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This 1910 volume was compiled by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Baptist Church in Whittier, California.

The Corona Club of San Francisco published this cookbook in 1910 to raise funds for the construction of a club house.

This 1891 cookbook was compiled by the members of the Society for Christian Work of the First Unitarian Society of San Francisco.

This 1909 cookbook is comprised of recipes collected from the members of the Azusa Woman's Club in Azusa, California.

This 1907 work is a compilation of recipes contributed by the members of The Ladies League of the First Congregational Church in Eureka, California.

This book was published in 1920 by the Alberta B. George Missionary Society of University M. E. Church, Los Angeles, California. "The recipes have been carefully compiled and as we send them on their mission we hope they will do their bit toward fulfilling the bigger purpose for which we are striving."

This 1881 cookbook contains recipes collected from members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Fort Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, California.

This early twentieth-century church cookbook compiles recipes from the Daughters of the King S.S. Class of the Magnolia Avenue Christian Church in Los Angeles, California.

Containing a Preface from the Boston Cooking School, as well as advice on ""How to Cook Husbands,"" this 1898 contributory cookbook provides accessible recipes and insight into the foods being prepared by home cooks in California in the late nineteenth-century.

This cookbook, originally published in 1900, is a collection of recipes by Sonoma County (CA) homemakers.

This 1906 cookbook was compiled by the Ladies of San Rafael, California.

This 1915 church cookbook contains recipes compiled from the women members of the Hobart Boulevard Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, California.

The recipes contained in this 1909 volume were compiled by the Ladies of the Ladies Aid Society of the Dinuba Presbyterian Church of Dinuba, California.

In THE RETURN OF THE PLAYER, film executive Griffin Mill, who got away with murder, is out to make a killing. Determined to escape Hollywood and a world he believes is dying, Griffin needs a safe haven, a private island somewhere in the South Pacific with an airstrip and high ground. But he's broke. He has one desperate plan, to quit the studio and convince Phil Ginsberg, an almost-billionaire, to become his partner. Meanwhile, his personal life is falling apart. He is impotent and allergic to Viagra. His second marriage is broken, and he's beginning to think he shouldn't have divorced his first wife. And if that's not enough, Griffin even has to commit another murder when his plan nearly collapses. Tolkin again delivers a brilliant, incisive portrait of power, wealth, family, and contemporary society gone out of control.

From 1902 to 1917, the Los Angeles Times sponsored cooking contests. As a result, they published a series of winning recipes. The recipes were local to Southern California, including "Old-Time California, Spanish and Mexican Dishes...Recipes of Famous Pioneer Spanish Settlers." With Hispanic influences, the book contains reciptes such as: Alligator Pear Salad, Chili Con Carne, Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Frijoles, Albondigas, Chiles Rellenos and Tamale Pie. Much of the ingredients come from California. Listed as on of the one hundred best books on California cooking.

The renowned restaurateur behind the Bay Area's popular "the girl & the fig" restaurants serves up an inspired collection of sophisticated yet simple recipes featuring fresh, seasonal ingredients and a French country flair. 100+ recipes. 20 photos.

During Hollywood's Golden Age, a bevy of talented Canadians earned important roles in the motion picture industry.

In this age of celebrity chefs and rarefied ingredients, it is a great pleasure to publish this creative and wholesome collection of recipes, The Vineyard Kitchen, by Maria Helm Sinskey. In her debut book, Maria shares the homey yet sophisticated recipes that have made her one of America's most celebrated chefs and a culinary star. Though Maria lives in the Napa Valley, she was born and raised in the Northeast, and her recipes capture seasonal availability and flavors, no matter where you are cooking. Maria offers 40 menus, 10 per season, with more than 180 recipes to enjoy all year round. From her kitchen in Napa, where she runs a vineyard with her husband and raises her two young daughters, Maria looks out onto a landscape whose seasonal bounty is reflected in each recipe. Emphasizing quality ingredients, her dishes are simple and pure, focusing on the freshness and flavor of each element, rather than on fussy or complicated preparations. These are dishes that celebrate the unique offerings of each season and that perfectly suit our shifting appetites as the days go from short to long and as our dining table moves from fireside to patio. Delight in summer with the annual ritual of shucking fresh corn, and transform the harvest into a velvety Sweet Corn Soup with Rosemary; savor the summer-only treat of White Peaches Poached in Vin Gris with Raspberries. When the weather turns wintry, you won't feel deprived with Maria's soothing Nutmeg Custard or with a stunning meal of Parsnip Soup followed by Duck Confit with French Green Lentils. Complete with wine pairings and seasonal shopping tips, The Vineyard Kitchen is a friendly, comprehensive guide that will help you create distinctive, tempting dishes throughout the year.

An entertaining read as well as a practical walking (and driving) tour, this guide covers the entire Bay Area, and comes with an introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

The Orlando Sentinel described The Grove Book of Hollywood as "a marvelous overview of the mythical world of Screenland through the eyes of those who observed it firsthand." In pieces by bemused outsiders like P. G. Wodehouse and Evelyn Waugh and consummate insiders like Jack Warner, Ben Hecht, and Budd Schulberg, it tells the story of Hollywood's birth as a dusty village outside L.A., through the blacklist, to its present-day role as a high-stakes cultural capital of power players, touchy egos, schlock, and genius. Full of priceless bits -- Jean Harlow's satire of young hopefuls, John Huston's fistfight with Errol Flynn, Frank Capra on working for Mack Sennett, and William Goldman on the ubiquitous Hollywood meeting -- The Grove Book of Hollywood is a must for anyone who loves movies.

Now in paperback comes the first major biography of Sam Peckinpah, who began writing scripts for "Gunsmoke, The Rifleman", and "The Westerner" and went on to direct phenomenal films such as "Riding the High Country, Straw Dogs, The Getaway, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid", and "The Wild Bunch". of photos.

Propelled by the story of Joe "Kong" Allen and his gorgeous, treacherous wife, Doom Fox is the last in Iceberg Slim's legendary series of underground novels. Written in 1978 and unpublished until now, Doom Fox is a tale of the Los Angeles ghetto that begins just after World War II and spans the next thirty years. In the no-holds-barred tradition of Chester Himes, Doom Fox captures a violent, vivid world of low-riding chippie-catchers, prizefighters, prostitutes, and smooth-talking preachers. Iceberg Slim detailed life among the hustlers in the inner city and reinvented the concept of cool. His books became underground classics, advertised and circulated by word of mouth. Stylish and uncensored, Doom Fox brings his unforgettable voice to the players of today.