High-flying autobiography from the peripatetic owner of Santa Fe's La Fonda, the crossroads of the Southwest. Ballen regarded himself "a Torah pundit, campus radical turned Wall Street insider, Navajoland devotee and physics groupie." Ballen, like La Fonda itself, is a genuine, irrepressible Southwest legend.
From Lee Oswald to Ross Perot, Warren Buffet and President George Bush, Ballen shares his personal stories of dozens of saints and sinners he met over the years. On nearly every page you fill find fascinating insights into many figures in the 20th century American drama.
An "Onomostican" index provides a useful guide to the hundreds of people Sam encountered.
"Without Reservations is the heartfelt story of a bold man seeking wisdom as well as wealth."
— New Mexico Magazine
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