Books

San Diego Architecture from Mission to Modern, by Dirk Sutro (2002)

Former Los Angeles Times architecture critic Sutro lends his expertise to this color volume detailing the city's great architectural history. Includes maps.

Afoot and Afield in San Diego, by Jerry Schad (1986)

The Los Angeles Times has hailed Southern California hiking guru Schad's guide as "the bible of San Diego hiking." Lists 250 hikes and maps.

Finnegan's Week, by Joseph Wambaugh (1993)

Crime fiction guru and former police detective Wambaugh sets this gritty tale in San Diego as a policeman hunts down a runaway truck of toxic chemicals. In true noir style, he encounters plenty of danger, wrong turns, and romance along the way. Entertainment Weekly writes: "Superbly crafted and paced, deliciously funny, but fundamentally, as always, dead serious."