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John Egenes is the author of “Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America”, and "The Marfa Blues". In an interesting turn of events, "Man & Horse" was featured in the "Barbie" movie, with Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie. Having done pretty much whatever it takes to scrape by, John has been a musician, a saddlemaker, a dog catcher, a taxicab driver, and a university lecturer, among other things. To keep himself occupied and out of trouble when he's not writing, he braids rawhide and horsehair, makes B-Bender guitars, and spends time flyfishing and stargazing. John has ridden the freight trains he describes in the book, and he has seen the Marfa Lights. He now makes his home in New Zealand.

In 1974 a disenfranchised young man from a broken home set out to do the impossible. With a hundred dollars in his pocket, a beat up cavalry saddle, and a faraway look in his eye, John Egenes saddled his horse Gizmo and started down the trail on an adventure across the North American continent. Their seven month journey took them across 11 states from California to Virginia, ocean to ocean. . As they left the pressing confinement of the city behind them, the pair experienced the isolation and loneliness of the southwestern deserts, the vastness of the prairie, and the great landscapes that make up America. Across hundreds of miles of empty land they slept with coyotes and wild horses under the stars, and in urban areas they camped alone in graveyards and abandoned shacks. Along the way John and Gizmo were transformed from inexperienced horse and rider to veterans of the trail. With his young horse as his spiritual guide John slowly began to comprehend his own place in the world and to find peace within himself. Full of heart and humor, Egenes serves up a tale that's as big as the America he witnessed, an America that no longer exists. It was a journey that could only have been experienced step by step, mile by mile, from the view between a horse's ears.

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Category: Nonfiction; Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Vera DeSoto runs a cafe in Marfa, Texas in 1968. The cowboys and truckers who come in every day fantasize and hope for a chance with her, but she enjoys her solitary life and isn’t ready to settle down with anyone. Yet somehow, Vera seems to collect strays, lost and wayward people looking for second chances. A 14-year-old girl, two hippie boys, and a scared young artist manage to find their way into Vera’s life and suddenly, she’s joining them in a search for buried treasure in the badlands of the rugged desert of Southwest Texas.

They will learn what finding treasure really means.

A classic yarn, full of surprises, with all the right elements: love and loss, hope and despair, drug dealers and cloned cows, and the mysterious Marfa Lights.

From the author of the award winning “Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America”.

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Category: Humor & Entertainment; Literature & Fiction

Do you miss reading the liner notes on 12 inch vinyl records? This companion book serves that purpose for the swing music album, "Flutney Junction" by John Egenes. The book contains the liner notes and background information that is missing from digital music releases these days. This book contains a QR code so that you can point your phone at it and stream the music for free while reading the liner notes. It will also allow you to download the songs for free.

The music is FREE, folks. Sure, the book costs a few bucks, but it's still a lot cheaper than albums used to be. The days of CDs are ending, so take something home with you and leave the music in the cloud. Welcome to the new marriage of print and digital. Thanks for listening.

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Category: Arts & Photography; Humor & Entertainment