This is a quirky history book because it is based on matchbooks and matchboxes from Rancho Mirage, California. Matches are not quite obsolete but they are disappearing; slowly going the way of the wind-up clock, the paper book, hand-written letters, and even person-to-person conversations (that are being replaced by cell phones, e-books, e-mail, and texting). Matchbooks and matchboxes are slowly becoming a piece of history. The author located many matchbooks from the city of Rancho Mirage and provide a little history of the business, country club, or individual to create a quirky history of Rancho Mirage!.