"Dude" Lavington captured my imagination and sympathy for the settlers of this harsh country. It is incredibly descriptive in its entirety. I am amazed at the accuracy of this book. I recommend it to anyone who would like to know more about our heritage and hardships.

This is a guide book for diving the Puget Sound (Seattle area and more), the San Juan Islands, and British Columbia (Vancouver, Victoria and More). Each site includes Skill level, Why go, Access, Bottom and depths, hazards, Facilities and other comments. Also each has a map, and some sort of photo (surface or U/W). The maps are just NOAA duplications and I would think they would be better in a larger scale. Overall you can't really miss with this book. It has 141 good ideas about where you might try diving in the Northwest. Some of the information may be a little dated now, but I can't find many examples of that. I am also not sure how this book meshes with her other books that seem to be more specifically aimed at individual areas: that is, more narrowly focused. Good book, well worth the price for any northwest diver.

Bruce Roberts is one of the best lighthouse photographers working in the U.S. today. In this book, he and his partner Ray Jones give you an excellent photograph of each lighthouse featured, a short historical story from Jones and directions of how to get to the lighthouse. Lighthouse lovers could scarcely ask for more.

Have been to numerous lectures given by the couple architects. Very creative structural design for one thing. Beauty at where they arrive between what's progressive & what was and is indigenous. Amazing models made after projects being built for furthur analysis. Too bad the photos are small and not in color. Light & shadow & materials can say a lot about a building & color photos would be very helpful for their next book. Still a must have, professional and all alike.

No.. seriously, this is an extensive, well organized, accurate and well designed field guide.

Includes medicinal uses and history for many prairie plants.

THIS IS A KEEPER

A challenging but interesting and ultimately rewarding read. Christophers develops his theme with an almost lyrical style, the evolutionary passages setting the scene for his later analysis with his trademark deconstuctionist prose. His insights carry one successfully to a level of understanding which makes one almost embarrassed to have become so involved in such a remarkably obscure topic - but perhaps not for much longer! If this remarkable literary and research talent never writes again at least we shall have Positioning The Missionary as both a stunning debut and worthy legacy.

Transportation in southern British Columbia faced some formidable obstacles. So why bother? Well it seems the region was also blessed with mineral deposits.

Early developement started with trails, steamship and a few miles of tracks. By the turn of the century, the railroad developed a complete second (CPR) mainline through the Rockies. Other companies also added to the network. Much of this southern route eventually found itself abandoned.

Railway Mileposts (there are two volumes)documents the southern British Columbia routes (Vol. 1 documents the mainline). Author Burrows gives a brief history of the various operations, along with interesting features (tunnels, bridges, grades and stations). Each operation shows maps, some of which are in great detail.

Today, there is a growing rail to trail movement. Many hiking enthusiasts are well aware of the many special abandoned rail segments available to them. This book will provide them with a great overview of the past and present rail lines.

I recommend this book to rail enthusiasts and to those interested in hiking these old abandoned lines within the southern British Columbia wilderness.

This is a sympathetic biography of the man responsible for Victoria (Vancouver Island's) magnificent architecture.

As a non Canadian I was drawn to this book as much out of interest about the man and his architecture as the love-hate relationship Canadians seem to have with him.

It is extensively researched and not only gives his background, but covers his life after his fame as Victoria's most famous architect.

It is easy to read and is in fact a great story.

Anyone who enjoys reading novels should not be put off by the fact that this is a biography! It has romance corruption and tragedy. This is all set at the time of the Klondike gold rush and is graphically described.

You need have no interest or knowledge in either architecture or history to enjoy this.

"CAP" Palmerston is just a regular 15-year-old guy totally absorbed in all the things you would expect during hot South Carolina summers in the early 50's - until his mother is offered a job in New Jersey. Then, CAP's southern roots call him to his "duty". He goes places and meets people he never dreamed he would. You'll want to know what CAP learns about himself - and others. Kevin O'Kelly has accurately depicted this era with great insight and emotion.

This book reads like a collection of short stories while relaying the often untold stories of well-known and unknown figures who helped shape the Northwest. As a native Oregonian, it was refreshing to read unfamiliar stories of people in familiar places. I was particularly struck by the stories of Woodie Guthrie, David Thompson and the well-to-do woman from the east who follows her new husband to the wilds of British Columbia. A great read for anyone interested in the people and development of the Northwest.