Five writers capture the majesty and grandeur of California's famed redwoodsOriginally published ...

The incendiary story of conquest, racism, warfare, and historical amnesia at one of the world's m...

Experience the wild beauty of birds around the Bay.

'A photographic guide to approximately 950 taxa of flowering plants found in the Sierra Nevada, w...

'Beautifully woven together by Satsuki Ina's mother's diary and her father's haiku—through which ...

Fred Korematsu liked listening to music on the radio, playing tennis, and hanging around with his...

'Over fifty essays about California literature today, written by the host of Alta Journal's Calif...

An illustrated obsession, a guidebook, a kaleidoscope of life on the wing.

A laugh-out-loud all-ages guide to common bugs, in a pocket-size package bursting with fun facts ...

Journey through the world of California native bees, one letter at a time.

California Amphibians and How to Find Them

For young readers, the story of a Native teenager's history-making fight for equal education.

A vibrant and holistic grassroots guide to disaster preparedness that builds community resilience.

A colorfully realized guide to the birds of Santa Cruz.

The Last Human Bear

I Love You So Many

Mapping the past—and the future—of American trails.

A board book that introduces babies and toddlers to California sea animals, how they live togethe...

The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest

Essays and short stories from a celebrated Cupeño Cahuilla journalist.

'From the Mark Twain Project comes a freshly informed look at Twain's controversial Civil War sto...

Earthquake Exodus, 1906 tells the story of the ten-week relief effort in the East Bay after the 1...

This is a fun activity for California Native language learners of all ages. The front of each car...

Winner of the 2015 California Historical Society Book AwardIn 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin pub...

'This charming full-color field guide introduces us to fifteen waterbirds easily found in the urb...

'Freedom to Discriminate uncovers realtors' definitive role in segregating America and shaping mo...

A Californian may vacation in Yosemite, Big Sur, or Death Valley, but many of us come home to an ...

A California Indian ABCThis alphabet board book welcomes youngsters of all cultures into the abun...

'In 1855 an ex-miner lamented that nineteenth-century California 'can and does furnish the best b...

In Tahoe Beneath the Surface, human history and natural history combine in a most engaging way, o...

'This volume collects articles, introductions, and other pieces Malcolm Margolin has written abou...

Cultural Writing. Asian-American Studies. Shortly after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, more ...

Now available in paperback! In the tradition of Calvino's Italian Folktales, Greg Sarris, author ...

This lavishly illustrated atlas takes readers off the beaten path and outside normal conceptions ...

The aesthetic known as the Bakersfield Sound transformed country music, its hard edge a stark con...

'This incendiary work by Daniel Sjursen is a personal cry from the heart by a once-model US Army ...

Following the success of Quirky Berkeley, arbiter of the eccentric (The New York Times) Tom Dalze...

'Memoir by Ursula Pike (Karuk) of her time serving with the Peace Corps in Bolivia. Focusing on i...

This charming, full-color field guide to 25 birds easily found in Berkeley proves that even the c...

Many books have chronicled the experience of Japanese Americans in the early days of World War II...

Muir Woods and Mt. Tam Note Card Box

Stories of characters who enlivened the SIERRA NEVADA and created the basis of many legends and t...

California Plants is an essential resource for outdoor enthusiasts. With his vibrant photographs ...

'In eyewitness testimonies and hundreds of remarkable photographs, The Crying of Lot 1875-2 comme...

John Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to ...

A poignant, at times humorous account of Japanese American life in California

'Following up his award-winning book on San Francisco's Mission District, Dick Evans turns his at...

It's nice to be a sea otter sharing all the news; floating with a friend or two until it's time t...