San Francisco Secrets: Fanscinating Facts about the City by the Bay
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San Francisco Secrets: Fanscinating Facts about the City by the Bay
John Snyder
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Did you know that the Golden Gate Bridge is designed to sway 27 feet in an earthquake? Or that famous Lombard Street, the Crookedest Street in the World actually isn t even the crookedest street in San Francisco? Written by the same author who brought us Play Ball and other best-selling trivia books, this quirky compendium of fun facts and stories about The City is cut in the shape of the Golden Gate Bridge. From BART s transbay tube that sits 130 feet below the surface of the San Francisco Bay to the top of the 853-foot-tall Transamerica Pyramid, all of San Francisco s best-kept mysteries are revealed and popular but inaccurate myths are exploded. A distinctive souvenir for visitors, a great impulse buy for locals, and a necessary dispute settler for San Francisco fanatics everywhere, this book takes a fresh approach to the City That Knows How, but prefers not to.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Great Concept that came out Too Small.......2007-01-19

As a life-long San Franciscan, I enjoy finding out little tid bits about the "City That Knows How". I found this book, and thought it would make a nice Christmas gift. The varied goodies found within are interesting, and well researched. It is an entertaining way to learn some history about San Francisco. Here is the catch: When the book arrived, the box was a normal sized one, no surprize here. I opened it up to find this dinky little book, more pamphlet than book actually; the size of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Now, perhaps in my quest for cool Christmas gifts, I didn't read the fine print on the Amazon page. Anyway, if you are not a "size king or queen", get this book. You will enjoy the (here is a dead word from about 2 years ago) many factoids about Baghdad By the Bay (hey, I used "Baghdad" in a sentence that does not contain any reference to war! Neat!). Heab Caen would be happy about that.

4 out of 5 stars Locating Photo Sites.......2006-07-09

This book helped me find a lot of little known places to photograph in S.F. with stories about their backgrounds.

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I finally have my heart and body in San Francisco ... and this is one book that explains why many who love the Bay can love no other city like San Francisco. A must read for those who are traveling to the Bay Area and wonder why it is the most beautiful city in the world.

5 out of 5 stars A little history about my home town -- 20 years later.......2004-05-06

I'd signed up to take a History of San Francisco class as an elective during my first two years of college. It was cancelled because there were only three students signed up that were interested and a class had to have at least 11 students in order to happen -- unbelievable!! I was deeply disappointed. Well, I think this little book covers more than I would have learned in that class, if it had taken place, a little more than 20 years ago. Next time I go home to see friends & family, I'm going to conduct my own history walking tour with this book in my pack!

5 out of 5 stars more fun than a guidebook.......2001-02-14

I bought this little collection of fun facts about the city in the airport on my way home. I wish I had it when I was walking around SF - it makes me want to return ASAP. An excellent compilation of history and trivia that brings the place to life.

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        ASIN: 0801485878

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        The Yucatn Peninsula is today divided among Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Travelers to this region discover both astonishing archaeological sites and a stunning array of wildlife, including crocodiles, turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, and salamanders. This book--written by the world's leading authority on the herpetology of the lowland Maya area--is the only comprehensive field guide to all the species of amphibians and reptiles found there.

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                                Samuel Schmidt
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                                Author: Samuel Schmidt
                                Publication: Siempre! (Magazine/Journal)
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                                Volume: 52 Issue: 2737 Page: 46(2)

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                                  DB18 HOLLYWOOD OR BUSH Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis '56 LC. Here’s a terrific PORTRAIT lobby card from the original release of HOLLYWOOD OR BUST featuring a great image of JERRY LEWIS and DEAN MARTIN. Lobby card is in EXCELLENT- condition. Some pinholes, no stains, no tears. A lobby card is an 11 x 14 inch placard advertising a movie. They were displayed in the theatre lobby to entice moviegoers to go to the box office and buy a ticket.
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                                    Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
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                                    1 out of 5 stars An interesting book - unless you want facts.......2004-05-07

                                    I waited months for this book to be released - wasn't worth the wait. I don't know about the plagiarism a previous reviewer referred to, but the book was a quickly written hack job with many inaccuracies. Example:
                                    Johnny Cash never sang "The Ballard of Ira Hayes". At first I thought it was a typo, but the error was repeated.
                                    The book says June Carter's first child came from her second marriage, to Rip Nixon. Must be a big surprise to Carlene Carter, June's daughter from her first marriage to Carl Smith.
                                    Mr. Campbell says: "A bond of friendship was never to form between the two stars (Cash and Waylon Jennings)". That comment is so stupid it's not even worth discussing.
                                    The name is Ferlin HUSKY, not Huskie.
                                    Was it really necessary, when mentioning money, to give the equivalent in English pounds?

                                    1 out of 5 stars The Familiar Johnny Cash.......2004-04-19

                                    After countless biographies and two autobiographies published during his lifetime, there's not much left to write about Johnny Cash. So, Garth Campbell (note to author: Glen Brooks would have been a more convincing pseudonym), in this hastily concocted tome, elected to re-tell the Cash story by leaning heavily on four other works: Cash's own "Man in Black," June Carter Cash's "From the Heart," Albert Govini's "A Boy Named Cash," and Christopher Wren's "Winners Got Scars, Too." Campbell mentions all four in his acknowledgements, calling them "invaluable," but Cash fans familiar with these earlier books will come away from "He Walked the Line" certain that he'd read all of it before.

                                    To cite just one example: here's Wren's 1971 account of the day Cash and his sidemen, Marshall Grant and Luther Perkins, became Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two: "Cash walked in to see Marshall at work among his automobiles the next day. Sam Phillips had called, he said, wanting to know what they would name themselves.

                                    "`Why don't we call ourselves the Tennessee Three?' said Cash.

                                    "Marshall thought not. Since Cash would be doing all the singing, it really ought to be John Cash and the Tennessee Two, though in fact neither Marshall nor Luther were really from Tennessee.

                                    "Sam Phillips wasn't quite satisfied. With an eye to the teenage market, he suggested that Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two had a better ring. Cash didn't know. It might sound too young. Phillips reassured Cash that, at twenty-three years old, he could afford to be Johnny."

                                    Here's Campbell's version of the same tale: "The next day, John wandered by to see Marshall at work at the automobile repair shop. Sam Phillips had just telephoned and wanted to know what they were going to call themselves.

                                    "`How about the Tennessee Three?' volunteered John.

                                    "Marshall gave it an instant thumbs down. Since John was doing all the singing, it ought to be John Cash and the Tennessee Two he insisted, though, in fact, none of them was actually from Tennessee.

                                    "But Sam Phillips wasn't completely happy with that suggestion either. With an eye on the teenage market, he suggested that Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two had a better ring to it. John was puzzled. He thought it might make him sound too young. Phillips reassured John that, at twenty-three years old, he could afford to be `Johnny.'"

                                    Déjà vu? Nope, just good ol' American plagiarism; not surprising, perhaps, since the book was published in England. Sadly this isn't the only instance, nor even the most egregious. Even Johnny and June's own writing is lifted wholesale in places.

                                    You'd think after recent events (Jayson Blair, anyone?), someone at John Blake Publishing would have been more careful. Hopefully there are publishing lawyers scrutinizing this cut-and-paste biography of Johnny Cash. Perhaps one day `Garth Campbell' will find himself sporting a new moniker: a Boy Named Sued.

                                    Terrestrial TV News in Britain: The Culture of Production
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                                      Terrestrial TV News in Britain: The Culture of Production
                                      Jackie Harrison
                                      Manufacturer: Manchester University Press
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                                      Terrestrial television news remains a key source of information for understanding the complexity of the modern world. The book attempts to understand the values and beliefs of news producers and the culture within which they work. Using both empirical data and analytical argument Jackie Harrison offers valuable insights into news agendas and news production and how they are changing in the contemporary news environment.

                                      Profit Sharing: Does It Make a Difference? : The Productivity and Stability Effects of Employee Profit-Sharing Plans : 1993
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                                      Profit Sharing: Does It Make a Difference? : The Productivity and Stability Effects of Employee Profit-Sharing Plans : 1993
                                      Douglas L. Kruse
                                      Manufacturer: W. E. Upjohn Institute
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                                      5 out of 5 stars Review appearing in the Journal of Comparative Economics.......1996-05-18

                                      "Kruse has pushed the limits of what can be answered on three classical questions concerning profit sharing with data from a wide spectrum of firms. Indeed, the book in manuscript form was already heavily cited by experts in the field as the point of departure for any new research. This book should be on the bookshelf of anyone studying profit sharing. It is a well-written, inexpensive (book) that is already a classic. What more could a potential book buyer want?"
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