{"product_id":"the-coasts-of-california-a-california-field-atlas-9781597145510","title":"The Coasts of California: A California Field Atlas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic, gloriously illustrated journey up and down California's shoreline.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia's coastline is world famous, an endless source of fascination and fantasy, but there is no book about it like this one. Obi Kaufmann, author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe California Field Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Forests of California\u003c\/i\u003e, now turns his attention to the 1,200 miles of the Golden State where the land meets the ocean. Bursting with color, \u003ci\u003eThe Coasts of California\u003c\/i\u003e is in Kaufmann's signature style, fusing science with art and pure poetic reverie. And much more than a survey of tourist spots, \u003ci\u003eCoasts\u003c\/i\u003e is a full immersion into the astonishingly varied natural worlds that hug California's shoreline. With hundreds of gorgeous watercolor maps and illustrations, Kaufmann explores the rhythms of the tides, the lives of sea creatures, the shifting of rocks and sand, and the special habitats found on California's islands. At the book's core is an expansive, detailed walk down the California Coastal Trail, including maps of parks along the way--a wealth of knowledge for any coast-lover. \u003ci\u003eThe Coasts of California\u003c\/i\u003e is a geographic epic, an odyssey in nature, a grand and glorious book for a grand and glorious part of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaufmann, Obi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Growing up in the East Bay as the son of an astrophysicist and a psychologist, Obi Kaufmann spent most of his 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\u003eThe 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.","brand":"Heyday Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600927068434,"sku":"9781597145510","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c70a9f1b-c735-4047-a7bc-8ee991624dd2.jpg?v=1732218656","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-coasts-of-california-a-california-field-atlas-9781597145510","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}