Quote Summer

For the movie buff and video hound, this volume provides hours of entertainment. Readers can test their knowledge with more than 1,000 quotes and questions from more than 250 films from the past 25 years.

Whether it shows a summer thunderstorm rolling across the plains of theLlano Estacado or a full moon rising on a clear winter night, the sky isthe most commanding presence in the Texas landscape. As Georgia O'Keeffeonce wrote from Canyon to a friend, "I am loving the plains more thanever it seems--and the SKY--Anita you have never seen SKY--it is wonderful."Wyman Meinzer observes that "recording the vibrant and sometimes forbiddingnature of the sky has been one of the most enjoyable photographic endeavorsof my career."The one hundred breathtaking color images in this book reveal the beauty, drama, unpredictability, and sheer expanse of Texas' sky. Meinzer observesthe sky from first light to the star trails in a night exposure. He presentsthe full palette of sunrise and sunset hues, the endless variety of cloudformations, and the cobalt blue of the sky after a winter norther. Mostof all, he captures the feelings of freedom and power that so many peopleexperience under the Texas sky.In a beautifully written essay, John Graves connects Meinzer's photosto the land and the people of Texas. Meinzer's preface describes the carefulplanning and lucky chances that yielded many of these photographs, whileinterspersed among them are quotes from Texas skywatchers past and present.Taken together, the stunning images and eloquent words say all there isto say about the Texas sky.