The book that’s already making headlines around Oregon and beyond is just days away from coming off the production line. Discover the fascinating story of this courageous woman who turned tragedy and a downturn in luck into an upturn in success, motherhood and “apple pies.” Se really is, One Tough Mother.

WestWinds Press
1-55868-908-7
Hardbound, $19.95
208 pages
20 B&W photos/illustrations

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—
March is here and we’re looking forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming PNBA show in Seattle this month. We hope end-of–winter–season sales were solid for everyone and you’re looking forward to a bright spring.

Something that has come to the forefront for GACPC in the last month is the ten versus thirteen-digit ISBN issue. After much deliberation we have decided to use the thirteen-digit ISBNs for all our Fall 2005 titles that you will be seeing in the new catalog due out in June. If you have any questions, feel free to call us anytime; I think we’re all still working though the “kinks” on this, and may be for some time to come.

Enjoy this month’s Notes & Quotes and as always, thank you for all your continued support.

Regards,

Mike Jones
Dir. Of Sales and Marketing

• The Animal in Me (WestWinds Press, HB 1-55868-864-1, SB 1-55868-898-6, Ages 3-6) – Line listing in Publishers Weekly, February 21, Spring Children’s Announcement issue.
  
  
• Cooking to Impress without Stress (Graphic Arts Books, SB 1-55868-772-6) – Three-page review and recipe/wine pairing recommendation article in Practical Winery & Vineyard magazine.
  
  
• Culture Smart! Series (Graphic Arts Books, SB ISBNs vary) – Review and series editor interview on CNN.com to be posted March 11th in the Travel section.
  
  
• Desert Water (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-858-7) – Line listing in Publishers Weekly, Nature & Environment section.
  
  
• The Least of These: Rescuing and Rehabilitating Wild Baby Birds (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-860-9) – Line listing in Publishers Weekly, Nature & Environment section.
  
  
• The Misadventures of Seldovia Sam #4: Seldovia Sam and the Wildfire Escape (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-601-9, Ages 6-10) – Line listing in Publishers Weekly, February 21 Spring Children’s Announcement issue.
  
  
• Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Review in the Sunday New York Times Best Bet book section.
  
  
• Peninsula Tales and Trails (Graphic Arts Books, SB 1-55868-850-1) – Two-page color review in the Palo Alto Weekly. “…Peninsula Tales and Trails is a real tour de force. It is a celebration of the existence of a wonderful network of open space preserves and the great work the district’s staff and its many supporters have done preserving this land for future generations.”
  
  
• Portland Confidential (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-793-9) – Review with cover image in the Willamette Week (Portland, OR) “…an entertaining trip back to a film noir incarnation of the Rose City, via police files and the fading memories of a few old-timers.”
  
  
• Portland Confidential (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-793-9) – Author interview February 21st on AP-syndicated book review show, Between the Lines. AP Radio Network offers the show to 800+ stations across the country.
  
  
• The Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-859-5) – Cover story of the Seattle Weekly. Ten-page adaptation from the book complete with author quotes and pictures.
  
  
• True Stories of Bear Attacks: Who Survived and Why (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-679-7) – Inside-cover, full-page, color review and recommended reading article with cover shot in the Massachusetts Wildlife publication put out by the Massachusetts Divisions of Fisheries & Wildlife. “If you’re ever planning a hiking or hunting trip to Alaska or the northern Rockies, you and any companions should definitely read this book before you go.”
  
  

AUTHORS & BOOKS

• One Man’s Wilderness – Now in its 13th printing, this title will be used as a pledge giveaway (cover images shown throughout the evening) on 129 stations across 49 cities after the film, Alone in the Wilderness airs on these public broadcasting stations for fund-raising efforts. Cities include: Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Denver, CO; Minneapolis, MN; Baltimore, MD; Portland, ME; Burlington, VT; El Paso, TX; and many more.
  
  
• 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 and is set to appear on the NBC morning show, 10! in Philadelphia, on March 24.
  
  
• David Fitzgerald – Oklahoma, Oklahoma II, Oklahoma Crossroads, Cherokee, and Trail of Tears (Fall 2005) – Congratulations to photographer David Fitzgerald who will be inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame on April 29th.
  
  
• Mardy Murie – Artic Dance – The film by the same name has been awarded the “Notable Films for Adults” award by the American Library Association (ALA). The film was one of fifteen chosen out of all those nominated by members (more than 64,000) and winners were published in the February 15, 2005, issue of Booklist magazine as well as the March/April issue of Video Librarian magazine, and in an official ALA press release.

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!

		Street Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle David B. Williams WestWinds Press Softbound, 1-55868-859-5, $14.95
		Back to the city, or back to nature? In his newest book, Seattle author David Williams shows us how we can get the best of both. Botany and bugs, geology and geese, and creeks and crows; living in a major city doesn’t have to separate us from the natural world.
		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!
		A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming Multiple Authors Harbour Publishing Softbound, 1-55017-317-0, $26.95
		On the West Coast, few subjects are as controversial as salmon farming. Every week new studies raise alarming questions about the safety of farmed fish and the risk farms pose to the environment. But federal, provincial, and state governments continue to support expansion of fish farms all along the coast. People are justifiably confused. Just what is the case against this new ocean-based agribiz, and how concerned should we be?
		Echoes of Fury: True Stories of Terror and Survival from the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens by Frank Parchman Epicenter Press Hardbound, 0-9745014-3-3, $24.95
		This is the true story of eight people whose lives took unexpected turns on May 18, 1980, in the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Among them: a geologist who sends a friend to his death in a mountaintop observatory, a badly burned logger who fights for his life, a young couple nearly killed in a torrent of mud and debris, a struggling newspaper reporter who shares a Pulitzer Prize, and a victim’s angry sister who discovers the shocking truth about deaths on the mountain. This story of fury and rebirth combines adventure, suspense, heartbreak, and the thrill of scientific discovery.