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Bay Area Books

A selection of fiction and non-fiction about the San Francisco Bay Area. History, culture, arts, geography--all you could ever want to know about this beautiful place.
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The Ohlone Way (Malcolm Margolin)
The Ohlone Way
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Malcolm Margolin
Meanwhile in San Francisco: The City in Its Own Words (Wendy Macnaughton)
Meanwhile in San Francisco: The City in Its Own Words
2
Wendy Macnaughton
Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge (Kevin Starr)
Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge
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Kevin Starr
Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl
4
Allen Ginsberg
Infinite City (Rebecca Solnit)
Infinite City
5
Rebecca Solnit
The Bohemians (Ben Tarnoff)
The Bohemians
6
Ben Tarnoff
The Barbary Coast (Herbert Asbury)
The Barbary Coast
7
Herbert Asbury
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
8
Armistead Maupin
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
9
Amy Tan
Hella Town (Mitchell Schwarzer)
Hella Town
10
Mitchell Schwarzer
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
11
Randy Shilts
Spirits of San Francisco: Voyages Through the Unknown City (Gary Kamiya)
Spirits of San Francisco: Voyages Through the Unknown City
12
Gary Kamiya
San Francisco Blues (Jack Kerouac)
San Francisco Blues
13
Jack Kerouac
A Crack in the Edge of the World (Simon Winchester)
A Crack in the Edge of the World
14
Simon Winchester
Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family (Yoshiko Uchida)
Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family
15
Yoshiko Uchida
The Haight-Ashbury: A History (Charles Perry)
The Haight-Ashbury: A History
16
Charles Perry
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
17
Dashiell Hammett
Telegraph Avenue (Michael Chabon)
Telegraph Avenue
18
Michael Chabon
Building the Golden Gate Bridge: A Workers' Oral History (Harvey Schwartz)
Building the Golden Gate Bridge: A Workers' Oral History
19
Harvey Schwartz
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloane)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
20
Robin Sloane
The Golden Gate (Vikram Seth)
The Golden Gate
21
Vikram Seth
We Run the Tides (Vendela Vida)
We Run the Tides
22
Vendela Vida
San Francisco Is Burning (Dennis Smith)
San Francisco Is Burning
23
Dennis Smith
San Francisco Noir (Peter Maravelis)
San Francisco Noir
24
Peter Maravelis
San Francisco Stories (Jack London)
San Francisco Stories
25
Jack London
At the Edge of the Haight (Katherine Seligman)
At the Edge of the Haight
26
Katherine Seligman
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
27
Tommy Orange
Internment (Samira Ahmed)
Internment
28
Samira Ahmed
We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us Against (Nicholas Von Hoffman)
We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us Against
29
Nicholas Von Hoffman
Lucky Boy (Shanthi Sekaran)
Lucky Boy
30
Shanthi Sekaran
Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers (Stephen Shames)
Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers
31
Stephen Shames
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
32
Dave Eggers
The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience (J.S. Holliday)
The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
33
J.S. Holliday
You Know Me Well (Nina Lacour & David Levithan)
You Know Me Well
34
Nina Lacour & David Levithan
The Mayor of Castro Street (Randy Shilts)
The Mayor of Castro Street
35
Randy Shilts
The Mistress of Spices (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Mistress of Spices
36
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
America Is Not the Heart (Elaine Castillo)
America Is Not the Heart
37
Elaine Castillo
Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America (Erika Lee)
Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America
38
Erika Lee
Season of the Witch (David Talbot)
Season of the Witch
39
David Talbot
Green Sun (Kent Anderson)
Green Sun
40
Kent Anderson
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