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The Scandal of Cal

'A history of conquest, racism, warfare, and historical amnesia at the University of California, ...

The Once and Future Forest

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

The Private Lives of Public Birds

'Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. Each essay illuminates t...

The Enduring Wild

'A road trip across California's public wilderness areas belonging to the federal Bureau of Land ...

Rocks and Riches

'A road trip through California's geologic history'

The Scandal of Cal

Now in paperback: 'A profound alternative institutional history, one that sees the long arm of in...

Double Hyenas and Lazarus Birds

'The author takes to the high seas in pursuit of elusive birds, artistic ghosts, fathers and thei...

Flowering Plants of the Sierra Nevada

The Poet and the Silk Girl

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

Butterflies of the Bay Area and (Slightly) Beyond

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

Ocean Beach

A charmingly illustrated nature guide to Ocean Beach and the coastal ecology of San Francisco.

Bugs in Your Neighborhood

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