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From the bestselling author of Ghost Boys comes a powerful survival tale set during a furious forest fire, exploring issues of race, class, and cli...

Publisher: Plexus Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Stephen DavisNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2017Dimensions: 158 x 231 x 27Cover type: Paperback /...

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A magisterial, kaleidoscopic, riveting movement history of Los Angeles in the sixties.

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A witty and touching account of ten inspirational figures that makes us reconsider conventional ideas of the fifties woman.

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