Bullets, Baubles and Bones (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781499311990)

Photographer-writer Douglas Keister, has authored and co-authored forty-two critically acclaimed books. He also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to dozens of magazines, newspapers, books, calendars, posters and greeting cards worldwide. His twenty-five books on architecture include five books on Victorian homes (Daughter's of Painted Ladies, Painted Ladies Revisited, America's Painted Ladies, and Victorian Glory; twelve books on bungalow homes (The Bungalow, Inside the Bungalow, Outside the Bungalow, 500 Bungalows and eight small format books on bungalow details), a book on 1920's whimsical homes (Storybook Style) a book on Spanish architecture, (Red Tile Style), three books on cottages (Classic Cottages, Cottages and 500 Cottages) and a book on Courtyards. Keister photographed and wrote an award winning children's book (Fernando's Gift), has two monographs of his personal work (Black Rock and Driftwood Whimsy), and four books on classic recreational vehicles, Ready to Roll, Silver Palaces, Mobile Mansions and Teardrops and Tiny Trailers. His wealth of books on architecture has earned him the title, "America's most noted photographer of historic architecture". He has authored six cemetery specific books including Stories in the Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography, Stories in Stone New York, Stories in Stone Paris, Forever LA, Forever Dixie and Going Out in Style He photographed and wrote a bilingual children's books in China, To Grandmother's House: A Visit to Old-Town Beijing (January 2008). A book featuring his collection of glass negatives, Lincoln in Black and White 1910-1925, contains photographs acquired by the Smithsonian. In the mid 2000s, Doug began writing novels, including Desiree, Autumn in Summer, Molly in the Afternoon (writing as Suzanne Hartley) and a memoir about growing up in Nebraska titled Heart-Land: Growing up in the Middle of Everything. His most recent novel, Bullets, Baubles and Bones came out in May 2014. In October 2010, his cemetery books and photography were featured in a segment of CBS Sunday Morning. Correspondent Rita Braver called him "America's Chief Tombstone Tourist". SUNSET magazine said "Keister has done for cemetery exploration what Audubon did for birding." He has lectured about his books all over the world. He lives in Chico, California. Find him at douglaskeister.com