cavalier indifference to good taste and
sound tradition, this work is sure to appeal to
his dozens of fans.
San Diego Confederate Tribune.
LETS TALK BAJA COOKBOOKS…………
We have a number of Mexican cookbooks and two
of these fine books have many mouth-watering recipes
unique to the Baja…….. in the others
you will find many recipes which may be found
in many part of Mexico……
The titles of these describe the very special
nature of the recipes……
.CHILI-LOVERS’ COOK BOOK …..Chili
recipes and recipes with chiles……..
over 300,000 copies of this book in print……
by GOLDEN WEST….
THE TEQUILA COOK BOOK…..Sensational
new recipes for cooking with Tequila! By Lynn
Nusom….
SALSA – LOVERS COOK
BOOK …..More than 180 sensational salsa
recipes for appetizers, salads, main dishes &
desserts! By Susan K. Bollin..
TORTILLA LOVERS COOK BOOK…More
than 100 tantalizing Tortilla recipes for appetizers,
main dishes, soups, salads & desserts. By
Bruce and Bobbi Fischer……
VEGI-MEX-VEGETARIAN MEXICAN
RECIPES…..Easy to prepare, flavorful Mexican
recipes that contain no meat, poultry or fish.
Perfect for today’s health-conscious, active
lifestyles…. By Shayne & Lee Fischer.
The above 5 Cookbooks are
priced under 10.00 dollars (US)……..
My two favorite Baja Cookbooks
are without a doubt COOKING WITH BAJA MAGIC DOS
By Ann Hazard and BAJA – COOKING ON THE
EDGE By Deborah M Schneider…………lets
check these two books in more detail…….Ann
Hazard’s COOKING WITH BAJA MAGIC DOS….
This is far more than the usual cookbooks because
Ann takes us into Baja and her own experiences……There
is a selection of 250 recipes (80 new and the
rest improved) is a collection of Baja’s
unique and continuously evolving cuisine. For
starters, try Senor Azucar’s Broken Cat
Soup, Hotel California’s Lamb and Gorgonzola
Burgers. El Chilar’s Lobster and Crab Pozole,
Caffe Todos Santos Tenth Anniversary Salad, Pueblo
Bonito’s Enchiladas Baja and Tropicana Breakfast
Rellenos. And that’s only the beginning………
“For those who love the culinary delights
found only on the magnificent peninsula, Cooking
with Baja Magic will literally make your mouth
water.” BAJA LIFE MAGAZINE
“When Ann Hazard whisks you away to Baja,
you have no choice but to come along for the ride.
Her love of Mexico is so contagious it leaves
you feeling as though you’re with her, exploring
that piece of paradise she calls home.”
COAST NEWS.
Ann’s talent is not limited to her two fine
Baja Cookbooks…….if you have not read
either ‘Cartwheels in the Sand’ or
‘Agave Sunsets-Treasured Tales of Baja’
you are missing a reading adventure…….
DEBORAH SCHNEIDER has pinned
another wonderful cook book ‘BAJA-COOKING
ON THE EDGE’
Join acclaimed chef and seasoned Baja traveler
Deborah Schneider for an intriguing and appetizing
journey through the Baja region of Mexico, from
the dusty towns south of the U,S, border all the
way down to breezy Cabo San Lucas. Featuring more
than 150 tantalizing recipes as well as vivid
stories and images, this deliciously unorthodox
cookbook transports you to the real Baja, with
all its vibrant flavor and brilliant color, a
place still largely undiscovered by los turistas.
GUADALUPE RIVERA and MARIE-PIERRA
COLLE have put together a beautiful book “Frida’s
Fiestas’ Recipes and Reminiscences of Life
with Frida Kahlo. A stunning evocation of life
in the Blue House with Frida and Diego Rivera,
complete with more than 100 recipes, 92 new full-color
photographs, plus vintage black-and-whites and
reproductions of some of Frida’s best-loved
still lifes…. In addition to this wonderful
cookbook we have many other books on the life
and times of Frida………including
a new ‘boxed’ set of two beautiful
art books one of which covers her works and the
other of the work of Diego Rivera…….
BAJA ALMANAC …….No
news is not always good news but the moment we
hear anything regarding the publication date you
will know immediately…… check the
Title Co website or listen to the ‘Talking
Car’ for any late breaking developments.
The Baja or San Felipe
experience is more than filling up at the local
PEMEX station or waiting in long lines at the
border…… here at your bookstore you
have the opportunity to dig far back into the
history of the Baja through the Dawson series
or one of Harry Crosby fine books……..read
the tales of TECATE through the eyes and ears
of Daniel Reveles………find a wonderful
Baja recipe in one of the fine cookbooks noted
above…...we have without a doubt one of
the largest collections of CLASSIC LITERITURE
of any bookstore on the east coast of the Sea
of Cortez……go back in time and relax
with a fine old classic…….come in
an enjoy a cup of coffee from Baja Java and read
the latest issues of the news magazines like TIME-NEWSWEEK-U.S.
NEWS AND WORLD REPORT…….THE NEW YORKER…..ESQUIRE…..NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC…..here at the San Felipe Title
in the words of the AVIS folks ‘we try harder’
to make your visit to the ‘OTHER BOOK STORE’
in town a enjoyable experience….
THE SAN FELIPE TITLE CO
IS OPEN EVERYDAY EXCEPT MONDAYS..FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL
4 P.M. WE ARE LOCATED ON THE BALCONY NEXT DOOR
TO THE WORLD FAMOUS BAJA JAVA COFFEE SHOP AND
BLUEROADRUNNER COMPUTER FACILITY… IN THE
CENTER OF COMMERCE FOR SAN FELIPE….THE PHONE
NUMBER IS 52-686-577-0471 OR LOCALLY JUST 577-0471………..
