California Collection - Braille Institute of America

Bob Hope: The Road Well-Traveled CBB-1739
by Lawrence J. Quirk
A startling biography about Bob Hope, beginning with his early years
in England, moving to his stints as a vaudevillian hoofer and comic,
Broadway musical star, radio-comedy pioneer, decades of Hollywood
stardom, and his dedication to entertaining the Armed forces troops
abroad. 1998.
Bobbin Dustdobbin CBB-1331
by Susan Patron
Sequel to Burgoo Stew (CBB-1046) and Five Bad Boys, Billy Que and
the Dustdobbin (CBB-1006). Bobbin is a small, scared girl who lives
in the dust under Billy's bed. When Billy's friends propose cleaning the
place up as a birthday surprise, Bobbin fears her happy, dusty days are
over. For preschool-grade 2. 1993.
Bogie and Me: A Love Story CBB-0630
by Verita Thompson and Donald Shepherd
Actor Humphrey Bogart's personal assistant affectionately recalls their
romantic relationship and her famous friends from Hollywood's Golden
Era including Errol Flynn, Ava Gardner, Darryl Zanuck and Lauren
Bacall. 1982.
Bonanza Inn: America's First Luxury Hotel BRB-10985
by Oscar Lewis and Carroll D. Hall
The history of the "World's Grandest Hotel" opened in 1875 by
financier William Chapman Ralston in San Francisco where hotels
played an unusually important part in the social and commercial life of
the city. 1939.
Bone CBB-1215
by Fae Myenne Ng
In this moving novel, the author takes readers into the hidden heart of
San Francisco’s Chinatown, to a world of family secrets, hidden
shames, and the lost bones of a “paper father.” 1993.
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