Here's to the Winners - Hardcover

As one of Southern California's best-known local columnists, Dennis McCarthy has been sharing stories about San Fernando Valley residents and their extraordinary accomplishments for the past three decades. During that time, he has won numerous awards for journalistic excellence from the industry's top trade associations, including three awards for Best Local Columnist from the California Newspaper Publisher's Association. This long-awaited book is a hand-picked collection of many of Dennis McCarthy's favorite columns from the past 25 years. Complete with full-color photos, it's a special tribute to the thousands of local readers whose lives who have been touched by his thoughtful, heart-felt and inspiring essays. As McCarthy puts it ... "The gripe I've heard most about newspapers is that there's too much negative news. You want to read the kind of stories that start your day with a smile, a laugh and even a few tears because it touched something inside. Stories you cut out and mail to friends or put up on the fridge. "I've spent the last 25 years on the streets of the Valley talking to war vets, school teachers, cops, firefighters, nurses, social workers, barbers, bartenders, and anybody else who could point me in the direction of a good story. "If you like to read about longshots coming in, unsung heroes finally getting their due, bad guys losing and good guys winning, they're all in 'Here's to the Winners.' Enjoy."