New Books

Early Cupertino (CA) (Images of America)
by Mary Lou Lyon
2006
ISBN-10: 0738531413
128 pages
in English
Paperback

African Americans of San Jose and Santa Clara County (Images of America)
by Jan Batiste Adkins,
Foreword by Dr. Steven Millner
2019
ISBN-13: 9781540237217
130 pages
in English
hardback

Cupertino Chronicle
edited by Linda Sharman Schultz
2002
ISBN: none
?? pages
in English
Paperback

Voices from the Railroad:
Stories by descendants of Chinese railroad workers
coedited by Connie Young Yu and Sue Lee
2019
ISBN-10: 1885864604
100 pages
in English
Paperback

Toward the Golden Mountain
curated by John Handley
1997
ISBN: none
?? pages
in English
Paperback

The History of Cupertino High School
The First 60 Years 1958-2018
by Wes Morse
2018
ISBN: none
?? pages
in English
Hardback with dust jacket

A Poetic Portal to Chinese Culture
by Crystal Tai
2019
ISBN-10:1949736016
ISBN-13: 978-1949736014
172 pages
in English
Paperback

The Last of the Prune Pickers:
A Pre-Silicon Valley Story
by Tim Stanley
2010
ISBN-10: 098423912X
240 pages
in English
Paperback

Fields of Dreams
Women of Cupertino 1855-1925
by Laura Bajuk
1997
ISBN: none
?? pages
in English
Paperback

From the Ground Up
How Business Grew in Cupertino
curated by Leslie Mehren
1998
ISBN: none
?? pages
in English
Paperback

Poverty of Affluence
The Story of the Mariani Family in California
by David Mariani
2019
ISBN-10: 1733146156
?? pages
in English
Paperback
“POVERTY OF AFFLUENCE” is nonfiction family history in Silicon Valley. The family’s agrarian roots and perspective give the reader a view of Silicon Valley from the inside looking out rather stories about Silicon Valley from outside looking in.
From its origins as risk-takers along the Mediterranean trade routes at the time of Homer through its settling in the Santa Clara Valley, California and establishment of internationally successful fruit growing and real estate enterprises, the Mariani family’s story is emblematic of the American success story. Specifically, it is the story of the origins and fulfillment of the entrepreneurial spirit that defined Silicon Valley and continues to nurture its growth.
It is also a deeply personal story addressing the challenges of losing a patriarch, sibling rivalry, sexual abuse, pain and forgiveness, fortunes gained and lost all woven in a series of life lessons between a roller coaster of adventures behind the Iron Curtain, working in leper colonies, three-legged horses, giant earthworm, beheadings, and revolutions.
In POVERTY OF AFFLUENCE, I follow the immigrant journeys of my distant and immediate ancestors as well as my journey all the while shedding light on the major trends and movements in the growth of the world around us. It’s a story peopled not only by my family but by the major influencers such as David Packard, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Wozniak, Andy Grove, Gene Amdahl with whom we crossed paths. Embedded in these stories are different meanings behind poverty and the meaning behind affluence whether entertaining royalty, heads of state, celebrities or the gardeners and janitors. It is a universal story of the discovery of oneself through life lessons. In this way, the book provides a detailed fabric of Silicon Valley’s culture and a rare, inside, panoramic view of a place that continues to enthrall in popular media and the imagination.

The Human Touch
A History of Early Cupertino
Through the Illustrations of
A Peter Emig
by Wes Morse
2020
ISBN: none
?? pages
in English
Hardback

Patchwork History
The People’s Bicentennial Quilt
by Connie Young Yu
2010
ISBN-10: 0982557701
ISBN-13: 978-0982557709
?? pages
in English
paperback

Wheels of Change:
From Zero to 600 M.p.h.:
the Amazing Story of California and the Automobile
by Kevin Nelson
2009
ISBN-13: 978-1597141130
400 pages
in English
paperback

The Odyssey of a Manchurian
by Belle Yang
1996
ISBN: 0-151-00175-8
305 pages
in English
Hardcover with dust jacket
Excerpt of Summary
The author recounts her father’s dramatic flight from his native village in Manchuria during China’s civil war, fighting his way amid a wave of suspicion, paranoia, and greed that arose with the imminent Communist takeover.
D.E. Perushek,
Northwestern Univ. Lib., Evanston, Ill.

Sandlot Stories
by Marcella Parsons & Steven Hayes Young
2003
ISBN: 0-9740636-7-3
192 pages
in English
Paperback