From an international career in classical ballet ended suddenly by an on-stage accident, Ken Ludden found himself perfectly suited to journalism. Follow this prolific writer's quirky path to an art form of communication-the written word-that had been so difficult for him to master as a student. His experiences in life, beginning with international travel at a young age and vast experience on stage, led him to write on a wide range of subjects: Classical Ballet -- Activism - AIDS/HIV - Alcoholism - Relationships - Celebrities - Sexuality - Employment - Politics - Family - Fashion - Health - Obituaries - Exercise - Cooking - History - Art - Education - Mysticism -- Entertainment and more. With more than two dozen books currently in print, Ludden's work chronicles life from the mid-1970s to the current, with a building authority along that route.

A kaleidoscopic tribute to San Francisco by a life-long Bay Area resident and co-founder of Salon explores specific city sites including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Land's End sea cliffs while tying his visits to key historical events. By the author of Shadow Knights. 30,000 first printing.

From the publisher of the NextDraft newsletter comes a cathartic and humorous ride through the unnerving, maddening hellscape of the 2020 press cycle, reestablishing the line between "real" news and real life. Please lower your shoulder restraint and keep your hands and feet in. You’re about to board a roller coaster ride through a year that was at once laughable and lethal. If you’ve got an anti-anxiety prescription, now would probably be a good time to call in a refill. Please Scream Inside Your Heart is a time capsule; a real-time ride through the maddening hell that was the 2020 news cycle—when historic turmoil and media mania stretched American sanity, democracy, and toilet paper. Who better to examine this unhinged period in all of its twists and turns than news addict Dave Pell, aka the internet’s Managing Editor? Fueled by the wisdom and advice of his two Holocaust-surviving parents, for whom parts of this story were all too familiar, Pell puts the key stories of 2020 into context with pith and punch; highlighting turning points that widened America’s divisions, deepened our obsession with a media-driven civil war, and nearly knocked the country off its tracks. Pell also examines the role of technology in society—and how we somehow built the exact opposite of what we thought we were building. Why did the lies spread faster than the truth? How did our tech addiction contribute to the nightmare? Why do you feel a vibration in your pocket right now? In 2020, the news was everywhere, and everything was political—even the air we breathed. So brace yourself as you’re hurtled through the twists and turns of the corkscrewiest year in American history; one that included two impeachment trials, a global pandemic, Black Lives Matter, the biggest election of a lifetime, a slide towards autocracy, and a warning from the makers of Lysol not to drink their products.

V. 1. History of foreign journalism in San Fransico. 1939. -- v. 2. Frontier journalism in San Francisco, 1939. -- v. 3. History of the San Francisco-Oakland newspaper guild, by Russell Quinn, 1940. v. 4. Trends in size, circulation, news and advertising in San Francisco journalism, 1870-1938, 1940. v. 5. The San Fransico press and the fire of 1906, by Russell Quinn, 1940. v. 6. History of the physical growth and technological advance of the San Francisco press, by Charles Holmes and Isom Shepard, 1940. v. 7. Anthology of editorials 1850-1900, 1941?.

V. 1. History of foreign journalism in San Fransico. 1939. -- v. 2. Frontier journalism in San Francisco, 1939. -- v. 3. History of the San Francisco-Oakland newspaper guild, by Russell Quinn, 1940. v. 4. Trends in size, circulation, news and advertising in San Francisco journalism, 1870-1938, 1940. v. 5. The San Fransico press and the fire of 1906, by Russell Quinn, 1940. v. 6. History of the physical growth and technological advance of the San Francisco press, by Charles Holmes and Isom Shepard, 1940. v. 7. Anthology of editorials 1850-1900, 1941?.