Note: Much of our staff has taken ill, and we are running with a minimal crew. We'll try to ship orders promptly, but there may be some delays until around August 20.
New Books for 2008 at Bored Feet Press
The High Sierra of California
Poems and Journals by Gary Snyder, Woodcuts by Tom Killion
Working from sketches made on mountaineering trips over a period of thirty years, Tom Killion uses traditional woodcut techniques to create riveting images of the Sierra. Adding poems and excerpts from Snyder's journals, Killion has created a stunning fine art book about the High Sierra.
Chasing the Rain
My Treasure Hunt for the World's Most Beautiful Mushrooms
Taylor F. Lockwood
Taylor Lockwood travels the world in search of the world's most beautiful mushrooms. Through pictures, it relates the diversity of life-forms found in this very large, but still relatively little-known kingdom.
The Love Book
Lenore Kandel
Beat poet Lenore Kandel (born 1932) wrote at the very heart of the Beat Movement. This timeless, genre-defying hymn to lust and love is now available in this limited-to-500 copies fine letterpress edition.
California Trip
by Richard P. Blair & Kathleen P. Goodwin
This is a book about real California — from the era of peace and love and protest marches to the freedom of the open road and the highs of California's wild places. It offers an uncensored look at California that captures its freewheeling spirit and beauty.
State of Oregon Topographic Road Map and Travel Guide, 2nd Edition
Imus Geographics
Front side is a beautiful full-color map of the entire state of Oregon. The back side features an Oregon Travel Guide by William L. Sullivan, with a concise summary of ten regions.
Great Day Hikes in and around Napa Valley
Third Edition
Ken Stanton
Ken Stanton has fully expanded and updated his popular guide to trails around Napa Valley. His captivating,detailed trail reports, featuring many little known hikes, include entertaining tales of Napa's colorful past.
Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada
Written and Illustrated by John Muir Laws
The astonishing natural diversity of the Sierra Nevada comes alive in this great field guide, at once comprehensive and yet small enough to fit in your pocket or pack.
2008 Southern California Tide Charts
Hawaiian Resources Company
Includes tidal corrections (time and height) from Santa Cruz, CA to Manzanillo, Mexico.
2008 Northern California Tide Charts
Hawaiian Resources Company
Includes tidal corrections (time and height) from Crescent City near the Oregon border to Point Arguello in northern Santa Barbara County, plus numerous points in San Francisco Bay all the way up to Sacramento and Stockton in the Delta.
Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties Surfing Map
Franko’s Maps
Front covers Santa Barbara County Coast while back side covers Ventura County.
At Home: Pasadena
Cooking, Eating, Gardening, Bathing, Playing, Working, Collecting, Growing, Retreating & Saving the World
Jill Alison Ganon & Sandy Gillis
Photography by Jennifer Cheung & Steven Nilsson
This lushly illustrated new book explores the public and private spaces in the homes and gardens of Pasadena and her neighbors. Each chapter is filled with vivid color photographs and energetic text that takes readers on tours of more than fifty homes.
What Is Dreaming?
by Etan Boritzer; Illustrated by Jeff Vernon
This book helps to open discussion on dreams and to unravel some of the subconscious concerns which children confront in their dreams. Boritzer's clear and straightforward explanations, plus the playful and delightful color illustrations make this book helpful and accessible.
Aurelius O. Carpenter
Photographer of the Mendocino Frontier
Marvin A. Schenck, Karen Holmes, and Sherrie Smith-Ferri
Aurelius Carpenter photographed the frontier of northern California's rural Mendocino County region.He documented the lives of Pomo Indians and White settlers, the coming of the railroad, logging and shipping industries, and the agricultural endeavors and natural beauties of the area.
The Painter Lady
Grace Carpenter Hudson
Searles R. Boynton
This hardbound coffee table style book chronicles the life of Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865-1937), the acclaimed artist famous for her images of the Pomo people.
Circles of Life
Katsina Imagery on Hopi Wicker Basketry
Judith W. Finger and Andrew D. Finger
The Hopi people are well known for their skill and artistry in creating ceramics, jewelry, and most especially, katsina dolls, but this is the first book to detail the basketry art.
Point Reyes Visions Guidebook
Where to Go, What to Do in Point Reyes National Seashore & West Marin
Kathleen Goodwin & Richard Blair
This concise little guidebook distills years of local knowledge about the remarkable 53,000-acre Point Reyes National Seashore and nearby nature attractions and recreational choices in West Marin County.
Point Reyes Visions, 2nd Edition
Photographs and Essays, Point Reyes National Seashore and West Marin
Kathleen Goodwin
Photographs by Richard Blair
This museum-quality art book captures the striking beauty and untamed nature of the Point Reyes Peninsula. Coverage in this elegant collection includes the landmarks, wildlife, people and rugged spirit of West Marin in all its diverse moods and weather.
Los Angeles County Surfing Map
Franko’s Maps
Front covers Leo Carillo State Beach at the northwest county boundary down to Palos Verdes Estates. Back side covers Manhattan Beach down to south county line, plus Seal Beach and Sunset Beach just over the line in Orange County.
The Palisades Trail Map
Tom Harrison
Detailed map to the popular backpacking and climbing area in Kings Canyon National Park's backcountry, primarily accessible from the east side via Bishop Canyon and Big Pine Canyon.
The Habitat Garden Book
Wildlife Landscaping for the San Francisco Bay Region
Nancy Bauer
This delightful little guidebook will help you transform your own backyard, patio or community site into a healthy home for a wondrous array of fascinating and beneficial creatures.
Arizona Real Photo Postcards
A History & Portfolio
Jeremy Rowe
Rowe explores interesting facets of early Arizona as visually captured by professional and amateur postcard photographers. The topics include mining, labor unrest, the advent of the automobile, Indians, disasters, the Mexican Border War, and photography.
Pinnacles National Monument Trail Map
Tom Harrison
Detailed topographic map covers the entire 16,222-acre park in the Gabilan Mountains east of Soledad and the Salinas Valley. Includes East Entrance, West Entrance, all hiking trails and trailheads, park campground and part of the San Andrea Rift Zone.
Alice in Wonderland Playing Cards
Created by Jan Padover & Rick Ellis
with the original John Tenniel illustrations
Every card features a quote from Lewis Carroll's original Alice in Wonderland tale or his companion book, Through the Looking-Glass, with the full-color artwork of famous English illustrator Sir John Tenniel as featured in the classic original edition.
2008 Hawaiian Tide & Moon Charts
Hawaiian Resources Company
Includes tidal corrections (time and height) for all the Hawaiian Islands plus Midway Island.
2008 Washington Tide Charts
Hawaiian Resources Company
Includes tidal corrections (time and height) from Blaine, WA at the Canadian border to southern Puget Sound around Olympia and Tacoma, plus virtually all the islands.
Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West; Cultural and Scientific Basis for their Use
Cecilia Garcia & James D. Adams, Jr.
This informative guide covers the traditional healing uses and modern pharmacological data on 110 native plants found in California and the West.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Guide Map
Franko’s Maps
Recreation map covers 333,000-acre Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, with reverse side showing a detail of the Kilauea Caldera area.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park Annotated Trail Map
Redwood Hikes Press
Big Basin is the Bay Area's largest and most scenic redwood park, with large areas of old-growth forest.
San Lorenzo Valley Annotated Trail Map
Redwood Hikes Press
Handsome map features Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. The map shows both the main park and the Fall Creek unit, and also includes three smaller parks.
Pescadero Creek County Park/Portola Redwoods State Park Annotated Trail Map
Redwood Hikes Press
These two parks are adjacent to each other in the mountains of the San Francisco Peninsula. Also includes Memorial County Park, Sam McDonald County Park, and descriptions of six hikes.
Muir Woods National Monument Annotated Trail Map
Redwood Hikes Press
Muir Woods is the world's most-visited redwood park and a favorite destination for visitors to San Francisco. Map also includes adjacent portions of Mount Tamalpais State Park and Golden Gate National Recreation Area, plus a detail map of nearby Stinson Beach.
Grand Teton National Park Photographer's Map & Guide
Earthwalk Press
This great new reference for both digital and film photographers features a shaded relief map of the park, 50 key photo points and 82 color photographs keyed to the map.
