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First printing, a trade paperback original, not issued in hardcover. An anthology of stories and excerpts by those who lived and wrote in California, ranging from John Steinbeck to Khaled Hosseini - SIGNED by two authors: Joan Didion at the except from "Where I Was From" and Luis Rodriguez at "My Ride, My Revolution." Among the other contributors are Paul Beatty, Gary Soto, Richard Rodriguez, James D. Houston, Yxta Maya Murray, Robert Haas, David Mas Masamoto, Robinson Jeffers and more. Each story is preceded by a photograph of the author and brief notes. Reading guide and thematic table of contents. Published by the California Council of Humanities. 379 pp. Near fine in glossy black wrappers (few small check marks on table of contents). .ISBN # 1-89077197X 

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