The Dharma Bums (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)12 reviews Jack Kerouac Penguin Classics, 2006 Kerouac's best novel + It's Kerouac... + The Dharma Bums If you're new to Jack Kerouac, this might be the place to start. Many people's first introduction to Kerouac is On The Road. While I love On The Road, I've read pretty much all of Kerouac's novels, and I have to say that The Dharma Bums is my favorite. Indeed, I loved the book enough to write a ...             The Methow River Poems (Poetry in the Environment)1 review William Stafford Confluence Press, 1995 The Methow River Poems I purchased five new copies of The Methow River Poems. They arrived quickly and in the best condition - new. I give these small volumes of poems to friends as keepsakes. Bill Gray             The Gary Snyder Reader: Prose, Poetry, and Translations8 reviews Gary Snyder Counterpoint, 2000 Teacher, Intellect, Poet and hero, Gary Snyder is for you! + Best of Snyder + Japhy Ryder Lives! + Clever + a primer for the 21st century             The Highest Tide: A Novel61 reviews Jim Lynch Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007 Puget Sound Memories + A touching coming of age story (with marine biology details) + A good read + "Maybe the earth is trying to tell us something" + Impressive First Novel             The Living: A Novel19 reviews Annie Dillard Harper Perennial, 1993 One Great Book + Grand Scale + Extemely Detailed - Classic Annie Dillard Annie Dillard wrote an amazing novel of western struggle in the late 1800's. This book was filled with conflict, vivid images, and a great plot. This book takes the reader to the northern part of Washington in the late 1800's. The book fallows many charcters through hardships, death, joy, and many ...             Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel699 reviews David Guterson Vintage, 1995 unforgettable + "Let Fate, Coincidence and Accident Conspire; Human Beings Must Act on Reason..." + A Beautiful Story For years I almost picked this book up, and finally did this year. I had just completed a dud of a thriller, Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box and was looking for something intelligent with a good reputation. I bought Snow and I couldnt put it down. A story so well thought out and developed, I wished I ...             This Boy's Life: A Memoir139 reviews Tobias Wolff Grove Press, 2000 Intriguing... + Must read if you saw the movie + Stark portrait of life + absorbing and painful with moments of comic relief             Making Certain It Goes On: The Collected Poems of Richard Hugo2 reviews Richard Hugo W. W. Norton, 1991 great poetry + Great Resonance on Life's Strange Rhythms In the last years of Hugo's life he taught writting at the University of Montana. His classes were popular, but not crowded. He loved sharing stories with his students, and he listened at least as well as he spoke. Richard's poetry is like this too: sounds come from reading these words of a ...             Living High: An Unconventional Autobiography4 reviews June Burn Griffin Bay, 1992 June Burn: Adventuress of the Great Northwest. + A Must Read for PNW Historians + Must Read...So inspiring + Uplifting Stories from a Very Brave Woman             Sometimes a Great Notion (Penguin Classics)119 reviews Ken Kesey Penguin Classics, 2006 One of the all time great books + "Never Give A Inch" + The Great American Novel Revealed + It never gets better. + Sometimes a Great Notion             This Boy's Life: A Memoir139 reviews Tobias Wolff Grove Press, 2000 Intriguing... + Must read if you saw the movie + Stark portrait of life + absorbing and painful with moments of comic relief             The Living: A Novel19 reviews Annie Dillard Harper Perennial, 1993 One Great Book + Grand Scale + Extemely Detailed - Classic Annie Dillard Annie Dillard wrote an amazing novel of western struggle in the late 1800's. This book was filled with conflict, vivid images, and a great plot. This book takes the reader to the northern part of Washington in the late 1800's. The book fallows many charcters through hardships, death, joy, and many ...             The Highest Tide: A Novel61 reviews Jim Lynch Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007 Puget Sound Memories + A touching coming of age story (with marine biology details) + A good read + "Maybe the earth is trying to tell us something" + Impressive First Novel             Sometimes a Great Notion (Penguin Classics)119 reviews Ken Kesey Penguin Classics, 2006 One of the all time great books + "Never Give A Inch" + The Great American Novel Revealed + It never gets better. + Sometimes a Great Notion             The Dharma Bums (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)12 reviews Jack Kerouac Penguin Classics, 2006 Kerouac's best novel + It's Kerouac... + The Dharma Bums If you're new to Jack Kerouac, this might be the place to start. Many people's first introduction to Kerouac is On The Road. While I love On The Road, I've read pretty much all of Kerouac's novels, and I have to say that The Dharma Bums is my favorite. Indeed, I loved the book enough to write a ...             The Methow River Poems (Poetry in the Environment)1 review William Stafford Confluence Press, 1995 The Methow River Poems I purchased five new copies of The Methow River Poems. They arrived quickly and in the best condition - new. I give these small volumes of poems to friends as keepsakes. Bill Gray             Living High: An Unconventional Autobiography4 reviews June Burn Griffin Bay, 1992 June Burn: Adventuress of the Great Northwest. + A Must Read for PNW Historians + Must Read...So inspiring + Uplifting Stories from a Very Brave Woman             The Gary Snyder Reader: Prose, Poetry, and Translations8 reviews Gary Snyder Counterpoint, 2000 Teacher, Intellect, Poet and hero, Gary Snyder is for you! + Best of Snyder + Japhy Ryder Lives! + Clever + a primer for the 21st century             Making Certain It Goes On: The Collected Poems of Richard Hugo2 reviews Richard Hugo W. W. Norton, 1991 great poetry + Great Resonance on Life's Strange Rhythms In the last years of Hugo's life he taught writting at the University of Montana. His classes were popular, but not crowded. He loved sharing stories with his students, and he listened at least as well as he spoke. Richard's poetry is like this too: sounds come from reading these words of a ...             Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel699 reviews David Guterson Vintage, 1995 unforgettable + "Let Fate, Coincidence and Accident Conspire; Human Beings Must Act on Reason..." + A Beautiful Story For years I almost picked this book up, and finally did this year. I had just completed a dud of a thriller, Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box and was looking for something intelligent with a good reputation. I bought Snow and I couldnt put it down. A story so well thought out and developed, I wished I ...