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General Interest John Bateson The Final Leap Suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge “Extremely well done. It’s the single most important contribution to the debate surrounding suicide and the Golden Gate Bridge to date.” Thomas Joiner, author of Lonely at the Top and Why People Die by Suicide “John Bateson takes us on a gripping journey through the lives of everyone who has been affected. He boldly counters myths with facts, eloquently speaks of the unspeakable, and helps us all to care about those who, in an instant, stopped caring about themselves. This book stirs the soul to fight for the day when the protective net is finally cast under the Golden Gate Bridge, when it will become a national monument to both beauty and compassion.” John Draper, Director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most beautiful and most photographed structures in the world. It’s also the most deadly. Since it opened in 1937, more than 1,500 people have died jumping off the bridge, making it the top suicide site on earth. It’s also the only international landmark without a suicide barrier. Weaving drama, tragedy, and politics against the backdrop of a world-famous city, The Final Leap is the first book ever written about Golden Gate Bridge suicides. John Bateson leads us on a fascinating journey that uncovers the reasons for the design decision that led to so many deaths, provides insight into the phenomenon of suicide, and examines arguments for and against a suicide barrier. He tells the stories of those who have died, the few who have survived, and those who have been affected— from loving families to the Coast Guard, from the coroner to suicide prevention advocates. No one who reads this book will look at the world’s largest Art Deco sculpture the same way again. John Bateson is Executive Director of the Contra Costa Crisis Center in Contra Costa County, California, and the author of Building Hope. He has served on the steering committee of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. In 2007 he was appointed to a blue-ribbon committee charged with creating the California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention. APRIL 304 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4”, 13 b/w photographs, 2 tables Social Problems/Urban Studies/Sociology World cloth 978-0-520-27240-8 $29.95/£19.95 www.ucpress.edu | 11
General Interest Bill Nanson The Finest Wines of Burgundy A Guide to the Best Producers of the Côte d’Or and Their Wines Bill Nanson is a chemist by profession. For more than 15 years, he has made frequent visits to Burgundy, where he regularly works the vintage. He publishes the Burgundy-Report website, a respected source of independent comment. Jon Wyand is a photographer whose work appears frequently in The World of Fine Wine magazine. The World’s Finest Wines, 6 Copub: Quarto Group/World of Fine Wine FEBRUARY 320 pages, 6-1/2 x 8-3/4”, 150 color illustrations, 3 maps Wine/Viticulture/Food & Culture US & Territories, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand paper 978-0-520-27201-9 $34.95 Burgundy has a far stronger hold over the imagination and passions of wine lovers than the relatively modest number of bottles it produces. Over the centuries, hundreds of plots of vineyard land were demarcated, farmed, and individually named. The monks who did this work noticed that each vineyard had a slightly different character, and that this difference was consistently expressed each year in the wine it produced. Today we call this phenomenon terroir, and in Burgundy it finds its fullest expression through the region’s signature varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. This sumptuously illustrated and beautifully produced guide, complete with maps and more than 150 full-color photographs, leads readers on a journey through the well-worn vineyard paths and into the cellars of the Côte d’Or. Bill Nanson’s informative narrative describes the region’s vineyards and vintages, as well as the cultural, historical, and personal realities involved in their translation into wine. Also available in The World’s Finest Wines: The Finest Wines of Rioja and Northwest Spain paper 978-0-520-26921-7 $34.95 The Finest Wines of California paper 978-0-520-26658-2 $34.95 The Finest Wines of Bordeaux paper 978-0-520-26657-5 $34.95 The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy paper 978-0-520-25942-3 $34.95 The Finest Wines of Champagne paper 978-0-520-25940-9 $34.95 US & Territories, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand 12 | University of California Press
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