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Fodor's San Francisco's 25 Best

by Fodor's

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

A shirt-pocket guide to San Francisco, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (USW185, $12.99)

The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park

by Steven P. Medley

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 120 PAGES

Published by by the Yosemite Association, this slim guide includes practical information on activities, hiking trails, wildlife and history. (CAL51, $12.95)

Yosemite

by Ansel Adams

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1995
• PAPER
• 112 PAGES

A handsome collection of Ansel Adams' photographs of Yosemite National Park. The 66 photographs include portraits of Moon and Half Dome, Clearing Winter Storm and El Capitan. (CAL49, $21.99)

My First Summer in the Sierra

by John Muir

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 353 PAGES

Muir's original account of a summer in Yosemite and surrounding High Sierras, based on his youthful notebooks of the summer of 1869. (CAL47, $13.00)

Yosemite Wildlife

by James Kavanagh

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2007
• PLASTIC CARD

A handy, laminated fold-up card featuring 140 birds, mammals, reptiles and insects. (USW499, $5.95)

Yosemite National Park Map

by Trails Illustrated

• MAP

A detailed, topographic map of Yosemite National Park, shown at a scale of 1:100,000. (CAL40, $11.95)

 

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San Francisco Map

by Borch Maps

• 2006
• MAP

A laminated, folded map of the city center of San Francisco at a nice scale of 1:13,000. (CAL80, $9.95)

Compass Guide Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks

by Sara Benson

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Exquisitely photographed, this sumptuous guide in the newly relaunched series of Compass Guides, featuring local authors, is an excellent overview of the history, culture, nature, activities and attractions of the park. With a 20-page section of practical information. (USW576, $19.99)

Eyewitness Guide San Francisco and Northern California

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. With excellent maps. (USW147, $25.00)

The National Parks, America's Best Idea

by Dayton Duncan | Ken Burns

• HISTORY
• 2009
• DVD

The widescreen edition of Ken Burn's 6-part, 12-hour ode to the national parks, featuring hundreds of interviews, fascinating archival images and dazzling cinematography in High Definition. (USA394, $99.99)

The West: An Illustrated History

by Ken Burns | Geoffrey C. Ward

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

The lavish illustrated companion to the PBS series with essays from seven renowned writers and historian. (USW674, $27.99)

Horatio's Drive, America's First Road Trip

by Dayton Duncan | Ken Burns

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2003
• HARD COVER
• 173 PAGES

The companion volume to the PBS film chronicles the nation's first road trip by Horatio Jackson, a 31-year-old Vermont doctor who drove his car from San Francisco to New York on mainly unpaved roads in 1903. (USA439, $24.95)

Assembling California

by 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. (USW187, $17.00)

Sierra Nevada, The Naturalist's Companion

by Verna Johnston

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 241 PAGES

This portrait of the Sierra Nevada has been a favorite among naturalists since first published in 1970. Recently updated to reflect ecological research, it's a lyrical tour of the wildlife, plants and landscapes. (CAL46, $27.95)

The National Parks, America's Best Idea

by Ken Burns | Dayton Duncan

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

Now in a paper edition, this lavishly illustrated tale by the dynamic PBS duo brings to life the conservationists, politicians, presidents and dreamers who created our national park system. (USA356, $32.50)

Yosemite, an American Treasure

by Kenneth Brower

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 200 PAGES

An overview of Yosemite National Park, presented in the style of National Geographic style with 120 color photographs and text by Kenneth Brower. A volume in the National Geographic Park Profiles series. (CAL43, $16.00)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to California

by Peter Alden

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

A compact, easy-to-use guide to 1,000 of California's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects, birds and other flora and fauna. (CAL07, $19.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

by Jon Dunn

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2011
• PAPER
• 576 PAGES

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)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

by David Sibley

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 474 PAGES

A compact, geographically specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird. (USW418, $19.95)