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Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark
• Barbara Fifer
• Vicky Soderberg
• Joseph Musselman
• GUIDEBOOK
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A popular guidebook to the trail of Lewis & Clark with very nice, colorful maps by Joseph Musselman.
(PNW181, $19.95)
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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The Columbia River
• Tom Lashnits
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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This book chronicles the importance of the Columbia River from a historical perspective, starting with early 19th century settlers.
(USP31, $30.00)
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How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher
• Simon Barnes
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Lewis & Clark Trail Maps, A Cartographic Reconstruction
• Martin Plamondon
• HISTORY
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Plamondon's painstaking research is evident in this reconstruction of the maps used by Lewis and Clark, based on their notes and surveying measurements.
(USW557, $45.00)
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Moon Handbook Columbia River Gorge
• Stuart Warren
• Brian Litt
• GUIDEBOOK
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This practical guide covers the Columbia River and surrounding regions of Oregon and Washington, providing essential information on history, culture, nature and attractions.
(PNW167, $14.95)
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Mouse Woman And the Muddleheads
• Christie Harris
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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(PNW198, $7.95)
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form
• Bill Holm
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Pacific Northwest Wildflowers
• Damian Fagan
• FIELD GUIDE
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(PNW206, $24.95)
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Reach of Tide, Ring of History: A Columbia River Voyage (Northwest Reprints)
• Robin Cody
• Sam McKinney
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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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)
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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A River Lost, The Life and Death of the Columbia
• Blaine Harden
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Salmon Forest
• David Suzuki
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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(PNW199, $10.95)
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Seeking Western Waters, the Lewis & Clark Trail from the Rockies to the Pacific
• Emory M. Strong
• ruth Strong
• EXPLORATION
• OUT OF PRINT
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An illustrated selection from the journals of Lewis and Clark focusing on native people along the Columbia River.
(PNW55, $18.95)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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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, $17.00)
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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, $14.95)
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