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Book Los Angeles  1781 1981

Download or read book Los Angeles 1781 1981 written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Joy of Search

    Book Details:
  • Author : Daniel M. Russell
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 2019-10-01
  • ISBN : 0262354713
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book The Joy of Search written by Daniel M. Russell and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Google researcher reveals the art of online searching, offering tips and tricks on how best to use resources like Google and Wikipedia—plus fun facts and fascinating stories We all know how to look up something online by typing words into a search engine. We do this so often that we have made the most famous search engine a verb: we Google it—“Japan population” or “Nobel Peace Prize” or “poison ivy” or whatever we want to know. But knowing how to Google something doesn't make us search experts; there’s much more we can do to access the massive collective knowledge available online. In The Joy of Search, Daniel Russell shows us how to be great online researchers. We don’t have to be computer geeks or a scholar searching out obscure facts; we just need to know some basic methods. Russell demonstrates these methods with step-by-step searches for answers to a series of intriguing questions—from “what is the wrong side of a towel?” to “what is the most likely way you will die?” Along the way, readers will discover essential tools for effective online searches—and learn some fascinating facts and interesting stories. Russell explains how to frame search queries so they will yield information and describes the best ways to use such resources as Google Earth, Google Scholar, Wikipedia, and Wikimedia. He shows when to put search terms in double quotes, how to use the operator (*), why metadata is important, and how to triangulate information from multiple sources. By the end of this engaging journey of discovering, readers will have the definitive answer to why the best online searches involve more than typing a few words into Google.

Book Los Angeles 1781 1981

Download or read book Los Angeles 1781 1981 written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Angels

    Book Details:
  • Author : Trouvé Marianne Lorraine
  • Publisher : Pauline Books and Media
  • Release : 2019-03-25
  • ISBN : 0819808016
  • Pages : 89 pages

Download or read book Angels written by Trouvé Marianne Lorraine and published by Pauline Books and Media. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scripture tells us of the angels, but what do we really know about these mysterious guardians and messengers of God? Pulling from what we know of them through the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, the author pens an approachable and intriguing exploration of the angels. This book contains factual information, along with stories, devotions, and prayers.

Book Forever L A

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  • Author : Douglas Keister
  • Publisher : Gibbs Smith
  • Release : 2010-05-01
  • ISBN : 1423616537
  • Pages : 259 pages

Download or read book Forever L A written by Douglas Keister and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stunning photographs, fascinating text, and easy GPS directions for finding gracious architecture, fabulous artwork, and memorable gravesites of famous Los Angeles “residents.” Award-winning photographer/writer Douglas Keister has authored thirty-six critically acclaimed books on residential architecture as well as those on cemetery exploration. He lives in Chico, California. A simple guide for cemetery lovers.

Book The King s Highway

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  • Author : Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula (Los Angeles, California)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1939
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 42 pages

Download or read book The King s Highway written by Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula (Los Angeles, California) and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Los Angeles

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  • Author : Best Books on
  • Publisher : Best Books on
  • Release : 1941
  • ISBN : 1623760534
  • Pages : 566 pages

Download or read book Los Angeles written by Best Books on and published by Best Books on. This book was released on 1941 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Writers Project of the Work Progress Administration ; introduction by David Kipen.

Book The King s Highway

Download or read book The King s Highway written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Impressions and Reflections

Download or read book Impressions and Reflections written by Peter Chapel and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My song lyrics were a consequence of being a captive in my automobile twice a month from 1978 to 1981 while driving eight hours at a stretch, mostly at night. This opportunity to reminisce made me recall incidents and people who, for one reason or another, left an indelible impression on my mind.With a small cassette tape recorder by my side, I decided one day to express my thoughts, memories, and feelings. As the words formed phrases and sentences they fell into a rhythm and evolved into melodies that became my form of self-expression for about two years. I never tried, consciously, to be poetic or profound.Writing in the first person singular seemed the easiest way to go. Taking advantage of poetic license it worked well even when I, personally, had the experience only as an observer.Because I have had no musical training I depended on a friend to transcribe the songs from tape to lead sheet form and piano accompaniment.Where I used real names, the songs were intended to be a tribute to the persons. Where a fictitious name was used, it was no less a tribute.

Book Great Cities

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  • Author : DK
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2021-08-31
  • ISBN : 0744053889
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Great Cities written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the social and cultural history of 100 of the world’s most important cities. This illustrated history book provides a fascinating insight into the events, movements, and people throughout history who have shaped the cities where we live. Written in a “biography” format, it offers a rich historical overview of each featured city, brought to vivid life with beautiful imagery. Inside the pages of this visual guide, discover: • The story behind each city — how it was established, critical moments in its development and why it is considered historically significant. • The different types of cities, from the centers of ancient and lost civilizations and great river cities to planned cities and modern metropolises. • Beautiful illustrations with large-scale reproductions of paintings, photographs, maps and other artifacts. • Stunning images of city life and key moments in history are complemented by close-ups of revealing details and feature panels that provide additional context. From the ancient to the modern, get under the skin of what made cities like Persepolis, Paris, Vienna, Prague, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Dubai tick. This lavish book is about more than history — it explores the art, architecture, commerce and politics of the great civilizations throughout history. Great Cities provides a unique window into how cities have become markers of human progress. Explore which ancient civilization founded the precursor to Mexico City, why Venice was the gateway to the East, what the Belle Epoque was and which city was the first to build sewers. It’s the perfect gift for armchair explorers interested in history, geography and the arts.

Book Los Angeles s Olvera Street

Download or read book Los Angeles s Olvera Street written by William D. Estrada and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olvera Street Mexican marketplace and its plaza form the home of Latino culture in the Los Angeles region. Still standing in this downtown location of many fiestas, including Cinco de Mayo, are the Avila Adobe, plaza church-- La Iglesia de Nuestra Se±ora La Reina de Los Angeles, Pico House, Sepulveda House, and L.A. Firehouse No. 1. El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles was founded in 1781. The 1820sbuilt plaza was ruled for decades by the magnanimous Judge Agust­n Olvera. Wine Street was renamed in his honor after his 1876 death and took on a back-alley toughness depicted in early Hollywood films. In the 1920s, Christine Sterling campaigned to save the Avila Adobe from demolition and transform Olvera Street into an internationally recognized tourist destination, which opened in 1930. Today the old plaza and Olvera Street shops, restaurants, museums, and vendors draw 1 million people annually under the auspices of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.

Book Chronicles of Old Los Angeles

Download or read book Chronicles of Old Los Angeles written by James Roman and published by Museyon. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's more to Los Angeles than lights, camera, action; discover the city yourself with six guided walking/driving tours of LA's historic neighborhoods, illustrated with color photographs and period maps. From the city's early days marked by missionaries, robber barons, orange groves, and oil wells to the invention of the movie camera, Chronicles of Old Los Angeles explains how the Wild West became the Left Coast, and how Alta California became the 31st state. Learn how ethnic waves built Los Angeles—from Native Americans to Spaniards, Latinos, Chinese, Japanese, and all the characters that crowded into California during the Gold Rush—and learn about the gangsters, surfers, architects, and Hollywood pioneers who brought fame to the City of the Angels.

Book The King s Highway

Download or read book The King s Highway written by father Victor Marín and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on California missions and the Plaza Church of Los Angeles.

Book El Pueblo

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  • Author : Jean Bruce Poole
  • Publisher : Getty Publications
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9780892366620
  • Pages : 140 pages

Download or read book El Pueblo written by Jean Bruce Poole and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1781 by pioneers from what is today northern Mexico, El Pueblo de Los Angeles mirrors the history and heritage of the city to which it gave birth. When the pueblo was the capital of Mexico’s Alta California, the region’s rancheros came here to celebrate mass or to attend fiestas in the historic Plaza. Following California’s statehood in 1850, the pueblo for a time ranked among the most lawless towns of the American West. American speculators, wealthy rancheros, and Italian wine merchants crowded its dusty streets. The town’s first barrio and the vibrant precincts of Old Chinatown soon grew up nearby. As Los Angeles burgeoned into a modern metropolis, its historic heart fell into ruin, to be revitalized by the creation in 1930 of the romantic Mexican marketplace at Olvera Street. Here, two years later, David Alfaro Siqueiros painted the landmark mural América Tropical, whose story is a fascinating tale of art, politics, and censorship. In the decades since, the pueblo has remained one of Southern California’s most enduring and most complex cultural symbols. El Pueblo vividly recounts the story of the birthplace of Los Angeles. An engaging historical narrative is complemented by abundant illustrations and a tour of the pueblo’s historic buildings. The book also describes initiatives to preserve the pueblo’s rich heritage and considers the significance of its multicultural legacy for Los Angeles today

Book California

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  • Author : John Steven McGroarty
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1911
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 438 pages

Download or read book California written by John Steven McGroarty and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Los Angeles Improbable City

Download or read book Los Angeles Improbable City written by John Halpern and published by Plume. This book was released on 1979-11-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: