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The 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony honors the best books of 2012

Xlibris Book Reviews wrote 1 month ago: The 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were presented on Friday, April 19, 2013, 7:30 pm, in a publi … more →

Tags: Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, Margaret Atwood, HarperCollins, Los Angeles, Random House

Review-Inventing the Dream, california Through the Progressive Era

jaynetkaplan wrote 2 months ago: Admission, I have not read the whole book.  I have concentrated on two chapters since I am working o … more →

Tags: History, California, Highland Park

Reel Reads

CAB wrote 3 months ago: Thanks to its fame and cultural identity as the historical centre of film studios and celebrities, t … more →

Tags: Culture 2, read more, Cab, Los Angeles, SID AVERY, Hollywood, Bill Gold, Clint Eastwood, shawn levy

Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California... Rick Perry

oldsaltbooks wrote 4 months ago: Coast of dreams : a history of contemporary California London : Allen Lane, 2005 Kevin Starr Califor … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, united states, History, California

A Lost Angelino

richardlevesqueauthor wrote 8 months ago: I first came across a reference to Don Ryan when I was reading Kevin Starr’s Americans and the … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Rare Books, Book Review, Hollywood novels, John Fante, Ask the dust, California, Don Ryan

The PURPLES have it! What color are you eating?45 comments

Three Well Beings wrote 9 months ago: I’ve been saturating myself in California history. I would love to have more time to read, but … more →

Tags: Fruit and Vegetable, olive oil, California, micronutrient, eggplant, Purple, figs, Resveratrol

CECIL B. DE MILLE8 comments

Vickie Lester wrote 10 months ago: While we credit David Wark Griffith with creating the visual language of filmmaking in America … more →

Tags: Entertainment 2, writing, movies, History 2, Culture, Books, Architecture, Design, Art

MPD and Muriel Maffre1 comment

woollywesterneye wrote 10 months ago: When Dance USA met in San Francisco the end of June, the Museum of  Performance and Design [MPD] pro … more →

Tags: George Balanchine, Yuri Zhukov, Muriel Maffre, adolph bolm, Judith Solomen, Anne Holliday, Templeton Crocker, Joseph Redding, charles garnier

142. Route 666 comments

josna wrote 1 year ago: Well if you ever plan to motor West, Just take my way that’s the highway that’s the best, You can ge … more →

Tags: Stories, united states, 1970s, 2000s, Music, cross country road trip, Route 66, I-40, Stockyards

La Sociedad Velasco y Patterson Lanza su 1er Campaña Anual con el Ex-Presidente de la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos y Asesor Líder de Pro Mujer, Paul A. Volcker

Pro Mujer Communications wrote 1 year ago: Por Joshua Cramer-Montes, Director de Comunicaciones, Pro Mujer “Por cuatro años he estado en … more →

Tags: Español, Lynne Patterson, Carmen Velasco, citi, Paul A. Volcker, Rosemary Werrett, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama

The Velasco & Patterson Society Kicks Off 1st Annual Campaign with Former Federal Reserve Chairman and Pro Mujer Senior Advisor, Paul A. Volcker

Pro Mujer Communications wrote 1 year ago: By Joshua Cramer-Montes, Director of Communications, Pro Mujer “I’ve been on a four-year mission to … more →

Tags: Breaking News, Events, Partners, Lynne Patterson, The Velasco & Patterson Society, Carmen Velasco, citi, Paul A. Volcker, Rosemary Werrett

Structures of Collective Identity ~ Temporality

Calhistorian wrote 1 year ago: A New Year Inspires Reflection: Image in The San Francisco Call (January 1, 1898) depicting the cele … more →

Tags: Western Regional Identity, gilded empire, regional identity, Pioneer Myth, Commercial-Civic Elite, David Lowenthal, David Wrobel

From Idea To Impact

Rowan Simpson wrote 1 year ago: “Your mission statement should be nine words or less: verb, target, outcome.” This is a … more →

Tags: Business, startups, Mulago Foundation

Kenya, Western Province: Lifestraw's "Carbon for Water" program is "bogus" says Kevin Starr5 comments

dietvorst wrote 1 year ago: A project to use carbon credits to finance the free delivery of water filters to 4.5 million people … more →

Tags: Financing, Kenya, Sustainable, Water treatment, boiling, Carbon credits, household water treatment, lifestraw, Lifestraw Family filters

Historians gather for Starr-studded evening

chapmannews wrote 2 years ago: It was all about history Saturday evening, as Chapman University capped off a student conference wit … more →

Tags: News, History, history conferences

Distinguished historian, librarian Kevin Starr to be awarded honorary doctorate

chapmannews wrote 2 years ago: Kevin O. Starr (Photo/San Francisco Sentinel) Chapman University will award an honorary Doctor of Hu … more →

Tags: News, History, California history

A chat with Joe Solomito at his Mayoral Anouncement

datechguy wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday at 3:30 Ward 5 Counselor Joe Solomito announced his candidacy for Mayor of Fitchburg. Befo … more →

Tags: Local Stuff, local issues, fitchburg, joe solomito, election 2-11, Mayoral Race

Customer Experience Matters' 8-Word Mission2 comments

Bruce Temkin wrote 2 years ago: I recently read a blog post about Kevin Starr, the executive director of the Mulago Foundation, who … more →

Tags: Customer experience, Mulago Foundation, Mission Statement

History Buzz, August 2-16, 2010: Remembering Tony Judt

bonniekgoodman wrote 2 years ago: HISTORY BUZZ: By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Maste … more →

Tags: History Buzz, Tony Judt, Alan Brinkley, Howard Zinn, Jack Rakove


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