The Impersonator: A Mystery. By Mary Miley. (New York: Minotaur Books, 2014. 320 pp.)
(A Roaring Twenties Mystery, Book 1)

Recommendation by:
Carolyn Petersen, Assistant Program Manager, Library Development, Tumwater, WA.

Mary Miley’s Impersonator deserved to win the Minotaur Books/Mystery writers’ of America First Crime Novel competition.  The murder mystery begins with the heroine of the book, vaudevillian Leah Randall approached by a man who greets her as his long lost niece, heiress to a timber fortune. Beckett invites her to impersonate his niece and split the fortune due when the absent Jessie Carr turns  21.  Circumstances force Leah to accept Beckett’s offer. After  being tutored in the family history, Leah journeys to the Oregon coast to meet the family and begin her impersonation. A murdered woman’s body is discovered by the side of the road as Leah drives in the from the railroad station to the family mansion.  This is the first of several and Leah realizes that if she doesn’t uncover the serial murderer, she may well fall victim to him.

Descriptions of vaudeville, the life in a privileged family, and the vivid characterizations of life in a small Oregon coastal town as well as life in Portland in the 1920’s were accurate and fascinating. I’m hoping that this is the beginning of a murder series featuring the resourceful and independent Leah Randall

ISBN-10: 1250051371

ISBN-13: 978-1250051370

Songs of Willow Frost. By Jamie Ford. (New York: Ballantine Books, 2013.)

Recommendation submitted by:
Will Stuivenga, Cooperative Projects Manager, Washington State Library, Tumwater, WA.

Our protagonist is William Eng, a 12-year-old living at the Sacred Heart Orphanage in 1930’s Seattle. He’s been there since he was seven; no one is interested in adopting a Chinese boy. Only, he remembers his beloved mother, a singer and a dancer, and he remembers finding her slumped in the bathtub, and how she was carried off to the hospital, and he never saw her again.

But now he sees her on the screen in a vaudeville show preview down at the local movie theater—he’s certain it’s her—and he sets off, together with the blind girl, Charlotte, fellow outcast, and his best friend, to find Liu Song, aka Willow Frost, his mother.

The book recounts this seemingly impossible quest, as well as Liu Song’s own tragic story, and how she came to give up her precious child. Will they be reunited to make a life together? We’re kept in suspense until the final page.

Full of old Seattle scenes and images, this poignant tale will tug at your heart-strings, while filling in a chapter in our nation’s regrettable history of the prejudice suffered by its people of Chinese heritage.

ISBN: 978-0-345-52202-3

Available at the Washington State Library, NW 813.6 FORD 2013
Available as an eBook.
Downloadable talking book available through NLS and WTBBL.

Courtesy of the Author

 

Washington State Library will host author Bill Lindstrom at a book talk featuring his recently published novel John Tornow: Villain or Victim? The untold story of the “Wildman of the Wynooche”.

“The book is about John Tornow, alleged killer of six men. The author introduces a far more compassionate individual seeking to be left alone in the solace of the woods he so much enjoyed.”
–XLibris, publisher.

Join us for this fascinating book talk:

Thursday, December 11 at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Washington State Library
6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501

Books will be available for purchase at this event.

For more information, call 360-704-5221.

Read more about the author.

 

 

 

Truth Like the Sun. By Jim Lynch. (New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.)

Recommendation submitted by:
Will Stuivenga, Cooperative Projects Manager, Washington State Library, Tumwater, WA.

Jim Lynch’s third novel, Truth Like the Sun, set in Seattle, bounces back and forth between 1962 and 2001, telling us a story that revolves around the Seattle World’s Fair and its fictional chief mover and shaker, one Robert Morgan, a.k.a. Mr. Seattle, a high-flying, entrepreneurial city booster, who maybe loves wine, women and gambling a little more than is good for him, but is largely responsible for building the iconic Space Needle, and for much of the success of the fair. Through his eyes, we witness the excitement of the fair, and its famous visitors, including Elvis Presley, President Kennedy, Ed Sullivan, John Glenn, and many more.

Back in the more recent present era, we follow the efforts of Helen Gulanos, would-be hotshot reporter, who’s recently arrived in town, and who hopes to secure her career with a hard-hitting, fully researched exposé of Mr. Morgan, who has just decided to run for mayor, after all these many years. Helen’s life is complicated by her single mother status, and the fact that she finds her target to be oddly compelling, and begins to develop a grudging respect for the guy, still charismatic after all these years, even as she strives to dig the dirt on him.

Native son author Lynch seems to be moving ever closer to main-stream fiction with each new novel. His first effort, The Highest Tide, a remarkable coming of age story set in the Olympia area, had an other-worldly almost SciFi aspect to the natural wonders it depicted.

His second attempt, Border Songs, still had more than a hint of the fantastic with its larger-than-life primary character, and its chain of slightly off-kilter, not-quite-believable series of events.

Now, in this third literary foray, the Space Needle itself seems to be the most fantastic element, as we move ever more firmly into the realm of big-city politics and finance as they are in real life. Truth Like the Sun is a great read, but misses some of that element of the fantastical that was so central to Lynch’s earlier novels. Nevertheless, strongly recommended, especially for those who enjoy fiction set in the Pacific NW.

ISBN: 978-0-307-95868-6

Available at the Washington State Library, NW 813.6 LYNCH 2012
Available as an eBook
Downloadable talking book and Braille editions through NLS and  WTBBL.

From the desk of Sean Lanksbury, PNW & Special Collections Librarian

A listing of some recent additions to the Pacific Northwest Circulating Collection at Washington State Library’s Central Library.

 

Last Chapter and Worse: A Far Side Collection. By Gary Larson. (London: Warner Books, 1996. 107 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 741.5973 LARSON 1996
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o43221795

Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire: A Story Of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival. By Peter Stark. (New York: Ecco, 2014. 366 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 979.5 STARK 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o875697499

The Last Pysht Valley Pioneer: Gertrude Stange Fernandes. By Karolyn Hamerquist Burdick. (Clallam Bay, WA: Karolyn Hamerquist Burdick, 2013. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references.)
NW 979.799 BURDICK 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o884583007

Last Wednesday: a Pacific Northwest Anthology of Poetry. By Gene Bradbury, Howard Chadwick, Judith Duncan [and 5 others]. (Sequim, Washington: Wide Awake Publishing, 2013. 101 pp.)
NW 811.608 LAST WE 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o885262559

The Crossings Guide to Oregon’s Coastal Spans. By Judy Fleagle. (Florence, Or.: Pacific Pub., 2012. 48 pp. Illustrations, map.)
NW 624.2 FLEAGLE 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o826869228

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act in Washington State. By Roger Stark. (Seattle, WA: Washington Policy Center, 2014, Rev. ed. 18 pp. Bibliographical references.)
NW 368.382 STARK 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o884934044

The Yachats Indians, Origins of the Yachats Name, and the Prison Camp Years. By Joanne Killel and Suzanne Curtis. (Waldport, OR: Joanne Killel and Suzanne Curtis, 2010, Rev. ed. 29 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references.)
NW 979.5004 KITTEL 2010
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o656418674

Tales from Saturday’s Child: A Collection of Columns by Gordon Aadland. (Centralia, Washington: Chronicle, 2014. 262 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 979.782 AADLAND 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o889094264

The People of Cascadia: Pacific Northwest Native American history. Written and illustrated by Heidi Bohan. (Seattle, Washington.: 4Culture, 2009. 175 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 979.5004 BOHAN 2009
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o460883156

Bellevue Farmers Market cookbook. By Cindy Pigott, foreword by Holly Smith. (Seattle, Wash.: Documentary Media, 2009. 136 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 641.5979 PIGOTT 2009
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o302099949

This is Mauro: Assaggio Ristorante cookbook. By Mauro Golmarvi (Seattle, WA: Documentary Media, 2013. 143 pp. Illustrations, index.)
NW 641.5945 GOLMARV 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o878147003

A Sound Defense: Military Sites, Lighthouses, and Memorials of Puget Sound. By Nancy L. McDaniel. (Chimacum, Wash.: Nancy L. McDaniel, 2013. 365 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 917.9704 MCDANIE 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o862117718

Obstacles– Bring ’em. By Maria Federici (Doyle). (Bloomington, IN: Xlibris Corp, 2013. 100 pp. Illustrations, index.)
This is the story of Maria Federici (Doyle), a young woman whose life changed on a February night in 2004 when a piece of particle board flew through her windshield. Striking her head it caused massive brain and facial trauma as well as complete blindness.
NW 362.4092 FEDERIC 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 855042886

Hawk Heaven: The Road to the Seahawks’ First Super Bowl Victory. By The Seattle Times. (Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2014. 128 pp. Illustrations.)
NW OVERSIZ 796.3326 HAWK HE 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 871556703

Super Hawks: The Seattle Seahawks’ 2013 Championship Season. (Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 796.3326 SUPER H 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o840465286

King County Collects: Treasures of Our Historical Organizations. By Association of King County Historical Organizations. (Seattle, Wash.: AKCHO, 2013. 188 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.
NW 979.777 KING CO 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o863077876

The Indian Frontier, 1846-1890. By Robert M. Utley. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003. Rev. ed. Histories of the American frontier series. 325 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.
NW 978.02 UTLEY 2003
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o52335098

Tracing Footsteps: Jefferson County, Washington. By Pam McCollum Clise. (Port Townsend, Washington: Teekalet Publishing, 2014. 475 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.
NW 979.798 CLISE 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o889949446

The Wages of Sin: The True Story & Photos of the Great Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbery of 1914. By Rustan Robertson. (Sedro-Woolley, Washington, Sedro-Woolley Museum, 2014. 88 pp. Illustrations, maps
NW 979.772 ROBERTS 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o889448648

The Chilean Memorial. By June Robinson. (Port Angeles, Washington: Clallam County Historial Society, 2000. 15 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references.)
NW 910.9164 ROBINSO 2000
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o889039216

The Norwegian Memorial. By June Robinson. (Port Angeles, Washington: Clallam County Historial Society, 2000. 13 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references.)
NW 910.9164 ROBINSO 2000a
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o889061115

Wreck of the Austria. By June Robinson. (Port Angeles, Washington: Clallam County Historial Society, 2000. 9 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references.)
NW 910.9164 ROBINSO 2000b
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o889056041

Views Through My Lenses: Helgi’s Saga: Eye Surgeon Shares His Eventful Journey from Iceland to America. By Helgi Heidar. (Centralia, WA: Helgi Heidar, 2013. 221 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 617.7092 HEIDAR 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o850019900

Stories from Riffe, Wash. By Buddy Rose. (Centralia, WA: Buddy Rose, 2013. 150 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.)
NW 979.782 ROSE 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o865512678

A History of the Chehalis Industrial Commission: A Community-Owned Not-For-Profit (501c3) Group of Friends. By Julie McDonald Zander. (Toledo, Wash.: Chapters of Life, 2013. 154 pp. Illustrations, index.)
NW 979.782 ZANDER 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o889271530

Chehalis, a “Can-Do” Community: A History of Industrial Development in Lewis County. By Julie McDonald Zander. (Toledo, Wash.: Chapters of Life, 2014. 306 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 979.782 ZANDER 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o889272830

Bull Head. By John Vigna. (Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2012. 201 pp.)
NW 813.6 VIGNA 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o805880095

Cruddy: An Illustrated Novel. By Lynda Barry. (New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction, 1999. 305 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 813.6 BARRY 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o45450244

Morning Glory: A Novel. By Sarah Jio. (New York, N.Y.: PLUME, Published by the Penguin Group, 2013. 291 pp.)
NW 813.6 JIO 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o837144236

Goodnight June: A Novel. By Sarah Jio. (New York: Plume, 2014. 284 pp.)
NW 813.6 JIO 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o861208338

Cloud Pharmacy. By Susan Rich. (Buffalo, N.Y.: White Pine Press, 2014. 96 pp.)
NW 811.6 RICH 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o858603295

A Simplified Map of the Real World: The Renata Stories. By Stevan Allred; illustrated by Laurie Paus. (Portland, Or.: Forest Avenue Press, 2013. 271 pp. Illustrations, map.)
NW 813.6 ALLRED 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o859680705

After the Earthquake. By Lindasue Flores. (Milwaukee, WI: Mirror Publishing, 2010. 115 pp.)
NW 813.6 FLORES 2010
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o893112046

Hall of Secrets. By Cate Campbell. (New York, NY: Kensington Books, 2014. 361 pp. A Benedict Hall novel.)
NW 813.6 CAMPBEL 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o848163188

Always Coming Home. By Ursula K. Le Guin, Todd Barton, Margaret Chodos-Irvine, George Hersh. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001. 523 pp. Illustrations, maps, music.)
NW 813.6 LE GUIN 2001
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o43615330

Alien on a Rampage. By Clete Barrett Smith; illustrated by Christian Slade. (New York: Disney Hyperion Books, 2013. The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast. 296 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 813.6 SMITH 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o832455745

A Bride for Noah. By Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith. (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2013. Seattle brides, Book 1. 296 pp.)
NW 813.6 COPELAN 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o821266001

Endangered. By Ann Littlewood. (Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 2012. A zoo mystery. Bibliographical references.)
NW 813.6 LITTLEW 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o759911348

Ascendance: Poems. By Tim McNulty. (New York: Pleasure Boat Studio, 2013. 121 p.)
NW 811.6 MCNULTY 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o857880135

A bride in the bargain. By Deeanne Gist. (Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House, 2009. Brides series. 365 pp.)
NW 813.6 GIST 2009
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o263987534

Annie Oakley’s Girl. By Rebecca Brown. (San Francisco: City Lights, 1993. 154 pp.)
NW 813.54 BROWN 1993
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o27677477

Come Away with Me. By Kristen Proby. (United States: CreateSpace, 2013. With me in Seattle series, bk. 1. 322 pp.)
NW 813.6 PROBY 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o843923870

Play with Me. By Kristen Proby. By Kristen Proby. (United States: CreateSpace, 2013. With me in Seattle series, bk. 1. 265 pp.)
NW 813.6 PROBY 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o846911768

Fight with Me.By Kristen Proby. (United States: CreateSpace, 2013. With me in Seattle series, bk. 2. 273 pp.)
NW 813.6 PROBY 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 844371203

Another Autumn: Poems. By Yvonne Higgins Leach. (Cincinnati: WordTech Editions, 2014. 80 pp.)
NW 811.6 LEACH 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o890314827

Beautiful. By Amy Reed. (New York: Simon Pulse, 2009. 232 pp.)
NW 813.6 REED 2009
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o262737477

Crazy. By Amy Reed. (New York: Simon Pulse, 2012. 367 pp.)
NW 813.6 REED 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o758243808

Clean. By Amy Reed. (New York: Simon Pulse, 2012. 272 pp.)

NW 813.6 REED 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o793201154

Dry Rot: A Sage Adair Historical Mystery of the Pacific Northwest. By S.L. Stoner. (Portland, Or.: Yamhill Press, 2013. Sage Adair historical mystery series. 251 pp.)
NW 813.6 STONER 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o793165725

Black Drop: A Sage Adair Historical Mystery of the Pacific Northwest. By S.L. Stoner. (Portland, Or.: Yamhill Press, 2014. A Sage Adair historical mystery. 314 pp.)
NW 813.6 STONER 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 863723545

A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain: A Novel. By Adrianne Harun. (New York: Penguin Books, 2014. 256 pp.)
NW 813.6 HARUN 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o852238742

At the End of the Ferry: Welcome to Seasons of Joy in a Little Bit of Scandinavia on the Olympic Peninsula. By Susan Walters. (Maitland, Florida: Xulon Press, 2012. 103 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 508.7979 WALTERS 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 861548765

Best Kept Secret: A Novel. By Amy Hatvany. (New York: Washington Square Press, 2011. 330 pp.)
NW 813.6 HATVANY 2011
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 664839363

The Language of Sisters: A Novel. By Amy Hatvany. (New York: Washington Square Press, 2012. 275 pp.)
NW 813.6 HATVANY 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o779266336

Heart like Mine: A Novel. By Amy Hatvany. (New York: Washington Square Press, 2013. 345 pp.)
NW 813.6 HATVANY 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 798133042

Safe with Me: A Novel. By Amy Hatvany. (New York: Washington Square Press, 2014. 338 pp.)
NW 813.6 HATVANY 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o881757052

A Soft Place to Fall. By Betsy Rogers. (Las Vegas, NV: Montlake Romance, 2012. 185 pp.)
NW 813.6 ROGERS 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o815825093

Geek Love. By Katherine Dunn. (New York: Vintage Books, 2002. 347 pp.
NW 813.54 DUNN 2002
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o50590962

Fiddlehead. By Cherie Priest. (New York: Tor, 2013. Clockwork century novels. 366 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 813.6 PRIEST 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o827256652

Chilled. By Kendra Elliot. (Las Vegas, NV: Montlake Romance, 2012. A bone secrets novel. 348 pp.)
NW 813.6 ELLIOT 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o806957467

Evil at Heart. By Chelsea Cain. (New York: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 2011. 341 pp.)
NW 813.6 CAIN 2011
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o696085429

Kill You Twice: An Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell Novel. By Chelsea Cain. (New York: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 2013. 369 pp.)
NW 813.6 CAIN 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 810534016

The Night Season. By Chelsea Cain. (New York, NY: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 2011. 337 pp. Map.)
NW 813.6 CAIN 2011
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o767903487

Thicker Than Water: A Leo Waterman Mystery. By G.M. Ford. (Las Vegas, NV: Thomas & Mercer, 2012. A Leo Waterman mystery. 260 pp.)
NW 813.6 FORD 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o804008220

Chump Change: A Leo Waterman Mystery. By G.M. Ford. (Las Vegas, NV: Thomas & Mercer, 2014. A Leo Waterman mystery. 233 pp.)
NW 813.6 FORD 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o864091145

Clearly Now, the Rain: A Memoir of Love and Other Trips. By Eli Hastings. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: ECW Press, 2013. 260 pp.)
NW 973.9209 HASTING 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o815824990

Scene of the Climb. By Kate Dyer-Seeley. (New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corp., 2014. A Pacific Northwest mystery. 299 pp.)
NW 813.6 DYER SE 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o858601769

Now, Now. By Jennifer Maier. (Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013. 65 pp.)
NW 811.6 MAIER 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o847837291

Reflected. By Rhiannon Held. (New York: Tor Books, 2014. 336 pp.)

NW 813.6 HELD 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o853618618

Questionable Practices. By Eileen Gunn. (Easthampton, Mass.: Small Beer Press, 2013. 276 pp.)
NW 813.6 GUNN 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o867915953

I Loved You More: A Novel. By Tom Spanbauer. (Portland, Oregon: Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts, 2013. 466 pp.
NW 813.54 SPANBAU 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o841516432

The Man Who Fell In Love with the Moon: A Novel. By Tom Spanbauer. (New York: Grove Press, 1991. 355 pp.)
NW 813.54 SPANBAU 1991
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o43973660

Odin’s Wake. By R.W. Magill. (R.W. Magill, 2013. 306 pp.)
NW 813.6 MAGILL 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 893588447

vN: The First Machine Dynasty. By Madeline Ashby. (Long Island City: Angry Robot, 2012. 348 pp.)
NW 813.6 ASHBY 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o760971563

iD: The Second Machine Dynasty. By Madeline Ashby. (Long Island City, NY: Angry Robot, 2013. 315 pp.)
NW 813.54 ASHBY 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o816511880

More Than a Touch. By Alexis Morgan. (New York: Signet Eclipse, 2014. A Snowberry Creek novel. 328 pp.)
NW 813.6 MORGAN 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 849719125

Highliners: A Novel. By William B. McCloskey, Jr. (New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2013. Highliners, bk. 1. 387 pp. maps.)
NW 813.6 MCCLOSK 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 816030120

Home by Morning. By Alex Harrington. (Las Vegas, NV: Montlake Romance, 2010″ 320 pp.)
NW 813.6 HARRING 2010
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o758397848

Home By Nightfall. By Alexis Harrington. (Las Vegas, NV: Montlake Romance, 2012. 279 pp.)
NW 813.6 HARRING 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o805145009

Running Secrets. By Arleen Willliams. (Seattle, Wash.: Booktrope Editions, 2013. Alki triliogy, bk. 1. 281 pp.)
NW 813.6 WILLIAM 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o868045047

Rough Day. By Ed Skoog. (Port Townsend, Washington: Copper Canyon Press, 2013. 85 pp.)
NW 811.6 SKOOG 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o812258442

Portrait of the Poet as an Engineer. By Maged Zaher. (Boston, Mass.: Pressed Wafer, 2009. 77 pp.)
NW 811.6 ZAHER 2009
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o460057229

The Revolution Happened And You Didn’t Call Me. By Maged Zaher. (Kane’ohe, HI: Tinfish Press, 2012. 67 pp.)
NW 811.6 ZAHER 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o806785320

Thank You for the Window Office. By Maged Zaher. (Brooklyn, NY: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2012. 74 pp.)
NW 811.6 ZAHER 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 816032363

Last Go Round: A Real Western. By Ken Kesey with Ken Babbs. (New York: Penguin Books, 1995. 238 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 813.54 KERSEY 1995
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o32730295

Sailing by Ravens. By Holly J. Hughes. (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2014. Alaska literary series. 84 pages: Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 811.6 HUGHES 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o853113554

Prayer as Night Falls: Experiencing Compline. By Kenneth V. Peterson. (Brewster, Massachusetts: Paraclete Press, Inc., 2013. 226 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 264.15 PETERSO 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o856861047

No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories. By Miranda July. (New York: Scribner, 2008. 205 pp.)
NW 813.6 JULY 2008
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o228505684

Murder Strikes A Pose: A Downward Dog Mystery. By Tracy Weber. (Woodbury, Minnesota: Midnight Ink, 2014. 274 pp.)
NW 813.6 WEBER 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 857287911

Seasons’ End. By Will North. (Seattle, WA: Booktrope Editions, 2013. 232 pp.)
NW 813.6 NORTH 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o870900303

Night Blind. By Michael W. Sherer. (Las Vegas, NV: Thomas & Mercer, 2012. 411 pp.)
NW 813.6 SHERER 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 806521669

Permeable Borders.By Nina Kiriki Hoffman. (Bonney Lake, WA: Fairwood Press, 2012. 278 pp.)
NW 813.6 HOFFMAN 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o800043268

Never Eighteen. By Megan Bostic. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012″ 200 pp.)
NW 813.6 BOSTIC 2012
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Reckless Lovely. By Martha Silano. (Ardmore, PA: Saturnalia Books, 2014. 68 pp.)
NW 811.6 SILANO 2014
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Songs for a Summons: Poems. By David Guterson. (Sandpoint, Idaho: Lost Horse Press, 2014.64 pp.)
NW 811.6 GUTERSO 2014
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Hard Rain Falling. By Don Carpenter; introduction by George Pelecanos. (New York: New York Review Books, 2009. 308 pp.)
NW 813.54 CARPENT 2009
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The Bet. By Rachel Van Dyken. (New York: Forever, 2014. 275 pp.)
NW 813.6 VAN DYK 2014
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Stop the Ocean. By Laura Neuman. (Ithaca, NY: Stockport Flats, 2014. 77 pp.)
NW 811.6 NEUMAN 2014
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Tulip Season: A Mitra Basu Mystery. By Bharti Kirchner. (Seattle, Wash.: Booktrope, 2012. 243 pp.)
NW 813.6 KIRCHNE 2012
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The Sweet Spot. By Laura Drake. (New York: Forever, 2013. Sweet on a cowboy, bk. 1. 322 pp.)
NW 813.6 DRAKE 2013
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The Pet Thief. By Kassten Alonso. (Tuscaloosa: FC2, 2013. 341 pp. Bibliographical references.)
NW 813.6 ALONSO 2013
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The Monarchs. By Melanie Noel. (Ithaca, NY: Stockport Flats, 2013. 55 pp.)
NW 811.6 NOEL 2013
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The Free: A Novel. By Willy Vlautin. (New York: Harper Perennial, 2014. 297 pp.)
NW 813.6 VLAUTIN 2014
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The Lynching of Louie Sam: A Novel. By Elizabeth Stewart. (Toronto: Annick Press, 2012. 288 pp.)
NW 813.6 STEWART 2012
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The Wanderer. By Robyn Carr and Don Mills (Ontario: Harlequin Mira, 2013. Thunder Point novel. 377 pp.)
NW 813.6 CARR 2013
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The Newcomer. By Robyn Carr. (Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin MIRA, 2013. A Thunder Point novel. 360 pp.)
NW 813.6 CARR 2013
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The Hero. By Robyn Carr. (Don Mills, Ontario, Canada: Harlequin MIRA, 2013. A Thunder Point novel. 379 pp.)
NW 813.6 CARR 2013
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Tip of A Bone. By Christine Finlayson. (Cambridge, Minnesota: Adventure Publications, Inc., 2013. 262 pp.)
NW 813.6 FINLAYS 2013
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Three Sisters. By Susan Mallery. (Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin Mira, 2013. Blackberry Island novel. 340 pp.)
NW 813.6 MALLERY 2013
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Evening Stars. By Susan Mallery. (Don Mills, Ontario: Harlequin MIRA, 2014. Blackberry Island novel. 356 pp.)
NW 813.6 MALLERY 2014
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There. Here.: poems. By Stan Sanvel Rubin. (Sandpoint, Idaho: Lost Horse Press, 2013.75 pp.)
NW 811.54 RUBIN 2013
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The Whiskey Creek Water Company. By Jan Walker. (Gig Harbor, Washington: Plicata Press, 2014. 326 pp.)
NW 813.6 WALKER 2014
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This Is Between Us: A Novel. By Kevin Sampsell. (Brooklyn, New York: Tin House Books, 2013. 234 pp.)
NW 813.6 SAMPSEL 2013
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The Woods: A Saga of Love, Grand Dreams, and Transformation… By Ronald Lee Geigle. (Washington, DC: Polidais LLC, 2013. 423 pp)
NW 813.6 GEIGLE 2013
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The Sex Offender: A Novel. By Matthew Stadler. (New York: Grove Press, 2000. 206 pp.)
NW 813.6 STADLER 2000
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Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants. By The Oatmeal [written and drawn by Matthew Inman.] (Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2013. 162 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 741.5697 WHY GRI 2013
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The Land Of Plenty. By Robert Cantwell, selected and introduced by Jess Walter. (Seattle, Wash.: Pharos Editions, 2013, originally published in 1934. 357 pp.)
NW 813.6 CANTWEL 2013
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You Don’t Love This Man: A Novel. By Dan DeWeese. (New York: Harper Perennial, 2011. 336 pp.)
NW 813.6 DEWEESE 2011
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A Fuller View of China: Chinese Art in the Seattle Art Museum. By Josh Yiu, Seattle Art Museum. (Seattle, London: University of Washington Press. 192 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 709.5107 SEATTLE 2014
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Be In a Treehouse: Design, Construction, Inspiration. By Pete Nelson. (New York, NY: Abrams, 2014. 223 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 690.89 NELSON 2014
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Forlorn Confederacy: The Native Wars in the Washington Territory 1855-1858. By Mark A. Berhow. (Peoria, Illinois: Cosmoline Press, 2014. 73 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references.)
NW 979.703 BERHOW 2014
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A History of Pacific Northwest Cuisine: Mastodons to Molecular Gastronomy. By Marc Hinton, edited by Pamela Heiligenthal. (Charleston, SC: American Palate, a division of The History Press, 2013. 206 pp. Iillustrations.)
NW 641.5979 HINTON 2013
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Beer Lover’s Washington. By Logan Thompson. (Guilford, Conn.: GPP, 2013. 278 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.)
NW 647.9579 THOMPSO 2013
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A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother. By Janny Scott. (New York: Riverhead, 2012. 386 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 973.932 SCOTT 2012
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Aircraft Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest. By David L. McCurry, with Cye Laramie and Dan Thomas Nelson. (Bennington, VT: Merriam Press, 2013. 242 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.
NW 623.746 MCCURRY 2013
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Aircraft Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest, Volume 2. By David L. McCurry, with Cye Laramie and Don Hinton. (Bennington, VT: Merriam Press, 2014. 292 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.
NW 623.746 MCCURRY 2014
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Freeway Birding, San Francisco to Seattle. By Harry G. Fuller. (Klamath River, CA: Living Gold Press, 2013. 352 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 598.0723 FULLER 2013
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Eat & Explore Washington: Favorite Recipes, Celebrations & Travel Destinations. By Christy Campbell. (Kosciusko, MS: Great American Publishers, 2013. 256 pp. Illustrations, index.)
NW 641.5979 CAMPBEL 2013
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Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States. By text by R.J. Adams; illustrations by Tim D. Manolis. (Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2014. California natural history guide series, no. 108. 303 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 595.4409 ADAMS 2014
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Finding Bigfoot: Everything You Need To Know. By Martha Brockenbrough. (New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2013. 149 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 001.944 BROCKEN 2013
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Field Guide to the Sedges of the Pacific Northwest. By Barbara L. Wilson, et. al. (Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2014. Second edition. 432 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 584.8409 WILSON 2014
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Bridging a Great Divide: The Battle for the Columbia River Gorge. By Kathie Durbin. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2013. 312 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 979.7 DURBIN 2013
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Battle Ready: The National Coast Defense System and the Fortification of Puget Sound, 1894-1925. By David M. Hansen. (Pullman, Washington: Washington State University Press, 2014. 161 pp. Bibliographical references, index
NW 355.4509 HANSEN 2014
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The Washington Guide to Fairs, Festivals & Craft Shows. (Oakridge, OR: Drake Publications, 2014 edition. 208pp. Illustrations, map, index.)
NW 394.2097 WASHING 2014
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Fodor’s Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West. (New York: Fodor’s Travel Publications, 2014 edition. 936 pp. Illustrations, maps.)
NW 917 FODORS 2014 ed. 4
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Maritime Place Names: Inland Washington Waters. By Richard W. Blumenthal. (Bellevue, WA: Inland Waters Pub. Co., 2012. 338 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references.)
NW 917.977 BLUMENT 2012
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The rural West since World War II / R. Douglas Hurt, editor
Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas, 1998. 258 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 978.033 RURAL W 1998
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Charles Wilkes and the Exploration of Inland Washington Waters: Journals from the Expedition of 1841. Edited by Richard W. Blumenthal. (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009. 314 pp. maps.)
NW 917.977 BLUMENT 2009
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In Season: Culinary Adventures of a Pacific Northwest Chef. By Greg Atkinson; photography by Charity Burggraaf. (Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 2014. 240 pp. Illustrations, index.)
NW 641.5970 ATKINSO 2014
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The Enemy Never Came: The Civil War in the Pacific Northwest. By Scott McArthur. (Caldwell, Idaho : Caxton Press, 2012. 268 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 973.7 MCARTHU 2012
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John Mullan: The Tumultuous Life Of A Western Road Builder. By Keith C. Petersen. (Pullman, Wash.: Washington State University Press, 2014. 336 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 623.6209 PETERSE 2014
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Legendary Locals Of Walla Walla, Washington. By Diane B. Reed. (Charleston, South Carolina: Legendary Locals, Arcadia Publishing, 2014. Legendary locals series. 127 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 979.702 REED 2014
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Harvest Heritage: Agricultural Origins and Heirloom Crops of the Pacific Northwest. By Richard D. Scheuerman and Alexander C. McGregor, with color plates by John Clement. (Pullman, Wash.: Washington State University Press, 2013. 186 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 338.1097 SCHEUER 2013
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Paradise Imperfect: An American Family Moves to the Costa Rican Mountains. By Margot Page. (Seattle, Washington USA: Yellow House Press, 2013. 265 pp.)
NW 972.8605 PAGE 2013
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The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise. By Ian McAllister & Nicholas Read; photographs by Ian Mcallister. (Victoria, BC: Orca Book Pub., 2013. 121 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 578.7709 MCALIST 2013
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The Columbia River: A Historical Travel Guide. By JoAnn Roe. (Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press, 2013. 228 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 917.9704 ROE 2013
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The Nude Beach Notebook. By Barbara J. Scot. (Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 2014. 198 pp. Bibliographical references.)
NW 979.549 SCOT 2014
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The Dancer Diaries, Volume 1. By Andy Norris. (Portland, Oregon: Gyrfalcon Press, 2013. 123 pp.)
NW 813.6 NORRIS 2013 v1
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Souls in the Hands of a Tender God: Stories of the Search for Home and Healing on the Streets. By Craig Rennebohm with David Paul “Rennebohm. (Boston: Beacon Press, 208 pp. Bibliographical references, index.)
NW 242 RENNEBO 2008
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Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music. By Marisa Meltzer. (New York: Faber and Faber, 2010. 162 pp. Bibliographical references, filmography, index.)
NW 781.6408 MELTZER 2010
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It Happened On The Oregon Trail, 2^nd ed. By Tricia Martineau Wagner. (Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2014. It happened in series. 205 pp. Map, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 978.02 WAGNER 2014
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Elders Dialog: Ed Davis and Vi Hilbert Discuss Native Puget Sound Language, Culture and Heritage. Edited by Jay Miller, PhD. (Seattle, Washington: Lushootseed Press, 2014. 245 pp. Illustations, map, bibliographical references.)
NW 979.7004 ELDERS 2014
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The Shoshoneans: The People Of The Basin-Plateau. By Edward Dorn, et.al. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2013. Expanded edition, “Recencies. 165 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 978.0049 DORN 2013
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Wild Berries of Washington and Oregon. By T. Abe Lloyd, Fiona Hamersley Chambers. (Auburn, Washington: Lone Pine Publishing International, 2014. 256 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 581.464 LLOYD 2014
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The First 100 Years: Women’s University Club of Seattle, 1914-2014. Edited by Carol Sollie, Sheri Bloch, Maryann Spangler, Julie Moberly. (Seattle, WA: Women’s University Club of Seattle, 2013. 112 pp. Illustrations, maps, plans.)
NW 305.406 BLOCH 2013
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My Seasons: A Literary Celebration of Sports and Life. By Bob Welch. (Eugene, Or.: AO Creative, 2007. 239 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 612.044 WELCH 2007
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The Story of Tregoning Boat Company: A Seattle Business – A Pioneer Family and a Little History. By Frank J. Tregoning. (Seattle, 2012. 96 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 623.8223 TREGONI 2012
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Buckle of the Power Belt: Recollections of the Wenatchee World’s First 100 Years. By Andy Dappen. (Wenatchee, WA: Wenatchee World, World Pub. Co., 2005. 360 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 979.759 DAPPEN 2005
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San Juan Islands … And Beyond: A Photographer’s Journey. Photographed by Karyn F. King. (Anacortes, WA: Her Majesty’s Press, 2012. 108 pp. Illustrations, map.)
NW OVERSIZ 508.79 KING 2012
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Healy’s West: The Life and Times of John J. Healy. By Gordon E. Tolton. (Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press, [2014]” “287 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 979.5041 TOLTON 2014
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Frontier Cowboys and the Great Divide: Early Ranching In BC and Alberta. By Ken Mather. (Victoria/Vancouver/Calgary: Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., 2013. 221 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 971.103 MATHER 2013
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From Summit to Sea: An Illustrated History of Railroads in British Columbia and Alberta. By George H. Buck. (Calgary, Alta.: Fifth House, 1997. 202 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 385.0971 BUCK 1997
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Asper Nation: Canada’s Most Dangerous Media Company. By Marc Edge. (Vancouver: New Star Books, 2007. 326 pp. Bibliographical references, index.)
NW 384.5506 EDGE 2007
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Reservation “Capitalism”: Economic Development in Indian Country. By Robert J. Miller; foreword by Tom Daschle. (Lincoln : Bison Books, 2013. 208 pages. Bibliographical references, index.)
NW 338.973 MILLER 2013
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Pen and Ink Witchcraft: Treaties and Treaty Making in American Indian History. By Colin G. Calloway. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2013. 377 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 346.7301 CALLOWAY 2013
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Silverdale. By Kitsap County Historical Society. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations, maps.)
NW 979.702 SILVERD 2014
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Tribes and trappers: a history of Montana, Volume One. By Greg Strandberg. (Missoula: Big Sky Words Press, 2013. 221 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references.
NW 978.6 STRANDB 2013 v1
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Tragedy at Southern Oregon Tunnel 13: Deautremonts Hold Up the Southern Pacific. By Scott Mangold. (Charleston; London: The History Press, 2013. 207 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.
NW 364.1552 MANGOLD 2013
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The Book of Shadows: New & Selected Poems. By Carlos Reyes. (Sandpoint, Idaho: Lost Horse Press, 2009. 240 pp.
NW 811.6 REYES 2009
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Whelm: Poems. By Dawn Lonsinger “Lonsinger, Dawn” “Sandpoint, Idaho: Lost Horse Press, 2013. 95 pp.)
NW 811.6 LONSING 2013
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First Up: Barnstorming for Poetry. By Samuel Green. (Bellingham, WA : Village Books, 2012. 71 pp. Bibliographical references.)
NW 811.6 GREEN 2012
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Incomplete Strangers: Poems. By Robert McNamara. (Sandpoint, Idaho : Lost Horse Press, 2013. 62 pp.)
NW 811.6 MCNAMAR 2013
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The Radium Watch Dial Painters: Poems. By D.S. Butterworth. (Sandpoint, Idaho: Lost Horse Press, 2008. 82 pp.)
NW 811.6 BUTTERW 2008
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Once Upon a Two by Four. By Ann Combs. (Burton, Wash.: Endicott and Hugh Books, 2012. 240 pp.)
NW 979.776 COMBS 2012
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A Tale for the Time Being. By Ruth Ozeki. (New York: Viking, 2013. 422 pp.)
NW 813.6 OZEKI 2013
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Dark Moon Walking. By R.J. McMillen. (Victoria, British Columbia: TouchWood Editions, 2014. A Dan Connor mystery. 232 pp.)
NW 813.6 MCMILLE 2014
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Devil’s Gate: Owning the Land, Owning the Story. By Tom Rea. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006. 307 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 978.785 REA 2006
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Their Own Frontier: Women Intellectuals Re-Visioning the American West. Edited and with an introduction by Shirley A. Leckie and Nancy J. Parezo. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2008. 395 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 301.092 THEIR O 2008
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Yakama Rising: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization, Activism, and Healing. Michelle M. Jacob. (Tucson: Univ. Of Arizona Press, 2014. 139 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 305.897 JACOB 2014
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The Cornish Miner in America: The Contribution to the Mining History of the United States by Emigrant Cornish Miners–The Men Called Cousin Jacks. By Arthur Cecil Todd. (Spokane, Wash.: Arthur H. Clark, 2005, c1967. 279 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 622.0973 TODD 2005
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Photographing Washington: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them. By Gordon and Cathie Sullivan. (Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press, 2014. 112 pp. Illustrations, maps.)
NW 778.9991 SULLIVA 2014
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Mary Randlett Portraits. By Frances McCue, photographs by Mary Randlett. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2014. 183 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 779.2092 MCCUE 2014
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The Civil War Rivalry: Oregon vs. Oregon State. By Kerry Eggers. (Charleston; London: The History Press, 2014. 527 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 796.3326 EGGERS 2014
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Ball Four: The Final Pitch. By Jim Bouton. (New York: Turner, 2014. 540 pp. Illustrations, index.)
NW 796.357 BOUTON 2014
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Rough Breaks: A Wyoming High Country Memoir. Laurie Wagner Buyer. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013. 249 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 811.54 BUYER 2013
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Storied Lives: Japanese American Students and World War II. By Gary Y. Okihiro; with a contribution by Leslie A. Ito. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1999. 182 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 940.5308 OKIHIRO 1999
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The Hank Adams reader: an exemplary native activist and the unleashing of indigenous sovereignty. Edited by David E. Wilkins. (Golden, Colo.: Fulcrum Pub., 2011. 312 pp. Bibliographical references, index.)
NW 970.0049 HANK AD 2011
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o704120580

The Oregon Shanghaiers: Columbia River Crimps From Portland To Astoria. By Barney Blalock. (Charleston, SC : History Press, 2014. 159 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 979.503 BLALOCK 2014
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Auburn. Hilary Pittenger. (Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 979.777 PITTENG 2014
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Compassion In Dying: Stories Of Dignity And Choice. Edited by Barbara Coombs Lee; foreword by Barbara Roberts. (Troutdale, Or.: NewSage Press: Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West, 2003. 137 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 362.175 COMPASS 2003
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Boise Impressions. By Idaho Stock Images  (Helena, Mont.: Farcountry Press, 2009. 80 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 917.9628 BOISE I 2009
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Custer Survivor: The End of a Myth, the Beginning of a Legend. By John Koster. (Palisades, New York: Chronology Books, 2010. 220 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references, index.
NW 973.8209 KOSTER 2010
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 671384043

At The World’s Edge: Curt Lang’s Vancouver, 1937-1998. By Claudia Cornwall; foreword by David Beers. (Salt Spring Island, B.C.: Mother Tongue Pub., 2011. 266 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 971.133 CORNWAL 2011
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Buckaroos and Mud Pups: The Early Days of Ranching in British Columbia. By Ken Mather. (Surrey, BC: Heritage House Pub., 2006. 222 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 971.103 MATHER 2006
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o63705411

Day Hike! Mount Rainier. By Ron C. Judd. (Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2014.  3^rd Edition. 195 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.)
NW 917.9794 JUDD 2014
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The Elusive State Of Jefferson: A Journey through the 51st State. By Peter Laufer, PhD. (Guilford, Connecticut: TwoDot, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, 2013. 229 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 974.4053 LAUFER 2013
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Grand Teton National Park. By Kendra Leah Fuller and Shannon Sullivan with images contributed by Jackson Hole Historical Society. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 978.701 FULLER 2014
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Geyser Basins of Yellowstone. By Dr. N. Genean Dunn and Thomas D. Dunn. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references.)
NW 978.752 DUNN 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o869774940

Crook County. By Steve Lent. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2013. 127 pp. Illustrations, maps.)
NW 979.583 LENT 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o861186687

Conversations with Ken Kesey. Edited by Scott F. Parker. (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2014. 194 pp. Bibliographical references, index.)
NW 928.1 KESEY 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 859252914

Collared: Politics and Personalities in Oregon’s Wolf Country. By Aimee Lyn Brown. (Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2013. 135 pp. Map, bibliographical references, index.
NW 599.773 EATON 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o842337321

A Reliable Car and a Woman Who Knows It: The First Coast-To-Coast Auto Trips by Women, 1899-1916. By Curt McConnell. (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2000. 174 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 796.7082 MCCONNE 2000
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o44461967

Around Florence. By Judy Fleagle. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations, maps,
NW 979.531 FLEAGLE 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o871346035

Ahead of the Flaming Front: A Life on Fire. By Jerry D. Mathes II. (Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press, 2013. 225 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 363.3709 MATHES 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o839395884

Building The Columbia River Highway: They Said It Couldn’t Be Done. By Peg Willis. (Charleston, SC: History Press, 2014. 186 pp. Bibliographical references, index.)
NW 388.122 WILLIS 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o866800133

Alaska’s Whaling Coast. By Dale Vinnedge. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2013. 127 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 976.1 VINNEDG 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 838417078

Crater Lake National Park. By Margaret LaPlante. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2013. 127 pp. Illustrations.) NW 979.591 LAPLANT 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o870530755

Magnificently Unrepentant: The Story of Merve Wilkinson and Wildwood. By Goody Niosi. (Survey, B.C.: Heritage House, 2001. 236 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.)
NW 634.9092 NIOSI 2001
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o47823365

Portland International Raceway. By Jeff Zurschmeide. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2013. 127 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 796.7206 ZURSCHM 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 847348842

Portland’s Maritime History. By Rebecca Harrison and Daniel Cowan.
(Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations.
NW 979.549 HARRISO 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o858731307

Oregon Surfing: Central Coast. By Scott and Sandy Blackman. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 95 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 797.3209 BLACKMA 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 859882838

Mount Hood National Forest. By Cheryl Hill. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references.)
NW 979.5 HILL 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o862781952

Myrtle Point and Vicinity, 1893-1950. By Chuck King, Linda Kirk, Carolyn Prola, and Mary Ellen Robertson. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations, maps.)
NW 979.502 KING 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o865494311

Pendleton. By Elizabeth Gibson. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2013. 127 pp. Illustrations.)

NW 979.569 GIBSON 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o878950792

Oak Harbor. By Peggy Christine Darst. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 979.775 DARST 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o859882710

Oregon & Northwestern Railroad. By Jeff Moore and Wayne I. Monger.
(Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2013. 127 pp. Illustrations, maps.)
NW 625.2603 MOORE 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o852733498

Meander Scars: Reflections on Healing the Willamette River. By Abby P. Metzger. (Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2013. 142 pp. Bibliographical reference)
NW 577.6409 METZGER 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o849509503

Robert Davidson: Abstract Impulse. Essays by Barbara Brotherton, Sheila Farr, John Haworth. (Seattle: Seattle Art Museum in association with University of Washington Press, 2013. 104 pp. Illustrations
NW 709.2 ROBERT 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o837138780

Undaunted: The Best of BC Bookworld. Edited by Alan Twigg; illustrations by David Lester. (Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2013.    242 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 808.8499 UNDAUNT 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o849719534

Woodpeckers of North America. By Frances Backhouse. (Richmond Hill, Ont.: Firefly Books, 2005. 232 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 598.7209 BACKHOU 2005
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o58051297

We Belong in History: Writing with William Stafford. By introduction by Paulann Petersen. (Portland, Oregon: Ooligan Press, 2013. 135 pp.
NW 811.54 WE BELO 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o849204201

Winemakers of the Willamette Valley: Pioneering Vintners from Oregon’s Wine Country. By Vivian Perry & John Vincent   foreword by Harry Peterson-Nedry. (Charleston, SC: American Palate, a division of The History Press, 2013. 160 pp. Illustrations, index.
NW 663.2092 PERRY 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o855581034

A Flash of Hex. By Jes Battis. (New York: Ace Books, 2009. 371 pp.)
NW 813.6 BATTIS 2009
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o268794842

Inhuman Resources. By Jes Battis. (New York: Ace Books, 2010. 304 pp.)
NW 813.6 BATTIS 2010
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 462898879

Understory: Poems. By Paulann Petersen. (Sandpoint, Idaho: Lost Horse Press, 2013. 182 pp.)
NW 811.6 PETERSE 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o823927803

Where Law Ends. By Kevin Emmet Foley. (Pronghorn Press, 2008. 411 pp.)
NW 813.6 FOLEY 2008
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o316736344

42: A Novel. By M. Thomas Cooper. (Portland, OR:  Ooligan Press, 2008. 325 pp.
NW 813.6 COOPER 2008
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 229455103

The Empty House: Stories. By Nathan Oates. (Sandpoint, Idaho: Lost Horse Press, 2013. 183 pp.)
NW 813.6 OATES 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o854541641

Mussio Venture Presents Backroad Mapbook. By Russell Mussio. (New Westminster, B.C.: Mussio Ventures Ltd., 1998. Illustrations, maps, indexes.
NW 912.711 MUSSIO 2003
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o47200408

Boring. By Dan Bosserman. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 979.541 BOSSERM 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o877852850

Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton. Edited by Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz.  (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2014. 669 pp. Illustrations, maps.)
NW OVERSIZ 979.701 KENNEWI 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 872382151

Notes from a 12 Man: A Truly Biased History of the Seattle Seahawks. By Mark Tye Turner. (Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2009. 288 pp. Bibliographical references, index.
NW 796.3326 TURNER 2009
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o308209033

Inside Oregon State Hospital: A History Of Tragedy And Triumph. By Diane L. Goeres-Gardner; foreword by John Terry. (Charleston: The History Press, 2013. 334 pp. Index.)
NW 362.2109 GOERES 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o827261529

Grandview. By Ruth A. Dirk. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 979.755 GRANDVI 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o875645073

Haunted By Waters: A Journey Through Race and Place in the American West. By Robert T. Hayashi; foreword by Wayne Franklin. (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2007. 194 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical reference, index.)
NW 305.8009 HAYASHI 2007
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 153578931

Crazy Enough: A Memoir. By Storm Large. (New York: Free Press, 2012. 267 pp.)
NW 782.4216 LARGE 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o849817205

Day Hike! Central Cascades. By Mike McQuaide. (Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 2014. 3rd edition. 277 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.)
NW 796.51 MCQUAID 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o879388541

Hourglass museum. By Kelli Russell Agodon. (Buffalo, New York: White Pine Press, 2014. 120 pp.)
NW 811.6 AGODON 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o858603285

Washington’s Sunset Highway. By Church Flood. (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 127 pp. Illustrations, maps.)
NW 979.784 FLOOD 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o875999737

Echoes of Mutiny: Race, Surveillance, and Indian Anticolonialism in North America. By Seema Sohi.
(Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 271 pp.)
NW 305.8009 SOHI 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o873746903

The Pacific Northwest Garden Tour: The 60 Best Gardens to Visit in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. By Donald Olson. (Portland: Timber Press, 2014. 300 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.
NW 635.0979 OLSON 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o 866563745

Seattle Seahawks Super Season: Notes from a 12 on the Best Season in Seahawks History. By Mark Tye Turner.
(Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2014. 145 pp. Illustrations.)
NW 796.3326 TURNER 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o886381104

Fly Fishing For Western Smallmouth. By David Paul Williams. (Mechanicsburg, PA: Headwater Books/Stackpole Books, 2014. 202 pp. Illustrations, index.)
NW 799.1773 WILLIAM 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o865496191

The Deerholme Foraging Book: Wild Foods from the Pacific Northwest. By Bill Jones. (Victoria, British Columbia: TouchWood Editions, 2014. 266 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 641.6 JONES 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o858894963

The Bright Hours.  (Bloomington, Indiana: Xlibris Corporation, 2010. 171 pp.)
NW 796.5092 ANTONSE 2010
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o877847189

The Crow’s Nest. By Barbara Giles. (Florence, Oregon: BeeJayGee Press, 2014. 178 pp.)
NW 813.6 GILES 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o894122728

The West Coast of Vancouver Island, Including the Bunsby Islands & the Broken Group. By Anne & Laurence Yeadon-Jones. (Anacortes, Wa: FineEdge Nautical & Recreational Publishing, 2006. 191 pp. Dreamspeaker Cruising Guide, v. 6. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical information, index.)
NW OVERSIZ 797.1097 YEADON 2006 v6
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o62691608

Gender, Whiteness, and Power in Rodeo: Breaking Away from the Ties of Sexism and Racism. By Tracey Owens Patton & Sally M. Schedlock. (Lanham, Md.: Lexington, Books, 2012. 228 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index.)
NW 791.8409 PATTON 2012
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o794363244

Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest: A Guide to the Area’s Best Backcountry Hot Springs. By Evie Litton and Sally Jackson. (Guilford, Connecticut; Helena, Montana: FalconGuides, 2014. Fifth edition. 352 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.)
NW 796.5109 LITTON 2014
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o883207022

Tenino Scrapbook: Memories of Tenino with a Walk down Sussex, 1900-1950. Compiled by Evelyn Ruggieri Hoffman; with special thanks to David Alton Phillips and other family and friends for their help; edited by Larry Zessom and Julie McDonald Zander. (The Author, 2013. 274 pp. Illustrations, maps, index.)
NW 979.779 HOFFMAN 2013
http://stlow.iii.com/search~S2?/o861237545

A Tale for the Time Being. By Ruth Ozeki (New York : Viking, 2013. 422 pp.)

From the desk of Sean Lanksbury, PNW & Special Collections Librarian

When a diary sails across the Pacific in a Hello Kitty lunchbox to the shore of an island in British Columbia, it is recovered by a novelist named Ruth recently relocated from New York City.  In this diary a teenage girl finds sanctuary, purging into its pages her daily trials as she adjusts and copes with brutal Japanese classmates and a youth culture alien to her, musing on her relocation from the United States, ranting about and reflecting upon the failings of her parents, and making personal revelations catalyzed by her Great-Grandmother, Jiko, a Zen Buddhist Priest.  Ruth (the character) serves as the primary witness to Nao’s sufferings as Ruth herself manages her own grief, isolation, writer’s block, and hindered sense of self alongside her drive to discover the mysterious fate of this child author.

The book within the book grapples bullying, culture shock, economic hard times, and asks questions of ethical duty and the potential price a family pays to reconcile the legacy they share.  The author of Tale for the Time Being, Ruth Ozeki, like the story’s great-grandmother, is a Zen Buddhist Priest and was ordained in 2010.  She divides her time between the Pacific Northwest and New York City. Whatever parallels you wish to draw from this are up to you.

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2013, this is a highly recommended read.  The book on the whole plays with history, time, and biography pulling and snapping back each element like narrative putty.  It is refreshingly unsentimental in its humanistic approach, and the tale’s stylistically bold design is jeweled with relatable characters.

Ms. Ozeki will also be in Washington as the opening speaker for the 2014-15 Artist and Lecture Series at South Puget Sound Community College, on Oct 9th.

ISBN-13: 9780670026630

Available at the State Library’s Pacific Northwest Collections, NW 813.6 OZEKI 2013

and as a physical and downloadable talking book through NLS and WTBBL

 

Upcoming Event at the Central Library!

Hidden Voices: Audio Archaeology at Madigan Army Hospital’s Radio Station, with Dale Sadler (Cultural Resources Specialist), and Duane Colt Denfeld (Architectural Historian), Joint Base Lewis-McChord Cultural Resources Program

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Washington State Library, 2nd Floor

Point Plaza East, 6880 Capitol Blvd., Tumwater

(360) 704-5200

In this Washington State Archaeology Month presentation, Dale Sadler and Duane Colt Denfeld of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Cultural Resources Program will examine a fascinating part of Washington State’s history that was discovered during renovations in 2011 at Madigan Army Medical Center on JBLM in Pierce County. At that time thousands of phonograph records and other musical artifacts were found hidden behind a gymnasium wall.

Research identified them as recordings produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) from the World War II years through 1959. The recordings had been broadcast on the Madigan General Hospital (later Madigan Army Hospital) Bedside Network station, which used the call letters KMGH and later KMAH.

In their talk the speakers will focus on the sound artifacts (transcription discs and acetate recordings) and other related media objects (radio scripts, record sleeve annotations, etc.) that were uncovered in 2011. Some of these artifacts will be on display and the actual transcribed audio used to supplement the presentation. It will be a wonderful opportunity to literally hear the past.

This program is free to the public. You are welcome to bring lunch. Coffee will be served.

From the desk of Sean Lanksbury, PNW & Special Collections Librarian

A small selection of resources tracing 50 years of preserving and exploring in the North Cascades of Washington.

On September 3, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the wilderness act as a result of pressure from national and state level citizens and organizations who shared similar concerns about the protection of the United States uninhabited environments amidst increasing industrialization and population growth.  Four years following that act, the North Cascades National Park was created.  The State Library maintains copies of the hearings that led to its creation within its Federal Publication Collection,

The North Cascades. Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, second session (Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1968. 3 vols. 985 p. Illustrations, maps.) These hearings held April 19-Sept. 4, 1968 in various cities.

 “Serial no. 90-24.”

Y 4.In 8/14:90-8970/ pt.1 thru 3 (call ahead to have these volumes pulled for on-site review)

“H.R. 8970 and related bills, a bill to establish the North Cascades National Park and Ross Lake national recreation area, to designate the Pasayten Wilderness and to modify the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.”

A less-traveled jewel of Washington’s wilderness regions and one of the nation’s least visited attractions, North Cascades National Park is arguably the crown jewel, the largest block of protected wilderness along the U.S. – Canadian border.  It is largely a roadless area, though it is accessible via the North Cascades highway (WA-20), which commenced prior to Johnson’s administration with appropriated funds in 1958 and completed with a final connection to State Route 153 in 1972.

Washington Highways: North Cascades Highway Dedication Issue. (Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Dept. of Highways, 1964-1972.

WA 388 H531ne 1964 copy three available for checkout

 But don’t be dissuaded by the relative scarcity of roads, there are plenty of road trips for the automotive enthusiast that exploit the natural beauty and opportunities for RV and tent camping that do not require a large-scaling hiking adventure!

The North Cascades Highway: A Roadside Guide to America’s Alps. By Jack McLeod. (Seattle, Wash.: University of Washington Press, 2013. 104 pp. Color illustrations, maps, bibliographical references and index.)

NW 917.975 MCLEOD 2013

 Camping Washington: The Best Public Campground for Tents & RVs, Rated & Reviewed. By Ron C. Judd. (Seattle, Wash.: Mountaineers Books, c2009. 325 pp. Illustrations, maps.)

NW 917.9706 JUDD 2009

Even the casual appreciator finds themselves knocked back by the North Cascades raw beauty.  From top to bottom it’s a stunner: steep peaks beset with translucent blue glaciers that melt into dramatic waterfalls streaming into alpine meadows and deep and lovely lakes cannot help but wow.  Such untrammeled gorgeousness has led many to dub it the Alps of North America, but it is its own wonderful vision.  A vision so singular that it held members of the Beat Generation in thrall

Poets on the Peaks: Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen & Jack Kerouac in the North Cascades. Text and Photographs by John Suiter. (Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, c2002. 340 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references and index.)

NW 811.54 SUITER 2002                  AVAILABLE

If you cannot visit soon but wish to get a glimpse, you can see its beauty captured in photographs by checking out

Lake Chelan and the North Cascades: A Pictorial Tour. Text and photos by Mike and Nancy Barnhart; edited by Ana Maria Spagna. (Stehekin, WA: Bridge Creek Pub., c2000. 52 pp. Illustrations, maps.)

NW 917.977 BARNHAR 2000

Shortly after the park’s creation, local author Frank Darvill and the Mountaineers of Washington State each created a collection of maps and routes to aide interested hikers

A Pocket Guide to Selected Trails of the North Cascades National Park and Associated Recreational Complex. By Fred T. Darvill, Jr. (Mount Vernon, Wash. (P.O. Box 636, 98273): F.T.Darvill, c1968.)  52 pp.: illustrations, map.)

NW 917.9773 DARVILL 1968

Hiker’s Map of the North Cascades; Routes and Rocks in the Mt. Challenger Quadrangle. By Rowland W. Tabor and Dwight Farnsworth Crowder. Drawings by Ed Hanson.(Seattle, The Mountaineers 1968. 47 p. Illustrations, maps, bibliographic references.)

R 917.9724 TABOR 1968 (Library Use Only)

Since then there have been additional works created to guide those who wish to wander through the northern woods.  The Mountaineers’ guide has added many more hikes of varying difficulty and length since that early guide

100 Hikes in Washington’s North Cascades National Park Region. (Seattle, WA: Mountaineers, c2000-

NW 917.9773 ONE HUN 2000

You can spend just a single day hiking.  If you are interested in doing so, try consulting

Day Hike! North Cascades, 3rd Edition: The Best Trails You Can Hike in a Day. By Mike McQuaide (Seattle, Wash: Sasquatch Books 2014. 240 pp.)

NW 796.5109 MCQUAID 2014

Longtime Puget Sound area residents may remember Television personality Don McCune (who also played children’s show host “Captain Puget”) hosted a series called “Exploration Northwest.” In that series he hosted a three episode special split into 30-minute-segments on the North Cascades.  Well, as luck would have it, the State Library has those available for your viewing pleasure as well:

North Cascades [videorecording] / KOMO TV. (Woodinville, WA: Don McCune Library, c2005.

1 videodisc (90 min.): sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.

NW DVD 979.773 NORTH C 2005

In the first segment, the history of the four-year construction of the north cross-state highway is documented. The second segment presents the story of injured eagles care of wounded eagles and their eventual return to their native Skagit Valley habitat. In the third segment, climbers scale pinnacles in the North Cascades and demonstrate free-climbing skills.

There is wildlife galore to encounter in the North Cascades.  Bird lovers will discover tons of bird watching opportunities,

Birds of the Northwestern National Parks: A Birder’s Perspective. By Roland H. Wauer; drawings by Mimi Hoppe Wolf. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000. 137 pp. Illustrations.)

NW 598.0723 WAUER 2000

And all sorts of mammals ranging from elk, wolves and wolverines to the always controversial Grizzly Bear presence can be sighted.  In fact the North Cascades are one of the few areas in Washington State where the Grizzly, while listed as endangered in this state, can still be encountered.  Be observant and – as always – take care, especially if you are going fishing in the late summer or autumn.

Wolves in the Land of Salmon. By David Moskowitz. (Portland, OR: Timber Press, c2013. 334 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references and index.)

NW 599.773 MOSKOWI 2013

North Cascade (Nooksack) Elk Herd. Prepared by Michael A. Davison. (Olympia, WA: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Program, [2002] 53 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references.)

WA 639.2 F62nor c2 2002 c.2         AVAILABLE

Click on the following to:

View online from Washington State Library as a PDF Document – Adobe Acrobat Reader Required

http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/ViewMedia/542A3D7A97762AE702EB8673A66FEB2A?_ga=1.46557220.2028710183.1406221241

A Preliminary Study of Historic and Recent Reports of Grizzly Bears, Ursus Arctos, in the North Cascades Area of Washington.  By Paul T. Sullivan. (Olympia, Wash.: Washington Dept. of Game, [1983]

WA 799 G141pre s1 1983 c.1

North Cascades Grizzly Bear Ecosystem Evaluation: Final Report. By Jon A. Almack, William L. Gaines, Robert H. Naney … [et al.] (Denver, Colo.: Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, 1993.

Washington State Docs WA 799 W64nor c2 1993

Grizzly Wars: The Public Fight over the Great Bear. By David Knibb; foreword by Lance Craighead. (Spokane: Eastern Washington University Press, c2008. 284 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, and index.)

NW 333.9597 KNIBB 2008

There are pieces of history tucked away in the park as well, for the curious historians and archaeology buffs:

Historic Structures Inventory: North Cascades National Park Service Complex. Compiled by Gretchen A. Luxenberg. (Seattle, Wash.: Cultural Resources Division, Pacific Northwest Region, National Park Service, [1984]  108pp. Illustrations, maps, forms, bibliographical references, and index.)

“Goat Lake Trail: A Hike into Mining History.” By Richard C. McCollum. (Seattle, Wash.: Northwest Press, [1981], 2 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references.) As part of the journal, Northwest discovery; v. 2, no. 5. pp. 270-330

NW 979.5 NORTHWE 1981 May

Not only is history to found in the park but it has been made there, particularly in the field of fire control:

Spittin’ in the Wind. Bk. 1, History & Tales: North Cascades Smokejumper Base: The Birthplace Of Smokejumping, 1939-2007. By Bill Moody and Larry Longley. (2007. 256 pp. Illustrations)

NW 634.9618 SPITTIN 2007

As with so many natural spaces, tense debates regarding best practices on how to maintain the lands, and how to best balance human interactions with the environment with the needs of the environment as a whole, persist.

Wilderness Alps: Conservation and Conflict in Washington’s North Cascades. By Harvey Manning with the North Cascades Conservation Council; edited by Ken Wilcox; foreword by David R. Brower. (Bellingham, Wash.: Northwest Wild Books, 2007. 479 pp. Illustrations, bibliographical references, and index.)

NW 979.773 MANNING 2007

We invite you to join us in celebrating this Washington treasure.  Please consider taking a road trip into this marvelous region of our state, and maybe as you’re planning a trip you’ll feel like picking up some resources at your State or local library along the way.

From the desk of Kathryn Devine

April 30 marks Día, the culmination of El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day).

Dia is an initiative started by the American Library Association to “emphasize the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.”

For more information about Día, check out the ALA website.

In the spirit of Día, we hope you enjoy these titles and others at the Washington State Library.

 

Storm Boy. By Paul Owen Lewis

Beautifully illustrated in Haida style, this is a story of a chief’s son who is lost at sea and finds himself washed ashore in a strange village of enormous–but friendly—people.

 

The Great Migration. By Jacob Lawrence

Artist Jacob Lawrence illustrates the experiences of African Americans who migrated from the South to the northern industrial cities in search of work beginning around the time of World War I.

“’And the migrants kept coming’ is a refrain of triumph over adversity. My family and others left the South on a quest for freedom, justice, and dignity. If our story rings true for you today, then it must still strike a chord in our American experience.” –Jacob Lawrence

 

Shu-Li and Tamara. By Paul Yee.

Shu-Li is a young Chinese immigrant living in Vancouver, Canada. Working at her parents’ deli she is regularly embarrassed by her mother’s English in front of the neighborhood kids.

She strikes up a friendship with her new neighbor Tamara. When rumors spread about Tamara, Shu-Li must decide whether she should stand by her new friend or follow the crowd.

 

The circle of equilibrium: poems of conscience and leadership by Native, Latino, African and Asian American youth

Collection of poems written by middle school and high school students from Oregon and Washington.

 

Color: Latino voices in the Pacific Northwest

A collection of one-page stories told by recent immigrants to the U.S. about their experiences here.

 

I am Sacajawea, I am York: Our Journey with Lewis and Clark. By Claire Rudolf Murphy.

A children’s book about the Lewis and Clark expedition, alternately told in the voices of Sacajawea and York.

 

 

Seeking light in each dark room: those who make a way, young Latino writers in Yakima = Buscando luz en cada cuarto oscuro: por los abrecaminos

“The stories and poems in this book were written by writers who call themselves abrecaminos, enrolled in a year-long Latino literature and writing course at Davis High School in Yakima, Washington using bilingual texts from the great works of Latin American writers.” –From Acknowledgements

 

Nosotros: the Hispanic people of Oregon : essays and recollections

Packed with pictures, stories, and essays about Hispanic history, culture, and people of Oregon.

Border Songs. By Jim Lynch (New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. 291 pp.)

Recommendation submitted by:
Will Stuivenga, Cooperative Projects Manager, Washington State Library, Tumwater, WA.

Jim Lynch’s second novel, Border Songs (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009), follows his enormously popular debut novel, The Highest Tide. In Border Songs, we follow the adventures of a zany and seemingly dysfunctional cast of characters, of which the foremost is Brandon Vanderkool, a dyslexic, six-foot-eight U.S. Border Control guard who keeps a running daily bird watch count in his head, while intuitively ending up in exactly the right spot at the right time to repeatedly catch people crossing the border illegally.

Another unlikely character is Brandon’s barely competent dairy cow farmer father, Norm, who is building a yacht in his garage, but spends most of his time up to his knees in mud , manure, and mastitis, worrying about his wife’s memory loss (it it Alzheimer’s?) while suffering the daily taunts of his Canadian neighbor across the border.

Brandon harbors a crush on the neighbor’s daughter, Madeline, who herself is becoming increasingly caught up in a major marijuana kingpin’s smuggling and growing operations. This naturally makes us (the haplessly amused readers) wonder if Brandon’s border sensitivity and his wished-for girlfriend’s smuggling activities aren’t headed for a catastrophic confrontation of some sort. Will it be a romantic conclusion, or the seemingly inevitable police action?

This seriocomic novel truly takes us to the ultimate Northwest, both in physical location (the NW corner of the NW region of the U.S. lower 48) and its cultural implications. The book is a highly entertaining must-read for anyone even remotely interested in the contemporary NW literary scene.

ISBN: 9-780-30727117-4

Available at the Washington State Library, NW 813.6 LYNCH 2009
Available as an eBook, as a Braille edition, and as a talking book.