A Day in the life of California

A Day in the life of California by Rick Smolan is a 1988 Society & Culture book written by TED speaker Rick Smolan, paired here with the talk they gave.

The pairing

  • Paired talk: "The story of a girl" (2008), 1.4M views on TED.com
  • Timing: Published 20 years before the talk.
  • In the catalogue: The 1st of 3 books by Rick Smolan on Books Worth Reading (1988–2004), by publication year.
  • Edition: HarperCollins, 1988 · 236 pages

The paired TED talk

The story of a girl (2008), the TED talk by Rick Smolan.

From the publisher

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