Book excerpt: San Francisco's best photos inspire us in this dazzling collection, perfect to display in home or office, to give as a gift, or keep as a treasured souvenir. Teaming with fresh perspectives of local culture, people, foods, natural beauty, art, and architecture, readers will return time and again to lift spirits and to be awed. Every dazzling photograph captures an essential aspect of San Francisco in a manner that is guaranteed to yield new insight. An unparalleled collection of images of our great city, a sampling of topics includes San Francisco Bay, sea lions, Dungenous Crabs, the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Golden Gate Park, Cliff House, Painted Ladies, pier seals, historic ships, fishing boats, and the list goes on and on.