Los Angeles Valley College Library: PASO Grant-Funded Library Materials: Fun: Outdoor Activities, Field Guides, Sports, Gardening, Transportation, & Cities

Sports

Big data baseball : math, miracles, and the end of a 20-year losing streak by Travis Sawchik
Call Number: GV875 .P5 S28 2016 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2016
The only rule is it has to work : our wild experiment building a new kind of baseball team by Ben Lindbergh; Sam Miller
Call Number: GV875 .S57 L56 2017 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2017
Smart baseball : the story behind the old stats that are ruining the game, the new ones that are running it, and the right way to think about baseball by Keith Law
Call Number: GV877 .L285 2017 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2017

Transportation & Infrastructure

To forgive design : understanding failure by Henry Petroski
Call Number: TA169.5 .P48 2012 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2012
Also available as an ebook!
Fast Car Physics by Chuck Edmondson
Call Number: TL243 .E36 2011 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2011
How to build a time machine : the real science of time travel by Brian Clegg
Call Number: QC173.59 .S65 C54 2013 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2013
The neighborhood project : using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time by David Sloan Wilson
Call Number: HT371 .W55 2011 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2011
Heavy ground : William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster by Norris Hundley; Donald C. Jackson
Call Number: TC557 .C3 S245 2015 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015
The most powerful idea in the world : a story of steam, industry, and invention by William Rosen
Call Number: TJ461 .R67 2012 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2012
The grid : the fraying wires between Americans and our energy future by Gretchen Bakke
Call Number: TK1005 .B27 2017 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2017
Thirsty : William Mulholland, California water, and the real Chinatown by Marc Weingarten
Call Number: TD140 .M84 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015

Horticulture, Agriculture, Gardening, & Land Management

Trees in paradise : a California history by Jared Farmer
Call Number: F861 .F37 2013 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2013
The triumph of seeds : how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, & pips conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history by Thor Hanson
Call Number: QK661 .H36 2016 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2016
Braiding sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Call Number: E98 .P5 K56 2013 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015
Becoming salmon : aquaculture and the domestication of a fish by Marianne Elisabeth Lien
Call Number: SH167 .S17 L54 2015 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015
Public lands, public debates : a century of controversy by Char Miller
Call Number: SD426 .M54 2012 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2012
The Orange and the Dream of California by David Boulé
Call Number: F861 .B72 2013 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2013
Oranges by John McPhee
Call Number: SB370 .O7 M3 2000b (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2000
Fruits and plains : the horticultural transformation of America by Philip J. Pauly
Call Number: SB319 .P38 2007 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2007
Decoding gardening advice : the science behind the 100 most common recommendations by Jeff Gillman; Meleah Maynard
Call Number: SB450.97 .G55 2012 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2012
Understanding garden design : the complete handbook for aspiring designers by Vanessa Gardner Nagel
Call Number: SB472.45 .N34 2010 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2010

Field Guides: Birds

Sibley's Birding Basics by David Allen Sibley
Call Number: QL677.5 .S53 2002 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2002
The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley
Call Number: QL681 .S497 2014 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2014
Field Guide to Birds of California by Alvaro Jaramillo
Call Number: QL684 .C2 J37 2015 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015
From the American Birding Association
Introduction to Birds of the Southern California Coast by Joan Easton Lentz
Call Number: QL684 .C2 L46 2006 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2006
Sibley birds west : field guide to birds of western North America by David Sibley
Call Number: QL681 .S4942 2016 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2016
Field Guide to Owls of California and the West by Hans J. Peeters
Call Number: QL696 .S8 P44 2007 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2007
Birds of prey : hawks, eagles, falcons, and vultures of North America by Pete Dunne
Call Number: QL696 .F3 D855 2017 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2017
National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America by Louise Zemaitis; Paul Hess
Call Number: QL681 .A57 2011 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2011
The New Birder's Guide to Birds of North America by Bill Thompson III
Call Number: QL681 .T447 2014 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2014
Bird Homes and Habitats by Bill Thompson III
Call Number: QL676.55 .T47 2013 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2013
The Birder's Handbook by Paul R. Ehrlich; David S. Dobkin; Darryl Wheye; Paul Ehrlich
Call Number: QL681 .E37 1988 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1988
The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior by David Allen Sibley
Call Number: QL681 .S495 2009 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2009
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman
Call Number: QL681 .K36 2005 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2005
National Audubon Society field guide to North American birds. Western region by Miklos D.F. Udvardy, John Ferrand (Revised by)
Call Number: QL681 .U33 1994 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1994
Birds of Western North America
Call Number: QL683 .W4 P4 2010 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2010
Peterson Field Guide

Field Guides: Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, & Fish

Mammals of California by E. W. Jameson; Hans J. Peeters; Phyllis M. Faber (Contribution by); Bruce M. Pavlik (Contribution by)
Call Number: QL719 .C2 J35 2004 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2004
A field guide to mammals of North America, north of Mexico by Fiona Reid
Call Number: QL717 .R45 2006 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2006
Squirrels of North America by Tamara Eder
Call Number: QL737 .R68 E34 2009 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2009
Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California by Robert C. Stebbins et al.
Call Number: QL653 .C2 S67 2012 (New Book Display)
Publication Date: 2012
Also available as an ebook! Type book title in the search box at lavc.edu/library
Western Reptiles and Amphibians by Robert C. Stebbins
Call Number: QL651 .S783 2003 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2003
Peterson Field Guide
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals by John O. Whitaker
Call Number: QL715 .W49 1996 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1996
Fishes : a guide to their diversity by Philip A. Hastings; H. J. Walker; Grantly R. Galland
Call Number: QL615 .H37 2014 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015

Field Guides: Insects

Field guide to the common bees of California : including bees of the Western United States by Gretchen LeBuhn; Noel B. Pugh
Call Number: QL567.1 .U6 L43 2013 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2013
Insects of the Los Angeles Basin by Charles L. Hogue
Call Number: QL475 .C3 H63 2015 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015
A field guide to insects : America north of Mexico by Donald J. Borror; Richard E. White
Call Number: QL464 .B65 1998 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1998
Peterson Field Guide
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America by Kenn Kaufman; Eric R. Eaton
Call Number: QL473 .E28 2007 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2007
The Audubon Society field guide to North American insects and spiders by Lorus and Margery Milne
Call Number: QL473 .M54 1980 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1980

Field Guides for Many Organisms & Landscapes

A Natural History of California by Allan A. Schoenherr
Call Number: QH105 .C2 S36 2017 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2017
The California Current : a Pacific ecosystem and its fliers, divers, and swimmers by Stan Ulanski
Call Number: QH95.3 .U53 2016 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2016
The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada by John Muir Laws
Call Number: QH104.5 .S54 L39 2007 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2007
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by John Muir Laws
Call Number: QH51 .L376 2016 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2016
Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky by Mark R. Chartrand
Call Number: QB63 .C46 2000 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2000
Roadside Geology of Arizona by Halka Chronic
Call Number: QE85 .C48 1998 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1998
Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California by David D. Alt; Donald W. Hyndman; Katherine J. Baylor (Photographer)
Call Number: QE89 .A84 2016 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2016
Roadside Geology of Southern California by Arthur Gibbs Sylvester; Elizabeth O'Black Gans
Call Number: QE89 .S95 2016 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2016

Field Guides: Tracks & Scat, Tracking, & Signs

A Field Guide to Animal Tracks by Olaus J. Murie; Mark Elbroch
Call Number: QL768 .M87 2005 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2005
Peterson Field Guide
Scats and tracks of North America : a field guide to the signs of nearly 150 wildlife species by James Halfpenny
Call Number: QL768 .H353 2008 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2008
Scats and tracks of the desert Southwest : a field guide to the signs of seventy wildlife species by James Halfpenny
Call Number: QL768 .H354 2015 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015
Scats and tracks of the Pacific Coast : including British Columbia : a field guide to the signs of seventy wildlife species by James Halfpenny
Call Number: QL768 .H355 2015 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015
Bird tracks & sign : a guide to North American species by Mark Elbroch; Eleanor Marks; Diane C. Boretos (As told to)
Call Number: QL681 .E42 2001 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2001
Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking by Tom Brown; Brandt Morgan; Heather Bolyn (Illustrator)
Call Number: QL768 .B76 1988 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1986
The tracker's field guide : a comprehensive manual for animal tracking by James C. Lowery
Call Number: QL717 .L69 2013 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2013
Tracking & the art of seeing : how to read animal tracks & sign by Paul Rezendes
Call Number: QL768 .R49 1999 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1999
Tracks & sign of insects & other invertebrates : a guide to North American species by Charley Eiseman; Noah Charney; John Carlson
Call Number: QL473 .E37 2010 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2010
The lost art of reading nature's signs : use outdoor clues to find your way, predict the weather, locate water, track animals--and other forgotten skills by Tristan Gooley
Call Number: GV200.4 .G648 2015 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2015
How to read water : clues and patterns from puddles to the sea : learn to gauge depth, navigate, forecast weather and make other predictions with water by Tristan Gooley
Call Number: GB671 .G66 2016 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2016

Field Guides: Plants, Trees, & Flowers

A Field Guide to California Lichens by Stephen Sharnoff
Call Number: QK587.5 .C2 S53 2014 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2014
Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California by Philip W. Rundel
Call Number: QK149 .R86 2005 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2005
National Audubon Society field guide to North American wildflowers : western region by Richard Spellenberg
Call Number: QK133 .S64 2001 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2001
The Sibley Guide to Trees by David Allen Sibley
Call Number: QK475 .S497 2009 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2009
The tree identification book : a new method for the practical identification and recognition of trees by George W. Symonds
Call Number: QK482 .S9 2003 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2003
Trees and Shrubs of California by John D. Stuart; John O. Sawyer
Call Number: QK149 .S73 2001 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2001
The urban tree book : an uncommon field guide for city and town by Arthur Plotnik
Call Number: SB435.5 .P58 2000 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 2000
Conifers of California by Ronald M. Lanner
Call Number: QK494 .L36 1999 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1999
Oaks of California by Bruce M. Pavlik; Pamela Muick; Sharon Johnson; Marjorie Popper
Call Number: QK495.F14 O25 2014 (Stacks)
Publication Date: 1992