 My book is Season of the Witch, called The Season of the Witch, and the subtitle is Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love. Really a captivating book that I chose to read because it chronicles two very important decades in the history of the city. From the late 60s to early 80s, the author is David Talbot. David Talbot is the founder of Ceylon, the online literary magazine, a well-known writer. I love the book because as a person relatively new to the city, I found that what we know as a tourist is really totally different. And it was during my formative years, I was a teen at the time, so hearing about The Grateful Dead and about Janice Joplin and Bill Graham, to me it was absolutely fascinating. But then it just keeps on taking a more serious tone and quite frankly one of the most dark periods in the city of San Francisco with the Zebra murder, Don'tsdown killings that took place in the 70s, George Moscone and Harvey Milk. Then it moved on to the AIDS epidemic and all of that to say that it was really a difficult period for the city. But it comes out in the last chapter, it talks about deliverance. It actually talks about winning the Super Bowl and how that brought the city together. It gives you a very real perspective on how this city went through a very, very difficult time, but came out of it a much better city that's really changed the world in many ways. The characters in the book pop out. Some of the folks are still alive, so I won't mention any names. This book tries to ensure that we appreciate what makes this city so special. And the San Francisco values to me makes for a fascinating read. So I recommend this book, Season of the Witch.