Wednesday, September 21, 2011

List #14 Paul Yamazaki

Paul Yamazaki: City Lights Books. San Francisco, CA. 94133

100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE-gabriel garcia-marquez
A SECRET LOCATION ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE-steve clay
AIME CESAIRE: THE COLLECTED POETRY-aime cesaire
ARCADES PROJECT-walter benjamin
ARK OF BONES-henry dumas
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X-malcolm x
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM-james mcpherson
BELOW THE LINE- sara chin
BETWEEN COVERS-john tebbel
BLACK JACOBINS-clr james
BLACK MUSIC-leroi jones (amiri)
BLUES PEOPLE-leroi jones (amiri)
BROTHERS KARAMAZOV-fydor dostoevsky
CITY OF QUARTZ-mike davis
COMPLETE POEMS OF KENNETH REXROTH-kenneth rexroth
COMPLETE WORKS OF ISAAC BABEL-isaac babel
CONEY ISLAND OF THE MIND-lawrence ferlinghetti
DOGEATERS-jessica hagedorn
FACING WEST: metaphysics of indian hating-richard drinnon
FLASH OF THE SPIRIT-robert farris thompson
FOUR LIVES IN THE BEBOP BUSINESS-ab spellman
From A Broken Bottle Traces of Perfume Still Emanate-nathaniel mackey
GIANT TALK-quincy troupe
GOD'S BIT OF WOOD-ousame sembene
GOD'S CHINESE SON: taiping heavenly kingdom-jonathan d spence
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS-ep thompson
HOWL-allen ginsberg
I HOTEL-karen tei yamashita
KNOWN WORLD-edward p jones
LES MISERABLES-victor hugo
MALCOLM X-manning marable
MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES-robert musil
MANY HEADED HYDRA-marcus-peter rediker-linebaugh
MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN-salman rushdie
MOBY DICK-herman melville
MUMBO JUMBO-ishmael reed
MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS-amos tutuola
NO NO BOY-john okada
ORIENTALISM-edward said
RECONSTRURCTION-eric foner
RECYCLOPEDIA-harryette mullen
RIVER OF SHADOWS-rebecca solnit
SALT EATERS-toni cade bambara
SOLITUDES CROWED WITH LONLINESS-bob kaufman
THE LONG GOODBYE-raymond chandler
THELONIUS MONK-robin kelly
ULYSSES-james joyce
UNDERWORLD-don delillo
WAR & PEACE-leo tolstoy
WIND IN THE WILLOWS-kenneth grahame

Is there a more true mecca of American books than this one? I was lucky enough to once have Mr. Ferlinghetti at the register while I shopped there. Paul Yamazaki has been the chief buyer since 1984 and has worked at City Lights for a decade longer. This might embarrass him, but it's true to note that his name is often spoken in a whisper as a sign of respect by other booksellers.

1 comment:

  1. This list is going to have me at a computer doing research and adding books to my " stack". Intriguing list!

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