Best of
Guidebook

1999

Benchmark California Road & Recreation Atlas


Benchmark Maps - 1999
    Landscape maps, recreation guides, detatailed roads, public lands"--Cover.

Conifers of California


Ronald M. Lanner - 1999
    Richly illustrated, it serves as both a natural history and field guide. Each species' narrative is accompanied by a full-page color botanical illustration, photographs from the wild, detailed indentification information, and a range map. California is home to more than 50 native species of pines, first, spruces, junipers hemlocks, and other conifers. "Conifers of California" covers the state's world-renowned cone-bearers, such as coast redwood, giant sequoia, and bristlecone pines, and also features its many other rare and unusual conifers, such as Torrey pine, Santa Lucia fir, and Brewer spruce.

National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Rocky Mountain States


Peter Alden - 1999
    Filled with concise descriptions and stunning photographs, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States belongs in the home of every Rocky Mountainresident and in the suitcase or backpack of every visitor.  This compact volume contains:An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more;A complete overview of the Rocky Mountain region's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns, and the night sky;An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, mountains, forests, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others.The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 11 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as more than 100 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.  For everyone who lives or spends time in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming, there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States.

Backyard Birds


Jonathan P. Latimer - 1999
    Comprehensive and authoritative, they are essential additions to any naturalist's bookshelf or backpack.

National Geographic Guide to Americas Great Houses


Henry Wiencek - 1999
    A guidebook to 200 mansions and estates located in the 50 states of America, which covers the histories of the owners, illustrations of decor and grounds and maps with tourist information.

Britain (Lonely Planet Guide)


Bryn Thomas - 1999
    of color illustrations. 156 maps.

Frommer's New Mexico


Lesley S. King - 1999
    America's #1 bestselling travel seriesWritten by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer's Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.- More annually updated guides than any other series- 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides- Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries- Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design

Longstreet Highroad Guide to the Georgia Coast & Okefenokee


Richard J. Lenz - 1999
    The books feature the best the coast has to offer in a comprehensive and concise format. More than twenty maps guide the reader in an easy-to-follow design. The reader will have fun learning about the flora and fauna of the coast, as well as the geology and natural history of each area. Illustrations, sidebars of unique information, and photographs make this a very pleasing book to look through and read.