Below is a selection of books that are available through Channel Crossings Press. Please call toll free (877) 963-3949 if you have any questions or if you would like to place an order. You can also view our Price List and print our Fax Order Form.
A Photographic Interpretation
by Tim Hauf
Superlative photography supported by snippets of intelligently written text. A truly beautiful book. Species named. spectacular coffee-table book.
Hardbound / 112 Pages / Price $29.95
Softbound / 112 Pages / Price $19.95
Its Magic, People and History
by William S. White
A well-crafted study in fitting format. White has gathered the stories that tell the tale of Catalina Island's progress through time, and the old photographs that provide visual documentation. Carefully researched and richly illustrated with 300 photographs, references.
Hardbound / 200 Pages / Price $59.95
Softbound / 200 Pages / Price $39.95
Benchmark Maps
The clarity, beauty and unique relief shading of the 75 pages of landscape maps place this atlas far ahead of the competition for coverage of the state. Add to this the 23 pages of recreation facilities covering the whole state and you have an important and useful reference that belongs in the collection of everyone who travels, or plans to travel, in California.
Softbound / 127 Pages / Price $22.95
by Brian Fagan
Detailed and informative, this is required reading for newcomers and old hands alike. Fagan's "Captain's eye" photographs of anchorages, harbor entrances, and hazards are well combined with his cautionary descriptions of weather conditions. Indexed.
Softbound / 271 Pages / Price $24.95
by Brian Fagan
This guide belongs on the cabin shelf of every boat along the California coast. From equipment usage to navigating passages, weather extremes to encounters with larger vessels Fagan has provided valuable information, safety tips, maps and photographs. References.
Softbound / 229 Pages / Price $24.95
by A.L. "Scrap" Lundy
The definitive Study of the business, creativity, ingenuity and bravery of the companies and divers who harvested and sold abalone in California from 1853 to 1994. Brochure available.
Softbound / 223 Pages / Price $39.50
A guide to buying, outfitting and using small boats for diving
by Steven M. Barsky
Detailed information on the whole process: how to select, buy, store, transport and use a small boat and the diving gear you will carry on board.
Softbound / 194 Pages / Price $14.95
by Brian Fagan
a life-saving book that includes information on equipment selection as well as its use. Fagen helps you choose a safe anchorage, or make the best of a poor one, and stay in it until you are ready to go.
Softbound / 111 Pages / Price $9.95
by Patrick Cariou
A distillation of the essence of a way of life from portraits comes close to describing Cariou's accomplishment here. This is neither technical compendium nor "endless summer" superlative: it reaches globally, multi-culturally into the mind set and world view of life-dedicated surfers. Awesome. 120 photographs.
Hardbound / 144 Pages / Price $60.00
by John Gherini
An elegant study with both personal insight and an "insiders" perspective on the island's changing conditions. Great reading. Brochure available. Index and bibliography.
Hardbound / 266 Pages / Price $39.50