David Bush and Jim Parsons' " Hill Country Deco: Modernistic Architecture of Central Texas " captures the essence of the Art Deco style of architecture as represented in the Hill Country of Texas. This collection of historical and modern photographs will offer insight on architectural preservation while providing an appreciative view of sometimes overlooked corners of Central Texas.

"Fair Park Deco" is a fascinating tour of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. Like every American exposition in the 1930s, it began in economic depression. Although its economy had been buoyed by major oil discoveries in the early '30s, Texas agriculture was hard hit by the Great Depression. By the middle of the decade, state officials had set their sights on a great centennial celebration to help stimulate the economy and attract tourist dollars. "If during the next six months the people of the state could become filled with the idea of holding a big celebration on the one hundredth...