Mark Bittner recounts how he became fascinated by a group of wild parrots inhabiting his new studio apartment and how he became the bird's trusted friend, the local parrot expert, and a tourist attraction.
The author shares her experiences as one of the first women to join the San Francisco Fire Department, discussing the factors that led her to attempt to qualify for the traditionally male profession, and revealing why she has decided to remain on the force.
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known.
Nineteenth-century American realist Frank Norris's brutal story of a San Francisco dentist and his greedy wife, two people doomed to lives of violence by their respective obsessions.
An introduction to Japanese traditions and Japanese-American culture as two young girls prepare for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco's Japantown.
