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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LO7541. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
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The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park
Steven P. Medley
GUIDEBOOK
2004
PAPER
120 PAGES
A compact guide to the park by the Yosemite Association, featuring practical information on activities, hiking trails, wildlife and history. With color drawings and photos, and dozens of detailed maps. Winner of the Best National Park Guidebook Award from the National Park Service.
(CAL51, $12.95) |
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Sierra Nevada, The Naturalist's Companion
Verna Johnston
NATURAL HISTORY
2004
PAPER
241 PAGES
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 of the Sierra by Vera Johnston, a respected biologist, ornithologist and wildlife photographer. Johnston also writes of the Native Americans, residents, explorers and scientists of the Sierra. With 50 color photographs, 10 drawings and nine maps.
(CAL46, $19.95) |
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My First Summer in the Sierra
John Muir
Galen Rowell
NATURAL HISTORY
1998
PAPER
269 PAGES
A facsimile edition of Muir's original account of his first summer in Yosemite and surrounding High Sierras. Based on his youthful notebooks of the summer of 1869, Muir did not publish the book until 1911.
(CAL47, $10.00) |
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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, $15.00) |
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Yosemite National Park Map
Trails Illustrated
MAP
A detailed, topographic map of Yosemite National Park, shown at a scale of 1:100,000. It's printed on tear-proof and water resistant tyvek.
(CAL40, $9.95) |
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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) |
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Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Danny Palmerlee
GUIDEBOOK
With more color photographs and maps, detailed itineraries and 40 suggested hikes, this re-launched new edition of Lonely Planet Yosemite is better than ever.
(CAL247, $19.99) |
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Moon Handbook Yosemite
Ann Marie Brown
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide in the popular series.
(USW465, $16.95) |
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Yosemite, the Complete Guide
James Kaiser
GUIDEBOOK
This outdoor guide, which includes the High Sierra, features stunning color photographs on almost every page, a detailed roundup of hiking, camping and other activites, innovative maps in topographic detail and dozens of suggested itineraries.
(CAL213, $22.95) |
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The Last Season
Eric Blehm
EXPLORATION
Eric Blehm's account of the disappearance of experienced ranger Randy Morgenson in the wilderness of the Sierras is a tribute to the man and the natural beauty of the mountains.
(CAL207, $24.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Yosemite and the High Sierra
Ansel Adams
John Szarkowski
Stillman, Andrea G.
NATURAL HISTORY
A gorgeous collection of the very best Ansel Adams' Yosemite, spanning 60 years of work.
(CAL210, $55.00) |
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Yosemite in Time
Mark Klett
Rebecca Solnit
NATURAL HISTORY
A gorgeous example of book-making (with six innovative gatefolds), this illuminating book juxtaposes modern color landscape photographs by Mark Klett against iconic classic portraits of Yosemite by Ansel Adams and others.
(CAL219, $45.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
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) |
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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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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) |
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
David Sibley
FIELD GUIDE
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) |
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