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	A Colony of Seals: The Captivating Life of an Deep Sea Diver Although seals and sea lions are known for their antics at marine parks, A Colony of Seals shows that these animals are even more fascinating and lovable in their natural habitat. Known as pinnipeds, these irresistible creatures are portrayed in 40 color photographs, most taken by world-famous naturalist Frank Balthis. These images cover a wide range of behavior among these social animals -- everything from playful pups to nurturing mothers to raging males. Included is a worldwide survey of pinnipeds, with special sections devoted to harbor seals, sea lions, and the ever-intriguing elephant seals. A Colony of Seals reveals the wild life of one of nature's cutest, most beloved animals. PRICE: $8.95
	Fool Writers as eclectic as Angela Carter, Jane Smiley, and Edward Bond have contended with King Lear's fretful elements, retelling Shakespeare's tragedy with twin Cordelias, a straightforward Goneril lacking guts and gumption, and an onstage autopsy. But the satirical novelist Christopher Moore has zeroed in on the Fool's perspective, adding references from Monty Python, Airplane, and The Office into his errant and irreverent quarto. PRICE: $26.99
	My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur My Nepenthe weaves together stories and tales about the famous California restaurant perched on the majestic cliffs of Big Sur. It celebrates the magic and history of place through food and the Fassett family who started Nepenthe. PRICE: $35.00
	O'Halloran Land The colorful O'Halloran clan carves a niche in one of California's most spectacular garden spots. From comedic to tragic, the family's trials echo and re-echo over a century. Set in San Simeon and Cambria, location of coastal California's "enchanted" mountains, the story speaks to the inevitable changes time brings to the land, to its inhabitants, and to the mores of the day, while it salutes the memories left behind. PRICE: $15.00
	Pay It Forward It all started with the social studies teacher's extra-credit assignment: come up with a plan to change the world for the better, and do it. Twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney began by doing something good for three people. But instead of paying him back, he asked them to "pay it forward" by doing a favor for three more people, who in turn would help three others, and so on, each act a link in a chain of human kindness. And no one -- not his teacher, his mom, or anyone in his small California town -- could ever have dreamed of how far Trevor's plan would go. PRICE: $7.99
	Point Piedras Blancas, California (Images of America Series) For thousands of years, Point Piedras Blancas, located along the central coast of California, has attracted people to its rocky, windswept shores. In ancient times, it was used by Native American cultures. Since 1875, it has been the site of a First Order Lighthouse, warning ships to steer clear of its rocky shoals, a duty it continues to fulfill. Although the years have not been kind to this stunning area nor to the lighthouse, new life is being breathed into it by a partnership of enthusiastic community volunteers and government agencies. Their common goal is to restore this magnificent site to its original state while reintroducing the natural environment that was almost obliterated during the past four decades. PRICE: $19.99
	The Haunting of Cambria (Hardcover) "Lily died the day we signed the escrow papers," Theo Parker writes of his bride and the bed-and-breakfast they'd just bought in the picturesque coastal town of Cambria. He was driving the day they crashed into an oncoming car, killing Lily instantly. Theo soon learns he can no more bring his beautiful new wife back than he can kill the guilt that's eating his soul, or the thing that's haunting his new home. Making the best of his recuperation from the car accident, Theo and his property manager, the dowdy and troubled Eleanor Gacy, begin to investigate strange occurrences in Monroe House, the bed-and-breakfast. As they do, both Theo and Eleanor start to see a bit of hope for a chance at redemption, and maybe even a new beginning. PRICE: $24.95
	The Haunting of Cambria (Paperback) "Lily died the day we signed the escrow papers," Theo Parker writes of his bride and the bed-and-breakfast they'd just bought in the picturesque coastal town of Cambria. He was driving the day they crashed into an oncoming car, killing Lily instantly. Theo soon learns he can no more bring his beautiful new wife back than he can kill the guilt that's eating his soul, or the thing that's haunting his new home. Making the best of his recuperation from the car accident, Theo and his property manager, the dowdy and troubled Eleanor Gacy, begin to investigate strange occurrences in Monroe House, the bed-and-breakfast. As they do, both Theo and Eleanor start to see a bit of hope for a chance at redemption, and maybe even a new beginning. PRICE: $6.99
	Tracks on the Big Sur Munro's stories offer a rare glimpse of California's past. She is inspired by family tales from her youth and adventures told to her by the old-timers who lived them. PRICE: $15.00
	Working IX to V: Orgy Planners, Funeral Clowns and Other Prized Professions of the Ancient World Vicki Leon, the popular author of the Uppity Women series (more than 335,000 in print), has turned her impressive writing and research skills to the entertaining and unusual array of the peculiar jobs, prized careers and passionate pursuits of ancient Greece and Rome. From Architect to Vicarius (a deputy or stand-in) and everything in between, Working IX to V introduces readers to the most unique (dream incubator), most courageous (elephant commander), and even the most ordinary (postal worker) jobs of the ancient world. Vicki Leon brought a light and thoughtful touch to women's history in her earlier books, and she brings the same joy and singular voice to the daily work of the ancient world. You'll be surprised to learn how bloody an editor's job used to be, how even a slave could purchase a vicarius to carry out his duties and that early Greeks had their own ghost-busters with the apt title of psychopompus. In addition to stand-alone profiles on callings, trades, and professions, Leon offers numerous sidebar entries about actual people who performed these jobs, giving a human face to the ancient workplace. Combining wit and rich scholarship, Working IX to V is filled with anecdotes, insights, and little-known facts that will inform and amuse readers of all ages. For anyone captivated by the ancient past, Working IX to V brings a unique insight into the daily grind of the classical world. You may never look at your day-to-day work in the same way! PRICE: $16.95