The indispensable guide to the best of California’s coast Whether you are a first-time visitor or a well-traveled native, there is no better way to explore and experience California’s 1,100 miles of coast than with this book by your side. Best of the California Coast will immediately become your closest friend and most valuable traveling companion. Open these pages for lively and easy-to-understand descriptions of California’s diverse natural and cultural history, plus firsthand insider information about local, regional, state, and national parks, great museums, historic ships, and more! Whether you are looking for a short hike, a bird-watching adventure, encounters with elephant seals, a camping trip, or an extended vacation along California’s 1,100-mile coastline, this reference will quickly lead you to the best of the best. From towering redwoods and migrating gray whales to world-class museums, fascinating historic sites and great surfing beaches, there is something here for everyone in the family. THE BOOK FEATURES • An overview of California’s tumultuous history, from Native Americans and Spanish missionaries to Russian trappers and the early Americans • A look at the state’s fascinating natural history, from earthquakes and tsunamis to ancient forests and migrating birds • Detailed descriptions of more than 300 primary destinations and 500 short descriptions of more special places to explore • More than 300 photographs and drawings • Contact and website information for hundreds of parks, museums, and more

Best of the California Coast

Travel

McKowen, Ken

McKowen, Dahlynn

United States

Publishing Syndicate

Jennifer Ann Gordon is the author of this delightfully funny and insightful gift book for women. Jennifer helps you learn how to live life deliciously! A Woman's Mind Half Naked is for multi-facited women with multi-dimensional lives. Inspiration. Hilarity. Love. Wisdom. Tenderness. Compassion. Gratitude. FUN! FUN! FUN!

A Woman's Mind Half Naked

Jennifer Ann Gordon

Health, Fitness & Dieting

<div>A tale of love, desperation, and creatures of the night, this epic quest takes place in the ancient time of wishtongues, wizards, and talltalists. The Family Tanox and their evil Principles have cloaked their kingdom's ever-expanding world in darkness and death. Zennan, an unlikely hero, emerges from a cave at the fringe of the end of the beginning of darkness. He embarks upon an impossible mission, one that has already cost the lives of his father and brother, to free his people from the Principles and their binding chains. His journey becomes even more critical after he meets the beautiful Meeshannette, who is tragically kidnapped by the Grand Black Sorcerer and presented as a gift to Ra-Tanox. Unknown to all, the quest creates a spirit more powerful than the kingdom has ever witnessed.</div>

Spirit of One

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Through their own voices and spirited calls to action, 75 of the world's most dynamic young activists share their extraordinary stories in this generation-defining collection for students, parents, teachers, volunteers, and community service leaders. Tapping into today's global youth movement where social entrepreneurship and activism merge at the intersection of business, pop culture, and nonprofit work, these stories showcase young men and women—some of whom started their efforts as early as three years of age—bringing savvy compassion and unstoppable courage to and from locations all over the world, including Africa, Pakistan, India, Peru, Colombia, Afghanistan, and the United States. Whether building freshwater wells in developing nations, fighting discrimination, saving animals, or honoring heroic soldiers, these are the young people on the frontlines, from mountain peaks to rain forests to school gardens and classrooms, changing the world for the better.

Stand Up!: 75 Young Activists Who Rock the World

Children's Books

Schlimm, John

Biographies

Funny! Daring! DIFFERENT! Not Your Mother’s Book (NYMB) is a new anthology for a new century. Women of all ages and with very different life experiences have shared their personal stories for "Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Being a Woman." Some are seasoned writers, others simply have great stories to tell, but all are stories that women can relate to--and laugh about. The authors write candidly and most with great humor, about life as a woman, be it learning about sex as a teen, dealing with husbands, handling the dreaded menopause, dieting, clothing mishaps, managing goofy relatives or any of the dozens of other women-focused life experiences. Chapter titles include: Just Saying; They’re Called Boobs!; Keeping Up Appearances; Worth Our Weight in Gold; Hear Me Roar; Stand Up!; Never Again!; and Sense and Sensibility. NYMB stories are hip, fun, daring and DIFFERENT! No sad, sappy, preachy or death and dying stories here. And there is nothing X- or R-rated, but definitely edgy! Story titles include Honey, You’re a Fat Ass; Single and Searching; Tawdry Behavior; and Everything’s Bigger in Texas. Series founders Dahlynn McKowen and Ken McKowen spent 10 years as Chicken Soup for the Soul coauthors/editors before launching NYMB. "Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Being a Woman" is the first in the new series, with another 30 titles under production. "Not Your Mother's Book . . . On Being a Stupid Kid" will be released in late October and features stories about all those stupid things we did in our youth. "Not Your Mother's Book . . . On Dogs" will follow in November, as well as "Not Your Mother's Book . . . On Travel." For more information, including submitting a story for consideration, visit www.PublishingSyndicate.com.

Not Your Mother's Book . . . On Being a Woman

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

A retired California State Park Ranger explores Lake Natoma via canoe and over the different seasons, providing insights into the area's cultural and natural history. From the lake's bountiful wildlife to the area's Native American and Gold Rush history, the author's "Ranger Log" entries provide an insightful look at this beautiful urban lake located near Sacramento and the historic town of Folsom.

Lake Natoma: A Ranger in Search of Walden Pond

Winkelman, Daniel

Ten-year-old Tim Slinger and his nine-year-old sister Dana face danger, excitement, and heartbreak in this story of life on a modern family farm. Though Tim (aka Poop Slinger) and "Devil" Dana engage in intense sibling rivalry that gets them both into hilarious situations with barns, ropes, farm animals, city-kid cousins, and each other, they are soon forced to confront unwanted changes when the farm is lost. As they face an alien world in town, Dana readily adapts to a new way of life while Tim resists, sending the siblings down separate but intersecting paths. Although an unexpected encounter puts Tim back into familiar surroundings, will life ever be the same? This fresh and humorous account of modern rural living brings a unique approach to the time-tested theme of families and communities coming together under challenging circumstances.

The Cow-Pie Chronicles

James L. Butler

Literature & Fiction

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