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Bad Advice for Bad Men: A Questionable Guide to Social Responsibility

Bad Advice for Bad Men: A Questionable Guide to Social Responsibility

Ray John Knowles

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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In an age where it is a legal requirement to scamper around after our family pet and collect its faeces in a plastic bag, today's man must accept that he lives in a flawed world. One in which he is no longer master of his own household and where, at the whim of jealous colleagues, ex-wives and ungrateful children, he is the brunt of ridicule and abuse.In this ground breaking work, Ray Knowles offers reassurance. He argues that despite the balance of public opinion and in some cases the weight of criminal evidence, men are undeserving of the criticisms levelled at them and almost certainly never to blame for the pain and suffering they have caused"Bad advice for bad men" is a rally against today's misguided zeitgeist. As well as providing moral reassurance it offers advice on what to do in a variety of everyday situations such as accidentally defecating in a crowded swimming pool or finding that you have been appointed the Lord's saviour on earth.
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Enchanted Legends and Lore of New Mexico: Witches, Ghosts and Spirits

Enchanted Legends and Lore of New Mexico: Witches, Ghosts and Spirits

Ray John De Aragon

History Press Library Editions
2012
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Beginning in the seventeenth century, townsfolk and rural dwellers in the remote Spanish colonial city of Santa Fe maintained a provocative interest in mysterious and miraculous visions. This preoccupation with the afterlife, occult forces and unearthly beings existing outside the natural world led to early witch trials, stories about saintly apparitions and strange encounters with spirits and haunted places. New Mexican author Ray John de Aragon explores the time-honored tradition of frightening folklore in the Land of Enchantment in this intriguing collection of tales that crosses cultures in the dark corners of the southwestern night."
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Hidden History of Spanish New Mexico

Hidden History of Spanish New Mexico

Ray John De Aragon

History Press Library Editions
2012
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New Mexico's Spanish legacy has informed the cultural traditions of one of the last states to join the union for more than four hundred years, or before the alluring capital of Santa Fe was founded in 1610. The fame the region gained from artist Georgia O'Keefe, writers Lew Wallace and D.H. Lawrence and pistolero Billy the Kid has made New Mexico an international tourist destination. But the Spanish annals also have enriched the Land of Enchantment with the factual stories of a superhero knight, the greatest queen in history, a saintly gent whose coffin periodically rises from the depths of the earth and a mysterious ancient map. Join author Ray John de Aragon as he reveals hidden treasure full of suspense and intrigue."
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New Mexico Book of the Undead: Goblin & Ghoul Folklore

New Mexico Book of the Undead: Goblin & Ghoul Folklore

Ray John De Aragon

History Press Library Editions
2014
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New Mexico is a land of shadow and mystery. From the old coal mines near Raton and the isolation of Isleta Pueblo to the peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and beyond, ghouls and spirits lie in wait. Witches transform into vampire bats, werewolves howl and the undead rise with the light of the moon. La Llorona walks the banks of rivers and roads, her legendary and mournful cries terrifying any who cross her path. They are stories passed down by the fearless Comancheros, devoted Franciscan monks, fierce ciboleros and others to the present day as warnings of the evil in the world. In a captivating exploration of New Mexico's most fearful tales, Ray John de Aragon recounts stories from the state's rich and spine-chilling cultural folklore.
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Haunted Santa Fe

Haunted Santa Fe

Ray John De Aragon

History Press Library Editions
2018
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Santa Fe boasts an incredibly rich multicultural history, and the gorgeous Pueblo architecture conceals a chilling past. Indian spirits haunt the city and the nearby Sangre de Cristo Mountain range. La Llorona, the Wailing Woman, cries along the banks of the Santa Fe River. The unnerving ghost of Julia Staab wanders endlessly through the hallways of the La Posada Hotel. And strange noises and unexplained movements stir in the PERA Building basement. Join local historian and author Ray John de Arag n for a frightening journey into the unknown and the forbidden world of phantasms and the beyond.
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New Mexico in the Mexican American War

New Mexico in the Mexican American War

Ray John De Aragon

History Press Library Editions
2019
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Establishing New Mexico as a U.S. territory was anything but bloodless. The Mexican-American War brought ferocious battles, brutal sieges, guerrilla warfare and scorched earth tactics. More than three hundred Mexican and American forces were killed or wounded in a single battle near Santa Fe. During the Taos Revolt, Governor Charles Bent was scalped and murdered in his home, and American forces fired cannons into a church where Pueblos and Mexicans sought refuge. Soldiers destroyed entire villages like Los Valles, killing or forcing residents to flee. Author Ray John de Arag n recounts these and other dramatic stories behind the birth of the Land of Enchantment.
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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

Ray John de Aragón; Stuart A Ashman

ARCADIA PUB (SC)
2021
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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the Royal Road of the Interior, is the earliest Euro-American trade route of cultures and commerce in the United States. It spanned about 1,800 miles from Mexico City, where the road originated, to Santa Fe, in New Mexico. For three centuries, this Spanish colonial road followed a network of ancient Native American footpaths and trails that followed the wide expanse of the Rio Grande valley. There were parajes, or campgrounds, along the way for travelers, and early Spanish settlements were established too. Some of the towns and villages are now modern cities, such as Las Cruces, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe. Mexico City, as the former capital of La Nueva Espa a, New Spain, is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Center. In 2000, El Camino Real was officially designated as a national historic trail, administered by the US Department of the Interior. In 2005, the El Camino Real International Heritage Center was erected near Socorro, New Mexico. This is an interpretive learning center that presents the history and heritage of the Royal Road in the region as an integral part of Spain's global network of roads and maritime trade routes.
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New Mexico Fiestas

New Mexico Fiestas

Ray John de Aragón; Matt Martinez

History Pr
2023
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Revel in the festive history of the Land of Enchantment. The beautiful red and blue skies of New Mexico have been the perfect backdrop for centuries of celebration, from the venerable Fiestas de Santa Fe to the world famous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Ageless folk music and dance intermingle with innovations in rock and salsa. Ray John de Arag n issues an invitation to the profound traditions and captivating performances that accompany New Mexico's Fiestas.
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Hidden History of Spanish New Mexico

Hidden History of Spanish New Mexico

Ray John de Aragón

History Press
2012
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New Mexico's Spanish legacy has informed the cultural traditions of one of the last states to join the union for more than four hundred years, or before the alluring capital of Santa Fe was founded in 1610. The fame the region gained from artist Georgia O
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The Penitentes of New Mexico

The Penitentes of New Mexico

Ray John De Aragon

Sunstone Press
2006
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This is the first major study by a Hispano from New Mexico with intergenerational ties to the Penitentes--the deeply religious group called Hermanos de la Luz, Brothers of the Light. It also ties the santero folk art of New Mexico, the Penitente Brotherhood, and the Penitente religious hymns, alabados, together. De Arag n asserts that one cannot truly function without all three and herein lies the devotional beauty that has been passed down for generations in Spanish folk tradition.
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Fallen Angels... Lost in Dreams: A Soul Searching & Self Healing Baakshow of Poems

Fallen Angels... Lost in Dreams: A Soul Searching & Self Healing Baakshow of Poems

Ray John

Independently Published
2019
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Poetry is probably the ultimate scrutiny of the right brain. Different times in my life I have experienced and exercised that. Traveling between the East and West, I experienced the urge to write down some of the changes of feelings toward life, love and emotion. When I was a kid, nothing materials would ever bother me. I would run across the fields and between the mountains without shoes just to catch a glimpse of the twilight. To be honest, I thought I could actually catch the sun someday. Dreams, imaginations would get nurtured by this nature without even realizing. Somehow the trees, mountains, ocean and the winds did not want to correct me on what's real and what's imagination. They told me that imagination is real... dream is real I didn't even know this how big this planet was. I didn't need to. I didn't know billions of humans live in this planet. I was only worried about the little bird's family nesting in our house or the kittens lost his mother and how I could adopt it and present it to my family so they wouldn't disagree about our relationship and accept him as a family member. These little things were the biggest things in my life. When I grew up and left my hometown to study abroad, I was faced with harsh reality. I was so na ve in many ways for not knowing what most kids would understand in a blink of a moment. However, it didn't matter really. Things came to me naturally as I wanted and everything was all right. I didn't really miss out from anything after all. Nobody does. This is a poetry book (with close to 70 poems) relating to our senses where the nature expresses and communicates its feeling with so many elements. Few of them are sunshine, storms, love and dreams. Because we are there to experience that, we are given those sanities. To experience anything, we have to be at the present. We have to live the moment. If you cannot Experience the moment, this universe does not exist Pain is a way to express our human desire and depth of our soul. Tears make us different from angels and demons. It washes our soul repeatedly. We look at the new sunshine and tell ourselves, let's start over again.I am working on gathering my second group of poems and hopefully, someday... see you again. I hope my readers enjoy these poems and find ways to relate their moments and sesnse with them. I am grateful to all my readers from the bottom of my heart. Thank you very much.Sincerely, Ray, 24th November, [email protected].: Btw, 'Baakshow' means Box in Bengali.
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Eerie New Mexico

Eerie New Mexico

Ray John de Aragón

History Press
2020
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New Mexico's night sky generated speculation about alien visitation for centuries before the Roswell Incident of 1947. But the luminous spheres known as Bolas de Lumbre weren't the only evidence of unnatural phenomena in play. Locals have grown accustomed to stacking an unending list of questions against a disquieting tally of strange objects, unexplained sightings and unsolved mysteries that perplex scientists and confound skeptics alike. The original inhabitants of the land confidently claimed the distant stars as their ancestral home, but there is nothing remote about the fear many of the state's modern residents feel for the "Evil Eye" or a host of other supernatural threats. From notorious body snatchers to obscure ancient rituals, Ray John de Arag n examines New Mexico's eerie heritage.
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New Mexico Native American Lore: Skinwalkers, Kachinas, Spirits and Dark Omens

New Mexico Native American Lore: Skinwalkers, Kachinas, Spirits and Dark Omens

Ray John de Aragón

History Press
2022
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Pull on the uncanny threads from the legendary tapestry of New Mexico's Native American heritage. Ancient Indian history and present Native American cultures are woven together in the Land of Enchantment. The threads of these tales stretch back to Mimbres burial grounds and prehistoric trade routes. Stories and traditions tie the land to its people, in spite of the cycles of slaughter and theft that have threatened to pluck them apart. Descend into the kivas of Chaco Canyon or seek out the high mountains where the clouds mark the stones. From legends of the Salt Woman to the legacy of the Ghost Dance, Ray John de Aragon examines the mysteries of the mesas.
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The Real Billy the Kid

The Real Billy the Kid

Miguel Antonio Otero; Ray John De Aragon

Sunstone Press
2006
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Miguel Antonio Otero served as the first Hispanic governor of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico, from 1897 to 1906. He was appointed to the office by President William McKinley. Long after his retirement from politics, Governor Otero wrote and published his memoirs in three volumes, a major contribution to New Mexico history. But he also published a biography in 1936 titled "The Real Billy the Kid." His aim in that book, he proclaimed, was to write the Kid's story "without embellishment, based entirely on actual fact." Otero had known the outlaw briefly and also had known the man who killed Billy in 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett. The author recalled Garrett saying he regretted having to slay Billy. Or, as he bluntly put it, "it was simply the case of who got in the first shot. I happened to be the lucky one." By all accounts, Billy the Kid was much adored by New Mexico's Hispanic population. Otero asserts that the Kid was considerate of the old, the young and the poor. And he was loyal to his friends. Further, Martin Ch ves of Santa Fe stated: "Billy was a perfect gentleman with a noble heart. He never killed a native citizen of New Mexico in all his career, and he had plenty of courage." Otero was especially admiring of Billy because as a boy in Silver City, "he had loved his mother devotedly." Such praise must be viewed in the context of the times. Other people, of course, saw Billy as an arch-villain. Miguel A. Otero rightly distinguished himself as a political leader in New Mexico where he raised a family and lived out his life as a champion of the people, but he is also highly recognized for his career as an author. He published his legendary My Life on the Frontier, 1864-1882" in 1935, followed by "The Real Billy the Kid: With New Light on the Lincoln County War" in 1936, "My Life on the Frontier, 1882-1897" in 1939, and "My Nine Years as Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1897-1906" in 1940.
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The Jewish People

The Jewish People

David J. Goldberg; John D Rayner

Faber Faber
2012
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'This handsomely produced and interestingly illustrated volume is two works in one. The first part offers a survey of Jewish history and literature. The second part presents what the preface describes as 'a thematic analysis of the teachings and practices of Judaism.'' Israel Finestein, Jewish Chronicle 'Fluently written, with an admirable fair-mindedness in surveying both history and belief.' A.J. Shermann, Times Literary Supplement 'The intelligent non-expert gets a clear picture of Jewish life, letters and history and it will be an endlessly useful reference book.' Julia Neuberger, Times Educational Supplement 'A wide-ranging account of things Jewish that one can truly recommend to intellectually curious Gentiles, as well as to the majority of modern secularized Jews who know relatively little about their complex tradition.' Louis Marcus, Irish Times
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