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Santa Barbara   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to Santa Barbara . Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.

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Hill Guide Santa Barbara & the Central Coast  •  Kathleen Hill  •  Gerald Hill
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES
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. It focuses on out of the way places, food and cultural attractions. (CAL115, $14.95)
 
Tales of Santa Barbara, From Native Storytellers to Sue Grafton  •  Steven Gilbar  •  Dean Stewart
ANTHOLOGY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 179 PAGES
A collection of fiction and traditional stories about the Santa Barbara area. Native American mythology, folktales from early European settlers, and modern detective yarns all find their way into the mix. (CAL106, $12.95)
 
National Audubon Society Field Guide to California  •  Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES
A compact photographic guide to 1,000 of California's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects, birds and other flora and fauna. It includes an extensive overview of the state's geology, weather patterns and natural sites, along with 1,500 color photographs and 20 maps. (CAL07, $19.95)
  National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
Santa Barbara Map  •   MapLink
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A traveler's map of Santa Barbara at a scale of 1:16,500. Published in Santa Barbara. (CAL114, $4.95)
 
 

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Santa Barbara County Map  •   AAA Publishing    •  A folded street map of Santa Barbara and surrounding cities. (CAL124, $3.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Walk Santa Barbara  •  Cheri Rae  •  John McKinney   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A useful guide to walks in the Santa Barbara area. (CAL110, $14.95)
 
 
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, A History  •  Kevin Starr   • HISTORY  •  A lively short history in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series, written by a renowned historian. (CAL204, $14.95)
 
 
Santa Barbara Style  •  Kathryn Masson  •  James Chen   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A photographic tour of Santa Barbara's gardens and architectural treasures. (CAL109, $50.00)
 
 
The Santa Barbara County Courthouse  •  Patricia Gebhard  •  Kathryn Masson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An architectural study of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. (CAL116, $16.50)
 
 
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, $22.95)
 
 
Red Tiles, Blue Skies: More Tales of Santa Barbara from Adobe Days to Present Days  •  Steven Gilbar  •  Dean Stewart   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A historry of the city as told through its literature. (CAL107, $12.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Assembling California  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Another fine book on geology and natural history from John McPhee, this time in the company of Eldridge Moores, on travels throughout California. (USW187, $15.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •   National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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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