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Aetna and the Moon: Explaining Nature in Ancient Greece and Rome By Liba Taub, 2008. Preface by Mary Jo Nye ISBN 978-0-87071-196-1. Hardcover, $24.95s The inaugural volume in the Horning Visiting Scholars Series. Series editors: Mary Jo Nye and Paul Farber. Classical authors used both prose and poetry to explore and explain the natural world. In Aetna and the Moon, Liba Taub examines the variety of ways in which ancient Greeks and Romans conveyed scientific information. |
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Above the Clearwater: Living on Stolen Land By Bette Lynch Husted, 2004. ISBN 0-87071-007-9. Paperback, $18.95. "Like the river of its name, Bette Husted's book runs with clarity and passion. Complex, harsh, and tender, never taking the easy way out, this memoir is beautiful in its honesty. I never read anything truer to the Western land and people." --Ursula K. Le Guin |
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Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813 By Alexander Ross, 2000. Introduction by William G. Robbins Northwest Reprints Series. ISBN 0-87071-528-3. Paperback, $17.95. Adventures of the First Settlers is a vivid account of the John Jacob Astors expedition and its stuggles to establish a successful trading venture. |
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American Nature Writing 1999 Selected by John A. Murray, 1999. ISBN 0-87071-550-X. Paperback, $15.95. The eighteen selections gathered here show the rich variety of human responses to natural places. That a Civil War battlefield and an Arizona prison cell are the settings for two essays demonstrates the surprising vitality of this literature of place. |
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American Nature Writing 2000: A Celebration of Women Writers Selected by John A. Murray, 2000. ISBN 0-87071-551-8. Paperback, $17.95. The sixteen contributors to the book include three generations of women writers, both new and distinguished voices. The book encompasses a range of themes: from the solace of wild places to the ferocity of nature, from the importance of urban green spaces to the need to protect the last of our wilderness areas. |
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American Nature Writing 2001 Selected by John A. Murray, 2001. ISBN 087071-552-6. Paperback, $17.95. The eighth edition of this acclaimed series offers a showcase for contemporary nature writing at the start of the millennium. With subjects as diverse as the far-flung, locations they describe, the twenty writers featured here share one defining objective: to show us that we need only look outdoors to find something worthy of our attention. |
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American Sportsmen and the Origins of Conservation: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded By John F. Reiger, 2000. ISBN 0-87071-487-2. Paperback, $24.95. This new edition continues to be essential reading for all concerned with how earlier Americans regarded the land, demonstrating even to those who oppose hunting that they share with sportmen and sportswomen an awareness and appreciation of our fragil environment. |
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An Annotated Bibliography of Oregon Bird Literature Published Before 1935 By George A. Jobanek, 1997. ISBN 0-87071-396-5. Hardcover, $45.00. With nearly two thousand entries on Oregon birds, this richly annotated bibliography fills an important gap in Oregon bird literature. |
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The Arbutus/Madrone Files By Laurie Ricou, 2002. ISBN 0-87071-543-7. Paperback, $21.95. The Arbutus/Madrone Files is a wide-ranging, deeply felt meditation on the land, people, and literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest, gathered into twelve thematic essays or "files," including the Island File, Salmon File, Woodswords File, Sasquatch File, and, of course, the Rain File. |
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An Architectural Guidebook to Portland Second Edition Bart King 2007. ISBN 978-0-87071-191-6. Paperback, $22.95 With over 250 entries that tell the stories behind Portland's celebrated cityscape, this comprehensive guide, now revised and updated, is an indispensable resource for visitors and Portlanders alike. "This wonderful book is a plethora of riches, an irresistible read, and a fine guide to many of Portland's unique buildings and areas." --The Statesman Journal |
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Architecture in Colonial America Marian C. Donnelly ISBN 0-87114-304-6. Paperback, $39.95 A comprehensive introduction to early colonial architecture, from Columbus to the American Revolution. Donnelly covers everything from the first European settlers and early housing designs to Swedish and Dutch influences on public buildings and the rise of American Georgian architecture. |
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Atlas of Oregon, second edition William G. Loy, Stuart Allan, Aileen R. Buckley, and James E. Meacham. ISBN 0-87114-101-9. Hardcover, $100.00 This beautiful and authoritative volume offers a detailed look at the history, geography, and people of Oregon. The Atlas maps a world of information, from native cultures, exploration, politics, religion, and economic growth to landforms, volcanoes, lakes, place names, vegetation, and wildlife habitat. Created by an award-winning team of geographers and cartographers, it is both a work of art and a fascinating reference. |
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Atlas of Oregon Wildlife Edited by: Blair Csuti, Thomas A. O'Neil, Margaret M. Shaughnessy, Eleanor Gaines, and John C. Hak, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-535-6. Paperback, $39.95. For this second edition, new and improved distribution maps have been added for all 474 species. The coverage has been expanded to include all introduced vertebrates recognized as established in the state. |
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Atlas of the Pacific Northwest Edited by Philip Jackson and A. Jon Kimerling. 9th edition, 2003. ISBN 0-87071-562-3. Hardcover, $39.95. ISBN 0-87071-560-7. Paperback, $24.95. A thoroughly revised and updated edition of the standard reference book on Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. In addition to over 200 insightful maps, graphs, and tables plus 18 essays on regional topics. |
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Badger and Coyote Were Neighbors: Melville Jacobs on Northwest Indian Myths and Tales Edited by William R. Seaburg and Pamela T. Amoss, 2000. Northwest Reader. ISBN 0-87071-473-2. Paperback, $22.95. A selection of Jacobs's articles and essays on Northwest Indian oral traditions introduce his theory and method of folklore research. |
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Beauty of the City: A. E. Doyle, Portland's Architect Philip Niles, 2008. ISBN 978-0-87071-298-2. Paperback, $29.95 The Central Library, Benson Hotel, Reed College, the Meier & Frank building, the U.S. National Bank—these are just a few of the grand Portland icons designed by Albert E. Doyle (1877-1928). Beauty of the City, the first biography of “Portland’s architect,” traces Doyle’s life and times in the context of the burgeoning cityscape. |
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Best Essays NW Edited by Guy Maynard and Kathleen Holt Foreword by Barry Lopez University of Oregon Press. 2003. 6 x 9 inches. 240 pages. ISBN 0-87114-303-8. Hardcover, $24.95 In this thoughtful collection of essays, some of the region's most notable authors join fresh new literary voices in an exploration of life in the Northwest from rural to urban, coastal rainforest to sagebrush desert. Together, these writings form a compelling portrait of the culture and landscape of the Pacific Northwest. Contributors include Robin Cody, John Daniel, Brian Doyle, Leslie Leyland Fields, Debra Gwartney, Robert Leo Heilman, Lauren Kessler, Ana Maria Spagna, and Kim Stafford. |
| Beyond the Garden Gate By Sophus K. Winther. Introduction by Barbara H. Meldrum. 1991. Northwest Reprints Series. ISBN 0-87071-510-0. Hardcover, $24.95. ISBN 0-87071-511-9. Paperback, $13.95. A classic story of a young man's coming of age, set in Eugene and the Willamette Valley in the early part of this century. |
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Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the United States Edited by Eric M. Coombs, Janet K. Clark, Gary L. Piper, and Alfred F. Cofrancesco, Jr., 2004. ISBN 0-87071-029-X. Paperback, $45.00. An invaluable reference for land managers, natural resource and weed control specialists, and students of natural resource management, Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the United States provides practical, science-based information needed for understanding and using biological control as part of an integrated invasive-plant management strategy. |
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Biology and Management of Noxious Rangeland Weeds Edited by Roger L. Sheley and Janet K. Petroff, 1999. ISBN 0-87071-461-9. Paperback, $39.95. Topics addressed include the impacts of weeds, mapping and surveying techniques, economic considerations, prevention, early detection and eradication of weeds, revegetation of disturbed land, and integrated weed management. |
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The Biology and Management of Red Alder Edited by David E. Hibbs, Dean S. DeBell, and Robert F. Tarrant. 1994. ISBN 0-87071-382-5. Hardcover, $29.95. A synthesis of previously published data plus ongoing research to provide state-of-the-art current information for managers and scholars. |
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Birds of Lane County, Oregon Edited by Alan L. Contreras 2006. ISBN-10 0-87071-182-2. ISBN-13 978-0-87071-182-4. Paperback, $20.00 Birds of Lane County is the essential guide for anyone - backyard birder or serious observer - interested in the birds of western Oregon. |
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Birds of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge,
Oregon By Carroll D. Littlefield, 1990. ISBN 0-87071-360-4. Hardcover, $29.95. ISBN 0-87071-361-2. Paperback, $19.95. Exhaustive report on the 312 species recorded at the refuge by the man who has become a legendary figure to western birders and an internationally recognized expert on the birds of Malheur. |
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Birds of Oregon: A General Reference Edited by David B. Marshall, Matthew G. Hunter, and Alan L. Contreras, 2006. ISBN 0-87071-182-2. Paperback, $45.00 This comprehensive reference to the approximately five hundred bird species known to occur in the state combines current information on the population status and distribution of each species with details of their habitats and life histories. The definitive source for Oregon ornithology, it provides interested citizens with a basic understanding of Oregon's rich bird life, and serves as an invaluable reference for birders and wildlife professionals. |
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Birds of Washington: Status and Distribution Edited by Terence R. Wahl, Bill Tweit, and Steven G. Mlodinow. 2005. 448 pages. Maps. Line drawings. References. Index. ISBN 0-87071-049-4. Hardcover, $65.00 This comprehensive reference to the 483 bird species recorded in the state combines current information on the population status and distribution of each species with details of their habitats and life histories. The definitive source for Washington ornithology, it provides interested citizens with a basic understanding of Washington's rich bird life, and serves as an invaluable reference for birders and wildlife professionals. |
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Botanical Exploration of the Trans-Mississippi West By Susan D. McKelvey. Introduction by Stephen Dow Beckham, 1991. Northwest Reprints Series. ISBN 0-87071-513-5. Hardcover, $99.95. A classic and fascinating history of botanical explorers in the West, ranging from the well known--such as Lewis and Clark, Menzies, and Douglas--to the obscure. |
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Bradford Washburn: A Life of Exploration By Michael Sfraga, 2004. ISBN 0-87071-010-9. Paperback, $24.95. From Denali to Mt. Everest, from the Grand Canyon to the Alps, mountaineering legend Bradford Washburn has explored, climbed, mapped, and photographed some of the most beautiful and challenging landscapes on Earth. Sfraga's engaging biography is the first book to detail Washburn's multifaceted life and achievements. |
