Best Weather In San Francisco - April 2024

Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region (California Natural History Guides, No. 63)

Possibly no comparable area on earth displays as many varieties of weather simultaneously as the San Francisco Bay Region. Harold Gilliam explains the atmospheric forces and geologic formations that come together in this region's unique confluence of wind, river, ocean, bay, and hills. The fully revised and updated edition of this best-selling book incorporates the latest scientific information--much of it gathered from satellite technology--that has greatly improved our understanding of the weather in the years since the book was first published. Writing in a delightfully engaging style, Gill... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0520229908
• ASIN: 0520229908
• ISBN: 0520229908
• Manufacturer: University of California Press

In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

• ASIN: B00IBZ3Z8U
• ASIN: B00IBZ3Z8U
• Manufacturer: Anchor

Backpacking California: Mountain, Foothill, Coastal and Desert Adventures in the Golden State

Backpacking California is a collection of more than 70 of the most intriguing backpacking adventures in Wilderness Press's home territory of California. With contributions from more than a dozen Wilderness Press authors, the book describes routes ranging from one night to one week. Backpacking novices as well as "old hand" California hikers will find expert-crafted trips in the Coast Ranges, the Sierra, the Cascades, and the Warner Mountains. Expanded coverage includes trips in Big Sur, Anza-Borrego, Death Valley, and the White Mountains. Several trips have been described in print nowhere else... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0899974465
• UPC: 719609974468
• ASIN: 0899974465
• ISBN: 9780899974460
• Manufacturer: Wilderness Press

West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express

2019 Spur Awards Finalist, Best Western Historical Nonfiction THE NEW DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE PONY EXPRESS"A groundbreaking work. ... The first comprehensive history of the legendary transcontinental experiment in mail delivery in sixty years." —True West"This rollicking account of the daring enterprise known as the Pony Express brings its era and its legendary characters to life." —San Francisco Chronicle"Sure to stand amongst the great popular histories of the West." —Tombstone EpitaphIllustrated with 50 photographs and images. Includes a map of the Pony Express route.On the eve of t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 006249676X
• ASIN: 006249676X
• ISBN: 9780062496768
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Stones for Ibarra (Contemporary American Fiction)

Winner of the National Book Award for First Work of Fiction"A very good novel indeed, with echoes of Gabriel García Márquez, Katherine Anne Porter, and even Graham Greene."--The New York Times Richard and Sara Everton, just over and just under forty, have come to the small Mexican village of Ibarra to reopen a copper mine abandoned by Richard’s grandfather fifty years before. They have mortgaged, sold, borrowed, left friends and country, to settle in this remote spot; their plan is to live out their lives here, connected to the place and to each other. The two Americans, the only foreign... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0140075623
• ASIN: 0140075623
• ISBN: 0140075623
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Snowbound Streamliner: Rescuing the 1952 City of San Francisco

• ASIN: 1930013019
• ASIN: 1930013019
• ISBN: 1930013019
• Manufacturer: Signature Press

Surviving the Storm: Coastal and Offshore Tactics

Everything sailors and powerboaters need to know about storm preparation, gear, and tactics. Includes the most spectacular collection of storm photos and illustrations ever assembled. Also filled with firsthand reports from survivors of the worst storms at sea on record, plus interviews with 33 professional seamen who reveal for the first time their secrets for surviving some of the worst weather on the planet. Perhaps the most valuable lesson in this book is the concept that by taking an active part in battling the elements, sailors who are prepared can survive in conditions which many would ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0965802892
• ASIN: 0965802892
• ISBN: 0965802892
• Manufacturer: Beowulf Pub Co

Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text (International Geophysics Series)

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0125586914
• ASIN: 0125586914
• ISBN: 9780125586917
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Academic Press

Cinnamon Kiss: A Novel (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)

It is the Summer of Love and Easy Rawlins is contemplating robbing an armored car. It's farther outside the law than Easy has ever traveled, but his daughter, Feather, needs a medical treatment that costs far more than Easy can earn or borrow in time. And his friend Mouse tells him it's a cinch. Then another friend, Saul Lynx, offers a job that might solve Easy's problem without jail time. He has to track the disappearance of an eccentric, prominent attorney. His assistant of sorts, the beautiful "Cinnamon" Cargill, is gone as well. Easy can tell there is much more than he is being told-Robert... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316073024
• ASIN: 0316073024
• ISBN: 0316073024
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Inverse Modeling of the Ocean and Atmosphere

Inverse Modeling of the Ocean and Atmosphere is a graduate-level textbook for students of oceanography and meteorology, and anyone interested in combining computer models and observations of the hydrosphere or solid earth. A step-by-step development of maximally-efficient inversion algorithms, using ideal models, is complemented by computer codes and comprehensive details for realistic models. Variational tools and statistical concepts are concisely introduced, applications to contemporary research models are examined in detail and further advanced research topics are discussed.

• ASIN: 052102157X
• ASIN: 052102157X
• ISBN: 9780521021579
• Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press

Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2017

The Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle is the manual to the seaport city that no local, or tourist, should be without. This map-based guidebook divides Seattle and the Eastside into 49 mapped neighborhoods that are dotted with user-friendly icons plotting the nearest essential services and entertainment locations, while providing important information on Seattle’s restaurants, bookstores, coffee shops, and everything else you need to know about the Emerald City.Want to taste hand-crafted foods and drinks? NFT has you covered. How about strolling through Seattle’s green parks and millionaire... [Read More]

• ASIN: 151071054X
• ASIN: 151071054X
• ISBN: 151071054X
• Brand: Not For Tourists
• Manufacturer: Not For Tourists

If Only in My Dreams: Gay Christmas Romance

To be home for Christmas, they must bridge the distance between them.Charlie Yates is desperate. It’s almost Christmas and his flight home from college has been delayed. For days. Charlie promised his little sister Ava he’d be home for her first holiday season since going into remission from leukemia. Now he’s stuck on the opposite coast and someone else grabbed the last rental car. Someone he hasn’t even spoken to in four years. Someone who broke his heart.Gavin Bloomberg’s childhood friendship with Charlie ended overnight after a day of stolen kisses. With years of resentment betwe... [Read More]

• ASIN: B017Y39L5U
• ASIN: B017Y39L5U
• Manufacturer: KA Books

The Clouds And Fogs Of San Francisco (1912)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

• ASIN: 1436621879
• ASIN: 1436621879
• ISBN: 1436621879
• Brand: Brand: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region (California Natural History Guides)

This is an introduction and guide to the varied weather conditions found in the San Francisco Bay Region. In addition to describing the weather of the regions, the author explains the natural phenomena which create certain conditions and devotes a section to activities which can be pursued by amateur weather observers.

• ASIN: 0520004698
• ASIN: 0520004698
• ISBN: 0520004698
• Manufacturer: University of California Press

Look Younger, Live Longer: Add 25 to 50 Years to Your Life, Naturally

Medical research has shown that your body's immune system is the most important factor in determining how quickly your body will age. The key ingredient for keeping your immune system strong is a hormone produced by your own body-DHEA.In Look Younger, Live Longer Dr. Bruce Goldberg shows you:* How to use self-hypnosis to increase your body's natural production of DHEA to slow down the aging process.* How to look younger immediately.* Easy techniques to boost your brain power and improve memory.* An eating plan to reduce the cellular changes leading to old age symptoms.* Nutritional keys to hal... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1579680208
• ASIN: 1579680208
• ISBN: 1579680208
• Brand: Brand: Bruce Goldberg
• Manufacturer: Bruce Goldberg

Mammoth Book of Best New SF 28 (Mammoth Books) (Paperback)

Books : Mammoth Book of Best New SF 28 (Mammoth Books)

• UPC: 510363193
• Rating: 5.0

Best hikes with kids: san francisco bay area - paperback: 9781594854965

9781594854965

• UPC: 16436617
• Model: 111590

Year's Best SF 17 - eBook

The Year’s Best SF 17 is a showcase of the best short form science fiction of 2011, selected by World Fantasy Award winners David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, two of the most respected editors in

• UPC: 117597798
• Rating: 4.0

Year's Best SF 10 - eBook

A banner year for speculative fiction has yielded a crop of superb short form SF. Now the very best to appear over the past twelve months has been amassed into one extraordinary volume by acclaimed

• UPC: 716960225
• Rating: 3.0

Year's Best SF 3 - eBook

Enjoy today's most awesome and innovative science fiction, chosen by acclaimed editor David G. Hartwell from the best short fiction published over the last year.Like its two distinguished processors, Year's Best SF 3 is a

• UPC: 848532773
• Rating: 3.0

Men's Majestic Heathered Gray San Francisco Giants High Praise Team T-Shirt

You deserve some credit for being such a dedicated San Francisco Giants fan. Celebrate your commitment with this High Praise Team T-shirt from Majestic. This spirited tee is just the thing you need to show

• UPC: 594930768
• Color: GrayHeather Gray
• Size: L
• Rating: 5.0

San Francisco Football "I Bleed Red and Gold, Go San Francisco" T-Shirt, Red

Celebrate your love of football with this 100 percent cotton T-shirt in your favorite team's

• UPC: 34120045
• Model: 001-29
• Color: Red
• Size: XXL
• Rating: 4.0

Year's Best SF - eBook

WORLD-ALTERING SCIENCE FICTIONTales of wonder and adventure, set on distant planets or in the future of our ownStories that go beyond the limits of Space and TimeDavid G. Hartwell has brought together only the best

• UPC: 396465516
• Rating: 2.5

Year's Best SF 8 - eBook

The best science fiction short stories of 2002 and 2003, selected by David G. Hartwell, one of the most respected editors in the field.The short story is one of the most vibrant and exciting areas

• UPC: 973707921
• Rating: 2.0

Year's Best SF 15 - eBook

An annual celebration of the finest short form science fiction of the past year, editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer’s Year’s Best science fiction anthologies are widely acclaimed and eagerly awaited—and Year’s Best SF

• UPC: 250507847
• Rating: 3.0