Ekahni Books

Hello everyone!  Franz here and I hope everyone is getting out and enjoying this beautiful day!  We got in another shipment of books that we are excited to tell you about.  We have new books for writers, books on film, cooking, fly fishing, spies, the great outdoors and some just general fun books.  Let’s get to the list, shall we?

Writing Freelance – Wonderful resource on becoming a freelance writer.

Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy – Great book on focusing your writing for Science Fiction and Fantasy, which according to my wife, is an under served genre if there ever was one.

The Writing Group Book – How to create and sustain a successful writing group.  Lisa Rosenthal is the founder of The Playwrights Collective in Chicago and is a professional editor, author and playwright

Infamous Scribblers – A fascinating story about our Founding Fathers and the rowdy beginnings of American journalism

Slam Dunks and No Brainers – An interesting book about “language in your life, the media, business, politics, and like, whatever.”  (it really says, “Like, whatever.”)

Gods and Monsters – Another book for our “Film and Theater” section in support of the Manzanita Film Series, this book is the culmination of “thirty years of writing on film and culture” from one of America’s most incisive writers, Peter Biskind. (Not being confused with the excellent film starring Brendan Fraser and Ian McKellan)

Cult Movies in Sixty Seconds – “The best films in the world in less than a minute.”  That’s a pretty tall claim, but this book meets it and exceeds expectations.  Some surprising choices, too!

Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies- A wonderful look at New York and its neighborhoods seen through the movies.  Wonderful stories and pictures.

Cooking with the Wines of Oregon – A comprehensive guide to the wineries of Oregon and 100 recipes that pay tribute to their wines. If you are a locavore, or just a foodie who loves Oregon, this one is not to be missed!

Spies and Espionage – A directory containing the adventures of the most exciting spies in history.  Some would argue that being a good spy means not ending up in a book like this.  But with the end of the Cold War, lots of incredible stories have been declassified.  You will be astounded at the ingenuity and daring of some of these men and women!

The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus – Jacques Cousteau’s last book about exploring and conserving our natural world.  A graceful epitaph that really showcases how important oceans are to our continued existence on the planet.

Jack London’s Grand North – Jack London’s trip to the Klondike and his adventures

The Practical Fly Tier – No-nonsense patterns and techniques for wet and dry flies, nymphs, and streamers… catch those hard to get fish!

Simple Flies – A book on fishing flies you can tie with three materials or less- good for frugal fisherman on the go!

Bark & Ride – Imagining dogs can drive through pictures and words.. this book is just plain fun.

Childish Things – A photography/art book of traumatic events with childhood toys.  This is a quirky book of weird proportions and outlandish oddness. In short, we love it.

Peter and the Wolf – children’s book re-telling and illustrating this classic tale.  Maybe there is a little person in your life that doesn’t know this story… this book can solve that problem!

Don’t Eat This Book – Morgan Spurlock’s take on fast food and the supersizing of America… and excellent and important follow-up book to “Supersize Me”.

Whew! You made it to the end of one of our marathon posts.  Congratulations!   As a special, super secret good reader reward, if you come into the store by April 8^th and say the words “Bazooka Joe” to Franz or Sherry you get 10% off any one book on this list.

Thanks for reading and thank you for supporting local independent bookstores.

Franz and Sherry Hasslacher