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CJ's summer reading list
They aren't necessarily beach books, but our Top Ten picks all offer a California connection
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Reviewed Books and Films
The King of California (2003)Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman
J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
3 Reviews, 1 Readable

Fast Food Nation (2001)Eric Schlosser
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
7 Reviews, 4 Readable

Why Arnold Matters (2004)Michael Blitz and Louise Krasniewicz
The Rise of a Cultural Icon
1 Review, 1 Readable

Rain of Gold (1992)Victor E. Villasenor
1 Review, 1 Readable

At Work (2003)Mark Dean Johnson and Gray Brechin
The Art of California Labor
1 Review, 1 Readable

Bear in Mind (2003)Susan Snyder
The California Grizzly
1 Review, 1 Readable

The Golden Game (2004)Kevin Nelson and Hank Greenwald
The Story of California Baseball
1 Review, 1 Readable

Jewish Life in the American West (2002)Ava Fran Kahn
Perspectives on Migration, Settlement, and Community
1 Review, 1 Readable

Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power (2003)Lou Cannon
5 Reviews, 2 Readable


The Barbary Plague (2003)Marilyn Chase
The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco
1 Review, 1 Readable