About San Francisco

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A brilliant wit once said that, "to most Americans, even though they have never been there, San Francisco is their favorite town". The existence of that belief is the strongest proof of the glorious vacation experience that awaits the visitor to that "city by the Bay", that "Paris of the West", a "diverse, beautiful and cosmopolitan city" that exci...

As one of America's most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California's history for over 155 years. The small, lonely rock, known in sea charts by its Spanish name Isla de los Alcatraces, or Island of Pelicans, lay essentially dormant until the 1850s, when the military converted the island into a fortress to protect the boo...

How to Love San Francisco ? One Year in the City by the Bay, is the story of a spirited young woman who finds adventure in San Francisco. By crossing continents Hanni, in her midtwenties, starts a new life?with unforeseen hurdles. When Hanni gets the offer to work in San Francisco for a year, she doesn?t expect the experience to turn her life upsi...

From one of America's great writers, this delightful collection the first of its kind contains twentythree adventurous tales set in the San Francisco Bay Area. If San Francisco has captured the world's imagination through the hardboiled stories of Dashiell Hammett, the prose and poetry of Jack Kerouac and his fellow Beats, through Orson Welles...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet's San Francisco is your passport to the most relevant, uptodate advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Admire the brilliance of the Golden Gate Bridge, swing down Balmy Alley for a slice of Mission life, and take in the city's hills on a cable c...

Nate, the great detective, and his dog, Sludge, are off to San Francisco! They're going to visit Nate's cousin Olivia Sharp. She's a detective, too, and a very busy one.Olivia isn't around to solve her case number 22. Her client, Duncan, has lost his joke book. He tells Nate that if the book isn't foundand soonthe world will come to an end. Nat...

The Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 is an unparalleled disaster in the history of San Francisco. More than 4.5 square miles of San Francisco burned and crumbled into a windswept desert of desolation. We will see this scene from behind the camera, covering before the earthquake through the fire and into the rebuilding of the city. The waterfront i...

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ALCATRAZ the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al Capone of his power. It tamed "Machine Gun" Kelly into a model of decorum. It took the birds away from the Birdman of Alcatraz.When prisoners boarded the boat for Alcatraz, they knew that they had reach...

An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area is the definitive guide to the history and Architecture, of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. This compendium has been written and photographed by Susan Cerny and twelve Bay Area experts and provides a historic record of how the area developed to became what it is today, and discus...

Buildings in cities are remarkable things: they provide not only shelter but touchstones of reference and recall, a language that shapes our sense of place as well as the skyline. In sparkling prose and with fullcolor photography, Cityscapes looks at fifty buildings that convey a distinct slice of San Francisco. These are the buildings that are de...

In 100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die, the authors talk top attractions, but they focus on guiding visitors and residents alike to the outoftheway places that locals love, places that reveal the soul of this worldclass city. Based on personal experience, the authors suggest where to grab a Missionstyle burrito, introduce the kids...

This is a true account of life in Alcatraz prison written by William G. Baker 1259AZ, a former prisoner of Alcatraz. This is how we lived, what we thought and said and did, the good and the bad. This is the true story of Alcatraz....

Going on a family vacation to San FranciscoMake sure your kids get the most out of the trip with the Kids' Travel Guide San Francisco. Together with Leonardo, their very own tour guide, your kids will have so much fun discovering San Franciscoits history and geography, famous landmarks and attractionsand exploring the best sites for children...

It's the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie's husband squandered her fortune before committing suicide five years earlier, and one of his creditors is now threatening to take the boardinghouse she owns to pay off a debt. Annie Fuller also has a secret. She supplements her income by giving domestic an...

In this historical mystery series, a courageous nurse and a warscarred police detective in 1860s San Francisco champion the downtrodden and fight for justice ? After serving as a nurse in the Crimea, Britishborn Celia Davies left her privileged family for an impulsive marriage to a handsome Irishman. Patrick brought her to San Francisco?s bustli...

Newcomers and visitors can still enjoy iconic San Francisco with activities like riding a cable car or taking in the view from Twin Peaks. But San Franciscans cherish memories of a place quite different. They reminisce about seafood dinners at A. Sabella's on Fisherman's Wharf, the enormous Christmas tree in Union Square's City of Paris department ...

"A memoir, at its heart, is written in order to figure out who you are," writes Sean Wilsey, and indeed, Oh the Glory of it All is compelling proof of his exhaustive personal quest. It's no surprise that as a kid in the '80s, Wilsey found similarities between his own life and his beloved Lord of the Rings and Star Warshis journey was fraught with...

Shrouded in mystery and rich with history, Alcatraz draws over a million visitors each year. This enlightening volume provides the first complete history of Alcatraz told through its Architecture,. In friendly illustrations and accessible text, authors Donald MacDonald and Ira Nadel reveal the design decisions that have shaped the island from its fi...

Armistead Maupin's uproarious and moving Tales of the City novels?the first three of which are collected in this omnibus volume?have earned a unique niche in American literature and are considered indelible documents of cultural change from the seventies through the first two decades of the new millennium.?These novels are as difficult to put down ...

Part pocket guide, part history, and part architectural primer, the companion piece to urban design critic John King's Cityscapes: San Francisco and Its Buildings contains all the wit and insight of the first installment. With epigrammatic prose and fullcolor photographs, King highlights fifty structures that tell the story of the city through arc...

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Moon Travel Guides: Your Adventure Starts HereWhether you're trekking through the wildflowers of the South Bay or the redwood forests of Marin, get a breath of fresh air with Moon 101 Great Hikes San Francisco Bay Area. Flexible Hiking Options: Hikes range from short, flat routes suitable for families to daylong, steep treks for more ambitious hik...

Bay Area parks and preserves offer a dramatic variety of landscapes, from rugged redwoodforested canyons to breezy coastal bluffs, grassy rolling hills to sunny chaparralcoated hillsides. Wellknown destinations such as Point Reyes National Seashore, Mount Diablo State Park, Mount Tamalpais State Park, and many other more obscure jewels of the Ba...

Discover one of the world?s most unique and fascinating cities through 28 dramatic true stories spanning the colorful history of San Francisco. Author Gael Chandler takes readers through more than 250 years of American history with exciting essays on topics such as the city?s origins to the founding of the Presidio of San Francisco and the Mission ...

A runaway San Francisco Chronicle bestseller, Cool Gray City of Love is a oneofakind book for a oneofakind city. It's a love song in 49 chapters to an extraordinary place, taking 49 different sites around the city as points of entry and inspirationfrom a seedy intersection in the Tenderloin to the soaring sea cliffs at Lands End. Encompassin...

An unprecedented look at the architect?s storied relationship with San Francisco and the Bay Area Frank Lloyd Wright (1867?1959) often spent time in San Francisco, which he called ?the most charming city in America.? Paul V. Turner looks at the architect?s complex and evolving relationship with the city, surveying the full body of Wright?s work in ...

"A lighthearted approach to the problem of beached whales, Humphrey's story allows librarians to give a happy 'yes' to that oftenasked question, 'Is this a true story'"?School Library Journal"What happens to Humphrey makes a fascinating and delightful story for young and old alike."?KIdsGrowth.comHumpback whales are magnificent creatures that si...

What makes a place Infinite City, Rebecca Solnit?s brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco Bay Area. Aided by artists, writers, cartographers, and twentytwo gorgeous color maps, each of which illuminates the city and its surroundings as experie...

Before you plan your family?s next excursion, get some help from a travel professional? and your kids! Kid?s Guide to San Francisco lets the kids help plan the trip and guides you as you explore this California destination. Inside you?ll find kidtested tips on where to go, where to eat, what to see, and where to get the best souvenirs. Along the w...

Looks at how a city used to run?the old transport systems, former city halls, stores, theaters and cinemas, gas stations and car showrooms, restaurants, and people on the sidewalk Aspects of lost San Francisco that are examined here include the Victorian Alcatraz, Cliff House Hotel before it burned down, the early Embarcadero, the devastation of th...

Take a stroll through the City by the Bay with renowned artist Wendy MacNaughton in this collection of illustrated documentaries. With her beloved city as a backdrop, a sketchbook in hand, and a natural sense of curiosity, MacNaughton spent months getting to know people in their own neighborhoods, drawing them and recording their words. Her street...

Most San Francisco Giants fans have taken in a game or two at AT&T Park, have seen highlights of Willie Mays? basket catch on YouTube, and were thrilled by the team?s World Series wins in 2010, 2012 and 2014, but even the diehards?those who remember which pitcher started the first home game in San Francisco?s history, have attended a spring traini...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California is your indepth guide to the very best of San Francisco and its surrounding area.Experience the greatest attractions the region has to offer, from strolling across the Golden Gate Bridge to sunning with sea lions on Pier 39 to discovering the city's hottest neighborhoods on walking to...

Silicon Valley veterans and newbies alike will want to explore this book that delves into the rich history behind the region that birthed the world's most important industry. Technology, journalist Ashlee Vance has captured almost every aspect of the area stretching between San Francisco and San Jose, California, starting with the eager radio and el...

Follow the fun adventures of the dog Larry, who after chasing down a donut, loses his owners and travels around the city's landmarks and cultural attractions before reuniting with his family. Filled with candycolored retro illustrations, this book provides children with a dog's eye view of the City by the Bay. Among Larry's stops are such classic ...

San Francisco: the home of hills and valleys, of dreamers and trailblazers, of hippies and hipsters. From the gold rush to the Golden Gate, the City by the Bay has always basked in the glow of its colorful and celebrated history and worldrenowned landmarks. But for those who live and love on this compact sevenmile by sevenmile metropolis, San Fr...

Go off the beaten path to discover 33 weekend getaways in the San Francisco Bay Area; the ultimate insider's getaway guide Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides An extension of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 150 titles and 1 million copies in print worldwide Appeals to both the local...

Welcome to Yerba Buena! That's what San Francisco used to be called until the United Sates took it over way back in 1847. That's just one of a bucketful of cool things to find out about one of the most exciting, and kidfriendly cities in the country. This book can be your own personal tour guide as you venture up and down hills to explore dozens o...

The best brief history of San Francisco. A bestseller in its original edition (Lexikos Books) now restored, after more than a decade OP, with a new afterword by the author....

Discover the City by the Bay as never before in this enchanting coloring book filled with twenty intricate line drawings that capture San FranciscoAn urban environment mixed with a dramatic natural landscape makes San Francisco one of the most unique and picturesque cities in the world. Color San Francisco captures the magic and splendor of the sce...

From costar and cocreator of Comedy Central's Broad City, Abbi Jacobson!A fun keepsake for visitors and SF natives of all ages, this coloring book includes over 30 unique illustrations of San Francisco sites by artist and comedienne Abbi Jacobson. From architectural landmarks and cultural attractions to mustsee neighborhoods and everyday street ...

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The Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Chinatown . . these are some of the symbolic images of San Francisco captured in Iconic San Francisco Coloring Book. Twentyfour of these magnificent sights are portrayed in detailed line drawings filled with patterns, abstracts, and florals that are fun to fill in. And colored pencils or pens are all that is nee...

Published on the occasion of the expo's 75th anniversary, Into the Void Pacific is the first architectural history of the 1939 San Francisco World?s Fair. While fairs of the 1930's turned to the future as a foil to the Great Depression, the Golden Gate International Exposition conjured up geographical conceits to explore the nature of the city's pl...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet's Pocket San Francisco is your passport to the most relevant, uptodate advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Watch fog creep beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, ride a cable car past stately Victorian houses, and taste the best of California cuisin...