Congratulations to Portland Confidential and author Phil Stanford for not only making onto, but staying on the PNBA nonfiction, paperback bestseller list for nine weeks straight. We’d also like to tip our hats to the book and author for making numerous bestseller lists here in Portland, such as Powell’s and 23rd Ave. Books and into the top-20 for True Crime on the Nielsen BookScan ratings list. Now in its second printing, who says crime doesn’t pay?

WestWinds Press
1-55868-793-9
Softbound, $15.95
192 pages
80 B&W archival photos

To order, call your local sales rep or GACPC Customer Service at
800-452-3032, or email us at sales@gacpc.com.

To order, call your local sales rep or GACPC Customer Service at
800-452-3032, or email us at sales@gacpc.com.

Hello all—
As we move into February we have plenty of media reviews and author happenings below that we think will drive foot traffic to your stores and libraries. As we round the corner to the spring season, we also have a listing of great upcoming and current bestsellers that we think readers will really enjoy. And don’t forget calendars, available in June. Our stunning 2006 state and theme calendars are newly redesigned and preview sheets are available now, just click here and we’ll send you one.

As we muddle through these last days of winter, with snow, sludge, rain, and sleet, we hope you are enjoying steady sales and happy readers. As always, thank you for your continued support and we look forward to hearing from you.

Mike Jones
Dir. Of Sales and Marketing

• Cooking to Impress Without Stress (Graphic Arts Books, SB 1-55868-772-6) – Full author and book review with cover image and sample recipes for the Senior Wire, which goes out to more than 75 senior publications across the U.S.
  
  
• Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Review with author quotes and cover/author photos in New York Newsday, promoting his current nationwide tour.
  
  
• Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) - Top-page review in the Sunday Oregonian Booksweek section with large cover image. “Fine is an engaging storyteller, and there are a wealth of anecdotes in ‘Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man.’”
  
  
• Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X – Book review with cover image in the Sunday Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) in the Northwest Books section. “Fine’s sense of humor is…well…finely honed.”
  
  
• Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Book and review and event promotion in Tucson Weekly’s Literature section. “With a modern-day flair for self-deprecation, Fine recounts the sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrific story of his first winter in a one-room cabin, trying to stay alive and still come out of it with some semblance of cool.”
  
  
• Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Author Doug Fine appeared on Miami’s NBC station morning show, South Florida Today for an interview and to promote the book and nationwide tour.
  
  
• Portland Confidential (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-793-9) – Half-page review in the Portland Mercury. “As one may expect, the dirty secrets of Portland seemed forever lost to the denial of creative American record keeping. To his credit, Stanford has managed to land the fish just in the nick of time.”
  
  
• Sweet Dreams, Polar Bear (Alaska Northwest Books, HB 0-88240-554-3 and SB 0-88240-555-1) – Review in the School Library Journal, February issue.
  
  
• Tennessee (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-834-X) – Full-section author interview and book review with cover and author photos and quotes in the Clarksville, TN, Leaf-Chronicle’s Living section, Sunday edition.
  
  
• Two in the Far North (Alaska Northwest Books, SB, 0-88240-489-X) Listed in Explorers Journal magazine, Centennial Edition, as one of the top-100 best books of 20th-century exploration.
  
  

AUTHORS & BOOKS

• Doug Fine – Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man – Author Doug Fine is currently on a nationwide tour promoting his title that is now in its second printing. Doug has multiple upcoming readings across the country and recently appeared on Miami’s NBC morning show, South Florida Today.
  
  
• Gert Boyle – One Tough Mother – Author and Chairman of the Board of Columbia Sportswear is beginning the promotion of her new autobiography by attending local fund-raising events throughout Portland. All profits from the new book go to support the Oregon chapter of the Special Olympics and CASA, an organization that specializes in serving as judicial advocates for children in need.
  
  
• Les Kerr – Tennessee – Author Les Kerr has been traveling extensively around the South promoting this new book. He has been on numerous radio programs, including NPR affiliate stations, and television programs, including a Fox-TV morning show, as well as done book signings and musical performances at the likes of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He has also been visiting and signing/playing in bookstores throughout the region.

SHOWS & CONVENTIONS

• London Book Fair – London, March 13 – 15 www.lbf-virtual.com
  
  
• PNBA Spring Trade Show – Portland, OR, March 14-16, 2005 www.pnba.org
  
  
• Wordstock Festival – Portland, OR, April 19-24, 2005 www.wordstockfestival.com
  
  

New for Spring 2005, here are some of our first picks! Call us anytime to preorder any of these titles. We’ll have everything from cooking to kids, and autobiographies to coffee-table works of art. Enjoy!

		Walking My Dog, Jane: From Valdez to Prudhoe Bay Along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Ned Rozell Alaska Northwest Books Softbound, 0-88240-594-2, $16.95
		Here’s an adventure tale that, for a change, has nothing to do with human tragedy on Mount Everest. WALKING MY DOG, JANE is Alaska science writer Ned Rozell’s account of the summer he spent hiking along the pipeline. Pleasantly understated . . . Along the way, Rozell gives glimpses into the history, politics, terrain, and economy of Alaska and the rugged and quirky people who live there. —Publisher’s Weekly
		The Culture Smart! Series Graphic Arts Books Softbound, $9.95
		The Culture Smart! Series is more than just travel guides. With more than 25 countries and six new countries coming this spring, the Culture Smart! Series is the definitive reference for pleasure and business travelers alike on country-specific customs and etiquette. For under $10.00 these extremely thorough pocket guides to various countries make customs and etiquette simple. Travelers are no longer just travelers: now more than ever they are ambassadors, liaisons, and impressionists from abroad. Now more than ever they need a trusted reference to guide them through social, business, and general travel. Now more than ever they need Culture Smart!
		One Tough Mother: Success in Life, Business and Apple Pies Gert Boyle with Terry Tymchuk WestWinds Press Hardbound, 1-55868-908-7, $19.95
		When a heart attack claimed Gert Boyle’s husband in 1970, the forty six-year-old housewife and mother of three found herself at the helm of Columbia Sportswear, a small and financially struggling outerwear manufacturer in Portland, Oregon. Today Columbia is the largest skiwear manufacturer in the United States and Gert Boyle has become an icon in her industry—the first woman ever inducted into the International Sporting Goods Hall of Fame. In One Tough Mother, Boyle presents an honest, open, and often irreverent account of her truly remarkable journey from a childhood in Nazi Germany to fame and fortune in America.
		The Animal in Me is Very Plain to See Photography by Thomas D. Mangelsen Graphic Arts Books Hardbound, 1-55868-864-1, $15.95, Softbound, 1-55868-898-6, $8.95 Ages 3-6
		A picture book for all ages, from toddlers who are just learning to turn pages, to eager, first-time readers. This richly illustrated book encourages children to imagine just what kind of animal they most resemble when they are hungry, sleepy, playing, or even screaming. Animated imagery by award-winning photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen will have children participating in story time and even making up their own scenarios.