James A. Misko (1932 - 2019) was born in Nebraska, then moved to Oregon and Alaska, completing what for him was a natural bridge to the frontier. He worked in his time as an oil field roughneck, a logger, truck driver, saw mill hand, teacher, journalist, real estate broker, and writer.
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As All My Fathers Were
GOLD/1ST PLACE AWARD WINNER, 2015 IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOOK AWARDS(POPULAR FICTION category)GOLD/1ST PLACE AWARD WINNER, 2016 FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARDS(ADULT FICTION category)Brothers Richard and Seth Barrett are devoted to running the family ranch on Nebraska's Platte River, and they plan to do so for the rest of their lives. But their mother's will requires them to travel by horse and...9780964082649PaperbackAvailable$19.95 USD -
For What He Could Become
When Bill Williams, a half Irish, half Athabaskan Indian, left his native Alaskan village after a disastrous bear hunt, he left behind not only the only home he had ever known, but also the girl he loved. It was then that the true adventure of his life began. He worked on a Yukon riverboat, searched for gold, and took a...9780964082618PaperbackAvailable$17.95 USD -
How to Finance Any Real Estate, Any Place, Any Time
Ever wonder how real estate magnates become real estate magnates? Not by filling out mind-numbing mortgage applications! For years, successful real estate investors have used creative money strategies that circumvent banks, yet result in profitable deals. Real estate professional James Misko makes these innovative techniques available to the general public in How to Finance Any Real Estate, Any Place, Any...9780757001352PaperbackAvailable$17.95 USD -
The Cut of Pride
In his novel The Cut of Pride, Jim Misko does something that is rare in modern literature: he writes about hard, brutal, unpleasant physical labor. And he does so with such vivid detail that the labor itself becomes one of the story’s major entities. His cast of complex, dysfunctional characters—owners and employees of a mink-raising farm in coastal Oregon—is nearly...9780964082632PaperbackAvailable$16.95 USD -
The Most Expensive Mistress in Jefferson County
What would you do to earn a $10 million profit? Would you be willing to compromise your principles? Hawkins Neilson is about to find out in The Most Expensive Mistress in Jefferson County. The United States Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other government agencies have signed a contract—along with 130 ranchers and farmers and...9780964082625PaperbackAvailable$15.95 USD -
The Path of the Wind
GOLD/1ST PLACE AWARD WINNER, 2018 FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARDS(ADULT FICTION category)NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD WINNER 2018 - BEST FICTIONPNWA NANCY PEARL CONTEST FINALIST(LITERARY/MAINSTREAM FICTION category)Miles Foster is a newly minted teacher who dreams of getting a teaching job in the highly respected and financially stable Portland, Oregon school system where everything is available, and where he and his wife call home....9780757004445PaperbackAvailable$17.95 USD
