The Pine Island Paradox: Making Connections in a Disconnected World (World As Home, The)2 reviews Kathleen Dean Moore Milkweed Editions, 2005 Beautiful book -- beautiful life + Excellent! This reminds me of "The Web of Life : A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems" by Fritjof Capra as well as his previous book "The Turning Point" on which the movie "Mindwalk" (by Bernt Amadeus Capra, with Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, and John Heard) was based. The difference is this book is ...             In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History10 reviews Ellen Morris Bishop Timber Press, Incorporated, 2006 Remarkable book for specific examples and photos + A Gem for anyone interested in Geology + Wonderful, beautiful book + great gift - surprisingly interesting!             The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World165 reviews Michael Pollan Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 Funny, gentle and world changing + The Botnay of Desire + worth the time + Short, Sweet, Insightful             Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America9 reviews Jack Nisbet Sasquatch Books, 2007 Sources of the River + True fortitude + Great research and writing + Great research and writing + One tough and determined guy who opened the door to the West             Holy the Firm17 reviews Annie Dillard Harper Perennial, 1988 Spilling the Beans + My favorite book of all time + A small, rather opaque work of beauty. + Spiritually terse observations that can fling away logical and humanistic dribble. + Awe, sarcasm, hope and despair             Second Nature: A Gardener's Education23 reviews Michael Pollan Grove Press, 2003 Lawn Mowing et al + Delightful reading + philosopher of gardening Pollans description of what is a green thumb and the sysiphean art of mowing reminded me how therapeutic gardening can be and why it cures depression. Thank you Michael for making me look at my roses in a totally different way. You will love this book if you tend to think in pictures and love the ...             Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life321 reviews Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ... HarperCollins, 2007 Terrific book! + You Take the Good, You Take the Bad + True Inspiration Barbara Kingsolver has struck a wonderful balance among educating readers about gardening, slow food, food science and telling a great tale of a family's adventure of local eating. The recipes are great, too! What a revelation to learn that we have all been anesthetized by the large ...             The Prairie Keepers: Secrets of the Zumwalt (Northwest Reprint)1 review Marcy Houle Oregon State University Press, 2007 Wildlife Field Research - An Enthusiastic Account The Prairie Keepers is a fascinating and charming account of a graduate student's summer wildlife biology project. I enjoyed sharing Marcy Houle's youthful enthusiasm for the rugged Zumwalt Prairie, her fascination with prairie wildlife, and her persistent efforts to determine why the buteo hawks ...             Krakatoa CD SP: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 HarperAudio, 2004 The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Dust ...             The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals464 reviews Michael Pollan Penguin Press HC, The, 2006 The True Cost of Eating Your Lunch + Amazing Read + Thought-provoking and terrifying + Changed My World View             The Winemaker's Daughter4 reviews Timothy Egan Vintage, 2005 Beware the Reviews There was a lot of hype in the NYTimes about this book along with a great review. Now that I've read it, it seems to me it's the good-old-boys network supporting one of their own. It realy is nothing more than a potboiler. So much of the story is disjointed - you are jarred going from one scene ...             The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest (Vintage Departures)25 reviews Timothy Egan Vintage, 1991 Fabulous natural history of the Northwest + Environmentally friendly essays about the wildlife, water, land and people of the Pacific Northwest + Jenny's review of the Good Rain + Great story! not boring!             River of the West: A Chronicle of the Columbia1 review Robert Clark Picador, 1997 A wonderful and original portrait of the west. This book reads like a collection of short stories while relaying the often untold stories of well-known and unknown figures who helped shape the Northwest. As a native Oregonian, it was refreshing to read unfamiliar stories of people in familiar places. I was particularly struck by the stories of ...             Natural Grace: The Charm, Wonder, and Lessons of Pacific Northwest Animals and Plants1 review William Dietrich University of Washington Press, 2003 This is a wonderful book. If you are interested in becoming better acquainted with the flora, fauna, and other natural features of the Puget Sound area, I highly recommend this book to you. It provides fascinating information about familiar plants, animals, dirt, and other natural features. A chapter is devoted to each ...             Where Roots Grow Deep: Stories of Family, Love, and Legacy7 reviews Bob Welch Harvest House Publishers, 1999 Poignant, insightful, inspiring, and very "reader friendly". + Where Roots Grow Deep + Wonderful Mother's Day, Father's Day, or Birthday Gift + Touching with the perfect amount of humor + A contender for the National Book Award for Non-fiction             Voyage of a Summer Sun: Canoeing the Columbia River5 reviews Robin Cody Sasquatch Books, 2002 Classic adventuring, voyaging, sense of place, traveler + Good... but aging. + Wonderful and non-biased observations + Great book for anyone interested in the Columbia River. + Voyage through the issues surrounding the Columbia             Voyage of a Summer Sun: Canoeing the Columbia River5 reviews Robin Cody Sasquatch Books, 2002 Classic adventuring, voyaging, sense of place, traveler + Good... but aging. + Wonderful and non-biased observations + Great book for anyone interested in the Columbia River. + Voyage through the issues surrounding the Columbia             Where Roots Grow Deep: Stories of Family, Love, and Legacy7 reviews Bob Welch Harvest House Publishers, 1999 Poignant, insightful, inspiring, and very "reader friendly". + Where Roots Grow Deep + Wonderful Mother's Day, Father's Day, or Birthday Gift + Touching with the perfect amount of humor + A contender for the National Book Award for Non-fiction             Krakatoa CD SP: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 HarperAudio, 2004 The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Dust ...             Holy the Firm17 reviews Annie Dillard Harper Perennial, 1988 Spilling the Beans + My favorite book of all time + A small, rather opaque work of beauty. + Spiritually terse observations that can fling away logical and humanistic dribble. + Awe, sarcasm, hope and despair