Santa Monica Press imprint: 50 books
Dinner with a Cannibal
The Complete History of Mankind's Oldest Taboo
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Presenting the history of cannibalism in concert with human evolution, Dinner with a Cannibal takes its readers on an astonishing trip around the world and through history, examining its subject from every angle in order to paint the incredible, multifaceted panoply that is the reality of cannibalism....
The Disneyland Encyclopedia
The Unofficial, Unauthorized, and Unprecedented History of Every Land, Attraction, Restaurant, Shop, and Major Event in the Original Magic Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Spanning the entire history of the park, from its founding more than 50 years ago to the present, this fascinating book explores 500 attractions, restaurants, stores, events, and significant people from Disneyland. Each of the main encyclopedia entries illuminates the history of a Disneyland landmark,...
The Disneyland Encyclopedia
The Unofficial, Unauthorized, and Unprecedented History of Every Land, Attraction, Restaurant, Shop, and Major Event in the Original Magic Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Completely updated and expanded with over 50 new entries and 300 new photos, The Disneyland Encyclopedia spans the entire history of the park, from its founding more than 50 years ago to the present day.
This fascinating book features detailed explorations of 600 Disneyland topics, including...
Secret Stairs
A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Containing walks and detailed maps from throughout the city, Secret Stairs highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and chronicles the geographical, architectural, and historical aspects of the city’s staircases, as well as of the neighborhoods in which the...
Route 66 Adventure Handbook
Turbocharged Fourth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Route 66 Adventure Handbook is your personal guide to the vanishing American roadside, with all of its exuberance, splendor, and absurdity.For this updated and expanded fourth edition, Drew Knowles has included it all: magnificent architecture, natural wonders, Art Deco masterpieces, vintage motels and...
Route 66 Adventure Handbook
High-Octane Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Route 66 Adventure Handbook is your personal guide to the vanishing American roadside, with all of its exuberance, splendor, and absurdity.For this updated and expanded fifth edition, Drew Knowles has included it all: magnificent architecture, natural wonders, Art Deco masterpieces, vintage motels and...
Vanity PL8 Puzzles
A Puzzle Book Where You Solve the Vanity Plates
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
With nearly 200 puzzles to solve, Vanity PL8 Puzzles offers drivers, passengers, armchair travelers, and puzzle enthusiasts ample opportunities to sharpen their word skills while having fun at the same time.Author Michelle Mazzulo merges the popular pastime of puzzle solving with a unique form of personal...
A House Rabbit Primer
Understanding and Caring for Your Companion Rabbit
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
A House Rabbit Primer: Understanding and Caring for Your Companion Rabbit is a complete, up-to-date handbook on all aspects of rabbit care for both new and experienced pet rabbit owners.Just a few years ago, most pet rabbits were kept outdoors in hutches. That time is past. Today, pet rabbits are considered...
Passings
Death, Dying, and Unexplained Phenomena
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
From dream research and global belief systems to such unexplained phenomena as bright lights, prescient dreams, near-death and out-of-body experiences, Passings delves into every aspect of the end of life. Taking a scientific and anthropological approach, Carole A. Travis-Henikoff looks at how other...
by Lynn Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Self-Loathing for Beginners is a wickedly funny take on our relentlessly upbeat self-improvement culture. Breaking ranks with the happiness police who have convinced us that self-loathing is just one more thing to hate about ourselves, author Lynn Phillips will show you, the beginning self-loather, how...
by Steve LeDoux
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
In this completely revised and updated second edition of his best-selling book How to Win Lotteries, Sweepstakes, and Contests in the 21st Century (over 75,000 copies sold!), Steve Ledoux-America's Sweepstakes King-reveals the secrets that have enabled him to win thousands and thousands of dollars in...
10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.
52 Walking Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.: 52 Walking Adventures is for urban adventurers with a passion for healthy living who are also hungry to explore L.A.’s hidden, unsung, and sometimes quirky side. This unique guidebook provides everything readers need to venture out and tackle the city’s 500 square miles.The...
Playful Intelligence
The Power of Living Lightly in a Serious World
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
As adults, we have more responsibilities than we could have ever imagined growing up. Learning the work of marriage. Navigating the bumpy terrain of parenting. Maintaining social relationships. Facing grave hardship. Finding contentment in our career.
As the years pass by, we sense how the...
The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain
The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Anyone who has ever wondered where Dorothy's ruby slippers, George Washington's teeth, or the world's largest olive are located will be thrilled to take this journey to find hundreds of the most important items from America's popular culture. Found in such major institutions as the Smithsonian and...