Across the Wide Missouri  •  Bernard DeVoto HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 450 PAGES 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 •  2002 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES A popular guidebook to the Lewis & Clark trail with very nice, colorful maps by Joseph Musselman. (PNW181, $19.95)
The Amateur Emigrant  •  Robert Louis Stevenson TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 172 PAGES 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. Named "One of the Ten Essential Travel Books" by Paul Theroux. (USW481, $13.00)
Angle of Repose  •  Wallace Stegner LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 592 PAGES A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a retired historian who plans to write the story of his grandparents and their life in the American West. With a deep knowledge of the region's history and lore, this novel is also the story of a man coming to terms with his family and himself. Much of the narrative takes place in California, Colorado and Idaho. (USW301, $16.00)
An Architectural Guidebook to Portland  •  Bart King GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 310 PAGES 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 •  2006 •  PAPER  • 344 PAGES A comprehensive survey of the art of the Pacific Northwest from Puget Sound to Alaska, featuring thought-provoking essays by art historian Jonaitis along with 152 illustrations, 89 in color. Director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North, Jonaitis is especially interested in the evolution and change in native artistic traditions with European contact. (PNW208, $26.95)
Art of the Northwest Coast Indians  •  Robert Inverarity ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1972 •  PAPER 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. Inverarity spent 20 years collecting art and tales in the region. (PNW173, $22.95)
Art-Sites San Francisco  •  Sidra Stich GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER The Indispensable Guide to Contemporary Art-Architecture-Design. (SFO23, $19.95)
art/shop/eat San Francisco  •  Marlene Goldman GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES 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 •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 1536 PAGES A useful companion to the Bard's plays. Asimov provides synopses and commentary for 38 works, paying particular attention to the mythological and historical background of the plays. Originally published in 1970 as two volumes. (GBR434, $24.99)
Atomic Spaces, Living on the Manhattan Project  •  Peter Bacon Hales HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 456 PAGES A detailed study of how American culture grew out of the tensions between ideals of obedience and freedom, efficiency and democracy, brought to light by the dawn of the atomic age. Rather than focusing only on the major events and players in the development of the atomic bomb, Hales describes the everyday workers and small worlds impacted by this work. He concentrates on the three key sites of the Manhattan Project: Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Hanford, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico. Hales draws his information from thousands of never-before-studied documents. Nicely presented with 60 photographs. (USW425, $29.00)
Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast  •  Bill Richardson LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 152 PAGES Lake Woebegone goes British Columbian in this humorous slip of a novel, which features twin bookworm brothers, a talking parrot and a motley crew of hotel guests. With little plot and lots of atmosphere, it's an escapist, laugh-out-loud bedtime book, ideal reading for vacationers on Vancouver Island. (CND133, $13.95)
Backroads of Northern California  •  David M. Wyman GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES 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 •  1992 •  PAPER  • 528 PAGES A campfire collection of unforgettable portraits of the West, this anthology includes excerpts from diaries, news dispatches, travelogues, novels and short stories, selected and introduced by Tony Hillerman. The anthology, which spans the centuries, is organized thematically, taking in travelers, homesteaders, Navajos, government officials, pioneers and authors as diverse as Edward Abbey, Meriwether Lewis, Frank Waters and John Steinbeck. (USW87, $18.00)
Best Places Seattle  •  Shannon O'Leary GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES 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 •  2001 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Seattle's star chefs serve up their favorite recipes in this all-star collection, the companion book to Best Places Seattle. (PNW145, $19.95)
Between Pacific Tides  •  Edward F. Ricketts  •  Jack Calvin  •  Joel W. Hedgpeth  •  David W. Phillips  •  John Steinbeck FIELD GUIDE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 652 PAGES A handbook to the rocky shores and tide pools of the Pacific Coast of the United States, first published in 1939 and now in its fifth edition. After 50 years this standard reference still reflects Ed Ricketts' considerable personality and enthusiasm for tidepooling and marine biology. Each intertidal zone is discussed in depth, augmented by black-and-white photographs and diagrams. Much revised, this edition includes the original forward by John Steinbeck and a tribute to Ed Ricketts. (FG34, $31.95)
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch  •  Henry Miller LITERATURE •  1978 •  PAPER 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, $16.95)
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)
Birding in the American West  •  Kevin Zimmer FIELD GUIDE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES An illustrated guide to finding and sorting out similar species of birds in the mountains, deserts and other habitats of the West. Zimmer provides plenty of useful information on individual species, including behavior, habitat and identification. Useful as a site guide, he includes detailed listings by state -- and suggestions of the best places to find individual species. With numerous black-and-white illustrations and photographs of similar species and sought-after birds. (USW404, $29.95)
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)
Bone  •  Fae Myenne Ng LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 194 PAGES A poetic, dreamlike novel that relates the story of two generations of a family in San Francisco's Chinatown -- as told through the wandering memories of Leila, an Asian-American 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 •  1996 •  PAPER  • 178 PAGES In the 1860s and 70s, a former stagecoach messenger named Bret Harte dazzled the literary world with his tales of Gold Rush-era California. Even Twain and Dickens fell at Harte's feet. These 15 rough-and-tumble stories include some of the best he ever wrote. (CAL78, $13.95)
British Columbia Map  •  ITMB 2000 •  MAP A colorful map of British Columbia, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (CND61, $8.95)
Burrard Inlet, A History  •  Doreen Armitage HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES A short history of Burrard Inlet, the port surrounding Vancouver. One of the largest ports in North America, 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 •  2001 •  PAPER  • 374 PAGES A photographic identification guide to butterflies found throughout the western United States, from the Mississippi to the Pacific. Range maps and 625 color photos are included, along with short descriptions, information on biology and conservation, and other facts helpful to spotting and identifying butterflies. (BUG11, $24.95)
California Fault, Searching for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas  •  Thurston Clarke CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1997 •  PAPER  • 417 PAGES More than just a discussion of earthquakes, this is a good natured portrait of California, from a man who traveled along the San Andreas fault in search of what defines the Golden State. What he finds is an eccentric landscape of people living on land that could crack open at any minute. (CAL33, $12.95)
California Map  •  Hildebrand 2000 •  MAP A folded map of California, shown at a scale of 1:700,000. (CAL55, $11.95)
Cannery Row  •  John Steinbeck LITERATURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 193 PAGES 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. It's an often humorous, touching story of community and poverty. (USW150, $10.00)
Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians  •  Hilary Stewart CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1995 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES 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 •  2001 •  PAPER  • 307 PAGES 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 •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 432 PAGES A sympathetic, popular history of the famous leader. Nerburn follows the fate of the Nez Perce from contact with Lewis & Clark through the aftermath of Chief Joseph's 1,800-mile retreat from Oregon and defeat in Idaho. It's a sad tale. (PNW192, $24.95)
Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces: A Photographic History  •  Jan and Bill Moeller HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 96 PAGES 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 •  1994 •  PAPER  • 64 PAGES • 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 •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 148 PAGES Chihuly drew his inspiration for this collection from Northwest Indian baskets. In this illustrated survey, Chihuly's glasswork is show alongside the original woven baskets. Includes the authors' notes. (ART38, $50.00)
Chilhuly Projects  •  Barbara Rose  •  Dale M. Lanzone  •  Dale Chihuly ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 364 PAGES A tour of Seattle contemporary artist Dale Chihuly's glass creations, featuring 200 full-page, color photographs. Some of the works are shown in their early stages of completion. (PNW80, $75.00)
Coastal Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest  •  Elizabeth Horn FIELD GUIDE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 179 PAGES From British Columbia to northern California, this is a handy photo-identification guide to coastal shrubs and wildflowers. It's divided into five habitats and organized by plant family. With 200 photographs. (PNW15, $14.00)
The Columbia River, A Historical Travel Guide  •  Joann Roe CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Roe schools us in geology, ecology and history of the Columbia River in this handy guide. With information on sightseeing, accommodations, and food. (PNW101, $17.95)
Compass Guide California Wine Country, California's Napa & Sonoma Valleys  •  John Doerper  •  Charles O'Rear GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 307 PAGES 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, but what sets the book apart from other guides are the 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 •  2005 •  PAPER  • 397 PAGES This compact guide is an excellent overview of coastal California from Point St. George to San Diego, with particular emphasis on history, nature and visitor attractions. Handsomely illustrated with color and archival photographs, it features literary excerpts, good maps and some practical travel information. (CAL38, $21.00)
Compass Guide Idaho  •  John Gottberg  •  Kit Duane GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER Handsomely produced, illustrated and informative, this guide is an overview of the culture, history and attractions of Idaho, including a long chapter on the Sun Valley region. It features archival photographs, literary excerpts and much practical travel information. (USW296, $21.00)
Compass Guide Oregon  •  Judy Jewell  •  Greg Vaughn GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Oregon. It includes archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information with special sections on fly fishing, hot springs, and hunting for wild mushrooms. (PNW69, $21.95)
Compass Guide Washington  •  John Doerper GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Washington state. It includes archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (PNW19, $21.95)
The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park  •  Steven P. Medley GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 120 PAGES A compact guide to the park by the Yosemite Association, featuring practical information on activities, hiking trails, wildlife and history. With color drawings and photos, and dozens of detailed maps. Winner of the Best National Park Guidebook Award from the National Park Service. (CAL51, $12.95)
Continental Drift  •  James D. Houston LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 337 PAGES James D. Houston's acclaimed novel of the California experience unfolds on a Monterey ranch in the 1970s, amidst the reflected horrors of Vietnam and a populace gone amok. (CAL103, $15.95)
Cowgirls: Women of the American West  •  Teresa Jordan CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 309 PAGES The West is often portrayed as a land made by "Big Men" with big dreams. Ms. Jordan's delightful book is dedicated to those Bigger Women who were usually too busy running things to dream. The story of the western woman, past and present, is intimately recounted through the words of the women themselves. Rare photos of early frontierswomen help the reader to change long held images of the Old West, and interviews with contemporary cowgirls give insightful lessons into a woman's life on the range. (USW13, $19.95)
Crater Lake National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated MAP 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 •  2003 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES 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 •  1993 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES A discussion of development and conservation in the West, centering on distribution and management of water supplies. Wilkinson, a professor and expert on environmental law, tackles these hotly debated issues with informed opinions and propositions for change. (USW361, $35.00)
The Dark Place  •  Aaron J. Elkins MYSTERY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES The eerie, remote rainforest of Washington state's Olympic Peninsula forms the backdrop for this second Gideon Oliver mystery. As the horny, aging forensic anthropologist investigates the bony remains of a hiker (murdered with a primitive spear), a young woman disappears. Oliver searches for answers to the mystery -- and also falls in love with a park ranger named Julie. (PNW207, $7.99)
Daughter of Fortune, A Novel  •  Isabel Allende LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES 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 •  1998 •  PAPER  • 569 PAGES 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. Rohrbough shows, in vivid detail, the impact of the 49ers on the development of the west. (CAL155, $24.95)
The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark  •  Gary Moulton  •  Meriwether Lewis  •  William Clark BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 3404 PAGES 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 •  2003 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Son of John, Thomas Steinbeck mines the same terrain as his father, writing stories set in the Monterey Peninsula of the early 20th-century. This collection was his debut, featuring 7 tales in all. (CAL144, $13.95)
Driving the Pacific Coast, Oregon and Washington  •  Kenn Oberrecht GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 247 PAGES A touring guide for the Pacific Coast with suggestions for places to stay, eat and shop along the coast of Oregon and Washington. With black-and-white photographs and shockingly few maps. (PNW75, $12.95)
East of Eden (20th Century Classics)  •  John Steinbeck LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 602 PAGES Steinbeck's sprawling epic of two families -- the Trasks and Hamiltons -- living in the Salinas Valley of California. Covering the period from the Civil War to World War I, this is a retelling of the early chapters of Genesis, a story of connected families and their violent destinies. (USW152, $16.00)
East of the Mountains  •  David Guterson LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES After learning of his cancerous condition, retired Seattle heart surgeon Bens Givens embarks on a last hunting trip in the Columbia Basin with a plan to take his own life. Both a wilderness adventure and a contemplation on ageing, dying and the Washington landscape, this book is a steady, poignant read. By the author of the acclaimed "Snow Falling on Cedars." (PNW87, $14.00)
El Dorado, Adventures in the Path of Empire  •  Bayard Taylor TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES A wildly popular contemporary account of the California gold rush, originally published in 1849. Taylor's wonderful book includes his voyage to California, and life both in the frontier town of San Francisco and out in the mining camps. He traveled throughout the new American territory from San Francisco to the Sierras at the behest of Horace Greeley, attending the state constitutional convention and interviewing countless Californians. (USW367, $18.95)
The Emerald Sea, Exploring the Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska  •  Dale Sanders  •  Diane Swanson NATURAL HISTORY •  1993 •  HARD COVER  • 147 PAGES 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 •  1996 •  PAPER  • 64 PAGES A brief, illustrated overview of Emily Carr, an important early 20th-century Canadian artist. Carr was an author as well as a painter, and some of her writings are incorporated with reproductions of her art. (CND118, $14.95)
Empire Express, Building the First Transcontinental Railroad  •  David Haward Bain HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 816 PAGES 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. Based on exhaustive research, the detailed narrative jumps between Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroad Company. With photographs and maps. (USW135, $20.00)
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes  •  Haraldur Sigurdsson REFERENCE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 1456 PAGES An authoritative, enormous reference on volcanoes and volcanology. 82 essays written by experts in the field are organized thematically into nine chapters. Best suited for scientists or those who already know something about the subject. Illustrated throughout with photographs, tables and diagrams. Includes a useful glossary, bibliography and appendices. (GEO23, $119.00)
Epicenter, San Francisco Bay Area Art Now  •  Mark Johnstone ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2003 •  HARD COVER A lively survey of 48 contemporary artists and collectives active in the Bay Area. (SFO24, $40.00)
Essential Dale Chihuly  •  William Warmus ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 112 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated introduction to the glasswork of Dale Chihuly, called the Tiffany of the 21st-century. Wallace's accessible text chronicles Chihuly's career, describes his techniques and provides analyses of his art. (ART39, $12.95)
The Essential Lewis and Clark  •  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, $13.95)
Exploring Coast Salish Prehistory, The Archaeology of San Juan Island  •  Julie Stein HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES 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. Stein -- a professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, covers, the Salish summer camp at Cattle Point and the winter village at English Camp. (PNW172, $18.95)
Exploring Point Reyes: A Guide to Point Reyes National Seashore  •  Phil Arnot  •  Elvira Monroe GUIDEBOOK •  1998 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Now in its seventh edition, this guide to Point Reyes National Seashore is a compact introduction to the park, 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 •  2006 •  PAPER  • 630 PAGES 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. It includes a well chosen section on hotels and restaurant. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (USW146, $30.00)
Eyewitness Real City San Francisco  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES 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 •  2005 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES 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 •  2005 •  PAPER  • 246 PAGES 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. 60 hikes are described in all. (PNW154, $15.95)
Falcon Guide, Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks  •  Laurel Scheidt GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES In addition to useful descriptions of 86 trails, maps and safety techniques, this practical hiking guide to Sequoia and Kings Canyon gives an overview of the area's natural history, and advice on navigating the rugged terrain. Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the continental United States, is included. (CAL123, $16.95)
Falcon Guide, Hiking the Sierra Nevada  •  Barry Parr GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 356 PAGES 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 •  2005 •  PAPER  • 230 PAGES 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 •  2007 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A highly visual introduction to geology by David Lambert and his group at The Diagram Group. It's a clear overview of tectonics, rocks, rivers, seas and ice. 500 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 •  1999 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES Recently updated, this field guide, part of the Peterson series, describes the many fishes, including sharks and rays, found in Pacific coast waters. Illustrated with black-and-white and color drawings. (FG45, $20.00)
A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics  •  Stephen Whitney FIELD GUIDE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES 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. It's also a good field guide for the entire region. (PNW20, $19.95)
Field Guide to the Orca  •  Chuck Flaherty  •  David G. Gordon NATURAL HISTORY •  1990 •  PAPER 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 •  1990 •  PAPER  • 431 PAGES 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 •  1988 •  PAPER  • 390 PAGES 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 •  1998 •  PAPER  • 204 PAGES An anthology of essays, poems and histories by a pan-Pacific cast of writers whose various cultures -- including Ainu (Japan), Coast Salish (British Columbia), Spokane (Washington) and Ulchi (Siberia) -- have traditionally identified with the salmon. It's a lovely book, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, and made the more poignant by the salmon's decline in the coastal regions. (PNW116, $24.95)
Fodor's Around San Francisco with Kids  •  Clark Norton GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES 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 •  2008 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES A popular, practical guide. (SFO28, $18.95)
Fodor's San Francisco's 25 Best  •  Fodor's GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES 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, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing -- all in a slipcover. (USW185, $11.95)
The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle  •  Katy Calcott  •  Nicholas Calcott GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES 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 •  2002 •  PAPER  • 672 PAGES 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 •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 325 PAGES This lavish volume collects 150 recipes from The French Laundry, Thomas Keller's four-star Napa Valley restaurant (considered by many to be the best restaurant in the U.S.). With 200 color photographs by Deborah Jones and a $50 price tag, it's the ultimate souvenir of a trip to Napa. The very brave returned tourist may actually attempt to cook from the book, which presents each recipe exactly as Keller himself prepares it in the restaurant's kitchen (right down to the fresh duck fat, imported truffles and 10-liter tureen). The rest will be satisfied to gaze and remember. (CAL76, $50.00)
The Friendly Shakespeare, A Thoroughly Painless Guide to the Best of the Bard  •  Norrie Epstein LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 550 PAGES An informative, entertaining guide to Shakespeare. Epstein, a literature professor at the University of California, combines critical discussions of Shakespeare's works and times with fun facts and trivia. Crammed with sidebars, illustrations and photographs, the book is perfect for browsing. (GBR435, $18.00)
Frommer's Irreverent Guide to San Francisco  •  Arthur Frommer GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES 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 •  2006 •  PAPER  • 180 PAGES As one of the nation's most interesting and walkable cities, San Francisco was begging for a guidebook that mapped out its landmarks and neighborhoods. This edition of the Frommer's series does just that -- it contains 12 routes with detailed directions, handy maps, and historical info for well paced walks through scenic San Francisco. (CAL08, $12.99)
Frommer's San Francisco  •  Erika Lenkert GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 340 PAGES 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 •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES Novelist Palahniuk's appreciative, decidedly eccentric account of his adopted city (and the other oddballs it has attracted), strong on local flavor and personality. A volume in the Crown Journeys series. (PNW150, $16.95)
Gae Aulenti  •  Margherita Petranzan ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2003 •  PAPER 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 •  1996 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES 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 •  2000 •  PAPER  • 145 PAGES An extraordinary book of aerial photographs of mountains, glaciers and ice accompanied by explanatory text by two devoted glaciologists. Much too beautiful to be called a textbook, this collection of striking black-and-white photographs introduces the major surface features, varieties of glaciers and diversity of ice. With a glossary and annotated bibliography for further reading. An obvious choice for mountaineers and polar explorers, this book will appeal to any curious traveler -- or even anyone who has ever looked out the window of an airplane en route over Greenland. In cooperation with the International Glaciological Society. A modern classic, originally published in 1971. (SCI07, $27.95)
Glaciers of California  •  Bill Guyton SCIENCE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 223 PAGES 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. Well written, the book includes accounts of early explorers, many illustrations and a 100-mile glacier tour in the Sierra Nevada. (CAL44, $18.95)
Gold Dust and Gunsmoke, Tales of Gold Rush Outlaws, Gunfighters, Lawmen and Vigilantes  •  John Boessenecker HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES One of the most violent chapters of the American story is chronicled in this history of the California Gold Rush, as seen through the rampant criminal acts that characterized it. Through a series of anecdotes, historian and lawyer John Boessenecker explores the myths and truths behind this pivitol point in the history of California. (USW189, $21.95)
The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics)  •  John Steinbeck LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 612 PAGES The epic tale of the Joad family and their journey from Oklahoma to California in search of a new life in the new promised land. It's a story of desperation, tragedy and spirit, wonderfully detailed in its portrayal of rural America in the 1930s. Considered one of the greatest works of literature on the Great Depression, it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940. (USW151, $14.00)
The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906, How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself  •  Philip Fradkin HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES 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 •  1997 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES 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 •  1992 •  HARD COVER  • 188 PAGES 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. With dozens of spectacular color photographs. (BST07, $34.95)
A Guide to Marine Invertebrates, Alaska to Baja California  •  Daniel W. Gotshall FIELD GUIDE •  2005 •  PAPER 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. Species information has been updated for this new edition, which also includes 35 additional species. (BJA40, $29.95)
A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest  •  Robert Ruby CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 289 PAGES This classic book gives an overview of the peoples of the Northwest and their history, from fur-trading days to modern legal battles. It's a straightforward catalog of 173 tribes from the Ahantchuyuk to the Yoncallla. With maps, photographs and a guide to phonetics. (PNW07, $24.95)
Gulf Islands Map, British Columbia  •  ITMB MAP A colorful travel map of the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, at a scale of 1:60,000. Includes topographical detail. (CND171, $14.95)
Handbook of North American Indians: Northwest Coast  •  Wayne Suttles REFERENCE •  1990 •  HARD COVER  • 777 PAGES An outstanding, in-depth reference for the serious-minded traveler. An encyclopedia of the culture, art, ceremony and history of the peoples of Northwest America, this hefty book is Volume Seven in an ambitious series by the Smithsonian Institution. Written by leading authorities, the well written articles feature maps, illustrations and an extensive bibliography. Comprehensive in scope, a chapter each is devoted to the Haida, Tlingit, Kwakiutl and lesser-known groups from Oregon to Alaska. Separate sections cover the history of anthropology, mythology and art in the region. (PNW01, $71.00)
Hidden Pacific Northwest, Including Oregon, Washington, Vancouver, Victoria, and Coastal British Columbia  •  Eric Lucas GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 636 PAGES A comprehensive guide to attractions, sites and natural areas throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington and Victoria. With regional and local sketch maps and selective recommendations for where to stay and eat. Especially valuable for the independent traveler planning an itinerary. (PNW13, $19.95)
Hiking Mt. Hood National Forest  •  Marcia Sinclair GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 143 PAGES This brief guide to 31 recommended hikes of Mt. Hood and the surrounding national forest features color photographs and detailed trail information. (PNW185, $19.95)
Hiking Trails III, Central and Northern Vancouver Island  •  James Rutter GUIDEBOOK •  1996 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES 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 •  2005 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES A homegrown guide to the Sonoma Valley from two longtime residents of the area, 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 •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES 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 •  1992 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES 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 •  1997 •  PAPER  • 219 PAGES A novel of a girl and her sister growing up in the mountains of Idaho, evocative of the landscape and written with vivid, poetic prose. This tale of loneliness in the wilderness mixes both the tragic and the comic. (PNW89, $14.00)
In Mountain Shadows, A History of Idaho  •  Carlos A. Schwantes HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES 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 •  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 (and who were interviewed by newspaperman Duncan McDonald). (PNW95, $12.95)
In the Wilderness, Coming of Age in Unknown Country  •  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. Kim Barnes tells of the striking beauty of the landscape, but also the hardships she endured at the hands of her strict fundamentalist parents. (USW299, $13.95)
Indian Killer  •  Sherman Alexie LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES In Alexie's most serious novel, an Indian serial killer terrorizes the city of Seattle by murdering (and scalping!) its white residents. Not a potboiler, as the plot might suggest, but rather a daring look at modern racial tensions and the ambiguities of cultural identity. (PNW162, $14.99)
Insider's Guide to Portland, Oregon  •  Dave Johnson  •  Rachel Dresbeck GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide with extensive, detailed descriptions of local attractions. (PNW114, $18.95)
Insider's Guide Victoria & Vancouver Island  •  Gerald Hill  •  Kathleen Hill GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES 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, annotated listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CND147, $18.95)
Insight City Guide Seattle  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES 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, $16.95)
Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 413 PAGES 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 •  2002 •  PAPER An outstanding overview of the region, featuring photographs and insightful essays on history, culture and nature. (PNW73, $23.95)
An Island Called California, An Ecological Introduction to Its Natural Communities  •  Elna S. Bakker NATURAL HISTORY •  1984 •  PAPER  • 484 PAGES 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 •  1991 •  PAPER  • 284 PAGES 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, focusing on geology, marine life, wildlife, habitats and Koyukon heritage. Much in the tradition of Barry Lopez, the author focuses on the relationship between people and the land. (ALA17, $15.00)
The Journals of Lewis and Clark  •  Meriwether Lewis  •  William Clark  •  Anthony Brandt  •  Herman Viola TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 600 PAGES 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. With an expedition map, sketches, and a forward and afterward by the editors. A National Geographic Adventure Classics title. (PNW152, $16.00)
The Journals of Lewis and Clark  •  Meriwether Lewis  •  William Clark  •  Bernard DeVoto BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1997 •  PAPER  • 504 PAGES A classic condensed version of the Lewis and Clark journals, originally published in 1953 and long the standard. Renowned American historian Bernard DeVoto has pared down the multi-volume expedition report into this compact, readable book, mandatory for any enthusiast of American history and exploration. (PNW96, $14.95)
The Journals of Lewis and Clark  •  Frank Bergon EXPLORATION •  1995 •  PAPER  • 505 PAGES Edited by Frank Bergon, this expanded edition of the journals of Lewis and Clark includes descriptions of the natural history and peoples encountered on the expedition that were omitted from earlier versions. (USW48, $14.95)
Karen Brown's California, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries  •  Karen, Clare and June Brown GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A survey of inns, estates, and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of each region. (CAL61, $19.95)
Karen Brown's Pacific Northwest: Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries  •  Karen Brown GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 234 PAGES A survey of inns and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of the region. (PNW132, $19.95)
King County and Its Emerald City, Seattle  •  James R. Warren  •  Mary-Thadia D’Hondt HISTORY •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 294 PAGES A personal history of Seattle and surroundings, illustrated throughout. (PNW122, $39.95)
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)
Konapee's Eden: Historic and Scenic Handbook, The Columbia Gorge  •  Thomas K. Worcester  •  Oral Bullard GUIDEBOOK •  1999 •  PAPER  • 93 PAGES This handbook surveys some of the myths, legends, vistas, and scenery that give the Columbia River Gorge its distinctive character. (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 •  2003 •  PAPER  • 244 PAGES 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 •  1999 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES This is a handsomely illustrated account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06. It features well chosen excerpts from the journals and short essays on topics of interest -- along with 150 period paintings, archival and contemporary photographs and maps. The companion book to the PBS series. (PNW36, $25.00)
Lewis & Clark, Voyage of Discovery  •  Stephen Ambrose  •  Sam Abell HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES 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 •  2004 •  PAPER 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 •  2002 •  PAPER  • 310 PAGES A classic study of 19th-century relations between whites and American Indians, using the Corps of Discovery as lens. 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 •  1991 •  PAPER  • 412 PAGES 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 •  1998 •  PAPER Selections from the Journals, conveniently arranged by topic. (PNW182, $16.00)
The Lewis and Clark Journals  •  Meriwether Lewis  •  William Clark  •  Gary Moulton BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 544 PAGES A one-volume selection from the journals of Lewis and Clark, with helpful scholarly notes and annotations. This abbreviated edition, timed for the celebration of the bicentennial of the launch of the expedition, was edited by Gary Moulton, the man responsible for the definitive 13-volume edition of The Lewis and Clark Journals. (USW428, $29.95)
Lewis and Clark, Partners in Discovery  •  John E. Bakeless EXPLORATION •  1996 •  PAPER  • 498 PAGES 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 •  1989 •  PAPER  • 112 PAGES A remarkable extended essay on the nature and people of 18th-century California. La Perouse was the leader of a 1786 French expedition to California, which included scientists, cartographers, doctors and artists. While his two ships lay at anchor in Monterey Bay, de la Perouse took notes on his impressions of life at Junipero Serra's Monterey mission, as well as of flora, fauna, and native traditions. (USW366, $10.95)
The Literature of California, Vol. 1  •  Jack Hicks  •  Al Young  •  James D. Houston  •  Maxine Hong Kingston ANTHOLOGY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 653 PAGES A chorus of hurrahs greeted the publication of this book, the first in a planned two-volume survey of literature about the Golden State. The star-studded cast of editors selected Native American myths and songs, diaries and historical accounts, nature writing, poetry, fiction and much else for a tour of California's history up to 1945. (CAL102, $24.95)
The Living, A Novel  •  Annie Dillard LITERATURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES 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 •  2006 •  PAPER A practical guide in the popular series -- and excellent. Lonely Planet has its offices in Oakland and the local expertise shows. (CAL135, $18.99)
Lonely Planet Seattle  •  Debra Miller GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 250 PAGES 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 •  1995 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A collection of 13 of Steinbeck's greatest stories, including the celebrated "Red Pony." (USA91, $15.00)
Mac's Field Guide to Northern California Wildflowers  •  Craig MacGowan FIELD GUIDE •  PLASTIC CARD This double-sided, laminated card features color drawings of the wildflowers commonly found in northern California. It's waterproof and small enough (7.5" by 11.5") to slip into your backpack. (CAL05, $4.95)
Mac's Field Guide to Yosemite National Park: Birds and Mammals  •  Craig MacGowan FIELD GUIDE •  2000 •  PLASTIC CARD This double-sided, laminated card features color drawings of the birds and mammals commonly found in Yosemite National Park. It's waterproof and small enough (7.5" by 11.5") to slip into your backpack. (CAL48, $4.95)
Making Salmon, An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis  •  Joseph E. Taylor, III  •  William Cronon NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 440 PAGES A thorough and informative overview of the history and importance of Pacififc Northwest salmon with a focus on conservation. A "Weyerhaeuser Environmental Book" published by the University of W