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In 2004 , Heyday Books celebrated thirty years of deepening appreciation for the culture and history of California through its publications. Marking this anniversary was a great change for Heyday Books: the independent publisher has merged with its nonprofit wing, the Clapperstick Institute, to become Heyday Institute, completing its transition to a full-fledged 501(c)(3) nonprofit enterprise.Malcolm Margolin founded Heyday Books in 1974 when he wrote, typeset, designed, and distributed East Bay Out, a quirky, personal, affectionate guide to the natural history of the hills and bay shore around Berkeley and Oakland. Today, Heyday’s fifteen employees work with zest, creativity, integrity, and a sense of adventure to produce about two dozen books a year. In these past thirty years, Heyday has published over one hundred books and two successful magazines, News from Native California and Bay Nature, and the company has taken a lead role in dozens of prominent public education programs throughout the state.The Ohlone Way was included on the San Francisco Chronicle's list of the top one hundred Western nonfiction books of the twentieth century and has been described by critic Pat Holt as a "mini-classic." Margolin's research for the book deepened his interest in California Indian history and culture. Numerous titles in Heyday's catalog reflect this enduring interest, as does News from Native California, Heyday's quarterly magazine.

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