42nd Annual Holiday Cheer
 Sunday, December 6, 2009 Noon – 5 P.M. Authors signing from Noon – 4 P.M.
$5.00 General Admission O.H.S. Members and children under 17 free
Michael Bales Ann Terry Hill Pendleton Round-Up at 100: Oregon's Legendary Rodeo Lavishly illustrated, here are the stories of the Round-Up's founding and early years, its discovery by Hollywood, Native American participation from the Round-Up's establishment, the cowgirls' era, legendary performers, the families and volunteer spirit that sustain the annual event and much more. $60.00 Hardcover, $35.00 Soft cover
Brian Booth, editor Davis Country: H.L. Davis’s Northwest Davis Country collects the best writings of H. L. Davis, one of the Northwest’s premier authors and the only Oregonian to receive the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. $22.95
D.C. Jesse Burkhardt The Crowbar Hotel The Crowbar Hotel is a unique travel-adventure that details an expedition by freight train through Canada. It is a story of what happens when youth, freedom, freight trains and love get mixed together. $15.00
Joann Green Byrd Calamity: The Heppner Flood of 1903 Calamity recounts the untold stories and lessons of Oregon’s worst natural disaster. This native of eastern Oregon and retired journalist uses a host of primary sources to inform the narrative. $22.50
John Daniel The Far Corner: Northwestern Views on Land, Life and Literature A collection of essays, ranging in subject from old-growth forest to death and dying to a close-to-the-ground definition of patriotism, they seek to define one writer’s sense of belonging to his state, his region and the wholeness of life itself. $25.00
James Luther Davis The Northwest Nature Guide: Where to go and what to see month by month in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia Topics range from wintering bald eagles to alpine wildflowers, from spring waterfowl migration to autumn salmon runs. With 150 sites, color photographs, 15 maps, bibliography, and appendix of resources. $24.95
Richard Engeman The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane The Oregon Companion is a concise, alphabetical compendium of Oregon history, with more than 160 illustrations supplementing more than a thousand entries on topics that range from apples to the two John Yeons. $27.95 www.theoregoncompanion.blogspot.com
Richard Engeman Eating It Up in Eden: The OR Century Farm & Ranch Cookbook Eating It Up in Eden is a great, old-fashioned cook and bake book. Published for the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program and the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation. $18.95 www.eatingitupineden.blogspot.com
Gerry Frank Where to Find It, Buy It, Eat It in New York, 16th Edition, 2010-2011 The best of Manhattan’s shopping, lodging, feasting, and tourist attractions. $19.95
Tom Fuller and Art Ayre Oregon At Work: 1859-2009 Drawing from meticulous research, the authors provide detailed personal histories, historical data, and over 100 photographs of the working lives of Oregon families from 1859 to the present. $21.95
Tom Fuller, Christy Van Heukelem and Mission Mill Museum Salem Images of America A history of Oregon's capital from the first Native Americans who favored the area as a winter campground, through its vital place as the state's capital city today. Book: $21.99, Postcards: $7.99
Shirley Gittelsohn Shirley Gittelsohn---Paintings and Reflections Artist and author Shirley Gittelsohn has been painting scenes of the Northwest for more than five decades, inspired by her passion for its coastal treasures, mountains and forests, flowers and plants. $35.00
Diane Goeres-Gardner Murder, Morality & Madness: Women Criminals in Early Oregon The Victorians that settled the Oregon Territory were quite adept at keeping immoral or bad behavior a secret. Goeres-Gardner does a wonderful job of uncovering their secret past of abuse, neglect and double standards that existed for women criminals. $16.95
Bart King The Pocket Guide to Magic This book manages to demystify the mystical while being amusing. How’s THAT for magic? Take a peek inside the magician's secret wardrobe to discover the tricks of the trade, the tales of derring-do, and the people who made the magic happen. $9.99
Jane Kirkpatrick A Flickering Light Based on the life of the author's grandmother as an early photographer in Winona, MN. It's a story of shadow and light and includes photographs from Jane's collection. Returning to her Midwest roots, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick draws a page from her grandmother's photo album to capture the interplay between shadow and light, temptation and faith that marks a woman's pursuit of her dreams. $13.99
Jim Kopp Eden Within Eden: Oregon’s Utopian Heritage Eden Within Eden is the first book to survey Oregon’s utopian history from religious and socialist groups of the 19th century to ecologically conscious communities of the 21st century. $24.95
Gary Lacher and Steve Stone Theatres of Portland, (Images of America) Portland’s theatre history is marked by early enthusiasm and exceptionally vigorous growth. With the Pacific Northwest’s often rainy weather, people sought refuge in movie entertainment, and the city eventually grew to have more theatre seats per capita than similar-sized cities in the United States. $21.99
Jim Lommasson Oaks Park Pentimento Over two days in 1982, Jim Lommasson photographed the strange and beautiful paintings that decorated the center column of the historic carousel at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Oregon. Oaks Park Pentimento records a moment when two generations of paintings collided to create remarkable new images. $25.00 Hardcover www.oaksparkpentimento.blogspot.com
Don Malarkey Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II Malarkey, an Oregonian, was one of the 101st Airborne "Band of Brothers" that Stephen Ambrose wrote about and about which HBO made the miniseries. This is his dramatic tale of those bloody days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how an adventurous kid from Oregon became a leader of men. $24.95
Jeff Mapes Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities A grassroots movement is carving out a niche for bicycles, for everyone, on city streets. In Pedaling Revolution, Mapes explores the growth and impact of bicycle advocacy, delving into issues like the environmental, safety and health aspects of biking for short trips. $19.95 www.oregonstate.edu/dept/press/o-p/PedalingRev.html
Phillip Margolin The Fugitive New York Times-bestselling author Margolin returns with his best-loved character, defense attorney Amanda Jaffe, in this twisting tale of international intrigue and murder that leads her deep into the past--and into the crosshairs of a killer. $26.99 Hardcover
Lewis A. McArthur Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition An Oregon classic since 1928, Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place-names throughout the state. $35.00 Soft cover, $75.00 Hardcover, includes CD Rom
Sarah Baker Munro Timberline Lodge: The History, Art, and Craft of an American Icon Timberline Lodge is both a hotel and a museum. This new history gives background on the construction and furnishing of the Lodge under the Works Progress Administration, and its operation as a ski resort over the last 72 years, and provides an inventory of the art and original furnishings of the Lodge. $34.95
R. Gregory Nokes Massacred for Gold, The Chinese in Hells Canyon The first authoritative account traces the author’s long personal journey to expose details of the massacre and its aftermath, and to understand how one of the worst of the many crimes committed by whites against Chinese laborers in the West was for so long lost to history. $18.95
Cory Schreiber and Julie Richardson Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies and More James Beard Award--winning chef Cory Schreiber teams up with Julie Richardson, owner of Portland's Baker & Spice, to showcase the freshest fruit available amidst a repertoire of satisfying old-timey fruit desserts, including crumbles, crisps, buckles, and pies. $22.00
Thomas Vaughan Incredible Lies: Stories of Old-Fashioned Golf A fond look back at the gentleman’s sport of golf. $13.95
George Byron Wright Driving to Vernonia, A Novel Edmund Kirby-Smith’s life is in ruins; he thinks the way back from his rage and despair is to find Richard Vickerman, a man who used to have answers. Set in the Northwest, Driving to Vernonia is a penetrating story of deprivation, laced with love and anger, violence and self-discovery. $14.95
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