Water Seeker
Kimberly W. Holt
The special talent of finding water as a dowser can be a gift or a burden. An exciting story of what it was REALLY like on the Oregon Trail. A great summer read.
Blind Descent
James Tabor
Two competitors on opposite sides of the world crawl through supercaves over two vertical miles deep in the earth and experience life and death in a lightless world.
Word After Word After Word -- Middle Grade fiction
Patricia MacLachlan
A visiting author encourages a classroom of 4th graders to find their own words and reasons for writing. Five friends find words that stir them in this funny, gentle story for all budding writers.
The Anthropology of Turquoise
Ellen Meloy
This book is a mixture of memoir, natural history and adventure -- looking at the gem and the color turquoise in the world around us -- be it a swimming pool, a stone, or the attire of a Navajo "velvet grandmother". From the Southwest, Yucatan, to Iran, Meloy offers insights into biology and culture. Nature writing at it's best.
The All of It
Jeanette Haien
This is a short sweet read -- an engaging story of love and secrets. Author Ivan Doig said this was an unknown classic. I agree. Plain and simple -- a great read.
Cheesemonger
Gordon Edgar
A laugh-out-lout funny story about how an unlikely character became a nationally renown cheese expert. From dealing with a brie cheese crawling with maggots to a visit to a goat dairy producing artisanal cheese the book gives you personal memoir and a cheese buying guide all in one cover. Yum Yum!
Tahoe Night
Todd Borg
A book to amuse Mendocino artists, artists visiting Mendocino, and mystery lovers. Set in Lake Tahoe it deals with art forgery of old Master's paintings, a private eye and his 170 pound Harlequin Great Dane dog.
Solitude
R. Kull
If you choose to spend a year alone on an offshore island in Patagonia what would you take with you to keep body and spirit together? How would the experience change your life? This story is both a philosophical meditation and a study of nature in a wilderness. The author didn't find the answers to all of lifes questions but developed a feeling for belonging to the earth.
This page last updated July 12, 2010