Big rivers fascinate me. Trips on them fascinate me even more. I liked his friendly way of writing about how he and his family paddled and puddled around on and off the river. His descriptions of surrounding country add to this story. I like a good story, and this is one.

Steve Chapple's story of a kayak trip down the Yellowstone touches the heart of Montana and Montanans, describing the very soul of that elusive "Montana Spirit". It is a heartwarming book of family values and community, with the excitement of the kayak trip thrown in for good measure. His expertise with the language and his ability to describe makes this one of the best books I've read in recent years!

I read Mi Rincon en la Montana by Dean Graighead. I like this book because it's a historic book. A woman wants a life in the mountains. I'm reading the book in Spanish because that's my first language.

This book was awesome and I have read it over and over again. I think this book was awesome. The most enthralling story of a courageous young man who loves nature and hates his New York buncha-kids-and-two-parents-in-one-apartment lifestyle. He runs away to the woods. And the sequel is awesome too!

An excellent view of the life of an American showman. Loaded with photographs from 1910 (when Montie was born) through 80+ years of show business. I've looked at those photographs over and over thinking about how times were back in the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's ... what a change in our history from horse & buggy to space exploration and computers. A great time in history, and a great showman's life. Entertaining!

Montie Montana is loved and adored by generations of children that watched him rope his way into history. His autobiography is loaded with all the stars of Hollywood, including great photos. If you are a Western buff, you will enjoy Montie's accounts of working with Hollywoods' greats. Not a kiss and tell, but a refreshing recollection by a decent man.

I agree with the other reviewer of this book that, as a guidebook, it is useful but not unsurpassed. When I went to Costa Rica I took it along with a copy of Lonely Planet Costa Rica with me and I was covered. This book is worth it though for the photographs alone. The photographs are so good they make you want to get to every nook and cranny of Costa Rica and find these stunning people, places, and things. National Geographic totally lived up to it's name with this one.

Over the years I must have read about 20 guidebooks about Costa Rica. Like the most of others this book does have something to offer the traveller. However, I prefer the author's other book, "The Costa Rica Handbook." If you're looking to move to Costa Rica or spend an extended period of time there, you should read "The Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica." It offers an excellent introduction to the local scene.

Karen Robards did a good job of telling her story about a family in the deep south in 1769. Most of us have little knowledge of the eveyday life during that time so Robards did a good job of researching her subject. Religion plays a big part in the family life of a southern preacher. His four daughters are who the story centers around. Susannah is the key person who shows southern hospitality and sweet innocence in the matter of the heart. The scene is ripe for her to be swept off her feet by a young dashing--reprobate. Robards spins her yarn telling how these two opposites' paths cross and love blossoms. This was a quick and interesting read. It has a wonderful twist on the prince charming subject. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about southern comfort, history, sibling rivalry and the rags to riches theme.

Reading McGuane is like slowing down for a car wreck. Against your better judgement, the writer masterfully holds your attention, making you feel more voyeur than reader as you witness lives coming apart in silent despair. McGuane has a nimble wit and a style that can be dazzling. He's a writer's writer, an author who revokes Hemmingway but with a modern (or a 1970s coming of age)sensibility. Like the Fords and Chevies that populate his works, Nobody'a Angel takes awhile to get into gear, but once it does, it moves with a force and purpose that makes for a confident ride. If you are new to McGuane I would start with Panama or Nothing But Blue Skies. Certainly a writer worth reading.

If you haven't read a Gabriel DuPre novel before, start with Coyote Wind. Pete Bowen's style /voice needs to age on the reader. While the venues of Montana are as dramatic as New Mexico Bowen's discriptions are basic compared to Hillerman's. Further, Dupre's dialogue couples both the spoken word and the true thought in one statement. The comparisons are delightful once you get use to the pattern. Lastly the plot is not a metaphysical as Hillerman but spirtuality is a definitive resource to Dupre. Profanity is too gratuitous for a sly character such as Dupre but that's the author's style. And if you have daughters, there is symphysis

A young, female corpse without her jaw and teeth is found along the side of the Hi-Line near Toussaint, Montana. The identity of the victim cannot be determined due to the mutilation of the body. Soon more corpses show up in the same mutilated shape. FBI agent Harvey Wallace obtains Du Pre's help to catch a couple of killers, who have murdered girls throughout Canada and the U.S. for too many years. Making the deaths and subsequent investigation even more personal, Du Pre's lover Madelaine finds her own daughter missing. Du Pre promises to do everything he can to find the Hi-Line killer(s). To do so, he must learn to think like a serial killer, but pray what he learns does not become an intricate part of his persona. His most fervent hope is that he stops the killers before there are additional victims. NOTCHES is an interesting mystery for fans who enjoy superb characterization. Du Pre is a great protagonist and his support cast are top rate characters, and no one brings Montana more alive then Peter Bowen. However, the simple identification of the two killers add nothing to the who-done-it; thereby leaving fans of that sub-genre looking elsewhere for their reading material. Harriet Klausner -----

The book covers an aspect of WWII-events that only in later years came into focus: the alien-detention of Italian- and Japanese civilians in the US.

It's a gripping well-researched tale which moves the reader. No 5-star generals here but innocent individuals who were overtaken by the event of something which was much bigger than themselves, which they couldn't control nor define ... they were mere pawns on a global chessboard.

Little guys are the heroes ... the cook, the hairdresser, the musicians from the Italian luxury liner ... and the innocent Americans who'se only crime it was to be from Japanese ancestry.

The book, rather than painting a grim story about the detention, highlights the life of unfortunate individuals and is an inspiration for good feelings. It shows that something good can come out of something not so good.

I'd recommend the book to anyone with a healthy feeling for contemporary history.

A freiend of mine Just got married and needed cheap but goo places to go, so I got this book and found great bed and breakfast. It is not a reading book, but an information book, and eay to find what I wanted.

When the local psychic, Winona Cobbs, comes to Deputy Sloan Ravencrest claiming she had a vision revealing the whereabouts of the mayor's daughter, Sloan has reason to believe that he is being misled. Instead, his instincts and his deduction direct him towards Winona's niece, Crystal, whose own talent is perhaps much more genuine. Crystal has had a vision of the mayor's daughter but she is reluctant to step in and offer her assistance because of a shattering previous experience which left her betrayed and humiliated by the people who supposedly loved her. She believes that this prior example is all the more reason why she should hold Sloan's personal concern, as well as the case, at bay.

Marilyn Pappano has written an installment which I believe restores a bit of the faith in this series. Her writing is smooth and engaging and her characterizations are strong. The plot concerning Christina Montgomery's disappearance develops and gives Sloan and Crystal's story an edgy feel to it. But the author doesn't let the Montgomery subplot deter her from credibly developing a relationship between Sloan and Crystal. Sloan is a law enforcer with a good heart and his love for Crystal prompts his desire to protect her even if it means making a couple of foolish promises. If there is a weakness in this story, it comes from Crystal's self-centered, and sometimes narrow-minded, way of considering her self-preservation first, last, and always. Because this manner of thinking is predominant throughout most of the story, the heroine comes across as being overly and inappropriately judgmental. But overall, this is a solid installment that doesn't falter and has many redeeming qualities to it.

Kirsten Meadows needs a good paying job to support her mother, who is recovering from cancer, and sister but the best Mystery, Montana has to offer is a waitress job at Mystery Diner. Kirsten's father was in the diplomatic service so she grew up traveling all over the world before her father left her mother for a younger woman. Kirsten's dream is to one day meet a nice man and settle down but not right now. Her main interest is taking care of her family. With the help of town matriarch and matchmaker Hazel McCallum, Kirsten lands an interview with sexy billionaire investor Seth Morgan. Seth recently purchased land from Hazel and has built a ranch house on it. He needs someone to be his personal assistant while he's in Montana so he hires Kirsten.

The minute Seth meets Kirsten he is attracted to her. Seth is used to the women in his life, even his mother, being gold diggers so he assumes Kirsten is also. The longer Kirsten works with Seth, the more her attraction for him grows as well. After sharing some really hot kisses, Kirsten is heartbroken when she realizes Seth thinks he can buy her. She is determined to fight her feelings and hold out for a man who loves her.