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The Internet Case Study Book – A guide to Implementing successful Internet business strategies

Jul 06, 2010 by Tom Jones

TASCHEN publishing scores an A+ with its sophisticated explanation of how different types of organizations have implemented various Internet plans and technologies that were successful in achieving, for all intents and purposes, their various [...]

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Frank Lloyd Wright – Genius Defined in Volume II “Wright 1917 – 1942”

May 18, 2010 by Tom Jones

A discussion of the modern masters of art wouldn’t be comprehensive without a thorough compilation of Pablo Picasso’s work, life, art, pictures, and a penetrating examination into what and why his art defined an era–and [...]

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Angelino Heights and Echo Park Walking Tour

May 06, 2010 by Lisa Newton

Although not a hidden part of Los Angeles, Angelino Heights is one of the most inimitable places I’ve visited so far. As the first Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) recognized by the City of Los [...]

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Reach Out and Read Los Angeles

Apr 29, 2010

Do you like to read?  Do your kids like to read?  Some kids love to read, but others often struggle.  That’s where Reach Out and Read comes in.  I discovered this wonderful program via facebook, [...]

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Bret Easton Ellis at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Apr 28, 2010

Every year, the LA Times teams up with UCLA for the annual Festival of Books.  I did attend this during my Junior year of high school at the prompting of my English teacher (and the [...]

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Great Yoga Retreats a sublime book of Yoga Spas and Resorts

Mar 18, 2010

Sometimes, the not so very original quote of “You can’t Judge a Book by its Cover” is so true, it’s often laughable to think otherwise.
The new TASCHEN publication of the magnificently beautiful coffee table [...]

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The Beautiful, the Beatific, and the book, “Barely Private”

Feb 21, 2010

Barely Private, the book reviewed herein, is published by the world renowned, and extremely individualistic and highly respected, TASCHEN publishing house, whose humble beginning was started by its founder, Benadict Taschen.
The eponymous name of his [...]

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Los Angeles Public Library’s Central Library

Nov 05, 2009

First opened in 1926, Los Angeles Public Library’s Central Library is the third largest in the nation, and its subject departments contain more than 2.6 million books; 10,000 magazine subscriptions; 3 million historic photographs; 5 [...]

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Sunday afternoon at the LA Times Festival of Books

May 03, 2009

Last Sunday, I went to the 14th Annual LA Times Festival of Books.
I’ve been looking forward to attending this event nonetheless; but ever since my friend Frank, a long time LA resident, told me [...]

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