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Jan

28

2019

The Dreamer and the Doctor

The Dreamer and the Doctor By Jack Nisbet

Spokane author Nisbet always seems to find the most interesting bits of untold NW history to write about, from explorer/naturalists David Douglas (The Collector), cartographer David Thompson, to the natural history of the Columbia River Gorge (I loved Visible Bones).  In The Dreamer and the Doctor he continues that thread with the story of John …

Nov

29

2018

Wizard of Foz

The Wizard of Foz
by Bob Welch and Dick Fosbury

Eugene-based writer (and Paulina Springs favorite) Bob Welch, with the assistance of his subject, has written a fascinating accounting of the path Dick Fosbury, he of “Fosbury Flop” fame, took to becoming an Olympic champion in the high jump. More than a biography, it is a snapshot of the time and place in which Dick …

Apr

9

2018

BirdNote book

BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show, edited by Ellen Blackstone

This charming book is a collection of the essays from the popular NPR radio show/podcast BirdNote. The inestimable Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology has had a vital role in this series from its inception. The “chapters” are short species accounts ranging from the general to the esoteric to the more scientific, each a different aspect about a bird …

Mar

27

2017

Ideas Are All Around

Ideas Are All Around by Philip C. Stead

Imagine you are a writer and you just can’t think of anything to write about. What do you do? You take your dog for a walk through the neighborhood, of course! And wouldn’t you know, by the end of this quiet, unassuming book, Philip Stead has found a lot to write about without even thinking …

Nov

7

2016

Who What Where

Who What Where? by Olivier Tallec

Fans of Tallec’s previous silly book, Who Done It?, every reading of which made me chuckle (I think a snort or two was involved as well), will be pleased to see he hasn’t lost a step in his new book! Like Who Done It?, Who What Where? is colorfully illustrated with critters who find themselves …

Sep

22

2016

A Child of Books

A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston

  First let me say, though while not a Luddite per se, reading books electronically is anathema to me, and children’s books in particular. Who among us hasn’t gone back to books we read or had read to us as children, to revel in the stories, words and pictures, and had wonderful memories flood back? …

Sep

28

2015

Morning Light

Morning Light: Wildflowers, Night Skies and Other Ordinary Joys of Oregon Country Life
by Barbara Drake

I read Barbara Drake’s first book, Peace at Heart: An Oregon Country Life, an Oregon Book Award finalist back in 1999, a number of years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was most excited to see that she had a new book about her life in the Willamette Valley and I dove right in. I …

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