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john-lescroart's picture
Apr.06.2012
When wild boy Ro Curtlee was convicted of rape and murder, the fallout against those responsible for putting him behind bars-including detective Abe Glitsky-was uncompromising. That's because the Curtlee family is among the Bay Area's most powerful billionaires. When a retrial ends in Ro's...
meredith-maran's picture
Feb.01.2012
“Any woman who has fought the odds to make a happy, healthy family will relate to Alison Rose, whose redemption is at stake in this inventive, addictive novel. A Theory Of Small Earthquakes teaches us something new about love and sex, jealousy and loyalty, and, most importantly, motherhood.”–...
jack-boulware's picture
Sep.27.2009
An oral history of the modern punk-revival's West Coast Birthplace, co-authored by Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor Outside of New York and London, California's Bay Area claims the oldest continuous punk-rock scene in the world. Gimme Something Better brings this outrageous and influential punk scene...
tennessee-maria-reed's picture
Oct.03.2008
"Tennessee Reed is a brand new star in the galaxy of our spirit-shining for all of our people." -Simon Ortiz, author of Telling and Showing Her "Reed writes with clarity, wit, and wonder-and with an open-hearted passion that disarms, refreshes, and delights." -Al Young, author...
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Apr.26.2008
Eight enthralling stories bound by one incident. One truth begets another as a passionate tale of confrontation in a San Francisco restaurant travels from eyewitnesses to others. Each protagonist views the attack through an emotion-stained lens, the story taking on a life of its own as filtered...