false 53501 93269 0345487133 9780345487131 202 <![CDATA[Earth Abides]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171253295m/93269.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171253295s/93269.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93269.Earth_Abides 3.88 937

From the Paperback edition.]]> 53501 3.90 1359 291 1949 542429 0395611598 9780395611593 32 <![CDATA[Ordeal by Hunger: the Story of the Donner Party]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175648072m/542429.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175648072s/542429.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542429.Ordeal_by_Hunger_the_Story_of_the_Donner_Party 3.92 167 53501 3.90 1359 291 1936 2376121 1590172736 9781590172735 24 <![CDATA[Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/23/121/2376121-m-1255837364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/23/121/2376121-s-1255837364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2376121.Names_on_the_Land_A_Historical_Account_of_Place_Naming_in_the_United_States 3.94 62 Names on the Land remains the authoritative source on its subject, while Stewart’s intimate knowledge of America and love of anecdote make his book a unique and delightful window on American history and social life.

Names on the Land is a fascinating and fantastically detailed panorama of language in action. Stewart opens with the first European names in what would later be the United States—Ponce de León’s flowery Florída, Cortés’s semi-mythical isle of California, and the red Rio Colorado—before going on to explore New England, New Amsterdam, and New Sweden, the French and the Russian legacies, and the unlikely contributions of everybody from border ruffians to Boston Brahmins. These lively pages examine where and why Indian names were likely to be retained; nineteenth-century fads that gave rise to dozens of Troys and Athens and to suburban Parksides, Brookmonts, and Woodcrest Manors; and deep and enduring mysteries such as why “Arkansas” is Arkansaw, except of course when it isn’t.

Names on the Land will engage anyone who has ever wondered at the curious names scattered across the American map. Stewart’s answer is always a story—one of the countless stories that lie behind the rich and strange diversity of the USA.]]> 53501 3.90 1359 291 53313 3.90 673 177 1945 615753 0395597722 9780395597729 2 <![CDATA[Pickett's Charge]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176347276m/615753.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176347276s/615753.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/615753.Pickett_s_Charge 3.87 23 53501 3.90 1359 291 1983 121534 1890771740 9781890771744 4 <![CDATA[Storm]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171833400m/121534.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171833400s/121534.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/121534.Storm 3.94 16 "In _Storm_ we are…far from freeways, from megapopulation, from sprawl, from beach TV, from stress, from road rage. And we are in touch with a much deeper reality. Of land and water and weather, of humans huddled together on the planet in a dark universe."—Ernest Callenbach, in the foreword

]]> 53501 3.90 1359 291 1983 1269498 0803291388 9780803291386 1 <![CDATA[Fire]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1269498.Fire 4.40 5

Spitcat, a raging forest fire in the Sierra Nevada of California, had a lifespan of merely eleven days, "yet its effects could be reckoned ahead in centuries." So writes George R. Stewart in this engrossing novel of a fire started by lightning in the dry heat of September, and fanned out of control by unexpected winds. The book begins with the origins of the fire—smoldering quietly at first, unnoticed, then suddenly bursting into a terrifying inferno, devouring trees and animals over acre after acre and leaving nothing but desolation in its wake.



Firefighters and lookouts, forest rangers and smokejumpers—as well as animals in the forest, many of them the bewildered victims of the blaze, and all the varied tress and bushes there—are characters of this realistic story.





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Readers may also find Timothy Egan's <i. The Big Burn </i> worth reading.]]> 53501 3.90 1359 291 1971 180759 0803291434 9780803291430 1 <![CDATA[The California Trail: An Epic With Many Heroes]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494205m/180759.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494205s/180759.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180759.The_California_Trail_An_Epic_With_Many_Heroes 4.00 5 By 1844 a great migration was in progress. Each successive party learned from those who went before where to cross rivers and mountains, when to rest, when to forge ahead, and how to find food and water. Increased experience was translated into better wagon designs, improved understanding of climate and terrain, and better-supplied and -organized caravans.

George R. Stewart's California Trail describes the trail's year-by-year changes as weather conditions, new exploration, and the changing character of emigrants affected it. Successes and disasters (like the Donner party's fate) are presented in nearly personal detail. More than a history of the trail, this book tells how to travel it, what it felt like, what was feared and hoped for.

</DIV>]]> 53501 3.90 1359 291 1971 526124 0394891805 9780394891804 0 <![CDATA[The Pioneers Go West (Landmark Books)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175542445m/526124.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175542445s/526124.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/526124.The_Pioneers_Go_West 3.00 1 50 others struggled through high mountain passes and across wide rushing rivers, enduring dangerous encounters with Indians and buffalo, inclement weather, difficult terrain, near-starvation and disaster.Ultimately, Moses and his friends succeeded–becoming the first pioneers to cross the Sierra Nevadas by wagon. Today, the trail they blazed is a major route into California.]]> 53501 3.90 1359 291 1954 4772758 0 <![CDATA[Sheep Rock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4772758.Sheep_Rock 4.00 1 53501 3.90 1359 291 1951 4772068 0 <![CDATA[The Year of the Oath: The Fight for Academic Freedom at the University of California]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4772068.The_Year_of_the_Oath_The_Fight_for_Academic_Freedom_at_the_University_of_California 3.00 1 53501 3.90 1359 291 1950 1373426 0195024656 9780195024654 0 <![CDATA[American Given Names: Their Origin and History in the Context of the English Language (Opr Series)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183064092m/1373426.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183064092s/1373426.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1373426.American_Given_Names_Their_Origin_and_History_in_the_Context_of_the_English_Language 3.00 1 53501 3.90 1359 291 1979 3091714 0195001214 9780195001211 1 <![CDATA[American Place-Names: A Concise and Selective Dictionary for the Continental United States of America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3091714.American_Place_Names_A_Concise_and_Selective_Dictionary_for_the_Continental_United_States_of_America 3.00 1 53501 3.90 1359 291 1970 2831627 0459558609 9780459558604 0 <![CDATA[Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2831627.Fraudulent_Conveyances_and_Preferences 0.0 0 53501 3.90 1359 291 2000 2831631 0813321603 9780813321608 0 <![CDATA[International Trade and Intellectual Property: The Search for a Balanced System]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2831631.International_Trade_and_Intellectual_Property_The_Search_for_a_Balanced_System 0.0 0 53501 3.90 1359 291 1994 4336781 0848224949 9780848224943 0 <![CDATA[A bibliography of the writings of Bret Harte in the magazines and newspapers of California, 1857-1871]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4336781.A_bibliography_of_the_writings_of_Bret_Harte_in_the_magazines_and_newspapers_of_California_1857_1871 0.0 0 53501 3.90 1359 291 1976 3804104 0404152988 9780404152987 0 <![CDATA[Bret Harte, Argonaut, and Exile]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3804104.Bret_Harte_Argonaut_and_Exile 0.0 0 53501 3.90 1359 291 1931 1874893 0846215039 9780846215035 0 <![CDATA[American Ways of Life]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1874893.American_Ways_of_Life 0.0 0 53501 3.90 1359 291 1971 4178873 0764559249 9780764559242 0 <![CDATA[The Parent's Success Guide to Baby Names]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4178873.The_Parent_s_Success_Guide_to_Baby_Names 0.0 0
Ashley, Michael, Jennifer, Thomas-with all the baby names out there to choose from, what's a busy parent to do?

The Parent's Success Guide to Baby Names tells you everything you need to know to select the right name for your little boy or girl. This convenient, portable guide helps you create a targeted list of names so you can make an informed choice, featuring parent-friendly tips for:
* Choosing the perfect name for your baby
* Sorting through today's most popular and unusual names
* Exploring the origins and meanings of names you like
* Finding a unique name (without making your child a target for teasing!)


Plus, in every Parent's Success Guide, you get Top Ten lists and timesaving tips!]]> 53501 3.90 1359 291 2004 4006540 0195018958 9780195018950 0 <![CDATA[Names on the Globe]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4006540.Names_on_the_Globe 0.0 0 53501 3.90 1359 291 1975 6090857 0 <![CDATA[Man: An Autobiography]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090857.Man_An_Autobiography 0.0 0 53501 3.90 1359 291 1946