The Earth is a book and, with the proper tools, we can read it.

-- Thomas E. Cochrane, CA Professional Geologist

For the curious, here's a compelling examination of the complex processes involved inside our planet which

began eons ago. With an introduction to Deep Time and the Geologic Time Clock, geologist Thomas

Cochrane provides a detailed yet approachable overview for the layperson of how and why the Sonoma-

Mendocino region's coastline appears as it does today--with all its fascinating oddities.

EXPLORE:

• The San Andreas Fault and its dynamic--plus continuing--role in shifting both land and sea
• Unusual features including sink holes, sag ponds, submarine canyons & underground streams
• The role of glaciations in causing the development of coastal marine terraces
• Meet the area's geologic superstars: Bowling Ball Beach, Devil's Punchbowl, Witches' Cauldron, sea stacks, gargoyles, blowholes, sea caves, the 8000' Black Point Spilite and more
• Features nearly 50 diagrams, maps, and striking photos
• Includes an overview of human impact and climate change on the regional land and ocean

The ideal primer for those interested in the often mysterious interplay of water, wind, earthquakes,

and other geologic events, processes, and stressors at work in the natural world.

Then EXPERIENCE this geology firsthand...on a Pacific Coast Highway road trip

The 85-mile Road Log provides precise instructions for a self-drive geological tour

from Bodega Bay at Sonoma County's southern tip to the tiny hamlet of Elk in Mendocino County

(utilizing highway mile markers)--includes MUST-SEE features as well as suggestions

for best hikes, picnic spots, public access beaches, campgrounds, side trips inland,

and more...

Sonoma Land Trust has long known the Sonoma Coast as a special place to be protected.
With his expertise, sense of curiosity, and investigation, the author came to know this place in-depth and has shared with us its story. It is a true gem to have this resource as a guide to understanding the forces that have shaped the land as we now see it. And the Road Log is an invaluable asset to our knowledge of the coast.

-- Dave Koehler, Executive Director, Sonoma Land Trust

California Professional Geologist and former teacher Thomas E. Cochrane has been a resident of The Sea Ranch (Sonoma County) for nearly 30 years. He's consulted on geologic hazards and geology along this pristine stretch of Northern California's coast and has doggedly documented all aspects of the Road Log firsthand.

Meet a wildcatter whose back-in-the-day journey from the hills of New York, to the ice fields of Alaska, to the plains of the Midwest brings the reader along on this complex quest to SEE underground. Here's an insider's look at the petroleum industry of the latter 20th century and what geologist Thomas E. Co chrane experienced along the way. From Oklahoma, to Texas, to rubbing elbows with iconic oilman T. Boone Pickens, his personal tales of the oil fields provide a firsthand glimpse into the art as well as the science of exploring and drilling all in the relentless pursuit of hitting the big one, every wildcatter's dream.

Twins...?

OR is there a more unusual connection between these two women who keep finding themselves in the middle of mayhem ― both in the U.S. and abroad?

Sophisticated Gee, born of privilege, a socialite philanthropist in Boston, and Karen, a sporty down-to-earth private detective. . .yet inhabiting the same body. And in love with the same man (the family's hunky private pilot).

This tongue-in-cheek romp follows these two on their multi-continent adventures as they track down killers, confront para-military groups, and end up in the crosshairs of an international drug cartel ― changing locations and jetting hither and yon as quickly as they change a shade of lipstick. Yet they also manage to tackle a range of today's most pressing issues including government corruption, gun control, money laundering, hurricane relief, and more.

WELCOME to this fast-paced, imaginative, and idealized reality where the world's ills are often tidied up in lightning quick fashion, providing some utopian escapism for anyone who enjoys a mystery, inside a puzzle, inside a riddle as there's also a classic whodunit enfolded herein―with yet another startling twist at this tale's unorthodox conclusion . . .