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Whistle-Stop Picks

This month's pick is the newest book by Wyoming author, CJ Box -- "Blood Trail"

Blood Trail
by Box, C. J.
Award-winning writer C. J. Box returns with a vengeance in this thrilling new novel featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett.
Itas elk season in the Rockies, but this year a different kind of hunter is stalking a different kind of prey. When the call comes in on the radio, Joe Pickett can hardly believe his ears: game wardens have found a hunter dead at a camp in the mountainsastrung up, gutted, and flayed, as if he were the elk head been pursuing. A spent cartridge and a poker chip lie next to his body.
Ripples of horror spread through the community, and with a possibly psychotic killer on the loose Governor Rulon is forced to end the hunting season early for the first time in state history. Are the murders the work of a deranged antihunting activist or of a lone psychopath with a personal vendetta?
As always, Joe Pickett is the governoras go-to man, and heas put on the case to track the murderous hunter, as more bodies and poker chips turn up.
Bold, fast-paced, and with a controversial hookahunting versus antihunting activistsa"Blood Trail" is proof that C. J. Box is an ever-rising talent.

Holiday Books for Kids

Holidays fall fast and furious at the end of the year: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are all great times to give kids the gift of reading.

Snowflake Bentley
by Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, Azarian, Mary
In among all the Christmas tales and stories, how about a little nonfiction? This beautifully illustrated 1999 Caldecott Medal winner tells the true story of Wilson Bentley of Vermont. Bentley was fascinated by snow from a young age. After years of trial and error he discovered a method of photographing snowflakes, and it was he who discovered the immense variety of snowflake shapes and patterns. Children and adults alike will love this book: Bentley’s enthusiasm and curiosity, dedication, and eventual triumph in such an ephemeral field gives hope to everyone.

Strengthening a Vibrant Local Economy

Informative titles on the importance of building and strengthening a vibrant local economy.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Kingsolver, Barbara, Kingsolver, Camille
“Tracing the food year, Kingsolver—with her characteristic candor, poetry, and grace—brings us meditations on asparagus, turkeys, tomatoes, and mulch as she and her family try to eat locally as much as they can. This is a distinct hybrid of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Walden.” —Matt Plies, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR

It's Apple Season!

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An Apple Harvest: Recipes and Orchard Lore
by Browning, Frank, Silva, Sharon
Writer and NPR commentator Frank Browning draws upon the apple's rich culinary tradition and the folk cooking of his Appalachian heritage to present, with food writer Sharon Silva, an engaging, lavishly illustrated companion to apple and cider cookery. Woven throughout are the authors' spirited recollections of their childhoods spent on apple orchards in the hills of Kentucky and the Northern California coast, respectively.

Indie Next List

Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.

Santasaurus
by Sharkey, Niamh, Sharkey, Niamh
A fun -and affordable- book for dino lovers and anyone who enjoys fun illustrations.--Diana Portwood, Bob's Beach Books (Lincoln City, OR)