Download or read book California Coachella Valley Desert written by and published by . This book was released on 1930* with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Palm Desert written by Historical Society of Palm Desert and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desert insiders know Palm Desert as the geographic and cultural heart of the Coachella Valley. This resort town with over 30 golf courses started as a barren outpost aptly named Sand Hole. Founder Cliff Henderson envisioned a modern utopia growing from the scrub andaas a centerpieceabuilt the Shadow Mountain Club in 1948. With its glamorous figure-eight swimming pool and high-dive competitions, the club drew celebrities, presidents, and future residents. Cliffas brother Randall Henderson spotlighted another side of desert life when he established the headquarters of Desert Magazine in the new town, luring readers to pack up their jeeps and move to Palm Desert. The brothersa twin vision made Palm Desert the irresistible blend of city and wilderness it is today. Visitors can shop El Paseo, known as the aRodeo Drive of the Desert,a then in 10 minutes embark on a mountainous thrill rideathe Palms to Pines Highway.
Download or read book Generation X written by Douglas Coupland and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1991 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three twenty-something young adults, working at low-paying, no-future jobs, tell one another modern tales of love and death.
Download or read book The Coachella Valley Preserve written by Yvonne Pacheco Tevis and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true story is set in the Coachella Valley, the desert region best known for Palm Springs, California, a glamorous and sunny resort for the rich and famous, filled with emerald green golf courses, lakes, condominiums, and sunset-capped blue mountains. Yvonne Tevis here delineates the ongoing intense battle between developers and conservationists over how this precious land should be used. Basing her tale around the fight to save the habitat of an endangered species, the fringe-toed lizard, Tevis includes: interviews, maps, illustrations, notes, and a comprehensive bibliography, with valid arguments presented on both sides of the issue. A must read for all those concerned with protecting our environment.
Download or read book The Amazing California Desert written by Karl Raaum and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amazing California desert has something for everyone, from the stark beauty of Joshua Tree National Park to the fascinating Salton Sea. In Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, you can visit the Living Zoo and Gardens, where you can feed the giraffes, or escape the heat by taking a ride on the breathtaking Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. We've included some quirky sights like the world's largest thermometer, enormous steel-and-concrete dinosaurs, and a dome said to have been designed by aliens. We'll also guide you to the spectacular hiking trails in the state and national parks in the desert. And when you need to refuel, we've included insider tips on cafes, restaurants, and shops that are scattered throughout the desert. This concise pocket guide will help you plan your trip with confidence. Get ready to explore the hidden, offbeat, and captivating attractions of the California desert. From the authors of Palm Springs Made Easy, San Diego Made Easy, and Southern California Made Easy.
Download or read book California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment for the Coachella Valley Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains Trails Management Plan Riverside County written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Palm Springs written by Ren Navez and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for great trail experiences from the mountains to the plains for both rider and horse.
Download or read book California Place Names written by Erwin Gustav Gudde and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1960 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plants of Deep Canyon written by University of California at Riverside, Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center and published by . This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Palm Springs Noir Akashic Noir written by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palm Springs now joins Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley in California’s Noir Series arena. “Contrary to popular belief, noir doesn’t require a bleak city street for its setting. Nor water, for that matter. Noir thrives on secrets, lies and lust, all flowing plentifully through the jewel in the Coachella Valley’s fragile crown . . . For all the playfulness of the genre and the location, the wisecracks and the kidney-shaped pools, there is an unmanageable darkness waiting to seep in, like so much blood in the pool water.” —Los Angeles Times Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Brand-new stories by: T. Jefferson Parker, Janet Fitch, Eric Beetner, Kelly Shire, Tod Goldberg, Michael Craft, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Rob Roberge, J.D. Horn, Eduardo Santiago, Rob Bowman, Chris J. Bahnsen, Ken Layne, and Alex Espinoza.
Download or read book Peaks Palms and Picnics written by Linda McMillin Pyle and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wonders of the Colorado Desert southern California Its Rivers and Its Mountains Its Canyons and Its Springs Its Life and Its History Pictured and Described written by George Wharton James and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Low Desert written by Tod Goldberg and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raymond Carver meets Elmore Leonard in this extraordinary collection of contemporary crime writing set in the critically acclaimed Gangsterland universe, a series called "gloriously original" by The New York Times Book Review. With gimlet-eyed cool and razor-sharp wit, these spare, stylish stories from a master of modern crime fiction assemble a world of gangsters and con men, of do-gooders breaking bad and those caught in the crossfire. The uncle of an FBI agent spends his life as sheriff in different cities, living too close to the violent acts of men; a cocktail waitress moves through several desert towns trying to escape the unexplainable loss of an adopted daughter; a drug dealer with a penchant for karaoke meets a talkative lawyer and a silent clown in a Palm Springs bar. Witty, brutal, and fast-paced, these stories expand upon the saga of Chicago hitman-turned-Vegas-rabbi Sal Cupertine--first introduced in Gangsterland and continued in Gangster Nation--while revealing how the line between good and bad is often a mirage.
Download or read book California Desert Trails written by J. Smeaton Chase and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed history of rural California discusses the winding desert trails, their distinctive plant life, rock formations and creatures. Writing in 1919, J. Smeaton Chase was a veteran explorer and rambler who attained immense familiarity with the rural regions of California. His knowhow was vast, much of it the result of years spent roaming the remotest portions of Californian desert and scrubland. Observations of various flora and fauna make this book a boon for explorers; Chase gives vivid descriptions, describing the interplay of plants against the barren or rocky landscapes. While this text offers useful guidance, its detail also proves interesting and entertaining for those simply curious or enthusiastic about the natural world and the area's history. Over thirty photographs are included alongside the text, most depicting the various vistas, rocky outcrops and plants of the rugged lands described. Chase frequently expresses admiration for the contrasts of nature; some of the plants he sees are frankly beautiful, their leaves and stems stretching elegantly outward. By contrast others are brutal, ugly and dangerous; squat with protruding thorns, their fibers infernally rough. Throughout his storied descriptions, the author's admiration and passion for nature is obvious.
Download or read book Peaks Palms Picnics written by Linda McMillin Pyle and published by Sunbelt Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to day journeys in the mountains and deserts of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley contains routes for thirty-three outings. Includes information on natural history and lore of the local area, and easy recipes for delicious meals and snacks for the trail.
Download or read book Squirrel Hill written by Mark Oppenheimer and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America's renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakable tragedy that highlights the hopes, fears, and tensions all Americans must confront on the road to healing. Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in the country, known for its tight-knit community and the profusion of multigenerational families. On October 27, 2018, a gunman killed eleven Jews who were worshipping at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill--the most deadly anti-Semitic attack in American history. Many neighborhoods would be understandably subsumed by despair and recrimination after such an event, but not this one. Mark Oppenheimer poignantly shifts the focus away from the criminal and his crime, and instead presents the historic, spirited community at the center of this heartbreak. He speaks with residents and nonresidents, Jews and gentiles, survivors and witnesses, teenagers and seniors, activists and historians. Together, these stories provide a kaleidoscopic and nuanced account of collective grief, love, support, and revival. But Oppenheimer also details the difficult dialogue and messy confrontations that Squirrel Hill had to face in the process of healing, and that are a necessary part of true growth and understanding in any community. He has reverently captured the vibrancy and caring that still characterize Squirrel Hill, and it is this phenomenal resilience that can provide inspiration to any place burdened with discrimination and hate.
Download or read book Desert Memories written by Desert Sun and published by . This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
