our books

Biography and Autobiography


Dick Cooley

Level Best: A Memoir About Family, Career, and Gratitude
Dick Cooley with Mary Beth Abel, 2017

Searching Through My Prayer List
Dick Cooley with Ann Boreson, 2010

 

McCaw-Oliver Historical Foundation

Elroy: A Biography of J. Elroy McCaw

William L. Smallwood

Foreword by Bruce R. McCaw, 2017

 

Mike Garvey

Forty Bumpy Years at the Investing Game
Mike D. Garvey, 2009


Bert Grant

The Alemaster: How I Pioneered America’s Craft Brewing Industry

Bert Grant with Robert Spector, 1998

 

 

Civic/Nonprofit/Institutional


Apex Foundation

For Future Generations: A History of the Museum of Flight

Howard Lovering, 2017

 

HistoryLink

A History of the Northwest Power Pool

Jim Kershner, 2017

Waterway: The Story of Seattle's Locks and Ship Canal

Jennifer Ott and David B. Williams, 2017

Woodland: The Story of the Animals and People of Woodland Park Zoo

John Bierlein, 2017

 

Hoh River Trust

Fast Moving Water

Photography by Keith Lazelle, 2008


King County Bar Association

From Profanity Hill: King County Bar Association’s Story
Marc Lampson, 1993


Lakeside School

Lakeside's First Century: A History of Purpose and Progress
Katherine Beck, 2019

 

McCaw Foundation

Inside the Nonprofit Boardroom

Charles William Golding with Craig W. Stewart
Foreword by William H. Gates, Sr., 1999, 2009

 

McCaw-Oliver Historical Foundation

Elroy: A Biography of J. Elroy McCaw

William L. Smallwood

Foreword by Bruce R. McCaw, 2017

 

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Let’s Go On: Pacific Northwest Ballet at 25

Wayne Johnson, 1997

 

Pacific University

Splendid Audacity: The Story of Pacific University

Gary Miranda and Rick Read, 2000

 

Paul Dorpat and SEATTLE NOW & THEN

Seattle Now& Then: The Historic Hundred

Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard, 2019

 

Perth Amboy’s Jewish History, Inc.

Perth Amboy’s Jewish Community: History, Memories, Tribute

Robert Spector with Marilyn Miller Goldberg, Jane Sanders Leal, Mona Shangold, 2012

 

Seattle Golf Club

Seattle Golf Club: 1900 – 2000

Lou Gellos, 2000

 

Seattle Municipal Archives/HistoryLink

Seattle at 150: Stories of the City Through 150 Objects from the Seattle Municipal Archives

Edited by Jennifer Ott, 2019

 

Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Benaroya Hall: Design for Music

Ken Gouldthorpe, 1998

 

Sonoma State University

Green Music Center at Sonoma State University

Susan Kashack, expected date: 2014

 

Southwest Youth & Family Services

The Boot: 1993 to 2018

 

Spokane Symphony

75 Years: A History of the Spokane Symphony

Jim Kershner, 2020

 

The Bush School

The Bush School: The First 75 Years

Anne M. Will, 1999

 

University Book Store

The University of Washington Experience

Thomas Griffin, photography by Stewart Hopkins & Jaimie Trueblood, 2003

 

University of Washington

The Fountain & The Mountain: The University of Washington Campus

Norman J. Johnston, 1995, 2003

 

Wetlands Alliance

The Wild Within: Wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum

2005

 

 

Energy  

 

Alyeska Pipeline/ Atlantic Richfield

The Trans Alaska Pipeline: The Beginning

Lawrence J. Allen, 1975

The Trans Alaska Pipeline: Construction & Completion

Lawrence J. Allen, 1976

The Trans Alaska Pipeline: Emerging Alaska

Lawrence J. Allen, 1977

 

Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1

80 Year History of Clallum County PUD No. 1

Joni Sensel, 2020

 

Energy Northwest

Coming of Age: 1999 – 2012

Gary Miller, 2013

 

Mason County Public Utility District No. 3

The Power Behind Our Community: Mason County PUD 3's First 80 Years

Joni Sensel, 2019

 

McGraw-Hill/Coal Age

Coal: A Contemporary Energy Story

Kristina Lindbergh and Barry Provorse, 1978

 

 

Financial  

 

Baker Boyer Bank

150 Years a Pioneer: The Unlikely Story of Baker Boyer, Walla Walla, and the Region

Thomas P. Skeen with Kelly Black, 2019

 

Dow Jones & Company

The Wall Street Journal/The First 100 Years

Dow Jones – Staff writer, 1989

 

Peoples Bancorp

The Peoples Bank Story

Barry Provorse, 1987

 

Puget Sound Bancorp

Banking on Independence

Barry Provorse, 1990

 

 

Forest Products   

 

Inland Empire Paper

Challenge & Change: Inland Empire Paper Company’s First Century

Joni Sensel, 2011

 

Simpson Investment Corporation

Family Trees: Simpson’s Centennial Story

Robert Spector, 1990

 

Soper-Wheeler Company

Soper-Wheeler: A Century of Growing Trees

Michael J. Gillis, 2004

 

Weyerhaeuser Company

Traditions Through the Trees: Weyerhaeuser’s First 100 Years

Joni Sensel, 1999

 

 

Manufacturing and Transportation  

 

Alaska Air Group

Character & Characters: The Spirit of Alaska Airlines

Robert J. Serling

 

Kenworth Truck Co.

Kenworth: The First 75 Years

Doug Siefkes, 1998

 

PACCAR Inc.

PACCAR: The Pursuit of Quality

Alex Groner, 1981

Alex Groner and Barry Provorse, 1996, 1998, 2005

 

Pacific Coast Feather Co.

A Good Night’s Sleep: The Pacific Coast Feather Story

Chris Roush and Petyr Beck, 2003

 

Sound Transit/HistoryLink

The Story of Public Transportation in the Puget Sound Region

Jim Kershner, 2019

Art and Architecture


Friends of Seattle Olmsted Parks/HistoryLink

Olmsted in Seattle: Creating A Park System for a Modern City

Jennifer Ott, 2019

 

Rick Grant

Inspired: Churches of Seattle
Rick Grant, 2013


Historic Seattle

Seattle’s First Hill: Evolution of a Neighborhood
Lawrence Kreishman et al., expected date: 2014


Kirsten Gallery

Love: 365 Happy Meditations
Richard Kirsten Daiensai, 2010

 

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects

The Frye Art Museum: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
Rick Sundberg, 2007


Space Needle
The Space Needle: Symbol of Seattle

Robert Spector, 2001
Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle
Knute Berger, 2012


Saltchuk Resources, Inc.

People of the Saltchuk
Artwork by Byron Birdsall, 2009

 

 

Construction

 

General Construction Co.

Beyond the Highwater Mark: General Construction Since 1910

 

Knight Construction Constr. & Supply, Inc.

Knight Work: The Origin of Knight Constr. & Supply, Inc.

Barry Provorse, 2019

 

Manson Construction Co.

Bridging the Generations: The History of Manson Construction Co.

Patricia Latourette Lucas, 2000

 

S & B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.

Joni Sensel, forthcoming 2020

 

 

Food and Wine

 

Assaggio Ristorante

Assaggio Ristorante Cookbook: Mauro’s Passion

Mauro Golmarvi, 2005

This is Mauro: Assaggio Ristorante Cookbook

Mauro Golmarvi, 2013

 

Bellevue Farmers

Bellevue Farmers Market Cookbook

Cindy Pigott, 2009

 

Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle: The First 50 Years (1967–2017)

Peter Blecha, 2017

 

DeLaurenti Food & Wine

DeLaurenti Cookbook

Pat McCarthy & Matt Snyder, 2014

 

Martha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research

Star Palate: Celebrity Cookbook for a Cure

Tami Agassi and Kathy Casey, 2004

 

Pacific Science Center

Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia, Recipes from Afar and Near

Seattle Ethiopian community, 2008

 

Ray’s Boathouse

Ray’s Boathouse: Seafood Secrets of the Pacific Northwest

Ken Gouldthorpe, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009

 

Stimson Lane Vineyards & Estates, Ltd.

John Sarich’s Food & Wine of the Pacific Northwest

John Sarich with Robert Spector, 1993, 1997

John Sarich at Chateau Ste. Michelle: For Cooks Who Love Wine

John Sarich with Lori McKean, 1997

 

Tini Bigs

Tini Bigs: Big Martinis

Keith Robbins, 2005

 

Yakima Brewing and Malting Company

The Ale Master

Bert Grant, 1998

 

 

Fisheries & Maritime

 

American Seafoods Company

Pride of the Sea: The American Seafoods Story

Robert Spector, 2013

 

Chevron

On Course: Chevron’s Century at Sea

Robert Spector, 1995

 

Coastal Transportation, Inc.

Aleutian Freighter: A History of Shipping in the Aleutian Islands

James Mackovjak, 2012

 

Deep Sea Fisherman’s Union

Cold Water/Longlines and Brotherhood

Jeffrey Kahrs, expected date: 2014

 

Global Diving & Salvage

In Deep: The Story of Global Diving & Salvage

Joe Gustav, 2014

 

Nordic Heritage Museum

Drawing on Our History: Fishing Vessels of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

James A. Cole, 2013

 

Northwest Seaport

Pacific Schooner

Wawona Harriet Tracy DeLong, 1985

 

Trident Seafoods

Catching a Deckload of Dreams: Chuck Bundrant and the Story of Trident Seafoods

John van Amerongen, 2013

 

Vancouver Maritime Historical Society

Passage: From Sail to Steam

Captain L. R. W. Beavis and M. S. Kline, 1986

 

Virginia V Foundation

Steamboat Virginia V

M. S. Kline, 1985

 

 

Real Estate

 

Kemper Development Co.

Generations: Kemper Freeman Jr. and the Freeman Family

Robert Spector, 2007

 

James C. Pigott

A View of the Methow from Moccasin Lake Ranch

James C. Pigott, 2005

 

Windermere Realty

The Windermere Way

Judy Law, 2007, 2012

 

 

Museums and Science Centers

 

Pacific Science Center

Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls

Pacific Science Center, 2007

 

Union Station Kansas City

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Union Station Kansas City, 2007

 

Discovery Place

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Discovery Place, 2006

 

Discovery Place and Odyssey Marine Exploration

Shipwreck: Pirates & Treasure

Ellen Gerth, 2009

 

Discovery Place, Gulf Coast Exploreum,

San Diego Natural History Museum, and

Science Museum of Minnesota

A Day in Pompeii

Museum staff, 2007

 

The Museum of Flight

For Future Generations: A History of the Museum of Flight

Howard Lovering, 2017

 

Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland: The Story of the Animals and People of Woodland Park Zoo

John Bierlein, 2017

 

 

Retail  

 

Eddie Bauer

The Legend of Eddie Bauer

Robert Spector, 2011

 

Frederick & Nelson

More Than a Store: Frederick & Nelson 1890 – 1990

Robert Spector, 1990

 

Kemper Development

We’re All In This Together: Merchant Stories from the Bellevue Collection

Robert Spector, 2011

 

Macy’s (The Bon Marché)

The Legend of Frango Chocolate

Robert Spector, 1993

 

Nordstrom

Leave It Better Than You Found It

Bruce Nordstrom, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017