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The Big Sky

The Big Sky


by Alfred Guthrie | Wallace Stegner

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

First published in 1947, this classic novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning Guthrie examines mountain man Boone Caudill and his adventures in the American West -- a saga that continues in five more volumes. (USW52, $14.95)

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession


by Mark Obmascik

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Friday, October 14 sees the opening of David Frankel's The Big Year, the most unlikely Hollywood movie of the season. Who would have thought that Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson would star in a movie about ... birding. The movie is based on Mark Obmascik's utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd) to see the most birds in a year. (BRD29, $15.00)

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife


by Christopher W. Leahy | Gordon Morrison

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 1072 PAGES

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)

Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise

Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise


by Kirkpatrick Sale

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A new edition of this wide-ranging and lucid portrait of the man and the legends surrounding him, originally published in 1990. Columbus is no hero in Sale's view but rather a sea-faring adventurer in search of glory, gold and god. (USA134, $19.95)

Enterprising Women, 250 Years of American Business


by Virginia Drachman

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

Profiles of the most important women in American industry, from colonial times through the twentieth century. (GEN317, $39.95)

The Essential Lewis and Clark

The Essential Lewis and Clark


by Landon Y. Jones | Meriwether Lewis | William Clark

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

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)

Gilead


by Marilynne Robinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A story about fathers and sons whose family history intersects with the U.S. Civil War. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)

Housekeeping

Housekeeping


by Marilynne Robinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 219 PAGES

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, $15.00)

In Pursuit of the Nez Perces, The Nez Perce War of 1877


by Linwood Laughy | O.O. Howard | Duncan McDonald | Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER

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

In the Wilderness, Coming of Age in Unknown Country


by Kim Barnes

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

A memoir of growing up during the 1960s and 70s in the isolation of the woods of rural Idaho. (USW299, $15.00)

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand


by Kenn Kaufman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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, $14.95)

Lewis & Clark, An Illustrated History

Lewis & Clark, An Illustrated History


by Dayton Duncan | Ken Burns

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 248 PAGES

The handsomely produced companion volume to Ken Burns' PBS documentary film, featuring essays and 150 illustrations, most in full color. (PNW36, $45.00)

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America


by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Fully revised, this second edition covers 462 mammals found throughout the United States and Canada. With 112 color plates, range maps and concise descriptive information. (NAM11, $19.95)

Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest

Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest


by Katharine Berry Judson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

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)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

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)

National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers

National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers


by National Geographic

  • REFERENCE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This colorful, readable guide to the U.S. is chock full of color-coded maps of each state and region, photographs, drawings and helpful statistics. Great for young travelers and their families. (USA93, $24.95)

Native Universe, Voices of Indian America


by Clifford E. Trafzer

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $22.00)

The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest


by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 705 PAGES

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, $38.95)

Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form


by Bill Holm

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1965
  • PAPER
  • 133 PAGES

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)

Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition)


by Alice Kessler-Harris

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States. (GEN318, $24.95)

Pacific Northwest Wildflowers


by Damian Fagan

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Includes over 300 commonly found wildflowers, with color photographs and detailed line drawings. (PNW206, $24.95)

Peoples of the Northwest Coast, Their Archaeology and Prehistory


by Kenneth Ames | Herbert Maschner

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A readable, nicely illustrated survey of the culture and history of peoples along the along the Pacific Coast of North America from California to Alaska. (PNW106, $24.95)

Poet of the Appetites, The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher


by Joan Reardon

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

A biography of the prolific food and travel writer, who wrote over thirty books from 1943 until her death in 1992. (GEN316, $45.00)

Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories


by Ronald J. Drez | David Eisenhower

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • 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)

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul


by Scott Weidensaul

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

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, $16.00)

River of Memory, The Everlasting Columbia

River of Memory, The Everlasting Columbia


by William D. Layman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Layman traces the course and history of the Columbia River from mouth to source in 90 gorgeously presented archival photographs. (PNW202, $24.95)

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers


by John J. Craighead

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 277 PAGES

A Peterson guide to 590 species of wildflowers, with both line drawings and a section of color photographs. Focusing on family and genus, the book includes the most conspicuous and commonly encountered flowers. (USW41, $21.00)

Salmon Forest

Salmon Forest


by David Suzuki

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

During a walk in the woods with her father, Kate learns about the life cycle of the sockeye salmon, as well as its place in the larger circle of life. (PNW199, $10.95)

Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains

Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains


by James Halfpenny | Todd Telander

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 145 PAGES

An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description. (USW118, $9.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas


by Ronald Wright

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $24.95)

That All People May Be One People, Send Rain to Wash the Face of the Earth


by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER

The words of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, as transcribed in 1879. (PNW94, $12.95)

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession


by Dan Koeppel

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species. (BRD28, $14.00)

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder


by Peter Cashwell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES

A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. (BRD26, $16.95)

Wilderness and the American Mind

Wilderness and the American Mind


by Roderick Nash

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 413 PAGES

A classic essay on changing American attitudes toward wilderness and the environment, including an enlightening discussion on western expansion. With chapters on Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Alaska and wilderness preservation. (USW97, $18.00)

 

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