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	AGAVE SUNSETS By ANN HAZARD Agave Sunsets is a collection of 60 treasured Baja tales that will transport you to magical places south of the border and introduce you characters you will never forget. More Info Order Now			ALMOST AN ISLAND By BRUCE BERGER These humorous and clear-eyed essays deal with Baja California's history, politic, people and culture, take on environmental struggles and activism, and deliver the Baja peninsula as literature rather than guidebook More Info Order Now
	BAJA ADVENTURES BY LAND AIR SEA By MARVIN PATCHEN This informative and enjoyable book brings Baja right into your living room! More Info Order Now			BAJA CAMPFIRE TALES By WALT PETERSON A treasury of rousing action stories, good times, mysteries, disasters, tall tales and more. Baja Campfire Tales will be enjoyed by anyone with a sense of humor and a love for adventure. More Info Order Now
	BAJA FEVER By GREG NIEMANN A delightful inlet into the lives and souls of Baja Californios, and the beautiful peninsula. More Info Order Now			BAJA LEGENDS: HIST CHARACTERS, EVENTS By GREG NIEMANN The author of Baja Fever shares his extensive knowledge of the peninsula its colorful past and booming present in this easy to read reference book. History, lore, and amazing stories make it a must have for Bajaphiles as well as armchair travelers. More Info Order Now
	BAJA OUTPOST: GUESTBOOK FROM PATCHEN'S CABIN By MARVIN PATCHEN All of the California missions in two big volumes, in the most exquisite and accurate detail possible. Easy to cut out and stand up, with text by Dr. Neuerburg. More Info Order Now			BOUNCING AROUND BAJA By: BERNIE SWAIM This is not a travel book. It is the story of a Gringo's love affair. An affair with the world's last breath of simplicity, Baja! Sit back and relax as Bernie bounces you around Baja and introduces you to his many friends. More Info Order Now
	CHAMIZAL NATL MEMORIAL By LUIS TORRES Describes how a century-old boundary dispute between the U.S. and Mexico was finally resolved by the Chamizal Treaty in 1963. More Info Order Now			FIRST EXPEDITION CA 1769-1770 CRESPI JOURNAL By JUAN CRESPI This books is an essential source for the history of Spanish occupation of Alta California and the Native Americans inhabiting the land. More Info Order Now
	FOLLOW THE SUN By GORDON GASTIL This epic tale of exploration and discovery tells the story of Follow the Sun, a young man talented in language, science, and diplomacy, whose patron is the Pharoah, Rameses II, and of his journey around the earth - by boat, horse, and on foot - in 1278 BCE. More Info Order Now			GOD & MR GOMEZ By JACK SMITH Well-known L.A. Times columnist Jack Smith shares his adventures building a vacation home in Baja, as a construction project turns into a lifelong friendship. More Info Order Now
	INTO A DESERT PLACE By GRAHAM MACKINTOSH An account of how the author equipped himself, what he saw and learned, and how he survived on this harsh and beautiful journey, a 3000-mile walk around the coast of Mexico's Baja California. More Info Order Now			JOURNEY OF THE FLAME By WALTER NORDHOFF Long out of print, this masterpiece of historical fiction tells the story of Don Juan Obrigon who, as a boy in 1810, accompanied the Spanish viceroy of Baja California from the southern tip of Baja California to Monterey. More Info Order Now
	JOURNEY WITH A BAJA BURRO By GRAHAM MACKINTOSH A humorous, entertaining and often inspiring account of the author's experiences walking with a burro 1,000 miles from the US border to Loreto to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Loreto mission-the first permanent mission in the Californias. More Info Order Now			JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA By DON GARATE A portrait of Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza, and his experiences in the Southwest. More Info Order Now
	KAYAKING VERMILION SEA By JONATHAN WATERMAN Join author Jonathan Waterman for a spectacular adventure, 800 miles down the Baja coast, by kayak! More Info Order Now			LOG FROM THE SEA OF CORTEZ By JOHN STEINBECK An exciting, day-by-day account of Steinbeck's 1940 trip into the Gulf of California with his biologist friend, Ed Ricketts, which combines science, philosophy and high speed adventure. More Info Order Now
	LORETO BAJA CALIFORNIA By ANN O'NEIL This comprehensive yet easy-to-read history contains a wealth of historical information, beginning with the indigenous inhabitants and continuing up to the present day. More Info Order Now			LOST CABOS... THE WAY IT WAS This book is currently unavailable. By ROBERT JACKSON Enjoy a wonderful trip through the recent history of Cabo from the early days, when Cabo was an out-of-the-way fishing village, to the twenty-first century, when the few small hotels had become wistful memories among the large resorts, timeshares, nightclubs, and golf courses that have taken their place. More Info
	MAYAN MARS By MARC MEYERS Journey from the mystical rainforests of the Yucatan to the sunny beaches of San Diego and beyond in this science fiction adventure - the story of one man's attempt to stop mutated Martian viruses from coming to the earth in the form of a killer plague. More Info Order Now			MEXICOLAND: STORIES FROM TODOS SANTOS By MICHAEL MERCER In these unforgettable stories, expatriate writer Michael Mercer uses a wide range of voices and styles-from the earnestly piognant to the brazenly absurd-to capture the magic and banality of life in Baja, on the far fringes of our modern world. More Info Order Now
	MI BAJA NO HURRY NO WORRY By BERNIE SWAIM A fun tale of living and playing in Baja, California. Bernie tells stories of the pioneros in a small campo nestled next to the Pacific Ocean. More Info Order Now			NEARER MY DOG TO THEE: SUMMER IN BAJA'S SKY ISLAND By: GRAHAM MACKINTOSH This book will delight anyone who loves Baja California, its high sierra, and most of all, dogs. Graham Mackintosh shows us that, indeed, God is dog spelled backwards. More Info Order Now
	OTHER SIDE: JOURNEYS IN BAJA By JUDY BOTELLO A tale of two journeys, one outer and one inner. The outer explores the length, breadth, and depth of Baja and its rich history, its vibrant people, and the haunting beauty of the land. More Info Order Now			SEA OF CORTEZ REVIEW By JENNIFER REDMOND An annual anthology of writings inspired by Baja California. More Info Order Now
	SEARCHING FOR STEINBECK'S SEA OF CORTEZ By ANDROMEDA ROMANO-LAX A celebration and re-creation of Steinbeck's famous trip to some of the most biologically diverse waters in the world. More Info Order Now			SOLDIERS, SCOUNDRELS, POETS, & PRIESTS By DAVID MCLAUGHLIN The living history of California's missions is a mosaic of piety and passion, heroism and greed. In 30 biographies and nearly twice that number of photos, historic and contemporary, the splendor that is the California mission system unfolds before your eyes. More Info Order Now
	SUNSHINE/NOIR:WRITING FROM SAN DIEGO & TIJUANA By JIM MILLER Sunshine/Noir Writing From San Diego and Tijuana is the inaugural book from San Diego's only literary press, San Diego City Works Press. More Info Order Now			TAMALE QUILT By JANE TENORIO-COSCARELLI This book explores a Christmas Hispanic tradition, and introduces Spanish vocabulary, a recipe for tamales, and quilt pattern. More Info Order Now
	TECATE, BAJA CA: REALITIES & CHALLENGES This work is a collaborative effort of Fundacion La Puerta, A.C., and the Institute for Regional Studies. The work includes studies about the historic origins of Tecate, and the demographic, economic, social, public administration, health, environment and water issues as well as its urban infrastructure and urban services. The text is bilingual. More Info Order Now			TEQUILA, LEMON & SALT By DANIEL REVELES The border town of Tecate comes to colorful life and the lives of its inhabitants unfold, full of surprises and a few broken dreams in this new collection of stories from Daniel Reveles, the bestselling author of 'Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans.' More Info Order Now
	TIJUANA 1964 By HARRY CROSBY Great photographs and an interpretive essay with two maps provide a view of Tijuana in 1964. More Info Order Now			TIJUANA-SC** By FEDERICO CAMPBELL A haunting collection of stories, and one novella, all set in the shadowy borderlands between Mexico and the United States. The author has captured the ambivalent, fascinating ties between the two countries, ties ranging from Hollywood movies to Mexican folklore. More Info Order Now

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