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Title details for California Characters by Charles Hillinger - Available

California Characters

by Charles Hillinger
Dennis McKee
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For 46 years Charles Hillinger journeyed around the world writing human-interest stories for the Los Angeles Times. He also helped create and do special features for the popular NBC television show Real People. California Characters is a gathering of stories about a number of intriguing, eccentric, unusual, or simply amazing individuals profiled by Hillinger. Many of these people have strange occupations, or live solitary lives in remote locations, or collect, build, or design and assortment of odd things. Characters like Down the Road Dugan, Sweetwater Clyde, Dr. Tinkerpaw, Spaceship Ruthie, and Warmly Ormly will delight, amuse, and perhaps inspire the reader with their tales, and reasons why they've chosen to live the lives they do.

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Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781481598859
  • File size: 307642 KB
  • Release date: June 22, 2005
  • Duration: 10:40:55
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OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Text Difficulty:9-12

For 46 years Charles Hillinger journeyed around the world writing human-interest stories for the Los Angeles Times. He also helped create and do special features for the popular NBC television show Real People. California Characters is a gathering of stories about a number of intriguing, eccentric, unusual, or simply amazing individuals profiled by Hillinger. Many of these people have strange occupations, or live solitary lives in remote locations, or collect, build, or design and assortment of odd things. Characters like Down the Road Dugan, Sweetwater Clyde, Dr. Tinkerpaw, Spaceship Ruthie, and Warmly Ormly will delight, amuse, and perhaps inspire the reader with their tales, and reasons why they've chosen to live the lives they do.

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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction