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Here you can see what library staff are recommending and read a summary of each book.

How To Use:
  • Select a title link to find that book's library location and availability.
  • Select the Full Review link to read the entire summary and view the book cover, both in a popup window.
  • To read previous recommendations by category, pick a category from the table to the right.

List 1 - 4 of 4 records in Outdoors & Nature

The High Sierra of California by poems and journals by Gary Snyder, Tom Killion, and John Muir
This edition was adapted from the limited-edition, hand-printed book (no longer available) that Santa Cruz printmaker Tom Killion produced from 1997 to 2000. Inspired by the work of nineteenth-century Japanese artists, Bay ...
Full Review (February 2003)

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
The premise of this fascinating read is that plants are not the passive beings that they seem and actively choose qualities which make them attractive to humans in order to ensure prosperity, ...
Full Review (November 2002)

South Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures In and Around Santa Clara Valley by Jean Rusmore, Frances Spangle and Betsy Crowder
In Santa Clara County, despite the crush of approximately 1,700,0000 people, there are remarkable secluded getaways where it can be just you, your family if you choose, and Mother Nature. In this ...
Full Review (September 2002)

Search for the Giant Squid by Richard Ellis
The giant squid remains the most mysterious large animal on earth; no one knows how large it gets, how many there are, how they breed, whether they are scavengers or hunters, how ...
Full Review (December 2001)

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