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How lucky are we to live in wonderful Pacific Northwest, with its amazing scenery and richness of artistic talent. We thank our lucky stars every day. It's hard to pull out the best the northwest has to offer in books this year, but here are a few to whet your appetite.

 

 

Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas Cover Image

Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas (Hardcover)

By David Banis, Hunter Shobe
$24.95
ISBN: 9781632170002
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Sasquatch Books - October 27th, 2015
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Brave Enough (Hardcover)

By Cheryl Strayed
$16.95
ISBN: 9781101946909
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf Publishing Group - October 27th, 2015
Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 Cover Image

Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 (Hardcover)

By Ursula K. Le Guin
$18.95
ISBN: 9781629631226
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: PM Press - December 18th, 2015

This new collection won't be out until just before Christmas -- but she'll be reading at Braodway Books on February 24th, so you can get one this if you miss out earlier. 

The Inker's Shadow Cover Image

The Inker's Shadow (Hardcover)

By Allen Say
$19.99
ISBN: 9780545437769
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press - September 29th, 2015
Landfall Cover Image

Landfall (Paperback)

By Ellen Urbani
$15.95
ISBN: 9780988265776
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Forest Avenue Press - August 11th, 2015
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The Beer Bible (Paperback)

By Jeff Alworth
$19.95
ISBN: 9780761168119
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Workman Publishing - August 11th, 2015
Undermajordomo Minor: A Novel Cover Image

Undermajordomo Minor: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Patrick deWitt
$28.34
ISBN: 9780062281203
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Ecco - September 15th, 2015
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Home (Hardcover)

By Carson Ellis, Carson Ellis (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780763665296
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick Press (MA) - February 24th, 2015
The Small Backs of Children: A Novel Cover Image

The Small Backs of Children: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Lidia Yuknavitch
$24.99
ISBN: 9780062383242
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper - July 7th, 2015
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The Fort Showalter Blues (Paperback)

By Harold L. Johnson
$24.00
ISBN: 9780692228845
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harold L. Johnson - January 19th, 2015
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Expedition (Hardcover)

By Rob Campanella (Composer), Chuck Palahniuk (Read by)
$30.00
ISBN: 9781942600268
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Rare Bird Books - December 16th, 2015

A precursor story to Fight Club, presented on vinyl. Yes, an album. A record. They're back. Big time.  And we love Chuck. Someone in your life is going to love you for this gift! Limited supply.

A School for the People: A Photographic History of Oregon State University Cover Image

A School for the People: A Photographic History of Oregon State University (Hardcover)

By Lawrence A. Landis
$52.50
ISBN: 9780870718229
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Oregon State University Press - October 31st, 2015

The Beavs!

Baby's on Fire: Stories Cover Image

Baby's on Fire: Stories (Paperback)

By Liz Prato
$14.95
ISBN: 9781941209158
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Press 53 - May 3rd, 2015
People Like You Cover Image

People Like You (Paperback)

By Margaret Malone
$16.00
ISBN: 9780989302364
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Atelier26 Books - November 17th, 2015
Olympia Provisions: Cured Meats and Tales from an American Charcuterie Cover Image

Olympia Provisions: Cured Meats and Tales from an American Charcuterie (Hardcover)

By Elias Cairo, Meredith Erickson
$40.00
ISBN: 9781607747017
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Ten Speed Press - October 27th, 2015
Heartlandia: Heritage Recipes from Portland's the Country Cat Cover Image

Heartlandia: Heritage Recipes from Portland's the Country Cat (Hardcover)

By Adam Sappington, Jackie Sappington, Ashley Gartland
$31.50
ISBN: 9780544363779
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Houghton Mifflin - September 1st, 2015
How to Fake Your Way Through a Wine List: Tips and Tricks to Sound Like an Expert Cover Image

How to Fake Your Way Through a Wine List: Tips and Tricks to Sound Like an Expert (Paperback)

By Katherine Cole
$17.95
ISBN: 9781454916031
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Sterling Publishing (NY) - October 6th, 2015
How the Light Gets in: And Other Headlong Epiphanies Cover Image

How the Light Gets in: And Other Headlong Epiphanies (Paperback)

By Brian Doyle
$16.00
ISBN: 9781626981454
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Orbis Books - October 1st, 2015
Roadside Geology of Oregon: Second Edition Cover Image

Roadside Geology of Oregon: Second Edition (Paperback)

By Marli B. Miller
$26.00
ISBN: 9780878426317
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Mountain Press Publishing Company - October 15th, 2014
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope Cover Image

William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope (Hardcover)

By Ian Doescher
$14.95
ISBN: 9781594746376
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Quirk Books - July 2nd, 2013
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Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles #1) (Paperback)

By Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780062024701
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Balzer + Bray - September 25th, 2012
Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story Cover Image

Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story (Paperback)

By Ursula K. Le Guin
$14.95
ISBN: 9780544611610
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Mariner Books - September 1st, 2015
Craft Cider: How to Turn Apples Into Alcohol Cover Image

Craft Cider: How to Turn Apples Into Alcohol (Paperback)

By Jeff Smith
$17.95
ISBN: 9781581573138
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Countryman Press - September 14th, 2015
The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare Cover Image

The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare (Hardcover)

By Marcy Cottrell Houle, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Jennie Chin Hansen
$26.95
ISBN: 9781493010035
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Taylor Trade Publishing - July 1st, 2015
Wild in the Willamette: Exploring the Mid-Valley's Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas Cover Image

Wild in the Willamette: Exploring the Mid-Valley's Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas (Paperback)

By Lorraine Anderson (Editor), Abby Phillips Metzger (Editor)
$24.95
ISBN: 9780870717802
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Oregon State University Press - November 15th, 2015
Sky Lantern: The Story of a Father's Love for His Children and the Healing Power of the Smallest Act of Kindness Cover Image

Sky Lantern: The Story of a Father's Love for His Children and the Healing Power of the Smallest Act of Kindness (Hardcover)

By Matt Mikalatos
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ISBN: 9781501123498
Availability: Hard to Find
Published: Howard Books - November 17th, 2015
The Spy's Son: The True Story of the Highest-Ranking CIA Officer Ever Convicted of Espionage and the Son He Trained to Spy for Russia Cover Image

The Spy's Son: The True Story of the Highest-Ranking CIA Officer Ever Convicted of Espionage and the Son He Trained to Spy for Russia (Hardcover)

By Bryan Denson
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ISBN: 9780802123589
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Atlantic Monthly Press - May 5th, 2015
Shaping the Public Good: Women Making History in the Pacific Northwest Cover Image

Shaping the Public Good: Women Making History in the Pacific Northwest (Paperback)

By Sue Armitage
$22.95
ISBN: 9780870718168
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Oregon State University Press - October 15th, 2015
All the Things We Never Knew: Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness Cover Image

All the Things We Never Knew: Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness (Hardcover)

By Sheila Hamilton
$24.00
ISBN: 9781580055840
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Seal Press (CA) - October 13th, 2015
Ancient Places: People and Landscape in the Emerging Northwest Cover Image

Ancient Places: People and Landscape in the Emerging Northwest (Hardcover)

By Jack Nisbet
$23.05
ISBN: 9781570619809
Availability: We can typically get this book within 1 to 5 days
Published: Sasquatch Books - May 19th, 2015
The Body in the Woods: A Point Last Seen Mystery Cover Image

The Body in the Woods: A Point Last Seen Mystery (Paperback)

By April Henry
$10.99
ISBN: 9781250063137
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Square Fish - June 16th, 2015