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Cycling the Pacific Coast

The Complete Guide from Canada to Mexico

by Bill Thorness ...

• Covers the entire 2,000-mile route from Canada to Mexico, including alternate and side-route options • Information on lodging, camping, loading the bike, safe cycling, road conditions, weather, and more The Pacific Coast route is the most popular bike touring route in the U.S., according to Mountaineers Books’ non-profit partner, the Adventure Cycling Association. And for 33 years, our very own ... Read more

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• Covers the entire 2,000-mile route from Canada to Mexico, including alternate and side-route options • Information on lodging, camping, loading the bike, safe cycling, road conditions, weather, and more The Pacific Coast route is the most popular bike touring route in the U.S., according to Mountaineers Books’ non-profit partner, the Adventure Cycling Association. And for 33 years, our very own
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All Roads Lead to Rome

Searching for the End of My Father's War

by Bill Thorness ...

Finalist for the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book AwardFinalist for the National Indie Excellence AwardWhat happens when a seasoned journalist and travel writer takes on his most challenging assignment yet—crossing not just continents but also history—by retracing his father’s steps on the battlefields of Italy in World War II?When a slim packet of his father’s letters came to light after his ... Read more

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Finalist for the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book AwardFinalist for the National Indie Excellence AwardWhat happens when a seasoned journalist and travel writer takes on his most challenging assignment yet—crossing not just continents but also history—by retracing his father’s steps on the battlefields of Italy in World War II?When a slim packet of his father’s letters came to light after his
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Biking Puget Sound

60 Rides from Olympia to the San Juans

by Bill Thorness ...

• More than 50% new photos throughout• 60 rides total, up from the original 50, chosen for their interest, beauty, and safety• Read & Ride—downloadable cue sheets!Nothing beats riding a bike on a sunny day, and this popular cycling guidebook has been lovingly updated with more fun than ever. As with the first edition, author Bill Thorness includes interesting sights, delicious break stops, and ... Read more

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• More than 50% new photos throughout• 60 rides total, up from the original 50, chosen for their interest, beauty, and safety• Read & Ride—downloadable cue sheets!Nothing beats riding a bike on a sunny day, and this popular cycling guidebook has been lovingly updated with more fun than ever. As with the first edition, author Bill Thorness includes interesting sights, delicious break stops, and
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Cool Season Gardener

Extend the Harvest, Plan Ahead, and Grow Vegetables Year-Round

by Bill Thorness ...

CLICK HERE to download the chapter with "Steps to Extend Your Growing Season" from Cool Season Gardener(Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox)"Along comes Bill Thorness, beautifully encouraging gardeners to take their edibles to the next level." —Edible Seattle* The first wholly new, focused, and comprehens... ... Read more

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CLICK HERE to download the chapter with "Steps to Extend Your Growing Season" from Cool Season Gardener(Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox)"Along comes Bill Thorness, beautifully encouraging gardeners to take their edibles to the next level." —Edible Seattle* The first wholly new, focused, and comprehens...
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Edible Heirlooms

Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden

by Bill Thorness ...

* Features a variety of heirloom vegetables appealing to gourmands and gardeners alike* Growing heirloom plants is the ultimate way to eat local* Scarlet nantes get a lot more looks than the standard orange carrotExploring the need for heirloom plants in the twenty-first century, Edible Heirlooms takes a look at the history and vitality of the heirloom plant, from Russian Red Kale to January King ... Read more

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* Features a variety of heirloom vegetables appealing to gourmands and gardeners alike* Growing heirloom plants is the ultimate way to eat local* Scarlet nantes get a lot more looks than the standard orange carrotExploring the need for heirloom plants in the twenty-first century, Edible Heirlooms takes a look at the history and vitality of the heirloom plant, from Russian Red Kale to January King
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The Day of Battle

The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944

by Rick Atkinson ...

Series Book 2 - The Liberation Trilogy
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and ItalyIn An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and ItalyIn An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the
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Ortona Street Fight

by Mark Zuehlke ...

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December 20, 1943. Two Canadian infantry battalions and a tank regiment stand poised on the outskirts of a small Italian port town. They expect to take Ortona quickly. But the German 1st Parachute Division has other ideas. For reasons unknown, Hitler has ordered Ortona held to the last man. Houses, churches and other buildings are dynamited, clogging the streets with rubble. Germans with machine ... Read more

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December 20, 1943. Two Canadian infantry battalions and a tank regiment stand poised on the outskirts of a small Italian port town. They expect to take Ortona quickly. But the German 1st Parachute Division has other ideas. For reasons unknown, Hitler has ordered Ortona held to the last man. Houses, churches and other buildings are dynamited, clogging the streets with rubble. Germans with machine
... Read more
Recon Scout

Story of World War II

by Fred H. Salter ...

HE LIVED ON THE ABYSS OF DEATHAS A RECON SCOUT IN WORLD WAR II.From Africa’s Sahara Desert, where he met Churchill, to the plains of Tunisia, where he served under Patton, Fred Salter executed daring nightly solo missions, risking his life to gather the vital intelligence the U.S. Army desperately needed. After the battlefields of Sicily came the long, grueling effort to wrench Italy from the grip ... Read more

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HE LIVED ON THE ABYSS OF DEATHAS A RECON SCOUT IN WORLD WAR II.From Africa’s Sahara Desert, where he met Churchill, to the plains of Tunisia, where he served under Patton, Fred Salter executed daring nightly solo missions, risking his life to gather the vital intelligence the U.S. Army desperately needed. After the battlefields of Sicily came the long, grueling effort to wrench Italy from the grip
... Read more
Invasion Diary

A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy

by Richard Tregaskis ...

A dramatic and richly detailed chronicle of the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy from one of America's greatest war correspondents.Following the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, Allied military strategists turned their attention to southern Italy. Winston Churchill famously described the region as the "soft underbelly of Europe," and claimed that an invasion would pull German troops from ... Read more

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A dramatic and richly detailed chronicle of the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy from one of America's greatest war correspondents.Following the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, Allied military strategists turned their attention to southern Italy. Winston Churchill famously described the region as the "soft underbelly of Europe," and claimed that an invasion would pull German troops from
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Not All of Us Were Brave

by Stanley Scislowski ...

This is the story of a young man's journey through World War II. It covers a wide cross section of the strengths and weaknesses of young men not attuned to killing, and not mentally prepared to face the horror of seeing their close friends die violent deaths in battle. The story is about the hopes, the prayers, the fears, the daily miseries and even the lighter moments that the aspiring heroes of ... Read more

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This is the story of a young man's journey through World War II. It covers a wide cross section of the strengths and weaknesses of young men not attuned to killing, and not mentally prepared to face the horror of seeing their close friends die violent deaths in battle. The story is about the hopes, the prayers, the fears, the daily miseries and even the lighter moments that the aspiring heroes of
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The Last Ridge

The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe

by Mckay Jenkins ...

When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain soldiers. But in the winter of 1939–40, after a tiny band of Finnish mountain troops brought the invading Soviet army to its knees, an amateur skier named Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole convinced the United States Army to let him recruit an extraordinary assortment of European expatriates, wealthy ski ... Read more

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When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain soldiers. But in the winter of 1939–40, after a tiny band of Finnish mountain troops brought the invading Soviet army to its knees, an amateur skier named Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole convinced the United States Army to let him recruit an extraordinary assortment of European expatriates, wealthy ski
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Trails to Freedom

The True Story of the Medieval Trails Used by Anzac POWs to Escape Italy in 1943–1944

by Simon Tancred ...

Trails to Freedom is the story of a solo hike across the Alps that brings to life the fascinating, largely unknown history of the Anzac POWs who escaped Fascist Italy to find safety in neutral Switzerland during WWII.In October 1943, four Australian soldiers left Biella in the foothills of the Alps in northern Turin, fleeing Italy's Nazi–Fascist regime. They spoke no Italian, and they had scant ... Read more

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Trails to Freedom is the story of a solo hike across the Alps that brings to life the fascinating, largely unknown history of the Anzac POWs who escaped Fascist Italy to find safety in neutral Switzerland during WWII.In October 1943, four Australian soldiers left Biella in the foothills of the Alps in northern Turin, fleeing Italy's Nazi–Fascist regime. They spoke no Italian, and they had scant
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