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Listopia > Jim's votes on the list Contra Costa County (18 Books)
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
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"Concord;s best known actor is also a terrific writer, part of this book takes place in early 70s Berkeley"
Jim
rated it 4 stars
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In the Shadow of Diablo: Beneath the Tangled Vines
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"one of Hanel's mystery series that takes place both in the past and present Contra Costa all well written and good mysteries."
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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Waiting for Pumpsie
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Sweet Success: How Industry, Immigrants, and Working Women Shaped a Town
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The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd
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Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
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"1970s and early 80s, AIDES wasn't the biggest killer of gay men, hate was. Bob was one of its victims."
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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The Green Age of Asher Witherow
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"The novel about Nortonville"
Jim
rated it 4 stars
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Giantkiller
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"a graphic novel about monsters coming out of Mt Diablo
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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Photographing the 2nd Gold Rush: Dorothea Lange and the East Bay at War 1941-1945
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The Wild Girls
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"beautiful story about being a young teen in Alamo in the 80s/90s
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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Ghosts of Black Diamond (In the Shadow of Diablo #3)
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There Was A Fire Here: A Memoir
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Walnut Creek Arroyo De Las Nueces
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"My favourite history of Walnut Creek
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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Humphrey: The Wayward Whale
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"we sold 150 plus copies in the first two weeks it was published, great book by the author of Ecotopia"
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (National Book Award Finalist)
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"Written for the y.a. audience, the most approachable book written about the disaster and aftermath"
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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Stickeen: A Nature Book About John Muir and His Trusty Dog's Adventure
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"Great book about a borrowed dog and the Martinez author's trip to Alaska in a beautiful edition"
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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Death at the Healing Waters (In the Shadow of Diablo #2)
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John Muir's Book of Animals
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"My favorite book of Muir's writing
Jim
rated it 5 stars
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