SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART The Reading List for the exhibition Other Walks, Other Lines is compiled by Frankie de Vera, librarian at San José Public Library on view at SJMA through March 10, 2019.
A selection of the books are available in the
Reading Area located in Other Walks, Other Lines exhibition for reference.
CHILDREN All books can be borrowed from San José Public Library Suggested books for children 11 and under
WALKING / URBAN EXPLORATION • A Walk in New York by Salvatore Rubbino • A Walk in Paris by Salvatore Rubbino • Ask Me by Bernard Waber; illustrated by Suzy Lee • Daddy, Me, and the Magic Hour by Laura Krauss Melmed; illustrated by Sarita Rich • Didi and Daddy on the Promenade by Marilyn Singer; illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay • Gramma's Walk by Anna Grossnickle Hines • Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson • I Went Walking by Sue Williams; illustrated by Julie Vivas • Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Christian Robinson • Pepita on Pepper Street by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman • Shortcut by Donald Crews • Walk on!: A Guide for Babies of all Ages by Marla Frazee • Walk This World by Jenny Broom; illustrated by Lotta Nieminen • Walking in the City with Jane: a story of Jane Jacobs by Susan Hughes; illustrated by Valérie Boivin • While You are Sleeping by Mariana Ruiz Johnson • Windows by Julia Denos; illustrated by E.B. Goodale
MIGRATION • Dos Conejos Blancos by Jairo Buitrago • From Far Away by Robert Munsch and Saoussan Askar
• The Journey by Francesca Sanna • Mama's Nightingale: a story of Immigration and Separation by Edwidge Danticat; illustrated by Leslie Staub • My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald and Freya Blackwood • The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande • The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz • We Came to America by Faith Ringgold
MARCHING AND PROTEST • Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel • Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't you Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge • Miss Paul and the President: the Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote by Dean Robbins • The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement by Teri Kanefield • When the Children Marched: the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement by Robert H. Mayer • Women's Suffrage by Nancy Ohlin; illustrated by Roger Simo
TEEN All books can be borrowed from San José Public Library Suggested books for teens 12–18
• Climate Migrants: on the Move in a Warming World by Rebecca E. Hirsch • Human Migration: Investigate the Global Journey of Humankind by Judy Dodge Cummings; illustrated by Tom Casteel • Human Movement: How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks by Carla Mooney; illustrated by Sam Carbaugh • I am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina; illustrated by Stacey Robinson and John Jennings; foreword by Bryan Stevenson • Immigration edited by Debra A. Miller • March of the Suffragettes: Rosalie Gardiner Jones and the March for Voting Rights by Zachary Michael Jack • Migration in the 21st Century [electronic resource]: How Will Globalization and Climate Change Affect Migration and Settlement? by Paul Challen • Migration and Refugees by Cath Senker • The March Against Fear: the Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power by Ann Bausum • The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon • The Wealth Gap edited by Susan Henneberg • This Land is our Land: the History of American Immigration by Linda Barrett Osborne • This Side of Home by Renee Watson • Young Palestinians Speak: Living Under Occupation by Anthony Robinson and Annemarie Young; photography by Anthony
ADULT All books can be borrowed from San José Public Library
• Barefoot Walking: Free your Feet to Minimize Impact, Maximize Efficiency, and Discover the Pleasure of Getting in Touch with the Earth by Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee • Healing Walks for Hard Times: Quiet your Mind, Strengthen your Body, and Get your Life Back by Carolyn Scott Kortge • Hiking & Backpacking: a Complete Illustrated Guide by Buck Tilton • How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh • Letters from the Way: a Walking Journey: Arles, France to Puente La Reina, Spain by Barbara V. Anderson • Super Simple Walk & Run: Healthy & Fun Activities to Move your Body by Nancy Tuminelly • The 50 Greatest Walks of the World by Barry Stone • The Last Great Walk: the True Story of a 1909 Walk from New York to San Francisco, and Why it Matters Today by Wayne Curtis • The Lost Art of Walking: the History, Science, Philosophy, and Literature of Pedestrianism by Geoff Nicholson • Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk was America's Favorite Spectator Sport by Matthew Algeo • Planetwalker / 22 Years of Walking and 17 Years of Silence text and illustrations by John Francis • Slow Journeys: The Pleasures of Traveling by Foot by Gillian Souter • Step by Step: a Pedestrian Memoir by Lawrence Block • Walking Meditation by Nguyen Anh-Huong and Thich Nhat Hanh • Walking Home: a Poet's Journey by Simon Armitage • Walking on the Wild Side: Long-Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail by Kristi M. Fondren • Walking your Way to a Better Life by Kimiko • Wanderlust: a History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit • Why I Walk: Taking a Step in the Right Direction by Kevin Klinkenberg • You are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh
MIGRATION • Defiant Braceros: How Migrant Workers Fought for Racial, Sexual, and Political Freedom by Mireya Loza • Grounds for Dreaming: Mexican Americans, Mexican Immigrants, and the California Farmworker Movement by Lori A. Flores • Latinos at the Golden Gate: Creating Community & Identity in San Francisco by Tomás F. Summers Sandoval Jr • Tell Me How it Ends: an Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli • The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu • The Wherewithal of Life: Ethics, Migration, and the Question of Well-Being by Michael Jackson • There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration by Ali Noorani • Village of Immigrants: Latinos in an Emerging America by Diana R. Gordon • Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move by Reece Jones
MOBILITY • A World of Three Zeros: the New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions by Muhammad Yunus • Color Me English: Migration and Belonging Before and After 9/11 by Caryl Phillips • The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility by Gregory Clark
URBAN EXPLORATION • 100 Things to do in San Jose Before you Die by Susannah Greenwood • 101 Great Hikes of the San Francisco Bay Area by Ann Marie Brown • Blues City: A Walk in Oakland by Ishmael Reed • Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton • Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area by Sylvia Linsteadt
• Mountains and Marshes: Exploring the Bay Area's Natural History by David Rains Wallace • Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in the San Francisco Bay Area: Including San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, and Palo Alto by Daniel King • Secret Walks: a Walking Guide to the Hidden Trails of Los Angeles by Charles Fleming • The Mission photographs by Dick Evans; foreword by Juan Felipe Herrera; introduction by Carla Wojczuk • Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo edited by Annice Jacoby for Precita Eyes Muralists; foreword by Carlos Santana • Urban trails, San Francisco: Coastal Bluffs, the Presidio Hilltop Parks & Stairways by Alexandra Kenin • Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck • Walking San Francisco: a Step-by-Step Tour of the City by the Bay by Liz Gans and Rick Newby • Walking San Francisco: 30 Savvy Tours Exploring Steep Streets, Grand Hotels, Dive Bars, and Waterfront Parks by Tom Downs
URBAN PLANNING / URBAN STUDIES • Atlas of Cities edited by Paul Knox • Cities I've Never Lived in: Stories by Sara Majka • Dead Cities, and Other Tales by Mike Davis • Eyes on the Street: the Life of Jane Jacobs by Robert Kanigel • Hidden Cities: Travels to the Secret Corners of the World's Great Metropolises—a Memoir of Urban Exploration by Moses Gates • Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area by Richard A. Walker • Street Smart: the Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars by Samuel I. Schwartz with William Rosen • The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life by Elijah Anderson • The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City by Alan Ehrenhalt
• The Production of Space by Henri Lefebvre • The Social Animal: the Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks • Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett
THE BODY AND MOVEMENT • Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain; translated by Nicole Commarmond; edited by Stephen Anderson • Awareness Through Movement: Health Exercises for Personal Growth by Moshe Feldenkrais • Classic Human Anatomy: the Artist's Guide to Form, Function, and Movement by Valerie L. Winslow • Making Space: How the Brain Knows Where Things are by Jennifer M. Groh • Move into Life: the Nine Essentials for Lifelong Vitality by Anat Baniel • The Anatomy of Exercise & Movement for the Study of Dance, Pilates, Sports, and Yoga by Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones • The Body in Motion: its Evolution and Design by Theodore Dimon, Jr.
MARCHES AND PROTEST • Signs of Resistance: a Visual History of Protest in America by Bonnie Siegler • Signs of Hope: Messages from Subway Therapy by Matthew "Levee" Chavez • Together we Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Round the World by the Women's March Organizers and Condé Nast • Why I March: Images from the Women's March Around the World photographs by Getty Images; editors: Samantha Weiner and Emma Jacobs • Why we March: Signs of Protest and Hope: Voices from the Women's March