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Outdoor Recreation: Forest, Park and Wilderness

by Joseph R. McCall and Virginia N. McCall, 1977

 

A guide to preparing for a park career. Published 1977 by Benziger, Bruce and Glencoe. Out of print, a few copies rarely seen online. The last known copy was selling on Amazon as a rare and collectible book for $1,003.41 in June 2018.

Your Career in Parks and Recreation

by Virginia and Joseph R. McCall, 1974

 

The book describes the responsibilities of and the training required for a career in park service and outdoor rereation. Dedicated to R. L. V. Sims, the park supervisor who nudged a seasonal park aide into a highly satisfying park career. Published 1970 and 1974 by Simon & Schuster, New York. Out of print, a few copies rarely seen online. The last available book was selling on Amazon for $25.49

Putting California on the Map: Von Schmidt's Lines

by David Carle, published May 15, 2018

 

The biography of Allexey W. von Schmidt, 49er, surveyor and civil engineer, has 45 photos/sketches and 13 maps.  A.W. surveyed land grant boundaries for Sutter, Bidwell, Lassen, Fremont and many others, and in 1855 extended the Mt. Diablo Baseline across the Sierra Nevada, through lands that would eventually become part of Yosemite National Park.  He then marked Township and section corners in the Eastern Sierra from north of Mono Lake to below Owens Lake, in 1856 and 1857, before there were any mines or homesteads in that part of California.  And was the first to complete a survey of the California/Nevada boundary line in 1872/'73.  When A.W. lived in California, from 1849 through 1906, the young state developed a reputation as a society of innovators and energetic problem-solvers. Von Schmidt’s life story is at the core of the “anything is possible” legend that became associated with California and its citizens. Not just a surveyor and civil engineer, he was an involved citizen of San Francisco, a father and husband, and a pioneer whose personal triumphs and tragedies enlarged the California Dream. A.W.'s energetic efforts to give shape to California, to devise long-distance water delivery systems and astonishingly creative engineering solutions for challenges faced by the young state, have been nearly forgotten. This biography is the first comprehensive telling of his life and of his leadership in the shaping of 19th century California.

 

Dave is handling distribution in the Eastern Sierra, contact <carle@qnet.com> 760 709-1181, www.davidcarlebooks.com.   The book's list price is $16.95 and it can be purchased at Amazon.com in paperback for $13.14.

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The President’s Guardian - A Comic Book

by Jacob Rubenstein and Mike Lynch

Release Date May 2018 in Select Comic Book Stores.

22 pages, $3.99, Contact for order information.

 

Superwoman meets Clint Eastwood may be the simplest way of describing this comic book . . .  The President’s Guardian is promising a fast-paced, action packed thrill ride between its pages, delivering a story line that combines action with today’s #MeToo struggle for sexual equality. Throw in a dash of politics and you’ve got a comic book that Lynch and Rubenstein say they feel has the right elements to not only make an impression on readers but provide a springboard into a potential option for a film — and beyond. The comic features a new female superhero, a female super villain and a woman president in desperate need of a super guardian. - Gus Thompson, Auburn Journal

Compassionate Warrior - A Memoir

by John R. Quirk

February 20, 2018, Purchase on Amazon, $5.99 in paperback

 

This is a story of a hero who returned from Vietnam with severe post traumatic stress disorder that went undiagnosed and untreated for decades. It is not his biography. It is my memory of time spent in his life, with some biographical details pulled in as needed. It is the story of a warrior hero who came home to nightmares, homelessness and ever-present bottles of self-medication and forgetfulness. It is also a story of survival, compassion and self-measured personal success.

Bowman - Placer County - California

by Donna Howell, Rodi Lee, Michael G. Lynch and Karrie Samson

On eBay or by direct mail order SEE ORDER FORM, $17.99

 

A history of the Bowman area, northeast of Auburn CA. The area is named after early settler and fruit grower Harry Bowman. Bowman developed from a rural fruit farming area to the suburban community it is today. Bowman had its own Post Office in 1893 and a school in 1895 and even its own ZIP 95707 in the 1960s.132-pages, color throughout, features over 400 photos and images. Subjects include the Bowman/Ackerman School, prominent first settlers and their decedents still living in the area, early enterprise, including agriculture,  mines, auto camps, civic groups, public agencies, and developments like Hollendale and Train Villages. Coauthors researched and wrote the book over a two-year period. Besides being a co-author, Lynch did all the book design and layout. The book was funded by the the Placer County Historical Foundation, as part of their Bowman Project.

Sifting the Ash

by Greg Picard

Published Nov 3, 2017

On Amazon: Paperback $15.00, Kindle Edition $2.99

 

The excitement and challenge of the fire service may have first attracted Pete Barrow to become a firefighter and paramedic, but it was his past that drove him to eventually become his department’s fire marshal and arson investigator.  Now he has horrific fires coming all too often, and the cause seems to be suspicious in all of them.  Unfortunately, not just empty buildings burn.  Is it one pyromaniac, or are there more, and what could possibly be the motive?  With innocent lives at stake, it will take all Pete’s skill, and the effort of his friend, Deputy Sergeant Chris Becker, to see their way through this search for a killer who is indiscriminate about who he takes out.

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