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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $45, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCAL77)		  
Moon Handbook Northern California  •  Kim Weir
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 560 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to northern California, with a wealth of practical information and coverage of local history, culture and nature. From San Francisco and Sacramento to Yosemite and the Napa Valley, this is a great choice for those traveling throughout the northern half of the Golden State. (CAL60, $19.95)		   Moon Handbook Northern California
Redwood National and State Parks, An Introduction to Familiars Plants and Animals  •  James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PLASTIC CARD  • 12 PAGES
A fold-out plastic card featuring illustrations of plants and animals, highlighting the most common species. (CAL228, $5.95)		   Redwood National and State Parks, An Introduction to Familiars Plants and Animals
Assembling California  •  John McPhee
NATURAL HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES
Another fine book on geology and natural history from John McPhee, this time in the company of Eldridge Moores, on travels throughout California. A seismologist at the University of California at Davis, Moores is an excellent guide to the complex tectonics of the region. There's no one better at explaining geology than McPhee. (USW187, $16.00)		   Assembling California
California's North Coast Map  •  MapLink
MAP
A detailed map of Nothern California's coast to the Oregon border, including Redwood National Park, Klamath District State Parks, Smith River National Recreation Area, and Humboldt County Parks, at a scale of 1:62,000. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (CAL233, $3.95)		  



Also Recommended

Best Short Hikes in Redwood National & State Parks, Including Humboldt Redwoods State Park  •  Jerry Rohde   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to more than 60 hikes among the Redwoods in five northern California parks. (CAL232, $17.95)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide California  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A literate, visually rich guide to the Golden State, featuring color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of California's attractions with a particular focus on San Francisco and Los Angeles. (USW146, $30.00)
 		  
Roadside Geology, Northern and Central California  •  David D. Alt  •  Donald Hyndman   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Designed for the roadside traveler, this book explains in detail the geologic history of California as seen through the car window – a great introduction to basic geomorphology and how the dramatic landscapes were formed. (USW188, $20.00)
 		  
Napa, the Story of an American Eden  •  James Conway   • HISTORY  •  Conway expertly combines history, personal anecdote, wine criticism and social commentary into a definitive portrait of a place, overflowing not only with cabernets and chardonnays, but also with genuine connoisseurs, scores of dilettantes, feuds, scandals and plenty of money. (USW169, $17.95)
 		  
Rush for Riches, Gold Fever and the Making of California  •  J. S. Holliday   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated, oversize history of the California Gold Rush and its effects by a noted expert, covering the 1830's through the 1890's and packed with more than 200 illustrations and archival photographs. (USW190, $39.95)
 		  
Natural State, A Literary Anthology of California Nature Writing  •  Steven Gilbar   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Divided by ecological region, this book is a literary tour of California's unrivaled natural diversity, featuring essays and excerpts by such great writers as Barry Lopez, Gretel Ehrlich and John McPhee. Gary Snyder provided the afterword. (CAL101, $26.95)
 		  
A Natural History of North American Trees  •  Donald Culross Peattie  •  Verlyn Klinkenborg   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Culross Peattie's graceful essays on America and its forests, originally published in the 1950s, with black-and-white etchings, feature the finest writing ever on the mighty oak, stately birch, magnificent beech and other native trees. (NAM40, $40.00)
 		  
An Island Called California, An Ecological Introduction to Its Natural Communities  •  Elna S. Bakker   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An introduction to the ecology and wildlife of the Golden State, this volume is filled with photographs illustrating a variety plants, animals and geological features found throughout the deserts, forests and coastline of California. (CAL11, $25.95)
 		  
Remarkable Trees of the World  •  Thomas Pakenham   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A man on a mission, Pakenham lugged a 30-pound large-format camera across four continents in search of the most famous, celebrated and just plain beautiful trees. (WLD47, $29.95)
 		  
The Redwood Forest: History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coastal Redwoods  •  Ree Noss   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Sponsored by the Save-the-Redwoods League, this comprehensive book covers the conservation and management of the redwood and giant sequoia forests in detail. (CAL230, $45.00)
 		  
Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey  •  David Fortney   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Fortney's mix of aerial, still, and time lapse photography is put to marvelous use in this captivating journey across 18 national parks. (USA149, $14.99)
 		  
A Natural History of Western Trees  •  Donald Culross Peattie   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Not exactly a field guide, Peattie's book is scattered with anecdotes and information on aboriginal use, folk names, and economic value of each species. He offers rich full-length portraits of his favorite trees, and the original wood engravings of the 1950 classic are also included. (USW191, $21.00)
 		  
Mac's Field Guide to Northern California Wildflowers  •  Craig MacGowan   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This double-sided, laminated card features color drawings of the wildflowers commonly found in the northern California region. (CAL05, $4.95)
 		  
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  Jon Dunn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)
 		  
Pacific State Wildflowers  •  Theodore F. Niehaus  •  Charles Ripper   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This Peterson field guide covers 1,492 species of wildflowers found from British Columbia to Baja California. (USW192, $19.00)
 		  
 
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