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Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city’s growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and Moses Sherman. In the late 1870s, Los Angeles was a violent, dusty, 29-square-mile pueblo with a few thousand souls, largely unchanged since its foun...

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Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles explores how social, economic, political, and cultural demands created the web of expressways whose very form-futuristic, majestic, and progressive-perfectly exemplifies the City of Angels. From the Arroyo Seco, which began construction during the Great Depression, to the Simi Valley and Century Freeways, which were completed in 1993, author Paul Haddad provides an entertaining and engaging hist...

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Updated and Expanded Second Edition Features Six New Walking Adventures!10, 000 Steps a Day in L.A. is for urban adventurers with a passion for healthy living who are also eager to explore Los Angeles-from its most legendary locations to its more hidden, unsung, and quirky sites.In this first-ever book to explore the 10, 000-steps lifestyle in Los Angeles, author Paul Haddad takes readers on a journey through the city's streets, beaches, mount...

Congressman Ron Paul--the presidential candidate who broke twenty-four-hour fundraising records twice--is a man of powerful, occasionally controversial convictions who does not pander to any political agenda other than what he believes is already supported by our Constitution. For the first time in one volume, here are Ron Paul's dynamic statements on hundreds of critical issues--from abortion to immigration to terrorism to welfare.

10, 000 Steps a Day in L.A. is for urban adventurers with a passion for healthy living who are also eager to explore Los Angeles-from its most legendary locations to its more hidden, unsung, and quirky sites.In this first-ever book to explore the 10, 000-steps lifestyle in Los Angeles, author Paul Haddad takes readers on a journey through the city's streets, beaches, mountains, rivers, reservoirs, and parks. He includes 10, 000-step walks from...