Leslie Larson
Leslie Larson was born in San Diego, California. Her work has appeared in Faultline, the East Bay Express, and the Women's Review of Books, among other publications. She lives in Berkeley, California. In Slipstream, Leslie Larson traces the ... [... more]
Random House |
East Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures in Alameda and ...
 This is an ok hiking book - not my favorite: As far as Bay Area hiking books go, this is the best one I have for the East Bay. However, it is not my *favorite* hiking book. There are a lot of parks & trails that you just won't find in regular Bay [... more]
CDN$16.62
Amazon CA |
Writing the Fire!
Gail Sher is a psychotherapist, a poet, a teacher, an ardent yoga practitioner, and the author of One Continuous Mistake: Four Noble Truths for Writers. She lives in San Francisco's East Bay. Writing the Fire! offers writers a new and visionary ... [... more]
Random House |
Foghorn California Hiking: The Complete Guide to More ...
From Amazon.com: There are few corners of California in which Tom Stienstra has not set Vibram-soled foot at one time or another. In this information-packed guidebook, the longtime San Francisco Chronicle outdoors columnist catalogues the best (and the [... more]
CDN$22.02
Amazon CA |
Tajs Blues
From Amazon.com: Taj Mahal's dazzling 1968 debut provides the foundation for this 12-song overview of the bluesman's early solo years. Tracks like "Leaving Trunk" and "Statesboro Blues" from that first record signaled the arrival of a [... more]
CDN$8.99
Amazon CA |
Mama's Bank Account
A Neglected Literary Gem: I first read this novel in 1946 as a freshman in high school. The author's son was a sophomore in the same school. Dick was enormously popular, class president, a natural athlete, gifted amateur actor, public speaker and writer. [... more]
CDN$21.12
Amazon CA |
Thai Cooking: From the Siam Cuisine Restaurant
Best Thai cookbook ever, one of my favorites: I bought this book when I was 18 and working my way through college as a cook. I loved Asian food, but did't have much experience cooking Thai food. The fact that this cookbook makes you (lets you) make all [... more]
CDN$20.95
Amazon CA |
Pain Of Mind
influential political hardcore: "Pain of Mind" (1987) is Bay Area hardcore pioneers Neurosis' first album, a much different effort from their later material. Whereas later Neurosis, as y'all know, is sludgy, experimental, even tribal metal, [... more]
CDN$15.99
Amazon CA |
Soul on Bikes: The East Bay Dragons MC and the Black ...
A Cool Slice of Hidden History: Too often the motorcycle enthusiast press and mainstream media atempt to portray motorcycling as a sport whiter than ice hockey: "Soul On Bikes" provides a fascinating and wholly unexpected side of two-wheeled [... more]
CDN$39.95
Amazon CA |
East Bay Grease
They went downhill slowly from here: If you don't like this album then you have either sand in your ears,or perhaps a channel is out on your system. I had to search this out and pay thirty bucks for it while it was out of print.(Fifteen years ago, on [... more]
CDN$14.99
Amazon CA |
East Bay Sessions
The Band's Roots: Hey - I've been a big fan of the band since Fush Yu Mang. The East Bay Sessions is a good look into the bands original sound and the talent that got them where they are today. Yeah, there is a couple of songs on there from Fush, and [... more]
CDN$15.99
Amazon CA |
A Rambler's Guide to the Trails of the East Bay Hills: ...
Useful Map: A comprehensive map of the trails (including roads and tracks closed to cars) of the central part of the East Bay Hills. Good detail, including property jurisdictions, topographic (20 foot contour intervals), ground cover, points of interest [... more]
CDN$6.20
Amazon CA |
