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For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems.

Review from Library Journal: "It would be too simplistic to characterize this book as a treatise on male liberation, for Keen goes farther in categorizing male and female traits than do many other books on the subject. Many readers may even find his discussion in the chapter "It's a Woman's World" disquieting. Keen argues that if the old gender/sex differentiations are wrong, so are modern unisex approaches. The difference between men and women is...

Howdy, Here is forty-some years gathering of my cowboy stories compiled in a book. It is illustrated by the famous Texas artist Mike Capron with a foreword by Fred Fellows. A paperback with 240 pages, 70-some thousand words, 91 pictures including old photographs and original Capron sketches. Great book for anyone who likes to read about the western lifestyle. Contrary to what some people think, the cowboy is not dead. You can't see cattle gathered...