MARQUAND BOOKS
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Marquand Books is currently selling copies of the limited-edition BookBeatBox, related to their forthcoming book, Trimpin. This The limited-edition is nearly sold out!
Trimpin will join Marquand books at Town Hall Seattle on June 24 from 6-8:30 for the official book launch. This is certainly not an event to miss!
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Join Michael Brown and Richard Morrill, editors of Seattle Geographies, at the UW Club for the 75th Anniversary of the Geography Department on May 3 at 6 p.m.
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Suyama, by Grant Hildebrand, is now available. This gorgeous book introduces the man and his work, discussing relevant aspects of George Suyama's life, the influences that have shaped his beliefs, and twenty of his built and unbuilt projects that illuminate the development of his remarkable art and craft. |
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Jack Hamann, author of On American Soil, will be at the Intiman Theater for commentary on the new production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," in Seattle on April 3 at 2 p.m.
The Squamish Nation, which produced the new Squamish-English Dictionary, will be launching the book at the Burke Museum on April 7 at 4:30 p.m.
Charles Wilkinson, author of The People Are Dancing Again, will be at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, on April 14 at 2 p.m.; University of Oregon on April 15 at 7 p.m.; Michigan State University on April 18 at 11:30 a.m.; and UCLA on April 25 at 4:30 p.m.
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Greetings!
We're excited to invite you to some really wonderful events around the Seattle area this month. We also have some interesting new Pacific Northwest books coming up for late-spring publication, so if you haven't already seen info on these titles yet, check them out now!  Dark Rose, by Robert C. Donnelly, is a great history of Portland's seedy underbelly. For local history buffs, this will be a great read! Can you hold out until June?  Open Spaces, the Pacific Northwest's Atlantic Monthly, was published out of Portland, OR and is now back -- we're happy to bring together some of the best pieces from this wonderful magazine. Look for events near you in June! As usual, feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or comments. And for you academics out there, we hope to see you in Honolulu for the Association of Asian Studies, Vancouver for the American Comparative Literature Association, or Phoenix for the American Society for Environmental History. Happy April! All the best, Rachael remann@u.washington.edu 
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Pamela camp and john gamon
| |  Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Washington
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Washington offers a window into the beauty and diversity of the rarest plants in the state.
The field guide includes:
- 317 vascular plants, six mosses, and one lichen
- Full-color photographs of the plants and their habitats, line drawings, and distribution maps
- Detailed species descriptions, identification tips, and easiest times to identify the plants
- Current conservation status and state rank
- Complete reference list, and glossary
Each rare plant is fully characterized according to its appearance, reproductive strategy, associated plants, habitat, current threats, and scarcity in areas outside the state. This book brings attention to the rarest and least understood plant species that find niches in this complex landscape.
Pamela Camp is a private consultant in field biology and restoration ecology and former Spokane District Botanist with the Bureau of Land Management. John G. Gamon is the Natural Heritage Program Manager at the Department of Natural Resources in Olympia, Washington.
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Judy Bentley
| |  Hiking Washington's History
Hiking Washington's History reveals the stories embedded in Washington's landscape. This trail guide narrates forty historic trails, ranging from short day hikes to three- or four-day backpacking trips over mountain passes. Every region in the state is included, from the northwesternmost tip of the continental United States at Cape Flattery to the remote Blue Mountains in the southeast. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of the region's history followed by individual trail narratives and historical highlights. Quotes from diaries, journals, letters, and reports, as well as contemporary and historic photographs, describe sites and trails from Washington's past. Each trail description includes a map and provides directions, so hikers can follow the historic route. Judy Bentley tells readers how to get there, what to expect, and what to look for.
Judy Bentley, who teaches at South Seattle Community College, is an avid hiker and the author of fourteen books for young adults.
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Saturday, April 2, at 2 p.m. at the Tumwater Timberland Public
Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at Darvill's, Orcas Island
Saturday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at Griffin Bay Bookstore, Friday Harbor
Wednesday, April 20, at 6 p.m. at REI Bellingham
Wednesday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Marysville Public Library
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joan singler, jean durning, bettylou valentine, & maid adams
| |  Seattle in Black and White:
The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Equal Opportunity
Seattle was a very different city in 1960 than it is today. There were no black bus drivers, sales clerks, or bank tellers. Black children rarely attended the same schools as white children. And few black people lived outside of the Central District. In 1960, Seattle was effectively a segregated town.
Energized by the national civil rights movement, an interracial group of Seattle residents joined together to form the Seattle chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Operational from 1961 through 1968, CORE had a brief but powerful effect on Seattle. The chapter began by challenging one of the more blatant forms of discrimination in the city, local supermarkets. Located within the black community and dependent on black customers, these supermarkets refused to hire black employees. CORE took the supermarkets to task by organizing hundreds of volunteers into shifts of continuous picketers until stores desegregated their staffs. From this initial effort CORE, in partnership with the NAACP and other groups, launched campaigns to increase employment and housing opportunities for black Seattleites, and to address racial inequalities in Seattle public schools. The members of Seattle CORE were committed to transforming Seattle into a more integrated and just society.
Seattle was one of more than one hundred cities to support an active CORE chapter. Seattle in Black and White tells the local, Seattle story about this national movement. Authored by four active members of Seattle CORE, this book not only recounts the actions of Seattle CORE but, through their memories, also captures the emotion and intensity of this pivotal and highly charged time in America's history.
Joan Singler was a founding member of Seattle CORE. Jean Durning joined soon after moving to Seattle in 1959. Bettylou Valentine joined in 1964. Maid Adams joined in 1962.
Join Joan, Jean, Bettylou, and Maid on
Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. at Horizon House, with Elliott Bay Books Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m. at Seattle Public Library, with Elliott Bay BooksWednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. at the Leschi Community CenterSunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at Village Books, BellinghamTuesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. at King County Library, for TVW "Author Hour" interviewSaturday, April 16, at 3 p.m. at Mockingbird Books, Green LakeMonday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m. at UW Faculty ClubSaturday, April 30, at 2 p.m. at Parkplace Books, KirklandMonday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Skyline Retirement Community, with Elliott Bay Books
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Christopher howell
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|  Dreamless and Possible
This generous volume of new and selected poems by Christopher Howell encompasses three decades of his distinguished work, drawing upon all of his previous books. Dreamless and Possible chronicles his wide range of interests, expressed by blending elements of the surreal with biography, imagist economy with a storyteller's informality. It also shows the development of his signature style, reflected, as poet Albert Goldbarth has written, in poems "connected by deep thought worn lightly, and by large vision writ in small details."
Christopher Howell has previously published eight books of poetry, most recently Light's Ladder. He has received numerous awards for his writing, including two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and two Washington State Book Awards, and his work has three times been included in the Pushcart Prize Anthology. He is professor of English and creative writing at Eastern Washington University, and lives with his family in Spokane.
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| robert wilson |
|  Seeking Refuge: Birds and Landscapes of the Pacific Flyway
"Seeking Refuge approaches the region at several scales simultaneously. As a result, Wilson provides a rich analysis of land and water use; waterfowl migration and conservation; biologists, wildlife agents, and hunters; and the transformation of multiple landscapes. His thoughtful study also enhances our appreciation of the remarkably resilient birds, whose semiannual migrations continue to lift our spirits."-Science
Robert M. Wilson is assistant professor of geography at Syracuse University.
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