[bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted Double Play and looking for Proofer
- From: "Regina Alvarado" <regina.alvarado6@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:52:20 -0400
Laurie:
Really wanted to proof this one and it will be the next I tackle as I am
almost to the end of my current proof. Will be in touch if something comes
up. Have always wanted to know how that incident went down.
Reggie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 4:05 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Submitted Double Play and looking for Proofer
Hi, Everyone,
I just submitted the book "Double Play: the San Francisco City Hall Killings
by Jack Weiss. I heard an interview by the author and was enthralled.
A synopsis of the book and comments about quality are below:
The city of San Francisco and, to a lesser extent, the nation were throttled
in November 1978 when a former city supervisor named Dan White opened fire
and killed Mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk. Author Mike
Weiss' book is one of the few that ticks down the seconds to the double
killing and, though no one knew it at the time, to a social uprising that
left much of the city in ruin. We get a picture of a professionally
and financially desperate man whose act may have been largely to avenge his
not being reinstated to his job after he resigned.
This nuts-and-bolts synopsis is greatly detailed by Weiss' vivid
reconstruction of the personalities and politics
that were on a collision course, and his work emerges as an informative
commentary on a major event in the city's rich history. Additionally, while
there have been
some books written about both Moscone and Milk, few (if any) have been done
about their killer. Weiss creates an in-depth character study of White,
which few other writers have attempted. In sum, this book has murder, sex,
politics and family, their ultimate collision that eventually cost three
lives is all the more tragic because it really happened.
I have read through this book protected page numbers, verified unusual
dialog or phrasing, properly formatted the many ellipses in the text and
corrected all scannoes. It should be a straightforward proof. The bookshare
tools marked the book as adult, and I have mixed feelings about that
determination. If the proofreader feels differently, please change.
I hope that someone who enjoys true crime books, history, dramatic trials,
or psychological analyses will enjoy proofreading this submission. The book
is well-written and very readable.
Lori C.
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