Presented in a handy, pocket-sized landscape format and with captions
explaining the story behind each photo, California is a stunning
collection of images that brings to life the vitality of this iconic
west-coast American state.
America's most populous state is often seen as a west-coast paradise by
those who live there--and those who desire to live there. Anchored
around the urban centers of Los Angeles in the south and San Francisco
in the north, California is a place of idyllic beaches, cutting-edge
architecture, spectacular national parks, and Hollywood dazzle. In the
pages of California, find out about the Big Sur, the precipitous,
beautiful windy drive along Route 1 in the central coast; Yosemite
National Park, home to the imposing Half Dome and El Capitan mountains,
and offering stunning views from Glacier Point; San José and Silicon
Valley, center of the world's tech industry; Santa Monica State Beach, a
mecca for sun seekers; Rodeo Drive, the home of luxury-goods stores in
Beverly Hills; and Death Valley in the Mojave Desert, one of the
hottest, driest places on Earth.