A look at what local authors are offering
By: KELLEY CARLSON - Staff writer | ∞
Photographs, collections of short stories and guidebooks on topics ranging from dogs to healthy eating are among the latest offerings by local authors.
L. Frank and Kim Hogeland combine interviews and photographs to capture the "First Families: A Photographic History of California Indians" (Heyday Books, $23.95), which includes a chapter dedicated to coastal Southern California. The authors set out to talk to people from every one of the state's American Indian tribes. A photo of the Barona baseball team, based in Oceanside, and a handful of photos of the Cupeno Indians in Pala are among the local highlights in the book.
Everything you have ever wanted to know about dog breeds can be found in Oceanside resident Liz Palika's new book, "The Howell Book of Dogs: The Definitive Reference to 300 Breeds and Varieties" (Wiley Publishing, $29.99). Information on recognized and rare breeds, designer dogs and grooming and care information, as well as photos of local dogs, make this book a go-to guide for dog lovers.
San Diego State University professor and Riverside County resident William Luvaas has collected short stories to write "A Working Man's Apocrypha" (University of Oklahoma Press, $23.95), tales of people facing situations that are far from normal (many of them based in the Inland Empire).
Former Carlsbad resident Jim Hester has written a book titled "Fourth and Long: Making America a Championship Team" (Dog Ear Publishing, $19.95). It examines contemporary politics while making analogies to football.
Pat Estelle of San Diego writes about the struggle of women in what she perceives to be a man's world in her latest book, "The Challenge of Being a Woman: Why I'm Bold, Brash and Brazen" (Lulu.com, $12.96).
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