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1	Natural State: Literary Anthology of Calif. Nature Writing more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Selected by) add to wishlist This is the first anthology of nature writing that celebrates California, the most geographically diverse state in the union. Readers - be they naturalists or armchair explorers - will find themselves transported to California's many wild places in the company of forty noted writers whose works span more than a century. Divided into sections on ... see all copies from $2.85! new only from $18.31! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Book Book more books like this by Steven Gilbar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
3	Open Door more books like this by Steven Gilbar add to wishlist Thirty literary personalities look back to the thrilling moment when they first learned to read. Includes entries by Dickens, Churchill, H. G. Wells, Jean Rhys, Paule Marshall, and others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Published & Perished: Memoria, Eulogies & Remembrances of American Writers more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Selected by), Dean Stewart (Selected by) add to wishlist Published & Perished is a selection of well considered (and often shockingly honest) appraisals of the greatest names in American literature memorialised, eulogised, and sometimes criticised by their dearest friends and their closest peers. All are personal; many are poignant and in every case the reader reaches the final sentences knowing far ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
5	Bibliotopia: Or, Mr. Gilbar's Book of Books & Catch-All of Literary Facts & Curiosities more books like this by Steven Gilbar, Elliott Banfield (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Not Forgotten: American Writers Remember the Lives of Literary Mentors, Friends, & Rivals more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Selected by), Dean Stewart (Selected by) add to wishlist This volume is a dazzling collection of commemorative essays by some of the world's greatest literary talents - about some of the world's greatest literary talents. The essays in "Not Forgotten" were written by friends and critics, shortly after the subject's death, in an effort to capture the personality and define the achievements of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Reading in Bed: Personal Essays on the Glories of Reading more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor) add to wishlist Twenty-two essays spanning five centuries, along with author notes and full bibliographies, provide an insight into one of humanity's greatest solitary diversions - reading. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.83! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places That Inspired Them more books like this by Steven Gilbar add to wishlist We all know that "sandwich" and "eggs benedict" are named after people and that "Dover sole" and "Irish stew" are named after places.But, how about the "Granny Smith apple" or the "Bing cherry," the "Bermuda onion" or "Anaheim chile?" Just how they came to have their names will be found here.For readers who have ever been curious about the origin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
9	Tales of Santa Barbara: From Native Storytellers to Sue Grafton more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor), Dean Stewart (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Americans in Paris: Great Short Stories of the City of Light more books like this by Diane Johnson (Foreword by), Steven Gilbar (Selected by) add to wishlist In this first volume in a series, 14 short stories by famous 20th-century American authors are set in Paris. Planned sequels: "Americans in Italy" and "Americans in Mexico." see all copies from $4.71! new only from $13.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	The Reader's Quotation Book: A Literary Companion more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor) add to wishlist This volume is dedicated to the most important member of the literary community: the reader. Gilbar has examined the literature of recorded history and included over 300 comments--many of them collected here for the first time. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.99! \| SVS
12	Reading in Bed more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.90! \| first editions
13	Good Books: A Book Lover's Companion more books like this by Steven Gilbar, Clifton Fadiman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	The Reader's Quotation Book more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor), Doris Grumbach (Introduction by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49!
15 view cover	California Shorts more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor) add to wishlist This original collection presents writings by some of America's most talented authors, revealing the remarkable worlds that comprise California: the fast-paced urban centers of Los Angeles and San Francisco, the farmlands and small-town life of the Great Central Valley, the beauty of the Sierra Nevada, the deserts of Southern California. It is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
16 view cover	Red Tiles, Blue Skies: More Tales of Santa Barbara from Adobe Days to Present Days more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of 27 stories, poems, and memoirs--arranged chronologically from the 18th century to the present--about Santa Barbara and its surrounding areas. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Natural State more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Selected by) add to wishlist This is the first anthology of nature writing that celebrates California, the most geographically diverse state in the union. Readers - be they naturalists or armchair explorers - will find themselves transported to California's many wild places in the company of forty noted writers whose works span more than a century. Divided into sections on ... see all copies from $3.32! new only from $18.27! \| first editions
18 view cover	Santa Barbara Stories more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $85.25! \| first editions
19 view cover	LA Shorts more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor) add to wishlist LA Shorts presents a diversity of themes, voices, and writing styles in short stories as varied as Los Angeles itself. Among the stories featured here are those by well-known voices such as Ethan Canin, Walter Mosley, and Kate Braverman, as well as those by emerging writers such as Ty Pak, Sandra Tsing Loh, and Karen Bender. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.99! \| first editions
20	Santa Barbara Literary Landscapes by Steven; Peter Treadwell Gilbar, Photo.. add to wishlist see all copies from $24.75! first editions
21 view cover	L.A. Noir: A Post-Chandler Portrait of Los Angeles in the Words of the Fictional Private Eyes, Cops, Shamuses and Detectives Who've Prowled Its Mean Streets more books like this by Steven Gilbar (Editor), Peter Treadwell (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $38.28! first editions
22 view cover	Literary Santa Barbara: Between Great Mountains and a Great Sea more books like this by Steven Gilbar add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00!
23	Turquoise Capris & Peach Daquiris: A Little Lexicon of Words Derived from Places by Steven Gilbar add to wishlist see all copies from $16.99! new only from $16.99!

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