Great Seafaring Books for March

Crossing the Atlantic
The Romance of Transoceanic Cruising
by William Miller
Graphic Arts Books
SB, 978-088240-661-9, $17.95

This marvelous photo-essay not only captures today's popular cruise routes, but also covers famous disasters, rescues, and triumphs, from the Titanic and the Lusitania to the United States and the Andrea Doria.

Far West
The Story of Bristish Columbia
by Daniel Francis
Harbour Publishing
HB, 978-1-55017-410-6, $36.95

From the gold rush to the Gumboot Navy and from "brideships" to W.A.C. Bennett, BC history comes alive in this highly illustrated and vivid account by award-winning writer and historian Daniel Francis.

Skookum Tugs
British Columbia’s Working Tugboats
Photographs by Robb Douglas   Text by Peter A. Robinson and Betty Keller
Harbour Publishing
HB, 978-1-55017-275-1, $49.95

Ride along with these brawny boats as they catch the swells and waves of the wild West Coast, navigate deadly tidal rapids and squeeze through a winding maze of boats and bridges as they ply the mighty Fraser River.

From The Wheelhouse
Tug Boaters Tell Their Own Stories
by Doreen Armitage
Alaska Northwest Books®
SB, 978-1-55017-383-3, $28.95

"Active and retired tug skippers tell their stories. Includes tales of the steam tug era, everyday life on the boats (including some great, monotony-relieving pranks), the challenging weather; mishaps, rescues, salvages and the 'unexpected.' Dozens of great photos of the tugs and crews al work. Highly recommended!"

—Western Mariner

Sternwheelers & Canyon Cats
Whitewater Freighting on the Upper Fraser
by Jack Boudreau
Caitlin Press/Harbour
SB, 978-1-894759-20, $18.95

Forbidding canyons, raging rapids and menacing rocks--this was the daily challenge that faced whitewater men who worked the wild rivers and creeks to bring freight and supplies to northern BC in the years before the Grand Trunk Railway.

Qayaqs and Canoes
Native Ways of Knowing
by Jan Steinbright

Photography by Clark James Mishler
Alaska Native Heritage Center
HB, 978-0-9709164-2-6, $24.95
SB, 978-0-9709164-0-2, $19.95

Alaska Native master boat builders, apprentices, and volunteers build eight traditional watercraft, recapturing the knowledge of their ancestors and reviving the spirit of their people.

River Queen
The Amazing Story of Tugboat Titan Lucille Johnstone
by Paul Levy
Harbour Publishing
HB, 978-1-55017-369-7, $34.95

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Hello All,

Thank you for your patience as we integrate our back end services with Ingram Publishing Services (IPS). So far, the transition has gone remarkably well. Our customers are genuinely happy with the discounts we offer them, as well as the free freight eligibility and timely delivery. We’re happy to have such a solid partner, and one that has been able to open new doors for us.

As I mentioned in last month’s letter, we’ve begun to reprint those out-of-print books that were in the highest demand. That process is underway and going very smoothly. We expect to be able to fulfill our back-ordered books very soon.

In celebration of our journey with IPS, the theme for our March newsletter is the sea voyage. We have a number of well-received books coming out on ocean adventure, and this seems to be a fitting metaphor for our expedition. We’re confident that this partnership will be more like The Good Company or Ships of Steel than Dangerous Waters. So far it’s been smooth sailing.

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• Alaska’s Totem Poles (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 978-0-88240-585-8) – Reviewed in the February edition of California Bookwatch. Pat Kramer’s ALASKA’S TOTEM POLES is ”an excellent introduction which offers colorful, accessible information – perfect for the general-interest library” —Pat Kramer

• Big-Enough Anna (Alaska Northwest Books, HB 978-0-88240-577-3, SB 978-0-88240-580-3) – WAQE-AM in Rice Lake, WI interviewed author Pam Flowers on February 19.

• Chickasaw: Unconquered and Unconquerable (Chickasaw Press, HB 978-1-55868-992-3) – Reviewed in the February edition of Midwest Book Review. “The Chickasaw story has been explored before, true—but not with such a vivid blend of color art and historical review, which deftly captures the history, culture and trials of the Chickasaw peoples. A ‘must’ for both serious Native American history holdings, high school to college levels, and for public lending collections seeking powerful visual histories.“
  
  Chickasaw is also a finalist in the 2007 Oklahoma Book Awards in the category of Design/Illustration.

• Double Musky Inn Cookbook (Alaska Northwest Books, HB 978-0-88240-619-0) was featured in the February 2007 issue of Louisiana Cookin’.

• Pilgrim Eye (Gneissline Publishing, HB 978-0-9788165-0-6) was reviewed in the March 4 edition of Tulsa World. “While Halpern is known as a visual artist, he’s also a fine writer. The essays in “Pilgrim Eye” are clear and direct — effectively communicating his ideas and memories as his photographs communicate the way he sees and celebrates the majesty of the American landscape. “Pilgrim Eye” is, not surprisingly, a gorgeous thing to look at.”

• Recess at 20 Below (Alaska Northwest Books, HB 978-0-88240-604-6, SB 978-0-88240-609-1) – Reviewed in the February edition of Teacher Magazine. “Aillaud’s students layer on snowsuits, hats, and mittens every day for recess and twice a week for half-hour gym classes, often in order to climb up and fly down the school’s sledding hill. Only when the mercury dips more than 20 degrees below zero do they stay indoors. “I cry when it’s too cold,” says an ebullient Aillaud, who chronicled her students’ wintry adventures in a book titled Recess at 20 Below.”

• Ten Rowdy Ravens (Alaska Northwest Books, HB 978-0-88240-606-0) was featured in the January 26, 2007 edition of the West Side Journal and Albuquerque Journal. Evon Zerbetz and her Traveling Exhibit Raucous! Everything Raven was featured in the Jan/Feb 2007 issue of Time Tracks from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.

• The Kids from Nowhere (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 978-0-88240-651-0) was featured in the January 25, 2007 edition of the Nome Nugget. It was also selected as an Award Finalist for the ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year in the Education Category.
  
  
  

AUTHORS & BOOKS

• Evon Zerbetz – illustrator, Ten Rowdy Ravens – The New Mexico Museum of Natural History in Albuquerque will host the Raucous! - Everything Raven exhibit from January 27 to April 22.

• Jeff Schultz and Lisa Frederic are both signing books at the Iditarod Trail Committee's 2007 Iditarod Book Fair and Author/Illustrator Signing on Friday, March 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Millennium Hotel, Anchorage, AK, the Iditarod Race Headquarters Hotel.

• David Halpern – author, Pilgrim Eye – is signing books at Pierson’s Gallery, from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 8. He will also will sign copies of his book at Steve’s Sundry, Books & Magazines from 1 to 3 p.m. on March 10. Both are in Tulsa, OK.
  
  
  

SHOWS & CONVENTIONS

• Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, Portland, OR, March 15-17.
  
  
  

More salty tales! – Some of our favorite open-water adventures
		Two in a Red Canoe by Megan Baldino and Matt Hage Graphic Arts Books Softbound • 978-1-55868-862-9 • $18.95 The Yukon River remains one of the last and greatest wild, unspoiled rivers in North America. The name alone sparks a sense of romance and adventure. Traveling in a red canoe named “Lucille,” Megan Baldino and Matt Hage embarked on an exciting, summerlong voyage down the “mighty Yukon.
		Dangerous Waters by Keith Keller Harbour Publishing Softbound • 978-1-55017-288-1 • $24.95 A collection of 21 chilling accounts of contemporary rescues at sea--shipwrecks, sinkings, and other disasters suffered by work and pleasure boats.
		Ships of Steel by T.A. McLaren with Vickie Jensen Harbour Publishing Hardbound • 978-1-55017-242-3 • $39.95 Ships of Steel chronicles the BC shipping industry from the early development of steel construction facilities, equipment and qualified personnel; to the World War II boom when BC yards delivered two 10,000-ton freighters every week; to the postwar production of tugs, barges, fish boats and sophisticated supply vessels; to the present day.
		High Boats by Pat Wastell Norris Harbour Publishing Hardbound • 978-1-55017-289-8 • $32.95 "[Pat Norris] has created an engaging book that blends the life stories of two men with a history of West Coast salmon fishing… Norris writes in a casual, entertaining style that captures the sights, sounds and smells of the fishing industry, as well as the emotions of those working in it. Memoir and historical fact are skillfully combined to create a story that keeps the reader eager to turn pages." —Comox Valley Record
		High Seas, High Risk by Pat Wastell Norris Harbour Publishing Softbound • 978-1-55017-345-1 • $24.95 This never-before told history of Island Tug & Barge is a must-read for mariners and yachtsmen of every ilk--the armchair adventurers, professionals and everyone in between.