books by University of Washington Press     books:     University of Wash...      Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle Moritz Thomsen University of Washington Press, 1997 Master writer, big heart, great humor, old shoe, the real thing... This remains one of my favorite books of all time...it's survived four library donations in the past 30 years... Tried to find Thomsen before he died, unfortunately could not...not sure he ever knew he was a great author...hope others got to him with that snippet of ...             Carl Maxey: A Fighting Life (V Ethel Willis White Books) Jim Kershner University of Washington Press, 2008 A Fighter for Civil Rights and Social Justice Jim Kershner has used his considerable skills as a reporter to write a fascinating biography of Carl Maxey, one of the most charismatic personalities to come out of Washington State and Spokane. But the book should be of interest to readers well beyond the borders ...             Pictorial Anatomy of the Cat Stephen G. Gilbert University of Washington Press, 1975 Who said "There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat"? An excellent companion guide for laboratory exercises. The sketches and drawings were able to add much more detail than many other manuals which had photos. I found it invaluable.             No-No Boy John Okada University of Washington Press, 1978 Overwhelming. In general, John Okada may have created one of the greatest piece of fiction I have ever read in the Asian American diaspora. The story kept me transfixed to the pages and I had no trouble keeping up. I thoroughly enjoyed the great detail and lengths he goes to ...             Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, ... Eugene N. Kozloff University of Washington Press, 1983 A great guide for someone who wants to see for themselves Though published in the early 1980s, this book does a wonderful job of introducing the active naturalist to the nearshore marine life of the Pacific Northwest. This book includes good illustrations and photographs, descriptions of where marine flora and fauna live ...             On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of World War II (V Ethel Willis White Endowed Book Series) Jack Hamann University of Washington Press, 2007 Timely and fascinating It is rare that a book of history is so eminently timely to the events of the present day. It is even rarer when it has such an immediate impact. In June, a scant three months after the book's release, House Representative Jim McDermott of Washington introduced a ...             America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Washington Paperbacks, Wp-68) Carlos Bulosan University of Washington Press, 1974 A beautifully-told tale of tragedy.... I first read AMERICA IS IN THE HEART as a young teenager in high school. Writer Carlos Bulosan goes the semi-autobiographical route to re-examine some of the most painful memories of his life, starting as a youth in the Philippines up to his last days on the West ...             Nisei Daughter Monica Itoi Sone University of Washington Press, 1979 Japanese Daughter meets Nisei Daughter... As a real Japanese daughter in Tokyo of Today, I very much enjoyed Ms. Sone's narrative. This is a story about prewar Seattle and the life of Japanese-Americans, as well as her identity struggle during the war time. With the eyes of an observant Nisei girl, Ms. Sone ...             The Essence of Chaos (The Jessie and John Danz Lecture Series) Edward N. Lorenz University of Washington Press, 1996 Excellent Chaos Primer My first intro to chaos was Gleick's book *Chaos: Making a New Science* which focused on the history of the discovery of chaos. Although this was fascinating - and a good read for those just learning about dynamical systems, strange attractors, and the like - ...             Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast Hilary Stewart University of Washington Press, 1979 Great details and good reading... Through well-detailed photographs and drawings, this book provides a nice introduction to Northwest tribal art. It uses examples of two- and three-dimensional works of art to explain the meanings and symbolism behind the animal motifs. You will quickly learn to ...             Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family Yoshiko Uchida University of Washington Press, 1984 Insightful! Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family"by Yoshiko Uchida deals with a Japanese-American family who were sent to concentration camp during World War II as Japanese-Americans at that time were considered to be potential "spies" for the Japanese ...             The Informed Gardener Linda Chalker-Scott University of Washington Press, 2008 A scientific approach to gardening. A fascinating, brave book at variance with the received wisdom of my sixty years of gardening. I'm trying her methods this year. If what she writes is accurate, it explains many of my failures and relieves me of a great deal of work. A compilation of articles, it ...             The Dance of Legislation Eric Redman University of Washington Press, 2001 The Best Look At The Goings On Inside The U.S. Congress The year was 1970, President Nixon was still in office, however, an intern by the name of Eric Redman was on hand in the halls of Congress to witness the fascinating dance of legislation as The National Health Service Corps was attempting to be born. This book ...             Citizen 13660 Mine Okubo University of Washington Press, 1983 Visuals and Text I don't know how anyone could read this novel and not appreciate the text and visuals simultaneously. It would be easy to just read the text, but the visual representations created by Mine Okubo are profound and provide the viewer with a greater understanding of the ...             Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse Caren Adams, Jennifer Fay University of Washington Press, 1992 Helpful book that touches on a lot of subjects and gives "what to say" advice For my husband and I, this book was reassuring that we're doing things right, which is truly not much of a comfort in this horrific time in our lives. Our oldest son sexually abused our youngest (9 years difference). This book didn't cover much at all on sibling ...          products you might be interested in search for books california, illustrated, japanese-american, legislation, paperbacks, washington      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Harmonica Americana Deluxe Double Cd (Harmonica)