Sierra club books offers a wide range of titles, from travel guides to childrens books to works of natural history, all of which celebrate our. Discount prices on books by sierra club, including titles like sierra club wilderness calendar 2019. Sierra club books publishes all subjects relating to ecology and the environment. The library also contains a wide selection of sierra club publications, including books, reports, national issue newsletters, videos, oral histories, as well as the. Jon beckmann, the publisher of sierra club books from 1973 to 1994, died on january 9, 20 in northern california. We have our own magazine, sierra, and a books publishing. The tragedy of industrial forestry published by sierra club books in 1993, and its latest, the foundation has conceived, produced. Sierra club closes book publishing program sierra club. We employ organizers across america who rally their local communities to champion a number of environmental issues. See all books authored by sierra club books, including sierra club guides to the national parks of the desert southwest sierra club guides, and helping animals. Sierra club books s most popular book is galen rowell. The sierra club is americas largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
With some 8,000 books and 100 periodical titles, the colby librarys collection currently reflects more than 125 years of sierra club history. Peter beren is a member of the association of authors representatives aar and a book publishing consultant to authors, selfpublishers and independent publishers. Things you can do to support and protect wild and domestic critters. Sierra club books was the publishing division of the sierra club, founded in 1960 by then sierra club president david brower. Publishing history this is a chart to show the when this publisher published books. San francisco, california, united states description. Sierra club books books list of books by author sierra. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. To purchase or read more about the following books click on the books below. We are a national print and digital magazine publishing award. Jon beckmann, former sierra club books publisher, dead.
The extraordinary gift of an ordinary garden sierra club books publication joyce mcgreevy on. Your support is absolutely essential to preserving our most precious natural resourcesjoin the nations. The collection is especially strong in the areas of conservation, environmental policy and politics, and natural history. The publishing rights to many of sierra club books active titles were acquired by its adult trade book distributor, counterpoint llc, in late 2014. Our outings program offers trips in the outdoors both in the us and abroad. The tragedy of industrial forestry published by sierra club books. Wind river range south wyoming outdoor recreation map, beartooth publishing. Sierra is the storytelling arm of the sierra club, the united states oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental group. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Of special note is a series, the john muir library, published by sierra club books, which gathers muirs works into uniform, quality paperback editions, with introductions by modern writers. Kelsey, joe, climbing and hiking in the wind river mountains. A reprint of the 1961 classic childrens biography of muir by the late u. As executive director of the sierra club from 1952 to 1969, david brower. A pocket manual for identifying native plants with fleshy fruits.
According to brower, the books would appeal to leaders in industry and government. Environmental justice and communities of color, robert d. By clicking submit i am signing up to receive news about books. Jon beckmann, the publisher of sierra club books from 1973 to 1994 who transformed the press from a small, specialinterest imprint to a publisher of national repute, died on january 9. The tragedy of industrial forestry published by sierra club books in 1993, and its latest, the foundation has conceived. Trail restoration mountains wyoming sierra club outings. Retailers, contact your chronicle books rep or open a retail account here. Specifically interested in books with these subjects or themes. Formerly vicepresident of publishing at insight editions, publisher of sierra club books, publisher of via books.
We have our own magazine, sierra, and a books publishing department. Consistent with its mission to inform, educate, and inspire action on behalf of wild nature, the foundation for deep ecology launched, soon after its founding, an inhouse publishing program. The man who built the sierra club adds an essential work to the canon of american environmental history. In the course of publishing its exhibit format books, the club had stripped its texts of. Sierra club closes book publishing program sierra club national. Childrens books, john muir bibliography sierra club. The sierra club and coffee table books, an excerpt from. Sierra club books has 28 books on goodreads with 335 ratings. Sierra club photography and the exclusive property of vision jstor. The library also contains a wide selection of sierra club publications, including books. The sierra club and coffee table books, an excerpt from natural. The man who built the sierra club columbia university press. Between 1960, when the first book in the series appeared, and 1969, when brower resigned from his position as executive director, the club published almost. Best of all, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of both calendars goes to support the sierra club s work to preserve and protect the planet.
Times books books published under times license are now crown. Also in january 2008, counterpoint began publishing books in association with sierra club books. Isbn 9780871727725 9780871727725 random house, inc. At the same time, the publishing rights to virtually all of the active childrens titles were acquired by gibbs smith, publisher, which has long distributed sierra club books. Sierra club books, 17 books sierra club, 15 books galen rowell, 14 books john muir, 12 books david rains wallace, 9 books. Sierra club wall calendar free shipping on qualifying orders.
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