Haunting with its timeless air of tradition and culture, First Fish—First People dually pays homage to and mourns the passing of an archetypal icon—the salmon of the Pacific North Rim. Forging the first stage of amulti-faceted,... Read More

If you prefer to believe that biology dictates human destiny, you’ll enjoy reading The Animal Within Us. But if you think humans are a bit more complex than that, you might want to pass. With a background in psychology and neurobiology... Read More

Co-published by The Carnegie Museum Of Natural History and Roberts Rhinehart Publishers Inc. Dr. Marsha Bol brings her extensive training and experience as an anthropologist in “Indian country” to this magnificently illustrated work... Read More

Slow Dance: A Story of Stroke, Love, and Disability chronicles the year of Bonnie Sherr Kleni’s two strokes caused from a low brain-stem lesion, her ensuing surgery, rehabilitation and recovery. The book reflects Klein’s documentary... Read More

"Natural Cleaning for Your Home" is, remarkably, as much a coffee table book as a cleaning manual. Illustrated with 80 color photographs, 13 of which are hand-tinted, it makes cleaning look idyllic. Cozy stacks of earth-toned towels and... Read More

This is a substantially revised edition of the well received, but out-of-print Forbidden Journey: The Life of Alexandra David-Neel (Harper & Row, 1987), then indisputably the best biography of its amazing subject. The revised edition... Read More

As a word, Alaska creates thoughts of independence and freedom. As a state, Alaska conjures up images of wildness, a kind of separate reckless place beyond the safety of home. This wanting to be far beyond home is the basis for The Last... Read More

Cat Austen may be the only heroine in mystery fiction who guiltily hopes someone will be murdered so that she won’t have to take a romantic trip with her boyfriend. Cat gets her wish, and boyfriend Lt. Victor Cardenas must cancel their... Read More