Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark  •  Barbara Fifer  •  Vicky Soderberg  •  Joseph Musselman GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES A popular guidebook to the Lewis & Clark trail with very nice, colorful maps by Joseph Musselman. (PNW181, $19.95)
The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession  •  Mark Obmascik NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES 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, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven. (BRD29, $14.00)
The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife  •  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. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association. (NAM21, $19.95)
The Columbia River  •  Tom Lashnits HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER • YOUNG ADULTS Flowing 1,250 miles from the mountains in British Columbia to its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River is an important passageway to the interior of North America from the Pacific. This book chronicles the importance of the Columbia River from a historical perspective, starting with early 19th century settlers. (USP31, $32.50)
Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand  •  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. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973. (BRD27, $14.00)
Lewis & Clark Trail Maps, A Cartographic Reconstruction  •  Martin Plamondon HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 206 PAGES 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)
Moon Handbook Columbia River Gorge  •  Stuart Warren  •  Brian Litt GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 171 PAGES This practical Moon Handbook covers the Columbia River and surrounding regions of Oregon and Washington, providing essential information on history, culture, nature and attractions. With an extended chapter on Portland. (PNW167, $14.95)
Mouse Woman And the Muddleheads  •  Christie Harris LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) (PNW198, $7.95)
Native Universe, Voices of Indian America  •  Clifford E. Trafzer ANTHOLOGY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES This anthology of personal and historical essays, as well as over 300 color illustrations of Native American art, is being published to accompany the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. It includes selections from several modern Native American writers, including Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie. (USA95, $40.00)
Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form  •  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)
Pacific Northwest Wildflowers  •  Damian Fagan FIELD GUIDE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES (PNW206, $24.95)
Reach of Tide, Ring of History: A Columbia River Voyage (Northwest Reprints)  •  Robin Cody  •  Sam McKinney TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 114 PAGES A spare, witty account of messing about in a homemade boat in the Columbia River estuary, originally published in 1987. The author -- a literary river rat -- follows the Columbia River from Cape Disappointment to Portland, past campsites for the Lewis and Clark expedition, sites for old Indian villages, and old fishing communities, to the barrier of the Bonneville Dam. The journey spurs anecdotes, history, and observations about the river and the author's experiences. (PNW98, $14.95)
Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories  •  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, plenty of historical information, and an introduction by David Eisenhower which paints a personal portrait of his grandfather, Dwight. (USA96, $17.95)
Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul  •  Scott Weidensaul NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America. (USA123, $15.00)
A River Lost, The Life and Death of the Columbia  •  Blaine Harden NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES 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)
Salmon Forest  •  David Suzuki LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 32 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) (PNW199, $10.95)
Seeking Western Waters, the Lewis & Clark Trail from the Rockies to the Pacific  •  Emory M. Strong  •  ruth Strong EXPLORATION •  1995 •  PAPER  • 383 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated selection from the journals of Lewis and Clark, featuring 200 handsome black-and-white photographs and maps. The selections, originally by Emory and Ruth Strong, focus on culture and people encountered along the Columbia River. (PNW55, $18.95)
Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas  •  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's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya. (NAM20, $17.00)
To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession  •  Dan Koeppel NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers. (BRD28, $14.00)
The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder  •  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. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America). (BRD26, $14.95)