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Board of DirectorsMichael McCone, ChairBarbara BouckeLisa Van CleefPeter B. DunckelKaryn Y. FlynnTheresa HarlanLeanne HintonNancy HomSusan IvesBruce KelleyMarty KrasneyGuy LampardKatharine LivingstonR. Jeffrey LustigLee SwensonJim SwinertonLynne Withey

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Publisher’s NoteWhenHeydaywasfoundedin1974,itwasoneofhundredsofupstartpressesthatsproutedfromseedsthrownintotherichculturalsoilofsixtiesAmerica.WeputourrootsdowninBerkeleyandhavebeenatitforthirty-fiveyears—seventypublishingseasons—blossomingandbearingwonderfulfruiteachseason.Lookingback,Ifeelprideandgratitude:prideinthevalueandintegrityofthemanybookswe’vepublished,gratitudetothecommunityofauthors,artists,staff,board,readers,booksellers,librarians,publishingpartners,andfunderswhohavesupportedusovertheyears.Lookingahead,Iseemanymoreyearsofblossomingandfruiting.

Seetheoppositepageforalistofsomeofourmajorevents,andcheckourwebsiteandblogforourlatestactivities.Weswiminaseaofbeauty.Plungeoninandjoinus.

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Heyday Books began as a literalpublishing“house”in1974whenMalcolmMargolinusedthespaceunderhischildren’sbedstostoreboxesofhisbooks.Hehadjustpublishedhisownbook,East Bay Out: A Personal Guide to the East Bay Regional Parks,andhewouldlaterwriteandpublishthewidelyacclaimedThe Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco–Monterey Bay Area.BothshowedaCaliforniadifferentfromthepalmtreesandfreewaysofpopularconception,andMargolin,awriterturnedpublisher,becameintriguedwithcarryingonthisworkbypublishingtheworksofotherwritersandartistscommittedtoexploringthatdifference.

In thirty-five years,Heydayhasgrownfromaone-manbandintoahighlyrespectedpublisher,withabacklistofovertwohundredbooks,partnershipswithmanyofCalifornia’sleadingculturalorganizations,andaskilledanddevotedstaffoffifteen.Heyday’sbooks,meanwhile,havebecomeknownfortheirlivelyandin-depthexplorationandpromotionofCalifornia’sliterature,art,history,andnaturallife.Whetherit’sanaccountbyaMexicanwomancaughtintheturmoiloftheBearFlagRebellion,thememoirofafarmerintheCentralValley,oraSouthernCaliforniaartist’sdepictionofmodern-daysaints,thestoriesneverceasetofascinate.

We invite you tojoinusintheappreciationofthesestoriesinour35thyear!Checkourwebsite,www.heydaybooks.com,forinformationonmorethantwohundredeventshappeningthroughouttheyear,andstopbyourblog,www.heydaybooks.com/35years,forapeekintowhatishappeninginthehouseofHeyday.Andbesuretolookthroughthiscatalogforsomethingyoudidn’tknowaboutCalifornia.

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The Laws Pocket Guide Set: San Francisco Bay AreaPurchasetheboxsetandgetallfourguides,orbuyeachindividually.

At the beach and on the bay978-1-59714-121-5, $5.95

folded: 3.75 x 6.83/flat: 20.5 x 15

FromthegreategrettotheCaliforniasealiontotheduneeveningprimrosetothefatinnkeeperworm,thisguidefeaturesoverone

hundredcreaturesfoundalongtheplentifulbayshoreandPacificcoast.

Near creeks, rivers, and ponds978-1-59714-122-2, $5.95folded: 3.75 X 6.83/flat: 20.5 x 15

Newts,toads,andsnakescanbefoundalongsidetheriverotter,treeswallow,andwesternpondturtle.Thisguidealsofeaturesidentificationinformationformorethantwentyaquaticinsectsandmorethantendragonflytypes.

On grassy hills and in fields978-1-59714-123-9, $5.95folded: 3.75 x 6.83/flat: 20.5 x 15

Lookforred-tailedhawksandnorthernharrierssoaringabove,whilemountainlions,coyotes,andtuleelkroambelow.Beautifulbloomsalsoabound,withillustrationsoftheCaliforniaphacelia,blue-blossomceanothus,Indianpaintbrush,andmorethantwenty-fiveotherflowerspeciesshownalongwithflittingbutterflies.

Among the oaks and pines978-1-59714-124-6, $5.95folded: 3.75 x 6.83/flat: 20.5 x 15

Morethanthirtybirds—theNuttall’swoodpeckerandtheash-throatedflycatcher,amongothers—areshownhere,alongwitharborealsalamanders,bananaslugs,leopardlilies,andothercreaturesandplantsthatpopulatethebusyanddiversewoodlandhabitat.

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TheabundanceoftheBayArea’snaturallifeatyourfingertips

CreatedbytheauthorandillustratorofthepopularLaws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada,thissetofhabitatguidesmakesplantandanimalidentificationfunandeasy.Theboxsetcontainsfouruser-friendlyfoldoutguidesandissmallenoughtototealonginapocketyetdurableenoughtoweatherabuseatthebottomofanybackpack.

ThewaterproofandtearprooffoldoutguidesinthesetdisplaytheplantandanimalspeciescommonlyfoundinthesefourSanFranciscoBayAreahabitats:

• Nearcreeks,rivers,andponds• Ongrassyhillsandinfields• Atthebeachandonthebay• Amongtheoaksandpines

Artfullyrenderedanddesignedforconvenientuseoutdoors,whetheronawindydayatthebeachorarainyhikeinaredwoodforest,The Laws Pocket Guides aretheperfectcompanionforanyhike,anyagegroup,andanyoutdooradventureintheBayArea.

u JohnMuirLawsisanaturalist,educator,andartistwithdegreesinconservationandresourcestudiesfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley;inwildlifebiologyfromtheUniversityofMontana,Missoula;andinscientificillustrationfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz.HeisaresearchassociatewiththeCaliforniaAcademyofSciences.

u The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada,seep.16

The Laws Pocket Guide Set: San Francisco Bay Area Text and Illustrations by John Muir Laws

February 2010

978-1-59714-120-8, $21.95

Box (3.75 x 6.83) with foldout map and four

20.5 x 15 foldout guides

Produced in collaboration with

Audubon California

Field Guide/Nature

PhotobyCybeleRenault

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ThemakingofCalifornia’sdynamiccarculture

Californiaisoftenseenasthelandoffreewaysandbumper-to-bumpertraffic,butthestoryofthestate’slong,enthusiasticinvolvementwiththecarhasnotbeentold.InWheels of Change,historianKevinNelsonbringstolifethepersonalitiesthathavehelpedshapethisstory—fromengineeringwizardstorebelswithoutacausetogearheadsandsalt-flatracers—andtracesthenarrativeofacarcultureunlikeanyother.

Nelsonbeginswiththecar’sinitialglorydaysinCalifornia:theglamourthatBarneyOldfieldbroughttotheearlydaysofracing,theadventureandromancethatHollywoodpiledon,andthehotrods,dragracers,andcustomcarsthatdefinedthepostwaryears.NelsonpointstodesignerslikeHarleyEarl,thedistinctiveautomobilestylistanddesigneroftheCorvette,andtotheinnova-tionsdevelopedbythedesignstudiosthatdotSouthernCaliforniatoday,andhedocumentstheinfluenceoftheaircraftindustryandshowshowtheearlyembraceofEuropeansportscarsandotherimportschangedtheautomobileinAmericaforever.

ItisnotpossibletothinkofCaliforniawithouttheinfluenceofcars,norcananyoneimaginehowthemodernautomobilewouldhavedevelopedwithoutCalifornia.Alwayswithhiseyeontheroad,NelsontakesthereaderonthisridewithoutmissingadetailorpersonalityintheCaliforniacarworld.Collectorsandenthu-siastswillseethisbookasatreasure;foreveryoneelseitisasuspensefultourofmorethanacenturyinalandwherecarshavecreatedunimaginedpossibilities.

u KevinNelsonistheauthorofeighteenbooks.HisOperation Bullpen: The Inside Story of the Biggest Forgery Scam in American Historyiscurrentlyunderdevelopmenttobeamotionpicture.Anotherhighlypraisedbookofhis,The Golden Game: The Story of California Baseball,publishedbyHeydayBooks,wasnamedoneofthetoptenbooksoftheyearbytheSan Francisco Chronicle.NelsondevotedthreeyearstoresearchingandwritingWheels of Change,drivingthousandsofmilesaroundCaliforniaonroadtripstocarshows,carmuseums,carclubs,racetracks,theElMiragedrylakesarea,andothersignificantspotsinthestate’sautomotivehistory.HelivesintheBayAreawithhiswifeandchildren.Contacthimatkevinnelsonwriter.com.

Wheels of ChangeFrom Zero to 600 m.p.h.: The Amazing Story of California and the Automobile

Kevin Nelson

November 2009

Trade Paper, 978-1-59714-113-0, $25.00

400 pages (7 x 9), with 65 photographs

Published in collaboration with the

California Historical Society

History

PhotobyEileenFahy

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Youhavemanybooksunderyourbelt,butthisisthefirstoncars.Howdidyoubecomeinterestedinthetopic?Ilovecars.Ilovetheromanceandfreedomofcars.OneofthefirsttimesIevermadeoutwithagirlwasintheparkinglotofRoundTablePizzainHaywardinthefrontseatofherdaddy’s1958ChevyBelAirtwo-doorcoupe.

WhataboutCalifornia’scarcultureisuniqueorspecialcomparedtootherpartsofthecountry?Justabouteverything.Californiaiswhereitallstarts.WoodyAllensaidinAnnie Hallthathedidn’twanttoliveanyplacewheretheonlyculturaladvantageisbeingabletoturnrightonaredlight.SpokenlikeatrueNewYorker.Californianslovetoturnrightonred,andsometimestheyevenstopbeforetheydoit.

Whatsurprisesdidyoufindinresearchingthebook?Iwasamazedathowbigofastorythiswas,andhowmanyCaliforniansinfluencedthehistoryanddevelopmentoftheautomobile,notonlynationallybutinternationally.EverybodythinksofDetroit.ButtherealcityatthecenterofthecarrevolutionisLosAngeles.

IntheintroductiontoWheels of Change,yousaythebookisthestory,inpart,of“youthandthepassionsoftheyoung.”Whatdoyoumeanbythis?Carsareatthecoreofyouthfulrebellion.Iwriteaboutthisalotinthebook.Gobacktothefiftiesandsixties.Lookathotrodsanddrive-insandJamesDeanandJackKerouacandEasy Riderandhippievansandallthat.Butitdidn’tstartthen.Itstartedinthe1890sand1900s,assoonastheautomobilebegantoappearinthiscountry.Teenagersstartedjumpinginthemandtinkeringwiththemandgettingawayfromtheirparentsinthem.

Doyouhaveafavoritepersonalityofthoseyouresearched?BarneyOldfield.Ilovedthatguy.Thegreatestracedriverofalltime.Drovelikeamaniac,walkedawayfromflamingcarwreckscountlesstimes,smokedcigars,drank,gambled,ownedasaloon,partiedwithHollywoodstars,andlovedaGod-fearingChristian

womanwhoprayedforhimeverytimehegotbehindthewheelofaracecar.

WouldyousaythecenterofCalifornia’scarcultureisSouthernCalifornia,oristhatamisconception?Thatisabsolutefact.It’snotonlythecenterofcarcultureforCalifornia,it’sthecenterofcarculturefortheworld.Allthetopcarmanufacturershavedesignstudiosthere.Hollywoodisthere,whichhelpssetthetrends.Itsracingsceneislargeandactiveandvital.Thehigh-end,super-expensiveluxurymarketinLAandBeverlyHillsisthebiggestintheworld.Andtherearelotsofkidsscreamingaroundthefreewaysintheir“tuners”andwhathaveyou.

WhatinfluencehasCaliforniahadonthecar?Mygoodness,wheredoIstart?Hotrods,customizing,countlessautomobiledesignandmechanicalinnovations,low-riding,drive-ins,roadsongs,teenmovies,theCorvette,convertibles,imports,vans,motorhomes,self-servegasstations,fastfood,Googiearchitecturaldesign—thelistgoesonandon.Californiaplayedahugeroleinallofthat,andstilldoes.

WhatinfluencehasthecarhadonCalifornia?Ithastransformedthestate.Wheels of Changebeginsinthe1890sandendsinthemid-1960s.DuringthattimeCaliforniawentfromvirtuallynocarstoaplacewherethereweremillionsofthemontheroads.Theautomobilechangedthephysicallandscapeofthestateandcountry.Itchangedourviewsoftimeanddistance.Itincreasedthepaceofourlives.Thechangescausedbycarshavereachedintoeverynookandcrannyofourlives.

DoyouhaveafavoriteHollywoodchasescene?ThegreatestcarchaseeverfilmedwasBullitt,withSteveMcQueenbehindthewheelofaShelbyMustang.Ilovedthat.TheracingsequencesinGrand Prixarephenomenal.ThereasonisthatPhilHill,oneofthegreatestracedriverseverandaCaliforniaboy,drovethecameracar.Ialsolovedthechasesequence—orisitacar-crashsequence?—inThe Blues Brothers.Thatishilarious.

Interview with Kevin Nelson, author of Wheels of Change

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Thefirst-everaccountofthestruggletodevelopandprotectrightsintheGoldenState

Wherever There’s a Fight capturesthesweepingstoryofhowfreedomandequalityhavegrowninCalifornia,fromthegoldrushrightuptotheprecariouspost-9/11era.Thebooktellsthestoriesofthebraveindividualswhohavestoodupfortheirrightsinthefaceofsocialhostility,physicalviolence,economichardship,andpoliticalstonewalling.

ItconnectstheexperiencesofearlyChineseimmigrantssub-jectedtodiscriminatorylawstothoseofprofessionalswhochal-lengedMcCarthyismandthoseofpeoplewhohavefoughttogainequalrightsinCaliforniaschools:peopleofcolor,peoplewithdisabilities,andpeoplestandingupfortheirreligiousfreedom.TheauthorsbringaspecialfocustotheWorldWarIIinternmentofJapaneseAmericans,focusingontheinfamousKorematsucase,whichwasforeshadowedbyacenturyofcivillibertiesviolationsandwhichreverberatesinmorerecenttimes—regrettably,eventodayinthePatriotAct.Theauthorsalsofollowtheongoingstrugglesforworkers’rightsandsame-sexmarriage.

Stateandfederalconstitutionsspelloutmanylibertiesandrights,butitisthepeoplewhochallengeprejudiceanddiscrimi-nationthattransformthoseloftyidealsintopracticalrealities.Wherever There’s a Fightpaintsvividportraitsofthesepeopleandbringstolighttheiroftenhiddenstories.

u ElaineElinsonwasthecommunicationsdirectoroftheACLUofNorthernCaliforniaandeditoroftheACLU Newsformorethantwodecades.SheisacoauthorofDevelopment Debacle: The World Bank in the Philippines, whichwasbannedbytheMarcosregime.HerarticleshavebeenpublishedintheLos Angeles Daily Journal,theSan Francisco Chronicle, The Nation, Poets and Writers,andnumerousotherperiodicals.

u StanYogihasmanageddevelopmentprogramsfortheACLUofNorthernCaliforniasince1997.Heisthecoeditoroftwobooks,Highway 99: A Literary Journey through California’s Great Central Valley(p.23)andAsian American Literature: An Annotated Bibliography.HisworkhasappearedintheSan Francisco Chronicle, MELUS,theLos Angeles Daily Journal,andseveralanthologies.

Wherever There’s a FightHow Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California

Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi

PhotobyMatthewElinson

October 2009

Trade Paper, 978-1-59714-114-7, $24.95

512 pages (6 x 9), with 90 historical

images throughout

History/Politics

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Above:InJune2008,SanFranciscoMayorGavinNewsomofficiatedtheweddingofPhyllisLyon(left)andDelMartin(right).Amonthearlier,theCaliforniaSupremeCourthadissuedalandmarkrulinginvalidatingthelegalbanonsame-sexmarriages.MartinandLyonwerethefirstsame-sexcouplemarriedinSanFranciscoafterthedecisionwentintoeffect.

Some of the landmark cases covered in Wherever There’s a Fight:

Left:ToentertheU.S.uponreturningfromatriptoChina,WongKimArkwasrequiredtoshowthisdocument,signedbythreecitizensattestingtohisbirthinSanFrancisco.WhenacustomsagentstillrefusedtorecognizeWong’sU.S.citizenship,WongtookhiscasetotheU.S.SupremeCourt.In1898theCourtdeterminedthatallpeoplebornonU.S.territoryarecitizens.

CourtesyoftheNationalArchivesandRecordsAdministra-tion—PacificRegion

PhotobyLizMengelsdorf

Left:HiroshiKashiwagiwasnineteenyearsoldwhenheandhisfamilywereforcedtoliveintheTuleLakecamp,whicheventuallybecamethesiteforJapaneseAmericanswhomthegovernmentconsidereddisloyaloruncooperative.

“A prodigious work that should make every American cringe and every Californian weep.”—Mike Farrell, president of Death Penalty Focus and the author of Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist and Of Mule and Man

PhotocourtesyoftheKashiwagiFamilyCollection

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ThefirstliteraryanthologyofCalifornia’sfableddeserts

Fearedandromanticizedthroughouttheages,thedeserthasaholdonourimaginationthatisnevermoreevidentthanintheliteratureithasinspired.FromMaryAustin’smeditationsinThe Land of Little RaintoJoanDidion’sacerbiccastofcharactersinPlay It As It Lays,thedesert’sseeminglybarrenlandscapeshaveprovidedrichgroundforwriterstoexplore.

TheseexplorationshavebeencollectedforthefirsttimeinNo Place for a Puritan.Inthisanthologyarestoriesthatthrill,frighten,sadden,andinspire:amanfoolishlyandarrogantlycollectingliverattlesnakes;alonewomanstrivingtomakeahomeinaremotedesertcanyon;adrug-addledjournalist’sdrivefromLosAngelestoLasVegas;aJapaneseAmericanfamilycopingwithincarcera-tionduringWorldWarII;andoneman’sdevelopingfriendshipwithGeneralPattoninamilitarytrainingcamp.TherearetalesofspiritualandscientificdiscoveriesandofthecitiesblossominginthefarthestcornersoftheCaliforniadesert.

Includingtheworksoflocalwriters—amongthemSusanStraight,GayleBrandeis,JuanFelipeHerrera,andRuthNolan—aswellashouseholdnamessuchasJohnSteinbeck,AldousHuxley,HunterS.Thompson,JonKrakauer,RebeccaSolnit,andBarryLopez,No Place for a Puritanisacollectionthatdisturbsandenchants.

u RuthNolanisapoetandwriterwhoseworkshaveappearedinmanyliterarymagazinesandanthologies.AformerwildlandfirefighterfortheBLMCaliforniaDesertDistrict,sheholdsaB.A.inEnglishfromCaliforniaStateUniversity,SanBernardino,andanM.A.inEnglish/CreativeWritingfromNorthernArizonaUniversity.SheisanassociateprofessorofEnglishatCollegeoftheDesertandshelivesinPalmDesert.

No Place for a PuritanThe Literature of California’s Deserts

Edited by Ruth Nolan

November 2009

Trade Paper, 978-1-59714-098-0, $21.95

352 pages (6 x 9)

A California Legacy Book

Co-published with Santa Clara University

Literature/Anthology

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Acontemporarymedicinewomantellsherstory

“MavisMcCoveymakesnoexoticclaimsaboutherpowers,butdescribesthosefunctionsasseamlesslyintegratedinKarukculture.Moreimportantly,shedescribesalivingcontemporaryculture,enrichingthemelancholybeautyofoursharedworld.”

—FreemanHouse,fromtheForeword

Sometimein1933,inNorthernCalifornia’slushHumboldtCounty,aKarukmedicinewomannamedDaisyJoneshadavisionidentifyingthetribe’snextmedicinewoman.Laterthatyear,MavisSmither(McCovey)wasborn,andinthefirsttwelveyearsofherlifeshewasgroomedbyadesignatedgroupofmedicinewomentobecomeaspiritualhealer.

Medicine Trails isMavisMcCovey’s honestandlivelyaccountofthemanyworldsinwhichshemoves:boththeIndianandwhiteculturalworlds,andtheday-to-dayandvisionaryrealityofthemedicinewoman’sworld,aswellastripstowhatshecalls“theotherside.”(Oneoftheresponsibilitiesofamedicinewomanistobringbackamedicineman’ssoulifhegetslostonthetrailsoftheworldbeyond—ataskMcCoveyhasbeencalledupontodo.)

Oneofveryfewfirst-personaccountsofNativeAmericanheal-ers,Medicine Trailsisinvaluableforitsinsightsintotheexperi-encesofamodern-daymedicinewoman.AndMcCoveyisawarmandengagingguidenotonlytoherlifebutalsotoherfamily’shistoryandthehistoryoftheKaruk,Yurok,andHupapeoplesoftheregion.

u MavisMcCovey(left)haslivedalongtheKlamathRiverinnorthwesternCaliforniaallherlife.Trainedasachildtobeamedicinewoman,sheassistswiththetraditionalceremoniesofhertribe,theKaruk.Themotheroffivechildren,shehasalsoworkedasacommunityhealthrepresentativeandanurse,andhasbeenanadvocateonissuesaffectingthehealthandwell-beingofthenativepeopleofherregion.

u JohnF.Salter(right)isaculturalanthropologist,teacher,andwriterwhohasworkedintermittentlywiththeKarukTribeofCaliforniaandtheKarukpeoplesince1968.TrainedbyGregoryBateson,SalterreceivedhisPh.D.forastudyofthesocialecologyoftheSalmonandKlamathRiversarea.HecurrentlylivesinSacramento.

Medicine TrailsA Life in Many Worlds

Mavis McCovey and John F. Salter

PhotobyHedySalter

September 2009

Trade Paper, 978-1-59714-117-8, $21.95

368 pages (5.5 x 8.5), with an 8-page b&w

photo signature

Native American/Memoir

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SavingtheMissionDistrictfrombulldozers

InA Community Organizer’s Tale,veteranactivistMikeMillerrecountstheriseandfalloftheMissionCoalitionOrganization(MCO),whichforestalledurbanrenewalprojectsinSanFrancisco’sMissionDistrictinthelate1960s.

Employingstrategiesinspiredbythefamouscommunityorga-nizerSaulAlinsky,Millerandhisteamoforganizersgalvanizedtheneighborhoodwiththehelpofchurches,Latino-powergroups,youthgroups,tenants’rightsadvocates,andotherstodemandasayinwhatwouldbebuiltinthearea.Oneofthemostsuccessfulorganizationsofitskindatthetime,“thevoiceoftheMission”effectivelynegotiatedjobsforunemployedresidentsandprotect-edlow-incometenantsfromexorbitantrentsuntilitwasultimatelyweakenedbytheinfluxoffederalfunding.

“MikeMillerisoneofthemostexperiencedcommunityorganizersinthenation.”

—HowardZinn,authorofA People’s History of the United States

“AworthysuccessortoSaulAlinsky’sReveille for Radicals.”—HermanGallegos,foundingexecutivedirectorof

theNationalCouncilofLaRaza

“Anabsolutemust-readforthoseinterestedincommunityandlabororganizing.”

—HerbMills,formerbusinessagentandsecretary-treasureroftheInternationalLongshore&WarehouseUnion(ILWU),Local10

“[Thisbookgives]valuablefirst-handinsightsintobuildinganeffectivecommunityorganization[and]engagingneighborhoodresidentsinshapingtheircommunities.Theauthor’scandorandself-reflectionarearefreshingcontrasttotheusual‘Iwasthereandmadeadifference.’”

—RobertD.Haas,chairmanoftheboardandformerpresidentandCEOofLeviStrauss&Co.

u MikeMillerdirectedcommunity-organizingprojectsinKansasCityandSanFranciscobeforestartingORGANIZE!TrainingCenter.HehastaughturbanstudiesandpoliticalscienceatUCBerkeley,Stanford,andelsewhere.

A Community Organizer’s TalePeople and Power in San Francisco

Mike Miller

September 2009

Trade Paper, 978-1-59714-118-5, $21.95

272 pages (6 x 9), with a b&w photo signature

History/Political Science

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IllustrationsofsomeofnorthwesternCalifornia’smostexoticflora

DelNorteCountyisoneofthemostbotanicallydiverseregionsofCalifornia.In1936,whenRubyVanDeventer,atthetimeanunschooledenthusiast,metCalifornia’sleadfieldbotanist,ProfessorWillisLinnJepson,hewasintrigued.“IamgladtomeetsomeonefromDelNorte,”hesaidasheshookRuby’shand.“Wehavetheleastknowledgeofthatareaofanywhereinthestate.”

Jepson,authoroftheauthoritativebotanicaltext The Jepson Manual,encouragedRuby’sbotanicalcollectingandpushedhertolearntaxonomyandplantanatomy.AsRubyincreasedherefforts,herhusbandArthurbegantoillustrateherplantswithpen-and-inkdrawingsandwatercolorpaintings.Overtheyears,theycompiledavastfloraofDelNorteCounty—overfourhundredspecimens,whicharenowintheJepsonHerbariumattheUniver-sityofCalifornia,Berkeley.

Alavishproductionwithmorethan128illustrationsofover120specimensoftheNorthCoastregion,A Rare Botanical Legacyisalong-overduetestamenttotheVanDeventers’contributionstoCaliforniabotany.DavidRainsWallace’sintroductoryessaybringstheirirrepressiblepersonalitiestolife,andthebeautifulreproduc-tionsofthepaintingsinspireacloserlookatnature.

u DavidRainsWallacehaspublishedsixteenbooksandnumerousarticlesonnaturalhistory,conservation,andrelatedsubjects.HisThe Klamath Knot,aboutthewildernessofnorthwesternCaliforniaandsouthwesternOregon,wontheJohnBurroughsMedalforNatureWritingin1984andwasincludedintheSan Francisco Chronicle’s1999listofthetwentiethcentury’s100bestnonfictionbooksontheWest.

u RickBennettcurrentlyteachesarthistoryatSouthernOregonCommunityCollegeandservesasatrusteefortheCollegeoftheRedwoods.

u SusanCallaworkedinsocialservicesandasaparkrangerforRedwoodNationalandStateParksbeforestartingFocusonNature,aconsultingbusinesspromotingnature-andheritage-basedtourisminDelNorteCounty.

A Rare Botanical LegacyThe Contributions of Ruby and Arthur Van Deventer

With an essay by David Rains Wallace; Edited by Rick Bennett and Susan Calla

December 2009

Cloth, 978-1-59714-116-1, $35.00

160 pages (9 x 12), with 100 paintings and

photographs

Art/Nature

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Asailor’sobservationofayounger,wilderCalifornia

InthisexcerptfromRichardHenryDanaJr.’saround-the-Hornmasterpiece,Two Years Before the Mast,weexperiencethewonderDanafeltwhenbeholdingtheCaliforniacoastforthefirsttime,in1835:

[T]herewasagrandeurineverythingaround,whichgaveasolemnitytothescene,asilenceandsolitarinesswhichaffectedeverypart!Notahumanbeingbutour-selvesformiles,andnosoundheardbutthepulsationsofthegreatPacific!

ThepassagestakenfromTwo Years Before the MastandcompiledhererevealwhatCaliforniawaslikebeforethegoldrush.TheheavilyforestedSanFranciscoBayAreaisafabulousplacetocollectfirewoodforthegalleystoves.Monterey,withitswhitewashedadobes,ismorepicturesquethanSantaBarbara,wheretheadobes“aremostlyleftofamudcolor.”Interestingly,SanPedro(thePortofLosAngeles)is“universallycalledthehellofCalifornia.”

Thispocket-sizedbookaimstozeroinonDana’sinsightfuldescriptionsofpre-AmericanCalifornia.Hiseyewitnessobserva-tionsofalandvibrantwithcommerceyetlargelyundevelopedwillappealtoanyoneinterestedinthemanyincarnationsofthisstate.

u RichardHenryDanaJr.lefthisstudiesatHarvardCollegein1834tobecomeacommonseamanonthehide-tradingbrigPilgriminhopesthataseavoyagewouldaidhisfailingeyesight.ThediaryhekeptduringthistripwasthebasisforTwo Years Before the Mast.HereturnedtoBostonin1836andcompletedalawdegreeatHarvardin1837,subsequentlybecomingalawyerandanexpertonmaritimelaw.

A Yankee in Mexican California, 1834–1836Richard Henry Dana Jr.; Foreword by John Seibert Farnsworth

January 2010

Trade Paper, 978-1-59714-119-2, $9.95

96 pages (4.5 x 7)

A California Legacy Book

Co-published with Santa Clara University

History/American West

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ASouthernCaliforniatribeexaminesitscontemporaryidentity

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Above All: Mount Whitney and California's Highest Peakssee art, photography, and architecture, p. 25

Birds of Napa CountyHermann Heinzelpaper, 978-1-59714-030-0, $12.95

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Geological Ramblings in YosemiteN. King Huber; Foreword by Jim Snyderpaper, 978-1-59714-072-0, $16.95

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The Life of an Oak: An Intimate PortraitGlenn Keator; Artwork by Susan Bazellpaper, 978-0-930588-98-4, $21.95

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The Marine Mammals of the Northwestern Coast of North AmericaCharles Melville Scammon Foreword by Dick Russellpaper, 978-1-59714-061-4, $16.95

National Park Wildlife Notecards Daniel San Souci paper, 978-1-930238-06-0, $12.95

One Day on Beetle RockSally Carrighar; Illustrations by Carl Dennis Buellpaper, 978-1-890771-53-9, $14.95

The Raccoon Next Door: Getting Along with Urban WildlifeGary Bogue; Illustrated by Chuck Toddpaper, 978-1-890771-71-3, $16.95

Sierra Birds: A Hiker’s GuideJohn Muir Lawspaper, 978-1-890771-78-2, $9.95

Sierra Nevada Tree IdentifierJim Paruk; Illustrated by Elizabeth Moralespaper, 978-0-939666-83-6, $9.95

Treasures of the Conservatory of FlowersNina Sazevich; Photographs by Kevin J. Frestpaper, 978-1-59714-031-7, $8.95

The Trees of Golden Gate Park and San FranciscoElizabeth McClintock; Edited and arranged by Richard G. Turner, Jr.paper, 978-1-890771-28-7, $18.95

Walking the Flatlands: The Rural Landscape of the Lower Sacramento ValleyMike Madisonpaper, 978-1-890771-84-3, $14.95

The Wild Muir: Twenty-Two of John Muir’s Greatest AdventuresSelected and introduced by Lee Stetson; Illustrated by Fiona Kingpaper, 978-1-59714-093-5, $10.95

Yosemite: An Enduring Treasure Text and photographs by Keith S. Walklet paper, 978-1-930238-04-6, $6.95

Yosemite Postcard Book Keith S. Walklet and Annette Bottaro-Walklet paper, 978-0-939666-89-8, $4.95

Yosemite Road Guide Richard P. Ditton and Donald E. McHenry paper, 978-0-939666-24-9, $3.50

Adopted by Indians: A True StoryThomas Jefferson Mayfieldpaper, 978-0-930588-93-9, $10.95

Chief Marin: Leader, Rebel, and LegendBetty Goerkepaper, 978-1-59714-053-9, $21.95

Chumash Ethnobotany: Plant Knowledge Among the Chumash People of Southern CaliforniaJan Timbrook, with botanical watercolors by Chris Chapmanpaper, 978-1-59714-048-5, $27.95

Deeper Than Gold: A Guide to Indian Life in the Sierra FoothillsBrian Bibby Photographs by Dugan Aguilarpaper, 978-0-930588-96-0, $18.95

The Dirt Is Red Here: Art and Poetry from Native CaliforniaEdited by Margaret Dubinpaper, 978-1-890771-54-6, $16.95

Dream Songs and Ceremony: Reflections on Traditional California Indian DanceFrank LaPenacloth, 978-1-890771-79-9, $25.00

Fast Cars and Frybread: Reports from the RezGordon Johnsonpaper, 978-1-59714-066-9, $12.95

The Fine Art of California Indian BasketryBrian Bibbypaper, 978-0-930588-87-8, $22.50

Flutes of Fire: Essays on California Indian LanguagesLeanne Hintonpaper, 978-0-930588-62-5, $18.00

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Grass Games and Moon Races: California Indian Games and ToysJeannine Gendarpaper, 978-0-930588-56-4, $14.95

The Heart Is Fire: The World of the Cahuilla Indians of Southern CaliforniaDeborah Dozierpaper, 978-0-930588-89-2, $16.00

How to Keep Your Language Alive: A Commonsense Approach to One-on-One Language LearningLeanne Hintonpaper, 978-1-890771-42-3, $15.95

Indian Summer: Traditional Life Among the Choinumne Indians of California’s San Joaquin Valley Thomas Jefferson Mayfieldpaper, 978-1-59714-035-5, $13.95

Indian TalesJaime de AnguloForeword by Darryl Babe WilsonAfterword by Gui de Angulopaper, 978-1-890771-66-9, $12.95

It Will Live Forever: Traditional Yosemite Indian Acorn PreparationBeverly R. Ortiz, as told by Julia F. Parkerpaper, 978-0-930588-45-8, $14.95

Life Amongst the Modocs: Unwritten HistoryJoaquin Millerpaper, 978-0-930588-79-3, $18.95

Life on the River: The Archaeology of an Ancient Native American CultureWilliam R. Hildebrandt and Michael J. Darcangelopaper, 978-1-59714-086-7, $13.95

The Maidu Indian Myths and Stories of Hanc’ibyjim Edited and translated by William Shipleypaper, 978-0-930588-52-6, $12.95

The Morning the Sun Went DownDarryl Babe Wilsonpaper, 978-0-930588-81-6, $13.95

Native Ways: California Indian Stories and MemoriesEdited by Malcolm Margolin and Yolanda Montijopaper, 978-0-930588-73-1, $10.95

Our People, Our Land, Our Images: International Indigenous Photographysee art, photography, and architecture, p. 26

Panamint Shoshone Basketry: An American Art FormEva Slaterpaper, 978-1-890771-89-8, $25.00

Remember Your Relations: The Elsie Allen Baskets, Family and FriendsSuzanne Abel-Vidor, Dot Brovarney, and Susan Billypaper, 978-0-930588-80-9, $20.00

Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian FeastMargaret Dubin and Sara-Larus Tolley; Foreword by Kathleen Rose Smithpaper, 978-1-59714-078-2, $21.95

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Straight with the Medicine: Narratives of Washoe Followers of the Tipi Way Warren L. d’Azevedopaper, 978-1-59714-029-4, $12.95

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The Way We Lived: California Indian Stories, Songs and ReminiscencesEdited by Malcolm Margolinpaper, 978-0-930588-55-7, $16.95

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History

920 O’Farrell Street: A Jewish Girlhood in Old San FranciscoHarriet Lane Levypaper, 978-0-930588-91-5, $14.95

The Ahwahnee: Yosemite’s Grand Hotel Text and photographs by Keith S. Walklet cloth, 978-1-930238-14-5, $19.95

Allensworth, the Freedom Colony: A California African American TownshipAlice C. Royal with Mickey Ellinger and Scott Braley; Photographs by Scott Braleypaper, 978-1-59714-091-1, $17.95

The Anza Trail and the Settling of CaliforniaVladimir Guerreropaper, 978-1-59714-026-3, $16.95

Archy Lee: A California Fugitive Slave CaseRudolph M. Lapppaper, 978-1-59714-080-5, $12.95

California: A Study of American CharacterJosiah Royce; Foreword by Ronald A. Wellspaper, 978-1-890771-52-2, $21.95

Courthouses of California: An Illustrated HistoryEdited by Ray McDevittcloth, 978-1-890771-49-2, $50.00

Death Valley in ’49William Lewis Manly; Edited by LeRoy and Jean Johnsonpaper, 978-1-890771-47-8, $18.95

Discovery of the Yosemite: And the Indian War of 1851 which Led to that Event Lafayette H. Bunnell paper, 978-0-939666-58-4, $9.95

Each a Mighty Voice:A Century of Speeches from The Commonwealth Club of CaliforniaEdited by Steven Boyd Saum; Preface by Gloria Duffycloth, 978-1-890771-87-4, $24.95

Eldorado: Adventures in the Path of EmpireBayard Taylor; Foreword by James D. Houstonpaper, 978-1-890771-36-2, $18.95

Fool’s Paradise: A Carey McWilliams ReaderIntroduction by Gray Brechin; Foreword by Wilson Carey McWilliamspaper, 978-1-890771-41-6, $18.95

General Vallejo and the Advent of the AmericansAlan Rosenuspaper, 978-1-890771-21-8, $18.95

Gunfight at Mussel Slough: Evolution of a Western MythEdited by Terry Beerspaper, 978-1-890771-82-9, $19.95

Ho! For Yo-Semite: By Foot, Horseback, Horse-Stage, Horseless Carriage, Bicycle, and Steam LocomotiveIntroduced and annotated by Hank Johnston paper, 978-1-930238-01-5, $12.95

The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to the Grapes of WrathJohn Steinbeck; Introduction by Charles Wollenbergpaper, 978-1-890771-61-4, $9.95

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Indian Life of the Yosemite Region: Miwok Material CultureS. A. Barrett and E. W. Giffordpaper, 978-0-939666-12-6, $14.95

Jewish Life in the American WestEdited by Ava F. Kahnpaper, 978-1-890771-77-5, $22.50

A Journal of Ramblings through the High Sierras of California Joseph LeConte; Introduction by Dean Shenk; Afterword by John Muir paper, 978-0-939666-70-6, $7.95

The Land of Orange Groves and Jails: Upton Sinclair’s CaliforniaEdited by Lauren Coodleypaper, 978-1-890771-95-9, $16.95

Lands of Promise and Despair: Chronicles of Early California, 1535–1846Edited by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewiczpaper, 978-1-890771-48-5, $24.95

Life in a California Mission:Monterey in 1786Jean François de La Pérousepaper, 978-0-930588-39-7, $10.95

Missing in the Minarets: The Search for Walter A. Starr, Jr. William Alsup paper, 978-1-930238-18-3, $14.95

Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada Clarence King; Introduction by James M. Shebl paper, 978-0-939666-86-7, $9.95

Mountains and MolehillsFrank Marryatpaper, 978-1-59714-100-0, $16.95

Norman Clyde: Legendary Mountaineer of California’s Sierra NevadaRobert C. Pavlik; Foreword by Steve Roperpaper, 978-1-59714-110-9, $14.95

One Hundred Years in Yosemite: Omnibus Edition Carl P. Russell; New introduction and annotations by Hank Johnston paper, 978-0-939666-60-7, $9.95

Past Tents: The Way We CampedSusan Snyderpaper, 978-1-59714-039-3, $17.95

The Port Chicago Mutiny:The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U.S. Naval HistoryRobert L. Allenpaper, 978-1-59714-028-7, $14.95

Railroads of the Yosemite ValleyHank Johnston with James Lawpaper, 978-0-939666-80-5, $21.95

The Shirley Letters: From the California Mines, 1851–1852Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe; Edited with an introduction by Marlene Smith-Baranzinipaper, 978-1-890771-00-3, $13.95

Testimonios: Early California through the Eyes of Women, 1815–1848Translated with an introduction and commentary by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewiczpaper, 978-1-59714-033-1, $18.95

Una Storia Segreta: The Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Internment during World War IIEdited by Lawrence DiStasipaper, 978-1-890771-40-9, $21.95

Unsettling the West:Eliza Farnham and Georgiana Bruce Kirby in Frontier CaliforniaJoAnn Levy; Foreword by Kevin Starrcloth, 978-1-890771-85-0, $24.95 paper, 978-1-890771-83-6, $16.95

Workin’ Man Blues: Country Music in CaliforniaGerald Haslam, with Alexandra Haslam Russell and Richard Chonpaper, 978-1-59714-017-1, $21.95

A World Transformed: Firsthand Accounts of California Before the Gold RushEdited by Joshua Paddisonpaper, 978-1-890771-13-3, $18.95

Yosemite: Its Discovery, Its Wonders, and Its PeopleMargaret Sanbornpaper, 978-1-59714-096-6, $12.95

The Yosemite Grant, 1864–1906: A Pictorial HistoryHank Johnstonpaper, 978-1-930238-09-1, $20.00

Yosemite’s Tioga Country: A History and Appreciation Gene Rose cloth, 978-1-930238-25-1, $24.95

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Edges of Bounty: Adventures in the Edible ValleyWilliam EmeryPhotographs by Scott Squirepaper, 978-1-59714-108-6, $24.95

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Bloodvine Aris Janigianpaper, 978-1-890771-98-0, $14.95

Ecotopia: 30th Anniversary EditionErnest Callenbachpaper, 978-0-9604320-1-1, $13.95

Ecotopia EmergingErnest Callenbachpaper, 978-0-9604320-3-5, $19.95

The Journey of the FlameWalter Nordhoff Foreword by Rebecca Solnitpaper, 978-1-890771-58-4, $14.95

Merton of the MoviesHarry Leon Wilson Foreword by David Finepaper, 978-1-890771-96-6, $14.95

November GrassJudy Van der Veer Foreword by Ursula K. Le Guinpaper, 978-1-890771-39-3, $13.95

Peace Is a Four-Letter WordJanet Nichols Lynchpaper, 978-1-59714-014-0, $9.95

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StormGeorge R. StewartForeword by Ernest Callenbachpaper, 978-1-890771-74-4, $13.95

Tales of the Fish PatrolJack London; Introduction by Jerry George paper, 978-1-59714-005-8, $11.95

Woman of Ill FameErika Mailmanpaper, 978-1-59714-051-5, $13.95

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The Autobiography of Lincoln SteffensForeword by Tom C. Leonardpaper, 978-1-59714-016-4, $21.95

Blithe TomatoMike Madisonpaper, 978-1-59714-024-9, $15.00

Farmworker’s Daughter: Growing Up Mexican in AmericaRose Castillo Guilbaultpaper, 978-1-59714-034-8, $11.95

Fast Cars and Frybread: Reports from the Rezsee native american, p. 17

Heirlooms: Letters from a Peach FarmerDavid Mas Masumoto Illustrated by Doug Hansencloth, 978-1-59714-064-5, $21.95

Letters to the Valley: A Harvest of Memories David Mas Masumoto Illustrated by Doug Hansenpaper, 978-1-59714-038-6, $14.95

The Oracles: My Filipino Grandparents in AmericaPati Navalta Pobletepaper, 978-1-59714-036-2, $13.95

Ticket to ExileAdam David Millerpaper, 978-1-59714-065-2, $14.95

Tree BarkingNesta Rovinapaper, 978-1-59714-081-2, $14.95

Walking Tractor: And Other Country TalesBruce Pattersonpaper, 978-1-59714-082-9, $14.95

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AutoBioDiversity: True Stories from ZYZZYVA Edited by Howard Junkerpaper, 978-1-59714-007-2, $14.95

Bret Harte’s Gold RushBret Hartepaper, 978-0-930588-88-5, $13.95

Califauna: A Literary Field GuideEdited by Terry Beers and Emily Elrodpaper, 978-1-59714-049-2, $21.95

California Uncovered: Stories for the 21st CenturyEdited by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, William E. Justice, and James Quaypaper, 978-1-890771-97-3, $15.95

Dark God of Eros: A William Everson ReaderEdited by Albert Gelpipaper, 978-1-890771-64-5, $22.95

Essential BierceEdited by John R. Dunlappaper, 978-1-59714-054-6, $11.95

Essential Mary AustinEdited by Kevin Hearlepaper, 978-1-59714-043-0, $11.95

Essential MuirEdited by Fred Whitepaper, 978-1-59714-027-0, $12.95

Essential SaroyanEdited by William E. Justicepaper, 978-1-59714-001-0, $11.95

Forgotten Bread: First-Generation Armenian American WritersEdited by David Kherdiancloth, 978-1-59714-069-0, $29.95paper, 978-1-59714-068-3, $21.95

Gold Rush: A Literary ExplorationEdited by Michael Kowalewskipaper, 978-0-930588-99-1, $18.48

Haslam’s ValleyGerald Haslampaper, 978-1-59714-018-8, $18.95

He Flies through the Air with the Greatest of Ease: A William Saroyan ReaderEdited by William E. Justicecloth, 978-1-59714-089-8, $35.00paper, 978-1-59714-090-4, $24.95

Highway 99: A Literary Journey through California’s Great Central ValleyEdited by Stan Yogi, Gayle Mak, and Patricia Wakidapaper, 978-1-59714-067-6, $18.95

Inlandia: A Literary Journey through California’s Inland EmpireEdited by Gayle Wattawapaper, 978-1-59714-037-9, $18.95

Mark Twain’s San FranciscoEdited by Bernard Taperpaper, 978-1-890771-69-0, $14.95

No Rooms of Their Own: Women Writers of Early California, 1849–1869Edited by Ida Rae Eglipaper, 978-1-890771-01-0, $16.95

A Separate Star: Selected Writings of Helen Hunt JacksonEdited by Michelle Burnhampaper, 978-1-59714-074-4, $21.95

Under the Fifth Sun: Latino Literature from Californiasee ethnic studies, p. 24

Unfinished Message: Selected Works of Toshio MoriIntroduction by Lawson Fusao Inadapaper, 978-1-890771-35-5, $15.95

Unfolding Beauty: Celebrating California’s LandscapesEdited by Terry Beerspaper, 978-1-890771-34-8, $17.95

Wallace Stegner’s West: Selected WorksEdited with an introduction by Page Stegnerpaper, 978-1-59714-111-6, $18.95

Where Light Takes Its Color from the Sea: A California NotebookJames D. Houstonpaper, 978-1-59714-105-5, $15.95

Anthologies and Collections

Poetry

The Addison Street Anthology: Berkeley’s Poetry WalkEdited by Robert Hass and Jessica Fisherpaper, 978-1-890771-94-2, $14.95

California Poetry: From the Gold Rush to the Present Edited by Dana Gioia, Chryss Yost, and Jack Hickspaper, 978-1-890771-72-0, $21.95

Jazz Idiom: Blueprints, Stills and Framessee art, photography, and architecture, p. 26

No Other LifeGary Youngpaper, 978-1-59714-004-1, $13.95

PleasureGary Youngpaper, 978-1-59714-023-2, $12.95

Skin TaxTim Z. Hernandez; Foreword by Juan Felipe Herrerapaper, 978-1-890771-93-5, $12.95

The Smokehouse Boys Shaunna Oteka McCoveypaper, 978-1-59714-019-5, $11.95

A Sweetness Rising: New and Selected PoemsRoberta Spear; Edited with an introduction by Philip Levinepaper, 978-1-59714-063-8, $12.95

Tamalpais Walking: Poetry, History, and Printssee art, photography, and architecture, p. 25

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Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese DiasporaAndrew Lam Foreword by Richard Rodriguezpaper, 978-1-59714-020-1, $14.95

“[A]powerfulcollectionofessays[and]acohesivepresentationwithbroadappeal.”

—Library Journal

PEN/BeyondMarginsAwardWinner

Ethnic Studies

Allensworth, the Freedom Colony: A California African American Townshipsee history, p. 20

Archy Lee: A California Fugitive Slave Casesee history, p. 20

Bitter Melon: Inside America’s Last Rural Chinese TownJeff Gillenkirk and James Motlowpaper, 978-0-930588-58-8, $21.95

Bloodvinesee literature and poetry, p. 22

Farmworker’s Daughter: Growing Up Mexican in Americasee literature and poetry, p. 22

Forgotten Bread: First-Generation Armenian American Writerssee literature and poetry, p. 23

He Flies through the Air with the Greatest of Ease: A William Saroyan Readersee literature and poetry, p. 23

Heirlooms: Letters from a Peach Farmersee literature and poetry, p. 22

Henry Sugimoto: Painting an American ExperienceKristine Kim Epilogue by Madeline Sugimotopaper, 978-1-890771-43-0, $24.95

Journey to Topazsee children, p. 15

Letters to the Valley: A Harvest of Memories see literature and poetry, p. 22

Nothing Left in My Hands: The Issei of a Rural California Town, 1900–1942Kazuko Nakane Foreword by Naomi Hiraharapaper, 978-1-59714-109-3, $14.95

Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment ExperienceEdited by Lawson Fusao Inadapaper, 978-1-890771-30-0, $21.95

The Oracles: My Filipino Grandparents in Americasee literature and poetry, p. 22

Peaceful Painter: Memoirs of an Issei Woman ArtistHisako Hibi; Introduction by Kristine Kim; Recollections by Ibuki Hibi Leepaper, 978-1-890771-90-4, $20.00

The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U.S. Naval Historysee history, p. 21

Riverbigsee literature and poetry, p. 22

Samurai of Gold Hillsee children, p. 15

Ticket to Exilesee literature and poetry, p. 22

Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata’s Art of the InternmentEdited by Kimi Kodani Hillpaper, 978-1-890771-26-3, $22.50

Under the Dragon: California’s New CultureLonny Shavelson and Fred Setterberg Foreword by Andrew Lampaper, 978-1-59714-045-4, $24.95

Under the Fifth Sun: Latino Literature from CaliforniaEdited by Rick Heide; Foreword by Juan Velascopaper, 978-1-890771-59-1, $19.95short discount title

Unfinished Message: Selected Works of Toshio Morisee literature and poetry, p. 23

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art, photography, and architecture ��

Above All: Mount Whitney and California’s Highest PeaksPhotographs by David Stark Wilson with text by Steve Roper Foreword by Ken Browercloth, 978-1-59714-107-9, $35.00

All the Saints of the City of the Angels: Seeking the Soul of L.A. on Its StreetsJ. Michael Walkerpaper, 978-1-59714-075-1, $35.00

The Architecture of RatcliffWoodruff Minor; Photography by Kiran Singhcloth, 978-1-59714-042-3, $39.95

At Work: The Art of California LaborEdited by Mark Dean Johnsonpaper, 978-1-890771-67-6, $35.00

Bear in Mind: The California GrizzlySusan Snydercloth, 978-1-890771-70-6, $49.50

Bracing for Disaster: Earthquake-Resistant Architecture and Engineering in San Francisco, 1838–1933Stephen Tobrinerpaper, 978-1-59714-025-6, $30.00

Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman’s Social SurrealismCrocker Art Museum and Irving Norman Trust; Edited by Ray Day and Scott Shieldspaper, 978-1-59714-041-6, $35.00

Dream StreetDouglas McCullohForeword by D. J. Waldiepaper, 978-1-59714-103-1, $22.50

Eat, Drink and Be Hairy!: The Travels and Travails of Yosemite’s Bears and Their Peculiar PalsPhil Frankpaper, 978-1-930238-21-3, $13.95

Edges of Bounty: Adventures in the Edible Valleysee literature and poetry, p. 22

First Light: Five Photographers Explore Yosemite’s WildernessCharles Cramer, Karl Kroeber, Scot Miller, Mike Osborne, and Keith S. Walkletpaper, 978-1-59714-102-4, $27.95

Fur and Loafing in Yosemite: A Collection of “Farley” Cartoons Set in Yosemite National ParkPhil Frankpaper, 978-0-939666-94-2, $12.95

Gables and Fables: A Portrait of San Francisco’s Pacific HeightsAnne Bloomfield and Arthur Bloomfield Illustrated by Kit Haskellcloth, 978-1-59714-055-3, $30.00paper, 978-1-59714-056-0, $19.95

The High Sierra of CaliforniaPoems and Journals by Gary SnyderWoodcuts by Tom Killionpaper, 978-1-890771-99-7, $24.95

Impressions of the East: Treasures from the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California, BerkeleyDeborah Rudolphpaper, 978-1-890771-99-7, $39.95

Ira Nowinski’s San Francisco: Poets, Politics, and DivasIra Nowinski; Foreword by Rebecca Solnitpaper, 978-1-59714-040-9, $27.95

Luminous Mountains: The Sierra Nevada of CaliforniaPhotographs and text by Tim Palmerpaper, 978-1-59714-077-5, $19.95

Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacysee nature, p. 16

Art, Photography, and Architecture

Tamalpais Walking: Poetry, History, and PrintsTom Killion and Gary Snyder

cloth, 978-1-59714-097-3, $50.00

“Mt.Tamalpaismusthavedreamedthesetwofineartistsasameansofaffordingitselfsuitablehonors.Thisbookisatriumphofsubject

andform.Don’tmissit.”—PeterCoyote,actor/writer

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Obata’s Yosemite: The Art and Letters of Chiura Obata from His Trip to the High Sierra in 1927 With essays by Janice T. Driesbach and Susan Landauer paper, 978-0-939666-67-6, $24.95

Obata’s Yosemite Woodblock Prints Notecard Set Chiura Obata paper, 978-1-930238-16-9, $11.95

Our People, Our Land, Our Images: International Indigenous PhotographyEdited by Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie and Veronica Passalacquapaper, 978-1-59714-057-7, $27.95

The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite Text and photographs by Michael Frye paper, 978-1-930238-00-8, $8.95

Picturing California’s Other Landscape: The Great Central ValleyEdited by Heath Schenkerpaper, 978-1-890771-25-6, $35.00

Quizzical Eye: The Photography of Rondal PartridgeElizabeth Partridge and Sally Steinpaper, 978-1-890771-57-7, $21.95

A Seed of Modernism: The Art Students League of Los Angeles, 1906–1953Will South, Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick, and Julia Armstrong-Tottenpaper, 978-1-59714-076-8, $24.95

Shades of California: The Hidden Beauty of Ordinary LifeEdited by Kimi Kodani Hillpaper, 978-1-890771-44-7, $18.95

Structures of UtilityDavid Stark Wilsoncloth, 978-1-890771-62-1, $45.00

Sudden and Solitary: Mount Shasta and Its Artistic Legacy, 1841–2008William C. Miesse with Robyn G. Petersonpaper, 978-1-59714-088-1, $35.00

Theodore Wores in the SouthwestEdited by Stephen Beckerpaper, 978-1-59714-047-8, $24.95

Activism

At Work: The Art of California Laborsee art, photography, and architecture, p. 25

Changing Course: Windcall and the Art of RenewalSusan Wellspaper, 978-1-59714-071-3, $18.95

The Front Lines of Social Change: Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln BrigadeRichard Bermackpaper, 978-1-59714-000-3, $19.95

Grassroots Philanthropy: Field Notes of a Maverick GrantmakerBill Somerville with Fred Setterbergcloth, 978-1-59714-084-3, $15.00reduced price

Our Valley, Our ChoiceGreat Valley Centerpaper, 978-1-59714-058-4, $17.95

Jazz Idiom: Blueprints, Stills and Frames

The Jazz Photography of Charles L. Robinson;

Poetic Takes and Riffs by Al Youngpaper, 978-1-59714-095-9, $21.95

Robinson’sphotographsandYoung’spoemsprovidecandidandintimateportraitsofthejazzgreats.

The Yosemite John Muir; Photographs by Galen Rowell paper, 978-1-930238-07-7, $24.95

Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness Photographs by William Neill; Essay by Tim Palmer paper, 978-0-939666-82-9, $19.95

Yosemite MeditationsPhotographs by Michael Frye; Foreword by Michael Tollefsoncloth, 978-1-59714-094-2, $9.95

Yosemite Once Removed: Portraits of the BackcountryPhotographs by Claude Fiddler; Essays by Steve Roper, Nancy Fiddler, Anne Macquarie, John Hart, and Doug Robinsoncloth, 978-1-930238-05-3, $29.95

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920O’FarrellStreet..........................20

AboveAll......................................... 25

AddisonStreetAnthology,The......... 23

AdoptedbyIndians.......................... 17

Ahwahnee,The................................20

AlltheSaintsoftheCityoftheAngels......................................... 25

Allensworth,theFreedomColony.........................................20

Antelope,Bison,Cougar.................. 15

AnzaTrailandtheSettlingofCalifornia,The.............................20

ArchitectureofRatcliff,The.............. 25

ArchyLee.........................................20

AtWork............................................ 25

AutoBioDiversity.............................. 23

AutobiographyofLincolnSteffens,The...................22

BabyBearIsn’tHungry.................... 15

BearinMind.................................... 25

BirdsofNapaCounty....................... 16

BitterMelon.....................................24

BlitheTomato..................................22

Bloodvine.......................................22

BracingforDisaster.......................... 25

BretHarte’sGoldRush..................... 23

Califauna......................................... 23

California.........................................20

CaliforniaPoetry.............................. 23

CaliforniaUncovered........................ 23

ChainLetter..................................... 15

ChangingCourse..............................26

ChiefMarin...................................... 17

ChumashEthnobotany..................... 17

CommunityOrganizer’sTale,A......... 10

CompleteGuidetoYosemiteNationalPark,6thEdition,The.... 16

CourthousesofCalifornia.................20

DarkGodofEros.............................. 23

DarkMetropolis............................... 25

Dawson’sAvianKingdom................. 16

DeathValleyin’49...........................20

DeeperThanGold............................ 17

DirtIsRedHere,The......................... 17

DiscoveringNature’sAlphabet......... 15

DiscoveringSierraReptilesandAmphibians................................ 16

DiscoveryoftheYosemite................20

DreamSongsandCeremony............ 17

DreamStreet.................................... 25

DreamTown.................................... 15

EachaMightyVoice.........................20

EasyDayHikesinYosemite.............. 16

Eat,DrinkandBeHairy.................... 25

Ecotopia..........................................22

EcotopiaEmerging...........................22

EdgesofBounty...............................22

Eldorado..........................................20

EssentialBierce............................... 23

EssentialMaryAustin...................... 23

EssentialMuir.................................. 23

EssentialSaroyan............................ 23

Farmworker’sDaughter....................22

FastCarsandFrybread..................... 17

FineArtofCaliforniaIndianBasketry,The.............................. 17

FirstLight......................................... 25

FloraoftheSantaAnaRiverandEnvirons............................... 16

FloweringShrubsofYosemiteandtheSierraNevada................. 16

FlutesofFire.................................... 17

Fool’sParadise................................20

ForgottenBread............................... 23

FrontLinesofSocialChange,The.....26

FurandLoafinginYosemite............. 25

GablesandFables........................... 25

GeneralVallejoandtheAdventoftheAmericans..............20

GeologicStoryofYosemiteNationalPark,The....................... 16

GeologicalRamblingsinYosemite................................. 16

GoldRush........................................ 23

Granite,Water,andLight................. 16

GrassGamesandMoonRaces......... 18

GrassrootsPhilanthropy...................26

GuidetotheSequoiaGrovesofCalifornia,A............................ 16

GunfightatMusselSlough...............20

HappyCamperHandbook,The......... 15

HarvestGypsies,The........................20

Haslam’sValley............................... 23

HeFliesthroughtheAirwiththeGreatestofEase.................... 23

HeartIsFire,The.............................. 18

Heirlooms........................................22

HenrySugimoto...............................24

HighSierraofCalifornia,The............ 25

Highway99...................................... 23

HistoricYosemitePostcardBook,The.................................... 16

Ho!ForYo-Semite.............................20

HowtoKeepYourLanguageAlive..... 18

HumphreytheWaywardWhale......... 15

IllustratedFloraofYosemiteNationalPark,An........................ 16

ImpressionsoftheEast.................... 25

IndianLifeoftheYosemiteRegion... 21

IndianSummer................................ 18

IndianTales..................................... 18

Inlandia........................................... 23

IraNowinski’sSanFrancisco............ 25

ItWillLiveForever............................ 18

JazzIdiom........................................26

JewishLifeintheAmericanWest...... 21

JournalofRamblingsthroughtheHighSierrasofCalifornia,A... 21

JourneyoftheFlame,The.................22

JourneytoTopaz.............................. 15

LandofOrangeGrovesandJails,The..................................... 21

LandsofPromiseandDespair.......... 21

LawsFieldGuidetotheSierraNevada,The...................... 16

LawsPocketGuideSet,The............2–3

LegendsoftheYosemiteMiwok....... 15

LetterstotheValley..........................22

LifeAmongsttheModocs................. 18

LifeinaCaliforniaMission............... 21

LifeofanOak,The........................... 16

LifeontheRiver............................... 18

LionSinger...................................... 15

LuminousMountains....................... 25

MagpiesandMayflies...................... 16

MaiduIndianMythsandStoriesofHanc’ibyjim,The..................... 18

MarineMammalsoftheNorthwesternCoastofNorthAmerica,The...................... 17

MarkTwain’sSanFrancisco.............. 23

MedicineTrails...................................9

MertonoftheMovies.......................22

MissingintheMinarets.................... 21

MorningtheSunWentDown,The..... 18

MotherGooseinCalifornia.............. 15

MountaineeringintheSierraNevada....................................... 21

MountainsandMolehills................. 21

NationalParkWildlifeNotecards................................... 17

NativeWays..................................... 18

Nature’sBelovedSon...................... 16

NewsfromNativeCalifornia............. 19

NoOtherLife................................... 23

NoPlaceforaPuritan.........................8

NoRoomsofTheirOwn.................... 23

NoTimetoNap................................ 15

NormanClyde.................................. 21

NothingLeftinMyHands.................24

NovemberGrass..............................22

O,MyAncestor................................. 13

Obata’sYosemite.............................26

Obata’sYosemiteWoodblockPrintsNotecardSet.....................26

OhloneWay,The.............................. 18

OneDayonBeetleRock................... 17

OneHundredYearsinYosemite....... 21

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OnlyWhatWeCouldCarry................24

Oracles,The.....................................22

OurPeople,OurLand,OurImages.................................26

OurValley,OurChoice.....................26

PanamintShoshoneBasketry.......... 18

PastTents........................................ 21

PeaceIsaFour-LetterWord..............22

PeacefulPainter...............................24

PerfumeDreams..............................24

Photographer’sGuidetoYosemite,The.............................26

PicturingCalifornia’sOtherLandscape..................................26

Pleasure.......................................... 23

PortChicagoMutiny,The.................. 21

QuizzicalEye...................................26

RaccoonNextDoor,The................... 17

RailroadsoftheYosemiteValley.......................................... 21

RareBotanicalLegacy,A...................11

RememberYourRelations................ 18

RiverofWords.................................. 15

Riverbig...........................................22

SamuraiofGoldHill......................... 15

Seaweed,Salmon,andManzanitaCider.......................... 18

SeedofModernism,A......................26

SeparateStar,A............................... 23

ShadesofCalifornia.........................26

ShirleyLetters,The.......................... 21

SierraBirds...................................... 17

SierraNevadaTreeIdentifier............ 17

SkinTax........................................... 23

SmokehouseBoys,The................... 23

SpringSalmon,HurrytoMe!............ 18

StellaandRoyGoCamping............. 15

Stickeen.......................................... 15

Storm..............................................22

StraightwiththeMedicine............... 18

StructuresofUtility..........................26

SuddenandSolitary........................26

SweetnessRising,A......................... 23

TalesoftheFishPatrol.....................22

TamalpaisWalking........................... 25

Testimonios..................................... 21

TheodoreWoresintheSouthwest....26

There’sanOpossuminMyBackyard................................ 15

TickettoExile...................................22

TotheAmericanIndian.................... 18

TopazMoon.....................................24

TreasuresoftheConservatoryofFlowers.................................... 17

TreeBarking.....................................22

TreeofTime,The.............................. 15

TreesofGoldenGateParkandSanFrancisco,The...................... 17

TwoBearCubs................................. 15

UnaStoriaSegreta........................... 21

UndertheDragon............................24

UndertheFifthSun..........................24

UnfinishedMessage........................ 23

UnfoldingBeauty............................. 23

UnsettlingtheWest.......................... 21

WalkingtheFlatlands....................... 17

WalkingTractor................................22

WallaceStegner’sWest.................... 23

WayWeLived,The........................... 18

WhatAnnaLoves............................. 15

WheelsofChange..........................4–5

WhereLightTakesItsColorfromtheSea............................... 23

WhereverThere’saFight................6–7

WildMuir,The.................................. 17

WomanofIllFame...........................22

Workin’ManBlues........................... 21

WorldofSmall,The.......................... 15

WorldTransformed,A....................... 21

YankeeinMexicanCalifornia,1834–1836,A.............................. 12

Yosemite,The.................................26

Yosemite:AnEnduringTreasure...... 17

Yosemite:ItsDiscovery,ItsWonders,andItsPeople......... 21

Yosemite:ThePromiseofWildness....................................26

YosemiteGrant,1864–1906,The...... 21

YosemiteMeditations......................26

YosemiteOnceRemoved..................26

YosemitePostcardBook.................. 17

YosemiteRoadGuide...................... 17

Yosemite’sTiogaCountry................. 21

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