{"product_id":"gringo-lessons-twenty-years-of-terror-in-taos-9780986270604","title":"Gringo Lessons: Twenty Years of Terror in Taos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGringo Lessons: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwenty Years of Terror in Taos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a tale of modern adventure about a young man, who experienced the local culture from 1966 to 1987. There he met the community: skiers, \u003cem\u003eLa Gente\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003elos vato locos\u003c\/em\u003e, Chicano activists and their Spanish contemporaries, the artists, drug dealers, fellow soldiers, tempting sirens, the occasional movie star, and a host of con artists. Finally the fool abandoned Taos and returned to university only to return and publish \u003cem\u003eHorse Fly\u003c\/em\u003e, a monthly journal about politics and art for another decade, which he promises to chronicle in a sequel: \u003cem\u003eTaos Redux: The Horse Fly Years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBill Whaley, the author of \u003cem\u003eGringo Lessons: Twenty Years of Terror in Taos\u003c\/em\u003e, has pursued adventure as an entrepreneur, and journalist in El Norte for almost fifty years. Recently, he edited Paul O'Connor's prize-winning photography book, \u003cem\u003eTaos Portraits\u003c\/em\u003e. Bill teaches courses in literature, philosophy, and writing for the University of New Mexico's Upper Division Bachelor and Graduate program in Taos. He published a monthly journal about art and culture, \u003cem\u003eHorse Fly\u003c\/em\u003e, from 1999 to 2009. For his devotion to the local \u003cem\u003ecultura\u003c\/em\u003e and other stimulating challenges, the so-called Bad Gringo has endured financial failure and suffered the slings and errors of political and prosecutorial misconduct while being memorialized as a figure in a Day of the Dead tableau. If his application to a witness protection plan is accepted, he promises to write a sequel called \u003cem\u003eTaos Redux: The Horse Fly Years\u003c\/em\u003e, a terrifying comedy of political revenge and retaliation about a pesky insect, called \u003cem\u003eLa Mosca\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Whaley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nighthawk Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780986270604\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nighthawk Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40498449121395,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4eb48379-4f44-4b46-9d08-e26f8f67a992.jpg?v=1665148753","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/gringo-lessons-twenty-years-of-terror-in-taos-9780986270604","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}