Geographic Orientation/California
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The Road to Los Angeles
$19.99 Add to cartI had a lot of jobs in Los Angeles Harbor because our family was poor and my father was dead. My first job was ditchdigging a short time after I graduated from high school. Every night I couldn’t slee
- Author: Fante, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 31 2002
- ISBN10: 0876856490
- Language: English
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The Long Valley
$17.00 Add to cartA Penguin Classic
First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize wi- Series: Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics
- Author: Steinbeck, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0140187456
- Language: English
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1st to Die
$30.00 Add to cartFour crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women’s Murder Club novel that launched James Patterson’s thrilling series.
Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay B- Series: Women’s Murder Club #1
- Author: Patterson, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 21 2004
- ISBN10: 0316666009
- Language: English
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The Black Dahlia
$18.99 Read moreThe highly acclaimed novel based on America’s most infamous unsolved murder case. Dive into 1940s Los Angeles as two cops spiral out of control in their hunt for The Black Dahlia’s killer in this powe
- Author: Ellroy, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 01, 2006
- ISBN10: 0446698873
- Language: English
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The Narrows
$19.99 Add to cartIn the depths of the Nevada desert, FBI agent Rachel Walling and former LAPD Detective Harry Bosch must confront The Poet, a terrifying serial killer who leads them down a dark and twisted path.
FBI a… [more below]- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #10
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699543
- Language: English
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Tartine No. 3: Ancient Modern Classic Whole
$42.50 Add to cartThe third in a series of classic, collectible cookbooks from Tartine Bakery & Cafe, one of the great bakeries, Tartine Book No. 3 is a revolutionary, and altogether timely, exploration of baking with … [more below]
- Series: Tartine
- Author: Robertson, Chad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 17 2013
- ISBN10: 1452114307
- Language: English
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Pay It Forward
$18.99 Add to cartAn immediate bestseller when first published, Pay It Forward captured hearts all over the world, became a wildly popular film, and spawned a generation of increased altruism. This anniversary edition … [more below]
- Author: Hyde, Catherine Ryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 23 2014
- ISBN10: 1476796386
- Language: English
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Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation’s Most Elusive Serial Killer
$20.00 Add to cartRobert Graysmith’s New York Times bestselling account of the desperate hunt for a serial killer and his own investigation of California’s unsolved Zodiac murders.
A sexual sadist, the Zodiac killer t- Author: Graysmith, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 05 2020
- ISBN10: 0593199650
- Language: English
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Assembling California
$20.00 Read moreAt various times in a span of fifteen years, John McPhee made geological field surveys in the company of Eldridge Moores, a tectonicist at the University of California at Davis. The result of these tr
- Series: Annals of the Former World #4
- Author: McPhee, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0374523932
- Language: English
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Gjelina: Cooking from Venice, California
$40.00 Add to cartThe ultimate California cookbook: 125+ rustic and delicious dishes from Los Angeles’s most talked-about restaurant.
Gjelina in Venice Beach, California, is lauded by critics from London to New York t- Author: Lett, Travis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 27 2015
- ISBN10: 145212809X
- Language: English
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Malibu Farm Cookbook: Recipes from the California Coast
$40.00 Add to cartFrom the beloved restaurant, a cookbook featuring more than 100 recipes that celebrates fresh produce, meals for sharing, and the beauty of coastal California.
Situated at the end of the pier, Malibu- Author: Henderson, Helene
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 12, 2016
- ISBN10: 1101907363
- Language: English
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Sobrevivà El Terremoto de San Francisco, 1906 (I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906)
$5.99 Add to cartThe terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page
iLa versi n en espa ol de I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 A Leo, de diez a os, le gusta ser vendedor de peri… [more below]
- Series: Sobreviv? #5
- Author: Tarshis, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1338601210
- Language: Spanish
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The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America
$18.99 Add to cart- Author: Wilde Anderson, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1501195999
- Language: English
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The Forest Feast Road Trip: Simple Vegetarian Recipes Inspired by My Travels Through California
$40.00 Add to cartErin Gleeson, the New York Times bestselling author of the beloved Forest Feast, presents a love letter to travel and delicious vegetarian food from her home state of California.
For years, Forest F- Author: Gleeson, Erin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1419744259
- Language: English
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The Los Angeles Puzzle Book: 90 Word Searches, Jumbles, Crossword Puzzles, and More All about Los Angeles, California!
$14.99 Add to cartIt’s no puzzle why folks visit Los Angeles or even call it home From Disneyland to the Griffith Observatory to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, there’s something for everyone. Now, in The Los Angeles Puzz
- Author: Bushel & Peck Books
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1952239338
- Language: English
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The Road Through the Wall
$16.00 Add to cartThe compelling novel that began Shirley Jackson’s legendary career
Pepper Street is a really nice, safe California neighborhood. The houses are tidy and the lawns are neatly mowed. Of course, the coun- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Jackson, Shirley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 25 2013
- ISBN10: 0143107054
- Language: English
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Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove
$20.95 Read moreThe empowering true story of the 1931 Lemon Grove Incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first Mexican American school desegregation case in US history.
Twelve-year-old Robe
- Author: Hale, Christy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 13 2019
- ISBN10: 0892394277
- Language: Spanish
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Stalking the Angel: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel
$9.99 Add to cartMeet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wisecreacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up.
The blonde who walked into Cole’s of- Series: Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel #2
- Author: Crais, Robert
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 0593157168
- Language: English
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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #9: April Fools’ Fiasco
$6.99 Add to cartCelebrate 20 years of A to Z Mysteries No foolin’
It’s the first of April in Green Lawn Mr. Paskey, owner of the Book Nook, plays an April Fools’ Day prank on Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. They hatch- Series: A to Z Mysteries #9
- Author: Roy, Ron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 28 2017
- ISBN10: 0399551956
- Language: English
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Lost Light
$19.99 Add to cartIn this New York Times bestseller, retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch wants justice for a murdered production assistant — but without his police badge, can he take down a powerful and ruthless killer… [more below]
- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #9
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699527
- Language: English
