Montana Books

I enjoyed this book for its readability and refreshing ideas. Mr. Brown tackles the mundane and unexciting subject of tax reform with humor and well-researched concepts. Each chapter begins with a quip from a noted historic figure; for example, Albert Einstein, or Mark Twain, and gives a thoughtful refresher course on the peculiarities and perplexing myths of the American income tax system. His facts and figures look accurate enough, though difficult to prove, but certainly will give the reader food for thought, and a new perspective on dealing with the future of "taxation without representation". A great afternoon read!

I've had the pleasure of knowing Mike for over 30 years and his calendars just keep getting better! A little piece of heaven to hang in my bathroom.

Airplane Yoga will make you laugh, if not meditate in front of your meal tray. The humor is subtle, but the book manages to walk the line between practicality and satire. It's smart. It's ironic. It's hip. If you don't read it on the plane, it will no doubt have a place on your coffee table, bathroom, or in a Christmas stocking. It's designed in the style of an airplane emergency safety card, but rather than putting on oxygen masks, passengers are doing yoga in the aisle of the plane.

Second brother in the line-up but the 3rd brother story is the Sheriff Cash McCall.

The sheriff has been under the cloud of suspecion for the past seven years because of the disappearance of his supposed fiancee, Jasmine Wolfe.

Jasmine Wolfe was an heiress who got what she wanted and she didn't care who she hurt. She had wanted Cash McCall which eventually lead to a heated confrontation with about four different people.

Suddenly Cash is confronted by Molly Kilpatrick who looks so like Jasmine that he thought Jasmine had finally returned. Her return would solve a few of his problems.

Molly had a few secrets of her own and was afraid that the sheriff would discover a couple of them before she could take off again. She needed the cover of Jasmine and the sheriff to throw Vince and Angel off her trail.

I really liked the way the story cut back and forth between the characters to unravel the thickening plot and tie them all together.

We meet up with Shelby McCall again as a protective mother. Where had she been when her children needed her? And Dusty is still having problems with her mother.

We meet up with FBI agent John Matthews who turns out to be a very decent guy in dealing with Cash. John was not happy with Cash when he finally ran into Molly.

This whole series is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED [although the bed tumbling is still kind of dumb. Like it is squezzed in to satify the editor.]

Up next is Brandon's story #4 HIGH-CALIBER COWBOY [I havn't tired of the stories like some other trilogys] Don't miss this one.

This text is a great academic source for the serious study (as opposed to 'those Indians did some nice art') of petroglyphs and pictographs in general, and more specifically for the key sites in Wyoming and near Billings. The writing is clear, concise and precise. The sources cited are all solid and the bibliography is valuable. The printing is excellent and the cover is very appealing to view. It is the best book on the subject. I am happy someone wrote it.

Civil War prison,1864 -- Ethan Montgomery is befriended by the GAMBLER and during the dark nights he tells Quin about his beautiful wife and daughters. It was a way to hold onto their sanity in hopeless conditions.

Then out of the blue, Quin McAllister receives a letter asking him to come to the Montana Territory, 1867. He arrives in a blizzard on his horse, Cutter to find Cassie Montgomery and her mother Luella Chalmers and her two daughters, Rebecca, 12 and Jennifer,5 all alone. Ethen was nowhere to be found.

Cassie is wary and Luella considers Quin a footloose, gambling rogue and wants nothing to do with him. They serve him a hot meal of beans and biscuits. He hung around to help out and then Cyrus Stoner shows up with his men and threatens Cassie and her children. Stoner wants her land, now.

He gives Cassie a day to pack up and leave - she refuses and Stoner has his men kill their milk cow. Cassie is also very surprised at the patience and attention that Quin gives to her girls.

It takes Quin a bit of time during the snow storms to realize that he has been half in love with Cassie before he ever met her. Cassie can't believe that Ethan sent for Quin without telling her.

Quin hangs around and helps Cassie make friends with the People that live in the hills. They also take care of any of Stoner's men that show up on her property.

The search for Ethan's treasure and spending time with Cassie awaken Quin to the pull of love [besides lust].

It is a well rounded story with no dragging parts to it - the characters have depth to them - as to the complicated romance, well it works very well - the danger was played down a bit, but there - it is an excellent story even though written in 94 - well worth reading [and a keeper].

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --M -- life as it might have been.

From back cover:

"How many times have you seen tracks ahead of you on a beach, muddy forest trail or across a blanket of snow, and wondered what creature made them? This handy, pocket-sized guide helps you name the track maker, with life-size drawings of the animal's or bird's characteristic footprints. Just check for size with the ruler (left), then hold the book beside the mystery imprint and fine the drawing that looks most like it, for a quick identification. Includes 40 to 50 different animals and many birds most common the Rocky Mountains, with information on size, sounds, habitat, diet and patterns of movement."

[Includes Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Rocky Mountain National Parks]

"Anna: Norse roots in homestead soil" is the incredible story of Anna Guttormsen Hought, a Norwegian immegrant. She was 99 years old when she wrote this, and her memory remaind crisp and detailed. The story begins with her bright, sunny childhood in beautiful Norway. From there she became a working girl in Oslo. She immigrated to America as a single woman of 29, and took a pioneer's life, living in a one-room shack on the prairie.

This is a wonderful story of a life lived to its fullest. From sunshine and green grass, parties and marriage, to heartbreak and loss. This book really is a jem.

It is 142 pages, in decently large type, with many black and white pictures. It is an easy, exciting read and I reccomend it to anybody. This book is a MUST for anyone of Norwegian or Scandinavian heritage. Read "Anna: Norse roots in homestead soil", you will enjoy it.

The lively text is wonderfully illustrated by the author's nephew, a regionally known watercolorist--Lance Johnson. The drawings really bring the storyline to life. Being a Montanan I found this book and its references to our colorful state history very enlightening and entertaining.

Even though I know all the writers of this book, I'm still NOT biased when I say that Scotts, et al book has changed interpretation dramatically on the Little Bighorn fight. Having worked at the Little Bighorn Battlefield as an interpreter in 1985, I personally know how this interpretation changed, i.e. before the archaeological digs of 1984-85, most of us believed that Custer's men fell mostly to arrows. We now know that the U.S. soldier's were outgunned, thanks to this field work and as reported in the book. Since Scott's final report, headstones on the battlefield marking where "unknown soldier's" fell have been replaced by actual names, e.g. Mitch Bouyer. This reality came to place thanks to the forensic work of Dr. Clyde Snow (his complete report is included in this book). Finally, Scott and his team create a vivid picture of where the Indian warriors moved over the battlefield fighting for their families down the hill and across the river.