This report reviews California’s major public works (infrastructure) growth during the Pat Brown administration,... More > 1959-1967. In that period, California launched and built a significant part of the California Water Project, built and expanded major freeways, and built and enlarged college and university campuses. B/W interior, perfect bound. < Less

The present work does not attempt to revise the storyline of Huckleberry Finn to accommodate zombie attacks, for example.... More > Rather, it replaces every instance of the N word with the word “zombie.” Hence, Huck Finn’s friend becomes Zombie Jim, and similarly for other uses, singular and plural, of the epithet.

Making some mental adjustments, the reader can sense the feeling of fear, dehumanization, and lack of emotional connection denoted by the N word, but in an updated way more attuned to modern sensibilities.

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANY OTHER REVISION/ADAPTATION BY THE SAME OR SIMILAR TITLE. < Less

Compact edition (revised 3/15/11) ... outlines the kinds of book publishing, from commercial publishing through subsidy,... More > vanity, and self-publishing. It summarizes what an aspiring author should know in order to ask the right questions. It is a concise starting point plus an annotated list of key resources for writers seeking book publication. The author is a writer, editor, and consultant. He is a board member of Northern California Publishers & Authors and of the Sacramento Branch of the California Writers Club. CONTENTS include 1. Introduction 2. The writer’s dilemma 3. How to pursue commercial publication 4. Self-publishing 5. Subsidy and vanity publishing 6. Comments and examples 7. Sources and resources Basic homework Hit the books . . . and more < Less

Short stories and a complete novella. Gritty and streetwise, for mature readers. Adult language and situations.

Harold Frederic's classic of American Realism, The Damnation of Theron Ware, is presented here in a new edition.

Born in... More > Utica, New York, in 1856, Harold Frederic was a journalist and writer now best known for his novel Illumination, its title in England, where Frederic lived from 1884 until his death in 1898, the year after Illumination was published. The novel is better known by its American title, The Damnation of Theron Ware.

The novel is in the realist tradition that, with variations, encompasses Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, Henry James, and others, and spans the period from the Civil War through the first decade of the twentieth century. The style’s impact was felt long after those years. Hallmarks of the style include central focus on characters, detail, realistic settings, and natural patterns of speech, not heightened or romanticized dialogue. < Less

Harold Frederic's classic of American Realism, The Damnation of Theron Ware, is presented here in a new edition.

Born in... More > Utica, New York, in 1856, Harold Frederic was a journalist and writer now best known for his novel Illumination, its title in England, where Frederic lived from 1884 until his death in 1898, the year after Illumination was published. The novel is better known by its American title, The Damnation of Theron Ware.

The novel is in the realist tradition that, with variations, encompasses Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, Henry James, and others, and spans the period from the Civil War through the first decade of the twentieth century. The style’s impact was felt long after those years. Hallmarks of the style include central focus on characters, detail, realistic settings, and natural patterns of speech, not heightened or romanticized dialogue. < Less

Compact edition (revised 3/15/11) ... outlines the kinds of book publishing, from commercial publishing through subsidy,... More > vanity, and self-publishing. It summarizes what an aspiring author should know in order to ask the right questions. It is a concise starting point plus an annotated list of key resources for writers seeking book publication. The author is a writer, editor, and consultant. He is a board member of Northern California Publishers & Authors and of the Sacramento Branch of the California Writers Club. CONTENTS include 1. Introduction 2. The writer’s dilemma 3. How to pursue commercial publication 4. Self-publishing 5. Subsidy and vanity publishing 6. Comments and examples 7. Sources and resources Basic homework Hit the books . . . and more < Less

The present work does not attempt to revise the storyline of Huckleberry Finn to accommodate zombie attacks, for example.... More > Rather, it replaces every instance of the N word with the word “zombie.” Hence, Huck Finn’s friend becomes Zombie Jim, and similarly for other uses, singular and plural, of the epithet.

Making some mental adjustments, the reader can sense the feeling of fear, dehumanization, and lack of emotional connection denoted by the N word, but in an updated way more attuned to modern sensibilities.

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANY OTHER REVISION/ADAPTATION BY THE SAME OR SIMILAR TITLE. < Less

Chuck Myer was an urban planner, freelance writer, playwright, consultant to arts, government, and religious organizations,... More > and an actor and musician. He has been described by many as a "Renaissance Man.” Melanoma Melodrama is Chuck’s graceful and courageous narrative of his battle with cancer. You will learn about a potentially fatal misdiagnosis doctors commonly make for malignant melanoma, about the course of the disease, and about available treatments as reflected in the author's own experience. Most importantly, you will come to understand from this first-person view how vital it is to face the diagnosis resolutely and assertively, and to prepare for the difficulties that accompany treatments for the disease. Author Chuck Myer writes, "I wish to tell my story, in the simple hope that it will help a future melanoma patient grapple with the sudden awful realities brought on by a seemingly benign spot on one’s skin." Chuck Myer passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2008. < Less

Anthology of mystery stories by Sacramento area writers who are members of Capitol Crimes, the Sacramento Chapter of Sisters... More > in Crime. Edited by Kathleen L. Asay and Patricia E. Canterbury. Foreword by Robin Burcell. Introduction by Gabrielle Guedet. This unique story collection is a treat for Northern California residents, as it showcases area writers and settings. Little might you have suspected what devious minds reside in the greater Sacramento writing community! The book also serves as an example that other writing groups and organizations might want to follow in showcasing their own local talent, as the project was conceived and developed within the community (read the introduction for how that came about). Mystery readers from other areas are going to have fun with this original collection as well, drawing as it does on the talent of both established and aspiring mystery writers, under the watchful eye of editors Asay and Canterbury. < Less