Hiking Death Valley National Park contains detailed information about 57 of the best day hikes and extended backpacking trips in the largest national park outside of Alaska. Supplemented with GPS coordinates for the trailheads, mile-by-mile directional cues, rich narratives, and beautiful photographs, this is the only book you'll need for this land of extremes.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is set in the stark and spectacular Sonoran Desert of Southern California. The park's 600,000 acrea, much of which is designated wilderness, is home to fascinating wildlife and botanical diversity. The easy hikes described in this little guidebook will introduce you to this special ecostystem, leading you to groves of palms and elephant trees, spectacular overlooks, and sites of historic and prehistoric interest. Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of 20 short, easy-to-follow trails within the desert park. Most of the trails described here are less than two miles long round trip and climb no more than 500 feet, making them perfect for families. Armed with plenty of water, a good hat, and a desire to explore, you are guaranteed an adventure that will inspire you to visit again and again.

Over 20 hikes in California.

Hiking Joshua Tree National Park contains detailed information about 38 of the best day hikes and extended backpacking trips in Los Angeles' closest national park. Supplemented with GPS-compatible maps, mile-by-mile directional cues, rich narratives, and beautiful photographs, this is the only book you'll need for this land of enchanting granite rock formations and, of course, the enchanting symbols of the park, the Joshua trees.

An enchanting memoir by the legendary New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham *A Financial Times Book of the Year 2018* *The New York Times Bestseller* 'I took to New York life like a star shooting through the heavens...' Bill Cunningham's first love was fashion but the big city came a close second. He left for New York aged nineteen, losing his family's support but enjoying the infinite luxury of freedom. Living on a scoop of Ovaltine a day, he would run down to Fifth Avenue to feed on the spectacular sights of the window displays - then run back to his tiny studio to work all night. Working as 'William J' (to spare his parents' blushes), Bill became one of the most celebrated hat designers of the 1950s, creating elegant town hats for movie stars and playful beach hats for the summer set. Bill's mission was to bring happiness by making beautiful things - even if it meant pawning his bike to fund fancy-dress outfits for all his friends. When women stopped wearing hats and his business was forced to close, Bill worked as a fashion journalist, touring the couture houses of Europe. But New York remained his home, and it was as a street photographer of the fashions of the city that he became well known, in a job that would last almost forty years. Fashion Climbing is the enchanting memoir he left behind, capturing the madcap times of his early career and the fashion scene of the mid-century. Written with the spark and wit of Holly Golightly, and brimming over with Bill's infectious joy for life, it is a gift to all who seek beauty, whatever our style or status.

Here comes THE MIRACLE SQUAD, the 1980s indie comic that Pulp 2.0 has redesigned into a graphic novel. Thrill to the adventures of the cast and crew at Miracle Pictures, a poverty row movie outfit in 1930s Hollywood, as they use all of their skills at movie magic to thwart a hostile takeover by a local gangster who aims to launder his dirty money. Created by writer John Wooley and artist Terry Tidwell, The Miracle Squad was originally published in 1987 by Fantagraphics. It has never before been released in a collected format such as this edition. This collectors edition features: The original special preview and all four chapters. John Wooley's original essay on the B-Movies featuring all new photos and illustrations from his personal collection. The original short story, THE RETURN OF MR. MYSTERY which featured the first incarnations of the Squad. Wooley casts the Miracle Squad serial with famous B-Movie greats from yesteryear. A gallery of images by Terry Tidwell showcasing the development process for the series. Many of these images have never before been seen. And much, much more All in all, over 50 pages of bonus features sure to thrill fans of the series as well as B-Movie enthusiasts

Return with us to thrilling days of yesteryear where cowboys roamed not only the old west, but the airwaves Featuring the novella "Who Really Was that Masked Man?" by Donald F. Glut, and "Snare Savvy" by Doc Savage creator Lester Dent, Radio Western Adventures is a tribute to radio cowboy adventurers, and the mythic stories they lived.

The classic vampire "blaxploitation" novel from author Donald F. Glut (THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, TRANSFORMERS). A vampire stalks 1969's groovy Sunset Strip. The police are clueless but a trio of true believers know the horror in their midst. Written in the same style as the original Dracula, Brother Blood is a bloodsucker for the Groovy Age.

Lace up your boots and sample fifty-three of the best trails in New Mexico's Aldo Leopold Wilderness - a vast, 202,016-acre wonderland of canyons, valleys, mesas, long ridges, and lofty peaks. From great volcanic spires and spectacular cliff formations to dry pinyon-juniper woodlands and rolling virgin ponderosa pine forests, the diversity of the trails in Hiking New Mexico's Aldo Leopold Wilderness should please nature lovers and history buffs alike. Let veteran hikers Bill Cunningham and Polly Burke lead you through day hikes, two- or three-day backpacks, and rugged wilderness hikes.Use this guide for: up-to-date trail information; accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails; difficulty ratings for each hike; detailed trail maps; zero-impact camping tips.Whether you are a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you'll find trails suited to every ability and interest in New Mexico's Aldo Leopold Wilderness. (6 x 9, 288 pages, b&w photos, maps, charts)

Texas has always staked a large claim on the nation's imagination, and its mystery literature is no exception. Hundreds of crime novels are set within the state, most of which have been published in the last twenty years. From the highest point atop the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas to the Piney Woods of East Texas, from the High Plains of the Panhandle to the subtropical climate of the lower Rio Grande Valley, mystery writers have covered every aspect of Texas's extraordinarily diverse geography.

The first book to emphasize the wealth of Texas's mystery writers and the images they convey of the state's wide range of regions and cultures, Lone Star Sleuths is a noteworthy introduction not only to the literary genre but also to a sense of Texas as a place in fiction. Celebrating a genre that has expanded to include women and an increasing diversity of cultures, the book features selections from the works of such luminaries as Kinky Friedman and Mary Willis Walker, lesser-known stars in the making, and even some outsiders like Nevada Barr and Carolyn Hart who have succumbed to the allure of the state's weather, geography, and colorful history.

Lone Star Sleuths captures the sense of place that distinguishes much of the great literature set in Texas, and is a must-read for mystery lovers.

The New York Times bestseller "[An] obscenely enjoyable romp." -The New York Times Book Review The untold story of a New York City legend's education in creativity and style For Bill Cunningham, New York City was the land of freedom, glamour, and, above all, style. Growing up in a lace-curtain Irish suburb of Boston, secretly trying on his sister's dresses and spending his evenings after school in the city's chicest boutiques, Bill dreamed of a life dedicated to fashion. But his desires were a source of shame for his family, and after dropping out of Harvard, he had to fight them tooth-and-nail to pursue his love. When he arrived in New York, he reveled in people-watching. He spent his nights at opera openings and gate-crashing extravagant balls, where he would take note of the styles, new and old, watching how the gowns moved, how the jewels hung, how the hair laid on each head. This was his education, and the birth of the democratic and exuberant taste that he came to be famous for as a photographer for The New York Times. After two style mavens took Bill under their wing, his creativity thrived and he made a name for himself as a designer. Taking on the alias William J.--because designing under his family's name would have been a disgrace to his parents--Bill became one of the era's most outlandish and celebrated hat designers, catering to movie stars, heiresses, and artists alike. Bill's mission was to bring happiness to the world by making women an inspiration to themselves and everyone who saw them. These were halcyon days when fashion was all he ate and drank. When he was broke and hungry he'd stroll past the store windows on Fifth Avenue and feed himself on beautiful things. Fashion Climbing is the story of a young man striving to be the person he was born to be: a true original. But although he was one of the city's most recognized and treasured figures, Bill was also one of its most guarded. Written with his infectious joy and one-of-a-kind voice, this memoir was polished, neatly typewritten, and safely stored away in his lifetime. He held off on sharing it--and himself--until his passing. Between these covers, is an education in style, an effervescent tale of a bohemian world as it once was, and a final gift to the readers of one of New York's great characters.