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Coyote never seems to learn. Yet, he never fails to teach, mostly through the error of his ways. He taught the Nez Perce that they came from the Heart of the Monster. Now, he is teaching modern day Idahoans, they have a monster in their heart. This is Private Idaho, a place that exists in the minds of accidental natives and territorial pranksters who take out their resentments on tourists and real estate speculators. They are anonymous and deadly. In this tale of the New West, where the cowboys are women and the Indians wear Rollerblades, be alert for exploding potatoes, the allure of mineshafts and the terrible finesse of chainsaws.

Farris Lind was a fighter pilot, a crop duster, and in his later life, a victim of polio. He had a natural gift for promotion and an ability to turn a bad situation into something positive."Fearless Farris," as he was known, built a thriving chain of gasoline stations by poking fun at himself and Idaho's long, monotonous stretches of desert by creating humorous roadside advertising in the tradition of Burma Shave signs. "Tourists--Do Not Laugh at the Natives" admonished one of the signs. "Petrified Watermelons--Take One Home to Your Mother-In-Law" suggested another planted in a field of melon-sized boulders. The reverse side of those signs advertised the next Stinker Station a few miles ahead. They were called Stinker Stations because a major brand gasoline dealer had once called Lind "a real stinker" because of his low prices. It took Fearless Farris about a second to latch onto that nickname and make a skunk his company mascot and logo.Halfway through his career, Lind contracted polio. He spent much of his time in an iron long for the next 20 years. Paralyzed from the neck down he was always hooked up to a respirator. Even so, he continued to operate his Stinker Stations and grow his business, mostly from his bed. He was honored as the Handicapped American of the Year in 1973. But his favorite recognition was when the Idaho Statesman ran a headline stating that he was the largest petroleum dealer in Idaho.Rick Just has written a new book about Lind called, Fearless. It tells how he went from being a dirt-poor teenager in the Depression to a multimillionaire, always keeping his sense of humor through tragedy and triumph.

Sam expected a new phone for her birthday. Instead, she got an old leather diary that was supposed to be some kind of heirloom. So, she wrote something snarky in it about the really, really great gift and tossed it aside. What was even the point of all those blank pages and no keyboard? Later, she noticed someone else was writing in the diary every day. First, she thought it was her dad, who gave her the awesome gift in the first place. He was playing a trick on her and pretending to be some girl from a hundred years ago. Like she was going to believe that? Then one night she happened to see words forming across the page one letter at a time and the next thing she knew she was standing on top of her bed like rug sharks were circling below and she so had to text Hailey if she could just stop biting her fingers. Best Young Adult Book, Best Ebook, 2015 Idaho Author Awards, Best of Boise pick 2019.

The first book in the Speaking of Idaho Series, inspired by the popular blog of the same name. It's filled with Idaho history, loosely defined and quirky. Learn about Chicken Dinner Road, Grace Slick's tenuous connection to Idaho, why a governor didn't care for a beloved folk singer, the unique trick played by the Idaho giant salamander, where that Hot Rod Lincoln race really took place, and more useless but entertaining trivia about the Gem State.

Boise has it. If you're a kid it's a fun place to visit and a great place to live. A Kid's Guide to Boise helps you find whatever it is that you like to do. It's full of tips about fun food, where to play, and what you can discover. If you've just got a few days in town, check out the sample tours. If you live here, create your own bucket list of things to do whenever you have time. You'll become an expert on what to see and where to go and what your friends don't know about Boise.

Idaho's state parks have been called the "jewels" of the Gem State. The story of how those jewels came to be involves political intrigue, much resistance, some philanthropy, and a touch of irony. Sen. Weldon B. Heyburn famously said that state parks were "always a political embarrassment." Idaho's first state park was named after him. Today, Idaho's 30 state parks host five million people a year. Visitors come to boat, camp, bike, climb, hike, fish, and make memories in the great outdoors. This book tells the story of Idaho's diverse state parks--from Priest Lake in Idaho's panhandle to Bear Lake in the southeast corner of the state--through a wealth of historical photographs. A variety of parks are featured, including ones that were lost, found, or never came to fruition.

How to be an Idahoan in "Ten Easy Steps." Or, in one easy step. Get yourself born here. You're home-free if you were smart enough to be born in Idaho. You can slap an Idaho Native bumper sticker on your Prius right now and skip the rest of the book. But, if you can't check off a high percentage of these ten steps, you'll fit in like a duck in Oxfords. You're technically an Idahoan, but are you a real Idahoan?Rick Just has written an easy primer for those wanting to fit into the Great State of Idaho, educating readers with tidbits of history and a few other stories sure to fill one's Idaho cup. The Idaho Conversion Kit will help you learn about Idaho place names, state shapes, license plate identifiers, symbols, superlatives, famous lake monsters, nicknames, interesting (and sometimes, surprising) connections, and more.