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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $42, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXPNW224)		  
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, $21.95)		   A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics
The Good Rain  •  Timothy Egan
NATURAL HISTORY •  1991 •  PAPER  • 254 PAGES
Here the Seattle correspondent for the "New York Times" offers a wonderfully readable mix of journalism, history, politics and geography. This book is a fine portrait of the Pacific Northwest, its people and contemporary issues, as the region struggles with its historical emphasis on natural resources. (PNW11, $14.95)		   The Good Rain
Southwest British Columbia and Northern Washington Map  •  Gem Trek Maps
MAP
Covering all Vancouver Island, this handy, full-color map covers the region from Seattle and the coast of British Columbia to the Columbia River in detail. One Side. 26x39 inches. (PNW21, $5.95)		   Southwest British Columbia and Northern Washington Map



Also Recommended

Vancouver Map  •  Borch Maps    •  A laminated, folded map of Vancouver, British Columbia at a scale of 1:15,000. (CND125, $8.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Moon Handbook San Juan Islands  •  Don Pitcher   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, practical guide to the San Juan Islands with a focus on outdoor activities. Kayakers, bikers, hikers and whale-watchers especially will appreciate this guide in the Moon series. (PNW130, $17.99)
 		  
National Trust Guide Seattle  •  Walt Crowley  •  Paul Dorpat   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An in-depth guide to the architecture, culture and history of Seattle. (PNW78, $19.95)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell   • HISTORY • BEST SELLER  •  A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.99)
 		  
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)
 		  
Skid Road, An Informal Portrait of Seattle  •  Murray Morgan   • HISTORY  •  A classic history of Seattle, first published in 1951. (PNW82, $17.95)
 		  
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, $17.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest  •  Katharine Berry Judson   • LITERATURE  •  Presented here with 52 photographs, these traditional stories, first collected in 1910, reveal myths and traditions of creation, alongside noted geographical features of the territory. (PNW17, $14.95)
 		  
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 also with a vivid glimpse of island life. (PNW52, $15.00)
 		  
The Raven Steals the Light  •  Robert Bringhurst  •  Bill Reid  •  Claude Levi-Strauss   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  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, $16.95)
 		  
Winterkill  •  Craig Lesley   • LITERATURE  •  A highly acclaimed novel by a Pacific Northwest literary lion, this book is a tale of fathers and sons, of modern Native American life, of the salmon and the spirit world. (PNW117, $17.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
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 Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW50, $19.95)
 		  
Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest  •  Eugene Kozloff   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient single-volume introduction to the natural history of the Pacific Northwest. Divided by habitat, it covers plant life in detail with some information on associated invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians and a few mammals. (PNW10, $35.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
 
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