Peaceful Places Los Angeles: 110 Tranquil Sites in the City of Angels and Neighboring Communities

Laura Randall

okt 2010. · Menasha Ridge Press

O ovoj e-knjizi

During her 1930s screenwriting days in Hollywood, wordsmith Dorothy Parker famously pegged Los Angeles as "72 suburbs in search of a city." Today even more communities radiate from the downtown core, creating a metropolitan universe of noise, speed, and congestion amid the glitter and bling. Los Angeles--based author Laura Randall knows just where to go for some urban stress relief. The second in a new guidebook series spotlighting calming sites in major U.S. cities, Peaceful Places: Los Angeles serves up a medley of soothing sanctuaries, panoramic vistas, fragrant gardens, restorative hideaways, and unexpected urban oases. Altogether, the entries present a feast for all five of the senses -- not to mention the sixth sense, that perception that "this place quiets my soul."

O autoru

A native of suburban Philadelphia, Laura Randall lived in Washington, D.C. and San Juan, Puerto Rico before moving to the Los Angeles area in 1999. Her byline can be found in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Sunset magazine and the Christian Science Monitor. She is the author of Day & Overnight Hikes: Palm Springs (Menasha Ridge, 2008) and Eastern Pennsylvania: An Explorer's Guide (Countryman Press, 2008). The second edition of her book 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Los Angeles (Menasha Ridge, 2009) builds on the popularity of the book's 2006 edition.