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Epicenter´s enduring best-seller is Two Old Women, by Velma Wallis, an award-winning book that has delighted and inspired readers worldwide. This simple and beautiful story has been translated into 17 languages.

Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun by Velma Wallis
Cold River Spirits by Jan Harper-Haines
Moments Rightly Placed by Ray Hudson
One Man's Wilderness by Sam Keith
Raising Ourselves (trade paperback) by Velma Wallis
Seven Words for Wind by Sumner MacLeish
Spirit of the Wind by Lew Freedman
The Winter Walk by Loretta Outwater Cox
Through Yup'ik Eyes by Colin Chisholm
Tundra Teacher by John Foley

Outhouses of Alaska, by photographer-writer Harry Walker, has been a big hit in our series of art and photography books. Harry also created Log Cabins of Alaska and Boats of Alaska. Equally popular is Jon Van Zyle's Alaska Sketchbook. Jon is featured in our Alaska Gallery & Gift Shop.

Above Egavik by Jon Van Zyle
Alaska Travelers Sketchbook by Gloria Sampson
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: LARGE)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: MEDIUM)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: SMALL)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: XL)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: XXL)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: XXXL)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: LARGE)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: MEDIUM)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: SMALL)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: XL)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: XXL)
Arctic Dance by Charles Craighead
Building the Alaska Log Home by Tom Walker
Calling the Elders by Jon Van Zyle
Cold, Starry Night by Claire Fejes
Dancing the Fox Hop by Jon Van Zyle
Exploring the Unknown (hardbound edition) by Bradford Washburn
Exploring the Unknown (trade paperback edition) by Bradford Washburn
Firelit Musher by Jon Van Zyle
Fly Fishing Women Explore Alaska by Cecilia Kleinkauf
Gail Niebrugge's Alaska Wildflowers by Gail Niebrugge
Iditarod Glory by official Iditarod photographer Jeff Schultz
Joyful Song by Jon Van Zyle
JVZ Art Exhibition by Jon Van Zyle
My Yellow Bowl by Jon Van Zyle
Northern Lights by Jon Van Zyle
Sweet Dreams by Jon Van Zyle
Whodunit by Jon Van Zyle
Wild Critters by Tim Jones

This area is full of "good reads" and it's difficult to single one out. A favorite among Alaskans is Tales of Alaska's Bush Rat Governor, an autobiography of Jay Hammond, who decades after serving as governor remains the state's favorite politician. But this book is not so much about politics as it is about the life of a fascinating and beloved Alaskan.

A title receiving glowing reviews was Moments Rightly Placed: An Aleutian Memoir, by Ray Hudson, a beautifully written story about a young man who comes from the East to teach school on a remote Aleutian Island for a year or two and stays nearly a quarter-century.

Also on the shelf:

Accidental Adventurer (trade paperback edition) by Barbara Washburn
Alone Across the Arctic by Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon
Arctic Bush Pilot by Jim Rearden
Arctic Dance by Charles Craighead
Cheechako Goes to the Klondike by Charles W. Adams
Chips from the Chopping Block by Jay Hammond
Cold, Starry Night by Claire Fejes
Crude Dreams by Jack Roderick
Exploring the Unknown (hardbound edition) by Bradford Washburn
Exploring the Unknown (trade paperback edition) by Bradford Washburn
Flying Cold by Robert Merrill MacLean
George Carmack by James Albert Johnson
Honest Dogs by Brian Patrick O'Donoghue
Iditarod Classics by Lew Freedman
Iditarod Dreams by Lew Freedman
Johnny's Girl by Kim Rich
Kay Fanning's Alaska Story by Kay Fanning
Kay Fanning's Alaska Story (trade paperback) by Kay Fanning
Mercy Pilot by Dirk Tordoff
Moments Rightly Placed by Ray Hudson
North to Wolf Country by James W. Brooks
On the Edge of Nowhere by James Huntington
One Man's Wilderness by Sam Keith
One Second to Glory by Lew Freedman
Our Alaska (trade paperback edition)
Raising Ourselves (trade paperback) by Velma Wallis
Running with Champions by Lisa Frederic
Sarah by Kaylene Johnson
Saving for the Future (trade paperback) by Dave Rose
Sisters by Samme Gallaher
Spirit of the Wind by Lew Freedman
Tales of Alaska's Bush Rat Governor by Jay Hammond
Through Yup'ik Eyes by Colin Chisholm
Tundra Teacher by John Foley

Many of our books were written about and by northern womaen. Recent reader favorites include Riding the Wild Side of Denali, by the wilderness twins, Miki & Julie Collins. Barbara Lavallee paints many northern women in Barbara Lavallee's Painted Ladies, a gorgeous art book with text by B.G. Olson.

Other recommendations:

Accidental Adventurer (trade paperback edition) by Barbara Washburn
Alaska Travelers Sketchbook by Gloria Sampson
Alaska Women Write
Alone Across the Arctic by Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon
Anchorage by Elizabeth Tower
Arctic Dance by Charles Craighead
Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun by Velma Wallis
Cold River Spirits by Jan Harper-Haines
Fly Fishing Women Explore Alaska by Cecilia Kleinkauf
Gail Niebrugge's Alaska Wildflowers by Gail Niebrugge
Go for It! (trade paperback) by Judith Kleinfeld, Ed.D.
Gold Rush Women by Claire Rudolf Murphy
Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush by Lael Morgan
Iditarod Dreams by Lew Freedman
Johnny's Girl by Kim Rich
Kay Fanning's Alaska Story by Kay Fanning
Kay Fanning's Alaska Story (trade paperback) by Kay Fanning
Raising Ourselves (trade paperback) by Velma Wallis
Running with Champions by Lisa Frederic
Sarah by Kaylene Johnson
Seven Words for Wind by Sumner MacLeish
Sisters by Samme Gallaher
The Winter Walk by Loretta Outwater Cox
Two Old Women (10th Anniversary Edition) by Velma Wallis

Our newest release is Arctic Bush Pilot, the story of the exciting adventures and misadventures of "Andy" Anderson, who pioneered scheduled air service to the Brooks Range and Kokyukuk River region of northern Alaska.

Alaska's Sky Follies, by Joe Rychetnick, humorous stories about flying the north, is our aviation bestseller.

Other books about flying:

Alaska's Sky Follies by Joe Rychetnik
Arctic Bush Pilot by Jim Rearden
Cheating Death by Larry Kaniut
Flying Cold by Robert Merrill MacLean
Mercy Pilot by Dirk Tordoff
Tales of Alaska's Bush Rat Governor by Jay Hammond

Accidental Adventurer (trade paperback edition) by Barbara Washburn
Alaska's Sky Follies by Joe Rychetnik
Amazing Pipeline Stories by Dermot Cole
Anchorage by Elizabeth Tower
Arctic Bush Pilot by Jim Rearden
Arctic Dance by Charles Craighead
Cheechako Goes to the Klondike by Charles W. Adams
Chips from the Chopping Block by Jay Hammond
Cold Crime by Tom Brennan
Cold River Spirits by Jan Harper-Haines
Cold, Starry Night by Claire Fejes
Crude Dreams by Jack Roderick
Diamonds in the Rough by Lew Freedman
Echoes of Fury by Frank Parchman
Exploring the Unknown (hardbound edition) by Bradford Washburn
Exploring the Unknown (trade paperback edition) by Bradford Washburn
Fairbanks by Dermot Cole
Father of the Iditarod by Lew Freedman
George Carmack by James Albert Johnson
Gold Rush Women by Claire Rudolf Murphy
Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush by Lael Morgan
Haunted Alaska by Ron Wendt
Kay Fanning's Alaska Story by Kay Fanning
Kay Fanning's Alaska Story (trade paperback) by Kay Fanning
Mercy Pilot by Dirk Tordoff
Murder at Forty Below by Tom Brennan
North to Wolf Country by James W. Brooks
One Man's Wilderness by Sam Keith
Raising Ourselves (trade paperback) by Velma Wallis
Sarah by Kaylene Johnson
Saving for the Future by Dave Rose
Saving for the Future (trade paperback) by Dave Rose
Seven Words for Wind by Sumner MacLeish
Sisters by Samme Gallaher
Strange Stories of Alaska and the Yukon by Ed Ferrell
Tales of Alaska's Bush Rat Governor by Jay Hammond
The Winter Walk by Loretta Outwater Cox

If we've learned anything in this business, it's that readers love a good laugh.

The favorite is Fashion Means Your Fur Hat is Dead: A Guide to Good Manners & Social Survival in Alaska, by Mike Doogan. Our newest release is Moose Dropping & Other Crimes Against Nature, funny stories by Tom Brennan.

More humor:

Alaska's Sky Follies by Joe Rychetnik
Doogan by Mike Doogan
Fashion Means Your Fur Hat Is Dead by Mike Doogan
Fishing for a Laugh by Lew Freedman
How to Speak Alaskan
Moose Dropping and Other Crimes Against Nature by Tom Brennan
SLED DOG WISDOM

Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: LARGE)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: MEDIUM)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: SMALL)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: XL)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: XXL)
Aloska Shirt ALASKA edition (size: XXXL)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: LARGE)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: MEDIUM)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: SMALL)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: XL)
Aloska Shirt MUSH edition (size: XXL)
Calling the Elders by Jon Van Zyle
Dancing the Fox Hop by Jon Van Zyle
Firelit Musher by Jon Van Zyle
Joyful Song by Jon Van Zyle
JVZ Art Exhibition by Jon Van Zyle
My Yellow Bowl by Jon Van Zyle
Northern Lights by Jon Van Zyle
Sweet Dreams by Jon Van Zyle
Two Old Women (10th Anniversary Edition) by Velma Wallis
Whodunit by Jon Van Zyle

Our titles abound with stories about the unique cultures and lifestyles of the north, where people seem to live "large lives."

Cheating Death: Survival Stories from Alaska, by Larry Kaniut, will amaze you. So will Amazing Pipeline Stories, by Dermot Cole.

Other titles:

Alaska Bear Tales by Larry Kaniut
Alaska Women Write
Amazing Pipeline Stories by Dermot Cole
Arctic Dance by Charles Craighead
Building the Alaska Log Home by Tom Walker
Cheating Death by Larry Kaniut
Chips from the Chopping Block by Jay Hammond
Cold River Spirits by Jan Harper-Haines
Cold, Starry Night by Claire Fejes
Diamonds in the Rough by Lew Freedman
Doogan by Mike Doogan
Fashion Means Your Fur Hat Is Dead by Mike Doogan
Father of the Iditarod by Lew Freedman
George Carmack by James Albert Johnson
Haunted Alaska by Ron Wendt
Honest Dogs by Brian Patrick O'Donoghue
Iditarod Classics by Lew Freedman
Iditarod Glory by official Iditarod photographer Jeff Schultz
Johnny's Girl by Kim Rich
Moments Rightly Placed by Ray Hudson
More Iditarod Classics by Lew Freedman
Murder at Forty Below by Tom Brennan
North to Wolf Country by James W. Brooks
On the Edge of Nowhere by James Huntington
One Man's Wilderness by Sam Keith
One Second to Glory by Lew Freedman
Our Alaska (hardbound edition)
Our Alaska (trade paperback edition)
Raising Ourselves (trade paperback) by Velma Wallis
Seven Words for Wind by Sumner MacLeish
Sisters by Samme Gallaher
Surviving Alaska by Mary Ames
Tundra Teacher by John Foley
What Real Alaskans Eat by J. Stephen Lay

Epicenter publishes eight to ten new titles each year.

Titles published in 1999 and 2000:

Alaska Travelers Sketchbook by Gloria Sampson
Building the Alaska Log Home by Tom Walker
Coastal Companion by Joe Upton
Cold Crime by Tom Brennan
Echoes of Fury by Frank Parchman
Iditarod Fact Book (2nd Edition)
Iditarod Glory by official Iditarod photographer Jeff Schultz
Kay Fanning's Alaska Story by Kay Fanning
Kay Fanning's Alaska Story (trade paperback) by Kay Fanning
Running with Champions by Lisa Frederic
Saving for the Future by Dave Rose
Saving for the Future (trade paperback) by Dave Rose
SLED DOG WISDOM
Surviving Alaska by Mary Ames
Wild Critters by Tim Jones

Sled dog racing is Alaska's official sport.

No wonder that two of most popular recent titles are Father of the Iditarod: The Joe Redington Story, by Lew Freedman, and Honest Dogs: A Story of Triumph & Regret from the World's Toughest Sled Dog Race, by Brian O'Donoghue.

Other exciting Titles:

Alone Across the Arctic by Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon
Father of the Iditarod by Lew Freedman
Honest Dogs by Brian Patrick O'Donoghue
Iditarod Classics by Lew Freedman
Iditarod Dreams by Lew Freedman
Iditarod Fact Book (2nd Edition)
Iditarod Glory by official Iditarod photographer Jeff Schultz
More Iditarod Classics by Lew Freedman
On the Edge of Nowhere by James Huntington
One Second to Glory by Lew Freedman
Running with Champions by Lisa Frederic
SLED DOG WISDOM
Spirit of the Wind by Lew Freedman

This is a special place for visitors who want more basic information about Alaska, whether you're an armchair traveler, someone planning to vacation in the state, or a would-be resident thinking of moving north for good. Check out these titles:

Alaska Travelers Sketchbook by Gloria Sampson
Anchorage by Elizabeth Tower
Associated Press Stylebook for Alaska
Building the Alaska Log Home by Tom Walker
Coastal Companion by Joe Upton
Exploring the Columbia-Snake River by Sharlene & Ted Nelson
Fairbanks by Dermot Cole
Fly Fishing Women Explore Alaska by Cecilia Kleinkauf
Go for It! (trade paperback) by Judith Kleinfeld, Ed.D.
Iditarod Fact Book (2nd Edition)
Skiing in Alaska by Elizabeth Tower
Surviving Alaska by Mary Ames
What Real Alaskans Eat by J. Stephen Lay

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Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun by Velma Wallis
Exploring the Columbia-Snake River by Sharlene & Ted Nelson
Flying Cold by Robert Merrill MacLean
Seven Words for Wind by Sumner MacLeish
Skiing in Alaska by Elizabeth Tower