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2012-05-22T17:04:50Z
The newly released list of the California's most popular baby names shows the state resisting the Masonmania that swept the nation in 2011. As it was in 2010, Jacob was the most popular boy's name in California last year. The name held the top ...
2012-05-20T17:00:03Z
[Updated 1:23 p.m. ET] A weather system affecting the West Coast has delayed plans to tow the battleship Iowa from the San Francisco Bay to the Port of Los Angeles, the tow boat operator said in a statement on Sunday. Crowley Maritime Corp. said ...
2012-05-21T22:56:47Z
One of the most endangered birds in the world, the California condor, has crept back from the brink of extinction through a strenuous three-decade conservation effort. But conservationists say the giant bird can’t become a self-sufficient ...
2012-05-22T18:45:03Z
Senate Bill 1298, instructing the California Highway Patrol to develop safety and performance standards for self-driving cars, passed the State Senate in a bipartisan and unanimous 37-0 vote. California Senator Alex Padilla, who announced SB1298 ...
2012-05-23T00:35:49Z
SACRAMENTO — The California State Teachers' Retirement System will cast its 5.3 million shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against the reelection of the company's board after allegations of bribery in the retailer's Mexican operations. Citing "a ...
2012-05-22T20:53:54Z
Good news for California condors: Their population just topped 400 -- 405 to be precise -- the most since the effort to save the species began 30 years ago as it teetered on extinction's edge. An April 30 count found 226 of the enormous vultures ...
2012-05-19T11:46:16Z
Parts of California will have strong views of Sunday's "ring" eclipse. The partial solar eclipse will occur late in the day in Southern California on Sunday, beginning at 5:24 p.m., reaching its maximum coverage at 6:38 p.m., and exiting the sun ...
2012-05-20T22:43:39Z
PATTERSON, Calif. —Amazon.com Inc.for years has fought government efforts to tax e-commerce. Now it's poised to pocket millions of dollars in sales taxes paid by California customers. As part of a pact reached last year with state lawmakers ...
2012-05-10T03:14:24Z
It is the first cross-border carbon trading system created since 2005, when the European Union introduced such a trading network to help it meet emissions limits set by the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that went into effect that year. For advocates ...
2012-05-23T01:40:14Z
The state Department of Education, after saying it wouldn't, is applying for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law that funnels federal money to help students with extra needs to learn. Not the waiver package granted 11 states and under ...
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Amazon.com Books: California Tourism
Shaping the Shoreline traces Monterey's shift from what was once the literal Cannery Row to an iconic hub that now houses an aquarium in which nature is replicated to attract tourists, revealing the continually changing interactions of people with nature."Chiang deftly shows how these two competing economies [fishing and tourism] were deeply entangled, how they developed and how they both perpetuated racial and class hierarchies and rested upon an edifice of immigrant labor. In a book that refreshingly blends the history of tourism and industry over the course of a century, Chiang rejects 'oversimplified dualities' and 'simple dichotomies.'" -American Historical Review "In Monterey -- and many other places -- the boundaries drawn between labor and leisure obscure underlying connections that tie human societies to nature and link us to each other. In highlighting those connections, Shaping the Shoreline gains significance far beyond Monterey." -Journal of American History Connie Y. Chiang is assistant professor of history and environmental studies at Bowdoin College. 
California 's nickname Golden State dates from its Wild West mining era. But on sunny days when the coastal fog lifts, it might just as well describe California 's more than 1100 miles of Pacific beaches. Sara Benson, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 8 authors 75+ beaches 100 maps 102 wineries Inspirational photos Clear, easy-to-use maps Comprehensive planning tools Best of the Golden State feature In-depth background Disneyland Trip Planner Author: Sara Benson, Andrew Bender, Alison Bing, Nate Cavalieri, Bridget Gleeson, Beth Kohn, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, John A. Vlahides Paperback: 776 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2012-04-01) ISBN: 1741796954 List Price: $23.99 Amazon Price: $15.14 Used Price: $14.99 
While anthropologists often have been accused of failing to "study up," this book turns an anthropological lens on an elite activity – wine tasting. Five million people a year, from the US and abroad, travel to California's Napa Valley to experience the "good life": to taste fine wines, eat fine food, and immerse themselves in other sophisticated pleasures while surrounded by bucolic beauty. Written in a highly readable style by anthropologists George and Sharon Gmelch, Tasting the Good Life examines who wine tourists are and what the "tasting" experience is all about. It also examines the growth of wine tourism in the valley and the impact it is having on the landscape and the lives of the people who live there. In addition to the authors' own analysis, they present the personal narratives of 17 people who work in Napa tourism — from winemaker to vineyard manager, from celebrity chef to wait staff, from hot air balloonist to masseuse. Their stories provide unexpected and entertaining insights into this new form of tourism, the people who engage in it, its impact on a now iconic place, and American consumer culture in the 21st century. (2011)Author: George Gmelch, Sharon Bohn Gmelch Paperback: 288 pages Company: Indiana University Press (2011-06-16) (2011-06-16) ISBN: 025322327X List Price: $21.95 Amazon Price: $11.34 Used Price: $6.29 
Author: Steve JohnsonPaperback: 173 pages Company: Chronicle Books (1996-02-01) ISBN: 0811810666 List Price: $11.95 Amazon Price: $2.25 Used Price: $0.46 
Perhaps LA is best defined by those simple life-affirming moments. A cracked-ice, jazz-age cocktail on Beverly Boulevard, a hike high into the Hollywood Hills sagebrush, a swirling pod of dolphins off Point Dume Adam Skolnick, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 3 local authors 16 weeks of research 47 maps 44 stunning beaches Inspirational photos Clear, easy-to-use maps In-depth background Easy-to-read layout Comprehensive planning tools Disneyland trip planner Author: Sara Benson Paperback: 464 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2011-04-01) ISBN: 1741793157 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $10.77 Used Price: $10.00 
The Mother Road hauled it all, traversing the American West from Chicago to Santa Monica Beach, the last 350 miles through Southern California. For settlers, Depression-era Okies and Arkies, and post-World War II families bound for suburbia, Route 66 was a migration funnel for generations. Wending through the mountains and badlands of San Bernardino County into Los Angeles County, Route 66 became a state of mind and a catchphrase for travelers everywhere, especially after singer Bobby Troupe popularized the hit song (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 and actors Martin Milner and George Maharis hit the road with the ragtop down and the shades on in the namesake television series that seemed to go anywhere every week. The shield of the Route 66 sign has become iconography for the growth of Southern California's economy, population, popularity, and folklore.Author: Glen Duncan, The California Route 66 Preservation Foundation Paperback: 128 pages Company: Arcadia Publishing (2005-10-17) (2005-10-17) ISBN: 0738530379 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $13.38 Used Price: $4.56 
Author: Sam Benson, Alison Bing Paperback: 512 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2012-05-01) ISBN: 1741799813 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $12.46 Used Price: $12.49 
Author: Martha K. NorkunasPaperback: 136 pages Company: State University of New York Press (1993-06-30) ISBN: 0791414841 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $22.14 Used Price: $14.97 
The most important woman in the history of southern California never lived. The eponymous heroine of Helen Hunt Jackson's popular 1884 novel Ramona, a half-Indian beauty raised on a wealthy Mexican rancho, nonetheless left an indelible imprint on southern California's landscape. Within a year of its publication, landmarks identified with Ramona's fictional life - her birthplace, her home, the site of her wedding, and her grave - became important, even canonical parts of a visit to southern California. One could take the Ramona freeway to town, cook like Ramona, and smell like Ramona. The novel's romanticized version of California's Hispanic past also inspired films, songs, musical instruments, jewelry, clothes, beer, wine, canned goods, collectibles, and a play that still draws thirty thousand people annually. Although historians and other writers have acknowledged Ramona's importance in the shaping of southern California's regional identity, there has never been an in-depth study of the origins and evolution of the "Ramona Myth" itself - until now. In Ramona Memories, Dydia DeLyser traces the myth's emergence within the context of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century tourist industry. DeLyser explores the establishment of tourist attractions by fans of the novel. She details the stories of individual Ramona enthusiasts who, guided by numerous travel books and articles, wove the text of the novel and its lavishly described locations into their own lives, from pilgrimages to either of the two ranchos acclaimed as Ramona's home to Ramona-themed luncheons and hopeful honeymoon visits to the Wishing Well at her marriage place. Based on more than a decade of meticulous research, Ramona Memories reveals how a fiction - and the real places and products that it inspired - helped to make an idealized past visible, permeating southern California's social memory. Author: Dydia DeLyser Hardcover: 284 pages Company: Univ Of Minnesota Press (2005-04-01) ISBN: 081664571X List Price: $57.00 Amazon Price: $56.97 Used Price: $71.09 
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, is proud to introduce Veg Out! Southern California, the first in our groundbreaking new series of restaurant guide books for vegetarian and vegan diners. This first edition focuses exclusively on the myriad restaurants, markets and cafes of southern California. A rating for each restaurant is provided, along with price, cuisine, location, and contact information, plus must-know details about each venue's culinary offerings. Veg Out! virtually eliminates the difficulty of finding vegetarian and vegan offerings in a world of fast food burgers and take-out tacos. And it's not just for vegetarian and vegan diners-anyone seeking healthy, nutritious fare will find it indispensable! From Happy Family III Restaurant to the Buddhist Lai Temple to the casual Veg Table, a variety of cuisines and flavors are covered, to suit the tastes of everyone in your dinner party. Kathy Lynn Siegel is a cookbook author, food writer, and cook. She has scoured the main streets and back alleys of the world in search of unique dishes and ethnic specialties. (20031010)Author: Kathy Lynn Siegel, Carey Ann Strelecki Paperback: 144 pages Company: Gibbs Smith, Publisher (2003-10-31) ISBN: 1586852655 List Price: $12.95 Amazon Price: $6.87 Used Price: $0.01 Amazon.com DVD: California Tourism
You and Your Bicycle is a prototypical 1940's safety film that features historical value and timeless cycling tips. Shot in beautiful post World War II California, the film traverses the San Francisco landscapes with cute young kids on their bikes. The safety tips and funny simulated bike accidents keep the film moving, making it an enjoyable viewing experience. Take a trip back in time with You and Your Bicycle!DVD: NTSCTitle: You and Your Bicycle, Run Time: 8:58, Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White Company: Quality Information Publishers, Inc. (2008) List Price: $7.99 Amazon Price: $4.99 
Good Wrinkles is a cute 1950's cartoon with an adorable lead characters: a prune, Sunny Sweet. Sweet goes to Hollywood to seek his fortune in beautiful 1950s California. The focus of the film is the growing, processing, and health benefits of California prunes. Sunny Sweet beats all the other prune-hopefuls from other states and wins roles as a baseball player, a doctor, an acrobat, and a French Duke. As the Duke, he battles a no-good Pacific Northwest prune, defeating him. Throughout, the film includes lots of information about the prune industry in California, and facts about the nutrition prunes provide, "Sunny played many important parts in the movies, just as prunes in real life play an important part in keeping us healthy." Good Wrinkles is a light hearted and enjoyable vintage promotional film.DVD: Company: Quality Information Publishers, Inc. (1951) List Price: $12.99 Amazon Price: $9.99 
(Disk compatible to all regions/all DVD players) Rolling through the majestic mountains of British Columbia, the Skeena - with its colorful locomotive and sleek dome car - ofers train enthusiasts an unparalleled trip through the Canadian wilderness. As The Skeena cuts through 700 miles of this province's awe inspiring countryside, meet unforgettable local characters whose daily lives are affected by the train. Cross paths with amazing wildlife, including elk, moose, bears and schools of salmon. Explore the Columbia Ice Fields, almost 200 bridges, and the grandeur of the Candian Rockies' tallest mountain. From gentle river rafting to an invigorating mountain climb, The Skeena links together one great adventure after another.DVD: Color, NTSC, Full Screen, Dolby, Digital Sound Company: GoodTimes Entertainment (2003) List Price: Amazon Price: $0.32 Used Price: $0.32 Amazon.com DVD: California Tourism
Director: Milos KuhlmanDVD: NTSC Company: Zenchantment Studios (2010-02-12) List Price: $15.99 Amazon Price: $15.99 Used Price: $21.06 
Tour the most spectacular nude beaches in the country with the Nude Beaches of California DVD. Learn the secrets and locations of Pacific hideaways.Treat yourself to a visual vacation filled with rare footage of uncrowded nudist beach shores... and sun worshipers in search of the perfect nude beach. Nude Beaches of California - Northern Edition includes maps, directions, helpful tips, and footage shot on location in digital hi-definition wide screen format. Beautifully edited, narrated, and musically scored, Nude Beaches of California includes over 40 minutes of stunning footage of scenic beaches and California's best kept secrets. Visit www.nudebeachesofcalifornia.com to view the trailer, and for more information. Nothing is better under the sun. Directed by Dane Van Rose Music by Zenpurity Produced by Zenchantment This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Director: Dane Van Rose DVD: NTSC Company: CreateSpace (2009-04-24) List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $19.95 Used Price: $26.63 
Director: Dane Van RoseDVD: NTSC Company: CreateSpace (2009-08-29) List Price: $14.99 Amazon Price: $14.99 
Historic Coastal California & Santa Monica history, culture, and nature film, "Where The Mountains Meets The Sea." Table Of Contents: (1) Where The Mountains Meets The Sea (1959) - Santa Monica promotional film with footage of business, tourist attractions, beaches, aerials, night clubs & restaurantsDVD: Table Of Contents:, (1) Where The Mountains Meets The Sea (1959) - 26 Minutes Company: Quality Information Publishers Inc. (2006) List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $10.99 Used Price: $21.53 
This film takes an extensive and absorbing look at the history, growth, production, and distribution of California prunes. Starting with the immigration of Frenchman Louis Pellier, who brought the first cuttings of French prune trees to California, the film tells about how the prune industry was launched, using actors with narration instead of dialogue. Included in the film is an overview of growing and harvesting, processing, and packaging, with shots of Sunsweet workers wearing vintage uniforms while working in the plant. The prune growers then demonstrate how to turn the humble prune into many different dishes. Most interestingly prune cake and prune pie! A fun film that captures the history of prunes and California.DVD: Title: A Fortune in Two Trunks, Year: 1951, Run Time: 27:07, Audio/Visual: Sound, Color Company: Quality Information Publishers, Inc. List Price: $8.99 Amazon Price: $4.99 
Capture the historic scenes of the 1906 earthquake and prisoner's rare attempt to escape Alcatraz. Enjoy Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and the famous Golden Gate Park. Travel through the tallest of all living things, the splendor of the Redwoods enhanced by the cathedral like silence at Muir Woods. SAN FRANCISCO: THE CITY OF GRANDEUR AND EXHILARATION is 80 minutes of fully narrated, spectacularly-filmed footage paying homage to the City by the Bay: San Francisco, California. The city's origins, history, geography, diversity, scenery and uniqueness are portrayed fully and eloquently in this video. There are 60 minutes devoted exclusively to the San Francisco area and 20 minutes focusing on the cathedral-like splendor of Muir Woods, one of the most spectacular stands of redwoods near San Francisco. You'll see Sausalito, Alcatraz, cable cars, Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, hippies, beatniks, Fillmore and Northbeach district, and all the charms unique to San Francisco. It is a perfect accompanyment to anyone planning a trip to San Francisco or perhaps for the sentamentalist who wishes to recall San Francisco of years past. One of the charming aspects of this video is that it was filmed in the late 1960's, so its dated perspective makes it even that much more charming from a retrospective standpoint. However, there is nothing dated about the quality of this production which is vividly and professionally filmed in Eastman Cinescope for your viewing pleasure. You can nearly smell the seafood and taste the fish & chips on Fisherman's Wharf from this video: it's THAT close to being there in person!VHS Tape: Color, NTSC, Full Screen Company: Panorama International Productions (1987) List Price: Amazon Price: Used Price: $4.33 
This is a wonderful film about which tells the history of the Western United States. California, Washington, Nevada, Oregon and others are all thoroughly dissected for their economic, cultural, industrial, and geographic attributes. Mining and forestry are focused upon. Given that this film was produced in the 1950's, it offers interesting perspective and funky old footage of this fascinating part of America. Throughout the film, the rugged spirit and freedom of the west is championed by the triumphant voice of the narrator.DVD: NTSCTitle: Far Western States, Year: 1955, Run Time:10:10, Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White Company: Quality Information Publishers, Inc. (2008) List Price: $7.99 Amazon Price: $4.99 
Director: Milos KuhlmanDVD: NTSC Company: Zenchantment Studios (2010-03-10) List Price: $15.99 Amazon Price: $15.99 
Drive Your Bike is a strange blend of a driving safety and bicycle safety instructional films rolled into one! An adorable young tyke tells his father all about a nifty school program where the children learn to "drive their bikes" - the idea being to learn the rules of driving a car while operating their bicycles. Interspersed throughout are some hilarious shots of kids riding on the hoods of cars and other odd auto pranks illustrated to dissuade people from performing them. The film has even more value since it contains beautiful 1950's footage of southern California (specifically Burbank and Glendale). Drive Your Bike is a fantastic old video with many different layers of value.DVD: NTSCTitle: Drive Your Bike, Run Time: 10:47, Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White Company: Quality Information Publishers Inc. (2008) List Price: $7.99 Amazon Price: $4.99 
This vintage silent film from the 1920's was a promotional video designed to entice businesses to move to Oakland California. It showcases the new local airport of Oakland, as well as downtown businesses, railways, manufacturing plants, estuary, and more. Animation of maps and transportation routes to and from Oakland highlight what domestic and international commerce meant in the 20s. While the focus of the film is wonderful shots of Oakland, some businesses are also highlighted: Nabisco, Willys (Jeep), Chrysler, and Magnavox. Overall, this film is a neat historical examination of Oakland, as well as vintage marketing.DVD: NTSCTitle: Real Estate Promotional Film, Run Time:15:35, Audio/Visual: Silent, Black & White Company: Quality Information Publishers, Inc. (2008) List Price: $7.99 Amazon Price: $4.99 Amazon.com Books: California Tourism
"The Rough Guide to California" is the ultimate guide to the USA's most exciting and varied state. Whether you're looking for inspiring accommodation, great places to eat, the best bars, chilled muso haunts or cutting-edge clubs, you'll find the solution. This guide also includes three full-colour sections covering the state's unmatched influence on American music, its remarkable array of food and wine, and getting the most from California's wonderful backcountry - hiking, skiing, rock climbing and surfing. Plus "The Rough Guide to California" is packed with incisive comment on everything from LA's political scandals and Hollywood hype to San Francisco's Beat poet hangouts and Yosemite's sheer rock walls. Accurate maps and comprehensive practical information help you get under the skin of California, whilst stunning photography and a full-colour introduction make this your ultimate travelling companion. Make the most of your trip with "The Rough Guide to California".Author: Rough Guides Paperback: 768 pages Company: Rough Guides (2011-07-18) ISBN: 1848368623 List Price: $23.99 Amazon Price: $13.96 Used Price: $13.91
Author: Neal O. Weiner, David Schwartz
Paperback: 222 pages Company: Simon & Schuster (Paper) (1986-08) ISBN: 0671628356 List Price: $6.95 Amazon Price: Used Price: $0.99
This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1139 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details Title: Ramona Memories: Tourism and the Shaping of Southern California.(Book review) Author: Jennifer Helzer Publication: The Geographical Review (Magazine/Journal) Date: April 1, 2006 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 96 Issue: 2 Page: 329(3) Article Type: Book review Distributed by Thomson Gale Author: Jennifer Helzer Digital: 4 pages HTML Company: Thomson Gale (2006-04-01) (2007-03-20) List Price: $9.95 Amazon Price: $9.95 
California is the most visited state in the United States, Disneyland is the United States' second most visited theme park, and California's national parks attract almost 30 million visitors a year.Los Angeles—as the fourth largest destination for domestic travel in the U.S. and the second-ranked destination for overseas visitors, behind only New York—welcomed 25 million visitors in 2008. San Francisco is ranked in the top 10 most visited US cities, with over 15 million visitors per year. Neighboring Napa County greeted 4 million visitors in 2008, and Sonoma Valley hosted 7 million visitors.Author: Colleen Dunn Bates, Susan LaTempa, Menasha Ridge Paperback: 448 pages Company: Frommers (2010-11-30) ISBN: 0470621079 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $10.46 Used Price: $8.35 
Lonely Planet knows California. This 5th edition guarantees adventures across the Golden State, whether you're tasting small-batch pinots in Sonoma, reliving the Gold Rush or cruising the last leg of Route 66 on the ultimate beach-bound road trip. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Expanded Outdoors chapter covering 21 activities to get you closer to nature New Food chapter showcases California's best drinks and delicacies Green Index directs you to sustainable listings Author: Sara Benson, Alexis Averbuck, Amy C. Balfour, Andrew Bender, Alison Bing, Nate Cavalieri, Beth Kohn, David Lukas, John Vlahides Paperback: 760 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2009-04-01) ISBN: 1741047390 List Price: $22.99 Amazon Price: $17.24 Used Price: $1.96 
The sixth volume in one of the great ongoing works of American cultural history--Kevin Starr's monumental Americans and the California Dream--Embattled Dreams is a peerless work of cultural history following California in the years surrounding World War II.During the 1940s California ascended to a new, more powerful role in the nation. Starr describes the vast expansion of the war industry and California's role as the "arsenal of democracy" (especially the significant part women played in the aviation industry). He examines the politics of the state: Earl Warren as the dominant political figure, the anti-Communist movement and "red baiting," and the early career of Richard Nixon. He also looks at culture, ranging from Hollywood to the counterculture, to film noir and detective stories. And he illuminates the harassment of Japanese immigrants and the shameful treatment of other minorities, especially Hispanics and blacks. In Embattled Dreams, Starr again provides a spellbinding account of the Golden State, narrating California's transformation from a regional power to a dominant economic, social, and cultural force. "With a novelist's eye for the telling detail, and a historian's grasp of the sweep of grand events.... [Starr's] got it all down.... I read the book with absorbed admiration."--Herman Wouk, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Caine Mutiny and The Winds of War "The scope of Starr's scholarship is breathtaking."--Atlantic Monthly "A magnificent accomplishment."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "Brilliant and epic social and cultural history."--Business Week "Ebullient, nuanced, interdisciplinary history of the grandest kind."--San Francisco Chronicle Author: Kevin Starr Paperback: 416 pages Company: Oxford University Press, USA (2003-08-07) ISBN: 0195168976 List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $10.04 Used Price: $1.87 
All-new, four-color section features photo surveys of wineries, redwood groves, hidden beaches, ethnic neighborhoods, Gold Rush towns, and more Reviews a wide range of unique accommodations, from hip, boutique hotels to one-of-a-kind bed-and-breakfasts Newly added Hidden Highlight maps point the way to lesser-known gems in San Francisco, the Wine Country, along the coast, and all across Northern California Surveys the area's diverse dining options, including California cuisine, fresh seafood, and ethnic options like Chinese, Japanese, and Italian The ultimate guide to the region’s spectacular beauty with detailed information on hiking, camping, surfing, skiing, and river rafting Author: Ray Riegert Paperback: 592 pages Company: Ulysses Press (2009-04-14) ISBN: 1569756953 List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $11.76 Used Price: $7.56 
Author: Matt Villano, Sharron Wood, John DoerperPaperback: 384 pages Company: Compass America Guides (2010-12-07) (2010-12-07) ISBN: 1400004926 List Price: $21.99 Amazon Price: $12.21 Used Price: $8.92
Author: SGA Lists
Digital: 2 pages Download: PDF Company: MarketResearch.com (2012-01-01) (2012-01-01) List Price: $28.00 Amazon Price: $28.00 
Respected cultural travel guides featuring Michelin stars and tours. This completely revised new edition features the best of California, which thanks to the film and television industries, can seem a familiar place to first-time visitors. Its sun-baked beaches, city streets, picturesque villages and desert canyons have appeared as settings for countless movies and TV shows. But beyond the familiar backdrops, an endlessly fascinating variety of sights, attractions and experiences invites exploration and enjoyment in the Golden State?s many regions. Tours, maps, full-color photos, illustrations and plenty of new content help you to explore California, while Michelin's celebrated star-rating system and respected maps make sure you see the best that California has to offer.Author: Michelin Paperback: 384 pages Company: Michelin Travel & Lifestyle (2010-04-16) ISBN: 1906261741 List Price: $21.99 Amazon Price: $13.14 Used Price: $2.50 Amazon.com Books: California Tourism
The fifth volume in Starr's classic history of California, The Dream Endures shows how Californians rebounded from the Great Depression to emerge in the 1930s into what is now known as "the good life." Starr illustrates the ways the good life prospered in California--in film, fiction, leisure, and architecture. Starr looks at the newly important places where Californians lived out this sunny lifestyle: areas like Los Angeles (where Hollywood lived), Palm Springs (where Hollywood vacationed), San Diego (where the Navy went), the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena (where Einstein changed his view of the universe), and college towns like Berkeley."In this, more than any other of Starr's monumental California histories, we see the stirrings of uniqueness in the social and cultural evolution of California. Starr's theme is relevant to all of America and the national destiny."--Neil Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune "Enormously sensitive and moving. Social and cultural history doesn't get any better."--San Francisco Chronicle "In his monumental continuing study of California, Kevin Starr belongs in the company of the best."--Herbert Gold, Los Angeles Times Book Review Author: Kevin Starr Paperback: 496 pages Company: Oxford University Press, USA (2002-11-28) ISBN: 0195157974 List Price: $27.95 Amazon Price: $17.10 Used Price: $3.94 
A brand-new title focuses on North. and Cent. California; Coverage incl. the San Fran. Bay Area, Wine Ctry, Redwood Coast, Sierras, Lake Tahoe, Santa Barbar; Takes readers off the path - quiet lakes, local swim. holes, small towns etc; Features A Taste of North. California - a full-colour chapt. highlights the region's locavore movement, wine etcAuthor: Nate Cavalieri Paperback: 576 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2012-05-01) ISBN: 1742205909 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $12.69 Used Price: $12.23 
Löfgren takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of "learning to be a tourist" have shaped our own ways of vacationing. We see how fashions in destinations have changed through the years, with popular images (written, drawn, painted, and later photographed) teaching the tourist what to look for and how to experience it. Travelers present and future will never see their cruises, treks, ecotours, round-the-world journeys, or trips to the vacation cottage or condo in quite the same way again. All our land-, sea-, and mindscapes will be the richer for Löfgren's insights. Author: Orvar Löfgren Paperback: 334 pages Company: University of California Press (2002-07-01) ISBN: 0520234642 List Price: $26.95 Amazon Price: $15.00 Used Price: $5.15 
"Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered."—National Geographic Traveler From the region’s laid-back beach towns to the jumble of Monterey’s Cannery Row, California’s Central Coast offers the most spectacular triptych of landscapes—surf, forests, and picturesque small towns—in the West. Includes coverage of the region’s vineyards, culinary gems, and coastal hideaways. Full color photographs throughoutAuthor: Donna Wares Paperback: 200 pages Company: Countryman Press (2011-01-03) ISBN: 1581571100 List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $13.53 Used Price: $15.62 
Full-color guide • Make your trip to Southern California unforgettable with illustrated features, 50 maps, and 220 color photos. Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top experiences & attractions • Best bets for local dining • Easy-to-read color regional maps Explore San Diego, Big Sur, Yosemite National Park, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Hollywood, Balboa Park, and the California Missions • Best coastal driving excursions, beaches, and desert resorts Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s California-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Revised annually to provide the latest information Author: Fodor's Paperback: 576 pages Company: Fodor's (2011-12-13) (2011-12-13) ISBN: 0679009620 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $11.01 Used Price: $12.27 
Tourists and travelers in the early nineteenth century saw American cities as ugly spaces, lacking the art and history that attracted thousands to the great cities of Europe. By the turn of the century, however, city touring became popular in the United States, and the era saw the rise of elegant hotels, packaged tours, and train travel to cities for vacations that would entertain and edify. This fascinating cultural history, studded with vivid details bringing the experience of Victorian-era travel alive, explores the beginnings of urban tourism, and sets the phenomenon within a larger cultural transformation that encompassed fundamental changes in urban life and national identity. Focusing mainly on New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Catherine Cocks describes what it was like to ride on Pullman cars, stay in the grand hotels, and take in the sights of the cities. Her evocative narrative draws on innovative readings of sources such as guidebooks, travel accounts, tourist magazines, and the journalism of the era. Exploring the full cultural context in which city touring became popular, Cocks ties together many themes in urban and cultural history for the first time, such as the relationships among class, gender, leisure, and the uses and perceptions of urban space. Offering especially lively reading, Doing the Town provides a memorable journey into the experience of the new urban tourist at the same time as it makes a sophisticated contribution to our understanding of the urban and cultural development of the United States. Author: Catherine Cocks Hardcover: 305 pages Company: University of California Press (2001-08-06) ISBN: 0520227468 List Price: $50.00 Amazon Price: $27.69 Used Price: $4.65 
Destination Culture takes the reader on an eye-opening journey from ethnological artifacts to kitsch. Posing the question, "What does it mean to show?" Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett explores the agency of display in a variety of settings: museums, festivals, world's fairs, historical re-creations, memorials, and tourist attractions. She talks about how objects--and people--are made to "perform" their meaning for us by the very fact of being collected and exhibited, and about how specific techniques of display, not just the things shown, convey powerful messages. Her engaging analysis shows how museums compete with tourism in the production of "heritage." To make themselves profitable, museums are marketing themselves as tourist attractions. To make locations into destinations, tourism is staging the world as a museum of itself. Both promise to deliver heritage. Although heritage is marketed as something old, she argues that heritage is actually a new mode of cultural production that gives a second life to dying ways of life, economies, and places. The book concludes with a lively commentary on the "good taste/bad taste" debate in the ephemeral "museum of the life world," where everyone is a curator of sorts and the process of converting life into heritage begins. Author: Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett Paperback: 311 pages Company: University of California Press (1998-09-05) ISBN: 0520209664 List Price: $36.95 Amazon Price: $30.37 Used Price: $9.98 
Steve Heimoff takes readers on an intimate and enlightening tour of one of California's most diverse and accomplished wine areas as he travels along the Russian River and talks with growers and vintners from the Cabernet country of the Alexander Valley to the Pinot Noir producers of the Sonoma coast. This first comprehensive look at the natural history and winemaking practices of the region by one of America's most respected wine critics brings the Russian into the exalted company of the great wine rivers of the world--the Loire, the Rhône, the Rhine, the Mosel, and the Douro. Part wine guidebook, part history and geology, and part travelogue of the author's adventures in wine country, A Wine Journey along the Russian River is essential reading for wine lovers--both those fortunate enough to be familiar with the region and those who have never been there. Heimoff guides readers along the length of the scenic river, from its warm, northern border with Mendocino out to foggy Jenner. He discusses the history and progress of Alexander Valley Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon, Russian River Valley and Sonoma coast Pinot Noir, Sonoma County's Rhône-oriented wines, old-style field blends, and other interesting wines. In the process, he introduces readers to many of the growers and vintners who have made Sonoma County famous: Dick Arrowood, the Rochiolis, the Seghesios, Tom Jordon, Bob Cabral of Williams Selyem, Jess Jackson of Kendall-Jackson, Merry Edwards, and many others. Describing how the river's formation and evolution, both products of the planet's fiery tectonic past, as well as the region's complex climate, have created the potential for unparalleled viticultural enclaves, and recounting how a variety of people realized that potential, Heimoff provides a fascinating explanation of why the Russian River's reputation as a premium winegrowing region continues to grow. Author: Steve Heimoff Paperback: 304 pages Company: University of California Press (2010-11-15) ISBN: 0520268113 List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: $12.19 Used Price: $7.99
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Citation Details Title: Los Angeles: El espíritu de Norteamérica.(viajes y turismo; California)(TT: Los Angeles: the spirit of North America.)(TA: travel and tourism; California) Publication: El Ritmo de la Noche (Magazine/Journal) Date: February 1, 1999 Publisher: Editorial Sur, Inc. Page: 44 Distributed by Thomson Gale Digital: 2 pages HTML Company: Editorial Sur, Inc. (1999-02-01) (2005-07-28) List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 
Experience the best of Coastal California with Lonely Planet. Our 3rd edition takes you along every cliff-hugging curve of this stunning shoreline, with stops in the hippie hamlets, redwood groves, fishing villages, state parks, wine countries, sun-soakedAuthor: Sara Benson, Andrew Bender, Alison Bing, Nate Cavalieri, John Vlahides Paperback: 288 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2010-05-01) ISBN: 1741791790 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $17.78 Used Price: $10.15 |
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