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Learn more about the books I've written at Books Leaving Footprints
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I will have two short stories published in an anthology called Elements of Love which is due out sometime. See more about it at Accentuate Services

I also write for Textbroker

Following my passion for things outdoors, I maintain the blogs Get Off The Couch News, and North Country Trail News and write a monthly column in the Ludington Daily News

On a more personal note, you can read about My Quality Day



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Total Book Reviews on this site: 528


Historical Fiction 36 reviews, latest addition 11/08

History/ Archaeology 42 reviews, latest addition 1/13

Biography 12 reviews, latest addition 9/05

King Arthur 10 reviews, latest addition 3/00

Adventures/ Hikes 25 reviews, latest addition 11/06

Animal Stories 18 reviews, latest addition 9/03

Natural History 4 reviews, latest addition 2000

Regional 6 reviews, latest addition 1/04

Matters of Faith 47 reviews, latest addition 3/04

Outdoor Skills 45 reviews, latest addition 11/05

Mysteries 237 reviews, latest addition 10/11

Other Fiction 39 reviews, latest addition 3/12

Other Non-fiction 7 reviews, latest addition 11/05

The graphic means that this book is one of the "Best of the Best." It may be a book that changed my life, or my thinking, or just one that has stuck with me as an outstanding example of a good read.

My reading style is a bit odd. Mostly I buy bags of used books and then read my way through them. But here are some reviews of books in some of my favorite categories. They are in no particular order. I get more responses from this section of my web site than any other, so I am expanding it and will try to add more than just my favorites. I rate the books on some subjective personal scale which others may find at least interesting, if not quite enlightening.



Disclaimer up front: I read 50-60 books a year, and consider maybe 10 of them really great. However, I'm such a book freak that I seldom find books that I consider below average. In fact, unless I get bored with a book, it will probably get 4 stars.

Lots of the books I read are out of print. Let me know if a review helps or interests you! jhy@t-one.net



These book pages are under revision. Please be patient

views since 1997

Links to places to buy books - checked 3/2010

***WARNING*** Book-a-hol-ics take care. You may be able to find all those books you said you couldn't afford, but actually only were unable to locate.
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Major Booksellers
Amazon has over 1,000,000 titles-- you can write reviews of books you've read and post them! They will help you find out-of print titles, and also has auctions where you can find used books.
Barnes & Noble
eBay on-line Auction If you want a particular out-of-print book it will probably eventually turn up on eBay. I've found titles I've been looking for for years.
Alabris A good place to look for out of print and used books
Powells A good place to look for out of print and used books

Outdoor Books
The Footprint Press publishes guides and specialty books about New York
The Northern Trails Press sells a select line of quality cookbooks for outdoors enthusiasts.
There are three books about bears available from the North American Bear Center
The North Country Trail Association carries maps, guides, and a few books about regions found along the trail.

Specialty Booksellers
Geoscience Books The source for out-of-print and rare books in geology and related sciences.
The University of Minnesota Press says in their mission statement that they carry books of "exceptional scholarly quality and originality."
Books Leaving Footprints has a few books by the author of this page, including North Country Cache, the first book by a hiker of the North Country Trail.

Regional Books
The Minnesota Historical Society home page which leads to their catalog with books and other info about Minnesota and other prairie states.
The Hope Farm Press & Bookshop is a publisher of New York regional history, folklore. nature, military history and genealogy Books.

Christian Books
Christian Book
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