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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $62, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXPNW185)		  
Eyewitness Guide San Francisco and Northern California  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a synopsis of San Francisco and Northern California's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (USW147, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide San Francisco and Northern California
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
Slouching Towards Bethlehem  •  Joan Didion
LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 238 PAGES
A classic collection of essays on the 60s cultural climate, first published in 1968. In the acclaimed 50-page title essay, Didion -- a native of Northern California and a longtime New Yorker reporter -- vividly describes the landscape, mood and culture of 60s San Francisco, especially the city's then-counter-cultural crossroads, Haight-Ashbury. It's compelling literature. (SFO11, $15.00)		   Slouching Towards Bethlehem
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

San Francisco Map  •  Borch Maps    •  A laminated, folded map of the city center of San Francisco at a nice scale of 1:13,000. (CAL80, $8.95)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Pacific Northwest  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the area's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (PNW151, $25.00)
 		  
Fodor's San Francisco's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket guide to San Francisco, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (USW185, $12.99)
 		  
Frommer's Portable Portland  •  Karl Samson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical travel guide to Portland, featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (PNW219, $12.99)
 		  
The Accidental Connoisseur, An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World  •  Lawrence Osborne   • FOOD  •  With a winning wit and not a drop of pretense, Osborne sets out to discover what's what with wine, traveling through Sonoma and Napa, France, Italy and other European wine meccas, 11 adventures in all. He meets plenty of interesting characters along the way, revealing much about the pleasures of wine (and travel!). (TVL31, $15.00)
 		  
A Crack in the Edge of the World, America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906  •  Simon Winchester   • HISTORY  •  Geologist, master storyteller, traveler and journalist, Simon Winchester succeeds again in this fast-paced, utterly fascinating account of the great 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco. (CAL193, $15.99)
 		  
California, A History  •  Kevin Starr   • HISTORY  •  A lively short history in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series, written by a renowned historian. (CAL204, $14.95)
 		  
Rush for Riches, Gold Fever and the Making of California  •  J. S. Holliday   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated, oversize history of the California Gold Rush and its effects by a noted expert, covering the 1830's through the 1890's and packed with more than 200 illustrations and archival photographs. (USW190, $39.95)
 		  
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast  •  Hilary Stewart   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, illustrated overview of the diverse art produced by the peoples of the Pacific Northwest. It focuses on the spiritual and cultural meaning of common motifs that characterize the rich art of the area. (PNW06, $17.95)
 		  
Fifth Chinese Daughter  •  Jade Snow Wong   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  First published in 1945, Jade Snow Wong's memoir is a simply told, moving story of family life in pre-WWII San Francisco Chinatown. (SFO08, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Snow Falling on Cedars  •  David Guterson   • LITERATURE  •  A beautifully wrought, extremely evocative novel set on San Piedro Island in Puget Sound in the 1950s. Readers are rewarded not only with some fine storytelling and beautiful prose, but also with a vivid glimpse of life on these islands in Puget Sound. (PNW52, $15.00)
 		  
The Raven Steals the Light  •  Robert Bringhurst  •  Bill Reid  •  Claude Levi-Strauss   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  A classic collection of 10 Haida myths and legends with accompanying black and white etchings by Vancouver artist Bill Reid. These stories capture the storytelling traditions of the Haida. (PNW53, $16.95)
 		  
The Valley of the Moon  •  Jack London   • LITERATURE  •  In part a tribute to his wife and rural life on his ranch in Glen Ellen, London's California novel follows Billy and Saxon Roberts from Oakland to Sonoma, where they strive to live independently on the land. (CAL169, $21.95)
 		  
Travelers' Tales San Francisco  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger  •  Sean O'Reilly   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Experience San Francisco from the inside out with this engaging, insightful and entertaining selection of mostly contemporary eyewitness reports -- a terrific literary profile of a dynamic city. (SFO15, $18.95)
 		  
Winterkill  •  Craig Lesley   • LITERATURE  •  A highly acclaimed novel by a Pacific Northwest literary lion, this book is a tale of fathers and sons, of modern Native American life, of the salmon and the spirit world. (PNW117, $17.00)
 		  
A River Lost, The Life and Death of the Columbia  •  Blaine Harden   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The single best introduction to the region, Harden's superbly reported social and environmental history of the Columbia River combines interviews, anecdote and solid information. (PNW25, $15.95)
 		  
Assembling California  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Another fine book on geology and natural history from John McPhee, this time in the company of Eldridge Moores, on travels throughout California. (USW187, $16.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Redwood National and State Parks, An Introduction to Familiars Plants and Animals  •  James Kavanagh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A fold-out plastic card featuring illustrations of plants and animals, highlighting the most common species. (CAL228, $5.95)
 		  
 
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