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These 5 items are available for $72, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCND52)

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)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest  •  Peter Alden FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 448 PAGES A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. Apart from its 1,000 photographs, the book also includes an overview of the ecology and habitats of the region and a list of parks and preserves. (PNW50, $19.95)
Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest  •  Katharine Berry Judson LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 204 PAGES First published in 1910 and with a new introduction by Jay Miller, this book collects the oral traditions of the Klamath, Nez Perce, Modoc, Chinook and other tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Presented here with 52 photographs, the stories reveal myths and traditions of the creation of the universe, rebirth of the salmon and, most interestingly, the formation of noted geographical features of the territory. It's a wonderful introduction to the traditional mindset and importance of the land to Native Americans of the region. (PNW17, $14.95)
The Curve of Time  •  Muriel Wylie Blanchet EXPLORATION •  1993 •  PAPER  • 170 PAGES • FAVORITE When in 1927, at the age of 36, the author was left widowed with five children in remote Vancouver Island, her relatives counseled that she'd never manage on her own. But manage she did -- and she wrote this delightful book about the pleasures of exploring the coastal wilderness in a 25-foot boat. It's a funny, vivid account of the region, full of memorable detail on people and place. (PNW48, $15.95)
Vancouver Island Map  •  ITMB MAP A colorful paper travel map of the island, at a scale of 1:250,000. (CND134, $6.95)

Victoria, Vancouver Island Map  •  Map Art Maps    •  A folded map of Victoria, Vancouver Island, at a nice scale of 1:25,000. (CND124, $4.95)
Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies  •  Andrew Hempstead  •  Jane King   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This comprehensive guide stakes out the best sites throughout British Columbia, nicely balancing practical detail with a good overview of the region and its attractions. (CND132, $21.95)
The New Victoria Walking Guide  •  Rosemary Neering   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A small guide to favorite walks in Victoria, British Columbia. (CND119, $12.95)
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell   • HISTORY  •  A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.95)
Victoria, A History in Photographs  •  Peter Grant   • HISTORY  •  The story of Victoria, British Columbia from its days as a mining colony to its development into a city. Nearly 150 archival photographs are organized together with a short text. (CND117, $12.95)
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast  •  Hilary Stewart   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, illustrated overview of the diverse art produced by the peoples of the Pacific Northwest. It focuses on the spiritual and cultural meaning of common motifs that characterize the rich art of the area. (PNW06, $17.95)
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)
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)
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)
Snow Falling on Cedars  •  David Guterson   • LITERATURE  •  A beautifully wrought, extremely evocative novel set on San Piedro Island in Puget Sound in the 1950s. Readers are rewarded not only with some fine storytelling and beautiful prose, but with a vivid glimpse of life on these islands in Puget Sound. (PNW52, $14.95)
The Raven Steals the Light  •  Robert Bringhurst  •  Bill Reid  •  Claude Levi-Strauss   • LITERATURE  •  A classic collection of 10 Haida myths and legends with accompanying black and white etchings by Vancouver artist Bill Reid. These stories capture the storytelling traditions of the Haida. (PNW53, $14.95)
Salmon Country, A History of the Pacific Salmon  •  Robert H. Busch   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A lively, illustrated natural history of Pacific Salmon. Robert H. Busch mixes plenty of biology with a history of the fishing industry and conservation issues. (FSH05, $17.95)
The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale  •  Frank Stewart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  In this well chosen series of essays, some of our best modern writers enlighten and entertain on the subject of whales, with pieces from Roger Payne, Diane Ackerman, and Barry Lopez. (BST02, $15.95)
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska  •  Andy MacKinnon  •  Jim Pojar   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A terrific handbook to nearly 800 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska. (PNW02, $24.95)
Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises  •  Mark Carwardine   • FIELD GUIDE  •  In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America  •  David Sibley   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird. (USW418, $19.95)