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Update:  Today (Jan 27, 2012), the electronic book 77 Days in September by Ray Gorham has now passed 5,000 copies sold.  It’s only available on amazon and keeps breaking records.  It’s not even in hardcopy yet.  The interesting part is that a publisher has not even pounced on the book yet.  People and readers just keep buying it and then refer others.  Let’s see how many books are sold by the end of the year.  Good luck Ray. (Oh, we just uploaded the new cover released today on the 5000 book milestone (below).)   

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So here’s my yearly book review. I felt it fitting for this website as its from a Montana author Ray Gorham who wrote 77 days in September.  The book has been published about 5 months now and I was informed that over 1500 books so far have already been sold.  It’s only available on Kindle at this time but a great read   

 It took me awhile to find the logic of 77 Days in September title.  I really enjoyed the book as I was able to relate to the characters, ideas and situations the author portrayed. It sure made interesting conversation at the possibility of an EMP detonating above the United States and if I’d be ready.  I enjoy books and movies that have a mission in mind based on good uplifting principles.  I saw symbolism that opened my eyes from a perspective of a Christian and the battles one has internally between good and evil.  I got some good ideas from the characters in the book that were prepared and how their preparation was beneficial for others. I got a real sense of how grateful I am to live in Montana, out in the (more…)

I finished this book recently and quickly because I had read a later book by the same author a few weeks ago. As the excerpt from the USA Today review says: “A richly textured portrait of a small Southern town . . . . Immensely moving. In describing his own odyssey as a healer, Verghese displays rare candor and eloquence.”

As I mentioned in the review of the later book,—?sequel or ?prequel—there seem to be a lot of Indian expatriates writing in English these days and putting out a lot of good stories. This one is non-fiction with just enough gory detail to be persuasive. He says he is writing about his own journey but the journeys of his (more…)

I celebrated my release from Saint Vincent Hospital last week with a pleasant walk around Costco. The oncoming storm prevented us from checking out Sam’s Club. It sounds like others were doing the same thing there. I like to look at where the food and merchandise comes from and am always amazed that good stuff from other places can be sold so cheaply in Billings Montana. There must be (more…)

Image of Sarah Palin and her Book "Going Rogue".

This was a fun book to read. Especially if, like me, you were alive and paying attention to the peculiar presidential political melee during the summer and fall of 2008. There were a lot of dogs that didn’t bark and thus the whole thing was more than a little puzzling. This book appears to be (more…)