James Dalessandro

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PUBLISHED: Mar.03.2005

1906

Screenwriter and novelist Dalessandro (Bohemian Heart) pens an imaginative and dense interplay between fact and fiction in this story of corruption, crime lords and the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Annalisa Passarelli, the Evening Bulletin's music critic, narrates the tale with a mix of first-person intimacy and cool omniscience. She's secretly helping the chief of...

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Citizen Jane

Tom O'Donnell had been living off the graces of Jane Alexander for six years. He regaled her with his wit, charm, and tales of oversea adventure. He also borrowed money extensively for home business operations and future investments. But Tom O'Donnell was more than just a con man. He would do anything for money--even murder Jane's 88-year-old aunt. After he fled with over $10,000...

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Dec.02.2009 - 10:12 am

In response to: Best Gift Book

2010: THE YEAR WE ALL DISCOVERED BARRY GIFFORD

Yes, I know: we are all cool and we all know Barry Gifford. Loved Wild at Heart and I know he did a bunch of other...

About James

James Dalessandro was born September 3, 1948, in Cleveland Ohio, attended Valley Forge High School and Ohio University, the latter where he majored in journalism. After arriving in California in 1971, he soon founded the Santa Cruz Poetry Festival, along with...

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