Architecture Tours L.A. Guidebook: Silver Lake

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A great way to see the sights

Neat-o things to see of historical value in one small book.

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Architecture Tours L.A. Guidebook: Silver Lake
Laura Massino Smith , and Laura Massino Smith
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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Bohemian Modern: Living in Silver Lake

ASIN: 0764320858

Book Description

Visit more than 60 architecture sites in the area of Los Angeles known as Silver Lake, home to some of the greatest architecture in the world. Just five miles northwest of Los Angeles, it was home to a number of movie studios including the first official Disney Studio. Aficionados and students of architecture worldwide make pilgrimages to Silver Lake specifically to see the work of the Modernist architects Richard Neutra, Rudolf M. Schindler, Gregory Ain, John Lautner, and Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr.), among others. In addition to a concentration of "Mid-century Modern" architecture, you'll see popular Spanish Colonial Revival and Spanish Mediterranean architecture, French Normandy, English Tudor, Gothic, and Post-modern styles. Here is THE way to see Los Angeles's rich architectural heritage! L.A. is a "driving" city, best seen from the car. Tour guide, author, and architectural historian Laura Massino Smith will take you on an unforgettable ride to uncover the city's exciting cultural past. You can efficiently visit dozens of L.A.'s architectural marvels in the shortest amount of time. Maps and explicit driving directions help you navigate roads, while detailed descriptions of tour sites provide each building's history. Photographs are included to help you identify the sites. History buffs, architecture enthusiasts, and L.A. visitors will love these unique and fascinating tours, which offer an alternative way to see diverse architecture in L.A.. 9" x 6" 67 color photos Index

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A great way to see the sights.......2006-02-02

If you'd like to take any of several self-guided automobile tours of Los Angeles and nearby areas, Laura Massino Smith's books are excellent. Each tour book has clear directions and easy-to-read maps, lots of fascinating notes and information, plus photos of what to look for. I've lived in LA for over twenty-five years, and Smith's books have surprised me with things I'd never seen or hadn't noticed. There are three of her books in my glove compartment so far (Hollywood, Silverlake, and Hancock Park/Miracle Mile) and I'll be getting the rest as well.

Neat-o things to see of historical value in one small book........2006-01-19

A lot is packed into a great "carry with you as you tour around the hard to fully describe area of Silverlake". I give my `I keep in my car' copy to visiting out of towners so they don't have to figure out what the big deal is; it's all in the book and they can then see it for themselves right in front of them. A wonderful series of architecture books for both natives and visitors of Los Angeles.

Great Series!.......2006-01-18

These are great guides to view all the architectural gems in my neighborhood and surrounding areas. Highly recommended for locals or people who visit Los Angeles often. You wouldn't think there are so many historical houses and buildings to see in this town, but Laura Massino Smith has compiled them into these handy books with great photos as well.

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Great architect but the book could use some work

Bernard Maybeck: Artisan, architect, artist
Kenneth H Cardwell
Manufacturer: Peregrine Smith
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0879050225

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Maybeck straddled the most important developments in California architecture of his time. From his earliest rustic shingled houses in the Berkeley hills through his work on the University of California campus, to his most famous works, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the First Church of Christ Scientist, and culminating in his modernist masterpiece, San Francisco's Family Services Building, Maybeck eclectically combined styles and methods that ranged from the Gothic through Arts and Crafts to steel and concrete. His spiritual vision still inspired architects and those who love the built environment of California.

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Great architect but the book could use some work.......2003-05-27

Cardwell does a good job discussing Maybeck's life and work and his effect on Bay Area architecture. Unfortunately, the pictures are black and white and they lack the punch that other Maybeck books have because of that. If you're interested in Maybeck however, it might be worth reading what Cardwell has to say about him given his close, personal relationship with him.

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In this book Dimitris N. Chorafas has uncovered the hidden risks behind alternative investments through extensive research in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Scandinavia, and Switzerland. He also provides solutions to the problems identified. This book is particularly important in light of recent scandals such as Enron and WorldCom.

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This volume helps readers move from a tactical public relations approach to a strategic management style based on skillful use of research and planning techniques. Combining the key components of effective management and campaign design, the authors introduce students and practitioners to the tools needed for developing and presenting comprehensive, effective, and accountable plans. Employing clear, straightforward language, they cover techniques for planning and research, as well as the effective application of communication theory. Key features of the volume include the synthesis of knowledge in public relations and communication, covering the critical areas needed for a strategic approach to public relations, and ample real-world examples, providing concrete applications of principles and theories.

With its practical and accessible approach, Strategic Public Relations Management will serve well as a text for public relations management and communication campaigns courses, and is essential as a reference for professional practice.

Strategic Public Relations Management: Planning and Managing Effective Communication Programs (LEA's Communication Series) (Lea's Communication)

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Strategic Public Relations Management: Planning and Managing Effective Communication Programs (LEA's Communication Series) (Lea's Communication)
Erica Weintraub Austin , and Bruce E. Pinkleton
Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
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ASIN: 0805853812

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This second edition of Erica Weintraub Austin and Bruce E. PinkletonÂ’s popular text, Strategic Public Relations Management, helps readers move from a tactical public relations approach to a strategic management style. Building on the first edition, it demonstrates skillful use of research and planning techniques, providing updated research methods that make use of the Internet and programs aiding data entry and analysis. This version also expands its focus to communication program planning more broadly. Chapters in the book cover such critical topics as: *creating a framework for planning; *identifying the elements of a campaign; *determining research needs and developing the research plan; *gathering useful data for strategic guidance; *making research decisions; and *applying theory to professional practice. This book is valuable as a text in public relations management and communication campaigns courses, while also serving as a reference for practitioners. It introduces readers to the tools necessary for developing and presenting comprehensive, effective, and accountable public relations plans, ensuring they are well prepared for managing and executing communication campaigns.

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The System is a truly original business book. Neither a traditional corporate novel nor one of the light-on-plot management fables currently all the rage, it mixes the soul of the first with the heart of the second to create an engaging tale that pointedly champions a series of practical principles. Its story begins on a Caribbean scuba-diving expedition when Tim Hunt and David Atkinson come close to death after being surreptitiously given contaminated air tanks. To trap the would-be assassin, and simultaneously save Atkinson's Boston-based company from what appears to be a related hostile takeover, the two team up to allow successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur Hunt to incorporate his personal fundamentals--dubbed Focus, Fortify, and Foster Futurity--into the old family-controlled firm. At various junctures they are developed in the context of Atkinson's business, while the story additionally focuses on ancillary topics such as ethics, infighting, and the various possibilities technology can bring to even old-line industries like temporary staffing. The writing is a bit clunky at times and occasionally given to clichés, but Waghorn and Blanchard have nonetheless produced a readable tome packed with advice worthy of consideration by today's business leaders. --Howard Rothman

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In the tradition of best sellers such as The Goal and Fish, The System delivers not only a great read but also powerful and inspiring ideas that will help you and your business thrive in a world of intense competition.

Set in the high-stakes world of global business, The System is a fast-paced thriller that takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of cutting-edge business developments, corporate espionage, and ruthless takeovers, where the last man standing may just be the one to get away with murder.

Tim Hunt and David Atkinson are on the brink of a business breakthrough that promises to save David's lumbering old-economy behemoth, Quenetics-and put the company way ahead of its competitors by applying Tim's revolutionary (and top-secret) intelligent agent technology. But as rumors of their "killer app" begin to spread, they become the target of a cunning rival, who will stop at nothing to thwart their plans. As the pressure mounts to fend off an impending shareholder mutiny, Tim and David wonder who is behind the sinister plot that threatens much more than the business.

As entertaining as it is informative, this page-turner delivers a powerful new approach to achieving-and sustaining-market domination in a world full of surprise, threat, and mystery.

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Should be called "Business in Fantasyland".......2003-02-26

This book is billed as a model for successful enterprise tansformation, however, the only real thing you learn in this book is how lazy writing and an even lazier plot make for an extremely dull and predictable "book-fomercial" for the author's employer and for the strategy consulting industry in general. If you've never been in business, any kind of business, you might be able to believe that companies in trouble can be transformed into market dominators by: a) a simplisticly-trite, four step methodology that, by the way, includes, b) having a friend who has just turned his own company around, and c) is a multi-multi-millionaire who has tons of bucks and time to analyze your business for you, d) just happens to own (as a side business) the hottest, wiz-bang, most revolutionary product the marketplace has seen since Microsoft, (he actually even says this in the book) and e) Oh yeah, this product just happens to complement your company's business.

Those are just a few of the amazing cooncidences that make this book not only a poor read from a business perspective, but also a disappointment from an entertainment point of view. Take my advice, if you really want to read the book, save your investment capital for something more useful and check the book out at your local library.

Intriguing, gripping, and packed with business reality.......2003-02-11

The System: A Story Of Intrigue And Market Domination by Terry Waghorn and Ken Blanchard joins the genre of business novels with a new twist, adding intrigue and plotting to the cauldron. Tim Hunt and David Atkins must come up with a plan to save an old-economy business due for a hostile takeover. It soon becomes apparent someone will literally kill for this opportunity; for the business could unleash a powerful Web service which will revolutionize the Internet, and many out there would murder to stop it. Intriguing, gripping, and packed with business reality.

The System: Interesting and easy read.......2003-02-10

An interesting book mixing fiction with strategy. Provides a good insight on business and is a must read for the modern corporation executives.

Good business ideas, weak novel.......2003-01-17

I don't think it's a dud as one reviewer stated, but it's really quite thin. As a novel I do not like it although Terry would probably do a passable job as screenwriter for "The Bold and the Beautiful" or some other daytime drama/soap opera. The characters of the book are like that, sort of two-dimensional, too-perfect characters constantly plotting against each other and I could not make myself believe in them and their actions.

Anyway, the meat of the book is in the presentation of a business strategy built on three pillars; focus, fortify and foster futurity. I like that part, but it could have been condensed into a five-page (or so) article for some economic magazine instead of creating what I'd like to call a use case with complications. As a strategy I think it is common sense, but then a lot of things are, and economic/business/strategic works are often needed to explain the obvious. I do not consider it as innovative as Ken Blanchard tries to make it sound (in particular "focus" has been a staple of business strategy on and off for ages). What is very good is the way he presents a cyclic way of thinking about strategy. There is no one thing a manager needs to do and then everything will be fine, it is instead a cyclic series of steps including recurring evaluation of business opportunities and competitors to make sure that your company makes money. Those who lead must not be afraid to change what the company does when it is needed to stay ahead of the pack, even if it means changing the core business!

Discussion and arguments are a bit lacking. In the book, the two main characters discuss the strategy, but Terry basically skips any fact-based argumentation and just states that "David was now all fired up" (or somesuch) to show that the ideas are absolutely fabulous. If there's a proper article on this somewhere (preferably publicly accessible on the Internet) I'd really like to read it. For instance I do not believe that all companies can change as quickly as is needed without incurring prohibitive costs.

In conclusion: do read the book for the business value of the ideas but ignore the story, which actually detracts from the value of the book.

The System: A Story of Intrigue and Market Domination.......2003-01-12

This is an excellent book and a must read for board of directors, senior management, and all managers. The three strategic components that Terry touches on in the book are the keys to a successful business strategy. This book is being circulated internally at our corporation. One final note, this book reads like a novel. No doubt that there should be a movie to follow. If you enjoyed Barbarians at the Gate both book and movie, you will love this one as well. Well done Terry and Ken.

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Jim Christy at his best!.......2001-06-27

This is an incredible book--it's what you get when you mix a little bit of the road, some wild characters, exotic and interesting places and terrific writing, shake it all up and serve. It is a taste sensation!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jim Christy at his best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2001-06-25

Jim Christy has travelled to places most people have no idea even exist. In what has to be one of the best travel books written in recent years, Christy spins a mean story of some bizarre people, wild places and cool situations.

Brown's completed Burdwood azimuth tables: Computed for intervals of four minutes : for declinations from 0Â° to 23Â° between the parallels of latitude 30Â° to 60Â° inclusive, from horizon to meridian

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Brown's completed Burdwood azimuth tables: Computed for intervals of four minutes : for declinations from 0Â° to 23Â° between the parallels of latitude 30Â° to 60Â° inclusive, from horizon to meridian
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Meridian determination,: By horizontal angle between two stars applied to alpha and beta Ursae minoris, (School of Mines and Metallurgy, University of Missouri. Technical bulletin)

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The principles of human knowledge, and Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (Meridian books)

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Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates - United States between the Continental Divide and the 103rd Meridian

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The arc of the thirtieth meridian between the Egyptian frontier and latitude 134ÌÂŠ5', 1935-1940, (Sudan. Survey Dept. Records)

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The arc of the thirtieth meridian between the Egyptian frontier and latitude 134ÌÂŠ5', 1935-1940, (Sudan. Survey Dept. Records)
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