Rookies in the Wild: Fear and Gloaming on the Pacific Crest Trail by John Riha

by Kristin Urban | Oct 15, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Humor, Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Sports & Recreation, Travel

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: RT3 Media Formats: Paperback, Kindle, eBook Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] John Riha, with a bum knee and a whole lot of money, decides to take a hiking...

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #29: Soccer: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #52: Soccer on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, illustrated by Sal Murdocca

by Michael Barton | Oct 9, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Sports & Recreation, Tweens

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Library Binding, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Many of the widely popular books...

Magic Tree House #52: Soccer on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca

by Michael Barton | Oct 8, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Sports & Recreation, Tweens

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Formats: Hardcover, Kindle, eBook, Audible, Audio Book Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Children’s author Mary Pope Osborne...

Pedal Portland: 25 Easy Rides for Exploring the City by Bike

by Site Owner | May 22, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Portland Publishers, Sports & Recreation, Travel

Invaluable Guide to Make Bike Riding Accessible for All By Todd Roll Timber Press, $16.95, 224 pages Pedal Portland: 25 Easy Rides for Exploring the City by Bike is a compact bike Bible loaded with tips for safe trips throughout Portland. There are 25 different rides:...

Rules for Becoming a Legend

by Site Owner | May 12, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Sports & Recreation

New Meaning for “The Wall” By Timothy S. Lane Viking, $26.95, 336 pages The book begins in the perspective of Columbia City basketball star, Jimmy Kirkus, son of Columbia City basketball legend but eventual failure, Todd “Freight Train” Kirkus. Jimmy, also...

How to Build an Igloo: And Other Snow Shelters by Norbert E. Yankielun, PhD

by Jane Manaster | Apr 24, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference, Sports & Recreation

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] First the snow – with deference to the particular and suitable...