Guides: Monterey Guide: Books

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Useful Library of Congress call numbers for your subject include:

F868.M7 (Monterey County -- including Point Lobos, Monterey Bay, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Carmel Valley, and Point Sur)
QH105.C (Natural History -- California)

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BF (Psychology)

Ghost Hunter's Guide to Monterey and California's Central Coast by Jeff Dwyer
Call Number: BF1472.U6D8675 2010
ISBN: 1589808096
Publication Date: 2010
This guidebook offers armchair entertainment and open-road adventure for casual and serious ghost hunters as well as tourists who seek a lively twist to local history.

F (Local Histories -- United States)

Moon Monterey and Carmel by Stuart Thornton
Call Number: F868.M7 M66 2022
ISBN: 9781640495418
Publication Date: 2022
Quirky galleries, deliciously fresh seafood, and dramatic hikes and drives ... Discover what the locals love about these seaside towns.
Monterey by J. D. Conway
Call Number: F869.M7C66 2003
ISBN: 0738524239
Publication Date: 2003
Monterey, California conjures images of a coastal city rimmed by crystal clear waters and bolstered by tourism; yet these edenic views belie the community's often turbulent history, originating with the Native Americans who lived here for a millennium and Hispanic exploration and colonization.

QH (Natural History -- Biology)

A Natural History of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary by Michael A. Rigsby (Editor); Lawrence Ormsby (Illustrator)
Call Number: QH91.75.U6N38 1997
ISBN: 1878244116
Publication Date: 1999
From the famed San Francisco coast to the bluffs of Big Sur, this book takes you beside and beneath the waters of the nation's largest marine sanctuary to explore the breathtaking habitats and incredible sea life that make this the crown jewel of sanctuaries.
The Monterey Bay Shoreline Guide by Jerry Emory; Frank Balthis
Call Number: QH105.C2E56 1999
ISBN: 0520217128
Publication Date: 1999
This is an indispensable reference to one of the most spectacular stretches of California's coastline.

QL (Zoology)

A Field Guide to the Monterey Bay Aquarium by Monterey Bay Aquarium Staff
Call Number: QL79.U62M65515 2000
ISBN: 1878244213
Publication Date: 1999
Take the Monterey Bay Aquarium home with you in this comprehensive guide to the aquarium's award-winning exhibits and the habitats they represent, including kelp forests, rocky shores, shale reefs, sandy beaches, wet-lands, coastal streams, sandy seafloors and the open ocean.

TD (Environmental Technology)

The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi; Carolyn Sotka
Call Number: TD171.3.C22M666 2011
ISBN: 1597264350
Publication Date: 2010
Anyone who has ever stood on the shores of Monterey Bay, watching the rolling ocean waves and frolicking otters, knows it is a unique place. But even residents on this idyllic California coast may not realize its full history.