PixyJack Press is a solar- and wind-powered independent publisher in the Colorado Rockies. Their selection of titles covers renewable energy and homes, plus animals, wildlife and nature.
    In 1995 author and rancher Rex Ewing teamed up with his future wife, LaVonne, an award-winning graphic designer to produce their first title, Beyond the Hay Days: Refreshingly Simple Horse Nutrition. The 2nd edition remains a best-seller for equine nutrition.
    Over the next few years, Rex fulfilled his promise to build LaVonne a log home and upon the home's completion, they again put their heads together and drawing from their own recent experiences of log home building and alternative energy produced Logs, Wind and Sun (Fall 2002). The updated edition, Crafting Log Homes Solar Style, was released in April 2008.
    Having discovered firsthand a conspicuous dearth of user-friendly books on solar and wind energy, PixyJack Press is currently riding the wave of the renewable energy revolution with Got Sun? Go Solar by Doug Pratt and Rex Ewing (2005) and Power With Nature 2nd edition (2006) by Rex Ewing.
    When people in the hydrogen industry and the book world asked Rex--a writer who loves a challenge, especially when it comes wrapped up in numbers and science--to write a book about hydrogen energy and fuel cells for the non-scientist, he couldn't resist the opportunity to take dry-some would say incomprehensible-science and craft a page-turner that reads like a bestseller. The 2nd edition of HYDROGEN-Hot Stuff Cool Science (2007) is being welcomed by both teachers and the general public.
    Rounding out their selection of renewable energy titles is Careers in Renewable Energy (March 2008) by Gregory McNamee--a book equally useful for adults ready to retool their careers as well as students looking for green-collar opportunities.
    In the spring of 2005, PixyJack published Monkeys Are Made Of Chocolate: Exotic and Unseen Costa Rica by Jack Ewing, with a foreword by Daniel Quinn. This title takes a look at the fascinating ways in which people, plants and animals interact with one another in the rainforests of Costa Rica.
    Living With Bears: A Practical Guide to Bear Country by Linda Masterson (April 2006) is a must-read for everyone who lives and plays in black bear country. It provides in-depth info on preventing human-bear conflicts, plus inspirational stories from those who've learned to coexist with black bears.
    PixyJack Press is a Colorado-based, solar and wind-powered independent publisher. They are members of the independent Book Publishers Association, American Solar Energy Society and the Green Press Initiative.