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NEW BOOK PUTS THE FOCUS ON FORTY YEARS AT TAM Tamalpais High School has a rich history. Now you can get an inside look at 40 years worth in Tamalpais High School: A Remembered History, 1961 to 2000 (128 pp, $30). Robert Greenwood was the editor, and... See more

NEW BOOK PUTS THE FOCUS ON FORTY YEARS AT TAM Tamalpais High School has a rich history. Now you can get an inside look at 40 years worth in Tamalpais High School: A Remembered History, 1961 to 2000 (128 pp, $30). Robert Greenwood was the editor, and Boyce Quinn, Alice Dolan, William Wallace, Peter Belden, John Nicholson, Robert Greenwood and Frank Gold each contributed a chapter. The book, published in summer 2003, captures the remarkable decades from the early 60s to the dawn of a new millennium and includes local issues, the development of the “teenager,” social-political changes and the key education trends of the last half of the 20th century. The book is illustrated with photographs ranging from the school’s founding in 1908 to modern times in the late 90s. See less

Highlights: Books are available by mail from Tam High Foundation, 700 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Copies are $30 each plus $2.50 shipping and handling. You will also find copies at Tamalpais General Store in Mill Valley and Watermark Books on Tiburon’s Ark Row. The authors have generously...

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Thus begins "Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still," a children's book based on Tiburon's Blackie. The book was written by Christopher Cerf and Paige Peterson in playful, rhyming text and is accompanied by 45 of Paige's lyrical full-color illustrations.... See more

Thus begins "Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still," a children's book based on Tiburon's Blackie. The book was written by Christopher Cerf and Paige Peterson in playful, rhyming text and is accompanied by 45 of Paige's lyrical full-color illustrations. It's coming out on September 19th and is published by the Tiburon Peninsula Foundation and Welcome Enterprises, and will be distributed by Random House. (Learn more here!) The book tells the (mostly) true story of Blackie, a horse who made standing still a lifelong endeavor, while at the same time becoming a champion rodeo horse, a tourist favorite at Yosemite National Park, a legendary environmental crusader, and the beloved mascot of one of America's most beautiful towns - Tiburon. The book delivers an important message about appreciating and preserving the natural beauty around us and is destined to become a children's classic. The word quickly spread 'bout the new horse in town And from all 'round the country young kids headed down To... See less

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Unknown Binding: 104 pages Publisher: Graphic Arts of Marin (January 1, 1961) Language: English ASIN: B0007F78YO

Unknown Binding: 104 pages Publisher: Graphic Arts of Marin (January 1, 1961) Language: English ASIN: B0007F78YO See less

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From Publishers Weekly This second installment of the Newbery Medalist's autobiography (after A Girl from Yamhill) begins during the '30s, with the young Cleary leaving her home state of Oregon to attend junior college in California. The volume ends... See more

From Publishers Weekly This second installment of the Newbery Medalist's autobiography (after A Girl from Yamhill) begins during the '30s, with the young Cleary leaving her home state of Oregon to attend junior college in California. The volume ends in 1949, with Morrow's acceptance of Cleary's first novel, the now-classic Henry Huggins (initially written as a short story entitled "Spareribs and Henry"). The author's unsentimental recollections of herself as a student in the Depression, a librarian and a newlywed are told humorously and candidly. Friends and adversaries-her ever-critical mother, formidable professors, congenial classmates, gentlemen acquaintances (including future husband Clarence)-are as colorfully sketched as the characters appearing in Cleary's beloved novels. Able to laugh at her own mistakes and to recognize universal truths in everyday life, Cleary will endear herself even more to her fans with this account of her struggle for independence. Ages 12-up. Copyright... See less

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Book Description THEY FLEW LOW, SLOW, AND INTO THE FACE OF ENEMY FIRE....In Vietnam, an elite group of air force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes-flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the... See more

Book Description THEY FLEW LOW, SLOW, AND INTO THE FACE OF ENEMY FIRE....In Vietnam, an elite group of air force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes-flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the fast-moving jets who rained death and destruction down on enemy positions, the forward air controller made an art form out of an air strike-knowing the targets, knowing where friendly troops were, and reacting with split-second, life and death decisions as a battle unfolded. For Tom Yarborough, the risk was constant, intense, electrifying. A member of the super secret Prairie Fire unit, Yarborough became one of the most frequently shot-up pilots flying out of Da Nang-engaging in a series of dangerous secret missions in Laos. This is Yarborough's adrenaline-pumping chronicle of heroism, danger, and brotherhood in Vietnam. From the rescuing of downed pilots to taking out enemy positions, to the most harrowing day-long missions, here is the... See less

Highlights: If you need or want to know about bravery and courage under fire........If you want to know what it means to fight for the men next to you and to be prepared to die for them.....If you have any interest in aviation (military or otherwise) I urge you to read this book. It is a most...

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Schwarzbart's poignant memoir is an ode to his parents and the 'strangers' who helped him survive. THe memoir stresses the love he bears his mother and father, and the great love they beswtowed on him. This book is a MUST read.

Schwarzbart's poignant memoir is an ode to his parents and the 'strangers' who helped him survive. THe memoir stresses the love he bears his mother and father, and the great love they beswtowed on him. This book is a MUST read. See less

Highlights: "This is my autobiography, an ode to my dear parents and the righteous gentiles who helped save my life. It is a tale of light and hope amid darkness, which I share directly with my readers in my own voice. The book is superbly illustrated with photographs of the principals."

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* Paperback: 174 pages * Publisher: Rand McNally & Company; Spiral edition (September 12, 2005) * Language: English * ISBN: 052885528X * Product Dimensions: 11.0 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches * Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces. (View shipping rates and policies) *... See more

* Paperback: 174 pages * Publisher: Rand McNally & Company; Spiral edition (September 12, 2005) * Language: English * ISBN: 052885528X * Product Dimensions: 11.0 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches * Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces. (View shipping rates and policies) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #336,872 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books) Yesterday: #229,587 in Books See less

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How a novel that is so ensconced in a time and place can still sound relevant is remarkable. If you were to change some of the details--hairstyles, labels, even the television programs--you could transplant these characters into the present without... See more

How a novel that is so ensconced in a time and place can still sound relevant is remarkable. If you were to change some of the details--hairstyles, labels, even the television programs--you could transplant these characters into the present without compromising the characters or their experiences. See less

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This is the story of two small towns, Bolinas and Stinson Beach, and the body of water that separates and joins them. Although San Francisco’s packed urban skyline is visible from its shores, this part of West Marin is isolated in spirit and in fact.... See more

This is the story of two small towns, Bolinas and Stinson Beach, and the body of water that separates and joins them. Although San Francisco’s packed urban skyline is visible from its shores, this part of West Marin is isolated in spirit and in fact. For thousands of years the territory of the Coast Miwok Indians, this land became the six-mile-long Briones Mexican land grant, a ranch that lasted less than a decade before being overrun with entrepreneurs, farmers, and failed gold miners. The towns that they built have been visited by earthquake, shipwreck, forest fires, ranchers, rumrunners, bohemians, and the National Park Service, and all of these have shaped their story. While Bolinas maintained its spirit of isolation, removing the road sign that might beckon visitors, Stinson Beach grew from a tent camp for urban refugees to a favorite coastal beach town visited by millions annually. See less

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* Paperback: 128 pages * Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) (November 5, 2005) * Language: English * ISBN: 0738530425 * Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches * Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces. (View shipping rates and policies) * Amazon.com Sales... See more

* Paperback: 128 pages * Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) (November 5, 2005) * Language: English * ISBN: 0738530425 * Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches * Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces. (View shipping rates and policies) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,106 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books) Yesterday: #332,461 in Books See less

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Sausalito got its Spanish name, meaning little willow grove, from British seaman William Richardson. He hoped that this deep-water anchorage, so close to the Golden Gate, would become the entrance to a busy city. But the tall ships mostly rushed past... See more

Sausalito got its Spanish name, meaning little willow grove, from British seaman William Richardson. He hoped that this deep-water anchorage, so close to the Golden Gate, would become the entrance to a busy city. But the tall ships mostly rushed past his Whaler’s Cove to anchor in San Francisco. Later Sausalito’s gentle hills and sun-washed harbor became a favorite playground and retreat for wealthy San Franciscans, and large hotels like the El Monte prospered. Before construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito was a transportation nexus for trains and ferries, and in a sudden mobilization during World War II, 22,000 people a day worked three shifts building liberty ships at Marinship. Sausalito was homeport for many seafaring adventurers, daring rumrunners during Prohibition, and later for beatniks, poets, hippies, and artists drawn to Sausalito’s spectacular vistas and relatively rural atmosphere. Making their abodes on riotously rickety houseboats or in cabins perched on steep... See less

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Gaby Sets Sail tells the story of a girl's adventures in Sausalito, California. During a week-long visit with her aunt, Gaby—an aspiring young photo journalist, learns to sail, lives on a houseboat, flies in a water airplane, rows on the bay, spends... See more

Gaby Sets Sail tells the story of a girl's adventures in Sausalito, California. During a week-long visit with her aunt, Gaby—an aspiring young photo journalist, learns to sail, lives on a houseboat, flies in a water airplane, rows on the bay, spends a day biking and takes many pictures of her zany sidekick—her cat, Bella—who loves costumes and never wears the same outfit twice. Beautiful acrylic and watercolor illustrations by Cynthia Yancey highlight their adventures. See less

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* Paperback: 78 pages * Publisher: Molysdatur Pubns (November 1990) * Language: English * ISBN: 1882042018 * Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 7.2 x 9.0 inches * Shipping Weight: 8.0 ounces. * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,316,473 in Books (See Top Sellers in... See more

* Paperback: 78 pages * Publisher: Molysdatur Pubns (November 1990) * Language: English * ISBN: 1882042018 * Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 7.2 x 9.0 inches * Shipping Weight: 8.0 ounces. * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,316,473 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books) Yesterday: #1,312,196 in Books See less

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Unknown Binding: 104 pages Publisher: Graphic Arts of Marin (January 1, 1961) Language: English ASIN: B0007F78YO

Unknown Binding: 104 pages Publisher: Graphic Arts of Marin (January 1, 1961) Language: English ASIN: B0007F78YO See less

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Journey to Mount Tamalpais is an essay on Nature, Art, and the relationship between them. Highly original in both content and literary structure, it provides a new outlook on the importance of Nature as an element of thinking; one of the major works... See more

Journey to Mount Tamalpais is an essay on Nature, Art, and the relationship between them. Highly original in both content and literary structure, it provides a new outlook on the importance of Nature as an element of thinking; one of the major works on the "spirit of place" in contemporary literature. This book is illustrated with 17 drawings by the author. See less

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San Francisco. Scottwall Associates. 1987. First Edition. Profusely illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs, drawings, maps, etc. Square 4to. Bound in gilt titled green cloth covered boards with mapped endsheets.

San Francisco. Scottwall Associates. 1987. First Edition. Profusely illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs, drawings, maps, etc. Square 4to. Bound in gilt titled green cloth covered boards with mapped endsheets. See less

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* Hardcover: 480 pages * Publisher: Publications International (January 31, 2004) * Language: English * ISBN: 141271009X * Product Dimensions: 11.0 x 9.3 x 1.5 inches * Shipping Weight: 4.9 kilograms. (View shipping rates and policies) * Amazon.com... See more

* Hardcover: 480 pages * Publisher: Publications International (January 31, 2004) * Language: English * ISBN: 141271009X * Product Dimensions: 11.0 x 9.3 x 1.5 inches * Shipping Weight: 4.9 kilograms. (View shipping rates and policies) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,589 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books) Yesterday: #146,515 in Books See less

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The author was elected president of Students for a Democratic Society in 1963, and he brings an insider's perspective to bear on the turbulent whirl of political, social, and sexual rebellion we now call "the sixties." Gitlin does a nice job of... See more

The author was elected president of Students for a Democratic Society in 1963, and he brings an insider's perspective to bear on the turbulent whirl of political, social, and sexual rebellion we now call "the sixties." Gitlin does a nice job of integrating his first-person recollections with a broader history that ranges from the roots of 1960s revolt in 1950s affluence and complacency to the movement's apocalyptic collapse in the early 1970s--a victim of its own excesses as well as governmental persecution. His lucid summary of the complex strands that intertwined to form the counterculture is essential basic reading for those who don't know the difference between the Diggers and the Yippies. --Wendy Smith See less

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Mix up some large helpings of rock, folk, country, R&B, raga & jazz; sprinkle them with psychedelic drugs and eastern mysticism; throw-in an ecstatic belief in the power of music to bond people together into a new way of living. Shake vigorously and... See more

Mix up some large helpings of rock, folk, country, R&B, raga & jazz; sprinkle them with psychedelic drugs and eastern mysticism; throw-in an ecstatic belief in the power of music to bond people together into a new way of living. Shake vigorously and stand well back… welcome to the West Coast in 1966. Few musical movements have included such explosive elements and few have produced so much creativity alongside so much rubbish. So, where to start? See less

Highlights: Other recordings from 1966 are rare. Country Joe & The Fish’s first locally released tracks are on 'Collectors Items: First Three Ep's' while recordings of Grace Slick’s excellent first group, The Great Society, are found on 'Collector's Item'. Both low quality and essentially live albums,...

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Selvin ( Monterey Pop ) brings an astonishing amount of anecdotal detail to his history of the late 1960s and early '70s drug and musical scene of hippiedom's hippest city. "The so-called Summer of Love left San Francisco a mess," he notes, but... See more

Selvin ( Monterey Pop ) brings an astonishing amount of anecdotal detail to his history of the late 1960s and early '70s drug and musical scene of hippiedom's hippest city. "The so-called Summer of Love left San Francisco a mess," he notes, but promoter Bill Graham choreographed now-legendary concerts and events there that created a number of stars. For musical acts like the Grateful Dead, success arrived despite the pervasive drug abuse that Selvin describes; the Charlatans and Moby Grape, on the other hand, self-destructed. Selvin's exhaustive supply of anecdotes, however, proves to be his greatest liability, as well as his greatest resource, for he recites every vignette in the same laconic tone, giving his account a plodding pace that contradicts the frenzy of the era. Ultimately, the book, although suffused with a wealth of information, fails to resuscitate its mythic past. Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print... See less

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Chapin tells the story of his son's experimentation with drugs in the San Francisco/Marin of the 1960s. The keen eye that witnessed World War II as a severely injured pilot who survived Stalag 17 (recounted in the excellent book "Milk Run") turns his... See more

Chapin tells the story of his son's experimentation with drugs in the San Francisco/Marin of the 1960s. The keen eye that witnessed World War II as a severely injured pilot who survived Stalag 17 (recounted in the excellent book "Milk Run") turns his gaze to life after the war, the husband and father he became, and the tragedy of his young teenage son and friends struggling with addiction and its mental and emotional fallout. The cultural transition of the 60s and its complex roots in the war years will never be better chronicled. Chapin spares nothing in this account of his son's spinout while trying to find his identity in a radically changing world; the author doesn't wallow in self-pity or defensiveness as he probes the social and individual psyche. In the interest of disclosure, I worked with Mr. Chapin during the mid-1990s, after his years with the chronicle. He was a contracted editor for a trade magazine I worked for, and I enjoyed getting to know him, though he rarely... See less

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