{"product_id":"the-california-field-atlas-deluxe-edition-9781597145237","title":"The California Field Atlas: Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new classic gets the deluxe treatment!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success of Obi Kaufmann's bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe California Field Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e, this Deluxe Edition features a larger format showcasing Kaufmann's sumptuous watercolors and lettering. In addition to its larger size, the Deluxe Edition has illustrated endpapers, a ribbon bookmark, premium paper, and gold embossing on a luxurious leather-like cover. This is a must-have for any book lover, or for fans of nature guides, atlases, and works that fuse science and art. Plus, with a limited print run and deluxe materials, this edition makes a stunning gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA winner of multiple awards, including the 2018 California Book Award (Notable Contribution to Publishing) and the NCIBA Book of the Year Award (Regional Interest), and a #1 \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe California Field Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e is unlike any other book. Artist-adventurer Obi Kaufmann takes readers beyond normal conceptions of California, blending science and art to illuminate the state's multifaceted array of living, connected systems. Kaufmann unveils layer after layer of the natural world, depicting its myriad ecologies, topographies, and histories in exquisite maps and trail paintings. The effect is staggeringly beautiful: a California made up of dancing tectonic plates, watersheds, and wildflower gardens. In addition to maps, this atlas offers spirited illustrations of wildlife, keys that explain natural phenomena, and a clear-sighted but reverential text. Full of character and in a class all its own, \u003ci\u003eThe California Field Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate love letter to the Golden State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in the East Bay as the son of an astrophysicist and a psychologist, \u003cb\u003eObi Kaufmann\u003c\/b\u003e spent most of high school practicing calculus and breaking away on weekends to scramble around Mount Diablo and map its creeks, oak forests, and sage mazes. Into adulthood, he would regularly journey into the mountains, spending more summer nights without a roof than with one. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe California Field Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e (2017, #1 \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Best Seller), \u003ci\u003e The State of Water: Understanding California's Most Precious Natural Resource\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and \u003ci\u003eThe Forests of California: A California Field Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), all published by Heyday. When he is not backpacking, you can find the painter-poet at home in the East Bay, posting trail paintings at his handle @coyotethunder on Instagram. His website is coyoteandthunder.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heyday Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717931536658,"sku":"9781597145237","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d28e872f-dd19-4cce-a689-2593965a2cc7.jpg?v=1734630705","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-california-field-atlas-deluxe-edition-9781597145237","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}