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SUNBELT Publications

Quality, award-winning books since 1984!Publishing Distribution Wholesale Custom

www.sunbeltpublications.com

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SUNBELT PUBLICATIONS has over 30 years of experience in the publishing business. The goal for all of our programs

is to contribute to the body of knowledge on the topics of natural science, outdoor adventure, regional histories, and stories that celebrate the land and its people. Sunbelt books encourage discovery and conservation of the natural, historical, and cultural heritage of unique regions including California, the desert southwest, and Baja California.

PublishingFor works of outstanding merit that advance our mission, we develop quality publications. Our Publishing Program takes

projects through development, editing, layout, production, sales, and marketing. We have won numerous awards for individual publications as well as for overall contributions to the trade and region.

DistributionFor titles published by similarly talented publishers that fall within our niche, we offer exclusive distribution that broadly expands markets for most small publishers. By providing access to specialized book trade channels, including sources like Ingram, Baker and Taylor, and Barnes and Noble, as well as to a broad spectrum of loyal retailers including museum shops, specialty stores, and non-profit organizations, Sunbelt’s Distribution Program expands sales coverage and simplifies fullfilment.

WholesaleIn order to meet and exceed the demands of our many specialty retail customers, we cater to stock preferences by carrying a selection of favorite titles from various publishing houses including Wilderness Press, Globe Pequot, Tom Harrison Maps, and many others. Visit the “Specialty Catalog” page of our website for information on these titles.

Custom PublishingThrough Sunbelt’s Custom Publishing Program, clients receive face-to-face service that provides their work with the quality editing, layout, and production standards that we ensure for our own publications, free from the confines of editorial board objectives. If the subject of a custom publishing project falls within our niche, it may also be eligible for our Distribution Program. See page 11 for details.

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FROM SUNBELT PUBLICATIONS | 3

The Outlaw’s Violin 9781941384497 | $16.95Real-life story of an outlaw that brought the grand opera to a desert town

Wild Edible Salad Guide9781941384466 | $9.95Learn how to forage for a wild salad with this handy set of ring-bound cards

Chasing Centuries9781941384480 | $26.95The search for ancient agave cultivars across the desert southwest

COMING SOON!The Natural History of the Anza-Borrego RegionMike Wells, Marie Simovich9781941384565 | $37.95How the desert has evolved through time to its current landscape and life forms.

California Indian BasketryWayne A. Thompson, Eugene S. Meieran, ScD9781941384541Best of the California Indian basket weavers are represented in this beautiful book.

Desert Critters Wacky Wisdom 9781941384442 | $9.95Quirky desert critters show off their unique suvival skills

HELP! San Diego Lifeguards to the Rescue Vol. 19781941384398 | $19.95The first volume chronicling the history of San Diego’s lifeguards

La Jolla: Jewel by the Sea 9781941384435 | $24.95The town of La Jolla is captured by the lens of local photographer Ann Collins

Geoglyphs of the Desert Southwest9781941384503 | $19.95The only book dedicated to the geoglyphs of the southwestern USA

Coyote Claus 9781941384534 | $9.95A Sonoran Desert themed retelling of Clement C. Moore’s A Visit from St. Nicholas

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4 | DIANA LINDSAY

DIANA LINDSAY is the author, co-author, or editor of many books that delve into the cultural and

natural history of San Diego County. Her master’s thesis was published by Copley Books in 1973 as Our Historic Desert. Since then, she’s developed award-winning books that include Anza-Borrego Desert Region, Anza-Borrego A to Z, Marshal South and the Ghost Mountain Chronicles, and Ricardo Breceda: Accidental Artist. She was the managing editor of Coast to Cactus: The Canyoneer Trail Guide to San Diego Outdoors written by the San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers and is also the founder and president of Sunbelt Publications.

Coast to Cactus is more than a hiking guide to San Diego County. It is a trail guide designed to teach appreciation and understanding of

the region, considered one of 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world. It is like having a trail naturalist—a

“Virtual Canyoneer”—with you who will introduce habitats and species, as well as cultural and geographical features, found on

each exploration.

Diana Lindsay, Paula Knoll, & Terri Varnell

9781941384206 | $29.95

Marshal South Rides Again9780932653123$14.95

Marshal South and the Ghost Mountain Chronicles9780932653666$21.95

Anza-Borrego Desert Region, 6ew/ Lowell Lindsay(Wilderness Press)9780899977799$21.95

COMING SOON!Anza-Borrego A to ZSecond Edition

Diana (L), Terri Varnell (C) and Paula Knoll (�)

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Sky Art Metal Sculptures of Borrego Valley, 3e9781941384411 $8.95

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NICHOLAS CLAPP | 5

Award-winning documentary filmmaker and author Nicholas Clapp has studied, filmed, and written about the deserts of the

world. With the detailed eye of a cinematographer, he has compiled three large-format books chronicling the rise and fall of the rowdy mining towns of America’s desert West, and another on the ancient and mysterious lives of southwest desert shamans. His newest title, The Outlaw’s Violin, is a tale of a would-be bad man with a good heart.

Gold and Silver in the Mojave9780932653062 | $24.95

Virginia City9781941384152 | $25.95

Bodie (photos by Will Furman)9781941384268 | $22.95

Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans

9781941384053 | $22.95

For a thousand generations, desert shamans of the far West sought order in the stars and in

the mysteries and wonder of their grand, if unforgiving landscape.

Winner of the PubWest Gold Award for Best Historical or

Biographical Book

Baja Legends 9780932653475 $17.95

Las Vegas Legends 9780932653987 $17.95

Palm Springs Legends 9780932653741 $17.95

GREG NIEMANN

Greg Niemann, journalist, is

the author of the award-winning

Baja Legends, Palm Springs Legends, Baja Fever, Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS, and most recently, Las Vegas Legends. A long-time member of the Outdoor Writers Association of California, he often writes for the San Clemente Journal. When they are not traveling, he and his wife live in Palm Springs.

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The Outlaw’s Violin9781941384497 | $16.95

Keep your eye on the ever expanding series of informational coloring books, Color & Learn, from Sunbelt Publications. Every book features interpretive information for each engaging line drawing. Choose from a variety of unique subjects.

Coloring Lizards, Snakes, and MoreBradford HollingsworthCOMING FALL 2019

Coloring Southern California Birds9781941384473 | $10.95Wendy Esterly

Coloring Nature in the California Chaparral9781941384459 | $9.95Richard W. Halsey

Coloring California Missions9781941384381 | $9.95Max Kurillo

Coloring Plants Used By Desert Indians9781941384374 | $9.95Diana Lindsay

Coloring Who-o-o’s Awake in the Desertwith Word Searches9781941384350 | $9.95Jenny HoltCompanion to Who-o-o’s Awake in the Desert

Coloring Metal Sculptures:The Magical Works of Ricardo Breceda9781941384343 | $9.95Diana Lindsay

Color Me Fit: You Can Do It!9781941384299 | $9.95Nicholas North

Coloring San Diego Landmarks9781941384251 | $9.95Nancy Hendrickson

6 | COLOR & LEARN

8 | LOCAL HISTORIES

STORIES OF THE PEOPLE

San Diego: CA Cornerstone, 2e 9781941384244 $19.95

San Diego Legends, 2e 9781941384015$17.95

History & Mystery of the Whaley House (SOHO) 780980095036$18.99

History in the Headlines9781941384220 $16.95

A Good Camp: Gold Mines of Julian 9780932653482 $14.95

This Day in San Diego History 9780932653901 $19.95

Irving Gill: Progress and Poetry in Architecture (SOHO) 9780980095043 $22.99

Gateway to Alta CA 9780932653574 $39.95

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Tom Hom 9781941384114$14.95

Courage To Heal | 9780932653857 | $14.95

Reclaiming Our Stories(City Works Press) 9780976580157 | $13.95

Louis Rose: San Diego’s First Jewish Settler 9780932653680 | $19.95

Written by surgeon Paul Bernstein, Medical Director and Chief of Staff at Kaiser Permanente, this longtime, best-selling novel is based on the true story of how Sidney R. Garfield, MD, along with industrialist Henry Kaiser, changed the face of American medicine. At the height of the Great Depression, Garfield saw thousands of men building the Los An-geles Aqueduct, and recognized an opportunity to provide health care for those workers starting with a 12-bed hospital in the Mojave Desert.

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NATIVE AMERICAN | 9

Blood of the Band 9781941384121 $19.95

Cave Paintings of Baja California 9780932653239 | $39.95

Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region9780932653093 | $24.95

Maay Uuyow:Kumeyaay Cosmology (Shuluk) 9780692707661 $12.95

Earth Pigments & Paint of CA Indians (PDC) 9780979378003 $19.95

Strangers in a Stolen Land 9780932653826 $16.95

American Indian Rock Art, Vol. 45 (ARARA)9780988873063 | $20.00

Indians of the Oaks(SD Museum of Man) 9780937808504 | $12.95

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My Ancestors’ Village 9780932653611 $9.95

Kumeyaay EthnobotanyShared Heritage of the Californias

9781941384305 | $29.95Author Michael Wilken-Robertson explores the remarkable

interdependence between native peoples and native plants of the Californias in this vividly illustrated portrait of the region’s

living ancestral plant knowledge. Spanish edition coming soon!

IBPA Ben Franklin Regional Category Gold Winner

Sugar Bear Story 9780932653703 $9.95

10 | OUTDOOR GUIDEBOOKSSunbelt’s regional cycling guides provide

comprehensive selections of trips for cyclists of every level and include state-of-the-art route maps with detailed trip descriptions. Author Nelson Copp is a popular lecturer on topics including Map & Compass Navigation and GPS. Cycling San Diego, 4e 9781941384138 | $21.95Cycling the Trails of San Diego9780932653963 | $19.95Cycling the Palm Springs Region 9780932653932 | $18.95

Outdoor Guide to Palos Verdes 9780932653864$19.95

Fun Places in So. California9780983383239$25.95

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[A] Lagoon Time 9780916251420 | $29.95[B] Fire, Chaparral, and Survival in So. CA 9780932653697 | $19.95[C] San Diego: Intro To The Region, 5e 9781941384022 | $27.95[D] Baja’s Wild Side 9781941384329 | $19.95

[E] Anza-Borrego: A Photographic Jouney, 2e 9781941384336 | $22.95[F] Desert Bighorn Sheep 9781941384008 | $29.95 [G] Fossil Treasures Anza-Borrego Desert 9780932653505 | $49.95[H] Gulf of California Coastal Ecology 9781941384183 | $19.95

NATURAL HISTORY & ECOLOGY

Afoot & Afield San Diego, 5e(Wilderness Press)9780899978017$24.95

Baja CA Plant Field Guide, 3e(SDNHM)9780916251185 $34.95

Wildflowers of Orange County(Laguna Mtn Press)9780984000715$35.00

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Rise and Fall of San Diego9780932653314$18.95

Roadside Geology Sunrise Highway (SDAG) 9780916251192 $12.95

Mining & Geology Joshua Tree NP (SDAG) 9780916251703 $19.95

Julian-Banner Mining District (SDAG) 9781941384404$24.95

Geology of Elsinore Fault Zone(SDAG) 9780916251659$24.95

Geology of Coyote Mountains, S. CA (SDAG) 9781941384213$34.95

Picacho & the Cargo Muchachos, 2e (SDAG) 9781941384077$34.95

Field Guide to San Andreas Fault (Thule Scientific)9781941384084$39.95

EARTH SCIENCE | 11

Sunbelt Publications works in close partnership with the San Diego Association of Geologists (SDAG), a branch of the non-profit organization for scientists and professionals, San Diego Geological Society. Members specialize in a large range of fields including hydrology, geotechnical engineering, earth science education, oceanography, mining, geoscience publishing, and environmental geology. The association boasts an active publishing program with a regional focus on San Diego and Imperial counties and adjacent areas.

S A N D I E G O A S S O C I AT I O N O F G E O L O G I S T S

Geology of Anza-Borrego9780932653178 $14.95

Geology & History of SE San Diego County(SDAG) 9780916251789$29.95

Palms To Pines(SDAG) 9780916251246$34.95

Geo Terms: Eng/Span9780932653291 $9.95

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12 | MAPS, FOLDABLES, & TCHOTCHKES

TOM HARRISON MAPSTom Harrison Maps publishes full-color, shaded-relief topographic maps for hiking, backpacking, and mountain biking in parks, forests, and wilderness areas of California. Recognizing that maps are difficult for most people to navigate, they design them so you don’t have to know how to read a map, or even use a compass. They research each area, hike trails with a measuring wheel when needed, obtain aerial photography, coordinate

with Park Service and Forest Service administrators, digitize government maps, and produce a product that is unique in the mapping industry. Over 59 maps available, contact us for a complete list.

The Waterford Press Pocket Naturalist Series covers a range of subjects, including wildlife, birds, science, and natural history and are laminated for durability. Sunbelt carries a wide selection of Pocket Naturalist southwest desert guides.

Pocket Naturalist

San Gorgonio Wilderness Map9780991578450$10.95

Rec Map: San Diego Backcountry 9781877689543$10.95

Rec Map: Anza-Borrego(Wilderness Press)9780899974019$9.95

Mac’s Guide to Garden Bugs(Mountaineers)9780898867114$5.95

Southwestern Desert Birds 9781583550915 | $7.95Chaprral Scrublands of S. CA9781583556832 | $7.95

Wildflowers of Southern CA(Adventurekeen)9781591937517$9.95

Southwest BirdsPlaying Cards(Adventurekeen)9781591933618$5.95

Easy Field Guide SW Petroglyphs(American Traveller)9780935810608$1.99

Local Birds San Diego County (Local Birds)9781886403079$8.95

Baja California Land of Missions (M&E Books)9781495191213 $29.95

Quick Guide to CA Missions9781941384428 $8.95

California’s El Camino Real and its Historic Bells(M&E Books)9781532318948$22.95

Wooden Bells of Mission San Buenaventura(M&E Books)9781532327605$18.95

Franciscan Missions of California(M&E Books)9781532332531$18.95

Old Mission Series: San Diego De Alcala, San Gabriel Arcangel, San Juan Capistrano, San Luis Rey (M&E Books) 9781532341564, 9781532350290, 9781532350306, 9781532350283 $5.00

CALIFORNIA MISSIONS | 13

Visit our El Cajon warehouse. Shoppers welcome!

IN THE GARDEN

Palm Springs-Style Gardening9780932653895$26.95

Chasing Centuries9781941384480$26.95

Under the Spell of Succulents (JM) 9780991584604$29.99

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Contact Us

Catalog design by Rebecca Kriz 2019

Cover images: (Top L) By Ann Collins from La Jolla: Jewel by the Sea(Top R) By Deborah Small from Kumeyaay Ethnobotany: Shared Heritage of the Californias

Business Hours: M-F 9 AM to 5 PM

Oasis of Stone9780916251765$49.95

La Jolla: A Photographic Journey9780932653352 | $21.95

San Diego County Mammal Atlas (SDNHM) 9780692895399 | $49.95

14 | SPECIALTY COLLECTION

Follow Sunbelt Publications

Houses of Los Cabos9789685965071$24.95

San Diego: Through the Lens of Aaron Chang, 5e9780692997482 | $39.00

Cooking with Baja Magic Dos 9780965322348 | $14.95

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Please visit our website www.sunbeltpublications.com to view all available titles. Our wholesale selection can be found in the Specialty Catalogs under the Bookstore tab.

CUSTOM PUBLISHING | 15What is custom publishing?

Examples of Sunbelt Custom Publications:

A few of ou� clients:

What is it like to wo�k with Sunbelt Publications?

Become a Publisher—Use Our ResourcesSunbelt Publications has thirty-plus years of experience in developing manuscripts, stories, collections, and histories into elegant, accessible, and informative works. With a strong network of experts including writers, content developers, proof readers, editors, designers, and printers, Sunbelt Publications provides unparalleled personal service to guide the layperson through the ins-and-outs of developing a spectacular product.

Chula Vista Centennial: A Century of People and Progess, 1911-2011A celebration of the city centennial by Steven Schoenherr.

Waxie: An American Family Business Success Story

As told by the owners, managers, employees, vendors, and friends of WAXIE

to writer Donald H. Harrison.

“Sunbelt's staff is very professional, taking care in every aspect of publication, from helping the client determine the size of the book, to what paper stock to select, from bringing a consistent editorial style to the content, to eye-pleasing art direction. Any company or individual seeking to have a book professionally published would do well to contact Sunbelt.”

–Donald H. Harrison, author of Louis Rose: San Diego’s First Jewish Settler and Waxie: An American Family Business Success Story

“From my initial inquiries and the actual publication process, to the press release, I have been nothing short of impressed with this company.”

–Jenny Holt, author of Who-o-o’s Awake in the Desert

Learn more at http://sunbeltpublications.com/services/custom-publishing-services/

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