Northwest Books

The text is well written and reads easily, although it is slightly encyclopedic. The book manages to try to document all the racing that went on in the years it covers while at the same time placing the bare facts into context with some anecdotes about the drivers and the cars. But what really makes it a five-star book is the collection of photographs and other historical documents.

I suspect that it would not be of general interest, but as someone who is involved in the current-day Pacific Northwest sports car driving scene, I find the history to be fascinating. I'm very much looking forward to the next volume.

This book was published in only very limited numbers and was (as far as I know) self-distributed by the author. That makes it hard to find.

These books are traditional stories of the Inupiaq peoples. These are great stories that depict a small part of the culture from the North West Alaska region. Written in both English and traditional Inuipaq (coastal dialect). If you are learning Inupiaq from the Rosetta stone series, these books are from the same dialect. The art work in chapter headings is simple and very interesting to look at.

Another book I purchased as my professor wouldn't let this book leave the laboratory. Any book with Bruce McCune listed as author is an investment. This quality book is great for the field; not heavy and just the right size for a backpack. The photographs are very representative of in-field specimens in the NW - making it nice to ID a lichen without having to take it back to the lab. Having a degree in plant ID is not required for this book. The book also has a great glossary complete with illustratons.

I love this story. Would love to turn it into a film someday. Very detailed as only an anthropologist of Knab's caliber could deliver. Highly reccomended for those into anthropology, those who buck the idea of direct involvement in ethnographic studies or those who love freaks, eccentric types and flat out crazy people.

I received this book after attending Rick Schafer's workshop a few years back and have learned so much from it. The illustrations are so beautiful and really show how wonderful the Oregon Coast is. I have returned many times to photograph it myself since the book is inspiring. Rick has a trained eye that matches no other. If you want to see Oregon's beauty or just want a coffee table book that takes you away this is the one to buy!

This cookbook is a must for lovers of fresh food! Everyday salads take on new flavors and great taste. It's great for busy couples or anyone who wants a great salad entree that's easy and delicious! It's also quite easy to prepare any of these salads for single servings. I'll wear this out before long!

Excerpt from book's back cover:

"Main Street, Northeastern Oregon details the early development of a fascinating variety of communities in one o this country's most remote and spectacular regions. Collectively and through case studies, the author follows their growth, adaptation to changing economies and social patterns, and frequently, their failure - out of 52 towns founded between 1862 and 1915, only 23 have survived to the 1980s.

Northeastern Oregon's earliest towns grew up along the Oregon Trail and stage routes, others soon appearing along newly built railroads and adjacent to rivers, in mining districts, agricultural valleys and timbered areas. Founded for a variety of reasons - to make their founders money, to serve passing traffic, or to supply surrounding districts - they developed at different rates, and each took on a unique character. As the economic and social hub of these towns, and their architectural showpiece, northeastern Oregon's main streets exhibit a wide, through not unpredictable, range of personalities.

Barbara Ruth Bailey demonstrated that the degree of each main street's physical development is a direct response to regional economics, the nature and number of the town's service population, and the confidence of local entrepreneurs in the town's future. As such, development follows a definite sequence, which Ms. Bailey, incorporating several years of personal observations and painstaking research, has described in this study, Main Street, Northeastern Oregon examines the history of a little-known region, based on colorful, sensitive and scholarly documentation of small-town main street evolution."

Both these stories were very interesting and told alot about the years before there was much modern technology. they were both spell bounding and I could not put the book down until I had finished reading it. Where the Birds Don't Sing was about a deaf boy and his family and the trials they had with him going to school, it also was full of adventure and romance. Make Room for the Hollyhocks was about a family and their hardships plus full of excitement. I would recommend these books to anyone because there was no bad language or violence but kept your interest.

Excellent book discussing the size, coloring, range and habitat of all species found in WA, Oregon, Idaho, and B.C. Yes its from 1975 but the information is still pretty accurate for anyone trying to identify an animal and makes a useful reference for research. A must own for any field zoologist in the northwest.

I read this book because it has been fabled in our family that this is a long distant relative of ours. I waited for this book to come out for months and just had to pre-order it here. I absolutely loved how the book was set up; the reader only knew what the readers of the papers at that time knew. It also included a few pictures (the first I have ever seen) and actual newspaper articles. I really enjoyed reading this book.