Sebastopol - Based on decades of exploring the backcountry of the Golden State, Obi Kaufmann's lavishly illustrated atlas takes readers off the beaten path. His book blends science and art to illuminate the multifaceted array of living, connected systems like no book has done before. Mr. Kaufmann outlines the epic narrative of the California backcountry, which holds enough art, science, mythology, and language for a hundred field atlases to come.