San Francisco: Encounter Books, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account by this former University of California regent who got that institution to dump affirmative action in which he explains why he is opposed to it. He gives a brief autobiography which stresses the poverty and loss of parents out of which he grew to become a successful postgraduate collegian, state housing official, and businessman - all without the benefit of affirmative action. INSCRIBED and dated on the title page with the notation 'Thank you for your support.' Index. 286 pp. ISBN: 1-89355404X.