Set the Night on Fire by Mike  DavisA Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaCity of Quartz by Mike  DavisSan Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerThe World Rushed In by J.S. Holliday
California History
40th out of 204 books — 46 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best California Books
83rd out of 434 books — 217 voters

Sprout Lands by William Bryant LoganUrban Forests by Jill JonnesTrees in Paradise by Jared FarmerShinrin Yoku by Yoshifumi MiyazakiDarwin Comes to Town by Menno Schilthuizen
Cities and Trees
3rd out of 124 books — 9 voters
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsMade in Russia by Michael IdovGrunt by Mary RoachPacking for Mars by Mary RoachOriginal Copies by Bianca Bosker
99% Invisible books (nonfiction)
60th out of 104 books — 20 voters

The ABCs of California's Native Bees by Krystle HickmanWhen Mountain Lions Are Neighbors by Beth Pratt-BergstromGrowing California Native Plants by Marjorie G. SchmidtSecrets of the Oak Woodlands by Kate MarianchildThe California Naturalist Handbook by Greg De Nevers
California ecology
14th out of 39 books — 6 voters
Biogeography by C. Barry CoxBotany for Gardeners by Brian CaponThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenPlant Systematics by Michael G. SimpsonBasin and Range by John McPhee
CRIME PAYS BUT BOTANY DOESN’T BOOK LIST
22nd out of 91 books — 14 voters

Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThis Is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
114th out of 132 books — 5 voters
Raising Steaks by Betty FussellLawn People by Paul RobbinsEvolution Made to Order by Helen Anne CurryRules of Play by Katie Salen TekinbaşShady Characters by Keith Houston
Books from 99% Invisible (Part 1)
22nd out of 100 books — 1 voter