Taste of the Pacific Northwest   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $72, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXPNW216)		  
Pacific Northwest Wining and Dining  •  Braiden Rex-Johnson
FOOD •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 270 PAGES
This wonderful cookbook brings the region's varied cuisine to life through stories and lore, visits to the area's top chefs and winemakers, and 186 color photos. With 113 recipes. (PNW246, $34.95)		  
A River Lost, The Life and Death of the Columbia  •  Blaine Harden
NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES
A provocative social and environmental history of the Columbia River by a Washington Post journalist and native of the Pacific Northwest. This superbly reported, insightful history combines interviews and personal commentary with solid information. (PNW25, $15.95)		   A River Lost, The Life and Death of the Columbia
The Good Rain  •  Timothy Egan
NATURAL HISTORY •  1991 •  PAPER  • 254 PAGES
Here the Seattle correspondent for the "New York Times" offers a wonderfully readable mix of journalism, history, politics and geography. This book is a fine portrait of the Pacific Northwest, its people and contemporary issues, as the region struggles with its historical emphasis on natural resources. (PNW11, $14.95)		   The Good Rain
Washington and Oregon Map  •  Mad Maps
2004 •  MAP
A colorful regional map of Oregon and Washington at a scale of 1:675,000. Two Sides. 27x36 inches. (PNW12, $10.95)		   Washington and Oregon Map



Also Recommended

Hidden Pacific Northwest, Including Oregon, Washington, Vancouver, Victoria, and Coastal British Columbia  •  Eric Lucas   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to attractions, sites and natural areas throughout the Pacific Northwest. With regional and local sketch maps and selective recommendations for where to stay and eat. (PNW13, $19.95)
 		  
Oregon Eco-Friendly Wine, Leading the World in Green Wine  •  Clive Michelsen   • FOOD  •  Michelson profiles Oregon winemakers, detailing each winery's approach and including practical travel information. (PNW244, $39.95)
 		  
Pacific Pinot Noir, A Comprehensive Winery Guide for Consumers and Connoisseurs  •  John Winthrop Haeger   • FOOD  •  The definitive guide to Oregon and California pinot noir, including travel information, winery profiles and tasting notes for 200 producers. (PNW245, $26.95)
 		  
Washington Wines and Wineries  •  Paul Gregutt   • FOOD  •  This esssential guide to wine and wineries of Washington includes an overview of grapes grown in the state and profiles of 100 estates. (PNW222, $34.95)
 		  
Northwest Passage, The Great Columbia River  •  William Dietrich   • HISTORY  •  A sweeping portrait of the Columbia, its history, nature and transformation from wild river to engineering marvel by a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Seattle Times. (PNW26, $24.95)
 		  
Fugitives and Refugees, A Walk in Portland, Oregon  •  Chuck Palahniuk   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Novelist Palahniuk's appreciative, decidedly eccentric account of his adopted city (and the other oddballs it has attracted), strong on local flavor and personality. (PNW150, $16.95)
 		  
Reach of Tide, Ring of History: A Columbia River Voyage (Northwest Reprints)  •  Robin Cody  •  Sam McKinney   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  McKinney follows the river from Cape Disappointment to the barrier of the Bonneville Dam, telling the story of the voyage through anecdotes, history, and observations about the river. A spare, witty account of messing about in a homemade boat. (PNW98, $14.95)
 		  
The Essential Lewis and Clark  •  Landon Y. Jones  •  Meriwether Lewis  •  William Clark   • EXPLORATION  •  Edited by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones, this compact book features well-chosen selections from Lewis and Clark's journals focusing on natural history, people and landscapes of the West. (PNW70, $13.99)
 		  
Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West  •  Stephen Ambrose   • EXPLORATION  •  Ambrose recreates the high adventure and politics of late 18th-century America in this classic history, rich in details of Native American life, geography, flora and fauna. (USW20, $18.00)
 		  
Voyage of a Summer Sun, Canoeing the Columbia River  •  Robin Cody   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • COMING IN  •  In this sparkling account of adventure, encounters and the river, Cody chronicles an 82-day voyage from source to sea, interweaving history and commentary with suspenseful tales of wind, weather, imposing dams, fearsome rapids, boulders and bears. (PNW39, $14.95)
 		  
Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest  •  Katharine Berry Judson   • LITERATURE  •  Presented here with 52 photographs, these traditional stories, first collected in 1910, reveal myths and traditions of creation, the salmon and noted geographical features of the territory. (PNW17, $14.95)
 		  
River of Memory, The Everlasting Columbia  •  William D. Layman   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN  •  Layman traces the course and history of the Columbia River from mouth to source in 90 gorgeously presented archival photographs. (PNW202, $24.95)
 		  
The Restless Northwest, A Geological Story  •  Hill Williams   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A popular geological history of the region by a native Washingtonian and former science writer for the Seattle Times. He divides the book between ancient and quaternary geology, explaining not only the formation of the varied terrain but also the ongoing geologic processes giving shape to the landscape. (PNW135, $19.95)
 		  
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW50, $19.95)
 		  
Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest  •  Eugene Kozloff   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient single-volume introduction to the natural history of the Pacific Northwest. Divided by habitat, it covers plant life in detail with some information on associated invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians and a few mammals. (PNW10, $35.00)
 		  
Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge  •  Russ Jolley   • FIELD GUIDE • COMING IN  •  A comprehensive field guide illustrating 774 species of wildflowers. (PNW32, $24.95)
 		  
 
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