The Motel Life: A Novel (P.S.)9 reviews Willy Vlautin Harper Perennial, 2007 how much did i like this book.... + A great gritty read + Rooms with no view + Deeply moving. + good stuff, mr vlautin.             The Informed Gardener3 reviews Linda Chalker-Scott University of Washington Press, 2008 A scientific approach to gardening. + A through, well-written guide + If you want to treat your plants properly, give this a look.... A fascinating, brave book at variance with the received wisdom of my sixty years of gardening. I'm trying her methods this year. If what she writes is accurate, it explains many of my failures and relieves me of a great deal of work. A compilation of articles, it lacks an easy to use how-to ...             Trading Places: The Best Move You'll Ever Make in Your Marriage6 reviews Les and Leslie Parrott Zondervan, 2008 Definitely worth your time! + Good Book That's a Bit Scattered and Unfocused + trading places: the best move you'll ever make in your marriage + Wonderful Book + Trading Places             Oregon's Best Wildflower Hikes: Northwest Region3 reviews Westcliffe Publishers, 2002 With 52 "user friendly" maps and 52 plant life profiles + Very good book. + A great guide! Filled cover to cover with 115 beautiful color photography of flowers, trails, and natural splendor, Oregon's Best Wildflower Hikes: Northwest Region is an amazing and informative guide showcasing 51 day hikes for prime wildflower viewing of such stunning visual beauty that it is a wonder for both ...             Kayaking Alone: Nine Hundred Miles from Idaho's Mountains to the Pacific Ocean (Outdoor Lives)1 review Mike Barenti University of Nebraska Press, 2008 Decent reading but I did skip over parts. I enjoyed the storyline related to the actual kayaking ie what he experienced but the filler related to history and conflict surrounding salmon is quite exhausting.             The Rough Guide to Alaska 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) Rough Guides Rough Guides, 2007 The Rough Guide to Alaska is your complete guidebook to one of the world''s greatest adventure destinations. From the wildlife of the Glacier Bay National Park to cruising the epic highways, the full-colour introduction highlights all the ‘things-not-to-miss’. There are insider reviews of all the best places to stay, eat and drink, both on and off the beaten track, with the new ...             One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (Annivers100 reviews Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke Alaska Northwest Books, 2003 Very inspiring book + One Man's Wilderness + Alaskan Dream! + Inspirational Journey + excellent read             A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World (Masterworks of the Classical ...2 reviews Robert Bringhurst University of Nebraska Press, 2000 The first volume in an essential series + Listening to the music of thought There's no reason to withhold the fifth star! The poet, linguist, and typographer Robert Bringhurst worked from transcriptions of Haida myths recorded at the beginning of the twentieth century, and allows those of us who don't speak Haida a chance to sit and listen to some of that nation's great ...             Spirit of the Wind: The Story of George Attla, Alaska's Legendary Sled Dog Sprint Champ4 reviews Lew Freedman Epicenter Press, 2001 The inspiring biography of an unusual man + A Legend in Mid-Life It was 1958 when a twenty-four-year-old George Attla limped to the staring line of the Fur Rendezvous World Championships sled dog race in Anchorage, Alaska with a team of dogs borrowed from family and friends in his hometown of Huslia, Alaska. Three days later he won with a record-setting victory ...             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1210 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Boys and Girls: Raining on this Happy Parade + Education is productive, war is not + Great Story, timely topic + Three Cups of Tea + Books instead of bombs             Kay Fanning's Alaska Story: Memoir of a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Newspaper Publisher on America's Northern ...2 reviews Kay Fanning Epicenter Press, 2006 Kay Fanning's Alaska Story This is a story of how courage, faith and a motive to see justice and equality prevail is played out in Alaska. Kay came from an elite background and yet was very practical and down to earth in her dealings with everyone she met. She lived her religion and it saw her through trials that would ...             Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska8 reviews Seth Kantner Milkweed Editions, 2008 READ THIS BOOK!!! + Life in the frigid tundra of Alaska is much unlike life anywhere else in the United States. + Shopping for Porcupine + Readers of Ordinary Wolves will love this one, too + The Real Deal             Moments Rightly Placed: An Aleutian Memoir1 review Ray Hudson Epicenter Press, 1998 A lyrical tribute to the Aleutian Islands Ray Hudson's memories of Unalaska and its people form a beautiful portrait of a time and place. As a former resident of Unalaska, I highly recommend the book. Although the community can no longer be called a village, the Aleut roots described in Hudson's tale are still there. And his deeply ...             The Predicament of Chukotka's Indigenous Movement : Post-Soviet Activism in the Russian Far North Patty Gray Cambridge University Press, 2003 This is the first ethnography of the Russian North to focus on post-Soviet relations of domination between an indigenous minority and a non-indigenous majority in an urban setting. Patty Gray charts the political transformation in Chukotka as its administration sought to represent itself as "democratic" while becoming ever more repressive, especially toward the indigenous population. The ...             There a Petal Silently Falls: Three Stories by Ch'oe Yun (Weatherhead Books on Asia) Ch'oe Yun Columbia University Press, 2008 Ch'oe Yun is a Korean author known for her breathtaking versatility, subversion of authority, and bold exploration of the inner life. Readers celebrate her creative play with fantasy and admire her deep engagement with trauma, history, and the vagaries of remembrance. In this collection's title work, There a Petal Silently Falls , Ch'oe explores both the genesis and the aftershocks of ...             Flight of the Goose30 reviews Lesley Thomas Far Eastern Press, 2005 A Mesmerizing Story and a Timely Tale + Top of the world + Extraordinary! + Intriguing and Intensely Detailed Story of the Far North             Sarah: How a Small Town Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment on Its Ear1 review Kaylene Johnson Epicenter Press, 2008 Sarah Palin is a phenom. Alas, the book.... Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, is what Donald Trump would call "A Phenom." Frequently mentioned as a potential Vice President for the Republican ticket, she has energy, youth, and principle on her side. Her grass-roots effort to upset the entrenched and corrupt Alaskan political establishment is ...             Saving for the Future: My Life and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dave Rose, Charles Wohlforth Epicenter Press, 2008 Rose became the first director of the Alaska Permanent Fund, playing a crucial role in managing the multi-billion dollar savings account created by voters after the discovery of oil. His account of the formative days of the fund tells of the inner workings of a unique institution.             Best Hikes With Kids: Western Washington & the Cascades (Best Hikes with Kids)2 reviews Joan Burton, Ira Spring Mountaineers Books, 2006 Best hiking with kids book ever. + great read and hikes I have purchased several copies of this book, everytime a new edition comes out actually. I can't believe I am the first to review it. If you are a parent and you are new to hiking with kids in the western Washington region this will probably be the only book you need. It is superbly written, with ...             Bikini Season6 reviews Sheila Roberts St. Martin's Griffin, 2008 Great read- + A fast, friendly, fun read! Perfect vacation book. + Light-hearted, very fun read!! + The feel-good read of the season