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	The Amateur Emigrant • Robert Louis Stevenson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The famed novelist's 1896 account of travels in the American West -- in pursuit of his future wife and featuring his impressions of this still wild and untamed land. (USW481, $13.00)
	Angle of Repose • Wallace Stegner • LITERATURE • A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of one man's search for his grandparents' story. It beautifully weaves the history of the American West and a glimpse of their life in California, Colorado and Idaho. (USW301, $16.00)
	Art-Sites San Francisco • Sidra Stich • GUIDEBOOK • The Indispensable Guide to Contemporary Art-Architecture-Design. (SFO23, $19.95)
	art/shop/eat San Francisco • Marlene Goldman • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide with excellent local maps. The book includes not only museums, shops and restaurants, but also not-to-be-missed sites and attractions by neighborhood. (SFO18, $13.95)
	Backroads of Northern California • David M. Wyman • GUIDEBOOK • A photographic guide to the lesser traveled roads of Northern California. Featuring 100 dazzling color photographs and accompanying text by California native David Wyman, this book also covers the geology, history and main attractions of the region. (USW145, $21.95)
	The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West • Tony Hillerman • ANTHOLOGY • A campfire collection of unforgettable portraits of the West, this anthology takes in travelers, homesteaders, Navajos, government officials, pioneers and authors as diverse as Meriwether Lewis, John Steinbeck and Edward Abbey. (USW87, $18.00)
	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, $15.95)
	Between Pacific Tides • Edward F. Ricketts • Jack Calvin • Joel W. Hedgpeth • David W. Phillips • John Steinbeck • FIELD GUIDE • A handbook to the rocky shores and tide pools of the Pacific Coast of the United States. Each intertidal zone is discussed in depth, augmented by black-and-white photographs and diagrams. (FG34, $31.95)
	Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch • Henry Miller • LITERATURE • A loving, observant tribute to Big Sur, Miller's home for 15 years. As with many of his works, this is more a collection of reflections, anecdotes and character portraits than a straightforward narrative, and it's just as evocative and thought-provoking as anything he has written. First published in 1957. (CAL143, $15.95)
	The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession • Mark Obmascik • NATURAL HISTORY • Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled. (BRD29, $14.00)
	Birding in the American West • Kevin Zimmer • FIELD GUIDE • A guide to finding birds -- and distinguishing among similar species -- in the West. (USW404, $29.95)
	The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife • Christopher W. Leahy • Gordon Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)
	Bone • Fae Myenne Ng • LITERATURE • A poetic, dreamlike novel that tells the story of two generations of a family in San Francisco's Chinatown, as told through the wandering memories of a woman in search of clues to explain her sister's suicide. (USW153, $12.95)
	Butterflies through Binoculars, The West • Jeffrey Glassberg • FIELD GUIDE • A photographic identification guide to butterflies found throughout the western United States. (BUG11, $24.95)
	California Fault, Searching for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas • Thurston Clarke • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A good natured portrait of the Golden State. (CAL33, $12.95)
	California Map • Hildebrand • A folded map of California, shown at a scale of 1:700,000. (CAL55, $11.95)
	California's North Coast Map • MapLink • A map of California's northern coast, including Redwood National Park, Klamath District State Parks, Smith River National Recreation Area, and Humboldt County Parks, at a scale of 1:62,000 . (CAL233, $3.95)
	Cannery Row • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • Based on memories of characters he met living in Monterey, California, this is Steinbeck's story of the denizens of Cannery Row, a group of good-natured bums, prostitutes and alcoholics (USW150, $10.00)
	Chasing Monarchs, A Migration with the Butterflies of Passage • Robert Michael Pyle • NATURAL HISTORY • A memoir of Lepidoptery, combing the entomologist-author's considerable knowledge of butterflies and their biology with a rambling road trip from British Columbia through the Southwest to Mexico. (MEX62, $14.00)
	Coastal Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest • Elizabeth Horn • FIELD GUIDE • A handy photo-identification guide to 200 species from British Columbia south to northern California, divided by habitats and plant family. (PNW15, $14.00)
	Compass Guide California Wine Country, California's Napa & Sonoma Valleys • John Doerper • Charles O'Rear • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive introduction to the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, covering wineries both small and large. The listings are excellent and include helpful driving directions and regional maps, along with numerous evocative color photographs and informed essays on the history of the region and winemaking techniques. (USW171, $21.95)
	Compass Guide Coastal California • John Doerper • Galen Rowell • GUIDEBOOK • This compact guide is an excellent overview of coastal California, with particular emphasis on history, nature and visitor attractions. (CAL38, $21.00)
	The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park • Steven P. Medley • GUIDEBOOK • An award-winning guide to the park by the Yosemite Association. It features practical information on activities, hiking trails, wildlife and history. (CAL51, $12.95)
	Continental Drift • James D. Houston • LITERATURE • A novel about a California family shaken by war abroad and crime at home. (CAL103, $15.95)
	Cowgirls: Women of the American West • Teresa Jordan • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The story of the western woman, past and present, is intimately recounted through the words of the women themselves. (USW13, $19.95)
	Crossing the Next Meridian: Land, Water, and the Future of the West • Charles F. Wilkinson • HISTORY • A discussion of development and conservation in the West. (USW361, $35.00)
	Daughter of Fortune, A Novel • Isabel Allende • LITERATURE • In this absorbing historical novel a young woman follows her lover from Valparaiso (then a British colony) to California at the height of the gold rush. (CHI63, $14.00)
	Days of Gold, The California Gold Rush and the American Nation • Malcolm Rohrbough • HISTORY • This vivid, eyewitness history draws on diaries, letters, and other archival sources, letting the (mostly) men speak directly of the discovery of gold in California on the morning of January 24, 1848. (CAL155, $24.95)
	Divisadero • Michael Ondaatje • LITERATURE • Ondaatje weaves several stories into an interconnected, lushly depicted tale of family, desire and dislocation this this novel, which moves back-and-forth in time from San Francisco to Nevada's casinos and, eventually, to south-central France. (FRN665, $13.95)
	Down to a Soundless Sea • Thomas Steinbeck • LITERATURE • Son of John, Thomas Steinbeck mines the same terrain as his father, writing stories set in the Monterey Peninsula of the early 20th-century. (CAL144, $13.95)
	East of Eden (20th Century Classics) • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • Steinbeck's story of two families in rural California, and the violent fates that befall them. Covering the period from the Civil War to World War I, this story of connected families is a retelling of the early chapters of Genesis. (USW152, $16.00)
	El Dorado, Adventures in the Path of Empire • Bayard Taylor • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The collected travelogues of a young journalist who covered the events of the Gold Rush for the New York Tribune. (USW367, $18.95)
	Empire Express, Building the First Transcontinental Railroad • David Haward Bain • HISTORY • A magisterial history of the railroad that connected the East to the West -- and radically changed the face of America. It is quite a tale, featuring greed, corruption, disaster and many memorable characters. (USW135, $20.00)
	Epicenter, San Francisco Bay Area Art Now • Mark Johnstone • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A lively survey of 48 contemporary artists and collectives active in the Bay Area. (SFO24, $40.00)
	Exploring Point Reyes: A Guide to Point Reyes National Seashore • Phil Arnot • Elvira Monroe • GUIDEBOOK • A compact introduction to Point Reyes National Seashore, with natural history, geography and plenty of information on trails and hiking. Written by an avid hiker in the region, it is illustrated with maps and photographs. (CAL57, $10.95)
	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)
	Eyewitness Real City San Francisco • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • With up-to-date information on what's hot in San Francisco, this chic guide lists the trendiest local spots to eat, shop, party and relax. Supported by a website so you'll always be on the inside track. (SFO33, $15.00)
	Falcon Guide, Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks • Laurel Scheidt • GUIDEBOOK • A practical hiking guide to Sequoia and Kings Canyon. (CAL123, $16.95)
	Falcon Guide, Hiking the Sierra Nevada • Barry Parr • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to hiking in the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite, Sequoia and King's Canyon. It features descriptions of 96 hikes, maps, black-and-white photographs, and practical information. (CAL71, $19.95)
	Falcon Guide, Hiking Yosemite National Park • Suzanne Swedo • GUIDEBOOK • In addition to useful trail descriptions, maps and safety techniques, this practical hiking guide to Yosemite National Park gives an overview of the area's natural history, and advice on navigating the area's beautiful scenery. (CAL41, $14.95)
	A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes • William Eschmeyer • Earl Herald • Howard Hammann • Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • An illustrated field guide to the fish found in Pacific coast waters. (FG45, $20.00)
	A Field Guide to Western Birds • Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • A field guide to the birds west of the Mississippi, featuring color plates of each species. (FG18, $19.95)
	Fodor's Around San Francisco with Kids • Clark Norton • GUIDEBOOK • This illustrated roundup highlights 68 things to do with kids in San Francisco and surroundings. (SFO31, $11.00)
	Fodor's San Francisco • Constance Jones • Paul Eisneberg • GUIDEBOOK • A popular, practical guide. (SFO28, $16.95)
	Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast • Robert Van Pelt • FIELD GUIDE • A beautifully illustrated directory of 117 noteworthy forest giants of the Pacific Northwest sponsored by the Big Tree Program, including not just the redwoods and giant sequoias but also the Eureka Valley Giant, a 192-foot-tall pine and other species. (CAL231, $40.00)
	The Free Speech Movement, Reflections on Berkeley in the 1960's • Robert Cohen • Reginald E. Zelnik • ANTHOLOGY • A compilation of essays by diverse contributors on the 1964 Free Speech Movement at Berkeley. Combining analysis, memoir and schoalrship, the book includes many points of view from students, clergy, faculty, administration and others who were present. (CAL185, $22.95)
	The French Laundry Cookbook • Thomas Keller • Deborah Jones • FOOD • Practical? No, but this cookbook from Napa's finest restaurant is quite a souvenir. (CAL76, $50.00)
	Frommer's Irreverent Guide to San Francisco • Arthur Frommer • GUIDEBOOK • In addition to usual general travel information, this guide provides insiders' tips on places to visit, shop, sleep, eat or just hang out. (CAL02, $12.99)
	Frommer's Memorable Walks in San Francisco • Arthur Frommer • GUIDEBOOK • This useful guidebook maps out 12 comprehensive walking routes through the most interesting and historically important neighborhoods of San Francisco. (CAL08, $12.99)
	Frommer's San Francisco • Erika Lenkert • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually. With a foldout map. (SFO19, $16.99)
	Gae Aulenti • Margherita Petranzan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A retrospective of the 50-year career of the Italian architect and designer. Aulenti is the archirect of the New Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. (SFO25, $29.95)
	Garlic is Life, A Memoir with Recipes • Chester Aaron • FOOD • A man's obsession with garlic drives him into Sonoma County where he tries to make it as a garlic farmer. This humorous tribute to the pungent plant and life in Northern California is enhanced by a series of recipes, all teeming with garlic. (CUL02, $16.95)
	Glaciers of California • Bill Guyton • SCIENCE • A primer on glaciers and glaciation in California. Geologist Bill Guyton explains how glaciers form and work, and the history of California's glaciers and mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada. (CAL44, $18.95)
	Gold Dust and Gunsmoke, Tales of Gold Rush Outlaws, Gunfighters, Lawmen and Vigilantes • John Boessenecker • HISTORY • A history of the California Gold Rush, as seen through the rampant criminal acts that characterized it (USW189, $21.95)
	The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • The epic tale of the Joad family and their journey from Oklahoma to California in search of a new life. (USW151, $14.00)
	The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906, How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself • Philip Fradkin • HISTORY • In this well-researched history, Fradkin controversially argues that much of the destruction caused by the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake could have been avoided if the city had been better prepared. (SFO32, $15.95)
	The Great Garlic Book, A Guide With Recipes • Chester Aaron • FIELD GUIDE • A garlic farmer's loving reference to the plant that has kept him fed over the years, featuring recipes, little-known garlic facts and color photographs, showing off some of the rarer varieties. (CUL03, $16.95)
	The Happiest Man in the World, An Account of the Life of Poppa Neutrino • Alec Wilkinson • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (ATL25, $24.95)
	Hill Guide Sonoma Valley, The Secret Wine Country • Kathleen Hill • Gerald Hill • GUIDEBOOK • A homegrown guide to the Sonoma Valley, both practical and personal in its delivery of travel information and regional background. (CAL84, $15.95)
	How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher • Simon Barnes • NATURAL HISTORY • According to Simon Barnes, the only good birdwatcher is a "bad" birdwatcher. A funny and refreshingly straight-talking guide to birdwatching from a London Times sportswriter. (BRD25, $17.95)
	Insight City Guide San Francisco • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • An eyecatching guidebook to San Francisco featuring beautiful full-color photographs, illuminating area maps, a street atlas, a pullout restaurant map, and information about transit and accommodations. (SFO36, $16.95)
	Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A volume in the award-winning Insight series, this guide is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays. It is a thoroughly illustrated, comprehensive guide to the national parks of the western United States, including Arches, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. (USW181, $24.95)
	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, $22.95)
	Karen Brown's California, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • Karen, Clare and June Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (CAL61, $19.95)
	Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand • Kenn Kaufman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. (BRD27, $14.00)
	The Klamath Knot • David Rains Wallace • NATURAL HISTORY • The 20th-anniversary edition of Wallace's celebrated meditation on the natural history, myth and meaning of the Klamath mountains of northern California and southern Oregon. (CAL251, $17.95)
	Knopf City Map Guides San Francisco, The City in Section-by-Section Maps • Knopf Guides • GUIDEBOOK • (SFO34, $8.95)
	The Literature of California, Vol. 1 • Jack Hicks • Al Young • James D. Houston • Maxine Hong Kingston • ANTHOLOGY • A best-of anthology of California writing, pre-1945. (CAL102, $24.95)
	Lonely Planet San Francisco • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series. (CAL135, $18.99)
	Lonely Planet San Francisco Encounter • Alison Bing • GUIDEBOOK • This lively shirt pocket guide to the city, jammed with personal recommendations and photographs, also includes a pull-out map. (CAL214, $11.99)
	The Long Valley • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • A collection of 13 of Steinbeck's greatest stories. (USA91, $15.00)
	Mac's Field Guide to Yosemite National Park: Birds and Mammals • Craig MacGowan • FIELD GUIDE • This double-sided, laminated card features color drawings of the birds and mammals commonly found in Yosemite National Park. (CAL48, $4.95)
	Mammals of North America • Roland W. Kays • Don E. Wilson • FIELD GUIDE • The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico. (NAM11, $19.95)
	MapEasy's Guidemap to Napa & Sonoma • MapEasy • A handy, informative road map and guide to the wineries of Napa and Sonoma Valleys at a scale of 1:49,000. (CAL118, $7.95)
	Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific • Sea Grant Alaska • Pieter Folkens • FIELD GUIDE • This 8-panel waterproof card illustrates Alaska's whales, dolphins, sea otters and seals. (ALA143, $8.95)
	Mario Botta, Light and Gravity: Architecture 1993-2003 • Gabriele Cappellato • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A monograph on the prolific Swiss architect, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. (SFO26, $65.00)
	Martin Eden • Jack London • LITERATURE • A young seaman struggles to make it as a writer in San Francisco. (SFO16, $13.95)
	The Measure of Her Powers, An M.F.K. Fisher Reader • M. F. K. Fisher • LITERATURE • A fat, judicious selection of M.F.K. Fisher's writings, which spanned a lifetime and chronicled adventures (culinary and otherwise) in France, Switzerland and Italy, on shipboard and in her native California. (CUL01, $22.00)
	Mendocino and Other Stories • Ann Packer • LITERATURE • These ten memorable slice-of-life stories, which originally appeared in the New Yorker and Ploughshares magazines, are set primarily in northern California and recount the lives of ordinary people in unusual situations. (CAL192, $13.95)
	Michelin Green Guide San Francisco • Michelin Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A straightfoward, practical guide to the city. (SFO35, $19.95)
	Monterey Bay Map • AAA Publishing • A road map of Monterey Bay and surroundings in the California Regional Map series by AAA. (CAL184, $3.95)
	The Monterey Bay, Big Sur & Gold Coast Wine Country Book • Christina Waters • Buz Bezore • GUIDEBOOK • An excellent, locally produced travel guide mixing history, culture, nature and anecdote with a shipload of up-to-date practical information. (CAL182, $18.95)
	Monterey Peninsula Map • AAA Publishing • A detailed city map of the Monterey Peninsula and surroundings. (CAL183, $4.95)
	Moon Handbook Coastal California • Kim Weir • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to the Californian coast by veteran Moon Handbook writer Kim Weir, good features information on food, accommodations and attractions. (CAL189, $21.95)
	Moon Handbook Northern California Wine Country • Philip Goldsmith • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions. (CAL198, $16.95)
	Moon Handbook Northern California Wine Country • Philip Goldsmith • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions. (CAL198, $16.95)
	The Mountains of California • John Muir • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The classic account by the pioneering conservationist of Yosemite and lesser-known regions of the Sierra Nevada. Muir's tribute includes his commentary on the glaciers, geology and natural history of the region. (USW368, $13.00)
	My First Summer in the Sierra • John Muir • Galen Rowell • NATURAL HISTORY • Muir's original account of his first summer in Yosemite and surrounding High Sierras, which he wrote based on his youthful notebooks of the summer of 1869. (CAL47, $10.00)
	Napa Valley, The Ultimate Winery Guide • Antonia Allegra • Richard Gillette • GUIDEBOOK • A slim oversize guide to Napa, written by an award winning food and wine writer, and illustrated with a regional map and 150 color photographs. (USW167, $19.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees (Western Region) • Elbert L. Little • Angelo Lomeo • FIELD GUIDE • This volume packs lots of photographs to aid in identifying the wide array of rare, locally abundant, and widespread trees. (USW225, $19.95)
	Native Universe, Voices of Indian America • Clifford E. Trafzer • ANTHOLOGY • This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $40.00)
	The Natural History of Big Sur • Paul Henson • Donald J. Usner • Valerie A. Kells • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural history and guide to Big Sur, California with detailed information on specific sites and trails. (CAL62, $28.95)
	Natural History of the Islands of California • Allan A. Schoenherr • C. Robert Feldmeth • Michael J. Emerson • David Mooney • NATURAL HISTORY • A survey of the ecology, geology and human history of California's coastal islands. (CAL111, $55.00)
	Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula • Jules Evens • NATURAL HISTORY • (CAL239, $24.95)
	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)
	The New Encyclopedia of the American West • Howard R. Lamar • REFERENCE • A massive -- and entertaining -- reference to the West. (USW416, $80.00)
	Northern California and Southern Oregon Coast Map • Global Graphics • A recreational map of the coastal regions of Oregon and northern California at a scale of 1:500,000. (USW459, $4.95)
	Northern California Map • National Geographic • A handy fold-up map of Northern California including San Francisco, at a scale of 1:600,000. (CAL04, $4.95)
	Nothing Like it in the World, The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869 • Stephen Ambrose • HISTORY • Ambrose uses his considerable skill as a writer and his experience as a biographer to capture the energy, spirit and verve required to build the railroad. An admiring, enthusiastic account. (USW224, $17.00)
	Oaks of California • Bruce Pavlik • Pamela Muick • Sharon Johnson • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural history of the oak in California. (CAL63, $22.95)
	On the Road • Jack Kerouac • LITERATURE • The signature work by the famed Beat poet. (USA16, $14.00)
	Our National Parks • John Muir • Richard F. Fleck • NATURAL HISTORY • A collection of ten essays on the national parks of the west, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia and General Grant. Six of the ten chapters are devoted to Yosemite National Park. (USW272, $25.95)
	Pauline Frommer's San Francisco • Jason Cochran • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN NOVEMBER • A family-friendly, quirky, practical guide by the daughter of travel guru Arthur Frommer. (SFO40, $17.99)
	Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates • Paul Dallman • NATURAL HISTORY • Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates. (MED21, $35.95)
	Point Reyes National Seashore • Tom Harrison Maps • A colorful, topographic map of Point Reyes National Seashore, at a scale of 1:48,000. (CAL58, $8.95)
	Point Reyes, The Complete Guide to the National Seashore & Surrounding Area • Jessica Lage • GUIDEBOOK • A helpful guide to Point Reyes, featuring information about hiking and biking, kayaking, horesback riding and other activities. With an overview of the region's natural and cultural history. (CAL200, $15.95)
	The Presidio, From Army Post to National Park • Lisa M. Benton • HISTORY • The story of the Presidio and its transformation from military post to national park. (CAL54, $29.95)
	Quiet Odyssey, A Pioneer Korean Woman in America • Mary Paik Lee • Sucheng Chan • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Mary Paik Lee was an authentic pioneer -- one of the first Korean-Americans and a crusader for civil rights. (USW397, $16.95)
	Recommended Country Inns, West Coast • Julianna Belote • GUIDEBOOK • A listing of 339 top picks of the region's best inns, from California to Washington. (PNW76, $16.95)
	Redwood National and State Parks, An Introduction to Familiars Plants and Animals • James Kavanagh • FIELD GUIDE • A fold-out plastic card featuring illustrations of plants and animals, highlighting the most common species. (CAL228, $5.95)
	Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories • Ronald J. Drez • David Eisenhower • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS • An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)
	Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul • Scott Weidensaul • NATURAL HISTORY • An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America. (USA123, $15.00)
	Rough Guide San Francisco Directions • Mark Ellwood • GUIDEBOOK • A slim and colorful practical guide to San Francisco, featuring a mini-CD with an e-Book and useful downloads. (SFO17, $10.99)
	San Francisco • Kevin Starr • Santi Visalli • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A lively portrait of the city in 100 color photographs. With an accompanying essay by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian and a San Francisco native. (SFO22, $22.50)
	San Francisco Architecture • Sally Byrne Woodbridge • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Subtitled, An Illustrated Guide to the Outstanding Buildings, Public Artworks, and Parks in the Bay Area of California. (SFO27, $24.95)
	Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast, An Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington & British Columb • Eugene Kozloff • FIELD GUIDE • A guide and handbook to nearshore marine life from British Columbia to San Mateo, California. (PNW60, $29.95)
	Sequoia/King's Canyon Map • Trails Illustrated • A topographic map of Sequoia National Park and King's Canyon at a scale of 1:112,000. (CAL72, $11.95)
	Sierra Nevada Natural History • Tracy I. Storer • Robert L. Usinger • David Lukas • FIELD GUIDE • An old-fashioned comprehensive guide to 750 species of mammals, plants, insects, fish, birds and amphibians throughout the Sierra Nevadas. (CAL53, $24.95)
	Sierra Nevada, The Naturalist's Companion • Verna Johnston • NATURAL HISTORY • This portrait of the Sierra Nevada has been a favorite among naturalists since it was originally published in 1970. Recently updated to reflect ecological research, it's a lyrical tour of the wildlife, plants and landscapes. (CAL46, $21.95)
	The Silverado Squatters • Robert Louis Stevenson • LITERATURE • A classic account of Calistoga and the Napa Valley. Stevenson vividly describes the characters he meets while wandering the region, where he and his wife settled in a bunkhouse of an abandoned silver mine. (CAL01, $10.95)
	Smithsonian Handbooks Birds of North America, Western Region • Fred J. Alsop, III • FIELD GUIDE • A guide to birds found west of the Mississippi with a page devoted to each of 700 species. (USW415, $25.00)
	Song for the Blue Ocean, Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas • Carl Safina • NATURAL HISTORY • A grand tour of our blue planet, divided geographically, this book is an excellent resource -- fascinating to read and full of hope. It combines a personal journey, hundreds of interviews with fisherman and scientists around the world, and a tour of important watery habitats. (OCE09, $18.00)
	Sonoma Valley Viticultural Map • Sonoma County Grape Growers Associa • A colorful map of the Sonoma Valley, at a scale of 1:64,000. (CAL85, $12.50)
	Stairway Walks in San Francisco • Adah Bakalinsky • GUIDEBOOK • Who needs Mt. Everest when one can climb a hill in San Francisco? (SFO07, $16.95)
	Steal This Book • R. Crumb • Abbie Hoffman • LITERATURE • Part revolutionary manifesto, part tongue-in-cheek how-to manual for the counterculture, Abbie Hoffman's infamous book was a bestseller in 1971 and remains a defining statement of the Yippie movement. Illustrated by comic book artist R. Crumb. (USA113, $15.95)
	Steep Trails • John Muir • Edward Hoagland • NATURAL HISTORY • A collection of Muir's essays and letters spanning 29 years of adventures in Mount Shasta, Salt Lake, San Gabriel, Nevada, the Grand Canyon, Oregon and Washington. (USW277, $14.95)
	Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas • Ronald Wright • HISTORY • A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $17.00)
	Sweet Thursday • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • A sequel to "Cannery Row." (CAL141, $14.00)
	Tales of the City • Armistead Maupin • LITERATURE • The first in the "Tales of the City" series, this best-selling novel chronicles the lives of the residents of one fictitious apartment house in 1970s San Francisco. (SFO05, $14.00)
	Time Out San Francisco • Time Out • GUIDEBOOK • An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (SFO30, $19.95)
	To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession • Dan Koeppel • NATURAL HISTORY • In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species. (BRD28, $14.00)
	To Yosemite and Beyond, Writings from the Years 1863-1865 • John Muir • NATURAL HISTORY • A selection of letters, journals and articles by Muir covering his Yosemite years. (CAL45, $12.95)
	Tortilla Flat • John Steinbeck • LITERATURE • Steinbeck's episodic tale of Mexican-Americans in the run-down district Tortilla Flat. (USW149, $12.00)
	Trains of Discovery, Western Railroads and the National Parks/Collector's Guide • Alfred Runte • HISTORY • An illustrated tribute to American railroads and national parks, featuring period advertisements, posters and memorabilia of Glacier, Grand Canyon and Denali National Parks. (USW56, $19.95)
	The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder • Peter Cashwell • NATURAL HISTORY • A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. (BRD26, $14.95)
	Verdi at the Golden Gate, Opera and San Francisco in the Gold Rush Years • George Whitney Martin • Lotfi Mansouri • MUSIC • A musical history of San Francisco in the 19th century. (SFO14, $55.00)
	The Vineyard • Idwal Jones • Robert Mondavi • LITERATURE • Evocative of the seasons in the Napa Valley, this novel traces the fate of Alda Pendle, a viticulturist's daughter who becomes a viticulturist herself. (CAL104, $16.95)
	Virgil Thomson, Composer on the Aisle • Anthony Tommasini • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The life and music of the American composer by a New York Times music critic. (MUS22, $30.00)
	Western Coastal Birds • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • A fold-out, laminated field guide featuring illustrations of almost 150 species (USW390, $5.95)
	Where San Francisco Cityguide • Where Magazine • GUIDEBOOK • A sturdy pocket guide to top city sights, helpfully keyed to overview maps and featuring a detailed downtown PopOut map. (SFO37, $9.95)
	Wild God of the World, An Anthology of Robinson Jeffers • Robinson Jeffers • LITERATURE • (CAL142, $19.95)
	The Winemaker's Dance, Exploring Terroir in the Napa Valley • Jonathan Swinchatt • David G. Howell • FOOD • California-bound wine connoisseurs will appreciate the informative no-stone-left-unturned scientific approach to the analysis of Terroir (i.e. soil but much more than that) in the Napa Valley. (CAL190, $35.95)
	Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey • Lillian Schlissel • HISTORY • A fascinating, well researched selection of women's diaries and journals from the Wild West, including vivid accounts of buffalo hunts, Indian raids, childbirth under difficult circumstances, geological wonders and a telling amount of inward trepidation. With black-and-white photographs throughout. (USW395, $14.95)
	The World Atlas of Wine • Hugh Johnson • Jancis Robinson • FOOD • Not just an authoritative guide, this stunning world atlas includes hundreds of photogaphs and illuminating local and regional maps. (GEN244, $50.00)
	Yosemite • Ansel Adams • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Yosemite National Park Map • Trails Illustrated • A detailed, topographic map of Yosemite National Park, shown at a scale of 1:100,000. (CAL40, $9.95)
	Yosemite National Park, A Natural History Guide to Yosemite and its Trails • Jeffrey P. Schaffer • GUIDEBOOK • A detailed trail guide and overview of Yosemite with a full-color topographic map and route descriptions. (CAL105, $20.00)
	Yosemite, an American Treasure • Kenneth Brower • NATURAL HISTORY • 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, $15.00)
	Yosemite, The Embattled Wilderness • Alfred Runte • NATURAL HISTORY • (CAL50, $14.95)
	Zagat San Francisco/Bay Area Restaurants • Zagat Survey • GUIDEBOOK • An easy-to-use, well indexed guide to restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, part of the always-reliable, reader-rated Zagat series. (CAL209, $13.95)

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