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Bob Calhoun
Goodreads Author
Born
in San Francisco, The United States
Member Since
May 2008
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/countdante
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The Murders That Made Us: How Vigilantes, Hoodlums, Mob Bosses, Serial Killers, and Cult Leaders Built the San Francisco Bay Area
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2021
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8 editions
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Beer, Blood and Cornmeal: Seven Years of Incredibly Strange Wrestling
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2008
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12 editions
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Shattering Conventions: Commerce, Cosplay and Conflict on the Expo Floor
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2013
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4 editions
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The Toughest Man Alive
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2003
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4 editions
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Starred Review in Publishers Weekly!
The Murders That Made Us
got a starred review in
Publishers Weekly!
"Calhoun writes with wit and passion about the city he loves and its bloody history. This is a feast for true crime fans."
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781...
This is something that I've dreamed about but never thought I'd get.
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"Calhoun writes with wit and passion about the city he loves and its bloody history. This is a feast for true crime fans."
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781...
This is something that I've dreamed about but never thought I'd get.
The Murders That Us is coming from ECW Press on May 4, 2021 and is now available for pre- Read more of this blog post »
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Loren's review
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The Murders That Made Us: How Vigilantes, Hoodlums, Mob Bosses, Serial Killers, and Cult Leaders Built the San Francisco Bay Area:
"I don't read true crime books, but I loved reading Bob Calhoun's column about the historical crimes in San Francisco. All that is my way of saying: I came for the history but stayed for the true crime. In fact, I was disappointed that he didn't write"
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The Murders That Made Us: How Vigilantes, Hoodlums, Mob Bosses, Serial Killers, and Cult Leaders Built the San Francisco Bay Area:
"San Francisco...trippy, dippy, hippy with a side of mysterious and in the case of this book a truly gruesome past of murder and mayhem. There's always been something about the west coast with its temperate climate, natural beauty and mystery that att"
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Jenn Tapler's review
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The Murders That Made Us: How Vigilantes, Hoodlums, Mob Bosses, Serial Killers, and Cult Leaders Built the San Francisco Bay Area:
"Not a Bay Native and very into crime these days so I picked this up on a whim. Had no idea how current it was and was gripped through the whole thing! I learned so much - I love the intro personal story and also how far back it goes historically. Enj"
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Bob
voted for
Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York
as
Best Nonfiction
in the
Opening Round
of the
2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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“In Driftwood: Stories from the Margarita Road, Joseph Conrad collides with Jimmy Buffett in a journey through the dark heart of Mexico's Riviera Maya. Weaving together the tales of American expats fleeing their mundane lives in the States for crystal-blue Caribbean water--and far too many pitchers of margaritas--author Anthony Lee Head makes it all so real because he has lived that life.”
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I got your book in the mail this weekend! I'm ready to be wowed.
