Geographic Orientation/California
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The Future Once Happened Here: New York, D.C., L.A., and the Fate of America’s Big Cities
$15.95 Add to cartEach of Siegel’s three urban portraits–New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, — shows the desperate remedies undertaken by cities searching for a lifeline back to the future whose promise they… [more below]
- Author: Siegel, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 308
- Publish Date: February 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1893554104
- Language: English
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The Last Tycoon: An Unfinished Novel
$17.00 Add to cartFitzgerald’s last novel, published posthumously in 1941, was edited by Edmund Wilson, who attempted to polish the work to make it appear less like a work in progress. This version of the acclaimed Cam… [more below]
- Series: Scribner Classic
- Author: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1668047993
- Language: English
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Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles (Revised September 2020)
$21.95 Add to cartRevised and Updated in September 2020
Containing walks and detailed maps from throughout the city, Secret Stairs highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and- Author: Fleming, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1595800506
- Language: English
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The Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast
$25.00 Add to cartIn The Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast, Kirk Lombard combines a startling depth of knowledge with wry humor and colorful storytelling to guide readers’ quests to hook fish, dig cl
- Author: Lombard, Kirk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 01 2014
- ISBN10: 159714357X
- Language: English
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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #11: Grand Canyon Grab
$7.99 Add to cartDink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get to the bottom of the Grand Canyon–and a mystery–in the eleventh A to Z Mysteries Super Edition
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting the Grand Canyon when they spot P- Series: A to Z Mysteries #11
- Author: Roy, Ron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0525578862
- Language: English
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The Pastures of Heaven
$17.00 Add to cartA Penguin Classic
In Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s beautifully rendered depictions of small yet fateful moments that transform ordinary lives, these twelve early stories introduce both the subje- Series: Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century
- Author: Steinbeck, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0140187480
- Language: English
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House of Sand and Fog
$17.99 Add to cartA recent immigrant from the Middle East–a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force–yearns to restore his family’s dignity in California. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles t
- Author: Dubus, Andre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 02 2018
- ISBN10: 0393356345
- Language: English
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Nate the Great on the Owl Express
$6.99 Add to cartBeginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!
All ab… [more below]- Series: Nate the Great Detective Stories
- Author: Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 28 2004
- ISBN10: 0440419271
- Language: English
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The Wild Muir: Twenty-Two of John Muir’s Greatest Adventures
$12.99 Add to cartHere is an entertaining collection of famed conservationist John Muir’s most exciting adventures in nature, representing some of his finest writing. From the famous avalanche ride off the rim of Yosem… [more below]
- Author: Stetson, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 12 2013
- ISBN10: 1930238371
- Language: English
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Judgment of Paris: Judgment of Paris
$18.99 Add to cartThe only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976–a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges chose upstart California wines over France’s best–for the first time introduces … [more below]
- Author: Taber, George M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0743297326
- Language: English
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Farewell, My Lovely
$16.00 Add to cartThe renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the “quintessential urban private eye” (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe – Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film M… [more below]
- Series: Philip Marlowe Novel #2
- Author: Chandler, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 12 2002
- ISBN10: 0394758277
- Language: English
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Becoming Naomi León (Scholastic Gold)
$8.99 Add to cartFrom Newbery Honoree and New York Times bestseller Pam Muñoz Ryan comes a gripping story about familial love, loyalty, and identity. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Rita Williams-Garcia.
Schnei
- Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0439269970
- Language: English
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City of Bones
$19.99 Add to cartWhen a dog unearths evidence of a murder in the Hollywood Hills, Detective Harry Bosch must tackle a cold case that sparks memories he’s tried to forget.
It’s a cold case, but for Detective Harry Bosch… [more below]- Series: Harry Bosch #8
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699535
- Language: English
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Indian No More
$20.00 Add to cartNotable Children’s Book, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Editors’ Choices for Books for Youth, Booklist
Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA)- Author: McManis, Charlene Willing
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 12 2023
- ISBN10: 9798885789479
- Language: English
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The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny
$18.99 Read more“WESTWARD HO! FOR OREGON AND CALIFORNIA!”
In the eerily warm spring of 1846, George Donner placed this advertisement in a local newspaper as he and a restless caravan prepared for what they hoped wou
- Author: Wallis, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 29 2018
- ISBN10: 1631494007
- Language: English
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Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster
$26.95 Add to cartA witty and engrossing look at Los Angeles’ urban ecology and the city’s place in America’s cultural fantasies
Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, an- Series: Essential Mike Davis
- Author: Davis, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1786636247
- Language: English
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Secret Stairs: East Bay: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Berkeley and Oakland (Revised September 2020)
$17.95 Add to cartRevised and Updated in September 2020
The hills of the East Bay contain one of the finest and densest urban hiking environments in the state of California–more than 400 paved pathways and public sta- Author: Fleming, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: July 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1595800638
- Language: English
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California Native Gardening: A Month-By-Month Guide
$37.43 Add to cartThis is the first month-by-month guide to gardening with native plants in a state that follows a unique, nontraditional seasonal rhythm. Beginning in October, when much of California leaves the dry se… [more below]
- Author: Popper, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 26 2012
- ISBN10: 520265351
- Language: English
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Calling the Doves / El Canto de Las Palomas
$11.95 Add to cartBilingual English/Spanish. Calling the Doves is Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera’s story of his migrant farmworker childhood.
Calling the Doves is poet Juan Felipe Herrera’s story of his migrant farmw
- Author: Herrera, Juan Felipe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0892391669
- Language: Spanish
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The Big Sleep
$18.00 Add to cartThe renowned novel from the crime fiction master, with the “quintessential urban private eye” (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe. – Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, star… [more below]
- Series: Philip Marlowe Novel #1
- Author: Chandler, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 12 1988
- ISBN10: 0394758285
- Language: English
