Reviews for THE NAVAJO NATION: A VISITOR'S GUIDE "The book is a much needed guide for visitors to one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Patrick and Joan Lavin hit a home run with this one!" -- Bill Buckmaster, Host of "Arizona Illustrated", KUAT-TV PBS 6, Tucson AZ "...useful, readable, portable guide." -- Arizona Daily Star, 11/6/2008

Reviews for NEW MEXICO: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY "...combines the observations and opinions of New Mexico's many excellent historians." -- Arizona Daily Star, 11/6/2008 "This highly readable book is crisply written and full of intriguing information, and the next best thing to a personal visit." -- Tucson Citizen, 10/16/2008, p. 17D "The book is excellent primer on the history of one of America’s most fascinating and colorful states!" -- Bill Buckmaster, Host of "Arizona Illustrated", KUAT-TV PBS 6, Tucson AZ "If you are enamored with the Southwest and its rich history, then you will want to buy, read, and keep Patrick Lavin's New Mexico. You will refer this concise and reader friendly book, as well as Lavin's other Southwest histories, to your friends but will be cautious in ever loaning them out. They are just too valuable. Lavin's books are keepers!" -- Jan C. Green, Tucson AZ "I didn't know I knew so little about my home state. Many, many things really grabbed me. I really enjoyed the book and am considering donating it to the Herzstein. I am certainly going to recommend it to the many former New Mexicans who are living elsewhere." -- Jerry Lujan, Retired Foreign Service Officer, Saddlebrooke AZ

Reviews for ARIZONA: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY "Packed with the history of Arizona and tells you facts and details school text books skip. Excellent read!" -- Arizona Exchange "Lavin certainly demonstrates his skill in capturing the color and hitting the highlights in this book." -- Santa Cruz Valley Sun "Lavin writes with a historian's respect for accuracy." -- Arizona Daily Star

Reviews for THE CELTIC WORLD: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY "A handy-sized introduction to the whole Celtic world." -- Ireland of the Welcomes "If anyone enjoyed Thomas Cahill's How The Irish Saved Civilization, they will enjoy this volume as well." -- John Huh, Milwaukee WI "A must reading for all afficionados of Celtic heritage. His obvious lengthy research of this ancient and famous culture comes to life through his entertaining literary writing style and his intense interest in his subject matter." -- John Dineen, Manitowoc WI "I am amazed you managed to sort through all that history, put it in some sort of order, and still make it thoroughly readable." -- Krista Tuomi, School of International Services and Economics, American University, Washington DC "...charming, informative and easy to read...I'd recommend [Mr. Lavin's] latest effort to those who relish history of all kinds." -- SaddleBrooke Progress

Reviews for CELTIC IRELAND WEST OF THE RIVER SHANNON "A beautiful intricate book centering on the facts on which many a legend was born." -- Xenia Poole, Irish World newspaper, London UK

Reviews for THANK YOU IRELAND "Personal histories...make Thank You Ireland an engrossing, raucous read." -- Chapters Books of Canada