Conservatives Are from Mars, Liberals Are from San Francisco: 101 Reasons I'm Happy I Left the Left Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I absolutely loved this book. Of course, if you're a liberal you will not find it funny. Mr. Prulutsky really hits the nail on the head on so many isues. I found myself laughing at his commentaries of current issues and also scared because they're so true. So, if you are a liberal and easily offended,...

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FreeK Camp (awards: NY, Paris, San Francisco, New England, London, & Hollywood Book Festival Awards; 2 Mom's Choice gold, Moonbeam Award, 2010 & 2011 ... Book of Year, Next Generation Indie finalist) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I bought this for my niece and thought I'd read it before sending it to her. I opened it Saturday morning and couldn't put it down until I finished it that night. Great fun!!! Now I'm off to order more books by Mr. Burt!Click Here to see more reviews about: FreeK Camp (awards: NY, Paris, San Francisco,...

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I Found My Heart in San Francisco Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I suppose all insatiable readers have a "desert island book list" - those books you love so much that you'd choose them as your eternal reading material for the time you're stranded on that island. Well, I've just added "I Found My Heart in San Francisco" to my list. I honestly couldn't put it down!Ms....

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Bury My Bones in America: The Saga of a Chinese Family in California, 1852-1996--From San Francisco to the Sierra Gold Mines Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you enjoy historical books about Asian American or California history, this is a "must read." Lani Ah Tye Farkas tells the fascinating true story of her great grandfather, who arrived in California in the early 1850s and overcame racial oppression and other challenges to successfully settle in America....

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Shannon: Lost and Found San Francisco, 1880 (Girlhood Journeys, Book Two) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The book I read Lost and Found was an o.k. book. It was a little kiddish, slow and had not much action. Other than that it was a pretty good book. the best part of the book is when the girl Shannon takes her monkey named "kitty" with her to different places. The worst part its just a little slow for...

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Quick Escapes from San Francisco: 30 Weekend Trips from the Bay Area (Quick Escapes San Francisco) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My beloved copy of this book is now tattered with use and full of sticky notes and hi-lighter marks. I really enjoy taking short trips around the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area instead of getting on a plane or driving long distances. There is so much to do around here, why go anywhere else?My husband...

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Hitched: Wedding Stories from San Francisco City Hall Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Cheryl Dumesnil has done a magnificent job of collecting stories from couples that were legally married at City Hall in San Francisco during the "Winter of Love" in Feb-March 2004. The book covers stories of people ranging from those who were not married but participated (one has young as 18 years) to...

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The COPPER-HANDLES AFFAIR: The Great San Francisco Earthquake, Fire and Bank Heist Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A great fast paced read. John's ability to mix historic facts with ficticious adventure makes this a book hard to put down. His characters are fully developed and believable. I liked Copper's narrative being written in the vernacular. It set a certain tone for his character. John's use of the literary...

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Inside Out San Francisco: Popout Map (Insideout City Guides) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A most unique and highly useable map and guide.Special Edition -- double pop out maps (San Francisco and Golden Gate Park, Downtown San Francisco)San Francisco Insider guide 64 pages richly illustratedWorking compass (flips up from spine to help navigate)Handy writing pen (slides out of spine) Durable...

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Great Chefs of San Francisco Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The great chef series of TV shows preceeded todays cooking shows. I don't even know if they are available on DVD though you still may be able to find some VCR copies. The cookbooks are an accompaniment to the videos and as such, sometimes the proportions, times, and directions are a bit off. It is in...

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San Francisco's Noe Valley (Images of America) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Very nice reading and a lot of pictures of Noe Valley in the early years. Would recommend this book for anyone wanting to see and read about the early years of San Francisco, CA.Click Here to see more reviews about: San Francisco's Noe Valley (Images of America)Click here for more information about San...

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Deco by the Bay: 2Art Deco Architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is my first Art Deco architecture book and I found it to be a perfect introduction to this design movement. The book has multiple color photos on almost every page and is organized nicely. A few of the photos are fuzzy, but this did not detract from my enjoyment. In fact it inspired me (as a novice)...

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Eat This, San Francisco: Dives, Joints, All-Night Cafes, and Other Cheap Eats in the Bay Area Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I work with a chap who keeps a box of gourmet jelly beans by his desk.Each day he calls me into his office and opens the box. "What shall we have today?" he says.We each pluck one -- just one -- of the mocha or popcorn or blueberry flavored jelly beans. We let it rest on our tongue. We savor it.Then...

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The Best Waterfront Dining: From San Francisco to Monterey Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I love to eat at new places, and this is a good guide for finding them in NorCalClick Here to see more reviews about: The Best Waterfront Dining: From San Francisco to MontereyGet 22% OFFClick here for more information about The Best Waterfront Dining: From San Francisco to Monte...

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Frommer's Napa and Sonoma Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)More than just a regional guide, this concise book is VERY well researched and very well written with clarity and obvious firsthand knowledge. The author has led us to many fun and memorable experiences in the wine country. Both her enthusiasm and direction to some of the more unique destinations and...

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Visions of Frisco: An Imaginative Depiction of San Francisco during the Gold Rush & The Barbary Coast Era Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Using nineteenth century engravings and an imagination of rich imagery, Wilfried Satty created a beautiful dream of San Francisco. Best known for his stunningly rich rock posters created during the San Francisco heyday of Psychedelia, Satty worked on this project until his untimely death in 1982."Visions...

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Picturing Modernity: Highlights from the Photography Collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This paperback has 14 pages of text and 79 plates, the latter of which are "only a sampling of the approximately ten thousand photographs" in the SFMOMA collection. The photographers include Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Eugène Atget, Mathew Brady, Brassaï, Julia Margaret Cameron, Henri Cartier-Bresson,...

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