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Hit Me With Your Pet Shark: Misheard Lyrics of the '80s מאת Charles Grosvenor Jr. Styled as an excellent gift for all of us afflicted with '80s nostalgia — as well as any music fan with a sense of humor — Hit Me With Your Pet Shark compiles over 200 examples of commonly misunderstood song lyrics. With entries ranging from classic stars like the Clash (“Rock the ...

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Canning and Preserving Your Own Harvest: An Encyclopedia of Country Living Guide מאת Carla Emery Equipped with the knowledge of when to harvest, how to harvest, and what supplies are needed, anyone can learn what it means to create authentic, old-fashioned recipes in this age of grocery-store dependence. Carla Emery's in-depth knowledge comes from her years spent with farmers and home...

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Gather: Memorable Menus for Entertaining Throughout the Seasons מאת Georgeanne Brennan In this beautifully photographed cookbook, renowned chef Georgeanne Brennan brings a refreshing feeling of seasonal simplicity to the art of entertaining year-round. She invites readers to consider any occasion to gather people to the table: honoring parents in the springtime, Chinese New ...

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The True Patriot מאת Eric Liu It’s been hijacked by the right and abandoned by the left, but the principles of true patriotism — country above self, responsible stewardship, equality, shared sacrifice and service — are inherently progressive. The True Patriot challenges progressives to retake patriotism. Writte...

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It's Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life and Cancer מאת Debra Jarvis For more than two decades, author Debra Jarvis has counseled cancer patients in her work as a chaplain. Then, in an ironic twist, she herself was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. This warm, wise book blends these stories. Armed with humor, candor, and an indomitable spirit, Jarvis op...

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GrassRoutes Oakland and Berkeley: Urban Eco Travel (GrassRoutes Travel) מאת Serena Bartlett GrassRoutes is a new kind of guidebook, written by and appealing to a younger generation than other travel guide series. The books address an interest in green travel, sustainable living, and interest in youth culture and music. There really is a there there, and this book po...

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Winston of Churchill: One Bear's Battle Against Global Warming מאת Jean Davies Okimoto Churchill, Manitoba is the polar bear capitol of the world. Every winter, tourists flock to the tiny town to watch the bears hunt and frolic on the frozen waters of the Hudson Bay. This year, though, the tourists are in for a big surprise…Winston! A smart, fierce, brave bear, Winston of Churc...

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GrassRoutes Northern California Wine Country: Green Road Trips (GrassRoutes Travel) מאת Serena Bartlett This innovative guide re-envisions the road trip, dividing Northern California Wine Country into five regions, each with its own distinct character. From the Undiscovered Coast to Cow Country, the guide steers readers off the well-trod and well-shod paths and to each region’s most intere...

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Will It Blow?: Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens מאת Elizabeth Rusch Mount St. Helens is erupting as you read this! The volcano is pushing up a ridge of thick lava, rebuilding the peak lost in the cataclysmic 1980 eruption. But when the current, ongoing eruption started in 2004 no one knew what would happen: Would Mount St. Helens blow? Based on exten...

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Notes from a 12 Man: A Truly Biased History of the Seattle Seahawks מאת Mark Tye Turner The Seattle Seahawks retired the number 12 in honor of the "Twelfth Man" -those fans who remain loyal no matter what. Written as a series of small essays and lists, Emmy-winning writer/producer (and Twelfth Man) Mark Tye Turner infuses the book with same sort of sly humor he brought to h...

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The First 1000 Days: A Baby Journal מאת Nikki McClure Nikki McClure's beautifully detailed illustrations divide this lovely baby journal into sections celebrating the first 1,000 days of life, from the story of birth to jumping into her first mud puddle. Modeled after the journal the author started when her son was born, the sections focus on reco...

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The House of Hope and Fear: Life in a Big City Hospital מאת Audrey Young Opening with the view of an idealistic, young doctor entering her first post-graduate job at the local county hospital, The House of Hope and Fear explores not only the personal journey of one doctor's life and career, but also examines the health care system as a whole. The county ...

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It's Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life and Cancer מאת Debra Jarvis Culled from the author’s years of knowing, comforting, supporting, and treating cancer patients, Debra Jarvis' book is a heartfelt ode to both her own experiences with cancer — both as a chaplain in a cancer clinic, and as a cancer patient herself — and to those who share them. Exploring ...

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Eliminate Chaos: The 10-Step Process to Organize Your Home and Life מאת Laura Leist Eliminate Chaos is a user-friendly system for organizing each room of the house, including the kitchen and pantry, closet, garage, home office, and childrens' rooms. The author’s ten-step system is presented in an easy-to-use, workbook-style layout. Full-color photos demonstrate the various...

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The Encyclopedia of Country Living מאת Carla Emery No home, whether in the country, the city, or somewhere in between, should be without this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia — the most complete source of information available about growing, processing, cooking, and preserving homegrown foods from the garden, orchard, field, or barnyard. For m...

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Picture This, Alaska: Historic Photographs from the Last Frontier מאת Deb Vanasse In more than 100 historic photographs, this book captures the remarkable story of this vast and complex state. An elderly Inupiat woman is clearly pleased with her long line of drying fish fillets on a windy and sunny day. A pack train carries 1,200 pounds of gold destined for the First Nationa...

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Cheers to the New Mom!/Cheers to the New Dad!: Tips and Tricks to Help You Ace the First Months of Parenthood מאת Jenna McCarthy Not since His and Hers towels has there been such an ideal gift for both new parents. With its unique flip-book format, this fun and practical parenting guide is really two books in one. Tips for Mom are collected in one half, then Dad turns the book over to find parenting advice written...

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Larry Gets Lost in San Francisco מאת Michael Mullin In this new adventure, Larry, after chasing down a donut, loses his owners and stops by San Francisco’s landmarks and cultural attractions on his quest to find them. Filled with candy-colored retro illustrations, this lively book gives children a dog’s-eye view of the City by the Bay. Larry...

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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason מאת Nancy Pearl What to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best reading new and old. Pearl, who inspired legions of litterateurs with "What If All (name the city) Read the Same Book," has devised 170 thematic reading lists th...

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Cooking Club: Great Ideas and Delicious Recipes for Fabulous Get-Togethers מאת Dina Guillen Food and socializing go together like peas and carrots — and now, a lively new cookbook tells readers how to formalize that arrangement by creating a fun and enriching cooking club. Much like a book club, cooking clubs combine an activity that most are already doing — cooking — with ...

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Good Drinks for Bad Days: Holiday Edition מאת Kerry Colburn Holidays! Along with the parades, the gifts, and the hugs can come a tsunami of mortifying, aggravating, squirm-inducing, or downright calamitous events. That's where this guide to healing elixirs comes in. For the guy caught flirting at the company party, a Double Standard Sour fits the bill. ...

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Breakfast in Bed: More Than 150 Recipes for Delicious Morning Meals מאת Carol Frieberg No meal is as pleasant, or romantic, as breakfast in bed. In this collection of the yummiest dishes from the best-selling previous edition as well as the author's Breakfast in Bed California Cookbook, the over 130 recipes showcased here are perfect for one or two or more. Drawing on...

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GrassRoutes San Francisco: Urban Eco Travel (GrassRoutes Travel) מאת Serena Bartlett GrassRoutes San Francisco offers a wealth of ways for small-footprint visitors to deepen their experience of one of America's most exciting cities. Written by locals immersed in the eco/indie/alt scene, the book covers everything from carpooling and volunteering, to potluck dinners ...

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The Best Places Northwest Cookbook: Recipes from the Outstanding Restaurants and Inns of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia מאת Cynthia C. Nims With the addition of color photos and over a dozen new recipes, this treasured cookbook is better than ever. It features more than 100 outstanding regional dishes from iconic inns and restaurants of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, all of which appear in recent editions of Best...

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Book Crush: For Kids and Teens - Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Interest מאת Nancy Pearl Parents, teachers, and librarians are often puzzled by the seemingly endless choices for reading material for young people. What’s good, what’s trash, what’s going to hold their interest? Nancy Pearl, America’s favorite librarian, has read widely in all the genres and happily points the...

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The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest מאת Jack Nisbet Jack Nisbet first told the story of British explorer David Thompson, who mapped the Columbia River, in his acclaimed Sources of the River. That book set the standard for research and narrative biography for the region. Now Nisbet turns his attention to David Douglas, the premier bot...

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Day Hike! Mount Rainier: The Best Trails You Can Hike in a Day מאת Seabury Blair Jr. For those who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights back at home, whether newbie or seasoned veteran with hundreds of boot-miles logged, this book showcases Mount Rainier’s most interesting trails. Revised and updated, this edition reviews more than 50 of the best da...

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Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood מאת John Soennichsen Conventional geologic thinking always said that the landscape between Idaho and the Cascade Mountains — a unique place characterized by gullies, coulees, and deserts — was created over millions of years by rivers that had long since gone dry. Science professor J Harlen Bretz (who made up hi...

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Out and About with Kids Seattle: The Ultimate Family Guide for Fun and Learning מאת Ann Bergman With its stunning natural setting and wealth of attractions from Pike’s Place Market to the Space Needle, Seattle is an irresistible pick for families. This handy guide, fully updated and revised, helps parents make the most of a short or long stay. The book is divided into ten thematic ...

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The Year of the Boat: Beauty, Imperfection, and the Art of Doing it Yourself מאת Lawrence Cheek Lawrence W. Cheek decided that he had to build a boat. Not just any boat, but a beautiful, wooden sailboat. The Year of the Boat is a memoir about what when on in that suburban garage — a roiling process of measuring, cutting, gluing and sanding that was punctuated with supreme sa...

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Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood מאת John Soennichsen Channeled Scablands, between Idaho and the Cascades, is a unique landscape of basalt cliffs, dry waterfalls, canyons, and coulees. Legendary geologist J Harlen Bretz was the first to explore the area, starting in the 1920s. This dramatic book tells the story of this scientific maverick —...

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The New Alaska Cookbook: Recipes from the Last Frontier's Best Chefs מאת Kim Severson Alaska’s out-of-this-world ingredients (like King crab and Copper River salmon) combined with creative chefs makes for adventurous and sophisticated eating. While Alaska is known for its world-class seafood — particularly salmon and crab — it’s strange that the region is not yet se...

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Gardening with Ed Hume: Northwest Gardening Made Easy מאת Ed Hume Gardening with Ed Hume covers the basics of Pacific Northwest gardening in a non-technical, can-do way. Hume’s friendly voice encourages and inspires in chapters covering lawns, perennials, fertilizers, shrubs, groundcovers, and much more. Each plant chapter has sound advice on placeme...

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The Greatest of Marlys מאת Lynda Barry Lynda Barry had a bona fide hit with Cruddy, and her fans are now calling for her older comic strips, all out of print. This book answers the call as it delivers the life and times of Marlys Mullen, the most beloved character in Barrys nationally syndicated comic strip, "Ernie Pooks Comeek." ...

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Gifts with Meaning: How to Choose Unique and Thoughtful Presents for Any Occasion מאת Shanon Lyon Mindless consumerism leads to mindless gift giving, which in turn leads to compulsive re-gifting. Gifts with Meaning ends this vicious cycle with innovative ideas that focus on the cultural, historical, and symbolic meaning behind the gifts. Shanon Lyon explains why mirrors are given as...

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Rainy Day Slug מאת Mary Palenick Colborn Slimy, sticky, creepy slugs must do something other than eat hostas all day, but what? This enchanting picture book follows the trail of one curious banana slug who answers the call of adventure. Traveling from his rainy garden home over the grass and into a house, the slug bestows a sur...

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More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason מאת Nancy Pearl The response to Nancy Pearl's surprise bestseller Book Lust was astounding: the Seattle librarian and winner of the 2004 Women's National Book Award even became the model for the now-famous Librarian Action Figure. Readers everywhere welcomed Pearl's encyclopedic but discerning filter on book...

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Out and About with Kids Portland: The Ultimate Family Guide for Fun and Learning מאת Nelle Nix For parents traveling to Portland or residents looking for new things to do, this indispensable guide features hundreds of opportunities the whole family can enjoy. The emphasis here is on activities that are fun as well as of cultural and educational interest. From neighborhoods, outdoor ...

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The Cancer Lifeline Cookbook: Recipes, Ideas, and Advice to Optimize the Lives of People Living with Cancer מאת Kimberly Mathai After 30 years of providing counseling and support for people living with cancer, the Cancer Lifeline organization knows that one of the main areas of interest for patients and their families is food and nutrition. What foods have been shown to help prevent the spread of cancer? What are the nutriti...

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Feeding the Whole Family: Cooking with Whole Foods מאת Cynthia Lair Feeding the Whole Family starts with the basics of creating a whole foods diet, from understanding grains and beans to determining what meats are acceptable to eat. Author Cynthia Lair then applies these lessons to cooking for young children and babies aged six months and older. She expl...

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Two at the Table Cookbook: Cooking for Couples Now That the Kids are Gone מאת Cheryl Fall Containing over 125 recipes, Two at the Table features a diverse stable of dishes, from starters and salads to savory items and desserts. With the focus on recipes that serve just two, the author addresses quantities of ingredients and how to reorganize a pantry for newly minted empty ne...

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Larry Gets Lost in Los Angeles מאת Michael Mullin In this new entry in the series, Larry and Pete's travels take them to Los Angeles, and once again Larry gets lost! But not to worry – there's plenty to do in this new city. As he searches for Pete, Larry visits some amazing places, from wild Venice Beach to stately Beverly Hills, from e...

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Breakfast in bed : the best b & b recipes from northern california to british columbia Carol Frieberg

Breakfast in bed : the best b & b recipes from northern california to british columbia מאת Carol Frieberg

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Secret Suppers: Rogue Chefs and Underground Restaurants in Warehouses, Townhouses, Open Fields, and Everywhere in Between מאת Jenn Garbee In attics, garages, living rooms, warehouses, and wine cellars across America, underground chefs are taking the food scene by storm. They’re throwing dinner parties at the drop of a hat, evading the cops, enticing the food-obsessed, and making headlines. Whether it’s sophisticated fare...

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The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook: Home Cooking from Asian American Kitchens מאת Pat Tanumihardja Asian grandmothers -- whether of Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, or Indian descent -- are the keepers of the cultural, and culinary, flame. Their mastery of delicious home-cooked dishes and comfort food makes them the ideal source for this cookbook. Author Patricia Tanumihardja has assemb...

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Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning: What, When, and Where and How to Prune for a More Beautiful Garden מאת Cass Turnbull Nothing about pruning is obvious; in fact, most of it is downright counterintuitive, says expert Cass Turnbull. This second edition of her definitive illustrated guide adds 40 percent new material, with more coverage of different kinds of trees, shrubs, and ground covers and how to prune them for he...

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Music Lust: Recommended Listening for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason מאת Nic Harcourt The MP3 and iPod revolution have changed forever how people listen to music, but choosing what to listen to next remains the dilemma of music lovers everywhere. As music director of KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, and DJ of the influential "Morning Becomes Eclectic" show, Harcourt uncovers the best in new...

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Good Drinks for Bad Days מאת Kerry Colburn Got fired? Satisfy the urge to set something ablaze with a Flaming Diablo. Heinous meeting? Plunge into a Death in the Afternoon. Gained weight? Forget the club soda — embrace those newfound pounds with a Butterball. This drinker's delight contains more than 50 delicious antidotes for ev...

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Tacos: Authentic, Festive & Flavorful מאת Scott Wilson From old standby dishes to taco truck favorites to more ambitious varieties like the Hot Fudge Taco, this book contains something for every fan of a dish that's both simple and soul-satisfying. Taco obsessive Scott Wilson includes such delights as Tacos de Cazuela (slow-cooked tacos served from...

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One Hundred Demons מאת Lynda Barry One Hundred Demons collects a series of memoiristic strips that appeared in Salon’s popular "Mothers Who Think" section. Here are 20 stories told in Lynda Barry’s distinctive cartoon-narrative style that delve into the funk and sweetness of love, family, adolescence, race and the '...

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Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza: And Other Misheard Lyrics Charles Grosvenor Jr.

Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza: And Other Misheard Lyrics מאת Charles Grosvenor Jr. We've all done it — misheard a song lyric and sung along with the wrong words for months or years before being corrected. Whether you heard "Even if you're Ted Danson in the dark," instead of "Even if we're just dancin' in the dark," or confused "Jamie's out of gum" with "Janie's got a gun," ...

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The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook: Recipes for the Best Pan in Your Kitchen מאת Sharon Kramis The cast-iron skillet is the original gourmet-cooking tool. This cookbook aims to show modern cooks how this inexpensive cast iron tool is the best pan in their kitchen. Fusing new and traditional recipes and gathering farm-fresh produce and ingredients, the authors show cooks how to make delicious ...

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The Creaky Knees Guide Washington: The 100 Best Easy Hikes in the State מאת Seabury Blair Jr. For the aging baby boomer who likes to walk but not too much, this day-hiking guide is filled with kinder, gentler trails throughout Washington State. The book’s 100 trails are divided into 11 regions, including the Olympic Peninsula, Mount Rainier National Park, and Southeastern ...

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Where Do I Sleep?: A Pacific Northwest Lullaby מאת Jennifer Blomgren In this lovely bedtime book, “Where do I sleep?” is asked and answered by baby animals native to the Pacific Northwest. A sea otter, blacktail deer, bald eagle, sea anemone, mountain goat, grey wolf, hermit thrush, and other little animals (including a human child) describe their sleeping h...

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Super Crafty: Over 75 Amazing How-to Projects! מאת Susan Beal The crafts scene is thriving as Gens X and Y embrace hobbies (rejected as too middlebrow by their baby boomer parents) in order to create something beautiful, functional, and unique. With its sleek design and edgy tone, Super Crafty is the ultimate hipster’s craft guide, with a wide array o...

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The Adaptable Feast: Satisfying Meals for the Vegetarians, Vegans, and Omnivores at Your Table מאת Ivy Manning After marrying a vegetarian, meat-lover Ivy Manning developed a collection of recipes that each had a "fork in the road" to a few vegetarian servings of a meaty dish or a few omnivore servings of a vegetarian dish. Over the years, the author has assembled a diverse and delicious array of recipe...

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Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Cafe Cookbook: Favorite Breads, Pastries, Sweets and Savories מאת Leslie Mackie Macrina’s irresistible creations, from rustic potato bread to pear and cracked pepper bread to crisp, crackly baguettes, have made Seattle a culinary destination for fans of scrumptious baked goods. Author Leslie Mackie, revered by chefs and artisan bakers throughout the country, brings her t...