Stuart Watkins published an information chapbook on buying citizenship by investing in various nations, including the United States. Many nations offer dual citizenship programs that require investment in the nation, or depositing a certain amount of money in their bank. These amounts range from $125,000 to $500,000 to $1,000,000. In the United States there is…
Michele Gildner Author Gary Gildner, a new SaddleBrooke resident, has published his twenty-second book, The Capital of Kansas City (BkMk Press), a collection of stories nominated for the 2017 Story Prize. Nobel Laureate Alice Munro has said of Gildner’s art, “There is such a good feeling about his stories-—that the writer knows his people, the whole…
Barbara Johnson First of all, a trivia question – Do you know that there was a very famous hotel very nearby and it was the most luxurious hotel for miles around and was frequented by foreign royalty, celebrities and dignitaries? Do you know where it was located? Okay, that was two questions, but to find…
A Guide to the Geology of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona: The Geology and Life Zones of a Madrean Sky Island by John V. Bezy is a non-technical publication about the geology and ecology of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona. It is lavishly illustrated with color photos, maps and diagrams that bring the natural…
Susan Astin The semi-annual used book sale at Oracle Public Library is Saturday, October 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the library, 565 E. American Avenue in Oracle. Thousands of books in paperback and hardcover, fiction and non-fiction, and children’s titles will be displayed on tables and for sale at low, stock-up-for-winter-reading prices.…
Linda Ryan Pinal County Library District offers free eBooks to residents of Pinal County. Their digital platform has a wide variety of works and genres so there is something for everyone. In addition to having over 4500 eBooks, a digital library card would enable you to have access to research databases, hoopla digital streaming media,…
Mary Kopp The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries is hosting two events in November featuring the life and work of noted Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia. A lecture about DeGrazia is set for 4:00 p.m., November 19 in the MountainView East Ballroom. DeGrazia biographer James W. Johnson will share stories he collected in researching the 2013 book,…