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1 2 >>>     sort list by title | author Robert Duncan in San Francisco Michael Rumaker A revealing portrait of a major poet of the SF Renaissance and a gripping account of late '50s gay life. San Francisco Chinatown A Guide to Its History and Architecture Philip P. Choy Both a history of America's oldest Chinese community and a guide to its significant sites and architecture San Francisco Chinatown is the first book of its kind, written by someone born and raised there. Waifs and Strays Micah Ballard From the bayous of Louisiana to the pavements of San Francisco, Micah Ballard rounds up his haunting waifs and strays. When I Was a Poet Pocket Poets Number 60 David Meltzer An autobiographical masterpiece by a prominent Beat poet, who Ferlinghetti has deemed "one of the greats." Ten Years That Shook the City San Francisco 1968-1978 Chris Carlsson The alliances, programs, and goals of a historic decade that continues to shape SF and the world. Stranger in Town Cedar Sigo Redolent of Wieners, Whalen, and Lamantia, Stranger in Town is the second coming of the SF Renaissance. Impossible Princess Kevin Killian Impossible Princess is a book John Rechy's or Dennis Cooper's characters would read So Many Ways to Sleep Badly Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore "Sycamore kicks mainstream literature in the teeth." —San Francisco Bay Guardian King of Shadows Aaron Shurin A candid and rich account of gay life as a poet in San Francisco since the 1960s All That's Left Jack Hirschman Poems for social justice by San Francisco's Poet Laureate Tau By Philip Lamantia and Journey to the End By John Hoffman Pocket Poets Number 59 John Hoffman, Philip Lamantia Two new books from the classic Beat period: mystical poems by Philip Lamantia and the long-lost "Six Gallery" poems by legendary hipster John Hoffman. Local Girl Makes History Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments Dana Frank A Bay Area historian's nostalgic journey to childhood tourist attractions reveals their hidden stories and universal relevance. All Over Coffee Paul Madonna "A comic strip with no characters, plot or comedy – just exquisitely observed, fine-lined drawings of sunlit San Francicso, captioned with bittersweet fragments of dialogue. For fans of . . . Pekar's slice-of-life miniatures . . ." – Entertainment Weekly Criminal of Poverty Growing Up Homeless in America Lisa Gray-Garcia, aka Tiny A daughter’s struggle to keep her family alive, through poverty, homelessness and incarceration. 1 2 >>>