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Kesey Ken Kesey Introductions by Malcolm Cowley and John Clark Pratt ISBN 0-87114-046-2. Paperback, $19.95 Kesey is a lively collection of the writer's original drafts, stream-of-consciousness outlines, poems, drawings, and excerpts from works including Sometimes a Great Notion and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The result is a fascinating glimpse into an outrageously creative mind, illustrating the development of Kesey's writing style, approach, and voice. |
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Klamath Heartlands An Ecotrust Book By Edward C. Wolf, 2004. ISBN 0-9676364-3-4. Paperback, $19.95. Klamath Heartlands introduces the landmark plan by the Klamath Tribes of southern Oregon to restore the "remembered forest" of their former reservation. The Tribes' plan offers a vision of ecological and cultural restoration that will change the way we think about Western forests. |
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The Land Is Bright By Archie Binns. Introduction by Ann Ronald, 1992. Northwest Reprints Series. ISBN 0-87071-508-9. Hardcover, $24.95. The engrossing story of a wagon train crossing to the Northwest, experienced through the eyes of a young woman. |
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Land-Use Planning in Oregon By Mitch Rohse, 1987. ISBN 0-87071-349-3. Hardcover, $29.95. A comprehensive guide to Oregon's innovative land-use planning program for citizens and planners alike. |
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Last Stands: A Journey Through North America's Vanishing Ancient Rainforests By Larry Pynn, 2000. A co-publication of the Oregon State University Press and New Star Books ISBN 0-87071-027-3. Paperback, $18.95. In Last Stands writer Larry Pynn plunges into coastal forests from California to Alaska to explore this unique ecosystem and the complex factors that threaten it. |
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Lebanese Amber: The Oldest Insect Ecosystem in Fossilized Resin By George O. Poinar, Jr. and Rif Milki, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-533-X. Paperback, $19.95. This extensively illustrated book, the first major review of Lebanese amber, covers all aspects of this rare and highly valued resin, including its origin and its role as a commodity in ancient cultures. The authors discuss each plant and animal fossil thus far recovered. Many of the fossils are represented in color and black and white photographs. |
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The Left Hand of Eden: Meditations on Nature and Human Nature **Literary Arts Winner Oregon Book Award** By William Ashworth, 1999. ISBN 0-87071-460-0. Paperback, $19.95. This important contribution to the growing debate over the protection of wilderness areas comes from an unusual perspective--that of an environmentalist arguing against preservation. |
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Lewis and Clark Meet Oregon's Forests: Lessons in Dynamic Nature By Gail Wells and Dawn Anzinger, 2001. ISBN 0-87437-003-5. Paperback, $14.95. An excellent and engaging resource for anyone interested in the historic and future role of forests in the Northwest, the book includes more than one hundred photographs and maps many in full color. |
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Linus Pauling: Scientist and Peacemaker Edited by Clifford Mead and Thomas Hager, 2008. ISBN 978-0-87071-294-4. Paperback, $22.95. Linus Pauling, the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes, is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant scientists and most controversial individuals of the twentieth century. |
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Listening for Coyote: A Walk Across Oregon's Wilderness By William L. Sullivan, 2000. with a new preface by the author. ISBN 0-87071-526-7. Paperback, $18.95. William Sullivan's 1361-mile solo backpacking trek across Oregon's Wilderness Along the way he encountered blizzards, poisonous mushrooms, and marauding bears. |
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The Little Lucky: A Family Geography Gail Wells 2007. ISBN 978-0-87071-189-3. Paperback, $17.95. A tumble-down schoolhouse and a loving, troubled family are at the heart of The Little Lucky, a reflection of the many ways in which a place can shape and be shaped by family. Gail Wells tells the story of living in and rehabilitating a family homestead near the Little Luckiamute River in western Oregon. Over a period of twenty-five years, she and her husband work to transform the slantwise structure into a home and discover both joy and frustration along the way. With wry clarity, Wells reveals the tangled dream of living in the rural Northwest, all while raising a family and salvaging a place alive with memories. |
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Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest 2nd Edition By Robert S. Yeats, 2004. ISBN 0-87071-024-9. Paperback, $29.95. Combining cutting-edge research with practical safety information, this book describes the threat posted by the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a great earthquake fault which runs for hundreds of miles offshore from British Columbia to northern California. |
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Living with Earthquakes in California By Robert S. Yeats, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-493-7. Paperback, $21.95. In Living with Earthquakes, Robert Yeats, a leading expert on earthquake geology, describes California's revolutionary efforts to grapple with the earthquake threat. His book is a general reader's guide to California earthquakes, combining current research with practical safety information. |
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Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest 2nd Edition By Robert S. Yeats, 2004. ISBN 0-87071-024-9. Paperback, $29.95. Combining cutting-edge research with practical safety information, this book describes the threat posted by the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a great earthquake fault which runs for hundreds of miles offshore from British Columbia to northern California. |
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Long Journey: Contemporary Northwest Poets Edited by David Biespiel 2006. ISBN-10 0-87071-098-2. ISBN-13 978-0-87071-098-8. Paperback, $22.95 Long Journey showcases work by over eighty of the Pacific Northwestfs leading poets. Of the nearly two hundred poems collected in this remarkable anthology, most are new and previously unpublished, providing readers with a fresh look at the state of contemporary poetry in the region. The poets featured in Long Journey include both well-known names and those deserving greater recognition; both poets long associated with the Northwest and recent arrivals. |
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