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The Yellowstone Faithful

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I just finished reading this book, and it is a fantastic read! It has everything--bear attacks, romance, political intrigue, and YELLOWSTONE! I highly recommend this page turner that gives you an insider's look at Yellowstone, and will make you want to be a park ranger, and best of all makes you want to cherish and support our National Parks.

I received this book from a friend, and I was impressed with how it began:

. "Please, God, don't let that be a bear."

. Jennifer Patrick trembled, alone, inside her tent. Outside she could hear the snorting, grunting and tearing. The thin nylon walls of her only shelter...

So I kept reading. It reminded me of an earlier Dean Koontz writing style: immediate, complex (several story arcs moving at once), and very much the page turner. Plus, it's always fun reading a compelling story that also presents a few educational tidbits and makes them interesting. The subject matter is especially topical these days.

The "trade paperback" size, frankly, makes this a more attactive book and easier on the eyes.

This is a book you will make time to read.

Yellowstone Faithful is a great way to jump into the main issues surrounding the politics and day to day management of our National Parks. This book will help you clarify your own opinions and see through much of the media spin regarding environmental issues. Did I mention its also a great story? There is plenty of action, interesting and believable characters, and a little romance. I highly recommend the Yellowstone Faithful.

I love Yellowstone, so I just had to read the book. It was neat reading about all the places that I had visited and the story was neatly crafted. I enjoyed it.

I love this book! I kept turning the pages to see what was going to happen next.It is light reading and especialy fun if you are a National Park lover. In the book we have hero's and villain's I think you might be surprised who you end up rooting for.Although it is a work of fiction it opened my eyes and changed my opinion to a few polital issues surrounding my favorite place on earth.If you are a patron of the park I dare you to not enjoy this book! By the way the first line is "Please God, Don't let that be a bear" and it just gets better!

I bought this book because I am going to take my class to Yellowstone this fall and wanted a related fictional book for my students to read before and during the trip. I felt that the book was a good way to see the different sides of the politial issues surrounding Yellowstone and all national parks. However, I thought that the author's way of driving home the different sides was too contrived. Dialogues didn't seem natural and the characters were a bit too predictable. I did learn about the various issues and controversies in greater depth, and I finally got connected to the other story lines at about page 175. With the bear maulings, it is not particularly appropriate for grade school kids about to go to the park, but I will recommend it to parents who want to learn more and enjoy an average quality book.

In Kyle Hannon's The Yellowstone Faithful the daughter of a U.S. Senator is attacked by a grizzly bear as she camps alone in the Yellowstone backcountry. The bear eludes all efforts to track and capture it while an opportunistic environmentalist decides to capitalize on this tragic event to transform the Yellowstone National Park in a wildlife refuge and making it off-limits to tourists. And then Old Faithful stops working! Hannon weaves a gripping, entertaining, highly recommended novel with engaging ideas about how we handle our national parks and the role special interest groups play in their management and policies.

If I had just one word to describe this book it would have to be AWESOME. This book took me on a journey I never wanted to end. It described yellowstone to me in a way I never knew before. Every page took me beyond the book and into a different dimension. It almost seemed like in my minds eye I was really there. Not only is this a Great Story, but It has also taught me a few things about Yellowstone I never knew. The Author of this book definately deserves two thumbs up. It captivated me and kept my interest I never wanted to put the book down. My own kids fought over who was reading it next. I am looking forward to a sequel to this book. If you want to be kept on the edge of your seat and be excited over every page you read, then this is your kind of book. I know it definately was mine. Anybody out there looking for that one great gift to give, This is it.