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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $62, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCND302)		  
Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies  •  Andrew Hempstead
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES
This comprehensive practical guide in the Moon series published in the Pacific Northwest stakes out the best food, transportation, accommodation, and sights throughout British Columbia. The guide nicely balances practical detail and a good overview of the region and its attractions. Seventh edition. (CND132, $21.95)		   Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell
HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 220 PAGES • BEST SELLER
An admirably concise march through Canadian history by Robert Bothwell, who has also written "Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories." Compact, easy-to-read and covering from prehistoric times to today, it's a useful introduction to the country, designed specifically for travelers. (CND82, $14.99)		   A Traveller's History of Canada
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest  •  Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 448 PAGES
A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. Apart from its 1,000 photographs, the book also includes an overview of the ecology and habitats of the region and a list of parks and preserves. (PNW50, $19.95)		   National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest
British Columbia Map  •  ITMB
2005 •  MAP
This attractive map, covering the region from Seattle to the Yukon and across to the Rockies, including Alaska's Inside Passage, at a scale of 1:1,250,000, shows topography, parks and attractions. With an index and city maps of Victoria and Vancouver. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (CND61, $8.95)		   British Columbia Map



Also Recommended

Hidden British Columbia, Including Vancouver, Victoria & Whistler  •  Eric Lucas   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN  •  A travel guide to British Columbia, with information on both its major cities and its wilderness retreats, including chapters on the neighborhoods of Vancouver and Victoria. (PNW74, $18.95)
 		  
Insight City Guide Vancouver  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handsomely illustrated guide to the history, culture and attractions of Vancouver and its surroundings, including Victoria and Vancouver Island. (CND123, $16.95)
 		  
Great Wine Made Simple, Straight Talk From a Master Sommelier  •  Andra Immer Robinson   • FOOD  •  A practical, personable introduction to the world of wine, including helpful definitions of terms, label-reading tips and advice on pairing wines with food. (GEN411, $28.99)
 		  
Pacific Northwest Wining and Dining  •  Braiden Rex-Johnson   • FOOD  •  Subtitled The People, Places, Food, and Drink of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia, this wonderful cookbook brings the region's varied cuisine to life through recipes, stories and lore, visits to the area's top chefs and winemakers and 186 color photos. (PNW246, $34.95)
 		  
Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People  •  Roy MacGregor   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • COMING IN  •  A journalist and popular author, MacGregor takes the full measure of Canadian life in this irreverent, entertaining portrait of a people. (CND320, $18.00)
 		  
The West Beyond the West, A History of British Columbia  •  Jean Barman   • HISTORY  •  A fascinating history of the Canadian province from the 18th century to the mid-1990s. The author weaves portraits of major personalities and events into a readable overview of the cultural and social influences that have shaped the region. (CND116, $43.95)
 		  
Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast  •  Bill Richardson   • LITERATURE  •  Lake Woebegone goes British Columbian in this humorous slip of a novel about an unconventional Vancouver B&B, which features twin bookworm brothers, a talking parrot and a motley crew of hotel guests. (CND133, $15.99)
 		  
First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim  •  Meg McHutchinson  •  Judith Roche  •  One Reel   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of native voices from Pacific shores, all remembering the salmon. It's a lovely book, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, and made more poignant by the salmon's decline in the coastal regions. (PNW116, $24.95)
 		  
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, alongside noted geographical features of the territory. (PNW17, $14.95)
 		  
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  Jon Dunn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)
 		  
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska  •  Andy MacKinnon  •  Jim Pojar   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A terrific handbook to nearly 800 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska. (PNW02, $24.95)
 		  
 
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