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• Keys and measures
• Unfolding California
• Of earth and mountains
• Of water and rivers
• Of fire and forests
• Of wind and weather
• Of life, death, and the desert
• Of wildlife and wild gardens
• Of parks and protection
• The counties
• A rewilded future
• Afterword: wilderness talking.

This lavishly illustrated atlas takes readers off the beaten path and outside normal conceptions of California, revealing its myriad ecologies, topographies, and histories in exquisite maps and trail paintings. Based on decades of exploring the backcountry of the Golden State, artist-adventurer Obi Kaufmann blends science and art to illuminate the multifaceted array of living, connected systems like no book has done before. Kaufmann depicts layer after layer of the natural world, delighting in the grand scale and details alike. The effect is staggeringly beautiful: presented alongside California divvied into its fifty-eight counties, for example, we consider California made up of dancing tectonic plates, of watersheds, of wildflower gardens. Maps are enhanced by spirited illustrations of wildlife, keys that explain natural phenomena, and a clear-sighted but reverential text. Full of character and color, a bit larger than life, The California Field Atlas is the ultimate road trip companion and love letter to a place. -- Amazon.com

• World themes
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa
• Australia and Oceania
• The poles
• Oceans
• Cities
• Space
• Nations.

• The atlas. Detailed topo maps ; Index of placenames and map features ; Legend ; Inside front cover: publicly owned lands ; Locator map
• The gazetteer. Attractions ; campgrounds ; casinos ; cross-country skiing ; downhill skiing ; Fishing ; Golf courses ; Hiking ; Historic sites ; Hunting ; National lands ; Scenic drives ; State parks & recreation areas ; Unique natural features ; Wildlife viewing.

With twenty per cent of the earth's species facing extinction by 2030, this striking atlas brings up to date the data on those that have been lost already, those that are threatened, and those that are surviving today. Vividly illustrated with full-color maps and detailed graphics, "The Atlas of Endangered Species" catalogs the inhabitants of a wide variety of ecosystems, including forests, mangroves, and coral reefs. It examines the major threats to biodiversity, from loss of habitat to hunting, and describes the steps being taken toward conservation. It is copublished by Myriad Editions.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)