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The Curve of Time

The Curve of Time


by Muriel Wylie Blanchet

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 170 PAGES
  • FAVORITE
  • OUT OF PRINT

Blanchet's delightful, unlikely account of life aboard a 25-foot ketch with her young family. It's a funny, vivid account of Vancouver Island, full of memorable detail on people and place. (PNW48, $15.95)

The Egg and I

The Egg and I


by Betty MacDonald

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 287 PAGES

MacDonald's uproarious tale of raising chickens and children on a dilapidated 40-acre farm on the rainy, remote Olympic Peninsula. (PNW51, $13.99)

A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics

A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics


by Stephen Whitney

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Don't just call it a mushroom when it's a golden chanterelle; know your screech owl from your saw-whet owl; distinguish a monarch butterfly from a painted lady, all with the help of this comprehensive guide to the 600 species of common plants and animals of the region. (PNW20, $21.95)

Compass Guide Pacific Northwest

Compass Guide Pacific Northwest


by John Doerper

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 372 PAGES

This compact book provides an excellent overview of the region (covering Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and the San Juan Islands), with particular emphasis on history and visitor attractions. (PNW24, $22.95)

 

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