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pootriarch

pootriarch@sfba.club

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mostly sapphic·witch·romance (pick two) and, in mentally calmer times, climate paranoia

formerly : emmadilemma@ramblingreaders elsewhere : pootriarch@eldritch.cafe

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pootriarch rated Los Angeles Like a Local: 3 stars

DK Eyewitness, Ryan Gajewski, Anita Little, Eva Recinos, Sarah Bennett: Los Angeles Like a Local (Hardcover, 2022, Dorling Kindersley)

Los Angeles Like a Local by DK Eyewitness, Ryan Gajewski, Anita Little, and 2 others

pootriarch rated Imperial San Francisco: 2 stars

Gray A. Brechin: Imperial San Francisco (Paperback, 2006, University of California Press)

Imperial San Francisco by Gray A. Brechin

First published in 1999, this celebrated history of San Francisco traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by …

pootriarch rated The Dream Thieves: 4 stars

Maggie Stiefvater: The Dream Thieves (2013)

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle, #2)

pootriarch rated The Associated Press Stylebook: 2 stars

Associated Press: The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback, 2022, Associated Press)

The Associated Press Stylebook by Associated Press

The spiral-bound Associated Press Stylebook, 56th Edition, includes more than 300 new or revised entries. Specialized chapters cover sports, business, …

pootriarch rated Post-Pandemic Urbanism: 3 stars

Doris Kleilein, Friederike Meyer: Post-Pandemic Urbanism (2021, Jovis Verlag GmbH)

Post-Pandemic Urbanism by Doris Kleilein, Friederike Meyer

pootriarch rated A Booklover's Guide to New York: 4 stars

Cléo Le-Tan: A Booklover's Guide to New York (Hardcover, Rizzoli)

A Booklover's Guide to New York by Cléo Le-Tan

An illustrated guide to New York City tailored for the book-obsessed explorer showcasing the city's best bookshops; libraries; homes and …

pootriarch rated She Come by It Natural: 4 stars

Sarah Smarsh: She Come by It Natural (2020, Scribner)

She Come by It Natural by Sarah Smarsh

pootriarch rated Magic for Liars: 4 stars

Sarah Gailey: Magic for Liars (Paperback, 2020, Tor Trade)

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

Everyone has a secret...

MURDER MYSTERY MADNESS MAGIC

What are you hiding?

This description comes from the publisher.

pootriarch rated On Track: 4 stars

Rick Laubscher: On Track (Paperback, 2011, Heyday Books)

On Track by Rick Laubscher

San Francisco just wouldn't be the same without its colorful streetcars and cable cars. These vintage forms of public transit …

pootriarch rated Conflict in Ukraine: 4 stars

Eugene B. Rumer, Rajan Menon: Conflict in Ukraine (2015)

Conflict in Ukraine by Eugene B. Rumer, Rajan Menon

pootriarch rated Privacy is Power : Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data: 2 stars

Carissa Véliz: Privacy is Power : Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data (2020)

Privacy is Power : Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data by Carissa Véliz

pootriarch rated Winners Take All: 3 stars

Anand Giridharadas: Winners Take All (Hardcover, 2018, Knopf)

Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas

pootriarch rated These Truths: 3 stars

Jill Lepore: These Truths (Paperback, 2019, W. W. Norton & Company)

These Truths by Jill Lepore

"In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian ... Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the …

pootriarch rated Spirits of San Francisco: 4 stars

Gary Kamiya, Paul Madonna: Spirits of San Francisco (Hardcover, 2020, Bloomsbury Publishing)

Spirits of San Francisco by Gary Kamiya, Paul Madonna

pootriarch rated Very Important People: 4 stars

Ashley Mears: Very Important People (2020, Princeton University Press)

Very Important People by Ashley Mears

Million-dollar birthday parties, megayachts on the French Riviera, and $40,000 bottles of champagne. In today’s New Gilded Age, the world’s …