The Provisional City: Los Angeles Stories of Architecture and Urbanism
The Provisional City: Los Angeles Stories of Architecture and Urbanism
The provisional city is one of constant erasure and eruption. Through what Dana Cuff calls a “convulsive urban act,” developers both public and private demolish an urban site and disband its inhabitants, replacing it with some vision of a better life that leaves no trace of the former structure. Architects bring their own utopian dreams to the process. In this book, Cuff examines those convulsions through two underestimated dimensions of architectural and urban form: scale and the politics of property. Scale is intimately tied to degree of disruption: the larger a project’s scale, the greater the upheaval. As both culture a
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Elvis, Linda & Me: Unseen Pictures & Untold Stories from Graceland Reviews
Elvis, Linda & Me: Unseen Pictures & Untold Stories from Graceland
“Elvis fans the world over constantly dream about what their fantasy would have been if they had been lucky enough to have known him. Imagine having been Linda Thompson’s best girlfriend and being with her the night she met Elvis. Then imagine becoming Elvis’ friend, being kissed by him, working for him, and the ultimate dream: having sleepovers at Graceland with Linda (actually sleeping in his bed) while Elvis was away, traveling with Elvis and Linda on concert dates, and taking pictures of the upstairs area at Graceland. This book tells the story of how it all began and gives you a look at the incredible (some never-before-seen) pictures.”CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
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The New York Times’ Book of New York: Stories of the People, the Streets, and the Life of the City Past and Present
The New York Times’ Book of New York: Stories of the People, the Streets, and the Life of the City Past and Present
This unique volume uncovers the most fascinating and compelling stories from The New York Times about the city the paper calls home.
More than 200 articles and an abundance of photographs, illustrations, maps, and graphs from the preeminent newspaper in the world take a look at the history and personality of the world’s most influential city. Read firsthand accounts of the subway opening in 1904 and the day the Metrocard was introduced; the fall of Tammany Hall and recurring corruption in city politics; the Son of Sam murders; jazz clubs in the 1920s and legendary performances at the Fillmore East; baseball’s Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier at Brooklyn’s storied Ebbets Field in 1947; the 1977 and 2004 blackouts; the openin
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Italy Plane Reader – Get Psyched About Your Upcoming Trip to Italy: Stories About Italian People, Places and Eats (GoNomad Plane Readers)
Italy Plane Reader – Get Psyched About Your Upcoming Trip to Italy: Stories About Italian People, Places and Eats (GoNomad Plane Readers)
Getting excited about your trip to Italy?
GoNOMAD’s Italy Plane Reader provides you with a collection of 31 articles highlighting everything Italy has to offer . . . from Sicily to Torino, from the Adriatic to Tyrrhenian sea, through thousands of years of history, seeing some of the world’s most romantic places, and best of all, the chance to mingle with Italians, who manage to have more fun than any other people on earth. Get inspired for your trip, read about so many delicious dinners and fabulous treats…from truffles in Spoleto, to gelato in Elba, taste, smell and enjoy it all while you fly over to your dream vacation spot…Italy!
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U2: Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every Song
U2: Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every Song
With over 24 pages covering the band’s newest CD, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2: Into the Heart examines the behind-the-scenes influences that shaped U2′s internationally popular and critically acclaimed music. Included are original and revealing interviews with band members and the key people close to U2. The band’s rich cultural and social context is fully explored, providing a colorful backdrop to the songs. U2: Into the Heart traces U2′s meteoric rise from the early days of their career with Boy, their first album, to the spanning success of The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum, Achtung Baby, and Pop. U2 is a group that has become a world-class rock ‘n’ roll band; a band that continues to invent themselves and are not afraid to take ch
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