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PER218
With heart-pounding descriptions of avalanches and treacherous ascents, Barry Blanchard chronicles his transformation from a poor Native American/white kid from the wrong side of the tracks to one of the most respected alpinists in the world. At thirteen, he learned to rappel when he joined the 1292 Lord Strathcone’s Horse Army Cadets. Soon kicked out for insubordination, he was already hooked on climbing and saw alpinism as a way to make his single mother proud and end his family’s cycle of poverty. He describes early climbs attempted with nothing to guide him but written trail descriptions and the cajones of youth. He slowly acquires...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 9.5
Author: Barry Blanchard
ISBN: 9781938340314
$2795
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MOU146
"Peterson’s writing style and her intimately told stories about how animals and people can jointly navigate the planet have the ability to draw readers in and leave them with hope about the future of the world." -- Library Journal, Starred Review In  Wild Chorus , award-winning author Brenda Peterson draws on her lifelong relationship with animals to explore the wisdom we humans can glean from them. Looking beyond the companionship we enjoy with domesticated animals, Peterson explores how wild animals can become our guides and fellow travelers, helping us navigate the stresses of daily life and a rapidly changing planet. From beluga...
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Dimensions (IN): 5 x 7
Author: Brenda Peterson
ISBN: 9781680516647
$2495
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ARC174
Fog billows gently across Monterey County's north coast, a white blanket tucked up against the hills of Aromas. Beneath its protective shroud, fishing boats gently rock, artichokes thrive, and shorebirds build nests along Elkhorn Slough. In this muffled landscape of fertile loam crisscrossed by sloughs, settlers built four distinct communities. Juan B. Castro subdivided his family's rancho to found Castroville, now known as the artichoke capital of the world. Captain Moss and Cato Vierra opened a port, a sea gate to a premier agricultural area. Moss Landing later hosted whalers, a salt works, canneries, and a power generation plant. John...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 9.25
Author: Margaret, Clovis
ISBN: 9780738546773
$2199
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PPP095
Big, beautifully packaged set of dual-tip markers is perfect for drawing, lettering, coloring, and so much more! Set comes with 60 vibrant colors! Each marker has 2 tips:   Fine   (0.4 mm) for detail work, and   Brush   for broad area coverage. Water-based ink is fade resistant and acid-free. Sturdy, stylish, colorful cylindrical-shaped case features a see-through top and keeps markers safe and organized. Perfect for taking on the go! Set is so suitable for gift-giving, too! Each marker measures 6-3/16'' long. Case measures 7-1/2'' high x 3-3/4'' wide.
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Book Type: Markers
ISBN: 9781441341761
$2499
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GWP007
Pocket-sized guide
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 3 x 4
Author: Robert Gillmore
ISBN: 9781879741102
$895
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ARCSP04
Product Type : Book
ISBN: 9781635000597
$2299
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HRWSP02
Product Type : Book
ISBN: 9780062820150
$2999
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SWP073
For more than 40 years, author Richard Fleming has sailed, rowed, and kayaked along the Maine Coast. As a professional sea kayaking guide, he has shared his vast knowledge of some of the most beautiful parts of the Maine coastline. Frequently, during his work as a guide, clients wanted to know more about the history of the places visited, and attempting to answer these queries, Richard developed a deep appreciation of Maine’s rich maritime heritage. In the three-volume set of   Kayaking Coastal Maine , the author uses kayaking trips to explore the history of the islands and coastline. Each volume in the set covers a different part...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Richard Fleming
ISBN: 9781948494458
$2695
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ARC181
From Strawbery Banke to the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth has always been the economic, cultural, and political hub north of Boston. Brightly-colored saltbox homes and towering lighthouses line the churning currents of the Piscataqua, and narrow lanes echo with the footsteps of John Paul Jones, the Reverend Joseph Buckminster, and centuries of hunters, lumberjacks, merchants, and tourists.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Russell M. Lawson
ISBN: 9780738524276
$2499
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SKY134
Marijuana seeds are legal to buy and—with some soil, water, and light—can grow into one of humanity’s favorite pastimes. Call it pot, bud, cannabis, ganja, dope—if you have the seeds, you can grow the weeds. Here are step-by-step directions to growing and managing your own marijuana plants. The author discusses both in-door and outdoor growing, including information on: • Choosing the right plants for your needs • Where to buy seeds • How to germinate the seeds • How to nurture the plants • How to prepare the final product • Problems to avoid • And more! In addition to more than 100 full-color, step-by-step photographs,...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 9.5
Author: Tommy McCarthy
ISBN: 9781616080938
$1799
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HRW237
In this tribute to the Pacific rainforest for kids 5 to 8, join Kate for a walk in the woods—and discover why it’s called the “salmon forest.” One Fall day, Kate goes with her father, a fish biologist, to the river where he works in the Pacific rain forest—the “salmon forest,” as he calls it. Together, they watch the sockeye salmon returning to the river to spawn, watch fat slugs and squawking gulls, and witness a bear scooping up a salmon. Next, they meet a boy named Brett and his family fishing at a pool in the river, and learn how to clean and cook salmon before sharing a tasty meal. With charming, informative text and...
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Dimensions (IN): 9 x 10
Author: David Suzuki & Sarah Ellis
ISBN: 9781553651635
$995
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HCT073
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place where science and spirit meet" (Robin Wall Kimmerer). In  Rooted ,   cutting-edge science supports a truth that poets, artists, mystics, and earth-based cultures across the world have proclaimed over millennia: life on this planet is radically interconnected. Our bodies, thoughts, minds, and spirits are affected by the whole of nature, and they affect this whole in return. In this time of crisis, how can we best live upon our imperiled, beloved earth? Award-winning writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt’s highly personal new...
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Dimensions (IN): 5.45 x 8.3
Author: Lyanda Lynn Haupt
ISBN: 9780316426497
$1899
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HRW236
NEW YORK TIMES   BESTSELLER The New Yorker ’s Best Books of 2024   •  TIME’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024   •   New York   Magazine’s 10 Best Books of the Year   • Washington Post’s   50 Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2024   •   Smithsonian ’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year  •   A Best Book of the Year:   Boston Globe, Scientific American , New York Public Library,   Christian Science Monitor ,   Library Journal , and   Publishers Weekly •  An Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Nonfiction Prize   •   Finalist for the   Los Angeles...
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Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Zoë Schlanger
ISBN: 9780063073852
$2999
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IPS265
A haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the “old ones” still have powers beyond our understanding. In this moving narrative, we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe, where we encounter a strange little girl with an unnerving connection to the past, a forgotten asylum that history has tried to hide, and the complex, unforgettable characters we have come to know from  Neither Wolf nor Dog  and  The Wolf at Twilight . Part history, part mystery, part spiritual journey and teaching story,  The Girl...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Kent Nerburn
ISBN: 9781608680153
$1995
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IPS264
These thought-provoking teachings from respected Native American leaders and thinkers provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning.
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Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Kent Nerburn
ISBN: 9781577310792
$1895
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SIM474
Knit unique beanies inspired by the beauty of California’s natural treasures and distinctive landmarks. Eureka! From the sea life of Monterey and the surfing culture of SoCal, to the glamour of Hollywood and the majesty of the Coastal Redwoods, California has some of the most unique and diverse landscapes in the United States. Capture the history, spectacular scenery, and fascinating landmarks California offers with original beanie patterns created by knitting designer, author, and proud Californian, Nancy Bates. The 26 beanie patterns in this book range from simple beanie constructions depicting the gold rush or the Golden Gate...
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Book Type: Activity Book
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Nancy Bates
ISBN: 9798886740219
$3250
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GSP024
1,000 pieces 27 1⁄2" x 19 1⁄2" finished size Art by Phil Noyes
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Puzzle
Dimensions (IN): 11 x 10 x 2
ISBN: 9781423642626
$1999
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AVK142
Get the children’s field guide to 88 bird species in Washington state, organized by color to help kids identify them. Stan Tekiela’s famous  Birds of Washington Field Guide  has been delighting bird watchers for years. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children!  The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Washington  features 88 of the most common and important birds to know, with species organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Each bird gets a beautiful full-color photograph and a full page of neat-to-know...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 7
Author: Stan Tekiela
ISBN: 9781647554606
$1495
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HCT075
Discover kid-friendly trails in Utah and Nevada with this extensive guidebook offering maps, length of hike, and simple scavenger hunts along the trail—plus fun extras that will foster a curiosity about the region’s flora, fauna, and geology. Handcrafted for caregivers that want to spark a love of nature,  50 Hikes with Kids  highlights the most kid-friendly hikes in Utah and Nevada. These hikes are perfect for little legs—they are all under five miles and have an elevation gain of 900 feet of less. Every entry includes the essential details: easy-to-read, trustworthy directions; a detailed map kids can navigate on their own; hike...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 8
Author: Wendy Gorton
ISBN: 9781643261553
$2499
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MOU081
With over 84,900 square miles of national parks, wilderness and recreation areas, state parks, and national forests, Utah offers a wide variety of hiking trails. But with so many national parks and varying land agencies, navigating Utah with a dog can be frustrating and confusing. Lucky for you, Park City author Dayna Stern and her pup Harry have done the groundwork to bring you this authoritatively researched guide. Best Hikes with Dogs: Utah describes 76 of the best dog-friendly trails in six regions around the Beehive State: Northern Utah, Salt Lake City area, Wasatch, the Uintas, Southcentral Utah, and Southwestern Utah. Stern...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.2 x 8.2
Author: Dayna Stern
ISBN: 9781594856709
$1895
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PGN321
The definitive guide to eco-friendly outdoor defecation--fully revised with a new introduction by renowned author and environmental activist Bill McKibben. More than thirty years since its first publication, Kathleen Meyer delivers an update to the beloved guide to relieving yourself responsibly. Meyer's delightfully shameless discussion of a once-secretive activity examines the environmental impact of too much crap (organic and otherwise) on our ever-shrinking wild outdoors. With the rising popularity of hiking and off-the-grid backpacking as well as the current climate crisis,  How to Shit in the Woods  provides timely...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5x8.4
Author: Kathleen Meyer
ISBN: 9781984857132
$1299
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IPG088
An unknown enemy wreaks havoc in the South China Sea while blaming the destruction on Jonah Blackwell and the crew of the  Scorpion,  forcing them to untangle a deadly conspiracy  rooted in a lost technology from World War II.   May 6, 1945:  A German submarine U-3531 disappears en route to mainland Japan, taking with her a weapon that could have changed the course of the war.   Present day:  Salvage diver turned submarine captain Jonah Blackwell and his unproven crew resurface on a mission of mercy, secreting starving refugees from the brutal North Korean regime as a hundred-year winter ravages the northern Pacific....
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5x7.8
Author: Taylor Zajonc
ISBN: 9781943075263
$1650
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RAN568
A pioneering scientist writes of the benefits of forest bathing and the fascinating ecological and pharmaceutical properties of trees – the inspiration for the documentary   Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees Renowned scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger presents an unforgettable and highly original work of natural history with  The Global Forest . She explores the fascinating and largely untapped ecological and pharmaceutical properties of trees: leaves that can comb the air of particulate pollution, fatty acids in the nuts of hickory and walnut trees that promote brain development, the compound in the water ash that...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 7.5
Author: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
ISBN: 9780143120162
$1600
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MOU092
Photography: Night Sky  will give you the tips and techniques you need to take stunning photographs in the dark. You’ll learn how to overcome the unique issues that confront nighttime photographers and capture images of which you’ll be proud.  Co-author Jennifer Wu, an elite Canon “Explorer of Light” professional photographer, has become renowned for her ability to capture nighttime phenomena, from quarter-phase moon rises to shooting stars to the ephemeral Milky Way. this new guide reveals her methods and concentrates on photographing four principal subjects: stars as points of light, star trails, the moon, and twilight. these...
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Book Type: Paperback
Author: Jennifer Wu & James Martin
ISBN: 9781594858383
$2195
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PGW210
Here’s drinking with you, kid We know your type. You love the smell of napalm in the morning, you see dead people, and you’re the king (or queen!) of the world. No matter your cinematic stripe, there’s a beverage (or ten) tailor-made just for you. A perfect gift for film buffs and a terrific twist on movie nights,  Gone with the Gin  is the ultimate cocktail book for die-hard silver screen aficionados who prefer to be shaken, not stirred. Included within are 50 delicious drinks—paired with winking commentary on history’s most quotable films—plus an all-star lineup of drinking games, movie-themed munchies, and illustrations...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7.1 x 5.2 x 0.7
Author: Tim Federle
ISBN: 9780762458608
$1700
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ACB172
'This book is a must-have for any serious racing sailor' – Sir Ben Ainslie, four-time Olympic gold winning sailor. Paul Elvstrøm is arguably the greatest Olympic sailor of all time. Proving that understanding the rules is crucial to winning, he devised this unique approach to explaining them using bird's-eye diagrams. His detailed explanations are applied to myriad racing situations, each cross-referenced to relevant case studies provided by World Sailing (formerly ISAF). Included with the book are a set of plastic boats, for use during protest hearings. They are transparent but coloured differently so can also be used with an...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.3 x 7.4
Author: Paul Elvstrom
ISBN: 9781399421539
$3000
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IPS333
With a new afterword by the authors A powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the climate crisis and the Earth’s future Although for a great many people, the human impact on the Earth-countless species becoming extinct, pandemics claiming millions of lives, and climate crisis causing worldwide social and environmental upheaval-was not apparent until recently, this is not the case for all people or cultures. For the Indigenous people of the world, radical alteration of the planet, and of life itself, is a story that is many generations long. They have had to adapt, to persevere, and to be courageous...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 6
Author: Dahr Jamail
ISBN: 9781620978597
$2099
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IPS363
A stunning illustrated introduction to the most important North American trees. "A nonfiction volume of chic design. The book lays out the characteristics of all sorts of trees, principally in North America, with a nice mix of field-guide facts and cultural commentary.”  –  Wall Street Journal "A poetic picture book for young and old that has the accuracy of field guide."  –   Swiss Public Broadcasting Winner of the White Raven Award from the International Youth Library Foundation, author and illustrator Lisa Voisard captures a child's sense of wonder for the natural world. In  Arborama , her first book available in...
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Book Type: Field Identification Guide
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 X 10.25
Author: Lisa Voisard
ISBN: 9783907293904
$2499
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RAN518
TURN SIMPLE FOODS INTO BEAUTIFUL BOARDS WITH MORE THAN 100 EASY RECIPES AND IDEAS Sharing food on boards is the perfect way to entertain family and friends. With minimum effort and maximum impact you can casually host in style and focus on spending time together, rather than being stuck in the kitchen.  In  On Boards , food stylist Lisa Bolton has put together 50 ideas for instantly approachable boards, all with effortless entertaining in mind, as well as 52 recipes for delectable savory and sweet additions like Beet Hummus, Bourbon Bacon Jam, Mashed Potato Dip and Chocolate Salami. All of the boards can be pulled together in very...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Lisa Dawn Bolton
ISBN: 9780147531148
$2000
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IPS260
The genius of the Native Americans has always been their profound spirituality and their deep understanding of the land and its ways. For three decades, author Kent Nerburn has lived and worked among the Native American people. Voices in the Stones is a unique collection of his encounters, experiences, and reflections during that time. He takes us inside a traditional Native feast to show us how the children are taught to respect the elders. He brings us to an isolated prairie rock outcropping where a young Native man and his father show us how the power of ceremony connects the present with the ancient voices of the past. At a dusty...
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Dimensions (IN): 5 x 7.5 x 0.5"
Author: Kent Nerburn
ISBN: 9781608683901
$1800
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PGN281
Now available in paperback,  The Moth Snowstorm  is a one-of-a-kind environmental work that combines memoir, anecodotes, and hard facts to make a case for preserving an ever-dwindling natural world. The moth snowstorm, a phenomenon Michael McCarthy remembers from his boyhood when moths "would pack a car's headlight beams like snowflakes in a blizzard," is a distant memory. Wildlife is being lost, not only in the wholesale extinctions of species but also in the dwindling of those species that still exist. The Moth Snowstorm  is unlike any other book about climate change today; combining the personal with the polemical, it is a...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Michael McCarthy
ISBN: 9781681372426
$1895
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IPG066
This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with tips on equipment, food, surviving bad weather, and finding the right campsite, and with facts and stories from the world of camping, is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy and adventure of pitching their tent under an open sky.
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 4.5 x 7
Author: Phoebe Smith
ISBN: 9781849536981
$1695
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ARCSP02
Product Type : Book
ISBN: 9781467128681
$2199
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RAN472
The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide by Andrew Skurka is already a classic backpacking book comparable to Colin Fletcher's Complete Walker or Ray Jardine's Trail Life. Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka shares his hard-earned knowledge in this essential guide to backpacking gear and skills. Described by National Geographic as "one of the best traveled and fastest hikers on the planet," and named "Adventurer of the Year" by Outside and "Person of the Year" by Backpacker, Skurka recounts what he's learned from more than 30,000 miles of long-distance adventures, most recently a 4,700-mile 6-month loop around Alaska and Canada's Yukon....
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Andrew Skurka
ISBN: 9781426209208
$1995
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WPC172
“A love poem to the living things that inhabit the mountains and rivers of Washington, coastal Oregon, and southwestern British Columbia.” - Saul Weisberg, executive director, North Cascades InstituteMore than just a field guide, Cascadia Revealed is the essential trailside reference for naturalists, hikers, and campers. With engaging prose and precise science, Dan Mathews brings the mountains alive with stories of their formation and profiles of the plants, animals, and people that live there. This is the perfect overview to help you discover the wonders of the region. Covers the Coast and Cascade Ranges, the Olympic Mountains, the...
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Book Type: Field Identification Guide
Dimensions (IN): 8.35 X 5.85
Author: Daniel, Mathews
ISBN: 9781643261010
$2999
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WPL0113
The Course and Leg Identifier is a marine plotter used for expanding square patterns and sector pattern searches. Also known as a Search Pattern Slide Rule or Coast Guard Plotter, this plotter is a "must have" for active duty U.S. Coast Guard, Auxiliarists, or anyone who needs to run a search pattern. The Course and Leg Identifier quickly calculates both heading and run time for each leg of the search pattern, allowing more time to focus on the search itself.   For expanding square pattern and sector pattern searches Packaged with instructions in a reusable ziplock storage bag Limited Lifetime Warranty ( Learn more )
$6599
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NBN047
The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance  collects hundreds of written laws that have been inflicted on humanity by various culprits over the past 5000 years. The laws in this book may be unusual, bizarre, absurd, stupid, or all of the above, but every one of them is real. Unlike some other books of this kind which the author could mention but won't, every law in this one has been verified. So if you've always wondered, for example, whether you are legally required to join a posse or what to do if your bees fly into somebody else's hive, you probably need to get out more but you will find the answers to those and many other ridiculous questions...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Kevin Underhill
ISBN: 9781627222693
$2295
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WWN860
A magnificent selection of fifty poems to celebrate three-term US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s fifty years as a poet. Over a long, influential career in poetry, Joy Harjo has been praised for her “warm, oracular voice” (John Freeman,  Boston Globe ) that speaks “from a deep and timeless source of compassion for all” (Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR). Her poems are musical, intimate, political, and wise, intertwining ancestral memory and tribal histories with resilience and love. In this gemlike volume, Harjo selects her best poems from across fifty years, beginning with her early discoveries of her own voice and ending with moving...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5 X 8
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9781324036487
$2500
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RANSP47
A Story of Tender Truths About a Woman’s Desperate Efforts to Shelter Her Family Determined to raise her children on her own terms, Emma suddenly finds herself alone and pregnant with her third child, struggling to keep her family secure in the remote coastal forest of the Washington Territory. With loss and disappointment as her fuel, she kindles a fire that soon threatens to consume her, making a series of poor choices that take her into dangerous relationships. As clouds of despair close in, she must decide whether to continue in her own waning strength or to humble herself and accept help from the very people she once so eagerly...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 X 8
Author: Jane Kirkpatrick
ISBN: 9781578567355
$1800
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AVK143
Identify trees and tree-like cacti in the southwestern United States with this pocket-size guide. You can appreciate and enjoy beautiful trees of the desert and dry desert hills, as well as some trees commonly grown in human-made oases! If you’re curious about the trees and tree-like cacti that you see, then  Desert Tree Finder  by May Theilgaard Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify trees throughout the Chihuahuan, Mohave, Sonoran, and southern Great Basin deserts of the United States and along the northern border of Mexico. The book provides a dichotomous key to identifying desert...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.88 x 4
Author: May Theilgaard Watts
ISBN: 9780912550480
$795
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PGWSP04
Product Type : Book
ISBN: 9780802141170
$1800
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SPB030
Planning and outfitting, including what you'll need on the water and in camp for long or short trips Using lines, basic strokes, basic maneuvers, and drills, rigging, loading and unloading, carrying and moving Covers techniques for whitewater and open water travel, navigation, and canoeing in ice Full-color photos and trustworthy text from the experts in outdoor education
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.2
Author: Alexander Martin
ISBN: 9780811711722
$2295
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ARC182
Including more than two hundred vintage photographs and illustrations, Portsmouth Harbor's Military and Naval Heritage chronicles the history of the Piscataqua River's naval shipyard and harbor defenses. Long before it became home to one of the U.S. Navy's first federal shipyards, the harbor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, was protected by gun batteries, mainly at Fort Point, New Castle, New Hampshire. By the end of World War II, modern concrete batteries mounting guns of ever longer range had been constructed at this and three other forts straddling the river's mouth. These fortifications reflected the increasingly...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780738536477
$2499
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AVK145
Identify birds of the Pacific Coast with this pocket-size guide. Whether you’re at the beach with your family, on a hiking trip, or gardening in your backyard, you’re sure to notice a variety of birds. If you’re curious about these feathered friends—from water birds like the Great Blue Heron to raptors like the Bald Eagle to backyard birds like the American Robin—then  Pacific Coast Bird Finder  by Dr. Roger J. Lederer is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use format, you can identify common and noteworthy birds of the West Coast. Perfect for beginning birders, the booklet introduces more than 60 of the most frequently...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.88 x 4
Author: Roger J. Lederer
ISBN: 9780912550350
$795
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ARC183
Residents and visitors strolling through the streets of Portsmouth may wonder about the changes the city has seen over the years. Though much of Portsmouth's charm comes from an appearance that little has been altered, the community has transitioned over the centuries from rural farms to a bustling port to a modern New England city that carefully balances the best of old and new. In Then & Now: Portsmouth, authors William T. and Constance S. Warren share their collection of photographs, postcards, and maps to illustrate Portsmouth scenes of days gone by alongside contemporary photographs. Readers will enjoy the country seaport...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 9.3 x 0.3"
Author: William T. Warren & Constance S. Warren
ISBN: 9780738509013
$2199
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MOU152
"A breath of fresh air for anyone who loves trees." ―  The Seattle Times The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2023 Award of Excellence Winner in Botanical Art and Illustration Illustrated throughout with art in a variety of mediums: pencil, pen, and wash sketches; block prints; studio watercolors; and intaglio etchings Includes a rich natural history and brief ethnobotanical notes for each featured species Features poems and quotes from other writers and artistscelebrating our connection to trees Artist Molly Hashimoto has appreciated trees all her life?they have shaped her as a...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 7.31 x 9.18
Author: Molly Hashimoto
ISBN: 9781680513387
$2495
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WFP172
An indispensable guide for the novice or occasional camper, Camping Essentials teaches the basics of camping and camp craft. It includes a reversible packing checklist, tips for choosing a campsite and setting up a safe camp, typing knots, lighting fires and classic camp recipes. Also included is a review of dangerous animals and plants, basics of wilderness first aid and a guide to navigating constellations in the night sky. This lightweight, waterproof folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by campers of all ages. Made in the USA.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 3.75 x 5.5
Author: James Kavanagh
ISBN: 9781620053034
$895
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ARC184
Florence, located midway on the Oregon coast, has North America's largest stretch of dunes to the south and the most photographed headlands on the Pacific coast to the north. Although Florence is on the coast, it is a river town located on a bend of the Siuslaw River. Before the railroad arrived in 1916, the town was cut off and dependent upon ocean-going ships. The Siuslaw did not make it easy because of a notoriously shifting river mouth before the north jetty was built in 1893. Even after the jetty, crossing the bar continued to be treacherous due to shallow depths and fickle winds. Even so, entrepreneurs William Kyle and O.W. Hurd, in...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 9.25
Author: Judy, Fleagle
ISBN: 9781467131520
$2199
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WFP203
California Freshwater Fishes is a portable reference guide to 80 native species of freshwater fish that inhabit California's lakes and rivers. The illustrated, 12-panel folding guide features a watershed map to which each species is keyed, and provides descriptions of anatomy and distinguishing features. Made in the USA.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Field Identification Guide
Dimensions (IN): 3.9 x 8
Author: Waterford Press
ISBN: 9781620056653
$895
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HCB136
Making her YA debut, Cherokee writer Andrea L. Rogers takes her place as one of the most striking voices of the horror renaissance that has swept the last decade. Horror fans will get their thrills in this collection from werewolves to vampires to zombies all the time-worn horror baddies are there. But so are predators of a distinctly American variety the horrors of empire, of intimate partner violence, of dispossession. And so too the monsters of Rogers' imagination, that draw upon long-told Cherokee stories of Deer Woman, fantastical sea creatures, and more. Following one extended Cherokee family across the centuries, from the tribe's...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 6.4 x 1.3 x 9.35"
Author: Andrea Rogers
ISBN: 9781646141791
$1999
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