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Mark Arax

Okay, perhaps its a stretch to call Mark "local", but the Fresno native is a friend of the store and writes about the Central Valley, including Bakersfield. A reporter for the LA Times, our bet (and hope) is that there are many more books to come from this talent.

West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State (Hardcover)

By Mark Arax
$26.95
ISBN-13: 9781586483906
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: PublicAffairs, 4/2009
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BAKERSFIELD BESTSELLER at Russo's Books (2009)

Arax scores again with this wonderfully written collection of nine true investigative short stories taking us up and down the Golden State.

The King Of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of A Secret American Empire (Paperback)

By Mark Arax, Rick Wartzman
$17.95
ISBN-13: 9781586482817
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: PublicAffairs, 2/2005
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BAKERSFIELD BESTSELLER at Russo's Books (2004-05)

A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America's biggest farmer, J.G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state. The nonfiction version of Chinatown or East of Eden.

In My Father's Name (Paperback)

By Mark Arax
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780671010027
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Pocket Books, 8/1997
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My California: Journeys by Great Writers (Paperback)

By Donna Wares, Pico Iyer
$16.95
ISBN-13: 9781883318437
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Angel City Press, 6/2004
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