Beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and friend to an entire city, Herb Caen knew San Francisco like no one else. His wise and witty writing on Baghdad-by-the-Bay celebrated all that was weird, wonderful, and uniquely San Francisco. By popular demand, this best-selling celebration of Caen's life and times is now available in paperback. Illustrated with scores of archival photographs, this collection gathers the most memorable passages, best anecdotes, and zippiest one-liners from Caen's sixty-year career, selected by his lifelong friend Barnaby Conrad. The World of Herb Caen is a loving tribute to the master of three-dot journalism and the city he so vividly chronicled.
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Barnaby Conrad is the author of several novels, including Matador and, most recently, Time Is All We Have . Founder and director of the Santa Barbara Writers' Conference, he lives in Southern California.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK photos of Herb and relevant people not enough "Herbisms".,
This review is from: The World of Herb Caen: San Francisco, 1938-1997 (Hardcover)
A nice but slightly over priced nostalgia piece on San Francisco History via the life and times of Herb during the late 30's to the 90's. What many fans of Herb Caen are waiting for is a collection of all the Caen columns written from 1938-97. It will become the most relevant history and literature piece available on San Francisco ever published since the gigantic Bancroft efforts on California history of the last century.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A little light but has the Herb/San Francisco feel.,
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This review is from: The World of Herb Caen: San Francisco, 1938-1997 (Hardcover)
I agree with the previous reviewer, it is a little light on content and a little expensive. But, it is a good coffee table book that does capture the feel of The City from the wonderful perspective of Mr. Caen. I'd recommend it to anyone who loves the city and might want to show it off to others who are not familiar with Herb or the atmosphere of San Francisco. It is not a good travel book or book for tourists. It does have some items of historical interest in the photos and text. The price on Amazon is good. I saw it for $35.00 at the B&N near me. END
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Herb Caen... as we... knew and... loved him,
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This review is from: The World of Herb Caen: San Francisco 1938-1997 (Paperback)
I had an opportunity to meet and interview Caen in the middle 1980s for a TV show on the San Francisco 49ers. This book, while offering insights for those who have heard about him, will be appreciated most by those who read his column when he was San Francisco's most visible spokesman.
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San Francisco, Herb Caen, Air Force, Strange de Jim, Union Square, North Beach, Willie Brown, Bay Bridge, Cyril Magnin, New York, Market Street, Beniamino Bufano, Gay Freedom Day Parade, Lotta's Fountain, Paul Smith, Telegraph Hill, Treasure Island New!
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And a full moon rising over the Bay remains one of the world's most breathtaking sights. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Herb Caen, Air Force, Strange de Jim, Union Square, North Beach, Willie Brown, Bay Bridge, Cyril Magnin, New York, Market Street, Beniamino Bufano, Gay Freedom Day Parade, Lotta's Fountain, Paul Smith, Telegraph Hill, Treasure Island New!
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- Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan on page 68
- The Fearless Spectator : A Collection of Original Observations and Profound Pronouncements by Charles McCabe on page 127
- Cary Grant: A Touch of Elegance by Lane Harris on page 57
- The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man by Marshall McLuhan on page 68
- Santa Barbara by Barnaby Conrad on page 117
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- Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writers by Jack Canfield in Back Matter
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