Of the A's? The consensus would be to pick up Susan Slusser's book, 100 Things A's Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know).
If you don't want to read through all that, the A's broadcast team usually throw a tidbit of information or 20 out each game.
Thanks very much, a great suggestion! I'm embarrassed it didn't occur to me.
As you mentioned, the Adventure Travel charts were interesting... seem thru-hiking books are very popular! Especially the Appalachian Trail... I've wasted my life doing un-sellable things! ;)
Are the "best seller" categories accurate? I see a lot of forum-folk talking about how to bump your book up the lists, so I'm a little unclear how "best seller" is really calculated... eg right now "How To Live In A Small Car" (3 reviews) is a #11 Bestseller?! I can't help but feel it's a bump from free copies or shills, and ponder how pervasive this is...
>It helps to be at the top of multiple categories.
Silly question, but how do books get allocated to categories? Does an author have any control? I'm assuming there's a process to stop every author choosing every category in a bid to get a #1 somewhere?
ie I see for The Last Englishman: A Thru-Hiking Adventure
> Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,721 Paid in Kindle Store
Number 1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Travel > Specialty Travel > Sports
Number 1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Sports > Outdoors & Nature > Hiking & Camping > Camping
Number 2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Sports > Outdoors & Nature > Nature Writing
Did he choose those?
I once spent a wonderful weekend exploring the hidden stairways of San Francisco that link neighborhoods together. It was great exercise, a wonderful time, and I came back with fun pictures and a much better understanding of the city.
If looking for alternatives "secrets," the book <em>Secret Stairs: East Bay: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Berkeley and Oakland</em> is a good one to pick up.
There's a great book - Stairway Walks in San Francisco - that gives you really awesome paths to take to explore parts of the city you ordinarily wouldn't even know were there. The weather's lovely...
I'm assuming UK amazon marketplace wont be an issue in the US or elsewhere. If the format isnt selected to kindle, you can scroll down from the hardcover option.
The previous link I sent to Andy's website had 3 links beneath the description, one of which was kindle/epub. Hope this helps, maybe you can get his other books on kindle, too!