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Blasphemy
New and Selected Stories
by Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie’s stature as a writer of stories, poems, and novels has soared over the course of his twenty-book, twenty-year career. His wide-ranging, acclaimed stories from the last two decades, from The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven to his most recent PEN/Faulkner awardwinning War Dances , have established him as a star in modern literature. A bold and irreverent observer of life among Native... (more)
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A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth L. Ozeki
A brilliant, unforgettable, and long-awaited novel from bestselling author Ruth Ozeki "A time being is someone who lives in time, and that means you, and me, and every one of us who is, or was, or ever will be." In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying. But before she ends it all, Nao first plans to document... (more)
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Harlequin Temptation
Full Bloom
by Jayne Ann Krentz
Visiting Emily Ravenscroft throughout her lifetime in order to help her through various scrapes, Jacob Stone is called to the rescue once again to prevent Emily's entry into a potentially disastrous marriage. Reissue.
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Having Everything Right: Essays of Place
by Kim Robert Stafford
This classic book of essays by Kim Stafford-praised as "the calm deliberations of a gracious intelligence" by Barry Lopez-is now available from Sasquatch Books.
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Where Do I Sleep?
A Pacific Northwest Lullaby
by Jennifer Blomgren
Cuddle up with this beautifully illustrated lullaby book featuring eighteen Northwest animals--deer, eagle, and salmon among them--bedding down for the night (or day!). Rhythmic and soothing four-line stanzas describe the animals' habitats and sleeping patterns, gently teaching children the importance of a good night's sleep.
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Lean on Pete
by Willy Vlautin
Charley Thompson is 15-years-old and has spent his life moving from town to town with his feckless father in the Pacific Northwest. The latest stop is Portland, Oregon, where the smart and athletic Charley has hopes of starting school in September and trying out for the local football team. In the meantime, he's making some money and passing the lonely hours working at the local racetrack, where he becomes friends... (more)
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Meet the totem
by Viola Edmundson Garfield
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Fiddler and Fiora
The King of Nothing
by Elizabeth Lowell
When his old friend Rory is murdered--after leaving Fiddler a cursed Japanese samurai sword in his will--all Fiddler and his lover Fiora want is to find Rory's killer, but everyone else wants to separate Fiddler from his inheritance. Reprint. K.
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Fodor's Gold Travel Guides
Fodor's Pacific Northwest
by Fodor's
The best guide to the area, packed with essentials Natural wonders and unspoiled parks, including coastal drives, Mt. Rainier, Crater Lake, and the Inside Passage Spectacular hikes, seaside golf, and where to whale-watch Great shops for Inuit art, local wines, and smoked salmon Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget Business-friendly big-city hotels, cozy B&Bs, fishing lodges, beachside... (more)
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The Orchardist
by Amanda Coplin
At the turn of the twentieth century, in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest, a reclusive orchardist, William Talmadge, tends to apples and apricots as if they were loved ones. A gentle man, he's found solace in the sweetness of the fruit he grows and the quiet, beating heart of the land he cultivates. One day, two teenage girls appear and steal his fruit from the market; they later return to the outskirts of... (more)
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Midnight Lantern: New and Selected Poems
by Tess Gallagher
*A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Poetry Book of Fall 2011* We brave into ourselves each time we put on our lantern-light and step out—as a gleam steps out its overlapping forms to lift a path from its nest of darkness. —from "Midnight Lantern" In Midnight Lantern: New and Selected Poems , Tess Gallagher collects her indispensable work from forty years of writing poetry, along with an... (more)