Montana Books

Jill Brody has captured the stark beauty of a vanishing way of life in her portrait of a western ranching community. The exquisite photography is complemented and enhanced by Ms. Brody's crisp factual prose. The "story" of Drummond is told in the ranchers' and townspeoples' own words which impart meaning and relavance to the photographs. This is not an art book, but more of an elegant lasting impresion of a rugged, changing way of life that is both satisfying and challanging.

At first glance this appears to be a beautiful, elegant photography book. It is, but read on. Jill Brody's journalism background makes this unsentimental look at small-town cattle ranching in modern America ring particularly true. Her portraits of the very real people living this life -- and their own words as they reflect on the values they've learned from living off the land -- grab you. As you close the book you are left with a feeling that you've just experienced something very special -- and that you have in your hands a testimonial to a way of life that is uniquely American -- and probably destined to disappear in your own lifetime. Worth adding to your bookshelves as both a reference, and a piece of art.

This is a perfect book to feed the amorous imagination; it is about good eating and good living. El Sabor de Colombia, is rich with wonderful recipes. It shows you how to prepare a dish step by step in a very simple way, and also provides you with information about the history of the region where the dish comes from. It's photography is a dream. You won't be disapointed.

Excellent presentation and well edited.
The cooking recipes have been well elaborated and easy to follow to prepare typicaL colombian dishes.To those interested in the culinary art will find this book very useful.

This book is packed with helpful information. Whatever region you find yourself in, you'll find helpful information for whatever you may want to do, whether it be finding the perfect place to eat, finding a place to stay, or even things to check out, trails to hike, etc. This book was an asset to my planning of my last trip to montana and wyoming. A very worthwhile investment, highly recommended!

I bought this for my son who is moving July 5 to Billings, MT. The local Border's store did not have this book in OHIO. Just what he needed to begin his life in there.

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Janie Pendleton's Novel, 'The Gates to Love and War' is a must read, as it took me on an action-packed adventure that carried a rare taste of real-life human perspective, in which I saw my own war-torn thoughts reappear. I cried and laughed with each character throughout their trecherous journey. This novel is filled with surprises and intrigue. This author knows how to put pen to paper! You will not want to put this book down! I will read again and again!

My overview of 'The Gates to Love and War':

After serving her country for twenty years, Lt. Col. Jade Pickard finds herself alone in the world after learning the last of her family has passed. Burying both her parents on their beautiful Montana ranch, Jade is forced to change positions in her military career in order to save the sprawling family farm. When a stranger hikes up her mountainous road and stops at her garden gate for directions, the two find an odd connection. But with the onset of a fast approaching storm, Jade invites the war-torn traveler to stay in her bunkhouse to help him find peace again. When the local sheriff comes knocking on her remote door in the middle of the night, she is forced to choose between believing in the soldier and turning him in as a murderer. The next morning, Jade finds she is right in her notion to trust him and packs her horse and mule to set out on an adventure to save the real culprit, a childhood friend. Soon these three soldiers' worlds collide, as their haunting secrets take them deep into the heart of the Black Bear Wilderness where an emotionally charged romance suspense novel begins its great journey. But don't trip over your own mind while traveling deeper in the beautiful Montana wilderness, as things are never as they seem in the Special Forces!

If it mentions "Montana", it's going to be AWESOME! or if it mentions anything about our military heroes, it will be AWESOME!

I've been waiting for this book to be released! The author is a close, personal friend.. so I knew it was coming soon!! I can't wait to get my copy!!

After reading the story, it is even better than I imagined. It is about love lost.. and found. It's about two soldiers on two very different missions, and how they can find strength in each other to help each other through the most trying times. It shows how they lost all faith and hope in a previous love, but they found new love and strength in each other. Although it is fiction, you can put yourself in the story and examine your own life and where it is headed. It is a book of inspiration and hope... and love.

Hughie beautifully and articulately walks us through a life that very few people know anything about these days. Life on a sheep ranch has not changed too very much today and so her knowledge of it seems just as pertinent today as it was back then.

Hughie learned how to live as a ranch wife -- hiring cooks to keep her hired men well-fed and contented; driving supply trucks out to the herders; she learned to lamb the ewes; to tent a nervous, young ewe and her lamb to keep them together; she used a party-line telephone, listening in when necessary; she was a supportive wife to her husband amidst sickness, falling sheep prices and a depression; she brought a little class to a rough lifestyle by planting a lawn and flowers and by encouraging her neighbors to do the same (to many a husband's dismay); she learned to ride horseback despite her bouncing technique; she raised a family where schools were distant, roads were rutted and the weather so unpredictable that she had to take on the job of "teacher" herself for several years. She learned to truly love the life of a wool grower.

If you have any desire to learn about the way of life on a large sheep ranch, you will glean aplenty with Hughie's book, Golden Fleece, in hand. As a transplant into a sheep and cattle ranch myself 26 years ago, I could relate completely and sympathetically with Hughie and felt a deep kindred spirit with her.

I couldn't put the book down--it includes regional history, is autobiographical and humorous. Florence (Hughie) Call describes so much--this book covers thirty years as a Montana sheep rancher's wife--her observations, human understandings, "tenderfoot" mistakes, tragedy, local history, etc. You come to know the characters and feel like you could almost start raising sheep. Reads fast.

Got the Book, as promised, haven't read the book yet, but I'm sure its good.

Charles West should be a Spur Award winner several years in a row! I have read several of his books Mt Hawk and on, and evryone that I have loaned the books to just raved, even my Dad, at 8, a western reader for years, (50 yrs) stated that; "West is one of the best he has read, once I started to read, there was no putting it down!" and I must sayhe hit the nail on the head, as the others stated!

i have read it at least 15 times and still love it because it really portrays the life of the girl well, because she has divorced parents and has to learn to cope with her new surroundings. It also shows how Sky is broken in or trained well. It has all of the things a good book should have. for all of you people who like sad books, i cry every time i read it at one specific spot.

This book is really good. It's sad, too, which I think makes allbooks more interesting. If I could change anything in the book, I would definately change the ending. Instead of sendining the poor, dying skye off to the MEAT PROCESSING FACTORY where he will have a slow and painful death JUST SO i COULD MAKE A FEW BUCKS, i WOULD HAVE SENT HIM TO THE VET, WHERE HE COULD BE PUT OUT OF HIS MISERY WITH NO PAIN. IF THE GIRL REALLY LOVED HER HORSE, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE SENT HIM TO THE MEAT CANNERY TO BE MADE INTO DOG FOOD.

This is a book that changed my mind about contemporary poetry! These are poems that can be loved, memorized, make you a better person, have you like life more, by seeing it more truly. Seldon Rodman in the Saturday Review said: "He comes up with poems like "Dear Birds, Tell This to Mothers," "She's Crazy and It Means Something," and "The World of the Unwashed Dish" which say more (and more movingly) about here and now than any contemporary poems I have read." Kenneth Rexroth said "I think its about time Eli Siegel was moved up into the ranks of our acknowledged Leading Poets" in his New York Times review of Eli Siegel's second book of poems HAIL, AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT. And now people can see a film of "Hot Afternoons" with Eli Siegel's voice reading the poem, made in 2005 by Ken Kimmelman, that's winning acclaim and awards!

This is true poetry! It lifts the heart and opens the eyes of the reader to the beauty and mystery of the world, including in things and people we may see every day--but not as they truly are! Walter Leuba described this book as "Alive in burning honesty and directness." As a mother, I am particularly moved by the combination of simplicity and depth in the poems about children, and "Dear Birds, Tell This to Mothers." Readers might like to know that the title poem, recorded by the author, has just been released as a film, of which Howard Zinn wrote, "Ken Kimmelman's reproduction, on film, of Eli Siegel's magisterial poem, is an extraordinary achievement. It matches, in its visual beauty, the elegance of Siegel's words, and adds the dimension of stunning imagery to an already profound work of art."

A "damned" valuable book by a "damned" valuable woman! Truly an inspiration to anyone who has ever had to climb their own "mountain"

This is a very moving and inspirational book. Buy this book and the next time you are feeling weighted down by the cares of the world or you don't feel like taking another step - pick up and read "I Climbed a Mountain in Montana" and before you know it you will be looking at the world from a whole new perspective.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WONDERFUL BOOK!! My husband had a copy of this book stolen from him. So, replacing it was in order. He is also a personal friend of Johnny France, and used to live in Ennis Montana. We will be seeing Johnny this summer and will have him sign the copy for us.
Again, THANK YOU. The ship time was extremly fast too. HAPPY CUSTOMER IN CODY, WYOMING!!!

Beneath some of Montana's grandest mountain peaks lurked a preditor. Caught in the crosshairs of Don Nichols twisted logic was Kari Swenson. The idea of a mountain bride, stolen from a remote wooded trail. Most amazing is how the Nichols' not only managed to elude the persistance of Johnny France, but stayed one step ahead certain death in the Montana winter of 1984 with just the packs on thier backs. You wont be able to put this one down!