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“Bill Sullivan has written the best hiking guides in Oregon for years. This book is a concise treasure trove for great hikes, ski adventures, hot springs and stories. It covers the entirety of Oregon and is arranged by month. What a great resource when planning for visitors! Plus it’s filled with fabulous photos, expert driving directions, tips on where to visit and where to stay, flowers to look for and maps. Keep this one handy near your favorite armchair to plan an outing every month.”—Bunny, Paulina Springs Books, with locations in Sisters and Redmond, OR. Buy Oregon Favorites from Paulina Springs Books.
Tags: Bill Sullivan, Buy from an indie!, OR, Oregon Favorites: Trails and Tales, Paulina Springs Books, Redmond, Sisters
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“Noe’s teen novel, Something to Hold, based on her childhood experience living on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in central Oregon, is getting great reviews. From Kirkus: ‘Kitty’s discoveries and ethical dilemmas are age-and era-appropriate, the characters affectionately portrayed, rounded individuals.’ And from School Library Journal: ‘Based on the author’s own experiences, this novel fills a gap in the historical fiction genre. Great for classroom discussion as well as independent reading.’ Noe will be at Inklings today (May 8), at 1 pm. She would love to meet you. And greet you.”—Inklings Bookshop, Yakima. Buy Something to Hold from your local indie.
Tags: author event, Buy from an indie!, Inklings Bookshop, Katherine Schlick Noe, Something to Hold
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“If you know The Bloggess, then you know Jenny Lawson. If you don’t know Jenny Lawson, then let’s just say it’s time you do . . . unless you hate to laugh. Then you don’t want to know her. But if you’re a mom, daughter, mother or father of a daughter, wife, husband to a wife, Texan, taxidermist, hypochondriac, or a person, then yes, you do want to know her. Lovers of David Sedaris and Chelsea Handler, please welcome JENNY LAWSON!”—Lindsey, Village Books, Bellingham, WA. Buy Let’s Pretend This Never Happened from Village Books.
Tags: (A Mostly True Memoir), Bellingham, Buy from an indie!, Jenny Lawson, Let's Pretend This Never Happened, Village Books
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“Mr. Choy had the perfect business plan, with almost no cash outlay for staff. His porn company used North Korean refugees who had nowhere to run. Three young women who were taught from birth that there is no free will and that their every action must benefit the Glorious Leader are easy prey. One is beautiful, one brassy, and one has internalized all of her pain and thinks with numerical precision. This is a compelling and unflinching tale of personal survival, politics, and, above all, friendship that will stay with you. Astounding!”—Becky, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA. Buy All Woman and Springtime from Vintage Books.
Tags: All Woman and Springtime, Buy from an indie!, Vancouver, Vintage Books, WA
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“This marvelous little book is a fantastic step into the worlds of Quantum Theory and the ‘multiverse,’ or M-theory. In easy-to-read layperson’s terms, and with superb, brightly colored illustrations, Hawking and Mlodinow take us step-by-step through many questions of the universe and the ideas they believe are behind Einstein’s ‘Theory of Everything.’ In awe of people with minds such as these, I read enthralled at such imagination put to pure theory. It’s a good book to pick up, and think along with!”—Linda, Grass Roots Books & Music, Corvallis. Buy The Grand Design from Grass Roots Books & Music.
Tags: Buy from an indie!, Corvallis, Grass Roots Books & Music, Leonard Mlodinow, Stephen Hawking, The Grand Design
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“Intelligently written, The Gods of Gotham is an impressive sophomore effort in the world of historical mystery. Using powerful moments from 1840′s New York to fuel an enthralling story about the intricacies of politics, religion and immigration, the novel offers a new twist to a genre saturated with predictable whodunit plotlines.
As a story, it is well written and spectacularly entertaining. As a social critique, it offers rare insight about the influence an immigrant group can have on its host nation’s culture. This is not simply a crime novel, but an effort to reveal some of the more obscure details about how groups of people see themselves and others when forced to live and work together.”—Mark, Inklings Bookshop, Yakima. Buy The Gods of Gotham from your local indie.
Tags: Buy from an indie!, Inklings Bookshop, Lyndsay Faye, The Gods of Gotham: A Novel, Yakima
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“In The Art of Travel Alain de Botton gives no advice on when to schedule a trip to the Bahamas. He doesn’t recommend any restaurants in London or Paris. And he doesn’t tell us how to pack clothes for a three-week trip in just a carry-on bag. Instead de Botton teaches us how to appreciate our travels. In England’s Lake District he recalls Wordsworth and, while sitting under a oak tree, feels the peace the poet so treasured as he listens to the sound of raindrops hitting the leaves above him. In Arles he remembers Van Gogh and the artist’s choice to capture the bright colors of Provence. He even takes a trip around his own neighborhood and realizes the local butcher shop he had taken for granted is adorned with fascinating Gothic gargoyles. This book is a delight, to savor and remember.”—Ann, Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Island, WA. Buy The Art of Travel from Eagle Harbor Book Company.
Tags: Alain De Botton, Bainbridge Island, Buy from an indie!, Eagle Harbor Book Company, The Art of Travel
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