Agave Sunsets was published in 2002 by Renegade Enterprises, a woman-owned business established in 1997. Renegade Enterprises is dedicated to helping people embrace the concept of the second world. For information on how to obtain special advance or review copies of the book, please contact Renegade Enterprises at by phone 888-736-6433 or 760-944-6711, by email at CookBaja@aol.com, or visit Bajamagic.com.
AGAVE
SUNSETS
Published 2002
Retail price: $19.95
ISBN: 0-9653223-3-5
Short Description:
A collection of 50 treasured
Baja tales, Agave
Sunsets will
transport you to magical places south of the border, introduce you to characters
you’ll never forget and implant in you un corazón Mexicano—A
real Mexican heart.
Longer Description:
Fasten your seatbelt! Agave
Sunsets is
going to transport you to magical places south of the border, introduce
you to characters you’ll never forget and implant in you un corazón
Mexicano—A real Mexican heart and make you laugh until your sides ache.
A collection of 50 Baja tales, spanning four generations, it all began back in the 1890s with Ann’s grandfather, a notorious poker player who traveled with Erle Stanley Gardner—creator of Perry Mason. Later on, it was “Boys ‘n Beer in Baja,” and “Fishing for Those Little Bastards.” Next, Ann regales you with 20 “Tales from La Bufadora,” including “Dirt Roads in the Dark,” “Torrid Tales from Teenage Summer Camp,” “How to Become a Five-Star Houseguest” and “What Do You Mean … He Lived in a Tree?” Traveling Baja is all about the people, places and adventures along the way, and Ann dishes up 22 of those, including: “As the Palapa Turns, or Expatriated Americans Down East Cape Way,” “Baja’s Exotic Wine Country,” and “Following the Whale Trail.”
What’s Special & Unique?
Agave
Sunsets is
more than just the story of one woman’s lifelong love affair with Baja.
It’s more than just a great read with great photos. Its appeal is universal,
in that we all long for romance, joy and serendipity our lives. It brings
Baja and its inhabitants—both Mexican and expatriate—to light, in a spirited,
relaxed and often, hilarious way. Agave
Sunsets erases
the barriers between cultures and accurately depicts our “neighbors to
the south” as the down-to-earth, loving and generous folks that they are.
What Makes it Superior?
No other Baja book gives
such an open, honest look into the Mexican heart. The stories are short,
so Agave Sunsets
is easy to pick up and put down. For this reason, it lends itself perfectly
to our sound bite society where we seldom have time to read an entire book.
Company History:
Renegade Enterprises was founded
in 1997, when Cooking With Baja Magic was published. In 1999, Ann
Hazard's second book, Cartwheels in the Sand, a novel and travel
guide on Baja was published. Since then, Ann Hazard has written numerous
articles on Baja and Mexican cooking. Agave
Sunsets was
added in 2002.
Awards Won?
On the basis of her work to
promote tourism in Mexico, Ann Hazard was invited to be a guest at Tianguis
2001 and 2002—Mexico’s annual tourism convention—by the Mexican Board of
Tourism. She has also won a Substance Book Award for her work.
CARTWHEELS
IN THE SAND:
Published 1999
Retail price: $14.95
ISBN: 0-9653223-2-7
Short Description:
A father dies unexpectedly and
leaves his motor home to his daughter. Another woman lands a contract to
write an unconventional Baja California guidebook ... but she needs an
RV and three traveling companions. Join Dana, Camille, Holly and Barb on
their raucous, engrossing adventure. A City Slickers for women!
Longer Description:
Cartwheels in the Sand
tells the story of an unlikely foursome: Dana, Holly, Camille and Barb
as they spend a month journeying down the magnificent peninsula in a '78
motor home. After you've hung out with these fictional females, you'll
be chomping at the bit to gather up your best buddies and head south! Set
against one of the most dramatic backdrops on the planet, this is a powerful
story about coming to terms with life at mid-life—a City Slickers
for women. It's also an accurate guidebook. Read it once for the story
and a second time as you plan your trip. It even makes a great gift for
people who don’t understand the lure of Mexico, or are uncomfortable outside
a "first world" environment. These folks can take the journey vicariously.
And ... who knows? Some of them may even be converted to Baja Aficionados!
What’s Special & Unique?
Aside from the fact that it's
a novel and accurate travel guide in one (which is unique), Cartwheels
in the Sand
features four women doing something that women don't usually do without
men. They take to the road in Mexico, of all places! Rest assured ... these
are not timid or dull women. As one reader aptly put it, reading Cartwheels
in the Sand "...is
like being a fly on the wall in the women's locker room."
What Makes it Superior?
There really isn't a book like
this one. It's utterly unique. Cartwheels
in the Sand
is an accurate travel guide. It can be used to plan a trip down Baja. It’s
also a novel in the City Slickers vein—but it’s about women, not
men. These four women are traveling alone—in Baja. They are four very different,
talented and outspoken women and they invite the reader to tag along on
one heck of an adventure! For more information, click here: Cartwheels
in the Sand.
COOKING
WITH BAJA MAGIC
Published 1997
Retail price: $21.95
ISBN: 0-9653223-1-9
Short Description:
How about dinner, under a palapa
... next to the Sea of Cortez? Entice yourself with 175 recipes from all
over Baja, three generations of riveting travel tales and Bob Bonn's remarkable
illustrations. Cooking With Baja
Magic will tip your
perspective to the south, lighten your heart and transform your outlook
on life!
Longer Description:
The most comprehensive Baja
California cookbook ever! It contains 175 easy-to-prepare recipes in 15
categories, 20 from famous Baja restaurants. Try Confetti Dip Mardi Gras,
Pancho’s Tortilla Soup from the Cabo restaurant, “The” Original Tijuana
Caesar Salad, Bay of L.A. Lobster Tacos, Expatriate Pepper Steak and Citrus
Flan Extraordinaire from Caffé Todos Santos. A cookbook, storybook
and art book all in one, it showcases 22 whimsical, colorful illustrations
by Laguna Beach, California artist, Bob Bonn. Author Ann Hazard, a third
generation Baja Aficionada, guarantees that this book will tilt your perspective
too the south and inject you with a lasting dose of Baja Magic!
What’s Special & Unique?
Cooking With Baja Magic
is the perfect gift for adventure-loving cooks! It's the most comprehensive
cookbook on Baja out there. Aside from offering up 175 mouth-watering recipes,
it's a book readers will sit down with and devour, cover to cover ... before
even trying a recipe. Cooking With Baja Magic is full of entertaining travel
tales from Ann Hazard's family's four generations of Baja adventures. Bob
Bonn's art is magical too, and really adds to the "fiesta" mood!
What makes it superior?
Cooking With Baja Magic
is all about "fiesta." It's totally upbeat and fun. It's enjoyable to look
at, it's a great read and the recipes are remarkably uncomplicated and
delicious. For more information, click here: Cooking
With Baja Magic
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