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I found a paperback copy of Survival Through Design by Richard Neutra.

It has a piece of duct tape across the front. I thought to myself, "So sad..". I then turned to the first page and to my surprise it read "To John Robbins, A kindred spirit! All best wishes Dion Neutra 10/01". Wow! Could it be the signature of Dion Neutra, the architect? The son of architect and author Richard Neutra?

I went online to Neutra.org and there i found Dion's email. I emailed him and attached a scan of the signature. He emailed me back right away and confirmed it was his signature.

He said, "This is indeed my signature on a copy of the book dedicated to John Robbins the heir of the Baskin-Robbins fortune, who eschewed that life style for a more sustainable one. As you can see, I was congratulating him on his efforts on behalf of the planet!"

I felt so honored he emailed me back, it was like meeting a rock star. I am proud to have this signed copy in my book collection. Dion, you made my day!