Morgan Books

In Keep Swinging, Jay Myers tells a story that everyone aspiring to be an entrepreneur should read. With gripping detail, he describes the real life challenges that can (and often do) face those who step up to the plate in business, and the essential qualities required to overcome them. A home run!


Bill Catlette
co-author, Contented Cows MOOve Faster

"Author Jay Myers uses a conversational tone to detail his personal experience as an entrepreneur in his new book Keep Swinging: An Entrepreneur's Story of Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Small Business Success

Keep Swinging is a little different than most books on this topic because Myers shies away from explaining all of his good decisions and instead focuses on some of the mistakes he has made and the pitfalls he has faced. Stories of a poor business plan, a misguided buyout, and an embezzlement crisis all blend together to create a compelling tale that reads more like a fiction book.

At the same time, Keep Swinging offers solid business lessons and advice that any entrepreneurs could put to good use. Myers also touches on subjects like home life, family support, continuing education, and community involvement.

The book is only 157 pages, but it includes a lot of valuable information and entertainment value to boot. I would highly recommend Keep Swinging to any entrepreneur who wants to read about both the highs and lows of owning a business."
- Karen Schweitzer,
Your Guide to Business School.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The Kickapoos did not go silently into the night. Rather, they shot their way onto the pages of history, and Gibson does a good job telling their story. I did not detect any bias on the part of the author, though one must keep in mind that this book was published more than thirty years ago.

If you wish to read a book about a single Indian tribe, the Kickapoos have a history as varied and interesting as any. They first came into contact with the French in Wisconsin in the 17th century; in the 18th century they lived primarily in Illinois and Indiana; and in the 19th they separated into groups that took up residence in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and even Mexico. To this day, some remain in Mexico although most eventually -- and against their will -- were settled onto a reservation in Oklahoma.

The Kickapoos survived much better than most Indian tribes. Perhaps that is attributable to their social conservatism, warlike character, and contrary nature. They do not seem to have exerted themselves at fostering positive interpersonal relationships and endearing themselves to other tribes or Whites. A Texan, comparing them to the ferocious Comanches and Apaches, said the Kickapoos were "the worst of the lot" and the most vicious, calculating, and enterprising of Indians. The Mexican Kickapoos were described as the "meanest, least civilized, and most worthless" of all the Indians. Coming from Whites, those are impressive endorsements. The prickly Kickapoos didn't get pushed around much by anyone.

Macho Indians with guns and feathers are more interesting than downtrodden, doormat Indians and the Kickapoos fill the role perfectly. The author probably overestimates their historical prominence compared to other tribes such as the Shawnee, but he's compiled a fascinating history that brings the history of the tribe up to about 1910. This is an old book and readers may find it a bit politically incorrect. It's well worth a read, however, especially for the odd tale of how forest dwelling Indians from the north woods of Wisconsin came to live in the deserts of northern Mexico.

Smallchief

Lady of Light is the 3rd book in the Brides of Culdee series. Just when I think Kathleen Morgan has written her best ever, she comes out with one more. I appreciate the reality of flawed humans dealing with diffucult relationships. I also appreciate the reality of a great God who is ever present. In Lady of Light, Evan and Claire fall in love in a short period of time and marry. Not only do they deal with the problems of most newlyweds, but Claire brings along her troubled younger brother and immediately moves to a new country. In this new country, which is Evan's home, Claire deals with questioning in-laws and working daily with Evan's first love. Did he marry on the rebound? Does he really love her? Does he still long for his first love? When tradegy looms, the whole family must work together. But how!?! The complicated relationships must grow stronger or break. Even growth is not without pain and scars. A true love story because God is love.

I found this book on a shelf in a bookstore, thought it looked interesting and would serve the purpose of curing my boredom while sitting at home. Little did I know that this book would keep me enraptured so I could not put it down.
Normally I don't read books of this nature, but after realizing this is part of a series I went on a hunt for the other two and have not been let down thus far.

Monsieur and Madame Colson send their children, Laurent, Bertille and Daniel, to spend their Christmas holidays with their friends the Gunthers, who own a hotel in Montpierre. Laurent, who is fourteen, is placed in charge of his siblings as well as the two Berthier children, Véronique and Alexis, who are vacationing while their mother recovers from surgery.

An introspective and bookish boy, Laurent is overwhelmed by his new responsibilities, especially the care of his naughty and disobedient sister, and decides to take his charges back to Paris after only two days. As the little group is waiting for the train that will take them home, Bertille apologizes for her misbehavior, and Laurent decides they will return to the hotel. During the long, chilly, and wet walk back, Alexis falls and strikes his head, so the children seek refuge in the isolated home shared by Monsieur Nortier, a local inventor, and his sister. The elderly siblings have gone to the village for the day, and the children fall asleep while waiting for them to return.

While they sleep, the rain-soaked hillside collapses on the house, and the children are trapped. Unfortunately, no one is looking for them. When their vacation began, the mischievous Bertille wrote happy messages on a stack of postcards and bribed a little girl in Montpierre to mail one to the Colsons every day. While they are puzzled by the lack of mail from Laurent and Daniel, Bertille's daily postcard assures the Colsons that the children are enjoying their vacation in Montpierre. Because the Gunthers believe the children have returned to Paris, they travel to visit relatives and never see Mrs. Colson's letter about the scarlet fever epidemic that has closed the children's school and extended their vacation by a week.

The children finally figure out a way to send a Morse code message that is seen by a young boy who is bedridden with a sprained ankle, but because Bertille has mixed up the letters of the Morse alphabet, the schoolmaster must help decipher the message. Laurent, who has truly lived up to his responsibilities during this emergency, is becoming sicker and weaker from an infected wound on his arm. Will he die before help arrives?

This wonderful book is very nearly a perfect juvenile adventure. The characters are well defined and resourceful, and the plot exciting and suspenseful. Unfortunately, Laurent's explanations of various scientific phenomena, while considered accurate fifty years ago when the book was written, are now known to be incorrect. Still, this is a minor matter that should not impair the enjoyment of this fine book.

Monsieur and Madame Colson send their children, Laurent, Bertille and Daniel, to spend their Christmas holidays with their friends the Gunthers, who own a hotel in Montpierre. Laurent, who is fourteen, is placed in charge of his siblings as well as the two Berthier children, Véronique and Alexis, who are vacationing while their mother recovers from surgery.

An introspective and bookish boy, Laurent is overwhelmed by his new responsibilities, especially the care of his naughty and disobedient sister, and decides to take his charges back to Paris after only two days. As the little group is waiting for the train that will take them home, Bertille apologizes for her misbehavior, and Laurent decides they will return to the hotel. During the long, chilly, and wet walk back, Alexis falls and strikes his head, so the children seek refuge in the isolated home shared by Monsieur Nortier, a local inventor, and his sister. The elderly siblings have gone to the village for the day, and the children fall asleep while waiting for them to return.

While they sleep, the rain-soaked hillside collapses on the house, and the children are trapped. Unfortunately, no one is looking for them. When their vacation began, the mischievous Bertille wrote happy messages on a stack of postcards and bribed a little girl in Montpierre to mail one to the Colsons every day. While they are puzzled by the lack of mail from Laurent and Daniel, Bertille's daily postcard assures the Colsons that the children are enjoying their vacation in Montpierre. Because the Gunthers believe the children have returned to Paris, they travel to visit relatives and never see Mrs. Colson's letter about the scarlet fever epidemic that has closed the children's school and extended their vacation by a week.

The children finally figure out a way to send a Morse code message that is seen by a young boy who is bedridden with a sprained ankle, but because Bertille has mixed up the letters of the Morse alphabet, the schoolmaster must help decipher the message. Laurent, who has truly lived up to his responsibilities during this emergency, is becoming sicker and weaker from an infected wound on his arm. Will he die before help arrives?

This wonderful book is very nearly a perfect juvenile adventure. The characters are well defined and resourceful, and the plot exciting and suspenseful. Unfortunately, Laurent's explanations of various scientific phenomena, while considered accurate fifty years ago when the book was written, are now known to be incorrect. Still, this is a minor matter that should not impair the enjoyment of this fine book.

I read most of Johnstone's work and this one is particularly good. A fast moving story with lots of action. And Frank is teamed up with his son again and a gun slinging female. Great read.

This is excellent reading. I just love the way this auther covers all the
detail and does not leave one hanging.

Even though Bill Johnstone has passed, this series that he started is still some of the best western writing available.

Frank Morgan, known as The Drifter, has a sense of right & wrong. If you want to live, don't mess with Frank, Dog (his dog), Stormy (his horse) or any of his friends. He does have a habit of finding trouble, or better yet, Trouble, with a capital T, finds him. And believe me that's not good for the trouble maker.

If you like westerns (or Horse Poop & Gunsmoke as my Dad used to say) I highly recommed this book and the rest of the Last Gunfighter series.

This book moves along at a brisk pace. It's fun and there's lots of gunplay, cowboys, bad guys and women folk. There's lots of humor, even in the heat of battle. It appeared that the author didn't want to end the book. He was probably having too much fun. There could have been a few more chapters, but it also could have ended after Frank and townfolk completed the big shootout.
By all means read this book and I promise you'll be entertained. It's definatly worth the price of admission.

Cottrell's modern day Huck Finn saga is extremely well written & accessible on every level. Not nearly so simplistic as it seems, the author clearly has a grasp of the literary South. Anyone who enjoys becoming enraptured by the power of a crafty storyteller should hope this is not the last we hear from this master in the making.

The cleverly wound tale of the travails of one Patrick Gunn, a young teen growing up the hard way in the contemporary southern U.S. We follow him as he struggles to maintain his moral balance in spite of his family and trailer-trash buddies. There are obvious similarities in the plot to Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn but the book will work on the reader on more than one level and stay with you for quite a while. The prose is told in the easy slang of the South. The lazy pastoral setting of most of the early and middle part of the story set up the looming evil that the reader fears building, it's almost a relief when it comes. A highly satisfying novel. Bob Juliano raj@nebula.ispace.co

The three rules should be followed by everyone in an organization that hopes to enlist others to achieve worthwhile purposes. Briefly, the three rules are: 1) Everyone contributes; 2) no put-downs; and 3) keep all agreements. Dr. Riley not only explains the value of these simple, yet profound rules, she also illustrates the impact they can have on any group trying to achieve harmony and alignment. Also included are tips and tools to implement the three rules. Dr. Riley's personal mission is to "meaningfully contribute to the financial health and emotional intelligence of today's work place", and I feel that anyone - in business, govenment, or family - who practices the three rules will help her realize the purpose of her book.

The three rules should be followed by everyone in an organization that hopes to enlist others to achieve worthwhile purposes. Briefly, the three rules are: 1) Everyone contributes; 2) no put-downs; and 3) keep all agreements. Dr. Riley not only explains the value of these simple, yet profound rules, she also illustrates the impact they can have on any group trying to achieve harmony and alignment. Also included are tips and tools to implement the three rules. Dr. Riley's personal mission is to "meaningfully contribute to the financial health and emotional intelligence of today's work place", and I feel that anyone - in business, govenment, or family - who practices the three rules will help her realize the purpose of her book.

Morgan has penned an excellent tool for quick, but meaningful daily meditations that both challenge and inspire you to grow in your daily walk with the Lord.

Contrary to the modern trend of self-focused, feel-good, biblically weak devotional material, in Learning to Reflect, Bryce Morgan delivers solid content while addressing the deep, personal needs and struggles that so many followers of Jesus face in their daily lives. I highly recommend this book to all who desire to more faithfully love the Master with all their minds and all their hearts!

Good as reference book yet as history. Neat.
Dario.

Has pictures and descriptions of the various models and serial#. A very good reference.