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Other books I have authored:
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California Babylon: A Guide to Scandal, Mayhem and Celluloid in the Golden State
(coauthored with Kristan
Lawson)
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Read more about California Babylon at the publisher's web site.
"Forget about such ersatz attractions as Sea World and Disneyland
and Universal Studios Tours — California Babylon is the real thing
... a kick to read.... I am sending my copy to a friend in New York,
a sober historian and starry-eyed movie fan."
— Los Angeles Times
"Normal guidebooks
will lead them to Disneyland, and even to the homes of stars, but how
does one find important attractions such as the first McDonald's
restaurant, Marilyn Monroe's high school or the walk of fame reserved
for stars of sex movies? California Babylon delivers the dirt."
— Dallas Morning News
"If anything can lend credence to the rube's refrain that California
is full of wackos, it's this sick little tome from Kristan Lawson
and Anneli Rufus ... fascinating reading."
— Pittsburgh Tribune
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Weird Europe: A Guide to Macabre, Bizarre and Just Plain Weird Sights
(coauthored with Kristan
Lawson)
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Read more about Weird Europe at the publisher's web site.
"There are guidebooks and there are guidebooks. Some are full of
baloney; others are full of facts. Then there is a new offering
by Kristan Lawson and Anneli Rufus that is just plain weird....
If you are tired of plodding from one historic church to the next;
or you have had it with famous paintings; or crumbling monuments
are not your thing, then Weird Europe just might be the ticket.
For this 272-pager is packed with some of the oddest sightseeing
curiosities known to humans ... [it's] the definitive guide
to 'cultured' Europe's freaky twin."
— Salt Lake City Tribune
"Weird Europe lists much that any traveler will need to know for the most unusual excursion of his or her life."
— Strange Magazine
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World Holiday Book: Celebrations for Every Day of the Year
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"The World Holiday Book by Anneli Rufus is a godsend. Rufus provides a holiday for party-givers for every day of the year."
— Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"Never a dull moment. With Rufus' upbeat compilation of holidays, festivals, and saints' days around the globe, you'll never lack a reason to celebrate."
— Boston Phoenix
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Goddess Sites: Europe: Discover Places Where the Goddess Has Been Celebrated and Worshipped Throughout Time
(coauthored with Kristan
Lawson)
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"Not that long ago, a guidebook was a pleasantly stodgy tome with enough basic information so you could pretend you'd actually been to the Louvre instead of lazing over a long lunch.... Then again, you might prefer the romance of antiquity, specifically that to be found in Anneli S. Rufus and Kristan Lawson's Goddess Sites: Europe, which celebrates the feminine side of a rather older Old World."
— New York Times
"This journey around the multitude of archaeological sites connected with ancient European Goddess cults taught me a ton of fascinating, scholarly things AND kept me in stitches throughout! Rufus and Lawson are wits par excellence! Marvelous. If you like travel books with a unique twist, find this gem. One of the most truly witty and inspired books I have ever read!"
— Amazon.com reader review
"An entertaining combination of practical travel guide and women's history."
— Ms. Magazine
"A lively and funny field guide to goddess-spotting abroad."
— New Age Journal
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America Off the Wall: The West Coast: A Guide to Unusual Sights
(coauthored with Kristan
Lawson)
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"A delightful book ... written in a style that makes reading it a joy."
— Portland Oregonian
"The writing is wonderful. I loved this book."
— San Francisco Chronicle
"Essential gear for travelers with a yen for the weird."
— Buffalo News
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Europe Off the Wall: A Guide to Unusual Sights
(coauthored with Kristan
Lawson)
Buy the book at Amazon.com
"Celebrates the offbeat and flaunts the unfamiliar. Fun to read."
— Travel & Leisure
"A take-along must."
— Los Angeles Times
"A tourist guide to end all tourist guides"
— Oakland Tribune
"Good, fresh sightseeing guides like this one are rare."
— Boston Globe
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...And I have contributed chapters to these books:
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Time Out San Francisco Guide
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San Francisco: A Virgin Guide
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Los Angeles: A Virgin Guide
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Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
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Not Like I'm Jealous or Anything: The Jealousy Book
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The Party Girl Cookbook
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The Secret Lives of Lawfully Wedded Wives
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Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick
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