Local Authors
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La Jolla: Jewel by the Sea
Author: Ann Collins
Stunning seascapes, annual events, historic hotels and landmarks, private and public recreational facilities, educational institutions, nature reserves, marine life, distinctive churches, long-time shops and eateries, arresting architecture, in-depth captions, and …
- Categories: California: San Diego, History/Lore/Native Americans, Home/Garden/Cookbooks, Local Authors, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps, United States: Western.
- Format: Hardcover
- Dimensions: 9.5 x 10.5
- ISBN: 9781941384435
- Year Published: 2018
- Language: English
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Landslides in Crystalline Basement Terrain: Annual Field Trip 1988
Editor: James R. Evan
The field trip outlined in this guide is from SDSU to Ocotillo via Interstate 8, Hwy S-2 to Warner Springs, Hwy 76 to Pala, Interstate 15 from Temecula to Welk …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 89
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: SDAG88
- Year Published: 1988
- Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
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Las Vegas Legends: What Happened In Vegas...
Author: Greg Niemann
Tells the stories behind the headlines and history of “The Entertainment Capital of the World” aka “Sin City”— Vegas! From the first explorers and early founders to the famed entrepreneurs …
- Categories: Fiction/Biographies, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors, United States: Central and Eastern.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 320
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9780932653987
- Year Published: 2011
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Last Days in Ocean Beach
Author: Jim Miller
Illustrator: Perry Vasquez
Last Days in Ocean Beach is the story of William, a scientist working at the Center for Extinction Studies, a think tank at the College of the Sun funded by …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Fiction/Biographies, Local Authors.
- Format: SC
- Pages: 124
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
- ISBN: 9780976580195
- Year Published: 2018
- Language: English
- Publisher: San Diego City Works Press
$ 14.95 Add to cart -
Leave Only Paw Prints: Dog Hikes in San Diego County *OUT OF PRINT*
Author: Donna Lawrence
San Diego County is full of great places for you and your dog to appreciate the fabulous scenery and famous climate, from dog beaches to desert hikes. Now local journalist …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Local Authors, Natural History/Ecology, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 192
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9780932653789
- Year Published: 2006
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Louis Rose: San Diego's First Jewish Settler and Entrepreneur
Author: Donald H. Harrison
The life of Louis Rose, who came to San Diego in 1850 and helped shape the city’s government, development, and planning. Click here to watch a Sunbelt Spotlight Lecture …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Fiction/Biographies, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 304
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9780932653680
- Year Published: 2004
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
$ 19.95 Add to cart -
Love On A Leash: A Guide to Pet Therapy
Author: Liz Palika
What does a therapy dog do? Can my dog do therapy work? How can I train my dog? What do I need to know? What problems am I likely to …
- Categories: Local Authors, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps, Self-Help/Health.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 144
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9780916251307
- Year Published: 2013
- Publisher: Love On A Leash, The Foundation For Pet Provided Therapy
$ 17.95 Add to cart -
Maay Uuyow **Out of Stock**: Kumeyaay Cosmology
Author: Michael Connolly Miskwish
Kumeyaay cosmology was traditionally intertwined with ceremonies, harvest & hunts, burning schedules and the acquisition of spiritual power. Personal conduct was subject to cosmological constraints and rewards. Cosmology was so …
- Categories: California: San Diego, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 77
- Dimensions: 8 ¼ X 5 ½
- ISBN: 9780692707661
- Year Published: 2016
- Language: English
- Publisher: Shuluk
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Marshal South and the Ghost Mountain Chronicles: An Experiment in Primitive Living
Author: Marshal South
Editor: Diana Lindsay
A free copy of Marshal South Rides Again will be included with all orders. For 17 years, from 1930 to 1947, poet, artist, and author Marshal South and his family …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Fiction/Biographies, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 336
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9780932653666
- Year Published: 2004
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
$ 21.95 Add to cart -
Marshal South Rides Again: His Anza-Borrego Novels
Author: Marshal South
Editor: Diana Lindsay
The enigmatic Marshal South of California’s Anza-Borrego desert region remains a controversial character. His descriptions in Desert Magazine of his family’s experiment in primitive living obscured the memory of this …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Fiction/Biographies, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 336
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9780932653123
- Year Published: 2013
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Mines and Geology of the Randsburg Area: An Historical Gem of the Mojave Desert
Editor: D.D. Trent
The western Mojave Desert region takes its rightful place in the storied history of major Old West mining camps in this volume by geology professor Dee Trent. The Randsburg area …
- Categories: California: General, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 38
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
- ISBN: 9780916251772
- Year Published: 2006
- Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
$ 12.95 Add to cart -
Mojave Desert Unfolded: Geology From Cajon Pass to Calico Mountains
Editor: Ken Haase
This guidebook covers the 2018 San Diego Association of Geologists annual field trip to the Mojave Desert. It will take you across tectonic plates, faults and folds. You will be …
- Categories: California: Central and Northern, California: General, Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, Local Authors, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 78
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9781941384602
- Year Published: 2021
- Language: English
- Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
$ 19.95 Add to cart -
My Ancestors’ Village
Author: Roberta Labastida
A charming story, told from the point of view of a young Indian girl, Dove, who describes the traditional way her family lives. An entertaining way for young readers to …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Children/Young Adult, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 32
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9780932653611
- Year Published: 2003
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
$ 12.95 Add to cart -
Nature Adventures!: Guidebook of Nature Facts, Songs, and Hikes in San Diego County
Author: Linda Gallo Hawley
This book is a resource guide for parents, teachers, and children focused on studying the animal and plant species found in San Diego County. It teaches the reader to develop …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Children/Young Adult, Local Authors, Natural History/Ecology, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 64
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9781941384282
- Year Published: 2017
- Language: English
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
$ 12.95 Add to cart -
Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans
Author: Nicholas Clapp
For a thousand generations, desert shamans of the far West sought order in the stars and in the mysteries and wonder of their grand, if unforgiving landscape. When summoned, they …
- Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Fiction/Biographies, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 232
- Dimensions: 7 x 9
- ISBN: 9781941384053
- Year Published: 2015
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
$ 22.95 Add to cart -
Old Missions of the Californias
Authors: David KierMax Kurillo
Following the success of their 2012 book, The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834, Max Kurillo and David Kier have produced a revised and expanded edition in 2020, …
- Categories: California: General, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors, Mexico/Baja California.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 163
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9781532350313
- Year Published: 2020
- Language: English
- Publisher: M & E Books
$ 20.95 Add to cart