The Valley of Heart’s Delight : A Silicon Valley Notebook 1963-2001 by Michael S. Malone
Local boy makes good! Ever wondered how Silicon Valley really got to be the way it is? A nationally known teller of the story is Michael S. Malone ( his other ...
(May 2005)
Five Fires : Race, Catastrophe, and the Shaping of California by David Wyatt
Cultural historian Wyatt focuses on five events which have swept through California like wild fires, radically changing the state's physical, political and social landscape. These events are the unintentional introduction of the ...
(January 2005)
River of Shadows : Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West by Rebecca Solnit
River Of Shadows is at once a biography of famed 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge and a canvas of the socio-political context from which he sprung. Rebecca Solnit enlivens the pages with ...
(September 2003)
From the Ground Up: Building Silicon Valley by Goodwin Steinberg
Architect Goodwin Steinberg has been actively involved in changing the Silicon Valley landscape since the 1950's. He has designed many prominent buildings in the San Jose and Santa Clara County including the ...
(April 2003)
South Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures In and Around Santa Clara Valley by Jean Rusmore, Frances Spangle and Betsy Crowder
In Santa Clara County, despite the crush of approximately 1,700,0000 people, there are remarkable secluded getaways where it can be just you, your family if you choose, and Mother Nature. In this ...
(September 2002)
Swift Justice: Murder and Vengeance in a California Town by Harry Farrell
Longtime residents of San José may be aware of the 1933 Brooke Hart kidnapping. This tale, however, was new to me. Brooke Hart, son of the owner of the chief department store ...
(September 2001)
Strange Files of Fremont Jones by Dianne Day
In this first book of a mystery series , we meet Fremont Jones, a spirited and adventurous young woman. Hungry for independence, she has traded her conventional life in Boston for a ...
(September 2001)
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