Tim Stanley grew up in the Santa Clara Valley of California before it was known as Silicon Valley. His first jobs were cutting apricots and picking prunes, which is what kids did there at that time. The lessons learned while working for an old farmer left a lasting impression on him.
After running a construction business for more than thirty years and raising two children with his wife Deborah, Tim has been devoting most of his time to writing. His latest book, California Birds: A Photographic Journey and Guide, is a book he always wanted but did not exist. It is a large 542-page book with more than 1,000 photographs that concentrates on birds that can be found in California every year.
Other titles include two popular local history books, The Last of the Prune Pickers: A Pre-Silicon Valley Story and The Peopling of Silicon Valley, 1940 to the Present Day: An Oral History. He has also written a collection of bird poems and stories and a health book.
Tim and his wife live in Irvine, California.