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Fall/Winter 2011 catalog
Good news!
Available now
Late October events
Follow us online!
Robert Donnelly
Rising Tides and Tailwinds
Judy Bentley
Katrina Roberts
Anne Focke & Trimpin
Sandra Chait
Kurt Armbruster

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Our Fall/Winter 2011 catalog

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For video trailers of three new titles, please see our digital catalog here.
Good news!
 The 2011 University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries has recommended nine UW Press books as excellent additions to library collections.

Broken Ground, China Watcher, and The Final Forest were further honored as Outstanding Titles, the highest rating the committee assigns.

 

Other recommended titles include:

available now
MILVOY

Voyages, by Gordon Miller, will be available in September. Voyages reveals the evolution of maritime technologies, the rise and fall of maritime empires, the extreme dangers of sailing uncharted waters, the courage and brutality of life at sea, and the discovery of new continents, cultures, and products. Through their voyages, these ships and sailors defined the true dimensions of the oceans and coastlines of the world.
late october events
Evergreen Muse
David Martin, author of Evergreen Muse, will speak at the UW Club on Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m.
Shadows of a Fleeting World
David Martin and Nicolette Bromberg, co-authors of Shadows of a Fleeting World, will speak at Seattle Public Library with Elliott Bay, on Thursday, October 20, at 7 p.m.

JOHSIG Barbara Johns, author of Signs of Home, will discuss the book, featuring the art of Kamekichi Tokita, at Seattle Art Museum for the related exhibition's opening day on Saturday, October 22, at 2 p.m.
Exploring Fort Vancouver
Theresa Langford and Douglas Wilson, will discuss Exploring Fort Vancouver at University Book Store on Wednesday, October 26, at 7 p.m.
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 September 2011
Greetings!

The weather has finally cleared up around the Sound, but we're starting to look ahead to a vibrant fall, with some amazing books and events on the horizon.

Speaking of... keep an eye out for Beneath Cold Seas! These really are some of the most remarkable photos I've ever seen -- and to think that all this is just beneath those murky Northwest waters is incredible. The book will be in stock in late September and those lucky folks around Seattle will have a chance to see the photos and hear more on the book in person -- more details to come soon!

And for more photos, check out the author's website here: http://beneathcoldseas.com/

In case you missed it, UW's student newspaper, The Daily, profiled the Press last week. Reporter Kristen Johnson interviewed director Pat Soden, marketing student assistant Katherine Tacke, and myself.

If you have any questions on any of these books or authors, as always, let me know!

All the best,
Rachael
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robert donnelly
Dark RoseDark Rose
Dark Rose reveals the fascinating and sordid details of an important period in the history of what by the end of the century had become a great American city. It is a story of Portland's repeated and often failed efforts to flush out organized crime and municipal corruption -- a familiar story for many mid-twentieth-century American cities that were attempting to clean up their police departments and municipal governments. Dark Rose also helps explain the heritage of Portland's reform politics and the creation of what is today one of the country's most progressive cities. Check out the new trailer for the book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkf6_dbIE8A&feature=channel_video_title.

Robert C. Donnelly is assistant professor of history at Gonzaga University.

Join Robert on

Friday, August 19, at 7 p.m. at Elliott Bay. TVW will be on hand to film "Author Hour" and you can also hear Rob on KEXP on Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 a.m.
Wednesday, September 7, at 7 p.m. at Auntie's Bookstore, Spokane

kit oldham and peter blecha
Rising TidesRising Tides and Tailwinds
The Port of Seattle proved its worth during the turbulent World War I years, when it briefly became the second busiest in the country after New York. In succeeding decades, the Port undertook many projects that would have been difficult or impossible for private companies, met the challenges of the Depression, forged cooperative and productive relations with longshore and other unions, founded Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (now by far its largest operation), helped pioneer the revolution in containerized cargo, and generated tens of thousands of jobs for the city and surrounding communities. Entering its second century, the Port is a recognized leader in environmental restoration and sustainable aviation and shipping practices and is one of the major drivers of the regional economy.

Kit Oldham is a staff historian for HistoryLink.org and co-author of Moving Washington Timeline: The First Century of the Washington State Department of Transportation, 1905-2005. Peter Blecha is a staff historian and contributing editor at HistoryLink.org and the author of six books.

Join Kit and Peter on
Saturday, September 17,  at the Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Fall Festival, with Elliott Bay

Monday, September 19,
at 7 p.m. at University Book Store

judy bentley
Hiking Washington's HistoryHiking Washington's History
Hiking Washington's History is for hikers, amateur historians, newcomers unfamiliar with the state's history, and Northwest natives who know only part of that history. Savor the vicarious experience of a hike from a cozy chair on a rainy winter day, or put your boots on and hit the trail when the sun shines.

Judy Bentley, who teaches at South Seattle Community College, is an avid hiker and the author of fourteen books for young adults.

Join Judy on
Saturday, September 23, at 7 p.m. at Inklings Bookshop, Yakima

katrina roberts
UnderdogUnderdog
In Underdog, poet Katrina Roberts draws on wide-ranging historical and cultural sources to consider questions of identity, to ask us to meditate on how each of us is "other" -- native, immigrant, sojourner, alien -- and to examine our at-once shared and foreign frontiers and margins. Throughout the book, the writer's "home" becomes a palimpsest of characters erased and resurrected. In boldly inventive poems, she addresses the lives of Chinese immigrants, the appeal of African Dogon tribal lore, the heroics and defeats of artists, canine astronauts, and Mexican farm laborers, to name just a few.

Katrina Roberts is the Mina Schwabacher Professor in English and the Humanities and the Paul Garrett Fellow in the Humanities at Whitman College. She is author of The Quick, an early volume in the Pacific Northwest Poetry Series.

Join Katrina on
Saturday, September 23, at 7 p.m. at the Leavenworth Public Library, with A Book for All Seasons

Sunday, September 24,
at 1 p.m. at  A Book for All Seasons

anne focke and trimpin
TRIMPINTrimpin
Trimpin, the sound sculptor and composer, has received MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships; been the subject of a full-length documentary film and a profile in The New Yorker magazine; been included in hundreds of shows, performances, and new music festivals; and has had installations and exhibitions around the world. Despite all this, access to Trimpin's work is limited. He doesn't record his music and very few of his sculptural works are in public or private collections. This book captures a record of this remarkable journey and places Trimpin's work in the context of visual art, music composition, performance, ambitious engineering, acoustics, and installation art.

Anne Focke is a writer and for 19 years coeditor of the Grantmakers in the Arts Reader.

Join Anne and Trimpin on
Saturday, October 1, at 7 p.m. at Elliott Bay Bookstore

sandra chait
Seeking SalaamSeeking Salaam
Prolonged violence in the Horn of Africa, the northeastern corner of the continent, has led growing numbers of Ethiopians, Eritreans, and Somalis to flee to the United States. Despite the enmity created by centuries of conflict, they often find themselves living as neighbors in their adopted cities, with their children as class-mates in school. In many ways, they are successfully navigating life in their new home; however, they continue to struggle to bridge old divisions and find salaam, or peace, with one another.

In conversations with more than forty East African immigrants living in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, Sandra Chait captures the immigrants' struggle for identity in the face of competing stories and documents how some individuals have been able to transcend the ghosts from the past and extend a tentative hand to their former enemies.

Sandra M. Chait immigrated to the Unites States from South Africa. She is currently an independent scholar in Seattle.

Join Sandra on
Monday, October 3, at 7 p.m. at University Book Store

kurt armbruster
Before Seattle RockedBefore Seattle Rocked
Seattle is a music town with rich, deep roots that have influenced the culture and identity of its civic life for decades. In a society that appreciates music but is ambivalent toward the profession of making it, the importance and contribution of Seattle's musicians have been routinely overlooked in historical accounts of the city. Kurt Armbruster fills that gap in this far-reaching and entertaining panorama of Seattle music from the 1890s to the 1960s, "before Seattle rocked."

Before Seattle Rocked is enlivened by personal anecdotes and memories from many of Seattle's most beloved musicians and is enriched by historic photos of the changing music scene.

Kurt E. Armbruster is a Seattle native, historian, professional bassist, and singersongwriter. He has played music of many genres and has written numerous historical articles and three books, including Orphan Road. View the book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/user/UWashingtonPress#p/u/2/tyo22tC6PkQ 

Join Kurt on
Thursday, October 6,
at 7 p.m. at University Book Store

Tuesday, October 11, at 7 p.m. at Village Books

Thursday, October 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Northwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library, with Ravenna Third Place Books