Coyote Frontier

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The saga of Earth's first space colonists continues in this riveting novel of their struggle to create a new civilization light-years away from the world-and the problems they thought they left behind.

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"The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Earth is 20 years past. Coyote's aging computers, aircraft, and medical equipment are badly in need of replacement. And the colony's survival is in question. Now the colony's hard-won independence depends on the descendants of Coyote's original settlers-versus help from Earth that may be more of a detriment than a boon: Former freedom fighter Carlos Montero, now in his fifties and burdened with the responsibilities of leadership. Manuel Castro, the Savant and former Lieutenant Governor of New Florida, now a hermit who may hold the key to the survival of those whose company he has renounced. Jonas Whittaker, the genius inventor haunted by the loss of the wife and daughter he sacrificed to save. And Morgan Goldstein, an entrepreneur seeking to exploit Coyote's natural resources-even if it means ruining the planet itself. As Coyote's future hangs in the balance, a larger question looms: can the human race settle a new world without bringing forward the problems of the world it left behind?"

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Weakest of the Three.......2007-08-01

Steele's third trip to Coyote is by far the least satisfying.

In a nutshell, the series started with a group of colonists hijacking a spacecraft to escape an oppressive regime on Earth. The first book dealt with the colonist's struggle to begin a new life on Coyote, a planet light-years from Earth. The second book detailed their struggles against militant invaders from their home planet.

As with the previous books, Steele jumps from one POV character to another as Earth again makes contact with Coyote and sets up a wormhole-like transportation system which allows near-instantaneous travel between the two planets. While Earth is dying, Coyote is prospering but in desperate need of new technology unavailable to their colonial environs. It appears that both planets need each other. So now the story boils down to what coyote's Earth cousins want, and what they will do to get it. Paralleling the main plot, is an environmental battle over the Coyote aboriginals which converges into the main story.

Overall, not poorly done, but I still felt it lacked something the previous two books had. A big disappointment was the ending, which had the feeling of being thrown together and, I thought, detracted from the book as a whole. Plus, Steele's oh-so-indelicate political jabs, I felt, crossed the line. I have nothing wrong with socio/political commentary but long for the days when authors used a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer to express it.

Despite my grievances with the book, I can't NOT recommend this book - it wasn't really bad and it did provide closure (of sorts) to the story. But it definitely is the weakest of the three.

Good gift for grandson.......2007-05-11

My high-school grandson has been reading this series and was very happy to receive this book as a gift.

A Conclusion?.......2006-09-25

The strength of this trilogy lies almost entirely in Mr. Steele's ability to recreate the spirit of discovery and exploration that we have lost as a society. In Coyote Frontier the colonists have worked out their government, have begun negotiations with earth and now must choose how they will allow their new planet to be used by humanity. Mr. Steele finally gets around to issues of how the indigenous life of Coyote will be impacted by the settlers and does a fair job of treating various social issues.

The first two installments in the trilogy involved slower than light travel, which introduced an interesting but relevant theme of how to maintain a technologically-advanced society at the end of a very, very long supply chain. These are issues that must be faced when we begin exploration and settlement of the moon and mars. You can't just order up spare parts. In Coyote Frontier, Mr. Steele introduces FTL travel--moving people to Coyote is no longer limited by the cost of starships capable of making a multi-lightyear journey. Coyote becomes the lifeboat that the huddled masses of Earth threaten to swamp; fortunately, problems are solved and opportunites presented.

To fully enjoy this third volume of the Coyote trilogy requires familiarity with the issues presented and resolved in the first two installments. I would not recommend starting with this volume--go buy Coyote. I greatly enjoyed Mr. Steele's work and hope that he continues this series.

Flawed but Strong.......2006-07-31

Quite possibly the best of the three Coyote books, though by a narrow margin. Of the three I thought it was the least disjointed.

The Coyote universe is well developed, I feel as if I have been there, that I know it. I cared about the characters, they seemed real to me. Part of this comes from the fact that they age through the series. You feel the arc of their lives.

I agree with another reviewer that the introduction of FTL into the plot is a mixed blessing. It adds some nice story elements but robs the series of a critical point of differentiation.

I would have liked to have seen the Savant plank developed a bit more. Manny was a favorite of mine.

A major dissapointment for me was the last chapter. I assume that the last minute arrival of a universe-shifting element was designed to open the way for a new series. This could have been done with much greater skill and subtlety.

Sad to see them go.......2006-07-06

Coyote Frontier, like virtually all of Steele's work, is populated by likable characters, interesting plots, and believable science fiction settings. People who obsess about "river bisection" and the writer's political views should really just stay out of the fiction section. After finishing Frontier, I was left with the same mild depression that I had after reading his Near-Space books a realizing there weren't any more to read. Very primo stuff for fans of adventure and hard science.

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Where Coyotes Howl
Thelma Martin Anderson
Manufacturer: Morris Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Where Coyotes Howl is a remarkably detailed and authentic record of nearly fifty years of life in and around Midland, South Dakota. Beginning in Norway the story focuses of Anderson's randmother who followed her sons to Midland and homesteaded on the Bad River in 1907. The book is rich in accounts of ranching, cowboying, racing, and trading horses, the risk to life and property by adverse weather conditions and the black blizzards and collapsed economy of the Dirty Thirties. Based in part on articles in the Midland newspapers, Anderson's book is also a faithful rendering of the growth and development of the town of Midland.

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WINSOME CHARACTERS ANY KID WILL LOVE!.......2003-04-25

My sons all enjoyed Nathan and his friends and adventures. The youngest boy especially got interested in reading because of Nathan and his dog and his travels west alone looking for his parents. I would recommend these books to any family. Great for girls too!

Great for that in-between boy age.......2001-10-26

Plenty of action and suspense, definitely written for boys, although girls will especially like the constant tension between Nathan and his friend, "not your girlfriend" Leah. This two-volume series has six stories of Nathan in the wild west of the mid 1800's. As a Christian mom, I love that Nathan is constantly firing off prayers during the many sticky situations he finds himself in. I read this to my two boys (5 and 13) right after the Lloyd Alexander "Taran" series, and both boys really enjoyed both series. In the ever-increasing struggle of finding exciting yet "safe" books to read with your kids, I was thrilled to find this series.

Coyote Country: Fictions of the Canadian West (New Americanists)

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Coyote Country: Fictions of the Canadian West (New Americanists)
Arnold E. Davidson
Manufacturer: Duke University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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For most North Americans—Canadians as well as Americans—the term "Western" evokes images of the frontier, brave sheriffs and ruthless outlaws, good cowboys and bad Indians. As Arnold E. Davidson shows in this groundbreaking study, a number of Canada’s most interesting and experimental Western writers parody, reverse, or otherwise defuse the paraphernalia of the classic U.S. Western. Lacking both a real and imagined frontier—Canadian settlers rode trains into the new territory, already policed by Mounties—the writers of Canadian Westerns were set a different task from their American counterparts and were subsequently freed to create some of the most complex and engrossing fiction yet produced in Canada.
Davidson details the evolution of the U.S. and Canadian Western forms, tracing the divergence between the two as Canadian writers responded to their unique historical circumstances by reinventing the West as well as the Western and establishing a new literary landscape where author and reader could work out new possibilities of being. Surveying a range of texts by Canada’s most innovative writers, with special attention to women writers and Native stories of Coyote, he provides close readings of novels by Howard O’Hagan, Sheila Watson, Robert Kroetsch, Aritha van Herk, Anne Cameron, Peter Such, W. O. Mitchell, Beatrice Culleton, and Thomas King. A unique study, Coyote Country offers at one and the same time a theory of Canadian Western fiction, a history of crosscultural paradigms of the West as manifested in novels, and an intensive reading of some of Canada’s best literature.

Coyote Kills John Wayne: Postmodernism and Contemporary Fictions of the Transcultural Frontier (Recounters With Colonialism)

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Coyote Kills John Wayne: Postmodernism and Contemporary Fictions of the Transcultural Frontier (Recounters With Colonialism)
Carlton Smith
Manufacturer: Dartmouth
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 1584650192

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A provocative exploration of the intersections between postmodernism, postcolonialism, and the conceptual boundary known as the western frontier.

The coyote laffed [sic]: 103 short stories

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The coyote laffed [sic]: 103 short stories
B Christenson
Manufacturer: B & B Christenson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Coyote Nowhere: In Search of America's Last Frontier

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The Real West
Coyote Nowhere
The dark side of the West
A Road Trip like no other

Coyote Nowhere: In Search of America's Last Frontier
John Holt
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Essays & Travelogues | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 1592282598

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Complete with beautiful black-and-white photographs of the pristine Northwest.

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Coyote Nowhere will explore and examine the northern high plains from a contemporary perspective. It will be a combination of Kathleen Norris' Dakota, David McCumber's The Cowboy Way, and the works of McPhee and Matthiessen.

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The Real West.......2004-09-24

I can't express how much I loved this book. I bought it on clearence at Wall Drug on the way home from a backpacking trip in Wyoming, and I had it finnished the week i got back. It is an amazing book that really brings you to the beautiful land of the west. If you love the west and if you love the land, then you must read this book!

Coyote Nowhere.......2001-08-08

I have been waiting thirty years to see the west. Mr holt paints a vivid picture of the area that he most loves . I am sorry that he feels invaded but he should see what the same people have done to the eastern end of long island.I am coming to see his west even though i'll be driving with the wrong licence plates. If I run in to him we can have a drink, and share our frustrations

The dark side of the West.......2001-02-22

If your idea of a great family vacation is to travel to the great outdoors and spend your whole time in overcrowded campsights, ski resorts or tourist towns, then you may want to take a pass on "Coyote Nowhere." Author John Holt won't mind since he doesn't like your kind anyway. Holt spends most of the book extolling the virtures of the pristine and empty West while lamenting that so much of it is being ruined by housing developments, strip mines and golf courses. Of course, economic development is always a double edged sword, but Holt confines his comments to merely ranting impotently against it.

That said, Holt captures some great images and moments in his book. Most of these are his descriptions of the land and the joys of getting back to nature. As a storyteller, he doesn't have the touch of a Bill Bryson, and his narrative wanders unfocussed at times and not in chronological order. Nevertheless, he creates a strong sense of place that is worthwhile for anyone interested in his subject matter.

A Road Trip like no other.......2000-09-29

I have to admit, I thought I was a pretty seasoned traveler on the back roads of America. I have 4-wheeled to the summits of fourteen thousand peaks in Colorado; explored the canyons and slick rock country in and around Moab, UT; and traveled over the Mojave Road, not once but twice, in the east Mojave Desert. I have traveled from coast to coast and border to border, logging many miles on what William Least Heat Moon called Blue Highways, in his first, and in my opinion, best book. But, dear reader, after reading Coyote Nowhere, I now know that I am just a beginner on the journey. Coyote Nowhere is a road trip like no other you have ever been on. It is 26,000 miles in one yeaar in the northern high plains of the North American West that few have seen as up-close and personal as John Holt. The journey stretches from Montana to the plains of northern Alberta, from Wyoming to the Dakotas and the Missouri Breaks. The Purpose of the trip? "Coyote Nowhere will explore and examine the northern high plains from an extemporaneous and contemporary perspective through our eyes and translated into our words and photographs. We're looking for the true west, not the shortsighted vision myopically viewed by most as they whiz here and there along the interstate rarely seeing anything. The west-what we see in the Coors commercials and the SUV ads on television-has been bastardized by too many drive-in espresso kiosks, glitzy ski lodges, swank dude rances and flyfishing guides in pastel waders who serve champagne and caviar in their drift boats. In a word 'Californicated.'" And explore the area he does. Holt, along with photographer Ginny Diers, leave from Livingston, Montana, and travel the back roads, which is a charitable term in many cases, through eastern Montans, Wyoming, and Canada's Northwest Territories, with stops to fish and visit and meditate in some of the most out-of-the way locations imaginable. Travel with Holt and you will visit such towns as Clyde Park, Winsall, Pryor (pop.50), to the Pryor and Big Horn Mountains, the Powder River Country of Wyoming and the town of Ekalaka and the Badlands of South Dakota. The east and west of Alberta is dissected along the way to the Blackfeet Reservation, the Sweet Grass Hills, the Sun River Country to the Solid Sea Islands and back to Livingston. I will not describe in detail how to reach these places because, well, I suspect Holt would never forgive me for telling folks how to find his last frontier. Holt is a witty; biting; sometimes curmudgeon that set out to explore what he believes is America's last frontier. He ultimately believes that our high-tech, high-speed world will not spoil this rugged region. At least that's what he says. In reading the book I wondered if perhaps he made the journey to see this awesome splendor one last time before... This may well be the best road book on the market today. The title is taken from Jack Derouac's classic On The Road. This book may well become for the 21st century what Kerouca's book was for the 60's. If you like Ivan Doig, Norman Maclean, or Wallace Stegner you will treasure this book. Don't look for a travel book for this trip. It's one of a kind.

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Coyote Run
The Saga of the Remington Man

Coyote Run
Dave Pratt
Manufacturer: 1st Books Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

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Coyote Run.......2002-10-25

I like it. Would be nice to have it in a movie!

The Saga of the Remington Man.......2002-08-12

When his parents are brutally murdered, six-year-old Abraham Chesterfield's world is turned upside down. His life quickly becomes that of a slave to his own extended family until the owner of Remington Arms observes Abe's strong work ethic and arranges an apprentice-ship for him as a gunsmith. Abe, finally free from the clutches of his ruthless relatives, pours his heart and sole into learning his new craft. Abe excels in his work and wins the respect of those around him. Late one night while alone in the factory, Abe confronts a band of Secessionists who break into Remington Arms. When the identity of the men is revealed, Abe realizes the danger he would place upon his friends if he stayed so he leaves and heads west. What follows is an account of his journey, where he finds a lost love and friends from his Remington days. But the Secessionists are always on his trail which keeps Abe moving. Can Abe outrun or outsmart the bad guys? Can the lost love be rekindled? And, are his friends really his friends?
I really enjoyed this book. It's got all the right stuff...horses, guns, fights, bad guys, good guys, prairie towns with beer swillin' cowboys and the occasional pretty lady. The author has cleverly built in multiple plot twists that kept my light burning late into the night. Just when you think you've got the next move pegged, you realize you're wrong! This is the first of a two part series by novelist Dave Pratt whom I was lucky enough to hear speak at a promotional book signing recently. I anxiously await Dave's next tome and am certain we will be treated to many others in the years to come.

Coyote True (The Adventures of Nathan T. Riggins, Book 2)

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Interesting, Historical Fiction, Perfect Book for a 9-l4 boy

Coyote True (The Adventures of Nathan T. Riggins, Book 2)
Stephen Bly
Manufacturer: Crossway Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 0891076808

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Interesting, Historical Fiction, Perfect Book for a 9-l4 boy.......1999-10-05

Very interesting book about a cattle drive, a boy and his friends. Very descriptive without being boring. A good story for any boy. My sons, ages 6, 9, and l4 have read, or been read to, the entire series. It has some parts where Nathan gets into trouble and has to figure his way out. There are gun slingers and fights. Nothing dirty. He does call upon God to help him. Any boy Christian or not would enjoy this book. Very well written, a good story. A boy (or girl) could easily relate to this. It's one of those books I (a mother) looked forward to reading to my sons.

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Early stories of the coyote state
Chloe Garber
Manufacturer: Vantage Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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When you witness a small child haul off and smack another child unprovoked, the theory of innate morality seems to lose all validity. Moral education has always been the domain of religion, and Linda Kavelin Popov has culled 52 universal virtues from the world's religions, one for each week of the year. The resulting Family Values Guide is a workbook for the moral education of children that transcends differences of religion or culture. Each week, the book suggests, a family should gather to discuss a different virtue from the book, such as love, generosity, or patience, and the parents then emphasize the virtue for the following days, capitalizing on appropriate moments for education. Contrary to some pop psychology authors, Popov insists that reasonable boundaries be established and maintained for children and that appropriate punishment be meted out when boundaries are crossed. Psychotherapist and president of the Family Values Project, Popov sees the language of values as the key to recognizing their importance in social interaction, and encourages parents to add other values to their own list.

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Wonderful, not just for Baha'i children!!.......2006-11-03

This book is absolutely wonderful ~ just what Baha'u'llah encourages us to be, and the virtues are beautifully explained and great examples are given!! Very clear to understand & practice. Every family should have this book, hands down. Of course, there are more than 52 virtues we all should learn & practice, but in this format, we can read and practice one virtue per week for a year. We make it a game & share our experiences throughout the week. :) It's been incredibly helpful not only to my daughter in giving her the tools to be a kind, loving, compassionate & confident individual, but also successful in any situation life will throw at her. NOT to mention ~ it's been invaluable to me, showing and teaching me virtues I needed to work on so I can be a better example for my daughter as well. Being a parent, there is no greater responsibility than talking the talk, and *walking the walk*!! LOVE IT!!

extremely helpful.......2006-03-19

I got this book because of a recommendation from a friend. She taught pre school, and when she applied "the virtues" to her class, she said that it was like a miracle.

Personally, my children are older, 10,11,12. I have also had awesome results so far! I have learned to see many situations differently, and it has worked! Each time I have had an opportunity to call my kids to a virtue, calmness reigns. When we argue, calling them to the particular virtue that is needed at that time makes sense to children. It also allows them to be in control of the results. I believe that I will be using this book until they are grown.

This is a must get book!.......2006-02-09

This book has taught us how to brake the cycle of shame & blame and then shown us a loving/just way to work with kids to change behavior. It has worked on myself just as much as my daughter and she loves to read or do the virtues picks. I can't express how much this has helped us! We all love the book.Have an open mind and do it for a month you will see results right away.

The very best parenting book and the only one you'll need.......2005-10-23

I came across this book in Australia 9 years ago and inmediately bought one. I still use it today. It is the only "parenting" book that I've found truly useful. It is relevant for children from as young as 3 till adult. Indeed, much of it gives fruit for thought for us parents as individuals as well. It is a wonderful tool for developing ethics and integrity, learning about virtues and values, your own and others' and what are universal virtues. I cannot recommend this book more strongly, not only because of its content, but also because it is fun and empowering to do.

a very valuable contribution.......2004-02-29

What is the most important gift we can give our child during the few short years parents exercise major influence? Could it be that giving them a strong moral and ethical framework is the most important task we face? The voices are few, but they are growing - voices that say that ethics is the missing link in the world today. Voices that say that virtues need to be taught to our children in schools. Voices expressed in such books as "The Quiet revolution; Encouraging Positive Values in our Children" where we are told about a revolution in education that is taking place in the Oxford Education Authority in the UK, based on positive concepts such as honesty, truthfulness, respect, happiness, peace, responsibility and love. During the school year children are exposed to 22 similar concepts because the headmaster sees values as the foundation of education, of the healthy development of the child and indeed of the strength of the national community.

Religions identify more that 300 virtues as the basis of their teachings, but the author of "The Family Virtues Guide" has limited herself to a more manageable 52 - one for each week of the year - and reading this book was like a breath of fresh air in a smoke-filled room. Compiled by the Virtues Project, an international organization dedicated to inspiring spiritual growth in young and old alike, this multicultural, interfaith handbook has been prepared for all those who wish to turn these 52 virtues into reality by providing us with simple strategies which we can readily incorporate into our daily life and thus take advantage of those quickly passing teachable moments. All religions have their own version of the Golden Rule - do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Likewise virtues are the silver thread running through all humanity's sacred literature, the traditions of indigenous peoples, all religions, faiths and cultures. Virtues are the qualities of the soul.

We should be concerned about virtues, not only because virtuous people are good people - it goes deeper than that. In each of us there is a deep spiritual need, a yearning of the soul which is often misinterpreted as physical or material neediness. How many of us believe that if only we had more popularity, money, love, power or a better job, we would be happy? Yet when we try to fill this longing by something physical or material - something outside ourselves - we remain unsatisfied. We need to connect to our spiritual self, some would say connect with God, to feel that we are a complete, whole person. The author likens a child to an acorn with the potential to grow into a great oak - born with all the virtues waiting to grow. But just as a tree requires the right environment to grow, so virtues in a child need tender loving care to develop. In today's world of latchkey children, it is easy to believe that if we satisfy our child's physical needs we are being good parents. But a child needs more and this book helps us to understand and implement part of what is missing. This book should be read by all thoughtful, loving parents who want their child to develop into the oak tree that is their potential.

The introduction tells us what we can expect from this book: "The Guide is a how-to manual for applying virtues in everyday life, for supporting each other to set spiritual goals. It is a guide to a simple language of spirituality - the virtues themselves. Some call it the language of the heart." Each virtue begins with a small inspirational quotation from the holy book of one of the world's religions and has an explanation of its meaning, why and how we should practice it and how we measure success in implementing it. The concept is well thought through, well presented and easy to follow.

Parents are the child's first teacher, yet most of us become parents with little training and prior preparation for such easily overlooked areas as teaching virtues. Very quickly children are launched into the world of television, materialism and advertising where they are exposed to values representing the opposite of ethics, integrity and love. For those who feel that endowing our children with virtues is important, "The Family Virtues Guide" is a very valuable contribution.

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