About the Author

Native Californians Kristan Lawson and Anneli Rufus are the authors of several successful travel guides, including Weird Europe for St. Martin's Press, and America Off the Wall: The West Coast. They live in Berkeley, California.

Reviews

"Informative...Well researched." --Library Journal "A brisk read, complete with with detailed directions and off-the-wall factoids." --San Francisco Examiner " California Babylon delivers the dirt. ... Provides details on visiting some of the oddest corners of our oddest state." --Dallas Morning News "...a thoroughly entertaining, wonderfully morbid guide to the Golden State." --New York Post "California Babylon is the real thing...A kick to read." --Los Angeles Times "...makes for fascinating reading...A sick little tome." --Pittsburg Tribune Review