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1. Having enjoyed "L.A. Lore" by Brook, I bought this book, thinking it would provide more of his insights about the city. Unfortunately, it turned out to be the identical book, but with a different title. It remains a great book.
   
   Los Angeles, like New York, is a city that people either love or hate, but nobody thinks it's boring. That is, unless your only exposure to it is reading the traditional travel guide with its listing of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Disneyland and Universal Studios.
   
   Stephen Brook breaks out of that mold. An English writer who came to L.A. in the early Nineties, he proceeded to criss-cross the city, visiting virtually every major neighborhood, from Pasadena to Watts, from Beverly Hills to Long Beach. Not only did he bring an Englishman's fresh eye to the city, but he somehow arranged introductions to some of the most interesting people in it. In reading the book, one gathers that his open mind resulted in their opening their minds and hearts to him. He is simply a nice person, which comes through in his writing.
   
   The writing is succinct. Each of the 32 chapters consists of approximately 10 to 12 pages discussing a different aspect of the city (His breakfast with Carver Mead at Caltech, in Chapter 20 is alone worth the price of the book).
   
   Brook's forte is architecture. Los Angeles arguably has the finest architecture in America, and Brook provides addresses, the name of the architect, and a brief description of each building, yet somehow avoids sounding like a cataloguer. He is also strong in describing the various museums throughout the city, many of which I was not aware of.
   
   At the same time, he is equally at home discussing the political, educational and gang situation in the city.
   
   All in all, a fine book.

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1 comments about Eyewitness Travel City Map to Los Angeles.

1. I was shocked when I opened this map of Los Angeles, and finally realized the value of browsing bricks and mortar bookstores before buying online. This map covers such a small percentage of LA that on the full scale map of this city of freeways there is only one freeway showing. It has no Santa Monica or ocean. It omits USC and LA City College, and cuts halfway through UCLA. It has no continuity, showing parts of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Hollywood, but not how they connect to Downtown (only part of which is included in a detail), ignoring the three miles in between. It skips entirely the happening neighborhoods of Silverlake and Los Feliz. If tourists were to rely on this map to get between two points they would probably fall off the map before reaching their destination.

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