Geographic Orientation/California
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
$21.99 Add to cartThe international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America’s relentless western
- Author: Winchester, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 10 2006
- ISBN10: 0060572000
- Language: English
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The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
$9.99 Add to cartOver the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But soon they will reme
- Author: Yep, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 25 2008
- ISBN10: 0060008466
- Language: English
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Escape from Alcatraz: The Mystery of the Three Men Who Escaped from the Rock
$12.99 Add to cartWhat’s more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Franci… [more below]
- Series: Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories
- Author: Braun, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2017
- ISBN10: 151574552X
- Language: English
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The Drought-Defying California Garden: 230 Native Plants for a Lush, Low-Water Landscape
$19.99 Add to cartA must-have for every gardener in California looking for a new way to garden in a changing climate
In recent years California has been facing extreme drought, and in 2015 they passed state-wide water- Author: Rubin, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 06 2016
- ISBN10: 1604697091
- Language: English
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Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk
$19.99 Add to cartUnder the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it’s never been told before. John Doe of the legendary band X and co-author Tom DeSavi… [more below]
- Author: Doe, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 25 2017
- ISBN10: 0306825333
- Language: English
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The Program
$8.99 Add to cartThe series that started it all
In this powerful follow-up to his action-packed thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulse-pounding suspense, ratchets up the excitement with anot
- Series: Tim Rackley Novels
- Author: Hurwitz, Gregg
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: August 30 2005
- ISBN10: 0060530413
- Language: English
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Let’s All Kill Constance
$9.99 Add to cartOn a dismal evening in the previous century, an unnamed writer in Venice, California, answers a furious pounding at his beachfront bungalow door and again admits Constance Rattigan into his life. An a
- Author: Bradbury, Ray
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 30 2003
- ISBN10: 0060561785
- Language: English
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Tartine Bread
$45.00 Add to cartThe definitive bread baking book from San Francisco’s legendary Tartine Bakery.
“The most beautiful bread book yet published.”—The New York Times From Chad Robertson, Winner, James Beard Award for O- Series: Tartine
- Author: Prueitt, Elisabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0811870413
- Language: English
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Just Harriet
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the award-winning author of A Boy Called Bat comes a new young middle grade series in the tradition of Ramona and Clementine, starring an unforgettable girl named Harriet.
There are a few things y
- Author: Arnold, Elana K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0063092042
- Language: English
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The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
$18.99 Add to cartUnearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens.
Katherine- Author: Hopkins, H. Joseph
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 17 2013
- ISBN10: 1442414022
- Language: English
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The Sequoia Lives on
$18.99 Add to cartThis book shares the life story of the giant sequoia, casting light on natural questions: How does this tree grow so big? How does it live so long?
From tiny seed to world’s largest tree, the giant s… [more below]- Author: Cooke, Joanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1930238851
- Language: English
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A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa
$18.95 Add to cart“I was struck by how beautifully D’Aquino’s renderings capture the spirit of Asawa’s work.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Through this picture-book contribution, not only will Asawa’s art reach a n
- Author: D’Aquino, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1616898364
- Language: English
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A Sea Otter to the Rescue: Ready-To-Read Level 2
$5.99 Add to cartDip a toe, paw, or fin into history with this fact-tastic Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series all about pets and the people who loved them In this story, learn all about a sweet mother sea ot… [more below]
- Series: Tails from History
- Author: Feldman, Thea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 25 2019
- ISBN10: 1534443371
- Language: English
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Chato’s Kitchen
$8.99 Add to cartChato can’t believe his luck. Not only is he the coolest low-riding cat in East L.A., but his brand-new neighbors are the plumpest, juciest, tastiest-looking family of mice to move into the barrio in … [more below]
- Author: Soto, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 22 1997
- ISBN10: 0698116003
- Language: English
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A Little Taste of San Francisco
$12.95 Read moreA Taste of San Francisco is a small, illustrated cookbook featuring the traditional neighborhood dishes of San Francisco. Acting as both cookbook and guidebook, A Taste of San Francisco offers readers… [more below]
- Author: Rosenbaum, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 168188349X
- Language: English
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Sarah and the Big Wave: The True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks
$19.99 Add to cartThis stunning nonfiction picture book tells the inspiring story of Sarah Gerhardt, one of the first female big-wave surfers.
Have you ever seen a big wave? One that’s twenty, thirty, forty, even fif- Author: Tsui, Bonnie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 1250239486
- Language: English
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Best Garden Plants for California
$16.95 Read moreThis practical, inspiring book will take the guesswork out of choosing the right plants for our California climate. Gardeners from all over the state will find this useful guide a vital part of select… [more below]
- Author: Beaver, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 9766500592
- Language: English
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3rd Degree
$19.99 Add to cartIn James Patterson’s shockingly suspenseful #1 New York Times bestseller, one member of the Women’s Murder Club is hiding a secret so dangerous that it could destroy them all.
One of James Patterson’s … [more below]- Series: Women’s Murder Club #3
- Author: Patterson, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 1, 2005
- ISBN10: 0446696641
- Language: English
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California (a History)
$23.00 Add to cart“A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s answ… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Chronicles
- Author: Starr, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 13 2007
- ISBN10: 081297753X
- Language: English
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The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic
$25.00 Add to cartWELCOME, FOOLISH MORTALS, to the Haunted Mansion, one of the most popular attractions in the history of Disney theme parks.
The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic explores how the attracti
- Series: Walt Disney Imagineering Book
- Author: Surrell, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 11 2015
- ISBN10: 1484722299
- Language: English
