This is a story about one man's forty-year struggle to leave what he thought would be a temporary job in Banking to follow his lifelong dream of becoming an artist. Away from the bank, he took what time he could afford to work toward that goal. After some oil painting lessons, his skills improved. Working in his garage usually at night, he started giving away and selling some of his paintings to friends. Since Banking and Art are quite opposite,...

Discover the over 700 miles of extremely diverse geography and climate with high and low desert, beautiful beaches, puntuated by redwood and giant sequoia timber stands. Along with the natural beauty are the cities of San Francisco, Monterey, Los Angeles, Hollywood, and San Diego.

Presents a look at the inner workings of the aquariums of Boston, Chicago, Monterey Bay, California, and Wakiki, Hawaii, covering the the care, preservation, and display of the different species they own and the education and conservation projects they sponsor.

One medium-size whale carcass delivers as much food to the dark, cold ocean depths as 4,000 years of sinking food particles. When a dead whale arrives, the café opens for business, and who better than Dan Tavis to show us the bizarre deep-ocean diners who show up? Hagfish, zombie worms, sleeper sharks--this group of patrons is stranger than the denizens of the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars. A fish in a lab coat, piloting a deep-sea submersible,...

Reviews the nutritional concerns of older adults and offers detailed recommendations concering how to meet the nutritional needs of the aging population. Also features a detailed overview of the nutritional challenges that arise as people grow older.

The world of penguins: Presents the life of penguins and how they solve the problem of living in two worlds, in the sea where they spend most of their lives swimming and feeding, moving so gracefully, and their return to land each year to breed and to moult. A sea otter story: warm hearts and cold water: The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a haven for orphaned otter pups where the staff teaches these pups the skills to survive in the wild. Explore with George...

"Escape to the great outdoors with award-winning expert Tom Stienstra's 52 Weekend Adventures in Northern California. Inside you'll find: The best weekend getaways, hand-picked by the authority on outdoor adventures: Outdoors writer Tom Stienstra reveals his favorite spots, collected over decades of hiking and camping throughout the Golden State. Recreation highlight: Immerse yourself in nature with the top options for hiking, backpacking, fishing,...