"Ol' Max Evans is a rollicking tale of a powerful, if unconventional, literary figure. From his childhood in West Texas to his adolescence as a cowboy in northeastern New Mexico, from D-Day in World War II to the wild world of Hollywood, Max Evans has truly lived many lifetimes. Peppered through all this mayhem were stints as a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer, and legendary partygoer.
During these years of havoc and hijinks, Max has remained true to his many best friends, and to his writing. From The Rounders, which brought him fame, money, and his first movie deal, to Madam Millie, his biography of a celebrated New Mexico madam, Max's work has paralleled his own life. In Ol' Max we witness his friendships, the wild horses, the bar brawls, the discovery of his place in literature, the laughter, and a mystical world of shadows and mystery, which date back to the year he spent with his Cherokee grandmother as a boy.
Life, says Max, is both ridiculous and fun. John Milton, in the South Dakota Quarterly, said that Max had spent a long life charging windmills with a broken lance, riding a three-legged horse. 
 "I think [Max is] one of the greatest writers alive. We got to be friends and I felt like the guys who got to sit around and drink ale with Shakespeare."--Robert J. Conley, novelist and historian
 "Max Evans is one of these guys you can take anywhere . . . and still be ashamed of him."--Charles Champlin, Entertainment Arts editor emeritus, Los Angeles Times

Ol' Max Evans: The First Thousand Years

Biographies & Memoirs

Randles, Slim

Arts & Literature

University of New Mexico Press

"When one desperately needs a respite from this bloody and clichéd, mad, mad world, Randles' novel Sun Dog Days is 'it.' He takes us into a desert country with space to see, feel, absorb a chunk of earth, a beauty and solace all its own. "Buck, who was a cowboy and packer in his youth . . . now has a good job as a magazine editor, a loving wife and children and believes he is happy. Then . . . Smokey, his oldest and closest friend from his outdoor youth, lures him away for one last run at the wild horses before they are forever gone. Buck is terribly torn, because he may lose all this safety of family and regular paydays for what at best can only be described as 'an adventure.'"Buck can't resist. Like most of us wish we could, he gives in to a desire, to something incomplete in his blood, his genes. As the two friends of the earth and smooth worn leather prepare for the chase and experience of the great desert, many wonderful things of nature in the raw and in the nature of mankind are revealed--to everyone. The camaraderie of the two men in these moments of freedom is filled with quick wit and earthy insight."--Max Evans

Sun Dog Days

Literature & Fiction

Action & Adventure

"When one desperately needs a respite from this bloody and clichéd, mad, mad world, Randles' novel Sun Dog Days is 'it.' He takes us into a desert country with space to see, feel, absorb a chunk of earth, a beauty and solace all its own."Buck, who was a cowboy and packer in his youth . . . now has a good job as a magazine editor, a loving wife and children and believes he is happy. Then . . . Smokey, his oldest and closest friend from his outdoor youth, lures him away for one last run at the wild horses before they are forever gone. Buck is terribly torn, because he may lose all this safety of family and regular paydays for what at best can only be described as 'an adventure.'"Buck can't resist. Like most of us wish we could, he gives in to a desire, to something incomplete in his blood, his genes. As the two friends of the earth and smooth worn leather prepare for the chase and experience of the great desert, many wonderful things of nature in the raw and in the nature of mankind are revealed--to everyone. The camaraderie of the two men in these moments of freedom is filled with quick wit and earthy insight."--Max Evans

Veteran outdoorsman Slim Randles shares some forty years of amazing experiences in this collection of articles, stories, and even some poems about backcountry encounters between man and nature. Randles has been a guide and a mule packer, a fisherman and a newspaperman, in California, Alaska, and New Mexico, places whose breathtaking beauty is everywhere in his writings. Sometimes Slim and his various companions encounter animals most of us would just as soon avoid: moose, bears, cougars, skunks, and worst of all, wolverines. Sometimes he helps the reader sense the ghosts of history in the Wild West, and sometimes he recounts tall tales, like the story of the Alaska trapper who ate a bear with its own teeth.
Always he blends reverence for nature with a highly developed sense of humor, usually poking fun at his own misadventures with horses, fish, and women. His tales are impossible not to enjoy.

Sweetgrass Mornings

United States

Ol' Max Evans is a rollicking tale of a powerful, if unconventional, literary figure. From his childhood in West Texas to his adolescence as a cowboy in northeastern New Mexico, from D-Day in World War II to the wild world of Hollywood, Max Evans truly lived many lifetimes. Peppered through all this mayhem were stints as a gold smuggler, a mining company executive, an artist in Taos, a professional calf roper, a movie producer, and a legendary partygoer. In Ol' Max Evans we witness his friendships, the wild horses, the bar brawls, the discovery of his place in literature, the laughter, and a mystical world of shadows and mystery, which dates back to the year he spent with his Cherokee grandmother as a boy.

The Long Dark

Humor & Satire

Alaska Northwest Books

When the weight of the world becomes too much for those living in the cities, there is hope. It is Ol' Slim's Views from the Porch, a monumental expenditure of words and artwork that has graced the pages of New Mexico Magazine since Tilly had pups, or January 2003. With Grem Lee's accompanying illustrations, Slim Randles' column has been introduced into homes across the country, bringing with it a plethora of punditry and a wonderment of wisdom.
Twenty-four of Randles' columns are presented here with his views on many hot topics, such as how to master the secret language of dogs, why men need a hole-up spot, and why coffee has joined corn dogs and barbecued potato chips as one of the world's three essential food groups.

Ol' Slim's Views from the Porch: A Plethora of Punditry, a Wonderment of Wisdom

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

New Mexico Magazine

A novel. Your best friend is found dead, murdered bizarrely with three other men at a remote camp high in Alaska's mountains. The police have a pretty good idea who did it, but they're not eager to hunt him down; they think the dangerous wilderness into which he's fled will serve just fine as his judge, jury, and executioner. But you know that the tundra and forests of Alaska can be friend as well as foe to those who understand them, and the killer knows them well. What will you do? If you're Jepsen "Jeep" George, topnotch hunting guide who learned wilderness skills from his Athabascan grandfather, you track the killer-no matter if the trail leads across half of Alaska.

Raven's Prey

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

McRoy & Blackburn Pub

The Cowboy Bucket List The Cowboy Bucket List book is part of the series of Bucket List books by Rio Grande Books. Slim Randles, award-winning author, journalist, and cowboy, lists the 100 things one should consider doing if one loves the West. Entries have a website to get more information. Readers can write their own Bucket List on the blank list at the back of the book. The book also ends with a charity - Horses For Heroes, that uses the cowboy philosophy to rehabilitate military heroes. There is more information on the charity and ways to help. Randles peppers his list with personal stories and hints as well as an explanation for each item. Items on the list are from all over the world.

The Complete Cowboy Bucket List

Reference

Rio Grande Books

A humorous, rhyming look at the life of Jimmy Dollar, who happily lives in a cabin with his coondogs Utensil, A-Frame, and Awesome, and hunts with them along the Rio Grande.

Ol' Jimmy Dollar

Literary

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Ol' Max Evans: The First Thousand Years

Sun Dog Days

Sun Dog Days

Sweetgrass Mornings

Ol' Max Evans: The First Thousand Years

The Long Dark

Ol' Slim's Views from the Porch: A Plethora of Punditry, a Wonderment of Wisdom

Raven's Prey

The Complete Cowboy Bucket List

Ol' Jimmy Dollar