My Blue Heaven: Life and Politics in the Working-Class Suburbs of Los Angeles, 1920-1965 (Historical Studies of Urban America)

Book Description

In the 1920s, thousands of white migrants settled in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate. Six miles from downtown and adjacent to Watts, South Gate and its neighboring communities served as L.A.'s Detroit, an industrial belt for mass production of cars, tires, steel, and other durable goods. Blue-collar workers built the suburb literally from the ground up, using sweat equity rather than cash to construct their own homes.

As Becky M. Nicolaides shows in My Blue Heaven, this ethic of self-reliance and homeownership formed the core of South Gate's identity. With post-World War II economic prosperity, the community's emphasis shifted from building homes to protecting them as residents tried to maintain their standard of living against outside threats—including the growing civil rights movement—through grassroots conservative politics based on an ideal of white homeowner rights. As the citizens of South Gate struggled to defend their segregated American Dream of suburban community, they fanned the flames of racial inequality that erupted in the 1965 Watts riots.

Customer Reviews:

Am I Blue?.......2004-07-12

Though I've read many books on obscure topics, Becky Nicolaides' 'My Blue Heaven' surely tops them all for being a conversation-stopper. Telling someone you're reading a history of a blue-collar suburb of Los Angeles through the middle decades of the 20th century nearly guarantees eye-glazing, if not outright abandonment. Yet, if a reader has even a passing interest in any of the ambitious ground Ms. Nicolaides covers--urban trends, suburban sociology, the political emergence in the 1960s of the famous "silent majority," among many others--I wholeheartedly recommend this work. Only some thready allegations in the final chapter mar an otherwise superb survey.

I'll also admit to a personal interest. Both my parent's families--at least two generations worth--hail from these neighborhoods. Beyond some sketchy childhood memories from the 60s, I don't have any solid impressions of how my immediate ancestors grew up and therefore found myself riveted by--in essence--a detailed family history.

So beyond supplying a nearly endless string of familial "ah-ha!" moments for me, Ms. Nicolaides also blankets her study with incredible (and often myth-puncturing) detail; among them:

* Impressive majorities of pre-WW2 homeowners actually *built* their own homes in the south LA "suburbs." Prototypical developer housing arrived much later.

* In the late 20s (*before* The Depression) the average household spent over a third of its income on food--but only a quarter on housing

* As soon as LA residents could drive, they did: 50% of residents owned a car by *1925* (concurrently compared to 16% nationwide, and 9% in Chicago), and as many commuted to downtown as took (excellent and cheap) public transit. This early automotive embrace neatly skewers the "Roger Rabbit myth," i.e., that evil oil companies "forced" Angelenos into smog-belching cars and conspiratorially drove the beloved streetcars out of business

* Teenagers commonly hitchhiked (!) to popular hangouts like movie theaters and the beach

This list could go on and on. The author is nothing if not comprehensive--and, as shown, she backs up her claims with reams of statistics. A more nuanced and revealing portrait of emerging suburban America would be hard to find.

But the book reaches far beyond strings of lifestyle anecdotes, however fascinating and well-supported. The formation and consolidation of local political attitudes provide both the strongest and most contentious parts of her thesis. The author rarely misses a chance to show how these blue-collar suburbanites swung from being 1920s "Republicans" (boot-strapping home-builders and farmers) to 1930s/40s "Democrats" (New Deal-embracing proponents of post-war government expansion)--and finally back to 1960s "Republicans" (anti-Civil right protectionists), the so-called "silent majority." Her best work shows the underpinnings of these political transformations, fleshing out how they were both formed at the local level and reflected nationally.

My strongest objection to her political theses comes in her final chapter--on race. Leaving aside any sensitivities about my south LA relatives being natural bigots (I can personally attest that many were), I'll only note that the author fails to connect some obvious dots about neighborhood segregation. For example, after a withering critique of blatant bigotry shown by the New Deal-spawned Home Owners Loan Corporation--their notorious loan appraisal maps included such lovely language as "blighted," "menace," and "subversive racial elements" while denying loans to blacks and hispanics--she conveniently neglects mentioning this government segregation complicity in any later contexts. This omission struck me as especially curious since she saves her strongest venom later for white homeowners who opposed many civil rights measures on economic grounds. Whether whites were segregationist bigots or trying to protect their property values (or both), to neglect the money-loaning agent who initially subsidized these conditions struck me as selective at best.

A further racial swipe perhaps comes closer to the author's philosophical biases. After noting that Southern migrants to the area brought "a new style of working-class populism, melding racism, economic populism, and anti-elitism," (a point I'll surely concede) she notes in the same paragraph that "self-help, Americanism, homeowner rights, and a distaste for activist government persisted as core values (among residents); in the new context of economic prosperity and racial encroachment, they *blended easily with the southern political style*." (Italics mine.) We're to conclude that racism and populism "blended easily" with self-help and "Americanism" (whatever that is)? To be fair, Nicolaides sets the context ("The values forged in the distinctive context of working-class suburbia during the interwar years fused smoothly with these imported ideals"), but unlike the rest of the book she provides no evidence for these profound statements.

Ultimately, I found 'My Blue Heaven' a five star effort with a severe markdown for these objections. Aside from an occasional anti-capitalist sneer ("the vagaries of the free market subjected working people to lives of economic instability ...")--almost *de rigeur* from an academic, I suppose--I found her scholarship sound, her organization tight, and her supporting data nearly overwhelming. (Indeed, she is her own worst enemy as topics lacking evidence clearly stand out.) I discovered more here about my parents and relatives than I could have probably ever unearthed on my own and for that Ms. Nicolaides has my utmost gratitude and respect.

A Must-Read.......2003-12-15

I was absolutely riveted by Ms. Nicolaides' study of LA suburban culture and how the struggles therein eventually culminated into the Watts riots. This is a must-read for anyone searching for answers about how these neighborhoods developed and how the families within them struggled from poverty to middle-class. It is written beautifully and I thoroughly enjoyed every page.

My Blue Heaven - a fascinating history of L.A. Suburbia.......2002-12-08

I loved this book! I never thought of suburbs as being all that
interesting or important, thinking that cities were important, and suburbs were minor satellites around them. This book, however, tells the real story of the working class suburbs of L.A. and how they developed. Often, one hears that the purpose of studying history is to understand why things are the way they are today. As a history buff, this book motivated me to travel to LA and ride around the streets of South Gate and some of the other suburbs, visualizing the events of days gone by. Ms. Nicolaides shows how these suburbs changed from street after street of self-built houses inhabited by struggling workers, chicken coops, and makeshift stores into the dynamic communities of today. Once I started it, I was totally engaged through the last chapter.

Blue Heaven: Indianapolis Colts 2007 Super Bowl Champions

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Excellent

Blue Heaven: Indianapolis Colts 2007 Super Bowl Champions
Sports Publishing LLC
Manufacturer: Sports Publishing
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ASIN: 1596701986

Book Description

Similar to other Sports Publishing "instant" books that celebrate the achievements and championship seasons of American sports teams, 2007 Super Bowl Championship is certain to be a cherished keepsake for fans of the National Football League's best team.Follows in the tradition of recent titles like Tough as Steel: Pittsburgh Steelers: 2006 Super Bowl Champions with The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The book is packed with color photos of the team and its many players and fan favorites in action, along with columns, stories, stats, and profiles first found in the pages of the winning team's local newspaper.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2007-03-26

I am very happy with this purchase. It came in excellent condition, as promised.

Pennies from Heaven: The American Popular Music Business in the Twentieth Century

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Good
great retrospective look.
An Awesome Work of Scholarship

Pennies from Heaven: The American Popular Music Business in the Twentieth Century
Russell Sanjek , and David Sanjek
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Customer Reviews:

Good.......2006-05-20

Like every other thing that's around us the music industry has a history, and the music industry has a dark and hidden history filled with events that are better left unsaid. Not in this book, it presents the history of music from the first recorded piece up to the MP3 digital era of this century. Good structure and revealing information will not let you drop this book out of your hands, it's captivating content and insightful advice about the industry are things that you just cannot miss when searching for information about this area

great retrospective look........2006-05-16

If you're interested in the past of the largest entertainment industry, this is the book for you. I think that by reading this and learning from the past, I am more prepared to become a successful leader in the music industry of the future. I recommend "The Music Business: How YOU can make $500,000 "or more" a year in the music industry by Doing it Yourself!" by Ty Cohen in addition to this book. It's like they were meant for each other.

An Awesome Work of Scholarship.......2001-02-25

Okay, by no stretch of the imagination is this light reading. But there is nothing else like this book out there; nothing else gives you such a thorough picture of how the business of music in the 20th century has affected what we hear and buy and listen to.

The whole century is here: how the ASCAP/BMI battle raged for years and influenced everything from swing recordings to attitudes about rock and roll; how records and juke boxes and radio and movies changed the way writers made money; how recording artists "became" composers. And yes, here's one more way in which the Beatles changed the face of popular music.

In some ways the book can be disheartening for those who always figured that the world of popular music was a true capitalist meritocracy. But as the battle over napster and the net rages, it's interesting to see how the gulf between writers, performers, and the public has ALWAYS been a horrible morass of money, power, laws, unwritten rules, and manipulation.

This is a work of thorough and inpeccable scholarship. It's as if he knew that no one else was going to try to tell this story, so he'd better include every last tidbit. Fascinating in its detail, amazing in its scope, this is a must-read work for any student of American popular music.

How Do You Know He's Real?: Celebrity Reflections on True Life Experiences with God
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Celebrities Share Their Christian Faith

Celebrities talk about God in their life

COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!!! Terrific Read!

The book of a lifetime!

How Do You Know He's Real?: Celebrity Reflections on True Life Experiences with God

Manufacturer: Destiny Image Publishers
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ASIN: 0768423325

Book Description

Between the covers of this book are testimonies from Christian role models from the worlds of film, sports, and music. The stories are real and powerful, and are presented in a way that believers and seekers alike will find compelling.

Customer Reviews:

Review: How Do You Know He's Real?.......2007-06-14

In the book, How Do You Know He's Real, you'll get an inside look into the spiritual lives of 34 celebrities. Hagberg has compiled testimonies ranging from Kirk Cameron to Rudy Sarzo (former bass player for Ozzy Osbourne). Each story is remarkably different and it's amazing to read how God has worked in the lives of each of these well-known people.

Celebrities Share Their Christian Faith.......2007-05-31

The author has collected very readable stories telling how celebrities have become Christians, and they share their low points and their joys here. This is a welcome peek into the lives of well known people who typically are more secretive.
Ricky Skaggs, Kirk Cameron, Gloria Gaynor, Bethel Johnson (34 people in all) tell about their struggles and their early days as new Christians.
Billy Ray Cyrus tells of singing in his grandpa's Pentecostal church when he was 4, and includes the touching lyrics to the song he wrote "The other side."
Jackie (Jacklyn) Zeman, star of General Hospital, advises that when you are at a crossroads "cry out to God and ask for His guidance."
Al Kasha's story resonated with me; this Academy Award winning songwriter overcame agoraphobia, and talks about how Hollywood is a tough place for a Jew who came to Christ, and how he started a Hollywood Bible study group.
There are stories here for anyone to enjoy and find spirit lifting.

Celebrities talk about God in their life.......2007-04-27

(Hagberg has written a companion book with the same title, subtitled God Unplugged)

How Do You Know He's Real? is a collection of celebrity essays about God acting in their lives. The contributors include athletes, musicians, and actors. Their stories often follow a familiar pattern of fame leading to drugs and alcohol before hitting bottom and being turned around by an encounter with God. That's not to say the accounts are all stock and cliched, but rather that God meets each person in their need--and for celebrities that need will be similar. And many of the tales include growing up in stable Christian homes, but still needing to make personal decisions about God and Christ and how that decision impacted their careers.

The stories are collected alphabetically but Hagberg has provided a topic finder so a reader battling discouragement or frustration can find offerings from Billy Ray Cyrus, Nancy Stafford, Zorro, Gary Burghoff or John Schneider.

Each essay begins with a picture and short biography of the contributor, listing their accomplishments. Following the selection is God's Road Map, a few sentences about the issues raised by the author, with Bible verses for teaching and encouragement.

The essays themselves are as varied as the contributors. Some of them read as if they were written to be given as speeches. Several sound like the writer could be sitting at your kitchen table, chatting over the coffee pot. All of them are honest and share from their heart how God has acted in their life and how they know He's real.

Reading the accounts of God acting in both miraculous and mundane ways reminds us that no matter what a person does for a living, each of us are created beings who need a loving Savior and merciful God.

Armchair Interviews says: Up close and personal stories from celebrities.

COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!!! Terrific Read!.......2006-05-18

I received this book as a gift and once I started, I couldn't put it down. Ms Hagberg has captured the beliefs of these well known and respected celebrities, sports figures, and musicians. I'm anxiously awaiting the next book in the series and can't wait to give copies of this one to all my friends. Order 2!

The book of a lifetime!.......2006-04-18

This is a book that you will no doubt want to share with everyone you know! (I certainly am!) It was so hard to put the book down - but worth it - just to extend the time and joy of reading it! GREAT content! GREAT author! I can't wait to read the next books in the series!

Blue Heaven (Contemporary American Fiction)

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Such fun!
A Little Too Much Idiot Ball
Very funny book -- modern PG Wodehouse in gay/artsy Manhattan
Slow start leads to humor down the line.
Hijinks Heaven!!

Blue Heaven (Contemporary American Fiction)
Joe Keenan
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Putting on the Ritz
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ASIN: 0140107649

Customer Reviews:

Such fun!.......2007-09-13

I loved this book. I read it a few years ago, and am STILL thinking about it. I just ordered it for a friend who is feeling down. Thanks, Joe, for the raucous good read!

Andrea, Santa Monica, CA

A Little Too Much Idiot Ball.......2007-05-30

From the TV Tropes Wiki:

"IDIOT BALL: Coined by Hank Azaria on Hermans Head: Azaria would ask the writing staff, "Who's carrying the idiot ball this week?" This is not a compliment. The person carrying the idiot ball is often acting out of character, or misunderstanding something that could be cleared up by a single reasonable question that he isn't asking solely because the writers don't want him to ask. It's almost as if the character is being willfully stupid or obtuse."

That's my problem with this book. The narrating character ("Philly") is supposed to be reasonably smart, sane, and sympathetic, yet time and again when the only course of action he should take is very obviously "run, do not walk, away" he makes a bit of a fuss and then stays involved. The author even devotes two pages to excusing this behavior halfway through the book, but that just ends up calling attention to it all the more. Although the prose is polished and glib, the story itself comes off as forced and very set-up -- which is often the kiss of death in farce.

It's worth noting that this book landed the author a job on "Cheers" and this eventually led to him being Executive Producer on "Frasier" and it's easy to see why -- it reads like a novelized version of a TV show. The Christmas party set-piece in the center of the book, complete with a slapstick routine involving a mechanical version of the Three Wise Men being mistaken for Mafia hit-men, is so readily translatable to the movie screen that by the end of it I had my mental cast all picked out, starting with Hugh Grant as Philly.

On the other hand, in the very thin ranks of contemporary comic novels, a book that never once takes itself too seriously is a breath of fresh air. Too many books have at their climactic moment some sympathetic character committing suicide or a traffic accident that leaves the hero's best friend an invalid or some other contrived tragedy -- because obviously just comedy for its own sake isn't to be regarded as worthy of attention or praise in our drama-snob society. What violence or darkness there is comes off more as outrageous and cartoony than anything else, and that's only a good thing in my opinion.

So overall, witty and enjoyable, but contrived and lacking a sense of reality. Despite what all these other reviews say, with this book Keenan is no P.G. Wodehouse -- but neither was P.G. Wodehouse with his first offering. There is enough good here that I will keep reading at least the next book in the hopes that the author improves.

One final thought, however: the reason Bertie Wooster is so likeable is that he's always -trying- to do right by everybody, even if he screws it up. Unfortunately, the same can not be said for the main characters of "Blue Heaven".

Very funny book -- modern PG Wodehouse in gay/artsy Manhattan.......2007-01-20

I picked this book up not knowing what I was getting, but it claimed to be funny. It is -- and very tightly plotted. The author is now writing and producing television sitcoms (like Frasier), and I'm kind of sorry he's doing this instead of writing books (he also wrote Puttin on the Ritz, which I'm in the middle of reading right now -- also very funny).

The plot involves a struggling songwriter in Manhattan, Philip Cavanaugh, who is gay (and that's a fairly big theme in this book). He's trying to write musicals (with his friend Claire -- a straight woman with common sense and ethics). Philip learns -- to his amazement -- that his ex-lover Gilbert is engaged to be married, and to a woman loathed by everyone -- Moira. It turns out that this is a scam, and unwilling, Philip and then Claire get involved. It turns out that they're scamming some potentially dangerous people, and getting out of the mess is a lot harder than getting into it. The book is filled with laugh out loud one liners and comical situations (like the excessively decorated-for-Christmas suburban house, complete with animated figure skaters circling a fake pond and animated Wisemen bringing gifts to the manger, who somehow get mistaken for gun-toting criminals). It was hard not to peek ahead to see how these characters were going to get out of the mess they were now in (and in every chapter, their situation got worse and worse -- their attempts to fix it just seemed to lead to more trouble). Moira is so awful she's funny -- like Miranda in The Devil Wears Prada. I wish Joe Keenan would go back to writing novels, because he has a real talent for it.

Slow start leads to humor down the line........2006-08-22

I bought this book after I read Keenan's latest, My Lucky Star. I thought that book was absolutely hilarious so I figured that I might as well see where it all started. Overall I was not disappointed.

While I gave My Lucky Star a five, I ultimately had to give a lesser score to this book. My main problem was that it started off very slow (at least in my opinion) and I felt like the first third of the book simply dragged along. On top of that, I felt like a lot of the wit was forced and didn't flow well with the story. However, all of that changed as soon as we got to know more about our friends in the Mafia! I find Keenan does a good job of balancing the personalities of a large group of people and as our cast grew, so did the humor. The levels that Moira and Gilbert would stoop to swindle the family just kept getting odder and funnier.

If I had to break my rating down, I would give the first third two stars while awarding five to the rest of the book.

Hijinks Heaven!!.......2006-07-20

I wish I could give this book more stars, as "I Love It" seems such an inadequate phrase to describe my reaction to this story and its characters. Philip is the perfect foil to Gilbert, and we all know we would get sucked into Gilbert's vortex just as Philip does, knowing it cannot possibly end well. And then somehow, improbably, it does! Keenan is a hilarious, sharp writer, and some of the quieter moments in this story are actually some of the most funny. I am particularly glad to find such smart, funny writing for matter-of-fact gay characters. Philip and Gilbert are two of the gayest characters in modern fiction, but that's never the "point" of the story, and Keenan isn't pandering to a straight audience by resorting to broad, boring Gay Stereotypes, like some popular TV shows do (ahem). Because Keenan treats his gay characters like "normal" people (what a concept!), I will forever be one of his most devoted fans.

Blue Heaven, Black Night (Zebra Regency Romance)

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After Ondine...this is the best
Blue Heaven, Black Night
Amazing!
Too Stressful
Slow Paced!

Blue Heaven, Black Night (Zebra Regency Romance)
Shannon Drake
Manufacturer: Zebra
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ASIN: 0821759825

Customer Reviews:

After Ondine...this is the best.......2005-03-05

This is the second best Shannon Drake medieval romance. Ondine being the first. I love the way that she puts so much depth into the characters, you know, the whole love-hate relationship. Who wants to read a romance where the characters love each other from the beginning? you would never have a good story if that was the case, and Drake manages to show this relationship without the hero being brutal. If you want a good Drake book, let this be the one you buy.

Blue Heaven, Black Night.......2002-08-30

Wow, what a story. I was up until 2am two nights in a row reading this book. Great love story with lots to twists and turns....if you love simple love stories...this isn't for you. DRAMA....conflict...passion are just some of the emotions running through this story. It was so sad to finish the book, I became enthralled with the plight of Bryan and Elise. Can't say enough on how compelling this story was. Enjoy!!!

Amazing!.......2000-04-19

I love this book! There was never a dull moment, from the beginning to the end! Drake uses historical details to make this book more real and myth to give this amazing love story a sense of the magical. If you're looking for a PASSIVE love story, where the hero and heroine falls in love at first sight and lives happily ever after, then this is NOT the book for you. However, if you're looking for a book that will keep you entralled by the hero and herione's clash of wills and sexual tension, then this is definitely the book for you! Drake takes us along w/ Bryan and Elyse on a emotional rollercoaster filled w/ adventure, denial, betrayal, loyality, and finally true and lasting love. From England to the Holyland, Drake leaves us gasping for more!

Too Stressful.......2000-01-28

Boy was I disappointed! After reading "Beneath a Blood Red Moon" I thought I'd found a new author to collect. WRONG. I might read another of her books just to see if this one was a fluke, but I'm liable to be gun shy for a few months.

This book was one stress after another. It was one of those overdone story lines in which the heroine obstinately refuses to accept the fact that she has feelings for the hero. In fact, she's nice to everyone but him. By the time she begins to come around (and this is three quarters of the way to the end of a 500 and some odd paged novel), the hero goes off to the crusades.

After she FINALLY accepts the fact that she loves her husband, she goes to the holyland to try to find him. In the mean time, he's "slaked his lust" with another woman, even though he thought of his wife the whole time. (Pleeeez!)

When she gets to the holyland, she is then abducted by an Arabian prince, thereby setting off an entire new set of stressors.

I feel that the author was trying to use all of this friction as sexual tension, but she missed her target completely. Unless you like inflaming your ulcer, chances are you will find this book stressful instead of sexually and romantically intense.

All of this was stress was then woven throughout an incredibly slow-paced book with way too much historical detail. I'd go sit in a history class if I wanted a dissertation on medieval life.

Perhaps it's just me, but when I read a romance, I want to feel good the whole way through. Reality provides enough emotional rollercoasters. I give this two stars only because it was well-written. Otherwise, this is a big thumbs down.

Slow Paced!.......1999-11-17

If you enjoy reading about the middle ages, and you enjoy adventure, strong characters, and a battle of wills, this novel may be lacking, as I found it lacking. I would suggest Heather Graham's/Shannon Drake's 'Princess of Fire' which is a five star or 'The King's Pleasure' which I gave 4 1/2 stars. I didn't particularly care for Danielle, the heroine in the King's pleasure (as I stated in my review for that novel), however, the historical events, the battle of wills, the intrique and mystery made up for Danielle's lack of sensibility

To Heaven, with Scribes and Pharisees: The Jewish path to God

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To Heaven, with Scribes and Pharisees: The Jewish path to God
Lionel Blue
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Blue is the Colour of Heaven: A Journey Through Afghanistan

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Blue is the Colour of Heaven: A Journey Through Afghanistan
Richard Loseby
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This is the story of an astonishing adventure that began in the mind of an eight-year-old boy, obsessed with 'looking for the Afghan' and ended with a perilous dash to safety. Avoiding land mines and bullets, he spent months travelling through Iraq and Iran negotiating a way into Afghanistan. Joining forces with the war-weary Mujahedeen, he found unexpected allies and unforgettable friends.

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Hitchhiking to Heaven
Lionel Blue
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Above the blue
Mary Catherine Rose
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