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	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian • Sherman Alexie • LITERATURE • (PNW218, $16.99)
	Across the Wide Missouri • Bernard DeVoto • HISTORY • A volume in Devoto's monumental history of the West, this engrossing book brings to life the era of fur traders and mountain men for the general reader. (PNW37, $17.95)
	Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark • Barbara Fifer • Vicky Soderberg • Joseph Musselman • GUIDEBOOK • A popular guidebook to the trail of Lewis & Clark with very nice, colorful maps by Joseph Musselman. (PNW181, $19.95)
	Angle of Repose • Wallace Stegner • LITERATURE • A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of one man's search for his grandparents' story. It beautifully weaves the history of the American West and a glimpse of their life in California, Colorado and Idaho. (USW301, $16.00)
	An Architectural Guidebook to Portland • Bart King • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the architecture of Portland, with extensive information on the style and history of prominent buildings. (PNW163, $21.95)
	Art of the Northwest Coast Indians • Robert Inverarity • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This superb book, with drawings and explanatory text by the American artist and anthropologist, presents the culture and symbolism associated with the native arts of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW173, $22.95)
	Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare • Isaac Asimov • LITERATURE • A useful companion to the Bard's plays. (GBR434, $24.99)
	Atomic Spaces, Living on the Manhattan Project • Peter Bacon Hales • HISTORY • How American culture grew out of the atomic age. (USW425, $29.00)
	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, $13.95)
	Best Places Seattle • Shannon O'Leary • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guidebook to the city, featuring recommendations for dining, lodging, shopping and sightseeing using a rating system inspired by Michelin. (PNW138, $18.95)
	Best Places Seattle Cookbook, Recipes from the City's Outstanding Restaurants and Bars • Cynthia C. Nims • Kathy Casey • FOOD • Seattle's star chefs serve up their favorite recipes. (PNW145, $19.95)
	The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession • Mark Obmascik • NATURAL HISTORY • Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled. (BRD29, $14.00)
	The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife • Christopher W. Leahy • Gordon Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)
	Burrard Inlet, A History • Doreen Armitage • HISTORY • A short history of Burrard's Inlet, the port surrounding Vancouver. The Inlet's story is one of Native Americans, developers, businessmen, environmentalists and other influential figures in the rise of the Greater Vancouver area. (CND121, $32.95)
	Butterflies through Binoculars, The West • Jeffrey Glassberg • FIELD GUIDE • A photographic identification guide to butterflies found throughout the western United States. (BUG11, $24.95)
	Chasing Monarchs, A Migration with the Butterflies of Passage • Robert Michael Pyle • NATURAL HISTORY • A memoir of Lepidoptery, combing the entomologist-author's considerable knowledge of butterflies and their biology with a rambling road trip from British Columbia through the Southwest to Mexico. (MEX62, $14.00)
	Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce • Kent Nerburn • HISTORY • A sympathetic, popular history of the famous leader and the fate of the Nez Perce. (PNW192, $24.95)
	Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces: A Photographic History • Jan and Bill Moeller • HISTORY • A husband and wife team track the trail of the Nez Perce Indians through Idaho, Montana and down to Oklahoma in this book of color photographs, showing the landscapes they encountered. (PNW93, $15.00)
	Chief Joseph's Allies • Richard D. Scheuerman • Clifford E. Trafzer • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • The story of Chief Joseph's alliance with a neighboring group of Palouse Indians on the Northwest plateau. (PNW43, $10.95)
	Chihuly Baskets • Dale Chihuly • Linda Norden • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated survey of Chihuly's glasswork inspired by Northwest Indian baskets. (ART38, $50.00)
	Chilhuly Projects • Barbara Rose • Dale M. Lanzone • Dale Chihuly • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A tour of Seattle contemporary artist Dale Chihuly's glass creations. (PNW80, $75.00)
	The Columbia River • Tom Lashnits • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS • This book chronicles the importance of the Columbia River from a historical perspective, starting with early 19th century settlers. (USP31, $30.00)
	The Columbia River, A Historical Travel Guide • Joann Roe • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This book contains a wealth of information for the interested traveler. (PNW101, $17.95)
	Coming to Stay, A Columbia River Journey • Mary Dodds Schlick • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A memoir of life on the Columbia River Plateau and the area's Indian Reservations. (PNW215, $22.50)
	Compass Guide Idaho • John Gottberg • Kit Duane • GUIDEBOOK • Handsomely produced, illustrated and informative, this guide is an overview of the culture, history and attractions of Idaho. It features archival photographs, literary excerpts and much practical travel information. (USW296, $21.00)
	Compass Guide Oregon • Judy Jewell • Greg Vaughn • GUIDEBOOK • This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Oregon. (PNW69, $21.95)
	Compass Guide Washington • John Doerper • GUIDEBOOK • This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Washington state. (PNW19, $21.95)
	Crater Lake National Park Map • Trails Illustrated • A durable, topographic map of Crater Lake National Park at a scale of 1:63,000. (PNW159, $11.95)
	The Dark Place • Aaron J. Elkins • MYSTERY • The eerie, remote rainforest of Washington state's Olympic Peninsula forms the backdrop for this second Gideon Oliver mystery. (PNW207, $7.99)
	The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark • Gary Moulton • Meriwether Lewis • William Clark • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The seven core volumes of Moulton's authoritative Lewis and Clark journals, in a paper edition. With maps, illustrations and invaluable footnotes. (USW463, $174.00)
	Driving the Pacific Coast, Oregon and Washington • Kenn Oberrecht • GUIDEBOOK • A touring guide for the Pacific Coast. (PNW75, $12.95)
	East of the Mountains • David Guterson • LITERATURE • A poignant adventure in the wilderness of the Columbia Basin by the author of 'Snow Falling on Cedars." (PNW87, $14.00)
	Emily Carr, an Introduction to Her Life and Art • Anne Newlands • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A brief, illustrated overview of the early 20th-century Canadian artist. (CND118, $14.95)
	Encyclopedia of Volcanoes • Haraldur Sigurdsson • REFERENCE • An authoritative, enormous reference on volcanoes and volcanology, with 82 essays written by experts in the field. (GEO23, $114.00)
	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, $13.95)
	Exploring Coast Salish Prehistory, The Archaeology of San Juan Island • Julie Stein • HISTORY • A introduction and guide to San Juan Island National Historic Park and its archaeological sites. With color illustrations of sites and artifacts, topographical maps and drawings. (PNW172, $18.95)
	Eyewitness Top Ten Seattle • DK Publishing • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Seattle. (PNW188, $12.00)
	Falcon Guide, Hiking Mount Rainier National Park • Heidi Schneider • GUIDEBOOK • In addition to useful trail descriptions, maps and safety techniques, this practical hiking guide to Mount Rainier National Park gives an overview of wildlife, and advice on navigating the area's terrain. (PNW154, $15.95)
	The Field Guide to Geology • David Lambert • FIELD GUIDE • This visual overview of geology by David Lambert and The Diagram Group introduces plate tectonics, rocks, rivers, seas and ice, climate change and other issues in more than 750 two-tone charts, maps and diagrams. (GEO20, $16.95)
	A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes • William Eschmeyer • Earl Herald • Howard Hammann • Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • An illustrated field guide to the fish found in Pacific coast waters. (FG45, $20.00)
	A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics • Stephen Whitney • FIELD GUIDE • A compact field guide to 600 species of plants and animals found in Washington's Cascades and Olympics, featuring 36 color and 53 black-and-white plates. (PNW20, $19.95)
	Field Guide to the Orca • Chuck Flaherty • David G. Gordon • NATURAL HISTORY • This pocket book in the Sasquatch Field Guide series is a brief introduction of the ecology, natural history and conservation of the Orca. (BST06, $6.95)
	Fire Mountains of the West, The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes • Stephen L. Harris • NATURAL HISTORY • A Roadside Geology guide to the volcanic peaks of the Cascades and surrounding Mono Lake region. Harris provides the history of each mountain with its volcanological and geological interest. (PNW134, $18.00)
	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)
	Fodor's Northern California • Carissa Bluestone • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (CAL224, $17.95)
	Fodor's Pacific Northwest • William Travis • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (PNW221, $19.95)
	Fodor's Seattle • Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (PNW224, $16.95)
	Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast • Robert Van Pelt • FIELD GUIDE • A beautifully illustrated directory of 117 noteworthy forest giants of the Pacific Northwest sponsored by the Big Tree Program, including not just the redwoods and giant sequoias but also the Eureka Valley Giant, a 192-foot-tall pine and other species. (CAL231, $40.00)
	The Friendly Shakespeare, A Thoroughly Painless Guide to the Best of the Bard • Norrie Epstein • LITERATURE • An informative, entertaining guide to Shakespeare. (GBR435, $18.00)
	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)
	Frommer's Seattle • Karl Samson • GUIDEBOOK • A practical travel guide to Seattle, featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (PNW220, $17.99)
	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)
	The Great Columbia Plain: A Historical Geography, 1805-1910 • Donald W. Meinig • William Cronon • HISTORY • A classic of historical geography, this sweeping regional history describes in the land and people of eastern Washington and Oregon from the formation of the dramatic landscape to the Indians who roamed the plains, missionaries, farmers and settlers. (PNW229, $22.95)
	A Guide to Marine Invertebrates, Alaska to Baja California • Daniel W. Gotshall • FIELD GUIDE • This second, revised edition of Gotshall's invaluable field guide features full color photographs and brief descriptive information on 285 species of Pacific inshore and subtidal marine invertebrates. (BJA40, $29.95)
	A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest • Robert Ruby • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A classic overview of the peoples of the Northwest and their history. (PNW07, $24.95)
	Gulf Islands of British Columbia Map • ITMB • A colorful travel map of the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, at a scale of 1:60,000. (CND171, $14.95)
	Handbook of North American Indians: Northwest Coast • Wayne Suttles • REFERENCE • An encyclopedia of the culture, art, ceremony and history of the peoples of Northwest America. (PNW01, $71.00)
	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)
	Hiking Mt. Hood National Forest • Marcia Sinclair • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the trails of Mt. Hood, featuring color photographs, as well as background on the natural history of the park. (PNW185, $19.95)
	Hiking Trails III, Central and Northern Vancouver Island • James Rutter • GUIDEBOOK • A locally produced, detailed guide to regional hikes on Vancouver Island. (CND146, $18.95)
	Hill Guide Victoria & Vancouver Island • Gerald Hill • Kathleen Hill • GUIDEBOOK • A quirky, personal guide to Vancouver Island by two residents, with a focus on out of the way places, food and cultural attractions. Organized by neighborhood, the guide includes excellent listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CND147, $18.95)
	Honey in the Horn • Harold Lenoir Davis • LITERATURE • Winner of the 1936 Pulitzer Prize, this gritty, realistic novel of pioneer life in Oregon, captures the spirit, joys and struggles of homesteading on the frontier. (PNW14, $19.95)
	Housekeeping • Marilynne Robinson • LITERATURE • A both tragic and comic novel of a girl and her sister growing up in the mountains of Idaho. It's evocative of the landscape and written with vivid, poetic prose. (PNW89, $14.00)
	How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher • Simon Barnes • NATURAL HISTORY • According to Simon Barnes, the only good birdwatcher is a "bad" birdwatcher. A funny and refreshingly straight-talking guide to birdwatching from a London Times sportswriter. (BRD25, $17.95)
	Illahe: The Story of Settlement in the Rogue River Canyon • Kay Atwood • HISTORY • Atwood weaves a captivating tale of the miners, packers, farmers and families who settled southern Oregon's rugged Rogue River Canyon in the 1860's. (PNW236, $19.95)
	Impassable Canyon: Journey Down the Middle Fork of the Salmon • Matt Leidecker • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Leidecker's oversized, illustrated account of floating the canyon, featuring hundreds of color photographs, sketch maps and accompanying essays by fellow river guides and Idahoans. (USW543, $35.00)
	In Mountain Shadows, A History of Idaho • Carlos A. Schwantes • HISTORY • A concise, illustrated history of Idaho from the early 19th century to the present, covering Native Americans, economics, geography, industry and territorial disputes. (USW298, $24.00)
	In Pursuit of the Nez Perces, The Nez Perce War of 1877 • Linwood Laughy • O.O. Howard • Duncan McDonald • Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce • HISTORY • Three very different accounts of the Nez Perce War by General O.O. Howard (commander of the U.S. Troops), Chief Joseph (leader of the Nez Perce) and Nez Perce Indians who fled. (PNW95, $12.95)
	In the Wilderness, Coming of Age in Unknown Country • Kim Barnes • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A memoir of growing up during the 1960s and 70s in the isolation of the woods of rural Idaho. (USW299, $13.95)
	Indian Killer • Sherman Alexie • LITERATURE • In Alexie's most serious novel, an Indian serial killer terrorizes the city of Seattle. (PNW162, $14.99)
	Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest • Ella E. Clark • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • More than one hundred tales from the tribes of Oregon and Washington, accompanied by accounts of tribal beliefs and storytelling customs. (PNW212, $17.95)
	Inside Passage Route Planning Map: Columbia River & Puget Sound to Grenville Channel, British Columbia • Fine Edge Nautical Publishing • At a scale of 1:634,000 this accordion-fold map covers the Inside Passage from Puget Sound and Vancouver to the Queen Charlotte Islands. (PNW238, $19.95)
	Insider's Guide to Portland, Oregon • Dave Johnson • Rachel Dresbeck • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide with detailed descriptions of local attractions. (PNW114, $18.95)
	Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A volume in the award-winning Insight series, this guide is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays. It is a thoroughly illustrated, comprehensive guide to the national parks of the western United States, including Arches, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. (USW181, $24.95)
	The Journals of Lewis and Clark • Frank Bergon • EXPLORATION • An expanded version of the journals with more on the natural history and peoples encountered. (USW48, $14.95)
	The Journals of Lewis and Clark • Meriwether Lewis • William Clark • Anthony Brandt • Herman Viola • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A single-volume, newly abridged edition of Lewis and Clark's journals. In an effort to make the text more accessible, the editors provide synopses for deleted sections and have cleaned up Lewis and Clark's notoriously poor spelling and grammar. (PNW152, $16.00)
	The Journals of Lewis and Clark • Meriwether Lewis • William Clark • Bernard DeVoto • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A classic condensed version of the Lewis and Clark journals, originally published in 1953 and long the standard. (PNW96, $14.95)
	King County and Its Emerald City, Seattle • James R. Warren • Mary-Thadia D�Hondt • HISTORY • A personal history of Seattle and surroundings. (PNW122, $39.95)
	Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand • Kenn Kaufman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. (BRD27, $14.00)
	The Klamath Knot • David Rains Wallace • NATURAL HISTORY • The 20th-anniversary edition of Wallace's celebrated meditation on the natural history, myth and meaning of the Klamath mountains of northern California and southern Oregon. (CAL251, $17.95)
	Konapee's Eden: Historic and Scenic Handbook, The Columbia Gorge • Thomas K. Worcester • Oral Bullard • GUIDEBOOK • A handbook that gives an overview of the stories and scenery indigenous to the Columbia River basin. (PNW99, $5.95)
	The Last Great Sea, A Voyage Through the Human and Natural History of the North Pacific Ocean • Terry Glavin • Carl Safina • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A wide-ranging conservation history of British Columbia and the North Pacific ocean. Glavin lives in the Gulf Islands, where he writes frequently about fisheries and environmental issues facing the region. (PNW178, $14.95)
	Lewis & Clark, Great Journey West • National Geographic Society • EXPLORATION • With stunning aerial cinematography and meticulous recreations, this 40-minute National Geographic special dramatizes the legendary early 19th-century expedition that crossed the uncharted North American West. (PNW217, $19.95)
	Lewis & Clark, The Journey of the Corps of Discovery • Ken Burns • HISTORY • The Ken Burns tribute, celebration and analysis of the accomplishments and impact of the farsreaching journey of discovery. (PNW227, $24.99)
	Lewis & Clark, The Journey of the Corps of Discovery • Dayton Duncan • Ken Burns • EXPLORATION • The handsomely produced companion volume to Ken Burns' PBS documentary film, featuring essays and 150 illustrations, most in full color. (PNW36, $25.00)
	Lewis & Clark, Voyage of Discovery • Stephen Ambrose • Sam Abell • HISTORY • Ambrose tells the story of Lewis and Clark's expedition, interweaving it with his own story of searching for their trail. Abell provides stunning photographs, along with maps and historical information. (USW378, $35.00)
	Lewis & Clark: Legacies, Memories, and New Perspectives • Kris Fresonke • Mark Spence • HISTORY • A scholarly collection of essays on the journey of the Corps of Discovery and its impact on the history, culture, nature, science and arts of the United States. (USW436, $22.95)
	Lewis and Clark Among the Indians • James P. Ronda • HISTORY • Ronda, a historian at the University of Tulsa, focuses on the various tribes encountered by Lewis and Clark, their ethnography and leaders. Originally published in 1984, this edition celebrates the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. (USW203, $17.95)
	Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest • John Logan Allen • HISTORY • A Dover reprint of a classic study originally published by the University of Illinois Press in 1975. (USW375, $13.95)
	The Lewis and Clark Expedition, Selections from the Journals Arranged by Topic • Gunther Barth • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Selections from the Journals, conveniently arranged by topic. (PNW182, $16.00)
	The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery • Meriwether Lewis • William Clark • Gary Moulton • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The definitive one-volume selection of the most significant, noteworthy and historic entries from the journals of Lewis and Clark, with helpful scholarly notes and annotations. Gary Mouton edited the definitive 13-volume edition. (USW428, $17.95)
	Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes • Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. • HISTORY • In nine absorbing essays, Native American scholars reflect on the impact of Lewis and Clark on the Indians nations they encountered, bringing the perspective of the Salish, Nez Perce and other groups to the bicentennial celebrations. Edited by the founding curator of the National Museum of the American Indian. (PNW226, $14.00)
	Lewis and Clark, Partners in Discovery • John E. Bakeless • EXPLORATION • Applying his own original research and the journals of expedition members, Bakeless has put together an authoritative biography of the two explorers. (USW376, $14.95)
	The Living, A Novel • Annie Dillard • LITERATURE • Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirist Annie Dillard tries her hand at fiction in this tale of 19th-century pioneers, adjusting to a difficult new life in the Pacific Northwest. (PNW108, $14.95)
	Lonely Planet Seattle • Debra Miller • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guidebook to Seattle, containing background on history, culture and attractions, as well as plenty of information on accomodations and restaurants. (PNW161, $17.99)
	Making Salmon, An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis • Joseph E. Taylor, III • William Cronon • NATURAL HISTORY • A thorough and informative overview of the history and importance of Pacififc Northwest salmon with a focus on conservation. (FSH06, $22.50)
	Mammals of North America • Roland W. Kays • Don E. Wilson • FIELD GUIDE • The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico. (NAM11, $19.95)
	Marine Invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest • Eugene Kozloff • Linda H. Price • FIELD GUIDE • A comprehensive guide to the invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW61, $40.00)
	The Middle Fork of the Salmon River, A Comprehensive Guide • Matt Leidecker • GUIDEBOOK • This practical guide, featuring detailed maps along with good information on history, geology and wildlife, is by an experienced river guide. (USW498, $23.95)
	Midway, The Battle that Doomed Japan • Mitsuo Fuchida • HISTORY • A groundbreaking account of the Battle of Midway told from the Japanese perspective. (HWI58, $19.95)
	Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies • Andrew Hempstead • Jane King • GUIDEBOOK • This comprehensive guide stakes out the best sites throughout British Columbia, nicely balancing practical detail with a good overview of the region and its attractions. (CND132, $21.95)
	Moon Handbook San Juan Islands • Don Pitcher • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide to the San Juan Islands with a focus on outdoor activities. Kayakers, bikers, hikers and whale-watchers especially will appreciate this guide in the Moon series. (PNW130, $17.95)
	Mount Rainier National Park • Trails Illustrated • This full-color topographic map, shown at a scale of 1:55,000, is printed on tearproof, waterproof tyvek. (PNW190, $9.95)
	Mount Rainier, A Visitor's Companion • George Wuerthner • Douglas W. Moore • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide. (PNW155, $19.95)
	Mount St. Helens, The Eruption and Recovery of a Volcano • Rob Carson • Geff Hinds • NATURAL HISTORY • A beautifully illustrated chronicle of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, with particular emphasis on the decades of recovery since the explosion. (PNW133, $19.95)
	Mouse Woman And the Muddleheads • Christie Harris • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • (PNW198, $7.95)
	Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River • John Kirk Townsend • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A chronicle of the natrualist author's trek from St. Louis to Oregon, orginally published in 1839. (PNW149, $17.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees (Western Region) • Elbert L. Little • Angelo Lomeo • FIELD GUIDE • This volume packs lots of photographs to aid in identifying the wide array of rare, locally abundant, and widespread trees. (USW225, $19.95)
	National Geographic Field Guide to Birds, Washington & Oregon • Jonathan Alderfer • FIELD GUIDE • This slim shirt-pocket guide devotes two pages to each bird with a clear color photograph, range map and excellent descriptions of field marks, behavior, habitat and viewing sites for each. (PNW210, $14.95)
	National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America • National Geographic • FIELD GUIDE • From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
	National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America • Jon Dunn • FIELD GUIDE • COMING IN OCTOBER • A copiously illustrated guide to every species west of and including the Rockies. (USW562, $19.95)
	National Geographic's Guide to the Lewis and Clark Trail • Thomas Schmidt • GUIDEBOOK • A handy guide to the sites and tours along the Lewis and Clark trail with maps and photographs. (USW379, $16.00)
	National Trust Guide Seattle • Walt Crowley • Paul Dorpat • GUIDEBOOK • An in-depth guide to the architecture, culture and history of Seattle. (PNW78, $19.95)
	Native Universe, Voices of Indian America • Clifford E. Trafzer • ANTHOLOGY • This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $40.00)
	Native Visions, Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth Through the Twentieth Century • Steven C. Brown • Paul MacApia • Seattle Art Museum • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A catalog of the exhibition on Northwest Coast art curated by the Seattle Art Museum. (PNW81, $40.00)
	The Natural History of Puget Sound Country • Arthur Kruckeberg • NATURAL HISTORY • A comprehensive, uncommonly well written overview of the geologic formation, geography and ecology of the region. (PNW177, $40.00)
	Nch'I-Wana: The Big River, Mid-Columbia Indians and their Land • Eugene Hunn • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A scholarly, fascinating survey of the Native American people of the eastern Washington and Oregon with a focus on ecology and the environment. The author includes a chapter on contemporary life. (PNW29, $22.50)
	The New Victoria Walking Guide • Rosemary Neering • GUIDEBOOK • A small guide to favorite walks in Victoria, British Columbia. (CND119, $12.95)
	The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest • Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. • HISTORY • A riveting, classic history of the Nez Perce from the encounters with Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877. (PNW88, $21.00)
	Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form • Bill Holm • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An in-depth analysis of the form, shape and texture of the art of the Northwest Coast Indians by an artist, teacher and expert in the field, illustrated throughout. (PNW196, $18.95)
	The Northwest Essentials Cookbook, Cooking With the Ingredients That Define a Regional Cuisine • Greg Atkinson • FOOD • Organized by ingredient, this popular cookbook includes 150 recipes and the author's culinary-minded reflections on the region. (PNW146, $19.95)
	Northwest Food & Wine • Dan Taggart • FOOD • Great Food to Serve With the Wines of Oregon & Washington. (PNW203, $18.95)
	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, $18.95)
	Northwest Weeds, The Ugly and Beautiful Villains of Fields, Gardens and Roadsides • Ronald J. Taylor • NATURAL HISTORY • (PNW66, $14.00)
	Northwestern Seashore Life, Alaska to Oregon • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated, fold-out guide to almost 150 species of whales, birds, plants and other inhabitants of the Northwest coast is a handy, pocket-size reference for quick identification. (PNW105, $5.95)
	Olympic National Park Map • Trails Illustrated • A durable, fold-up topographic map of Olympic National Park at a scale of 1:100,000. (PNW63, $9.95)
	Olympic National Park Wildlife, An Introduction to Familiar Species • James Kavanagh • FIELD GUIDE • A handy, laminated fold-up card featuring 140 birds, mammals, reptiles and insects. (PNW216, $5.95)
	On the Northwest, Commercial Whaling in the Pacific Northwest 1790-1967 • Robert Lloyd Webb • HISTORY • A history of whaling in the Pacific Northwest. (MUS08, $39.95)
	Oregon Map • Benchmark Maps • A folded road map of Oregon at a scale of 1:1,100,000. (PNW166, $7.95)
	The Oregon Trail, Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life • Francis Parkman • David Levin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The original, 19th-century account by the great American historian and romantic, based in part on the author's wanderings on the Oregon Trail through the plains of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas. (USW369, $15.00)
	The Organic Machine, The Remaking of the Columbia River • Richard White • NATURAL HISTORY • An environmental history of the Columbia River, focusing on its historic relationship to the people of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW28, $13.00)
	Out West • Dayton Duncan • EXPLORATION • In this spirited tale of history, exploration and travel, Duncan recounts his adventures in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark (USW374, $24.95)
	Owning It All • William Kittredge • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A beautifully written memoir of growing up on a ranch in Oregon's Warner Valley in the 1930s by one of the great writers on the American West. (PNW49, $15.00)
	The Pacific Northwest Landscape, A Painted History • Kitty Harmon • Jonathan Raban • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A collection of 140 paintings inspired by the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. With pieces by Albert Bierstadt, Emily Carr and George Tsutakawa, it represents a varied selection of period and style. (PNW121, $21.95)
	Pacific Northwest Map • Pittmon Maps • A regional map of the Pacific Northwest at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (PNW186, $3.95)
	Pacific Northwest Wildflowers • Damian Fagan • FIELD GUIDE • (PNW206, $24.95)
	Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered • Tim Cahill • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A collection of enertatining travel essays. (WLD01, $13.00)
	Passage to Juneau • Jonathan Raban • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In this thoughtful account of the sea and its meaning, Raban weaves the tale of Vancouver's original voyage of discovery with his own adventures on a solo journey aboard a 35-foot ketch along the Inside Passage. (ALA94, $15.95)
	Patterns of Culture • Ruth Benedict • Margaret Mead • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This pioneering book compares and contrasts three native cultures. (PNG10, $15.00)
	Portland City Walks, Twenty Explorations in and Around Town • Laura Foster • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN OCTOBER • This in-depth guide to exploring Portland and environs by foot features richly annotated walks of two to six miles, including five nearby towns. (PNW240, $19.95)
	Portland Map • Streetwise • A folded, laminated map of Portland, at a variety of detailed scales. (PNW164, $6.95)
	Portrait of Mount St. Helens, A Changing Landscape • Chuck Williams • Stuart Warren • NATURAL HISTORY • An overview of Mount St. Helens, as illustrated by historic paintings and contemporary photographs. (PNW168, $12.95)
	The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale • Frank Stewart • NATURAL HISTORY • In this well chosen series of essays, some of our best modern writers enlighten and entertain on the subject of whales, with pieces from Roger Payne, Diane Ackerman, and Barry Lopez. (BST02, $15.95)
	Queen Charlotte Islands Map • ITMB • A colorful travel map of British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands. (CND168, $8.95)
	Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest • Carlos A. Schwantes • HISTORY • A well-illustrated history of the railroads on the Pacific Northwest, featruring 200 black and white archival photos and color illustrations of period ads. (PNW189, $40.00)
	The Rain Forests of Home, Profile of a North American Bioregion • Peter Schoonmaker • Bettina von Hagen • Edward Wolf • NATURAL HISTORY • A detailed biological, cultural and historical portrait of the coastal rain forest. The result of a multidisciplinary conference, it's a gold mine of facts, figures and descriptive information on the region by a diverse group of experts. (PNW08, $50.00)
	Reach of Tide, Ring of History: A Columbia River Voyage (Northwest Reprints) • Robin Cody • Sam McKinney • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A spare, witty account of messing about in a homemade boat in the Columbia River estuary. The author 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. (PNW98, $14.95)
	Recommended Country Inns, West Coast • Julianna Belote • GUIDEBOOK • A listing of 339 top picks of the region's best inns, from California to Washington. (PNW76, $16.95)
	Recreational Map of Idaho • GTR Mapping • A colorful, topographic map of Idaho at a scale of 1:800,000. (USW300, $3.95)
	Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories • Ronald J. Drez • David Eisenhower • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS • An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)
	Requiem for a People, The Rogue Indians and the Frontiersmen • Stephen Beckham • HISTORY • Originally published in 1974, Stephen Dow Beckham's classic history of the 1855-1856 and the Rogue River Indian wars opens with a sketch of the mountains and river canyons of region, documenting ways of life in the region before the arrival of homesteaders and miners. (PNW237, $16.95)
	Reservation Blues • Sherman Alexie • LITERATURE • Alexie's first novel, a humorous and powerful tale of an Indian rock band, their life on the Spokane reservation and attempts to make it in the music industry (with the help of a magical guitar). (PNW183, $13.00)
	Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul • Scott Weidensaul • NATURAL HISTORY • An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America. (USA123, $15.00)
	Rising from the Plains • John McPhee • NATURAL HISTORY • McPhee's sophisticated, elegant and accessible volume describes the geology of Wyoming and the Rockies combined with a profile of U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love. (USW18, $15.00)
	River of Memory, The Everlasting Columbia • William D. Layman • NATURAL HISTORY • Layman traces the course of the Columbia River from mouth to source in 90 gorgeously presented archival photographs. A celebration of the river published in conjunction with a regional exhibition, it features quotations and poetry from local writers. (PNW202, $24.95)
	River of No Return • Johnny Carrey • Cort Conley • HISTORY • A history and guide to the Salmon River, featuring 150 black-and-white photographs and 10 maps. (USW309, $15.95)
	River of the Angry Moon, Seasons on the Bella Coola • Mark Hume • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A lyrical memoir of a year on the Bella Coola, exploring not only the nature and wildlife of the river but also the human activities that imperil its future. (CND97, $15.95)
	River Song • Craig Lesley • LITERATURE • A sequel to "Winterkill" (PNW117) this novel continues the story of Danny Kachiah, a Nez Perce Indian living in the modern-day Columbia River Valley