From one of California's most celebrated librarians and public historians, a coming-of-age memoir about the thirst for knowledge and hometown pride.A Best Book of the Year, Oakland Public Library2023 Bronze Winner for the Foreword INDIES Award, Autobiography & Memoir&34;What You Don&8217;t Know will inspire for its grace, zest and courage.&34; -Joan Frank, San Francisco ChronicleDorothy Lazard grew up in the Bay Area of the 1960s and &8217;70s, surrounded by an expansive network of family, and hungry for knowledge. Here in her first book, she vividly tells the story of her journey to becoming queen of my own nerdy domain. Today Lazard is celebrated for her distinguished career as a librarian and public historian, and in these pages she connects her early intellectual pursuits&8212;including a formative encounter with Alex Haley&8212;to the career that made her a community pillar.