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Afield: Forty Years of Birding the American West Alan Contreras. Illustrations by Ramiel Papish 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-420-7. Paperback, $18.95 The author of Birds of Oregon recounts his lifelong bird-watching experiences. Sprinkled with comments from ornithologists and early explorers of the West, the essays offer elements of natural history, personal memoir, and adventure travel. “…a beautiful and moving piece of writing.” –John Fitchen. |
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Davis Country: H. L. Davis's Northwest Edited by Brian Booth and Glen A. Love Northwest Reader 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-577-8. Paperback, $22.95 Davis Country collects the best writings of H. L. Davis, one of the Northwest’s premier authors and the only Oregonian to receive the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. |
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Eden Within Eden: Oregon’s Utopian Heritage James J. Kopp 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-424-5. Paperback, $24.95 Oregon has long been a destination for those seeking new beginnings. The state has been home to nearly three hundred communal experiments, from the Aurora Colony to Rajneeshpuram. Eden Within Eden is the first book to survey Oregon’s utopian history, from religious and Socialist groups of the nineteenth century to ecologically conscious communities of the twenty-first century. |
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The Environmental Justice: William O. Douglas and American Conservation Adam M. Sowards 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-567-9. Paperback, $24.95 From the late 1940s to the mid-1970s, American conservation politics underwent a transformation. The Environmental Justice tells the story, for the first time, of how Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas’s passion for nature helped to define the modern environmental movement. |
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Handbook of Oregon Birds Hendrik G. Herlyn & Alan L. Contreras. 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-571-6. Paperback, $22.95. Handbook of Oregon Birds is a portable, field-friendly guide to the season status and distribution of Oregon birds. |
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Living with Bugs: Least-Toxic Solutions to Everyday Bug Problems Jack DeAngelis 2009. ISBN-978-0-87071-421-4. Paperback, $19.95 An essential guide for homeowners, master gardeners, and cooperative extension agents, Living With Bugs examines more than fifty of the most commonly encountered household pests, from ants to scabies to vinegar flies, and offers environmentally friendly management solutions. |
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Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest Bruce McCune and Linda Geiser 2009. Second Edition. ISBN 978-0-87071-565-5. Paperback, $30.00. The revised and expanded edition of the first comprehensive guide to northwest macrolichens, featuring 116 new species and 176 additional illustrations. |
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Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hell's Canyon R. Gregory Nokes 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-570-9. Paperback, $18.95. In 1887, more than thirty Chinese gold miners were massacred on the Oregon side of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. Massacred for Gold, the first authoritative account of the unsolved crime, unearths the evidence that points to an improbable gang of rustlers and schoolboys as the killers. “Meticulously researched and engagingly written, Massacred for Gold should be required reading in the American West." —Jim Lynch, author of The Highest Tide |
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Oaks Park Pentimento: Portland's Lost and Found Carousel Art Jim Lommasson 2009. ISBN-978-0-87071-578-5. Hardcover, $25.00 Over two days in 1982, Jim Lommasson photographed the strange and beautiful paintings that decorated the center column of the historic carousel at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Oregon. Oaks Park Pentimento records a moment when two generations of paintings collided to create remarkable new images. |
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Oregon Fossils: Second Edition Elizabeth L. Orr and William N. Orr 2009. ISBN-978-0-87071-573-0. Paperback, $24.95 This revised and expanded edition of Oregon Fossils includes a record of all known fossils in Oregon going back 400 million years, along with collecting localities by country, age, rock formation, and published source. |
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Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities Jeff Mapes 2009. ISBN-978-0-87071-419-1. Paperback, $19.95 In a world of increasing traffic congestion, a grassroots movement is carving out a niche for bicycles on city streets. Pedaling Revolution explores the growing bike culture that is changing the look and feel of cities, suburbs, and small towns across North America. |
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Refusing War, Affirming Peace: A History of Civilian Public Service Camp #21 at Cascade Locks Jeffrey Kovac, Foreword by Paul S. Boyer 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-575-4. Paperback, $21.95. One of the untold stories of America's World War II experience belongs to the thousands who refused military service for reasons of conscience, instead serving their country through alternate service. Refusing War offers a intimate view of a single CPS camp, Camp #21 at Cascade Locks, Oregon, one of the largest and longest-serving camps in the system—and one of the most unusual. |
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River Basins of the American West: A High Country News Reader Edited by Char Miller 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-574-7. Paperback, $24.95 Examining water issues through the lens of major Western U.S. watersheds, River Basins of the American West explores why water has been, and remains, the West’s most essential and controversial subject. |
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The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History Gerald W. Williams 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-572-3. Paperback, $29.95 An historical overview that chronicles a century of the Forest Service's management of the Northwest's forests. |
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The Way of the Woods: Journeys Through American Forests Linda Underhill 2009. ISBN 978-0-87071-568-6. Paperback, $18.95 In a lyrically written narrative combining science and personal reflection, Linda Underhill celebrates the magnificence and mystery of American forests. The Way of the Woods explores some of the nation’s most extraordinary forests, including Cook Forest (PA), the Sierra Mountains (CA), the Olympic Peninsula (WA), and the Great Smoky Mountains (TN). |
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