Description: Dear Los Angeles by David Kipen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through.A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through."Los Angeles is refracted in all its irreducible, unexplainable glory."-Los Angeles TimesThe City of Angels has played a distinct role in the hearts, minds, and imaginations of millions of people, who see it as the ultimate symbol of the American Dream. David Kipen, a cultural historian and avid scholar of Los Angeles, has scoured libraries, archives, and private estates to assemble a kaleidoscopic view of a truly unique city.From the Spanish missionary expeditions in the early 1500s to the Golden Age of Hollywood to the strange new world of social media, this collection is a slice of life in L.A. through the years. The pieces are arranged by date-January 1st to December 31st-featuring selections from different decades and centuries. What emerges is a vivid tapestry of insights, personal discoveries, and wry observations that together distill the essence of the city.As sprawling and magical as the city itself, Dear Los Angeles is a fascinating, must-have collection for everyone in, from, or touched by Southern California.With excerpts from the writing of Ray Bradbury . Edgar Rice Burroughs . Octavia E. Butler . Italo Calvino . Winston Churchill . Noel Coward . Simone De Beauvoir . James Dean .T. S. Eliot . William Faulkner . Lawrence Ferlinghetti . Richard Feynman . F. Scott Fitzgerald.Allen Ginsberg . Dashiell Hammett . Charlton Heston . Zora Neale Hurston . Christopher Isherwood . John Lennon . H. L. Mencken . Anais Nin . Sylvia Plath . Ronald Reagan . Joan Rivers .James Thurber . Dalton Trumbo . Evelyn Waugh . Tennessee Williams . P. G. Wodehouse . and many moreAdvance praise for Dear Los Angeles"This books a brilliant constellation, spread out over a few centuries and five thousand square miles. Each tiny entry pins the reality of the great unreal city of Angels to a moment in human time-moments enthralled, appalled, jubilant, suffering, gossiping or bragging-and it turns out, theres no better way to paint a picture of the place."-Jonathan Lethem" A scintillating collection of letters and diary entries . . . an engrossing trove of colorful, witty insights."-Publishers Weekly(starred review) Author Biography David Kipen was born and raised in Los Angeles. He founded the nonprofit Boyle Heights lending library Libros Schmibros in 2010. Former literature director of the National Endowment for the Arts, book editor/critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, and contributor to multiple volumes of California cultural history, Kipen teaches full-time in the UCLA writing program. A familiar voice on public radio, he also serves as book critic for Los Angeles magazine and is critic-at-large for the Los Angeles Times. Details ISBN 0812984439 ISBN-13 9780812984439 Title Dear Los Angeles Author David Kipen Format Paperback Year 2019 Pages 592 Publisher Random House USA Inc GE_Item_ID:126300838; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780812984439
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Book Title: Dear Los Angeles : the City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018
Number of Pages: 592 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Social History, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa)
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Travel, History
Item Weight: 15.4 Oz
Author: David Kipen
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
