Three themes from Nowinski's oeuvre are presented in this oversized volume (10.5x12"): beat poets, impoverished men in rooming houses (that were shortly afterwards destroyed as they watched), and the performers of San Francisco Opera. Photographed in b&w in the 1970s, the photos present a personal view of San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, on the one hand, and its internationally renowned cultural icons, on the other. Not indexed. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)