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	AA Gill is Away • A. A. Gill • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A hilarious collection of tales by the acerbic British columnist and personality. The range is staggering -- included are reports from famine-plagued Sudan, Tokyo, Scotland, Tanzania and the Kalahari, and Los Angeles where he investigates the adult-film (AKA porn) industry. (TVL76, $14.00)
	Abbey's Road • Edward Abbey • NATURAL HISTORY • This anthology of Abbey's travels include the cantankerous desert rat's entertaining account of exploring the Sierra Madre of Mexico. (DES04, $16.00)
	Adventuring in the California Desert • Lynne Foster • GUIDEBOOK • A guidebook for exploring the desert regions of Southern California. (CAL73, $18.95)
	Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest • Stephen Plog • Amy Elizabeth Grey • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An illustrated introduction to the ancient cultures that first inhabited the pueblos and cliff dwellings of the American Southwest. (USW131, $24.95)
	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)
	Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Map • Wilderness Press • A detailed recreation map of California's Anza-Borrego State Park. (CAL117, $9.95)
	The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona • Stephanie Whittlesey • James Jefferson Reid • ARCHAEOLOGY • An archaeological survey of the state. The book follows archaeologists as they trek around the mountains and deserts of Arizona, profiling them as well as describing the knowledge so far unearthed. (SWU36, $17.95)
	An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles • David Gebhard • Robert Winter • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A newly revised edition of the classic architectural guide. (CAL147, $24.95)
	The Architecture of John Lautner • Alan Hess • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated overview of the life and work of John Lautner, apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright and leading mid-20th century architect. (GEN280, $29.95)
	Rough Guide Los Angeles • J.D. Dickey • GUIDEBOOK • An opinionated, comprehensive travel guide in the British series. (CAL154, $18.99)
	The Architecture of R.M. Schindler • Elizabeth A.T. Smith • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A visual survey of the avant-garde California architect's works. (CAL149, $65.00)
	Arizona Flipmap • Universal Map Enterprises • (USW211, $4.95)
	Arizona, A Cavalcade of History • Marhsall Trimble • HISTORY • A delightful collection of stories about Arizona's rugged history, both informative and entertaining. (USW274, $15.95)
	Arizona, the Grand Canyon State • Steven Walker • NATURAL HISTORY • A photographic overview of Arizona's geology, natural history and people. (SWU08, $9.95)
	Arizona/New Mexico Map • AAA Publishing • (USW302, $4.95)
	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)
	Ask the Dust • John Fante • Charles Bukowski • LITERATURE • Fante's oft-forgotten classic novel of Arturo Bandini, trying to make it as a writer in L.A. (CAL14, $15.00)
	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)
	Barren, Wild and Worthless, Living in the Chihuahuan Desert • Susan J. Tweit • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • These seven personal essays celebrate the nature and culture of the Chihuahuan Desert. (USW431, $17.95)
	Basin and Range • John McPhee • NATURAL HISTORY • McPhee's illuminating account of travels in the company of geologist Kenneth S. Deffeyes along Route 80 from Utah to California. (GEO13, $14.00)
	A Beautiful, Cruel Country • Eva Antonia Wilbur-Cruce • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An absorbing memoir of growing up on a ranch along the Arizona/Mexico border in the early 20th-century. (USW325, $22.95)
	The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry • Theda Bassman • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This thin book offers readers a glimpse of beautiful Hopi handiwork. (SWU122, $15.95)
	Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego • Bill Cunningham • Polly Burke • GUIDEBOOK • A compact guide to 20 popular day hikes in the 60,000-acre desert park. (USW337, $6.95)
	Best Easy Day Hikes Death Valley • Bill Cunningham • GUIDEBOOK • A compact guide to 20 popular day hikes in the 3.3 million-acre national park. (CAL179, $6.95)
	Best Easy Day Hikes Joshua Tree • Bill Cunningham • GUIDEBOOK • A compact guide to 25 popular day hikes in Joshua Tree National Park. (CAL170, $6.95)
	The Best of Edward Abbey • Edward Abbey • ANTHOLOGY • Abbey compiled this generous collection of his fiction and non-fiction in 1984, including excerpts from The Brave Cowboy, Black Sun, and The Monkey Wrench Gang, along with sections of Desert Solitaire and other essays. (GEN336, $16.95)
	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)
	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)
	The Big Sleep • Raymond Chandler • LITERATURE • The classic crime novel from the master of the genre. Here is a journey into the dark underworld of 1930's Los Angeles. (CAL17, $13.95)
	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 by Ear: Western North America • Richard Walton • NATURAL HISTORY • (USW444, $30.00)
	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)
	The Blessing Way • Tony Hillerman • MYSTERY • This book launched Hillerman's career and his popular mystery series. (SWU94, $7.99)
	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)
	Book of the Hopi • Oswald White Bear Fredericks • Frank Waters • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Thirty Hopi elders share their legends, ceremonies, history and language. (SWU145, $16.00)
	The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain • Cormac McCarthy • LITERATURE • McCarthy's trio of novels chronicle the coming of age in the desert country of the American Southwest. (SWU200, $32.00)
	Bret Harte's Gold Rush, Outcasts of Poker Flat, The Luck of Roaring Camp, Tennessee's Partner and Other Favorites • Bret Harte • Reuben H. Margolin • LITERATURE • In the 1860s and 70s, a former stagecoach messenger named Bret Harte dazzled the literary world with his tales of Gold Rush-era California. These 15 rough-and-tumble stories include some of the best he ever wrote. (CAL78, $13.95)
	Building the Getty • Richard Meier • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An account of the construction of the Getty Center, written by it's architect. (CAL21, $25.95)
	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, America's High-stakes Experiment • Peter Schrag • LITERATURE • (CAL201, $35.00)
	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)
	Canyon • Michael Ghiglieri • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Down the river from Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek in the company of an experienced guide and ecologist. Ghiglieri mixes a travel account with high adventure, drama and a good deal of information on the history, geology and ecology of the Colorado. (SWU75, $18.95)
	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)
	Chiricahua Mountains, Bridging the Borders of Wildness • Ken Lamberton • Jeff Garton • NATURAL HISTORY • A personal, comprehensive guide to the human and natural history of the Chiricahua mountains. (SWU148, $13.95)
	City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940s • Otto Friedrich • HISTORY • An engaging social history of Hollywood during the decline of the studio system. (CAL29, $25.95)
	City of Quartz, Excavating the Future of Los Angeles • Mike Davis • HISTORY • A grim portrait of racial, economic and social struggle in Los Angeles. (CAL146, $15.95)
	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)
	The Control of Nature • John McPhee • NATURAL HISTORY • A bestseller in the classic McPhee tradition, this book explores our generally feeble attempts to combat all-powerful nature, including efforts by Icelanders to control the flow of a volcano. (NAT01, $16.00)
	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)
	Crabgrass Frontier, the Suburbanization of the United States • Kenneth T. Jackson • HISTORY • An historical account of the rise of the American suburb. (USA15, $19.95)
	Crossing Paths, Uncommon Encounters with Animals in the Wild • Craig Childs • EXPLORATION • Adventurer and naturalists Craig Childs vividly describes 23 meetings with the animals of the American desert, from camel to rainbow trout. (SWU170, $14.95)
	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)
	Crossings, Photographs from the U.S.- Mexico Border • Tom Miller • Alex Webb • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • (SWU179, $50.00)
	The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, And Other Stories • William Saroyan • LITERATURE • A group of short stories about immigrants in America. (USW210, $14.95)
	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)
	Day Hikes Around Santa Barbara California, 46 of the Best • Robert B. Stone • GUIDEBOOK • A slim guide to hiking in the Santa Barbara area. (CAL112, $11.95)
	The Day of the Locust • Nathaniel West • LITERATURE • West's attack on 1930s Hollywood. (CAL34, $6.99)
	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)
	Death Valley and the Amargosa, Land of Illusion • Richard E. Lingenfelter • HISTORY • An exhaustive history of Death Valley and the Amargosa River, filled with illustrations, maps and documents. (CAL10, $34.95)
	Death Valley National Park • Fred Hirschmann • Randi Hirschmann • Mark Schlenz • NATURAL HISTORY • One hundred and six color photographs of death Valley by landscape photographers Fred and Randi Hirschmann. It's a good overview of the park, especially recommended for travelers with a camera. (CAL13, $19.95)
	The Desert Cries, A Season of Flash Floods in a Dry Land • Craig Childs • NATURAL HISTORY • Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs's impressionistic account of five flash floods which killed 22 people in Arizona in 1997. (SWU172, $14.95)
	The Desert Smells Like Rain, A Naturalist in O'odham Country • Gary Paul Nabhan • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A compassionate portrait and natural history of the Papago Indians of Arizona's Sonoran desert. (USW275, $16.95)
	Desert Survival Skills • David Alloway • GUIDEBOOK • A friendly, humorous guide to short-term and long-term survival in the desert. (DES06, $24.95)
	Desert Survivor, An Adventurer's Guide to Exploring the Great American Desert • John Annerino • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to 53 parks of the desert Southwest. (USW372, $15.95)
	Discovering the Desert, Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory • William McGinnies • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A history of Sonoran desert research, this book is an engaging survey of the geography, ecology and climate of desert life in the American Southwest. (USW103, $11.95)
	Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film • Peter Biskind • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Biskind's follow-up to "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls." (FLM14, $26.95)
	Down the River • Edward Abbey • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A collection of essays, including Abbey's experiences in and around the Colorado River. (SWU73, $16.00)
	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)
	Downcanyon, A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River Through the Grand Canyon • Ann Zwinger • NATURAL HISTORY • A vivid overview of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, from Mile 0 at Lees Ferry to Mile 278 at Grand Wash Fault. Zwinger interweaves geology, plants, animals and human history in her account. (USW11, $19.95)
	The Dream Endures, California Enters the 1940s • Kevin Starr • HISTORY • The fifth book in a series, this work is a close look at California culture in the 1930s. (CAL151, $24.95)
	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)
	Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide • Coastal Cruise Tour Guides • A handy guide and booklet that unfolds to a six-foot-long full color map. It features historical background, visitor attractions and maps of all the islands from Puerto Rico to Trinidad. (CRB135, $15.95)
	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood • Peter Biskind • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A salacious, gossipy and utterly readable account of the rise and fall of the "New American Cinema." (FLM06, $18.00)
	Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster • Mike Davis • NATURAL HISTORY • A wild look at the multitude of environmental dangers that threaten Los Angeles. Davis details the possibilities and realities of floods, fires and earthquakes -- as well as the occasional attack from a swarm of killer bees. (CAL18, $15.95)
	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)
	Embattled Dreams, California in War and Peace, 1940-1950 • Kevin Starr • HISTORY • The sixth book in a series, this work tackles impact of WWII on Californian culture. (CAL150, $19.95)
	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)
	The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park • T. Scott Bryan • Betty Tucker-Bryan • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to Death Valley and a survey of the park's human and natural history. (CAL67, $23.95)
	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 Arizona & the Grand Canyon • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to Arizona, complete with over 500 photographs, illustrations and maps, as well as plenty of travel information. (SWU173, $20.00)
	Eyewitness Guide San Francisco and Northern California • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps, and a synopsis of San Francisco and Northern California's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (USW147, $23.00)
	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 California's Desert Parks • Bill Cunningham • Polly Burke • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to hiking in the deserts of Southern California. (CAL74, $19.95)
	Falcon Guide, Hiking Grand Canyon National Park • Ron Adkison • GUIDEBOOK • A practical hiking guide to Grand Canyon National Park. (SWU102, $14.95)
	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)
	Farewell to Manzanar • Jeanne W. Houston • James D. Houston • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The best-selling memoir of life in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. (CAL93, $6.99)
	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)
	Field Guide to the Grand Canyon • Pocket Naturalist • FIELD GUIDE • A card featuring commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of the Grand Canyon. (USW334, $5.95)
	A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona • Anne Orth Epple • Lewis Epple • FIELD GUIDE • A photographic field guide to the flora of Arizona. (SWU60, $24.95)
	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)
	A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians • Robert Stebbins • FIELD GUIDE • The definitive field guide, with a special section on Baja's endemic species. (FG08, $22.00)
	Fifth Chinese Daughter • Jade Snow Wong • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • First published in 1945, Jade Snow Wong's memoir is a simply told, moving story of family life in pre-WWII San Francisco Chinatown. (SFO08, $13.95)
	Fishwatcher's Field Guide Baja California, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco • Idaz Greenberg • FIELD GUIDE • A double-sided, full color waterproof card. (BJA31, $7.50)
	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 Los Angeles' 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Los Angeles, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (USW186, $11.95)
	Fodor's San Francisco • Constance Jones • Paul Eisneberg • GUIDEBOOK • A popular, practical guide. (SFO28, $16.95)
	Fodor's San Francisco's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $11.95)
	The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1859-1930 • Robert M. Fogelson • Robert Fishman • HISTORY • A history of the early urban development of L.A. (CAL28, $22.95)
	Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Taliesin West • Kathryn Smith • Judith Bromley • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A photographic tribute to the two Taliesin estates. (USA50, $39.95)
	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 American Southwest • Frommer's • GUIDEBOOK • A practical travel guide in the popular series featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. (SWU183, $22.99)
	Frommer's Arizona • Karl Samson • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, strong on where to eat, sleep and shop. (SWU223, $19.99)
	Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles • Jeff Spurrier • GUIDEBOOK • (CAL191, $12.99)
	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 Napa & Sonoma Day by Day • Avital Binshtock • GUIDEBOOK • A brief guide to the Wine Country, ideal for a short visit, featuring tips on wine tasting and a section of recommendations for best of everything from food, hotels and neighrborhoods to physically active tours and favorite moments. (CAL205, $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)
	The Gangster We Are All Looking for • Thi Diem Thuy Le • LITERATURE • The story of a Vietnamese refugee family's harrowing experiences as impoverished immigrants in San Diego. (CAL175, $12.95)
	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)
	Gathering the Desert • Gary Paul Nabhan • NATURAL HISTORY • A well-written account of desert cultures and botany in the American Southwest. (USW120, $19.95)
	Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley • Robert P. Sharp • Allen F. Glazner • NATURAL HISTORY • An introduction to the geological features of Southeastern California. (CAL12, $18.00)
	Geronimo, His Own Story • Stephen Melvil Barrett • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The autobiography of famous Apache warrior Geronimo. (USW326, $14.00)
	Getting Over the Color Green • Scott Slovic • ANTHOLOGY • An anthology and tribute to the American desert. (SWU62, $19.95)
	The Getty Center: Richard Meier & Partners • Richard Meier • Michael Brawn • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A photographic tour of the Getty Center. (CAL25, $29.95)
	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)
	Glen Canyon/Capitol Reef Map • Trails Illustrated • A detailed topographic map of Glen Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. (SWU57, $9.95)
	Going Back to Bisbee • Richard Shelton • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Poet Richard Shelton's meditations on the history, landscape and wildlife of Bisbee, Arizona. Elegantly written, this narrative of a day trip from Shelton's Tucson home to the old mining town is an excellent introduction to the region's human and natural history. (USW324, $17.95)
	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 Golden West, Hollywood Stories • Daniel Fuchs • LITERATURE • This marvelous collection of stories and essays from Sunny California, many originally appearing in The New Yorker and Commentary, capture the spirit (and personalities) of Hollywood in the heyday of the studio era. (CAL188, $16.95)
	Grand Canyon Country, Its Majesty and Lore • Seymour L. Fishbein • Kenneth Brower • NATURAL HISTORY • An overview of the Grand Canyon presented in the style of National Geographic, featuring spectacular color photographs, maps and good travel information. (SWU13, $15.00)
	The Grand Canyon Handbook, An Insider's Guide to the Park • Susan Frank • Phil Frank • GUIDEBOOK • A charming guidebook to the Grand Canyon as presented by Ranger Jack, featuring illustrations by cartoonist Phil Frank. (SWU161, $14.95)
	Grand Canyon National Park Destination Map • National Geographic • A fold-up map of the Grand Canyon, shown at a scale of 1:70,000. (SWU01, $11.95)
	Grand Canyon, A Century of Change • Robert H. Webb • NATURAL HISTORY • A visual document of change along the river since the the 1889-1890 Stanton Expedition. (SWU72, $27.95)
	Grand Canyon, A Visitor's Companion • George Wuerthner • FIELD GUIDE • A handbook and guide to the geology, ecology and wildlife of the Grand Canyon, featuring 60 color photographs and 260 color drawings. (SWU197, $19.95)
	Grand Canyon, Little Things in a Big Place • Ann Zwinger • Michael Collier • NATURAL HISTORY • (USW467, $14.95)
	Grand Canyon, The Complete Guide • James Kaiser • GUIDEBOOK • A full-color informative guide on where to go, what to do, and how to get the most out of hikes, river trips and other adventures in the Grand Canyon. (SWU190, $22.95)
	Grand Canyon: Window of Time • Stewart Aitchison • NATURAL HISTORY • A brief environmental history of the Grand Canyon, complemented excellent color photographs. (SWU218, $9.95)
	The Grand, The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon: a Photo Journey • Steve Miller • NATURAL HISTORY • Miller, with his 30 years of experience rafting the Colorado, documents the wildlife, geology, landscapes and fellow rafters from Lees Ferry to Mile 236 in 300 glorious color photographs. (SWU196, $29.95)
	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)
	Guide Map to Lake Powell and Glen Canyon • North Star Maps • A colorful, folded map of the region at a scale of 1:270,000. (SWU188, $7.95)
	A Guide to Marine Invertebrates, Alaska to Baja California • Daniel W. Gotshall • FIELD GUIDE • This second, revised edition of Gotshall's invaluable field guide features full color photographs and brief descriptive information on 285 species of Pacific inshore and subtidal marine invertebrates. (BJA40, $29.95)
	A Guide to Tucson Architecture • Anne M. Nequette • R. Brooks Jeffery • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated guide to the architecture of Tucson. (SWU107, $22.95)
	Hearst Castle, The Biography of a Country House • Victoria Kastner • Victoria Garagliano • George Plimpton • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated history of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst's estate at San Simeon. (CAL56, $50.00)
	The Hidden Canyon, A River Journey • John Blaustein • Edward Abbey • Martin Litton • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A celebrated collection of photographs and accompanying journal of an 18-day trip down the Colorado River by none other than river rat Edward Abbey. Martin Litton (founder of Grand Canyon dory), who rafted the river in a wooden dory in celebration of his 80th birthday, provides the introduction. (SWU69, $19.95)
	Highway 99, The Literature of California's Great Central Valley • Stan Yogi • ANTHOLOGY • An excellent anthology of literature about the vast swathe of California that lies between San Francisco and L.A, including contemporary pieces, along with the writing of John Muir, John Steinbeck and William Saroyan. (CAL92, $16.00)
	Hiking Death Valley • Michel Digonnet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to hiking in Death Valley, written by a veteran traveler and adventurer in the region. (CAL68, $19.95)
	Hiking the Grand Canyon • John Annerino • GUIDEBOOK • The third edition of Annerino's informative guide to the canyon with information on what to expect, an overview of the native and natural history of the area, suggested routes and trail descriptions. (SWU210, $16.95)
	Hill Guide Santa Barbara & the Central Coast • Kathleen Hill • Gerald Hill • GUIDEBOOK • A homegrown guide to Santa Barbara and surroundings from two longtime residents of California, both practical and personal in its delivery of travel information and regional background. (CAL115, $14.95)
	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)
	Historic Scottsdale, A Life from the Land • Joan Fudala • HISTORY • An oversize photo history of Scottsdale, Arizona. (SWU109, $49.95)
	Hopi Kachina Dolls, With a Key to Their Identification • Harold S. Colton • REFERENCE • Over 250 figures are presented in this kachina collector's reference. (SWU124, $18.95)
	The Hours • Michael Cunningham • LITERATURE • A marvelous book -- deep, dark and full of hope, signed by the author. (NYC72, $23.00)
	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)
	The Hummingbird's Daughter, A Novel • Alberto Urrea • LITERATURE • Urrea bases his award-winning novel on the life of Teresita, the Saint of Cabora, born on a ranch in 1878 on the Arizona-Mexico border (she's also his great aunt). (SWU220, $14.99)
	In Search of a Living Architecture • Albert Frey • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Renowned modernist architect Albert Frey discusses his design philosophies. (GEN278, $55.00)
	Indians of the American Southwest • Steven Walker • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An excellent overview of the Indians of the Southwest, including the Anasazi, Hohokam and Sinagua. (SWU10, $8.95)
	Insider's Guide to San Diego • Eva Shaw • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to travel in San Diego. (CAL91, $18.95)
	Insiders' Guide to Phoenix • Lori Rohlk Pfeiffer • Paul Morris • Mary Paganelli • Sean McLachlan • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive practical guide to the region, now in its 3rd edition. (SWU153, $16.95)