Product Description: The Santa Barbara region is at the cusp of Northern and Southern California, where animals and plants from both areas mingle and create ecosystems of great diversity. In the first-ever comprehensive nature guide to the area, accomplished author, teacher, and Santa Barbara native Joan Easton Lentz shares her lifelong knowledge of this region renowned for its unique natural resources and legendary scenery...read more

Product Description: From 1947 Peter Newbolt spent over ten years in charge of production for a London bookpublisher, and set out to gain serious practical experience of printing, binding, process engraving, typefounding, paper-making, photography, gilding, tanning, and other relevant skills...read more

Product Description: This big book covers traditional names thoroughly, and new names adventurously. Features a section on gender-neutral names, hundreds of new names, and more complete coverage of foreign language variants. Each name is given a full section, and possible variations on the spelling of the name are suggested...read more

Product Description: With more than 7000 entries, including many coinages and New Age names, this is a comprehensive first-name dictionary. Each entry gives the meaning of the name and its language of origin. Unique features include an index of names by meaning, and an index of names by language of origin...read more