Idaho Books

Tressa spent a lot of time compiling information for this book. She has compilied information for two other hard bound books about hers and her husbands personal family history, each about 750 pages of stories, pistures, family history, and memories.

This is a must read book for understanding the equipment and the horse power that was needed to farm the large wheatland farms of the Northwest. Thomas Keith lived and worked on these farms as a young man and his knowlege has been preserved between the cover of this remarkable book.

This is a valuable book (resource) for budding entrepreneurs. It seems to try to cover all the bases for starting a small business, but it can't do them all well in the space available between its covers. The book is only 288 pages long. If you are in the planning stages of starting a small business, then I highly recommend you get a copy of this book. Read it, study it, and outline it. There are helpful checklists to help you grasp the subjects. You will come up with a plethora of keywords and terms that you will want to google to find Web pages giving more detailed (and maybe more current) information.

I am a SCORE counselor (Senior Corps of Retired Executives) who typically does face-to-face counseling sessions three nights a month. It would really be neat if my clients would read this book BEFORE they came to their session with me because they would pretty much be "educated customers" ready to ask educated questions. Our sessions would be so much more beneficial.

My favorite chapters were:

1. Initial business concerns
2. Your business' structure
3. Business start-up details
5. Sources of business assistance (SCORE is mentioned here)
7. Your smart business plan (and a good sample plan is included)
8. Obtaining the financing you need

The book is weak when it comes to how the Internet can be used in corresponding, hiring, and marketing. But this is just one example of how googling keywords and concepts found in the book will make the book more complete. Don't treat the book as authoritative on the law. It isn't. Nor was it ever intended to be. It is light on tax information as it relates to small business.

I was particularly impressed with the material presented in Chapter 2: Choice of Legal Entity. That subject is sorely ignored in most small business books, and it is critically important. It is a subject I regularly must spend a great deal of time discussing at my SCORE sessions. This book does a pretty good job on the topic.

Chapters 4 and 9 through 12 are easy to find fault with. The topic of each could fill a book. But having these topics covered definitely will help a budding entrepreneur know some of the issues they raise.

I would have liked the book more if Chapter 6 (marketing) had been less superficial. When I read it I got the impression that the author was more a public relations expert than a marketing expert. I generally categorize public relations as a subset of marketing. Marketing includes advertising, public relations, and a whole host of other promotion techniques. I did not get this message when I read the book. I also would have liked the book better if the Internet, email, and Web sites had been discussed more. But there are many books on those subjects. Therefore, I can't complain too much about the limited discussion of computers.

When you read this book it may feel a little like it was produced on an assembly line. Maybe it was? There are 51 versions of this book sold; one for each state and the District of Columbia. Content is king, and this book has it. 5 stars!

It's more than just potatoes. Idaho has a lot going for it, and this book will show you and your students what.

The "Portrait of America" series is a sensational and easy to understand introduction for pre-teens to the 50 states and to the places and events that shaped the history of the United States. This "Idaho" installment is very good. The book is broken down into sections like "History", "Culture", "Economy" etc., and each section is thoughtfully written and edited.

This book, as well as the entire "Portrait of America" series, will prove to be a valuable teaching tool to all primary school educators

This book is truely a useful and interesting piece. Pete Zimowsky is one of a kind. I have enjoyed his outdoor articles here in the Idaho Statesman (Boise's paper) for years. He really knows his stuff. His writing style is full of personality, he makes you feel like your one of the family. The book has so much detail, he tells you everything from where to go, what lures to use and any other information that could prove useful for that particular fishing voyage. I have fished Idaho my whole life, but I could never have learned any of this information on my own.

A wonderful story of what life was like in the rugged back country of Idaho. I enjoyed every page of this book.

Few have had the pleasure of reading any of Richard Huffstodt's poetry. That's because Richard has allowed very little to be published. He has filled boxes upon boxes of leaf literary genious and hidden them in a dark contemporary treasure trove. Just as much of Heminghway's Cuban work is now being uncovered and shared for the first time, Huffstodt's is about to suface and spark. I, for one, have had the rare opportunity to peruse some of this hidden master's work. His revelations of nature, the American West, and true being rank among the eloquent, down to earth, reaches of a coalesced Walt Whitman/ Gary Snyder. Keep your eyes out for Richard Huffstodt's poetry. A rare master's work is about to enter the world conscoiusness.

I needed this book for business. It is
very helpful.

A readable and useable guide to touring five of Idaho's most popular wilderness whitewater rivers. Great B&W pictures, plus maps and narritive, as well as technical charts, graphs, and logistical information not found in other river guide books.

This cookbook shows that there is alot more to Idaho cuisine than just potatos! The recipes are easy to follow and come with great tips on how to buy the ingredients and what kind of tools are needed to prepare each dish.
The color photographs are beautiful and show off Mortimer's beautiful presentation of the food.