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	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)
	The Amateur Emigrant • Robert Louis Stevenson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The famed novelist's 1896 account of travels in the American West -- in pursuit of his future wife and featuring his impressions of this still wild and untamed land. (USW481, $13.00)
	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 • Aldona Jonaitis • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A survey of Pacific Northwest art and artistic traditions from Puget Sound to Alaska, featuring thought-provoking essays by art historian Jonaitis along with 152 illustrations, 89 in color. (PNW208, $26.95)
	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)
	Art-Sites San Francisco • Sidra Stich • GUIDEBOOK • The Indispensable Guide to Contemporary Art-Architecture-Design. (SFO23, $19.95)
	art/shop/eat San Francisco • Marlene Goldman • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide with excellent local maps. The book includes not only museums, shops and restaurants, but also not-to-be-missed sites and attractions by neighborhood. (SFO18, $13.95)
	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)
	Backroads of Northern California • David M. Wyman • GUIDEBOOK • A photographic guide to the lesser traveled roads of Northern California. Featuring 100 dazzling color photographs and accompanying text by California native David Wyman, this book also covers the geology, history and main attractions of the region. (USW145, $21.95)
	The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West • Tony Hillerman • ANTHOLOGY • A campfire collection of unforgettable portraits of the West, this anthology takes in travelers, homesteaders, Navajos, government officials, pioneers and authors as diverse as Meriwether Lewis, John Steinbeck and Edward Abbey. (USW87, $18.00)
	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)
	Between Pacific Tides • Edward F. Ricketts • Jack Calvin • Joel W. Hedgpeth • David W. Phillips • John Steinbeck • FIELD GUIDE • A handbook to the rocky shores and tide pools of the Pacific Coast of the United States. Each intertidal zone is discussed in depth, augmented by black-and-white photographs and diagrams. (FG34, $31.95)
	Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch • Henry Miller • LITERATURE • A loving, observant tribute to Big Sur, Miller's home for 15 years. As with many of his works, this is more a collection of reflections, anecdotes and character portraits than a straightforward narrative, and it's just as evocative and thought-provoking as anything he has written. First published in 1957. (CAL143, $15.95)
	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)
	Birding in the American West • Kevin Zimmer • FIELD GUIDE • A guide to finding birds -- and distinguishing among similar species -- in the West. (USW404, $29.95)
	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)
	Bone • Fae Myenne Ng • LITERATURE • A poetic, dreamlike novel that tells the story of two generations of a family in San Francisco's Chinatown, as told through the wandering memories of a woman in search of clues to explain her sister's suicide. (USW153, $12.95)
	Bret Harte's Gold Rush, Outcasts of Poker Flat, The Luck of Roaring Camp, Tennessee's Partner and Other Favorites • Bret Harte • Reuben H. Margolin • LITERATURE • In the 1860s and 70s, a former stagecoach messenger named Bret Harte dazzled the literary world with his tales of Gold Rush-era California. These 15 rough-and-tumble stories include some of the best he ever wrote. (CAL78, $13.95)
	British Columbia Map • ITMB • A colorful traveler's map of British Columbia, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (CND61, $8.95)
	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)
	California Fault, Searching for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas • Thurston Clarke • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A good natured portrait of the Golden State. (CAL33, $12.95)
	California Map • Hildebrand • A folded map of California, shown at a scale of 1:700,000. (CAL55, $11.95)
	Cannery Row • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • Based on memories of characters he met living in Monterey, California, this is Steinbeck's story of the denizens of Cannery Row, a group of good-natured bums, prostitutes and alcoholics (USW150, $10.00)
	Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians • Hilary Stewart • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Cedar figured prominently in the early societies of the Pacific Northwest, and this handsome, illustrated book examines its many incarnations, from totem poles and canoes, to shelter and clothing. (PNW109, $29.95)
	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)
	Coastal Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest • Elizabeth Horn • FIELD GUIDE • A handy photo-identification guide to 200 species from British Columbia south to northern California, divided by habitats and plant family. (PNW15, $14.00)
	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)
	Compass Guide California Wine Country, California's Napa & Sonoma Valleys • John Doerper • Charles O'Rear • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive introduction to the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, covering wineries both small and large. The listings are excellent and include helpful driving directions and regional maps, along with numerous evocative color photographs and informed essays on the history of the region and winemaking techniques. (USW171, $21.95)
	Compass Guide Coastal California • John Doerper • Galen Rowell • GUIDEBOOK • This compact guide is an excellent overview of coastal California, with particular emphasis on history, nature and visitor attractions. (CAL38, $21.00)
	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)
	The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park • Steven P. Medley • GUIDEBOOK • An award-winning guide to the park by the Yosemite Association. It features practical information on activities, hiking trails, wildlife and history. (CAL51, $12.95)
	Continental Drift • James D. Houston • LITERATURE • A novel about a California family shaken by war abroad and crime at home. (CAL103, $15.95)
	Cowgirls: Women of the American West • Teresa Jordan • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The story of the western woman, past and present, is intimately recounted through the words of the women themselves. (USW13, $19.95)
	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)
	Crater Lake National Park, A History • Rick Harmon • HISTORY • A short, readable history of Crater Lake by the editor of the Oregon Historical Quarterly, published in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the park's formation. (PNW156, $19.95)
	Crossing the Next Meridian: Land, Water, and the Future of the West • Charles F. Wilkinson • HISTORY • A discussion of development and conservation in the West. (USW361, $35.00)
	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)
	Daughter of Fortune, A Novel • Isabel Allende • LITERATURE • In this absorbing historical novel a young woman follows her lover from Valparaiso (then a British colony) to California at the height of the gold rush. (CHI63, $14.00)
	Days of Gold, The California Gold Rush and the American Nation • Malcolm Rohrbough • HISTORY • This vivid, eyewitness history draws on diaries, letters, and other archival sources, letting the (mostly) men speak directly of the discovery of gold in California on the morning of January 24, 1848. (CAL155, $24.95)
	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)
	Down to a Soundless Sea • Thomas Steinbeck • LITERATURE • Son of John, Thomas Steinbeck mines the same terrain as his father, writing stories set in the Monterey Peninsula of the early 20th-century. (CAL144, $13.95)
	Driving the Pacific Coast, Oregon and Washington • Kenn Oberrecht • GUIDEBOOK • A touring guide for the Pacific Coast. (PNW75, $12.95)
	East of Eden (20th Century Classics) • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • Steinbeck's story of two families in rural California, and the violent fates that befall them. Covering the period from the Civil War to World War I, this story of connected families is a retelling of the early chapters of Genesis. (USW152, $16.00)
	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)
	El Dorado, Adventures in the Path of Empire • Bayard Taylor • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The collected travelogues of a young journalist who covered the events of the Gold Rush for the New York Tribune. (USW367, $18.95)
	The Emerald Sea, Exploring the Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska • Dale Sanders • Diane Swanson • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated overview of the diverse underwater life of the Pacific Northwest featuring hundreds of color photographs. (PNW54, $34.95)
	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)
	Empire Express, Building the First Transcontinental Railroad • David Haward Bain • HISTORY • A magisterial history of the railroad that connected the East to the West -- and radically changed the face of America. It is quite a tale, featuring greed, corruption, disaster and many memorable characters. (USW135, $20.00)
	Encyclopedia of Volcanoes • Haraldur Sigurdsson • REFERENCE • An authoritative, enormous reference on volcanoes and volcanology, with 82 essays written by experts in the field. (GEO23, $119.00)
	Epicenter, San Francisco Bay Area Art Now • Mark Johnstone • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A lively survey of 48 contemporary artists and collectives active in the Bay Area. (SFO24, $40.00)
	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)
	Exploring Point Reyes: A Guide to Point Reyes National Seashore • Phil Arnot • Elvira Monroe • GUIDEBOOK • A compact introduction to Point Reyes National Seashore, with natural history, geography and plenty of information on trails and hiking. Written by an avid hiker in the region, it is illustrated with maps and photographs. (CAL57, $10.95)
	Eyewitness Guide California • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A literate, visually rich guide to the Golden State, featuring color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of California's attractions with a particular focus on San Francisco and Los Angeles. (USW146, $30.00)
	Eyewitness Real City San Francisco • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • With up-to-date information on what's hot in San Francisco, this chic guide lists the trendiest local spots to eat, shop, party and relax. Supported by a website so you'll always be on the inside track. (SFO33, $15.00)
	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)
	Falcon Guide, Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks • Laurel Scheidt • GUIDEBOOK • A practical hiking guide to Sequoia and Kings Canyon. (CAL123, $16.95)
	Falcon Guide, Hiking the Sierra Nevada • Barry Parr • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to hiking in the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite, Sequoia and King's Canyon. It features descriptions of 96 hikes, maps, black-and-white photographs, and practical information. (CAL71, $19.95)
	Falcon Guide, Hiking Yosemite National Park • Suzanne Swedo • GUIDEBOOK • In addition to useful trail descriptions, maps and safety techniques, this practical hiking guide to Yosemite National Park gives an overview of the area's natural history, and advice on navigating the area's beautiful scenery. (CAL41, $14.95)
	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)
	A Field Guide to Western Birds • Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • A field guide to the birds west of the Mississippi, featuring color plates of each species. (FG18, $19.95)
	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 Around San Francisco with Kids • Clark Norton • GUIDEBOOK • This illustrated roundup highlights 68 things to do with kids in San Francisco and surroundings. (SFO31, $11.00)
	Fodor's San Francisco • Constance Jones • Paul Eisneberg • GUIDEBOOK • A popular, practical guide. (SFO28, $16.95)
	Fodor's San Francisco's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to San Francisco, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (USW185, $11.95)
	The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle • Katy Calcott • Nicholas Calcott • GUIDEBOOK • Eat your way through Seattle's specialty shops, bakeries and ethnic markets with this comprehensive guide. (PNW144, $16.95)
	The Free Speech Movement, Reflections on Berkeley in the 1960's • Robert Cohen • Reginald E. Zelnik • ANTHOLOGY • A compilation of essays by diverse contributors on the 1964 Free Speech Movement at Berkeley. Combining analysis, memoir and schoalrship, the book includes many points of view from students, clergy, faculty, administration and others who were present. (CAL185, $22.95)
	The French Laundry Cookbook • Thomas Keller • Deborah Jones • FOOD • Practical? No, but this cookbook from Napa's finest restaurant is quite a souvenir. (CAL76, $50.00)
	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 Irreverent Guide to San Francisco • Arthur Frommer • GUIDEBOOK • In addition to usual general travel information, this guide provides insiders' tips on places to visit, shop, sleep, eat or just hang out. (CAL02, $12.99)
	Frommer's Memorable Walks in San Francisco • Arthur Frommer • GUIDEBOOK • This useful guidebook maps out 12 comprehensive walking routes through the most interesting and historically important neighborhoods of San Francisco. (CAL08, $12.99)
	Frommer's San Francisco • Erika Lenkert • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually. With a foldout map. (SFO19, $16.99)
	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)
	Gae Aulenti • Margherita Petranzan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A retrospective of the 50-year career of the Italian architect and designer. Aulenti is the archirect of the New Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. (SFO25, $29.95)
	Garlic is Life, A Memoir with Recipes • Chester Aaron • FOOD • A man's obsession with garlic drives him into Sonoma County where he tries to make it as a garlic farmer. This humorous tribute to the pungent plant and life in Northern California is enhanced by a series of recipes, all teeming with garlic. (CUL02, $16.95)
	Glacier Ice • Austin Post • Edward R. LaChapelle • NATURAL HISTORY • An extraordinary book of aerial black-and-white photographs of mountains, glaciers and ice accompanied by explanatory text. This beautiful photograph collection introduces the major surface features and varieties of glaciers. (SCI07, $35.00)
	Glaciers of California • Bill Guyton • SCIENCE • A primer on glaciers and glaciation in California. Geologist Bill Guyton explains how glaciers form and work, and the history of California's glaciers and mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada. (CAL44, $18.95)
	Gold Dust and Gunsmoke, Tales of Gold Rush Outlaws, Gunfighters, Lawmen and Vigilantes • John Boessenecker • HISTORY • A history of the California Gold Rush, as seen through the rampant criminal acts that characterized it (USW189, $21.95)
	The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • The epic tale of the Joad family and their journey from Oklahoma to California in search of a new life. (USW151, $14.00)
	The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906, How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself • Philip Fradkin • HISTORY • In this well-researched history, Fradkin controversially argues that much of the destruction caused by the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake could have been avoided if the city had been better prepared. (SFO32, $15.95)
	The Great Garlic Book, A Guide With Recipes • Chester Aaron • FIELD GUIDE • A garlic farmer's loving reference to the plant that has kept him fed over the years, featuring recipes, little-known garlic facts and color photographs, showing off some of the rarer varieties. (CUL03, $16.95)
	Guardians of the Whales, The Quest to Study Whales in the Wild • Graeme M. Ellis • Bruce Obee • NATURAL HISTORY • A loving tribute to the whales of the Pacific Northwest and those who study them, this handsomely produced book includes long chapters on the orca, pacific gray, humpback and minke. (BST07, $34.95)
	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 Sonoma Valley, The Secret Wine Country • Kathleen Hill • Gerald Hill • GUIDEBOOK • A homegrown guide to the Sonoma Valley, both practical and personal in its delivery of travel information and regional background. (CAL84, $15.95)
	Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest • Derek Hayes • EXPLORATION • An impressively researched, fascinating collection of maps covering exploration and discovery from British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and the Yukon. (PNW119, $40.00)
	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)
	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)
	Insider's Guide to Portland, Oregon • Dave Johnson • Rachel Dresbeck • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide with detailed descriptions of local attractions. (PNW114, $18.95)
	Insider's 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)
	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)
	Insight Guide Pacific Northwest • Janie Freeburg • Diana Ackland • GUIDEBOOK • An overview of the region, featuring photographs and insightful essays on history, culture and nature. (PNW73, $23.95)
	Insight Guide Seattle • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of Seattle, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, art, and culture. With hundreds of photos and maps. (PNW83, $23.95)
	An Island Called California, An Ecological Introduction to Its Natural Communities • Elna S. Bakker • NATURAL HISTORY • An introduction to the ecology and wildlife of the Golden State, this volume is filled with photographs illustrating a variety plants, animals and geological features found throughout the deserts, forests and coastline of California. (CAL11, $22.95)
	The Island Within • Richard Nelson • EXPLORATION • A beautifully written tribute to the Pacific Northwest. Drawn from the author's journals, this is an account of the natural and cultural history of an island in the waters of Haida Strait, with emphasis on the relationship between people and the land. (ALA17, $15.00)
	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 • 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)
	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)
	Karen Brown's California, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • Karen, Clare and June Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (CAL61, $19.95)
	Karen Brown's Pacific Northwest: Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • Karen Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A survey of inns and other lodging of character, along with itineraries and highlights of the region. (PNW132, $19.95)
	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)
	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, 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, 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)
	Life in a California Mission • Jean Francois de la Perouse • Malcolm Margolin • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A remarkable essay about the natural life and native customs of eighteenth-century California, written by a French explorer while his ships lay at anchor in Monterey Bay. (USW366, $10.95)
	The Literature of California, Vol. 1 • Jack Hicks • Al Young • James D. Houston • Maxine Hong Kingston • ANTHOLOGY • A best-of anthology of California writing, pre-1945. (CAL102, $24.95)
	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 San Francisco • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series. (CAL135, $18.99)
	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)
	The Long Valley • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • A collection of 13 of Steinbeck's greatest stories. (USA91, $14.00)
	Mac's Field Guide to Northern California Wildflowers • Craig MacGowan • FIELD GUIDE • This double-sided, laminated card features color drawings of the wildflowers commonly found in the northern California region. (CAL05, $4.95)
	Mac's Field Guide to Yosemite National Park: Birds and Mammals • Craig MacGowan • FIELD GUIDE • This double-sided, laminated card features color drawings of the birds and mammals commonly found in Yosemite National Park. (CAL48, $4.95)
	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)
	The Maltese Falcon • Dashiell Hammett • MYSTERY • Set in San Francisco, this is Dashiell Hammett's classic story of Sam Spade, the archetypal hard-boiled detective. (CAL06, $12.95)
	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)
	Map of the Northwest • National Geographic • A folded physical relief map of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW45, $7.95)
	MapEasy's Guidemap to Napa & Sonoma • MapEasy • A handy, informative road map and guide to the wineries of Napa and Sonoma Valleys at a scale of 1:49,000. (CAL118, $7.95)
	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)
	Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific • Sea Grant Alaska • Pieter Folkens • FIELD GUIDE • This 8-panel waterproof card illustrates Alaska's whales, dolphins, sea otters and seals. (ALA143, $8.95)
	Mario Botta, Light and Gravity: Architecture 1993-2003 • Gabriele Cappellato • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A monograph on the prolific Swiss architect, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. (SFO26, $65.00)
	Martin Eden • Jack London • LITERATURE • A young seaman struggles to make it as a writer in San Francisco. (SFO16, $13.95)