Other Books

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The Writer's Handbook 2007: A Practical Anthology of Best Advice for Your Craft and Career is a new annual collection of articles to refresh and upgrade any writer's skills, with advice on craft and career development. It offers an eclectic mix of expert how-tos, short pieces on creativity, marketing, and professional issues, and other insights on being a successful writer today. John's contribution (sandwiched between Katha Pollitt and Barry Lopez!) is the essay "The Origin of Names."

National Geographic's Guide to America's Outdoors: Southern Rockies: An illustrated guide to the best nature sites in Colorado and Utah co-authored by Gary Ferguson and Maureen B. Kielty, this book describes landscapes, plants, and animals -- as well as ways for travelers to experience them.

That cover photo -- of Thor's Hammer in Bryce Canyon National Park -- is one of 150 vivid color photos by acclaimed photographer George Huey. The book covers over 55 major sites, with suggestions for guided drives and hikes, plus where to bike, camp, raft, fish, see wildlife, and more. It also includes 21 detailed, full-color maps, in the classic National Geographic tradition.

The book is unique not only for its conservation outlook but because it is broken into bioregions -- areas that share the same plant communities, and support the same life forms. Thus you not only experience sites, but appreciate habitat themes, wildlife and climate patterns, and the geological underpinnings that make them all happen. For each bioregion, the book explains the natural dynamics and presents noteworthy natural areas, parks, and preserves.

Considering a visit to Zion, Capitol Reef, the Great Sand Dunes, or Rocky Mountain National Park? Get John's take on how best to appreciate the splendor of some of America's greatest natural treasures.   

Eat Our Words: The Montana Writers Cookbook: A collection of recipes and writing samples, this book features John's award-winning Ginger Porter homebrew, as well as an excerpt from his parody, "New and Notable Books about the American West."  
 

Living in the Runaway West: Partisan Views from Writers on the Range: A collection of pointed and humorous essays, this book features "Harleyburly," John's story of what happens when a small mountain town is invaded by Harley Davidsons. 
 
 
 
 
   

John's work has also been included in several publications from the Harvard Business School Press, including: The Harvard Business School Publishing Guide to Better Business Writing, The Results-Driven Manager: Presentations that Persuade and Motivate, The HMCL Collection on Presentations, and The Manager's Guide to Effective Presentations II.

Someday? (sigh. probably not.) Look for John’s work with the National Collaboration Project to be included in a new book on cutting-edge approaches to solving America’s environmental problems. Until then, you can click here to download a pdf file (free!) of his case study of collaboration on Montana's Stillwater River.