The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones

Born Aisha bint Abi Bakr in seventh century Arabia, she would become the favorite wife of the Prophet Muhammad, and one of the most revered women in the Muslim faith. Married at the age of nine, The Jewel of Medina illuminates the difficult path Aisha confronted, from her youthful dreams of becoming a Bedouin warrior, to her life as the beloved wife and confident of the founder of Islam.

Extensively researched and elegantly crafted, The Jewel of Medina presents the beauty and harsh realities of life in an age long past, during a time of war, enlightenment, and upheaval. At once a love story, a history lesson, and a coming-of-age tale, The Jewel of Medina provides humanizing glimpses into the origins of the Islamic faith, and the nature of love, through the eyes of a truly unforgettable heroine.

About the Author

A professional journalist since 1979, Sherry Jones has won numerous awards and been published in magazines including Newsweek, CMJ, Southwest Art, and Rider. She is currently the Montana and Idaho correspondent for the Bureau of National Affairs, an international news agency in the Washington, D.C. area, and a correspondent for Women's e-News. The Jewel of Medina is her first novel.

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Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt, Community, and Craft

by Jane Kirkpatrick

A fantastic journey. A remarkable commitment. And a simple faith.

Master storyteller Jane Kirkpatrick extols the beautiful treasures, unknown to a wider public, rediscovered in the Old Aurora Colony of Oregon?s lush Willamette Valley. The people and legacy of Aurora, a utopian community founded in the mid-1800s, will stir your imagination, hopes, and dreams; and remind you that every life matters?every daily task, love, aspiration, and endeavor.

~Featuring~

• Unique and treasured quilt pattern variations
• More than 100 photographs (many never-before published) from 1850 to today
• Cherished stories from Aurora descendants
• Discoveries of fine crafts from the Colony and private collections
  With an introduction by renowned American Artist John Houser

Aurora is about the difference every ordinary life can make?and a beautiful celebration of a time and place in which people expressed their most cherished beliefs through the work of their imagination and hands.

About the Author

Jane Kirkpatrick is the award-winning, best-selling author of two nonfiction books and fourteen novels, including All Together in One Place and the Change and Cherish historical series, which is centered around the founding of the Aurora colony. Jane is a winner of the coveted Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center and her titles have been honored by BookSense 76, Literary Guild and Crossings selections as well as finalists for the WILLA Literary Award among others.

A retired clinical social worker, Jane speaks internationally, leading retreats and inspiring others about the power of story in people?s lives. She and her husband, Jerry, live on 160 acres at the end of a rutted dirt road in eastern Oregon.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Dec. 28, 2008

There are four Northwest authors on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week, including: Ivan Doig's The Eleventh Man, Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, Christopher Paolini's Brisingr and Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Week ending Dec. 28, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Eleventh Man, Ivan Doig
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
3. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
5. A Mercy, Toni Morrison
6. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
7. The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb
8. The Private Patient, P.D. James
9. Home, Marilynne Robinson
10. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
2. Dewey, Vicki Myron
3. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas L. Friedman
4. Holidays on Ice, David Sedaris
5. American Lion, Jon Meacham
6. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
7. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris
8. Annie Leibovitz at Work, Annie Leibovitz
9. The Wordy Shipmates, Sarah Vowell
10. Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina Garten

MASS MARKET

1. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster
2. The Appeal, John Grisham
3. The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama
4. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton
5. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
6. Marley & Me, John Grogan
7. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
8. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)
9. Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris
10. Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin (Ed.)

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, J.K. Rowling
3. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
4. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
6. The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo
7. Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3), Christopher Paolini
8. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
10. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by northwest-books.com, IndieBound and PNBA, is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and IndieBound. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Dec. 21, 2008

This week we find five Northwest authors on the Northwest Bestsellers list. Four of their books have been here for quite awhile, but one new book has appeared. Oregon author Jane Kirkpatrick's Aurora tells the story of the Oregon's Old Aurora Colony and their heritage. Also on this week's bestseller list are: Ivan Doig's The Eleventh Man, Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, Christopher Paolini's Brisingr and Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Week ending Dec. 21, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Eleventh Man, Ivan Doig
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
3. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
4. A Mercy, Toni Morrison
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
6. The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb
7. The Private Patient, P.D. James
8. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
9. The Christmas Sweater, Glenn Beck
10. A Most Wanted Man, John le Carre

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
2. Dewey, Vicki Myron
3. American Lion, Jon Meacham
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris
5. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas L. Friedman
6. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
7. Holidays on Ice, David Sedaris
8. Aurora, Jane Kirkpatrick
9. The Wordy Shipmates, Sarah Vowell
10. Annie Leibovitz at Work, Annie Leibovitz

MASS MARKET

1. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster
2. The Appeal, John Grisham
3. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton
4. Marley & Me, John Grogan
5. The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama
6. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
7. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin
8. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)
9. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
10. Wicked, Gregory Maguire

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, J.K. Rowling
3. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
4. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
6. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
7. The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo
8. Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3), Christopher Paolini
9. Swing!, Rufus Butler Seder
10. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by northwest-books.com, IndieBound and PNBA, is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and IndieBound. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Dec. 14, 2008

Three Northwest authors have books on this week's Northwest Bestsellers list. Seattle author Ivan Doig's The Eleventh Man tops the list, with Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain and Christopher Paolini's Brisingr also on the list. Week ending Dec. 14, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Eleventh Man, Ivan Doig
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
3. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
4. A Mercy, Toni Morrison
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
6. The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb
7. The Private Patient, P.D. James
8. The Christmas Sweater, Glenn Beck
9. Home, Marilynne Robinson
10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Dewey, Vicki Myron
2. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
3. American Lion, Jon Meacham
4. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas L. Friedman
5. The Owl and the Woodpecker, Paul Bannick
6. Holidays on Ice, David Sedaris
7. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
8. The Wordy Shipmates, Sarah Vowell
9. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris
10. Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina Garten

MASS MARKET

1. The Appeal, John Grisham
2. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton
3. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster
4. The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama
5. Marley & Me, John Grogan
6. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
7. Mortal Danger, Ann Rule
8. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
9. Friends in High Places, Donna Leon
10. Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris

CHILDREN?S TITLES

1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, J.K. Rowling
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
4. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
6. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
7. Swing!, Rufus Butler Seder
8. The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo
9. Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3), Christopher Paolini
10. Gingerbread Friends, Jan Brett

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by northwest-books.com, IndieBound and PNBA, is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and IndieBound. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Nov. 30, 2008

Four books by Northwest authors are on the latest Northwest Bestsellers list, including The Eleventh Man, by Ivan Doig, and The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein. In addition, J.A. Jance's Hand of Evil, now in paperback, and Christopher Paolini's Brisingr are also on the list. Week ending Nov. 30, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Eleventh Man, Ivan Doig
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
3. The Private Patient, P.D. James
4. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
6. A Mercy, Toni Morrison
7. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
8. The Christmas Sweater, Glenn Beck
9. The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb
10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
2. Dewey, Vicki Myron
3. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas L. Friedman
4. American Lion, Jon Meacham
5. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
6. Goodnight Bush, Erich Origen, Gan Golan
7. Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina Garten
8. Holidays on Ice, David Sedaris
9. The Wordy Shipmates, Sarah Vowell
10. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris

MASS MARKET

1. The Appeal, John Grisham
2. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton
3. The Pagan Stone, Nora Roberts
4. The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama
5. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
6. Hand of Evil, J.A. Jance
7. Mortal Danger, Ann Rule
8. Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris
9. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
10. The Venetian Betrayal, Steve Berry

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
5. Swing!, Rufus Butler Seder
6. Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3), Christopher Paolini
7. Long Shadows (Warriors: Power of Three, #5), Erin Hunter
8. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
9. The Lump of Coal, Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illus.)
10. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by northwest-books.com, IndieBound and PNBA, is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and IndieBound. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest.