Bøger om California

"Compact and affordable, Fodor's Compass American Guides: Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks is the perfect companion for those who want an easy-to-pack guidebook to some of the most exciting national parks in the United States."--

"In this official centennial history of the greatest studio in Hollywood, unforgettable stars, untold stories, and rare images from the Warner Bros. vault bring a century of entertainment to vivid life"--

"Some of the tastiest California cooking today comes from wineries with edible gardens, and now you can take a visual tour of these magical culinary green spaces, peek inside the winery kitchens that reap the harvest, and bring sun-ripened flavors into your own home kitchen. Gather: Casual Cooking from Wine Country Gardens showcases some of California's most ambitious wineries' culinary gardens and the fresh, wine-friendly dishes they inspire, all vividly captured by three-time James Beard Award-winner Janet Fletcher. Bring the garden to the plate California-style with Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad with Burrata or Golden Beet Gazpacho. Enjoy a glass of Sauvignon Blanc alongside Crostini with Garden Carrots, Goat Cheese, and Dukkah; or savor a platter of crisp spring vegetables with Caramelized Spring Onion Dip. To show off a fine California red wine, try Spring Lamb Chops Scottadito with Charred Tomato and Black Olive Tapenade or Slow-Roasted Beef Short Ribs with Broccoli di Cicco and Farro. The book's garden-inspired desserts include luscious finales such as Blood Orange Cráeme Brãulâee, Cheesecake with Blueberry Gelâee, and Lemon Verbena Apricots with Olive Oil-Sea Salt Ice Cream. In more than 60 delicious recipes, Gather delivers the finest of California's wine country to your door, demonstrating the creative ways that wineries use their garden bounty to please their guests and complement their wines"--

This deeply personal memoir of Alenka Vrecek's 2,500-mile solo bikepacking pilgrimage along the spine of the snow-covered Sierra Nevada and into the hostile desert mountains and plains of Mexico's Baja Peninsula-a story about crossing emotional, physical, and cultural boundaries?will inspire readers to follow their own dreams as Alenka followed hers.

In Healing Neighborhoods, Aboelata explores the role of public investments to facilitate and maintain healthy infrastructure in underserved neighborhoods. Rich with images and illustrations, Healing Neighborhoods illuminates barriers, challenges, opportunities, frameworks and recommendations for those committed to creating healthier communities and advancing racial justice.

'Such a charming read' CURTIS SITTENFELD'Smart, fresh and romantic . . . I loved this book with my whole heart' BETH O'LEARY'Absolutely irresistible - funny, addictive and deliciously romantic' ROSIE WALSH*****Nora's life is about to get a rewrite . . .Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it's her job. But when her husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns the collapse of her marriage into the best script of her life. When it's picked up for the big screen and set to film on location at her picturesque Hudson Valley home, Nora's life will never be the same - especially after world-famous Hollywood actor and former 'Sexiest Man Alive' Leo Vance is cast as her ex-husband.The morning after the crew leaves, Nora finds Leo on her porch with a half-empty bottle of tequila and a proposition. He'll pay a thousand dollars a day to stay for an extra week. Seven days: it's the blink of an eye or an eternity, depending on how you look at it. It's enough time to fall in love. Enough time to break your heart . . .Filled with warmth, wit, and wisdom, Nora Goes Off Script is the best kind of love story - the real kind where love is complicated by work, kids, and the emotional baggage that comes with life. For Nora and Leo, this kind of love is bigger than the big screen.*****Readers love Nora Goes Off Script!'You will want to read this in one sitting! Gorgeous!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'A perfect beach read'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'A five-star rom com!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'This book will have you laughing one minute and shedding a tear the next'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'A lovely treat of a read'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

"A collection of essays about the ways California's Native nations are resisting colonialism today, from education reform to protests against environmental injustice and beyond"--

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The 57 Bus comes Accountable, a propulsive and thought-provoking true story about the revelation of a racist social media account that changes everything for a group of high school students and begs the question: What does it mean to be held accountable for harm that takes place behind a screen?When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as "edgy" humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty soon, everyone knew.Ultimately no one in the small town of Albany, California, was safe from the repercussions of the account's discovery. Not the girls targeted by the posts. Not the boy who created the account. Not the group of kids who followed it. Not the adults-educators and parents-whose attempts to fix things too often made them worse.In the end, no one was laughing. And everyone was left asking: Where does accountability end for online speech that harms? And what does accountability even mean?Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Dashka Slater has written a must-read book for our era that explores the real-world consequences of online choices.

Experience San Francisco the local way with this insider's guide Home to waterfront esplanades, alternative art galleries and a nightlife scene like no other, this cultural city is endlessly enticing. But it's not all about the Golden Gate Bridge and Pier 39. Beyond the well-trodden sights there's a secret side of the city - and who better to guide you to it than the locals? This insider's guide is packed with recommendations from San Franciscans in the know, helping you to discover all their favourite hangout spots and hidden haunts. Browse thrift stores for vintage gems in Haight-Ashbury, join free yoga classes in Golden Gate Park and tuck into Mexican cuisine at tiny hole-in-the-wall joints in The Mission. Whether you're a San Franciscan looking to uncover your city's secrets or a traveler seeking an authentic experience beyond the tourist track, this stylish guide makes sure you experience the real side of San Francisco.

"California's working people have at last found the historians they deserve. Individually, the essays in this rich collection are first-rate and, together, they show to fine advantage the scope and power of the new California labor history. Readers couldn't hope for a better introduction to the subject."--David Brody, Emeritus, University of California, Davis "A wonderful addition to both California social history and U.S. labor history. Not only is it invaluable as a classroom text, but it serves as a pathbreaking model for the conceptualization of a multiethnic working-class history of the United States."--Dana Frank, University of California, Santa Cruz

"California's working people have at last found the historians they deserve. Individually, the essays in this rich collection are first-rate and, together, they show to fine advantage the scope and power of the new California labor history. Readers couldn't hope for a better introduction to the subject."--David Brody, Emeritus, University of California, Davis "A wonderful addition to both California social history and U.S. labor history. Not only is it invaluable as a classroom text, but it serves as a pathbreaking model for the conceptualization of a multiethnic working-class history of the United States."--Dana Frank, University of California, Santa Cruz

The Fire of Heaven presents the work of world-renowned artist Enrique Martínez Celaya in conversation with the life and work of the influential twentieth-century California poet Robinson Jeffers. Despite existing in different lifetimes, Jeffers's approach to life as art and his reverence for the natural beauty of the California coastline inextricably link the uncompromising poet to Martínez Celaya. The artist's multi-faceted practice explores the map of a territory shaped by self, memory, ideations of home, exile, myth, and identity. His practice presumes art should be an ethical effort that aims to understand better and engage with the world and ourselves. Beyond these threads of commonality, Martínez Celaya draws directly from Jeffers's writings, such as the 1928 poem The Summit Redwood, which serves as the exhibition's namesake and describes "the fire from heaven" as a force untamed and ignited at whim. Martínez Celaya's work created during his stay at the poet's landmark home in Carmel-by-the-Sea is complemented by Jeffers's handwritten poems, notes, and photographs.ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CELAYA (*1964) was born in Cuba and raised in Spain and Puerto Rico. He has realized exhibitions, interventions, and social and intellectual interactions worldwide with major museums, galleries, and institutions, including the Berliner Philharmonie, The State Hermitage Museum, and The Phillips Collection. A painter, sculptor, and writer, he lives in Los Angeles.

Get this tabbed booklet to garden insects and bugs, and learn how to identify and attract (or repel!) them.Brightly colored flowers, rich soil, and delicious nectar, the garden landscape is a bug’s paradise. It attracts the ones we want to see—like bees, butterflies, and lady beetles—but also the ones we don’t, such as grasshoppers, spider mites, and snails. Keep this convenient guide to garden bugs and insects close at hand. Designed for ease of use, the tabbed booklet is organized by group for quick identification. Narrow your choices by group, and view just a few creepy crawlies at a time. The professional photographs showcase more than 130 species. Written by acclaimed author and expert entomologist Jaret C. Daniels, Garden Bugs & Insects of California features only species found in the state.Book FeaturesPocket-sized format—easier than laminated foldoutsProfessional photos showing key markingsEasy-to-use information for even casual observersTips to attract beneficial bugs and to repel damaging onesLearn to keep your garden happy and healthy with this lightweight quick guide. Improve your identification skills and find out what to do about the bugs you see.

"Essays drawn from across Timberg's career, including profiles of artists and writers, as well as investigations of the challenges facing America's creative class"--]cProvided by publisher.

"Essays examining the city of Oakland through the lens of geology"--

Kan verdens mest berømte filmstjerne falde for en helt almindelig kvinde?Sara har lagt en stormomsust karriere på hylden og arbejder nu som økonom på et lille forlag. Her trives hun med det lave tempo og sine søde kolleger. Men alt forandres på et øjeblik, da Hollywood får øjnene op for forlagets helt store succesforfatter, Eben Carlsson.  Sara rejser til Los Angeles sammen med Eben, hvis populære roman er ved at blive filmatiseret, og her i drømmenes by møder hun stjerneskuespilleren John Williams. Selvom han er lige så arrogant og opblæst, som Sara altid har forestillet sig, er der alligevel noget andet under overfladen. Noget, som snart slår gnister mellem dem.Midt i spotlyset og mod alle odds indleder Sara og John et forhold, som vil ændre deres liv for altid. Men kan deres kærlighed sejre, når de har så forskellige liv og drømme?

Hollywood Confidential is the first truly in-depth look at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. The revelations continue into the 1980s when the major studios were no longer important, the independents were on the rise, and it was no longer possible to buy, bribe, or blackmail in a meaningful way. There were deals and bad guys, but the mob as it existed was finished in Hollywood.

A guidebook to walking or cycling the California Missions Trail. The 802 mile (1291km) pilgrimage route from Sonoma to San Diego links 21 Christian missions founded by the Spanish over 200 years ago. It can be enjoyed by walkers of all abilities, or alternatively, 95% of the route is also suitable for road bikes. The Missions Trail is described in 20 stages of between 16 and 60 miles (26-97km), with alternative options for cyclists. It can be walked in 50-60 days or cycled in 12-20 days. GPX files available to download 1:100,000 mapping plus larger-scale town maps for key locations Handy route summary tables and pilgrim lodging listings help you plan your itinerary Detailed information about refreshments and facilities along the route Advice on planning and preparation The history of the missions, as well as the story of the Native Americans who originally shaped the landscape

Nature’s Mountain Mansion focuses exclusively on the critical nineteenth century when Yosemite was “discovered” by an expanding nation and transformed into one of the nation’s most visited national parks.