Travel, Adventure, & Sports

If you’re a fan of local history or enjoy Bay Area baseball, Dan Fost has written the book for you. From the legendary John McGraw to our current star on the mound, Tim Lincecum, Giants Past & Present tells the whole history of the orange and black, starting from the 1880s. Gripping anecdotes supported by photographs take us all the way down the lineup. The Giants’ impressive and unique strategies are outlined, allowing fans to learn how some worked and how others failed. Fost also gives a tour of the incredible baseball diamonds that the Giants have called home. As a tribute to Giants’ fans, this illustrated history is a perfect gift, a great read, and the book I’ll have on my coffee table this summer. —K.O.

“Writing bestsellers (The Hungry Ocean) and pulling lobster traps out of the bay off her island home in Maine couldn’t ‘fill the void left in the absence of true, hardy, saltwater adventure,’ so when opportunity knocked to skipper a swordfishing longliner to the blue water, Greenlaw jumped. Greenlaw speaks with unquestionable authority when fashioning the salty atmosphere of swordfishing life. Seaworthy is a vanishing slice of life caught with ardor and freshness,” writes Kirkus Reviews.