For New Mexico: A Guide for the Eyes

“Like a secret decoder ring for the state—Parhad’s approach is a genius way of sharing New Mexico’s unique culture. No guidebook (not even mine) is both so focused and so informed.”
Zora O’Neill, Author, Moon New Mexico
www.rovinggastronome.com

“I highly recommend this ‘blue corn, blue door, blue sky’ delight, not only as a guide for travelers, but as a book on teachers’ desks, here at home and around the world. Somehow this writer takes us across centuries of cultural landscape while leaving that green chile taste on our lips and that vast blue sky in our hearts.”
Marth Becktell, Interim Museum Director
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM

“I love the format of this book—a mini-encyclopedia mixed with great photographs of the cultural icons of New Mexico. What a great way to introduce guests to beauty and allure of this place, as well as serve as a resource for those of us who have lived in and loved New Mexico for many years—a fun and thought-provoking read.”
Cathy L. Wright, Museum Director
The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History

“Like an anthropologist that you can slip into your carry-on, New Mexico: A Guide for the Eyes helps you peek beneath the exotic veneer of the state’s traditions, folklore, and cuisine to gain an understanding of the culture underneath. Even Land of Enchantment locals (like myself) will discover things that they never knew.”
Alexander Santillanes, Founder, Primitive Culture Blog
www.primitiveculture.blogspot.com

“Guides for the Eyes is the ultimate handbook to experiencing a place like a local. A visual treasure hunt of clues, this series successfully does what you wish every other travel guide would do (but doesn’t).”
Anne Ditmeyer, Founder, Prêt à Voyager Blog
www.pretavoyager.blogspot.com

“This book made me breathless…I found myself moved to tears by the poetry of the photos and prose the book contains. It is as if the pictures are music and the words, lyrics; the author truly has a gift for sharing her understanding of the “Land of Enchantment.” Read this book with your heart and your eyes, and you will come away from the experience deeply touched and illuminated yourself.”
Amazon.com Reader Review
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As of July 2009, portions of the book will be permanently featured on the New Mexico Office of the State Historian’s Digital History Project web portal, www.newmexicohistory.org.