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The city that reads together ... as "One Book" programs mushroom, so do sales for a select few African American authors.
Black Issues Book Review
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November 1, 2005|
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ONE BOOK, ONE CITY PROGRAMS IN HUNDREDS OF CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY DON'T QUITE EQUAL THE EFFECT of Oprah Winfrey's book club on the publishing world, but they bring a welcome sales boost for the lucky authors whose works are recognized.
Walter Mosley's Little Scarlet (Little, Brown and Company, July 2004) was already in paperback when Los Angeles chose the mystery novel as the one book for all Angelenos to read over three months starting in February 2005.
Little Scarlet, the eighth book in Mosley's Easy Rawlins series had sold well in hardcover, predictably making The ...
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Jewish women take another look at identity as 'people of the book.' (over 100 bookworks by more than 90 Jewish artists; Finegood Gallery, Los Angeles, CA)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter
; ...in the exhibit Women of the Book, now at the Finegood Gallery near Los Angeles. This traveling exhibit brings...or inventively linked to the book's structure) by more than 90...a people. By choosing the book to explore what it means to...tradition. They also utilize the book's ...
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Nature and the City: Making Environmental Policy in Toronto and Los Angeles.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Environments
; ...Environmental Policy in Toronto and Los Angeles Desfor, Gene and Roger Keil. 2004...remediation project in Toronto and, in Los Angeles, air quality management and the restoration of the Los Angeles River. Through a comparison of these...theoretical arguments as well as making the ...
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The money book: finance-oriented organizations in Los Angeles. (An Advertising Supplement).(Brief Article)
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Los Angeles Attractions.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Small Press Bookwatch
; Los Angeles Attractions Borislav Stanic Museon Books...9781889224114, $24.95, www.museonbooks.com Los Angeles has so much to offer that it is frighteningly easy to miss a lot of it. Los Angeles Attractions is a guide to experiencing Los...
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The Los Angeles Plaza; sacred and contested space.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News
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Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of its Mexican Past.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Social History
; ...carrying out their vision for Los Angeles. The first chapter examines...development of La Fiesta de Los Angeles, a carnival-like parade...transformation of the Los Angeles River from stream to flood...the modern building of Los Angeles. This chapter shows how...progress ...
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