Listmania!
the sun returns: Pacific NW writing, Spring 2008
By an Amazon.com customer
The Lyncher in Me: A Search for Redemption in the Face of HistoryThe Lyncher in Me: A Search for Redemption in the Face of History by Warren Read
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The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former SlavesThe Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves by Andrew Ward
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Wit's EndWit's End by Karen Joy Fowler
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The Forgery of Venus: A NovelThe Forgery of Venus: A Novel by Michael Gruber
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LaviniaLavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Careless in Red LP: A Novel (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels)Careless in Red LP: A Novel (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels) by Elizabeth George
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The Art of Racing in the RainThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
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The OtherThe Other by David Guterson
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The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming WorldThe Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World
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Birds of the Puget Sound Region (Regional Bird Books)Birds of the Puget Sound Region (Regional Bird Books) by Bob Morse
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the photography and the birdlife are outstanding
Greenspan's Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance at the Federal ReserveGreenspan's Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve by William Fleckenstein
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Meaning a CloudMeaning a Cloud by J. W. Marshall
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by Seattle poet and poetry bookshop owner
Now: PoemsNow: Poems by Molly Tenenbaum
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more great poetry
Finding Your Wings: A Workbook for Beginning Bird Watchers (Peterson Field Guides (R))Finding Your Wings: A Workbook for Beginning Bird Watchers (Peterson Field Guides (R)) by Burton S. Guttman
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The Accidental ExplorerThe Accidental Explorer by Sherry Simpson
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by an award-winning Alaskan nature/philosophy writer, and published by regional Sasquatch Press
Flight of the GooseFlight of the Goose by Lesley Thomas
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7th printing this spring for local author's award-winning novel set in the modern Arctic
Cold Hands, Warm Heart: Alaskan Adventures of an Iditarod ChampionCold Hands, Warm Heart: Alaskan Adventures of an Iditarod Champion by Jeff King
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Intimacy, Transcendence, and Psychology: Closeness and Openness in Everyday LifeIntimacy, Transcendence, and Psychology: Closeness and Openness in Everyday Life by Steen Halling
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The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a TimeThe New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time by Tom Sine
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Avalanche: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery (Sheriff Bo Tully Mysteries)Avalanche: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery (Sheriff Bo Tully Mysteries) by Patrick F. McManus
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just out in pb
Dark Wraith of ShannaraDark Wraith of Shannara by Terry Brooks
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Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your DayWake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day by Grist Magazine
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.00
from a Seattle based environmental news site
The True PatriotThe True Patriot by Eric Liu
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Liu is a Seattleite (last time I heard), and used to work for Bill Clinton
The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native SpeakerThe Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker by Eric Liu
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The Pajama Girls of Lambert SquareThe Pajama Girls of Lambert Square by Rosina Lippi
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also goes by pen name of Sara Donati, and lives in Bellingham, Washington
Fire Along the Sky (Donati, Sara)Fire Along the Sky (Donati, Sara) by Sara Donati
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Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside PassageSpirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage by Jennifer Hahn
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the Inside Passage runs along the fjordy coast of BC to SE Alaska, and I grew up in its wild waters on a small fishing boat
Storytime Stretchers: Tongue Twisters, Choruses, Games, and CharadesStorytime Stretchers: Tongue Twisters, Choruses, Games, and Charades by Naomi Baltuck
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Seattle area professional storyteller and author
The Desert Remembers My Name: On Family and Writing (Camino Del Sol)The Desert Remembers My Name: On Family and Writing (Camino Del Sol) by Kathleen Alcalá
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award-winning author of this region
Crawfish Dreams: A NovelCrawfish Dreams: A Novel by Nancy Rawles
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Author from Seattle won big awards for her 2006 novel "My Jim" - I put Crawfish in this list because it is less well known and My Jim got a lot of great press
Sing Them HomeSing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $40.36
her "Broken for You" - a novel set in Seattle - won great awards - this is her upcoming release in 08
Orca EncountersOrca Encounters by Monika Wieland
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Monika Wieland is the Portland Oregon photographer, and orcas are the resident whales of Puget Sound
Live Generously: 50 Small Acts That Make a Big DifferenceLive Generously: 50 Small Acts That Make a Big Difference by Live Generously Project
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by a Port Townsend editor
Deluge: Book Three of The Twins of PetaybeeDeluge: Book Three of The Twins of Petaybee by Anne Mccaffrey
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Co-author Scarborough lives on the Olympic Peninsula
Chasing the Devil : My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River KillerChasing the Devil : My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer by Sheriff David Reichert
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now a big TV production
Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3)Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) by Christopher Paolini
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the young lad author who originally self-published at the age of 15 is from the Seattle area
This Is Who I Am: Our Beauty in All Shapes and SizesThis Is Who I Am: Our Beauty in All Shapes and Sizes by Rosanne Olson
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pics by Seattle photographer
It Takes More Than Balls: The Savvy Girls' Guide to Understanding and Enjoying BaseballIt Takes More Than Balls: The Savvy Girls' Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Baseball by Deidre Silva
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Troubled Waters: Religion, Ethics, and the Global Water CrisisTroubled Waters: Religion, Ethics, and the Global Water Crisis by Gary Chamberlain
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