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It can be said and detailed that by far the two most read and famous mystery novels and novelettes would include Frank Norris’s McTeague : A Story of San Fransisco, a violent tale of love and greed set at the turn of the 20′th century . The second choice of a must read book , set in the Bay Area, would be Dashiell Hammett’s . “The Maltese Falcon” . Indeed Mr. Hammett might well be called an “American Master”.
The Maltese Falcon is a most steamy detective novel that captures the heart and seedier side of San Fransisco in the era of the 1920’s.
San Juan Oaks Golf Club San Juan Oaks Golf Course is Located in Holister, CA Phone: 800-453-8337 View Larger Map Website: http://www.sanjuanoaks.com/layout9.asp?id=472&page=23491 History of the Course: This was the first Fred Couples signature golf course in California. It is a public course that strives to...
San Pablo Lake San Pablo Lake San Pablo Lake is located in: El Sobrante, CA Phone: 510-223-1661 About the Lake: San Pablo Lake is a terrific place to relax on your boat and enjoy some great fishing. Although swimming is not...
19 Commandments of Blogging A novice to blogging? So am I, but I learned a few things along the way ... commandments of blogging......
Books I Might As Well Finally Read I came across a list - yet another one - of the "best" 100 novels of all time. I suppose that means those printed in English that enjoyed a decent combination of good reviews and profitable sales. Not to brag...
The Very Best in Romance Novels The Romance Writers of America conference was held last week, and they closed the event by honoring the best in published and unpublished romance novels with the RITA and Golden Heart Awards. Find out which authors won awards here. In...
The northern California city of San Francisco , “Frisco” or the beautiful “city on the Bay”, was also and continues to be a popular setting for many books and indeed many movies as well. Mark Twain glorified the city in a collection of articles that finely detailed the city as “the liveliest , heartiest community on our continent”.
San Fransisco was also the birthplace of Jack London. The author Jack London wrote several stories in his younger years as as an oyster pirate on the San Fransisco Bay, as well as Martin Eden , his semi autobiographical account of life along the Oakland shores.
Review: The Viscount’s Kiss by Margaret Moore I have surprising little to say about this book. I really don't have anything extremely negative to point out against the story. Suffice it to say that this story did not capture me at all. The writing style of The...
What is Your City Doing for the Environment? I try not to write about the environment too much in this space. However, since it does impact everyone's health, I feel that from time to time, it's worth highlighting. There is little doubt that if we continue to pollute...
San Francisco Bay Area Fishing Guide -- Book Review I recently purchased and read the book San Francisco Bay Areas Fishing Guide by Ray Rychnovsky. It is an excellent primer and refresher on fishing in the San Francisco Bay Area. It covers everything open ocean, ocean reef, near shore, beach,...
San Francisco Bay Fishing Charters There is a wide assortment of different fishing boats that are making daily trips to the San Francisco Bay fishing grounds. Many of them even provide gear rentals for those that need it. There are also a number of different...
San Mateo County Hike of the Bay Area Ridge Trail Summary: This is a 0.2 mile hike that goes out and back to Horseshoe Pond in the Open Space Preserve at Skyline Ridge. Location: San Mateo County Hike of the Bay area Ridge Trail as part of the Open Space...
There are no shortage of written materials for readers dealing with and concerning history and historical perspectives and backgrounds of California and is native California pioneers. A rich perspective at that. Although our current perspective of California being a lush almost Mediterranean climate place with all the oodles of modern conveniences whether it be by car or swimming pools it was not always that easy luxurious way.
Silnas native John Steinbeck , can be considered one of the state’s classic authors. and painted a most vivid portrayl of early California proletarian life in the early to mid 1900’s. His book “The Grapes of Wrath” remains a classic account of itinerant farm laborers coming into California in the midst of the Great Depression of the 1930’s. “Canery Row” has forever made the Monterey waterfront famous and lastly “East of Eden” offers insight into the ways of life of Salinas,
Famed humoirst Mark Twain (Samuel Clements) penned vivid tales during California’s “Gold Rush” including one of his most popular works “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calveras County” ( an annual gold rush competition). Other good Gold Rush reads include Bret Harte’s “The Luck of the Roaring Camp”, a sentimental tale of hard luck minorsand their false toughness and J.S. Hollida’ys “The World Rushed In”, a very fine account of the California Gold Rush era.
When Calculating Life Insurance You Are Replacing Two Incomes! Purchasing life insurance is a bigger discussion than just replacing one income...sometimes you have to replace two! Over the years I have watched a lot of my favorite personal finance bloggers talk about calculating life insurance need, and I never...
Gold rush! Big money seen for iPhone, smartphone app developers A gold rush for developers who build applications for the iPhone and other smartphones is in the works, with U.S. revenues from smartphone apps expected to increase by a factor of more than 10 through 2013, to $4.2 billion. That...
'D-Day' June 6th, 1944 - Reagan Tells the Story Special Edition - Saturday, June 6th, 2009 Soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of liberty-loving people everywhere march...
Investors In New Gold Rush Investors have taken a shine to precious metals as alternative investments as confidence wanes in financial markets. The few gold coin ands bullion producers are working flat out to keep up with demand as savers switch their cash from deposit...
A History of Investment Bubbles After a crazy investment bubble, people always say “Well, that was obvious… saw that one coming!” I heard people say that frequently once the dot com bubble burst. And once again when the real estate bubble burst recently. However, it’s...
There are a number of national parks in California . These include Lassen, Redwood,Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Yosemite and the Channel Islands. National monuments include Calabrillo in San Diego: Death Valley: Devils Postpile 7600 feet up in the eastern Sierra Nevada: Lava Beds , in northeastern California; Muir Woods, north of San Fransisco; Joshua Tree. In the desert near Palm Springs and Pinnacles in western Central California.
There are three national recreation areas: Golden Gate with 73,000 acres both north and south of the Gold Gate Bridge in San Fransisco; Santa Monica Mountains with 150,000 acres from Griffith Park in Los Angeles to the Ventura Country Line; and Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity with 240,000 acres including four major lakes, Point Reyes National Seashore is on a peninsula near San Fransisco.
450 Random Useless Facts [/caption] Most American car horns honk in the key of F. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan." Barbie''s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a...
San Francisco Tips for Traveling If you are planning on experiencing everything that San Francisco has to offer, then it would benefit you to have some San Francisco travel tips under your belt before you get the ball rolling on your travel. Here is a...
Global warming responsible for the burning Joshua Trees? **Update on the fire - It has now spread to 50,000 and they are forecasting that it will make it up the mountain to the national forest. I hope my friend in Big Bear is ready to go! A few...
Enjoying San Francisco Outdoors pt 1 When you think about San Francisco and everything that it has to offer, some of the first images that leap into the mind are its museums, its restaurants and its nightclubs. Some of the most incredible things that San Francisco...
San Diego Burning Most of you have probably heard that San Diego is now in a state of emergency, due to the wildfires spreading through over 150,000 acres. Nearly a million people have been evacuated and nearly 1,000 homes have burnt down. A...
In the rare event of an earthquake, you should know a few simple precautions that every California schoolchild is taught. It is fairly simple and straightforward advice that is easy to follow as well as learn. If you are in a tall building do not run outside; instead promptly move away from the windows and towards the building’s center. Crouch under a desk , or table, or stand against a wall or under a doorway. If you are in bed , get under the bed , or in a doorway, or crouch under a sturdy piece of furniture. When exciting the building. use stairwells not elevators.
If you are in your car, pull over promptly to the side of the road as soon as possible . Stop the car. when you are away from bridges as well as overpasses. As well steer clear of telephone or power poles and lines. Best to stay protected in your automobile , van , truck or SUV.
Lastly if you are out walking or hiking enjoying the California weather and sites stay away from trees , power lines and lastly the sides of buildings.
Three Reasons to Pack Light When Hiking [/caption]One thing that might separate any experienced hiker from a complete beginner is seeing how the hiker is packed. An experienced hiker will have a good backpack, one that is steel-rod enforced that helps to distribute the weight of their...
5 Types of Free Traffic - List Building for Beginners Step 2 Generating website traffic for free will take a little time and effort in the beginning to establish funnels to increase website traffic. Without question, paying for traffic will get you instant results, but it is very important you learn how...
Winning Prospects for Your Email List These days whenever a prospect searches the web, they either end up on a capture page or are greeted with a pop up window asking for their contact information.While others may not mind this, especially when they are really interested,...
San Justo Reservoir San Justo Reservoir San Justo Reservoir is located in: Hollister, CA Phone: 831-638-3300 About the Lake: San Justo Reservoir is a very scenic body of water that has some great fishing opportunities. It is very friendly for boaters and...
Hiking in California /caption] California offers some of the best hiking spots in the United States which is why it is so popular. There is nothing quite like the hiking trails that are located all about California. If hiking on longer trails is...
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