Jack Mclaughlin: 6 books

For Jim Sain, the eccentric, controversial, and frequently naked mayor of Berkeley, California, life is never dulland thats just the way he likes it. In this, the final installment of his mR. bERZERKELEY trilogy, Jack McLaughlin wraps up his love song to the other city by the bay. Mayor Sain...

This book, a National Book Award nominee in 1988, is the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson,...

Ask anyone: Jim Sain is a pompous, naked, free thinker. Hes also the mayor of Berkeley. One of his high school chums has moved back to renovate Hamilton House, one wacky adventure at a time, and who knows whats coming next? The mayor has been dubbed mR. bERZERKELEY by a cartoonist who is determined...

Jim Sains star is rising! Life in Berkeley is as colorful as ever, and now, his life is even more bizarre than before just like he likes it. Despite his madness, buff oonery, and lefty leanings, Berkeleys zany mayor continues to be a media darling. Back for more, Jack McLaughlins love song...

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...

This edited book significantly contributes to the knowledge on how to address gang problems from a broad community perspective, which takes into account criminal justice agencies, social service providers, and community leaders, along with police, who have implemented collaborative anti-gang policies...