Standing By by Allison Buckholtz

Alison Buckholtz never dreamed she would marry a military man, but when she met her husband, an active-duty Navy pilot, nothing could stop her from building a life with him? not even his repeated attempts to talk her out of marriage. He didn?t want her to have to make the kinds of sacrifices long required of the spouses of military personnel. They wed shortly after September 11, 2001 and, since then, their life together has been marked by long separations and unforeseen challenges, but also unexpected rewards.

Standing By is Buckholtz?s candid and moving account of her family?s experiences during her husband?s seven-month deployment on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. With insight and humor she describes living near a military base in Washington State, far from home and in the midst of great upheaval, while trying to keep life as normal as possible for the couple?s two young children. But she is not alone in her struggle. In Standing By, Buckholtz portrays her friendships with other military wives and the ways in which this supportive community of women helps one another to endure?to even thrive?during difficult times.

Throughout Standing By, Buckholtz speaks honestly about the culture shock she experienced transitioning into the role of a military wife. Because she had been raised to conquer the world on her own terms rather than be a more traditional wife and mother supporting her husband?s career, the world of the Armed Forces was at first as unfamiliar as a foreign land. But a remarkable and surprising series of events has challenged her long-held assumptions about the military, motherhood, and even the nature of American citizenship.

A rare and intimate portrait of one of the tens of thousands of families who now wait patiently for their service member to return home safely, Standing By is a window into what matters most for families everywhere

About the Author

Alison Buckholtz?s articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post and Washington Post Magazine, Real Simple, Forbes Global, Salon.com and many other publications. This is her first book.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 26, 2009

First week out Tom Robbins' B is for Beer is number 2 on the Northwest Bestsellers list. Also on the list this week are: Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Alexander McCall Smith
2. B Is for Beer, Tom Robbins
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
4. A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick
5. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
6. Turn Coat, Jim Butcher
7. First Family, David Baldacci
8. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
9. Little Bee,Chris Cleave
10. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Liberty and Tyranny, Mark R. Levin
2. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
3. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey
4. The Far Corner, John Daniel
5. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox
6. House of Cards, William D. Cohan
7. Not Becoming My Mother, Ruth Reichl
8. Columbine, Dave Cullen
9. Dewey, Vicki Myron
10. A Homemade Life, Molly Wizenberg, Camilla Engman (Illus.)

MASS MARKET

1. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
2. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
3. Winter Study, Nevada Barr
4. Nothing to Lose, Lee Child
5. Moon Called, Patricia Briggs
6. Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris
7. From Dead to Worse, Charlaine Harris
8. The Whole Truth, David Baldacci
9. Degrees of Separation, Sue Henry
10. Child 44, Tom Rob Smith

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
2. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
3. Sunrise (Warriors: Power of Three, #6), Erin Hunter
4. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
7. Bloodhound (Beka Cooper, #2), Tamora Pierce
8. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney
10. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)

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.

B is for Beer by Tom Robbins

A Children's Book About Beer?

Yes, believe it or not?but B Is for Beer is also a book for adults, and bear in mind that it's the work of maverick bestselling novelist Tom Robbins, inter-nationally known for his ability to both seriously illuminate and comically entertain.

Once upon a time (right about now) there was a planet (how about this one?) whose inhabitants consumed thirty-six billion gallons of beer each year (it's a fact, you can Google it). Among those affected, each in his or her own way, by all the bubbles, burps, and foam, was a smart, wide-eyed, adventurous kindergartner named Gracie; her distracted mommy; her insensitive dad; her non-conformist uncle; and a magical, butt-kicking intruder from a world within our world.

Populated by the aforementioned characters?and as charming as it may be subversive?B Is for Beer involves readers, young and old, in a surprising, far-reaching investigation into the limits of reality, the transformative powers of children, and, of course, the ultimate meaning of a tall, cold brewski.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 19, 2009

This week's Bestseller's list includes: Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, and Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Week ending April 19, 2009.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
2. Turn Coat, Jim Butcher
3. A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick
4. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
5. Evidence, Mary Oliver
6. Fool, Christopher Moore
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
8. About Face, Donna Leon
9. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
10. The Song Is You, Arthur Phillips

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Liberty and Tyranny, Mark R. Levin
2. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
3. The Lost City of Z, David Grann
4. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox
5. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey
6. A Lion Called Christian, Anthony Bourke, John Rendall
7. House of Cards, William D. Cohan
8. Columbine, Dave Cullen
9. How We Decide, Jonah Lehrer
10. Dewey, Vicki Myron

MASS MARKET

1. Winter Study, Nevada Barr
2. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown
3. Nothing to Lose, Lee Child
4. From Dead to Worse, Charlaine Harris
5. 1984, George Orwell
6. The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama
7. Moon Called, Patricia Briggs
8. Child 44, Tom Rob Smith
9. Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris
10. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
6. Bloodhound (Beka Cooper, #2), Tamora Pierce
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney
9. Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak
10. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)

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 Apr. 12, 2009

This week's Bestseller's list includes: Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, and Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Week ending April 12, 2009.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
2. Turn Coat, Jim Butcher
3. A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick
4. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford
5. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
6. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
7. Evidence, Mary Oliver
8. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
9. Fool, Christopher Moore
10. Corsair, Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Liberty and Tyranny, Mark R. Levin
2. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
3. House of Cards, William D. Cohan
4. The Lost City of Z, David Grann
5. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey
6. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
7. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox
8. Dewey, Vicki Myron
9. The Inaugural Address, 2009, Barack Obama
10. A Homemade Life, Molly Wizenberg, Camilla Engman (Illus.)

MASS MARKET

1. Nothing to Lose, Lee Child
2. Winter Study, Nevada Barr
3. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster
4. 1984, George Orwell
5. Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris
6. Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
7. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)
8. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
9. Tribute, Nora Roberts
10. The Spellman Files, Lisa Lutz

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. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
8. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
9. Twilight: Director's Notebook, Catherine Hardwicke
10. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

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.

The Dakota Cipher by William Dietrich

William Dietrich is back with another fast-paced new adventure?one that brings together Norse mythology, the American wilderness, and a swashbuckling explorer in an irresistible page-turner.

Ethan Gage, the hero of Napoleon's Pyramids and The Rosetta Key, just wants to enjoy the fruits of victory after helping Napoleon win the Battle of Marengo and end an undeclared naval war with the United States. The Dakota Cipher is another exciting adventure by a writer who has quickly become one of America's most beloved and inventive thriller masterminds.

But a foolish tryst with Bonaparte's married sister and the improbable schemes of a grizzled Norwegian named Magnus Bloodhammer soon send Ethan on a new treasure hunt on America's frontier that will have him dodging scheming aristocrats and hostile Indians.

In 1801 newly elected president Thomas Jefferson, taking office in the burgeoning capital of Washington, D.C., convinces Ethan and Magnus to go on a scouting expedition?one that precedes that of Lewis and Clark?to investigate reports of woolly mammoths and blue-eyed Indians.

The pair have their own motive, however, which they neglect to share with the president: a search for the mythical hammer of the Norse god Thor, allegedly brought by fugitive Norsemen to the center of North America 150 years before Columbus. Can the hammer control thunder and lightning? Is there a core of truth to this myth?

Ethan's journey takes him across the Great Lakes to country no white man has seen, but not before he becomes entangled with a British temptress, a comely captive, a French voyageur, and a landscape as breathtaking as it is perilous.

Ancient Norse runes will lead him to his most fantastic discovery yet?and to wonder, danger, mystery, and sorrow that will test every ounce of wit and skill Gage can muster. The Dakota Cipher is another exciting adventure by a writer who has quickly become one of America's most beloved and inventive thriller masterminds.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 5, 2009

This week's Bestseller's list includes: Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, and Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Week ending April 5, 2009.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
2. A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick
3. Long Lost, Harlan Coben
4. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
6. Fool, Christopher Moore
7. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
8. Evidence, Mary Oliver
9. Little Bee, Chris Cleave
10. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Liberty and Tyranny, Mark R. Levin
2. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
3. The Lost City of Z, David Grann
4. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey
5. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox
6. Dewey, Vicki Myron
7. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
8. House of Cards, William D. Cohan
9. A Homemade Life, Molly Wizenberg, Camilla Engman (Illus.)
10. The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, Paul Krugman

MASS MARKET

1. Nothing to Lose, Lee Child
2. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown
3. From Dead to Worse, Charlaine Harris
4. Winter Study, Nevada Barr
5. Buckingham Palace Gardens, Anne Perry
6. The Appeal, John Grisham
7. Magic Strikes,Ilona Andrews
8. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
9. Wicked, Gregory Maguire
10. Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris

CHILDREN?S TITLES

1. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3),Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney
7. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time, Greg Mortenson
8. The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.)
9. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney

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 Mar. 29, 2009

This week's Bestseller's list includes: Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain and Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Week ending March 289, 2009.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
2. Fool, Christopher Moore
3. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
4. Little Bee, Chris Cleave
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
6. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
7. Handle With Care, Jodi Picoult
8. The Associate, John Grisham
9. My Abandonment, Peter Rock
10. The Women, T.C. Boyle

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Liberty and Tyranny, Mark R. Levin
2. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
3. The Lost City of Z, David Grann
4. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey
5. The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, Paul Krugman
6. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
7. A Lion Called Christian, Anthony Bourke, John Rendall
8. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
9. Dewey, Vicki Myron
10. A Homemade Life, Molly Wizenberg, Camilla Engman (Illus.)

MASS MARKET

1. Nothing to Lose, Lee Child
2. The Whole Truth, David Baldacci
3. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster
4. Wicked, Gregory Maguire
5. The Appeal, John Grisham
6. Hold Tight, Harlan Coben
7. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
8. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
9. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown
10. From Dead to Worse, Charlaine Harris

CHILDREN?S TITLES

1. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
8. Max (Maximum Ride, #5), James Patterson
9. Twilight: Director's Notebook, Catherine Hardwicke
10. The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.)

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.