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Title: Rio L. A.: Tales from the Los Angeles River by Patt Morrison, Mark Lamonica ISBN: 1-883318-24-6 Publisher: Angel City Pr Pub. Date: July, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Yes, The Los Angeles River Does Deserve Better
Comment: Than this poorly written, haphazard history. The photos aren't even coffee book table quality and are often so cropped as to delete important features that the author may have actually described. This is not for a serious historical reader or for a photo composition review. It fails on all counts.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not very interesting.
Comment: I'm a big fan of "urban archaeology" but except for a few cool bridges (if you've ever been to the movies you've seen them) there's not much goin' on these days along the LA river. Its interesting as a story but photographicly its pretty dull, even as an industrial landscape.
Its like books on Rt. 66. 99% of what made it interesting isn't there anymore.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great read!!
Comment: That other review must be from a disgruntled author. Patt Morrison's book is filled with historical information about the Los Angeles River, plus wonderful anecdotes and a very readable style--I bought it because I saw it on the LA Times BESTSELLER list for six weeks and decided to see what I was missing. The people who put it on the list by buying it know what's great--I love this book. A book doesn't have to be long like Gumprecht's to be fulfilling. Plus this book has compelling photographs that tell their own incredible story. Hooray for Patt Morrison and Mark Lamonica!
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Title: The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth by Blake Gumprecht ISBN: 0801866421 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken ISBN: 0525947647 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 29 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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