This books consolidates all the information required to make a sound choice for private high schools in the bay area. Excellent reference.

This Christie is a surprising treat for loyal fans. It comprises of eight short stories. Two of which are from the familiar egg headed detective Poirot, "The second gong" and "Yellow Iris" The later of the two involves Poirot being mysteriously called to a restaurant by an unknown lady caller in danger. Poirot has to discover who the caller is and the looming danger. Both these stories like the majority in this collection originally appeared in the Strand magazine. Mr Parker Pyne "The one and only original wizard", appears in two delightful tales which focus on the dapper English gent, solving a problem of the heart In "Problem at Pollensa Bay" and the mysterious disappearance of a diamond in "The Regatta mystery". The first of the two stories was my particular favourite as Christie explores the mystery of relationships in quite a comical almost Wodehousian style. This story shows us what a good sense of humour and keen wit Christie had. The Mr Satterthwaite and Harley Quin double act is really different. Mr Satterthwaite is helped by the supernatural presence of Mr Harley Quin, in "The Harlequin tea set" and "the love detectives". Mr Quin aids Mr Satterthwaite in solving puzzles by slowly revealing and suggesting things to both Mr Satterthwaite and the reader. The most surprising stories are the last two, "Next to a dog" and "Magnolia Blossom." Neither follow Christies usual tale of murder, however they are both morbid and serious. The stories explore the sombre side of life and are perhaps showing what the author thought about relationships she had experienced.. I enjoyed this selection of short stories because it is such an eclectic mixture of tales, illustrating the versatile talent of Christies writing. I would recommend this book both to newcomers to her writing and an unexpected welcome to those familiar with her work.

A comprehensive map of the trails (including roads and tracks closed to cars) of the northern part of the East Bay Hills. Good detail, including property jurisdictions, topographic (20 foot contour intervals), ground cover, points of interest and conveniences like bus stops. It also includes a good index (of trails), mileage marked on trails, rules and regulations for the various parks, general and contact information for each.

Map is printed one side only, on regular paper.

A great resource for finding and enjoying hikes of any length in the area.

There is also a Central Section map of the area.

A comprehensive map of the trails (including roads and tracks closed to cars) of the central part of the East Bay Hills. Good detail, including property jurisdictions, topographic (20 foot contour intervals), ground cover, points of interest and conveniences like bus stops. It also includes a good index (of trails), mileage marked on trails, rules and regulations for the various parks, general and contact information for each.

Map is printed one side only, on regular paper.

A great resource for finding and enjoying hikes of any length in the area.

There is also a Northern Section map of the area.

This book is a great illustration of where heart and determination will get you in life. Blaise Winter, from day one, had to overcome many problems. From his cleft palate to his stubborn high school principle and coach, Blaise battled against all who didn't believe and reached his life-long dream....playing in the NFL. If you are feeling down on yourself or have little confidence, read this book and allow Blaise Winter to inspire you.

The guide helps identify corporations that are funding in a variety of nonprofit issue areas. Well organized -- concise. Look up info geographically, by issue area, and by alpha listing of companies. We'd like to see this work expanded to include some of the "not so well known" corporate givers. Comes with the database on disk (in Claris Filemaker Pro). A good reference book for any development office that is doing corporate fundraising in the San Francisco Bay Area. -- Gerald Bartlett, President GB3 Group END

Six years later I'm still finding this book useful. The savings I've gained from this book has paid for itself many times over. My girlfriend bought me this book so I would take her to more places.... it worked. Many weekends, especially the weekends that we couldn't figure out what to do, we would open up the book and choose something new. 90% of the time the book's recommendations were useful, fun and cheap. This book takes a city and bay area which is known to be expensive, and shows you all the fun and great inexpensive places and things to see and do.I've read the 96' but want a year 2001 updated version.

If you are looking for one day trips, this is the book for you. Good descriptions and directions but in general those are the trips you would do if you asked around. The routes described in the book are not long, calm and easy. Great for begginers and also a nice pace change for hardcore kayakers. It's a good book to have, for the quick one day getaways. But still no cigar for a multiple day kayaker.

This book provides a detailed ethnnographic analysis of race and race relations as experienced in two Pacific Coast high schools. Perry examines the extent to which racial differences play a part in students'self-perceptions and explores significant differences in racial identities between whites who have daily contact with non-whites and whites whose contacts with non-whites are limited. This study is notable for its careful attention to the meanings high school students attribute to clothing styles, tastes in music, leisure activities, and so on. But the author's major contribution is conveying how affluent white students feel about non-whites. The author offers few original assessments, but her scrupulous attention to detail, sensitive portrayals of students, and accessible prose makes this a valuable study. Recommended. Stephen D. Glazier, Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

"Shouts and Whispers" is imaginative, compelling, perceptive and most of all, surprising story telling. I found this collection of short stories about the lives of the people of the Chesapeake while vacationing in Virginia's Northern Neck. Though I was tempted to see this book as regional literature, after a thorough reading I would say that these stories transcend such narrow bounds. Its insightful tales were still, however, the perfect complement to the region on which it is based. My complements to Mr. Charbeneau.